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Species of butterfly
Tisiphone abeona
, the
swordgrass brown
, is a
nymphalid
butterfly. It is
endemic
to
Australia
.
The wings of the adult are brown and have a
wingspan
of about 60 mm.
The larvae feed on
Gahnia
species.
Subspecies
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- T. a. abeona
(Donovan, 1805)
(New South Wales, from the Hunter River south)
- T. a. albifascia
Waterhouse, 1904
(eastern Victoria)
- T. a. antoni
Tindale, 1947
(western Victoria to south-east Australia)
- T. a. aurelia
Waterhouse, 1915
(New South Wales, from Camden Haven to Port Stevens)
- T. a. joanna
(Butler, 1866)
(New South Wales, Port Macquarie)
- T. a. morrisi
Waterhouse, 1914
(Queensland, from Southport to New South Wales)
- T. a. rawnsleyi
(Miskin, 1876)
(Queensland, from Gympie to Caloundra)
- T. a. regalis
Waterhouse, 1928
(New South Wales, from the Dorrigo Plateau to the Barrington Tops)
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