Argynnina hobartia

Argynnina hobartia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Argynnina
Species:	A. hobartia
Binomial name
	Argynnina hobartia; (Westwood, [1851])
Synonyms
	Lasiommata hobartia Westwood, [1851]; Lasiommata lasus Hewitson, 1864; Argynnina montana Couchman & Couchman, 1977;

Argynnina hobartia, the Hobart brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is endemic to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Lolium perenne.

Subspecies

Argynnina hobartia hobartia (eastern Tasmania and the mountains)
Argynnina hobartia montana (inland Tasmania in the mountains above 900 meters)
Argynnina hobartia tasmanica (western Tasmania)

"Argynnina Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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