Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851 (Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851)
🦋 Animalia

Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851

Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851

The Hobart brown (Argynnina hobartia) is a 30mm wingspan Nymphalidae butterfly endemic to Tasmania whose larvae eat grasses.

Family
Genus
Argynnina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851

Argynnina hobartia, commonly known as the Hobart brown, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This species is endemic to Tasmania. It reaches an approximate wingspan of 30 millimetres. The larvae of this butterfly feed on various types of grasses, including Lolium perenne.

Photo: (c) Natalie Tapson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Argynnina

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Argynnina hobartia Westwood, 1851 instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store