1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1-2: ♂, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, 842 m, Mt Ainslie, 13. December 2014 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1-5: Donovan (1805: unpaginated text. pl. 22 fig. 2) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Papilio acantha Donovan, 1805 [Original combination]

3.2. Synonyms

• Tisiphone acanthe Hübner, 1823 [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.3. Subspecies

• Geitoneura acantha ocrea (Guest, 1882) [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.4. Faunistics

Nach [Global Biodiversity Information Facility] kommt die Art in Australien vor.

Locus typicus gemäß Erstbeschreibung: New Holland.

(Autor: Michel Kettner)

3.5. Literature

• Original description: Donovan, E. (1805): An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: Including the Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-Three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, Hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not Appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. The Figures are Correctly Delineated from Specimens of the Insects; and with the Descriptions are Arranged According to the Linnæan System, with Reference to the Writings of Fabricius and other Entomologists: I-IV; pl. [1]-[41]; unpaginated text pages. London.

3.6. Informations from other websites (external links)

• [BOLD]
• [Global Biodiversity Information Facility]
• [Australian Lepidoptera Butterflyhouse]
• [Butterflies of Australia]