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Sword Grass Brown
Papilio abeona Donovan, 1805; Epitome nat. Hist. Ins. New Holland: pl. 22, f. 1 et explic
Oreas zelinde Hübner, [1808]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : pl. [92]
Tisiphone abeona, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Tisiphone abeona, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Tisiphone abeona ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 18]
Larva on
Gahnia spp. [BAUR],
Gahnia clarkei,
G. erythrocarpa,
G. melanocarpa,
G. radula,
G. sieberiana,
G. spp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)
New South Wales (Hunter River - south)
Tisiphone abeona abeona ; [BAUR, 277]
Queensland (Gympie - Caloundra)
Epinephele rawnsleyi Miskin, 1876
Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi ; [BAUR, 276]
Queensland (Southport - New South Wales)
Tisiphone morrisi Waterhouse, 1914
Tisiphone abeona morrisi ; [BAUR, 276 (text)]
Larva on
Gahnia clarkei Dunn, 1995, Victorian Ent. 25 (5): -
New South Wales (Dorrigo Plateau - Barrington Tops)
Tisiphone regalis Waterhouse, 1928
Tisiphone abeona regalis ; [BAUR, 276]
New South Wales (Port Macquarie)
Euodia[sic] joanna Butler, 1866; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 17 (100) : 286, TL: Australia
Tisiphone abeona joanna ; [BAUR, 277 (text)]
New South Wales (Camden Haven - Port Stevens)
Tisiphone aurelia Waterhouse, 1915
Tisiphone abeona aurelia ; [BAUR, 277]
E.Victoria
Tisiphone abeona var. albifascia Waterhouse, 1904; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (3) : 468, TL: Victoria; SE. New South Wales
Tisiphone abeona albifascia ; [BAUR, 277 (text)]
W.Victoria - SE.Australia
Tisiphone antoni Tindale, 1947
Tisiphone abeona antoni ; [BAUR, 277 (text)]
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