Varied Sword-grass Brown
Tisiphone abeona
Also called Large Wood Brown, Large Wood Butterfly, Sword-grass Brown
The Varied Sword-grass Brown (Tisiphone abeona) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. This site lists 7 subspecies: Tisiphone abeona abeona, Tisiphone abeona albifascia, Tisiphone abeona aurelia, Tisiphone abeona joanna, Tisiphone abeona morrisi, Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi and Tisiphone abeona regalis. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 9 plants, including Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia aspera and Gahnia clarkei. This page has 6 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars and adults) by Bob Miller. Bob Miller wrote about it in his book, Bob's Butterflies.
Subspecies
- Tisiphone abeona abeona no photos yet
- Tisiphone abeona albifascia no photos yet
- Tisiphone abeona aurelia no photos yet
- Tisiphone abeona joanna no photos yet
- Tisiphone abeona morrisi no photos yet
- Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi 6 photos
- Tisiphone abeona regalis no photos yet
Life cycle of the Varied Sword-grass Brown
Varied Sword-grass Brown caterpillars (final instar)
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Varied Sword-grass Brown adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
In Bob's book
Bob wrote about this butterfly in his book:
- Varied Sword-grass Brown page 35
Caterpillar food plants
9 known food plants.