Geitoneura klugii, the common xenica or Klug's xenica, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is a southern Australian butterfly that is easily camouflaged because of its resemblance to the ground where it is usually found fluttering. It has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The upper and lower side of the forewing is black with brownish-black markings and contains a black spot with a white centre. The orange hindwing is set off by a black border and a black-rimmed eyespot. The underside of the hindwing ranges from grey to brown and consists of darker markings.
^"Geitoneura Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Geitoneuraklugii, the common xenica or Klug's xenica, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is a southern Australian butterfly...
Gesneriaceae) was named in his honour as well as the butterflies Geitoneuraklugii and Heliophisma klugii. In 1855, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal...
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