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Argynnina hobartia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Argynnina
Species:	A. hobartia
Binomial name
Argynnina hobartia (Westwood, )
Synonyms
Lasiommata hobartia Westwood, Lasiommata lasus Hewitson, 1864 Argynnina montana Couchman & Couchman, 1977

Argynnina hobartia, the Hobart brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Lolium perenne.

Subspecies

• Argynnina hobartia hobartia (eastern Tasmania and the mountains)
• Argynnina hobartia montana (inland Tasmania in the mountains above 900 meters)
• Argynnina hobartia tasmanica (western Tasmania)

References

1. "Argynnina Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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