ENTRECS - SAMPLE OF DISTRIBUTION DATA
Distribution of Oreixenica lathoniella herceus - The Common Silver Xenica
This species is a small brown butterfly with subterminal silvery white spots beneath its forewing. It inhabits the south-east area of Australia. Adults fly from February to April. The larvae feed on Poa species and Microlaena stipoides (Poaceae).
The image below shows the underside of this species. It was scanned from a photograph of an example of the species in the Editor's possession.
Click on the butterfly to see an enlarged view of the image
Click on the thumbnail image of the map of Australia to see the Australia Wide distribution of this species
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