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Species profile—Argynnis hyperbius inconstans (Australian fritillary)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Nymphalidae (danaids, browns and nymphs) → Argynnis hyperbius inconstans (Australian fritillary)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Nymphalidae (danaids, browns and nymphs)
Scientific name
Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Butler, 1873
Common name
Australian fritillary
Type reference
Butler, A.G. (1873). Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera. Cistula Entomologica 1(7), 151-177.
WildNet taxon ID
2008
Alternate name(s)
laced fritillary
Australian fritillary butterfly
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Critically endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=2008.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
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Last updated
20 May 2024