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| Hypocysta metirius | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Yoma algina | StewartJasonP | 10 Jun 2025 | |
| Yoma algina Boisduval, 1832 | StewartJasonP | 10 Jun 2025 | |
| Yoma sabina | mroseby | 9 Jun 2025 |
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10 Jun 2025
Please refer to this scholarly Au Entomology journal article:
Lambkin, Trevor A, & Kendall, Ross. (2016)
The status of _Yoma algina_ (Boisduval, 1832) and _Y. Sabina_ (Cramer, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) in Australia.
The Australian Entomologist, 43 (4) 211--234.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/347244 .
With this quality information article to hand,
to my eyes, not an entomologist,
I am learning about that this looks to identify to _Yoma algina_ .
@donhe Don Herbison–Evans – if you have time please identify this butterfly for us all ?
Quite interesting and good challenge kind of learning the details and differences betwen these beautiful butterflies' two species.
Lambkin, Trevor A, & Kendall, Ross. (2016)
The status of _Yoma algina_ (Boisduval, 1832) and _Y. Sabina_ (Cramer, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) in Australia.
The Australian Entomologist, 43 (4) 211--234.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/347244 .
With this quality information article to hand,
to my eyes, not an entomologist,
I am learning about that this looks to identify to _Yoma algina_ .
@donhe Don Herbison–Evans – if you have time please identify this butterfly for us all ?
Quite interesting and good challenge kind of learning the details and differences betwen these beautiful butterflies' two species.
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