Tisiphone abeona, the swordgrass brown, is a nymphalid butterfly. It is endemic to Australia.
The wings of the adult are brown and have a wingspan of about 60 mm.
The larvae feed on Gahnia species.
Subspecies
- T. a. abeona <small>(Donovan, 1805)</small> (New South Wales, from the Hunter River south)
- T. a. albifascia <small>Waterhouse, 1904</small> (eastern Victoria)
- T. a. antoni <small>Tindale, 1947</small> (western Victoria to south-east Australia)
- T. a. aurelia <small>Waterhouse, 1915</small> (New South Wales, from Camden Haven to Port Stevens)
- T. a. joanna <small>(Butler, 1866)</small> (New South Wales, Port Macquarie)
- T. a. morrisi <small>Waterhouse, 1914</small> (Queensland, from Southport to New South Wales)
- T. a. rawnsleyi <small>(Miskin, 1876)</small> (Queensland, from Gympie to Caloundra)
- T. a. regalis <small>Waterhouse, 1928</small> (New South Wales, from the Dorrigo Plateau to the Barrington Tops)
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