Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 is an Australian state located south-east in Australia. There are over 140 species of butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 found in Victoria.

This list includes native or introduced species, and subspecies.

Papilionidae

family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails

Swallowtail butterfly

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies that form the family Papilionidae. There are over 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica...

) — 4 species

genus: Graphium

• Macleay's Swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus
  Graphium macleayanus
  The Macleay's Swallowtail is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. The species was named after Alexander Macleay.-Taxonomy:...
  
  

genus: Papilio

Papilio

Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly.The genus includes a number of well-known North American species such as the Western Tiger Swallowtail...

• Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus
  Papilio aegeus
  Papilio aegeus, commonly known as the Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly or Large Citrus Butterfly is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea....
  
  
• Dainty Swallowtail, Papilio anactus
  Papilio anactus
  Papilio anactus, commonly known as the Dainty Swallowtail, Dingy Swallowtail or Small Citrus Butterfly is a medium sized butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is endemic to Australia....
  
  
• Chequered Swallowtail, Papilio demoleus
  Papilio demoleus
  Papilio demoleus, the Common Lime Butterfly, is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from its host plants which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail...
  
  

Pieridae

family: Pieridae

Pieridae

The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...

 (Whites and Yellows) — 12+1 species [†1 introduced species

Introduced species

An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...

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genus: Appias

Appias

In ancient Rome Appias was a statue of a nymph near the Appiades Fountain in the Forum of Caesar. Ovid wrote that the fountain was in the middle of the Temple of Venus Genetrix and surrounded by statues of nymphs who were called "The Appiades"...

• Yellow Albatross, Appias paulina
  Appias paulina
  The Common Albatross, Christmas Island White or Ceylon Lesser Albatross is a butterfly of the Pieridae family...
  
  

genus: Belenois

Belenois

Belenois, commonly called the Caper Whites, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierini in the family Pieridae that are found in mainly in Africa and southwest Asia.-Species:Subgenus Anaphaeis Hübner, 1819:...

• Belenois java
  Belenois java
  Belenois java, the Caper White or Common White, is a small-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia. It is highly migratory and is often confused with the Cabbage White .-Adult:...
  
  

genus: Catopsilia

Catopsilia

Catopsilia is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae, commonly called Emigrants.-Species:Ordered alphabetically.*Catopsilia florella – African Emigrant, African Migrant, or Common Vagrant...

• Yellow Migrant, Catopsilia gorgophone
• Lemon Migrant, Catopsilia pomona
  Catopsilia pomona
  The Common Emigrant or Lemon Emigrant is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.-Description:The species has...
  
  
• White Migrant, Catopsilia pyranthe
  Catopsilia pyranthe
  The Mottled Emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe, is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia.-Male:The upperside is chalky-white, slightly tinted in some specimens with green...
  
  

genus: Cepora

Cepora

Cepora is a genus of butterflies in the Pieridae family. The genus contains about 20 species.-Species:*Cepora abnormis *Cepora bathseba *Cepora boisduvaliana...

• Caper Gull, Cepora perimale
  Cepora perimale
  The Caper Gull is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found on Norfolk Island and in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Fiji, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Sulawesi, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.The wingspan is 40...
  
  

genus: Delias

Delias

Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. Delias is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.-Species:*The singhapura species-group...

• Delias aganippe
  Delias aganippe
  The Wood White or Red-spotted Jezebel is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.The wingspan is 60-70 mm.The larvae feed on Exocarpos, Santalum and Amyema species.-External links:*...
  
  
• Imperial Jezebel, Delias harpalyce
  Delias harpalyce
  The Imperial White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.The wingspan is 60-70 mm.The larvae feed on Amyema, Muellerina and Dendrophthoe species....
  
  
• Black Jezebel, Delias nigrina
  Delias nigrina
  The Black Jezebel or Common Jezabel is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales to Victoria.The wingspan is 40 mm....
  
  
• Yellow-spotted Jezebel, Delias nysa
  Delias nysa
  The Yellow-spotted Jezebel is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Australia , New Caledonia and Vanuatu.The wingspan is 50 mm....
  
  

genus: Elodina

Elodina

Elodina is a genus of butterflies in the Pieridae family. The genus contains about 30 species.-Species:*Elodina andropis Butler, 1876*Elodina angulipennis *Elodina anticyra...

• Narrow-winged Pearl-white, Elodina padusa
  Elodina padusa
  The Narrow-winged Pearl White is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found across the central latitudes of Australia, including Victoria and South Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm...
  
  

genus: Eurema

Eurema

Eurema is a widespread genus of grass yellow butterflies in the family Pieridae.Species range from Asia, Africa, Australia, and Oceania, to the New World. The type species is the North American Barred Yellow ....

• Small Grass-yellow, Eurema smilax
  Eurema smilax
  The Small Grass Yellow is a small pierid butterfly species found in Australia, including Lord Howe Island. It is also present on Java....
  
  

genus: Pieris (butterfly)

• Small White, Pieris rapae

Lycaenidae

family: Lycaenidae

Lycaenidae

The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...

 (Gossamer

Gossamer

Gossamer commonly refers to:* Gossamer , very fine spider silk used for ballooning or kiting by various species of spiders* Gossamer , very light, sheer, gauze-like fabricGossamer may also refer to:- Technology :...

-winged Blues and Coppers) — 39 species

genus: Acrodipsas

Acrodipsas

Acrodipsas is a genus of butterflies. There are ten species in this genus:*Acrodipsas arcana - Black-veined ant-blue*Acrodipsas aurata - Golden ant-blue*Acrodipsas brisbanensis - Bronze ant-blue*Acrodipsas cuprea - Copper ant-blue...

• Acrodipsas aurata
  Acrodipsas aurata
  The Golden Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales and northern Victoria in Australia.The wingspan is about 25 mm.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bronze Ant-blue, Acrodipsas brisbanensis
  Acrodipsas brisbanensis
  The Bronze Ant-blue or Large Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm.The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.-Subspecies:...
  
  
• Copper Ant-blue, Acrodipsas cuprea
  Acrodipsas cuprea
  The Copper Ant-blue or Cuprea Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia, from southern Queensland to Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
  
  
• Small Ant-blue, Acrodipsas myrmecophila
  Acrodipsas myrmecophila
  The Small Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the south-east of Australia.The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus. The butterfly features on the logo of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club.-External links:*...
  
  

genus: Candalides

Candalides

Candalides is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae....

• Common Pencilled-blue, Candalides absimilis
  Candalides absimilis
  The Pencilled Blue or Common Pencil-blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria....
  
  
• Blotched Dusky-blue, Candalides acasta
  Candalides acasta
  The Blotched Blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia....
  
  
• Dark Pencilled-blue, Candalides consimilis
• Copper Pencilled-blue, Candalides cyprotus
  Candalides cyprotus
  The Cyprotus Blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria....
  
  
• Rayed Blue, Candalides heathi
  Candalides heathi
  The Rayed Blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale brown with a purple sheen...
  
  

C. h. alpina

C. h. heathi

• Varied Dusky-blue, Candalides hyacinthina
  Candalides hyacinthina
  The Varied Dusky-blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria....
  
  

C. h. hyacinthina

C. h. josephina

C. h. simplexa

• Yellow-spotted Blue, Candalides xanthospilos
  Candalides xanthospilos
  The Yellow-spot Blue is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in along the eastern coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria....
  
  

genus: Hypochrysops

Hypochrysops

Hypochrysops is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. This particular Genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea.-Food Sources:...

• Yellow Jewel, Hypochrysops byzos
  Hypochrysops byzos
  The Yellow-spot Jewel, Hypochrysops byzos, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. Its range consist of Eastern Australia. The wingspan of both the male and female is about 3cms....
  
  
• Moonlight Jewel, Hypochrysops delicia
• Fiery Jewel, Hypochrysops ignita

genus: Jalmenus

Jalmenus

Jalmenus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Species:*Jalmenus aridus Graham & Moulds, 1988 - Inland Hairstreak*Jalmenus clementi Druce, 1902 - Turquoise Hairstreak...

• Imperial Hairstreak, Jalmenus evagoras
• Amethyst Hairstreak, Jalmenus icilius
  Jalmenus icilius
  The Icilius Blue or Amethyst Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in all mainland states of Australia, throughout much of the subtropical areas of the inland, from the Selwyn Range and from Carnarvon to Kalgoorlie...
  
  
• Stencilled Hairstreak, Jalmenus ictinus
  Jalmenus ictinus
  The Ictinus Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Lampides

Lampides

Lampides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.-Species:*Lampides boeticus *Lampides byneri Moulton, 1911*Lampides kankena*Lampides lacteata- Links :* *...

• Long-tailed Pea-blue, Lampides boeticus
  Lampides boeticus
  The Peablue, Pea Blue, or Long-tailed Blue is a small butterfly found in Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia that belongs to the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged family....
  
  

genus: Lucia (butterfly)

Lucia (butterfly)

Lucia is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae....

• Grassland Copper, Lucia limbaria

genus: Nacaduba

Nacaduba

Nacaduba is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies . It contains many of the species commonly called "lineblues". As they are the genus initially erected to contain all lineblues, they might be considered the "typical" lineblues, as opposed to the species relatives now separated in Catapyrops,...

• Two-spotted Line-blue, Nacaduba biocellata
  Nacaduba biocellata
  The Double-spotted Line Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia , Singapore, the New Hebrides, Sumba and Bali.The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females have a brown upperside, while the males are blue with narrow black margins...
  
  

genus: Neolucia

Neolucia

Neolucia is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae....

• Fringed Heath-blue, Neolucia agricola
• Montane Heath-blue, Neolucia hobartensis
• Broom Heath-blue, Neolucia mathewi

genus: Ogyris

Ogyris

Ogyris is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Species:*Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851*Ogyris aenone Waterhouse, 1902*Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862*Ogyris aurantiaca Rebel, 1912*Ogyris barnardi Miskin, 1890...

• Dark-purple Azure, Ogyris abrota
• Satin Azure, Ogyris amaryllis
• Southern Purple Azure, Ogyris genoveva
  Ogyris genoveva
  The Genoveva Azure or Southern Purple Azure is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 50 mm...
  
  

O. g. araxes

O. g. duaringa

• Large Bronze Azure, Ogyris idmo
• Dull-purple Azure, Ogyris olane
• Small Bronze Azure, Ogyris otanes
• Arid Bronze Azure, Ogyris subterrestris

genus: Paralucia

Paralucia

Paralucia is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on Bursaria and sometimes Pittosporum species and co-habit with ants of the genera Anonychomyrma and Notoncus.-Species:...

• Bright Copper, Paralucia aurifer
• Dull Copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus
  Paralucia pyrodiscus
  Paralucia pyrodiscus, commonly known as the Fiery- or Dull Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  

genus: Pseudalmenus

Pseudalmenus

Pseudalmenus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae....

• Silky Hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda

P. c. fisheri

P. c. zephyrus

genus: Theclinesthes

Theclinesthes

Theclinesthes is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Species:*Theclinesthes albocincta *Theclinesthes eremicola *Theclinesthes hesperia Sibatani & Grund, 1978...

• Bitter-bush Blue, Theclinesthes albocincta
• Wattle Blue, Theclinesthes miskini
  Theclinesthes miskini
  The Wattle Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have a pale blue upperside with chequered margins, but females also have a broad black band around the margins. They also have an arc of white scalloped markings on...
  
  
• Salt-bush Blue, Theclinesthes serpentata
• Saltpan Blue, Theclinesthes sulpitius

genus: Zizeeria

Zizeeria

Zizeeria, commonly called grass blues, is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa and Asia.-Species:List of species classified under the genus:* Zizeeria karsandra – Dark Grass Blue...

• Spotted Grass-blue, Zizeeria karsandra
  Zizeeria karsandra
  Dark Grass Blue is a small butterfly found in the Southern Mediterranean, in a broad band to India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia...
  
  
• Common Grass-blue, Zizina labradus
  Zizina labradus
  Zizina labradus, commonly known as the Common Grass Blue, Grass Blue, or Clover Blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.-Description:...
  
  

Nymphalidae

family: Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

 (Brush– or four-footed) — 28 species

genus: Acraea

Acraea

Acraea was a name that had several uses in Greek and Roman mythology.*Acraea was a daughter of the river-god Asterion near Mycenae, who together with her sisters Euboea and Prosymna acted as nurses to Hera...

• Glasswing, Acraea andromacha
  Acraea andromacha
  The Glasswing or Small Greasy is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and surrounding islands...
  
  

genus: Argynnina

• Argynnina cyrila
  Argynnina cyrila
  Cyril's Brown is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 40 mm.The larvae feed on various grasses.-External links:*...
  
  

genus: Danaus (genus)

Danaus (genus)

Danaus, commonly called Tigers, Milkweeds, Monarchs, and Queens, is a genus of butterflies in the tiger butterfly tribe. They are found worldwide, including North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Indonesia and Australia...

• Lesser Wanderer, Danaus chrysippus
  Danaus chrysippus
  Danaus chrysippus, known as the Plain Tiger or African Monarch, is a common butterfly which is widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae...
  
  
• Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus

genus: Euploea

Euploea

Euploea is a genus of milkweed butterflies. The species are generally dark in coloration, often quite blackish, for which reason they are commonly called crows. As usual for their subfamily, they are poisonous due to feeding on milkweeds and other toxic plants as caterpillars...

• Common Crow, Euploea core
  Euploea core
  The Common Crow is a common butterfly found in South Asia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the Common Indian Crow, and in Australia as the Australian Crow. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily of the Nymphalidae .The Common Crow is the most common representative of its genus...
  
  

genus: Geitoneura

Geitoneura

Geitoneura is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, commonly known as Xenicas. The genus contains 3 species.-Species:*Geitoneura acantha *Geitoneura klugii...

• Ringed Xenica, Geitoneura acantha
  Geitoneura acantha
  The Ringed Xenica, Geitoneura acantha, is a species of butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family of the Lepidoptera order....
  
  
• Marbled Xenica, Geitoneura klugii
  Geitoneura klugii
  The Common Xenica or Klug's Xenica is a species of butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family of the Lepidoptera order. It is a southern Australian butterfly that is easily camouflaged because of its resemblance to the ground where it is usually found fluttering. It can be identified based on...
  
  

genus: Heteronympha

Heteronympha

Heteronympha is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. The genus contains 7 species.-Species:*Heteronympha banksii *Heteronympha cordace *Heteronympha merope...

• Heteronympha banksii
  Heteronympha banksii
  Banks's brown butterfly, Heteronympha banksii, is a medium sized butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Australia....
  
  

H. b. banksii

H. b. nevina

• Bright-eyed Brown, Heteronympha cordace

H. c. cordace

H. c. wilsoni

• Common Brown, Heteronympha merope
  Heteronympha merope
  The Common Brown is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, endemic to the southern half of Australia...
  
  
• Wonder Brown, Heteronympha mirifica
• Spotted Brown, Heteronympha paradelpha
• Shouldered Brown, Heteronympha penelope

H. p. alope

H. p. maraia

H. p. sterope

• Solander's Brown, Heteronympha solandri

H. s. angela

H. s. solandri

genus: Hypocysta

Hypocysta

Hypocysta is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. The genus contains 12 species.-Species:* Orange Ringlet, Hypocysta adiante * Black and White Ringlet, Hypocysta angustata Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914...

• Rock Ringlet, Hypocysta euphemia
  Hypocysta euphemia
  The Rock Ringlet is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Australia, including southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria....
  
  

genus: Hypolimnas

Hypolimnas

Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical brush-footed butterflies commonly known as eggflies or diadems. The genus contains approximately 23 species, most of which are found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. One species, the Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas is a genus of tropical brush-footed butterflies commonly...

• Varied Eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina
  Hypolimnas bolina
  The Great Eggfly , also called the Blue Moon Butterfly in New Zealand or Common Eggfly, is a species of nymphalid butterfly.-Race bolina:...
  
  

genus: Junonia

Junonia

Junonia is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are commonly known as Buckeyes, Pansies, or Commodores. This genus flies on every continent except Antarctica. The genus contains about 30–35 species....

• Meadow Argus, Junonia villida

genus: Oreixenica

Oreixenica

Oreixenica is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. The genus contains 6 species.-Species:*Oreixenica orichora *Oreixenica ptunarra Couchman, 1953*Oreixenica latialis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914...

• Orange Alpine Xenica, Oreixenica correae
• Striped Xenica, Oreixenica kershawi

O. k. kanunda

O. k. kershawi

• Silver Xenica, Oreixenica lathoniella
• Small Alpine Xenica, Oreixenica latialis

O. l. latialis

O. l. theddora

• Spotted Alpine Xenica, Oreixenica orichora

genus: Polyura

Polyura

Polyura is the genus of nawab butterflies. They belong to the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. Like the large and conspicuous pasha and rajah butterflies they belong to the Charaxini tribe....

• Tailed Emperor, Polyura sempronius
  Polyura sempronius
  The Tailed Emperor butterfly lives on the east coast of Australia....
  
  

genus: Tirumala

• Tirumala hamata

genus: Tisiphone

Tisiphone

Tisiphone is the name of two figures in Greek mythology.-Erinyes:Tisiphone was one of the Erinyes or Furies, and sister of Alecto and Megaera. She was the one who punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide and homicide...

• Tisiphone abeona
  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. albifascia

T. a. antoni

genus: Vanessa (butterfly)

Vanessa (butterfly)

Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. Many people are familiar with it, as it has a near-global distribution and includes conspicuous species such as the red admirals , the Kamehameha, and the painted ladies of subgenus Cynthia: Painted Lady, American Painted Lady, Australian Painted...

• Yellow Admiral, Vanessa itea
• Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi

genus: Ypthima

Ypthima

Ypthima is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family.The genus contains over 300 species.-Species:*Ypthima abnormis Shelford, 1904*Ypthima aeigma*Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893*Ypthima akbar Talbot, 1947...

• Dusky Knight, Ypthima arctous

Hesperiidae

family: Hesperiidae (Skippers

Skipper (butterfly)

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...

) — 40 species

genus: Anisynta

Anisynta

Anisynta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902*Anisynta cynone Hewitson, 1874*Anisynta tillyardi Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912*Anisynta monticolae Olliff, 1890...

• Mottled Grass-skipper, Anisynta cynone
  Anisynta cynone
  The Mottled Grass-skipper or Cynone Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
  
  
• Two-brand Grass-skipper, Anisynta dominula
  Anisynta dominula
  The Two-brand Grass-skipper or Dominula Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria....
  
  
• Montane Grass-skipper, Anisynta monticolae
  Anisynta monticolae
  The Montane Grass-skipper or Mountain Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm.The larvae feed on Poaceae species....
  
  

genus: Antipodia

Antipodia

Antipodia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Antipodia atralba Tepper, 1882*Antipodia chaostola Meyrick, 1888*Antipodia dactyliota Meyrick, 1888-References:**...

• Antipodia atralba
  Antipodia atralba
  The Black and White Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Victoria and South Australia.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Antipodia chaostola
  Antipodia chaostola
  The Chaostola Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Badamia

Badamia

Badamia is a genus of skipper butterflies.-Species:*Badamia atrox *Badamia exclamationis -External links:*...

• Narrow-winged Awl, Badamia exclamationis
  Badamia exclamationis
  Badamia exclamationis, commonly known as the Brown Awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in India, Southeast Asia and Australia.-Range:...
  
  

genus: Cephrenes

Cephrenes

Cephrenes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Cephrenes acalle *Cephrenes augiades *Cephrenes chrysozona *Cephrenes carna Evans, 1934...

• Orange Palm Dart, Cephrenes augiades
  Cephrenes augiades
  The Orange Palm Dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomons.The wingspan is about 40 mm....
  
  
• Yellow Palm Dart, Cephrenes trichopepla
  Cephrenes trichopepla
  The Yellow Palm Dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia , Papua and Papua New Guinea...
  
  

genus: Dispar

Dispar

Dispar is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:**...

• Barred Skipper, Dispar compacta
  Dispar compacta
  The Dispar Skipper or Barred Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria....
  
  

genus: Hesperilla

Hesperilla

Hesperilla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Hesperilla ornata Leach, 1814*Hesperilla picta Leach, 1814*Hesperilla crypsargyra Meyrick, 1888*Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902...

• Hesperilla chrysotricha
  Hesperilla chrysotricha
  The Chrysotricha Skipper or Goldenhaired Sedge-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.The wingspan is about 35 mm for males...
  
  

H. c. cyclospila

H. c. leucosia

• Hesperilla crypsargyra
  Hesperilla crypsargyra
  The Silvered Skipper or Silver Hedge-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
  
  
• Hesperilla donnysa
  Hesperilla donnysa
  The Donnysa Skipper or Varied Sedge Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia....
  
  

H. d. delos

H. d. patmos

• Hesperilla flavescens
  Hesperilla flavescens
  The Yellow Sedge-skipper or Yellowish Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm.The larvae feed on Gahnia filum.-Subspecies:...
  
  
• Hesperilla idothea
  Hesperilla idothea
  The Flame Sedge-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 40 mm....
  
  

H. i. clara

H. i. idothea n

• Hesperilla mastersi
  Hesperilla mastersi
  The Chequered Sedge-skipper or Master's Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. It was also found in Tasmania, but the small area where its food plant was growing was cleared to provide cattle pasture...
  
  
• Hesperilla ornata
  Hesperilla ornata
  The Spotted Skipper or Spotted Sedge-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the non-tropical eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the adjacent mountain ranges....
  
  
• Hesperilla picta
  Hesperilla picta
  The Painted Sedge-skipper or Painted Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm.The larvae feed on Gahnia clarkei....
  
  

genus: Mesodina

Mesodina

Mesodina is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Mesodina aeluropis Meyrick, 1901*Mesodina hayi E.D. Edwards & Graham, 1995*Mesodina halyzia Hewitson, 1868*Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911...

• Mesodina halyzia
  Mesodina halyzia
  The Eastern Iris-skipper or Halyzia Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Motasingha trimaculata
  Motasingha trimaculata
  The Three Spot Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 35 mm....
  
  

genus: Netrocoryne

Netrocoryne

Netrocoryne is a genus of skipper butterflies . It belongs to the tribe Tagiadini of subfamily Pyrginae.Species include:* Netrocoryne repanda...

• Netrocoryne repanda
  Netrocoryne repanda
  Netrocoryne repanda, the Bronze Flat, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae found in Australia....
  
  

genus: Oreisplanus

Oreisplanus

Oreisplanus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Oreisplanus munionga Olliff, 1890*Oreisplanus perornata Kirby, 1893-References:**...

• Green Grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri
  Ocybadistes walkeri
  Ocybadistes walkeri, commonly known as the Greenish Grass-dart, Green Grass-dart, Southern Dart or Yellow-banded Dart, is a type of butterfly known as a Skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.The larvae feed on Dianella, Brachypodium...
  
  
• Oreisplanus munionga
  Oreisplanus munionga
  The Alpine Sedge-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Oreisplanus perornata
  Oreisplanus perornata
  The Montane Sedge-skipper or Mountain Spotted Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Pasma

Pasma

Pasma refers to a "folk illness" unique to the Filipino culture. As such, it has distinct signs, symptoms, perceived causes and treatments which are recognized in the folk medicine of the Philippines, but these are not described in medical textbooks, discussed in medical schools, or generally...

• Pasma tasmanicus
  Pasma tasmanicus
  The Two Spotted Grass Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Signeta

Signeta

Signeta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Signeta flammeata Butler, 1882*Signeta tymbophora Meyrick & Lower, 1902-References:**...

• Signeta flammeata
  Signeta flammeata
  The Bright Shield-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Suniana

Suniana

Suniana is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Suniana lascivia *Suniana sunias *Suniana subfasciata -References:**...

• Suniana lascivia
  Suniana lascivia
  The Dingy Grass-dart or Dingy Dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia , Papua New Guinea and Indonesia....
  
  

genus: Taractrocera

Taractrocera

Taractrocera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Taractrocera ardonia *Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934*Taractrocera archias Taractrocera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Taractrocera ardonia (Hewitson, 1868)*Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934*Taractrocera...

• Taractrocera papyria
  Taractrocera papyria
  The White-banded Grass-dart is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia....
  
  

genus: Anisynta

Anisynta

Anisynta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902*Anisynta cynone Hewitson, 1874*Anisynta tillyardi Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912*Anisynta monticolae Olliff, 1890...

• Sedge Darter, Telicota eurotas
  Telicota eurotas
  The Sedge Darter is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia , the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Toxidia

Toxidia

Toxidia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Toxidia andersoni Kirby, 1893*Toxidia arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917*Toxidia doubledayi Felder, 1862*Toxidia inornatus Butler, 1883...

• Toxidia andersoni
  Toxidia andersoni
  The Anderson's Skipper or Southern Grass-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in inland New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
  
  
• Toxidia doubledayi
  Toxidia doubledayi
  Doubleday's Skipper or Lilac Grass-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains and on the coastal plain of the east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland....
  
  
• Toxidia parvulus
  Toxidia parvulus
  The Parvula Skipper or Banded Grass-sipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
  
  
• Toxidia peron
  Toxidia peron
  The Large Dingy Skipper or Dingy Grass-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  

genus: Trapezites

Trapezites

Trapezites is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. All species are endemic to Australia.-Species:*Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868*Trapezites atkinsi Williams, Williams & Hay, 1998*Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868...

• Orange Ochre, Trapezites eliena
  Trapezites eliena
  Trapezites eliena, commonly known as the Orange Ochre, is a small-sized butterfly endemic to Australia.-Sexual dimorphism and mating:...
  
  
• Silver-studded Ochre, Trapezites iacchoides
  Trapezites iacchoides
  The Silver Studded Ochre Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains and along the coast of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Yellow Ochre, Trapezites lutea
  Trapezites lutea
  The Rare White Spot Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Heath Ochre, Trapezites phigalia
  Trapezites phigalia
  The Heath Ochre Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Montane Ochre, Trapezites phigalioides
  Trapezites phigalioides
  The Montane Ochre Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm.The larvae feed on Lomandra filiformis.-External links:*...
  
  
• Southern Silver Ochre, Trapezites praxedes
  Trapezites praxedes
  The Southern Silver Ochre Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coastal plains of New South Wales, southern Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Trapezites sciron
  Trapezites sciron
  The Sciron Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
  
  
• Splendid Ochre, Trapezites symmomus
  Trapezites symmomus
  Trapezites symmomus is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.The wingspan is about 50 mm....
  
  

T. s. soma

T. s. symmomus