List of butterflies of Victoria explained

Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies.

Papilionidae

family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) — 4 species

genus: Graphium

• Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus

genus: Papilio

• Orchard swallowtail, Papilio aegeus

• Dainty swallowtail, Papilio anactus

• Chequered swallowtail, Papilio demoleus

Pieridae

family: Pieridae (whites and yellows) — 12 + 1 species [1 [[introduced species]]]

genus: Appias

• Yellow albatross, Appias paulina

genus: Belenois

• Belenois java

genus: Catopsilia

• Yellow migrant, Catopsilia gorgophone

• Lemon migrant, Catopsilia pomona

• White migrant, Catopsilia pyranthe

genus: Cepora

• Caper gull, Cepora perimale

genus: Delias

• Delias aganippe

• Imperial Jezebel, Delias harpalyce

• Black Jezebel, Delias nigrina

• Yellow-spotted Jezebel, Delias nysa

genus: Elodina

• Narrow-winged pearl-white, Elodina padusa

genus: Eurema

• Small grass-yellow, Eurema smilax

genus: Pieris

• Small white, Pieris rapae

Lycaenidae

family: Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged blues and coppers) — 39 species

genus: Acrodipsas

• Acrodipsas aurata

• Bronze ant-blue, Acrodipsas brisbanensis

• Copper ant-blue, Acrodipsas cuprea

• Small ant-blue, Acrodipsas myrmecophila

genus: Candalides

• Common pencilled-blue, Candalides absimilis

• Blotched dusky-blue, Candalides acasta

• Dark pencilled-blue, Candalides consimilis

• Copper pencilled-blue, Candalides cyprotus

• Rayed blue, Candalides heathi

C. h. alpina

C. h. heathi

• Varied dusky-blue, Candalides hyacinthina

C. h. hyacinthina

C. h. josephina

C. h. simplexa

• Yellow-spotted blue, Candalides xanthospilos

genus: Hypochrysops

• Yellow jewel, Hypochrysops byzos

• Moonlight jewel, Hypochrysops delicia

• Fiery jewel, Hypochrysops ignita

genus: Jalmenus

• Imperial hairstreak, Jalmenus evagoras

• Amethyst hairstreak, Jalmenus icilius

• Stencilled hairstreak, Jalmenus ictinus

genus: Lampides

• Long-tailed pea-blue, Lampides boeticus

genus: Lucia

• Grassland copper, Lucia limbaria

genus: Nacaduba

• Two-spotted line-blue, Nacaduba biocellata

genus: Neolucia

• Fringed heath-blue, Neolucia agricola

• Montane heath-blue, Neolucia hobartensis

• Broom heath-blue, Neolucia mathewi

genus: Ogyris

• Dark-purple azure, Ogyris abrota

• Satin azure, Ogyris amaryllis

• Southern purple azure, Ogyris genoveva

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

• Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer

• Dull copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus

genus: Pseudalmenus

• Silky hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda

P. c. fisheri

P. c. zephyrus

genus: Theclinesthes

• Bitter-bush blue, Theclinesthes albocincta

• Wattle blue, Theclinesthes miskini

• Salt-bush blue, Theclinesthes serpentata

• Saltpan blue, Theclinesthes sulpitius

genus: Zizeeria

• Spotted grass-blue, Zizeeria karsandra

• Common grass-blue, Zizina labradus

Nymphalidae

family: Nymphalidae (brush– or four-footed) — 28 species

genus: Acraea

• Glasswing, Acraea andromacha

genus: Argynnina

• Argynnina cyrila

genus: Danaus

• Lesser wanderer, Danaus chrysippus

• Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus

genus: Euploea

• Common crow, Euploea core

genus: Geitoneura

• Ringed xenica, Geitoneura acantha

• Marbled xenica, Geitoneura klugii

genus: Heteronympha

• Heteronympha banksii

H. b. banksii

H. b. nevina

• Bright-eyed brown, Heteronympha cordace

H. c. cordace

H. c. wilsoni

• Common brown, Heteronympha merope

• 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

• Rock ringlet, Hypocysta euphemia

genus: Hypolimnas

• Varied eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina

genus: Junonia

• Meadow argus, Junonia villida

genus: Oreixenica

• 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

• Tailed emperor, Polyura sempronius

genus: Tirumala

• Tirumala hamata

genus: Tisiphone

• Tisiphone abeona

T. a. albifascia

T. a. antoni

genus: Vanessa

• Yellow admiral, Vanessa itea

• Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi

genus: Ypthima

• Dusky knight, Ypthima arctous

Hesperiidae

family: Hesperiidae (skippers) — 40 species

genus: Anisynta

• Mottled grass-skipper, Anisynta cynone

• Two-brand grass-skipper, Anisynta dominula

• Montane grass-skipper, Anisynta monticolae

genus: Antipodia

• Antipodia atralba

• Antipodia chaostola

genus: Badamia

• Narrow-winged awl, Badamia exclamationis

genus: Cephrenes

• Orange palm dart, Cephrenes augiades

• Yellow palm dart, Cephrenes trichopepla

genus: Dispar

• Barred skipper, Dispar compacta

genus: Hesperilla

• Hesperilla chrysotricha

H. c. cyclospila

H. c. leucosia

• Hesperilla crypsargyra

• Hesperilla donnysa

H. d. delos

H. d. patmos

• Hesperilla flavescens

• Hesperilla idothea

H. i. clara

H. i. idothea n

• Hesperilla mastersi

• Hesperilla ornata

• Hesperilla picta

genus: Mesodina

• Mesodina halyzia

• Motasingha trimaculata

genus: Netrocoryne

• Netrocoryne repanda

genus: Oreisplanus

• Green grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri

• Oreisplanus munionga

• Oreisplanus perornata

genus: Pasma

• Pasma tasmanicus

genus: Signeta

• Signeta flammeata

genus: Suniana

• Suniana lascivia

genus: Taractrocera

• Taractrocera papyria

genus: Anisynta

• Sedge darter, Telicota eurotas

genus: Toxidia

• Toxidia andersoni

• Toxidia doubledayi

• Toxidia parvulus

• Toxidia peron

genus: Trapezites

• Orange ochre, Trapezites eliena

• Silver-studded ochre, Trapezites iacchoides

• Yellow ochre, Trapezites lutea

• Heath ochre, Trapezites phigalia

• Montane ochre, Trapezites phigalioides

• Southern silver ochre, Trapezites praxedes

• Trapezites sciron

• Splendid ochre, Trapezites symmomus

T. s. soma

T. s. symmomus

See also

• List of butterflies of Australia
• List of butterflies of Tasmania

References

• Museum Victoria, Bioinformatics