List of butterflies of Victoria
Victoria is an Australian state located south-east in Australia. There are over 140 species of butterfly found in Victoria.
This list includes native or introduced species, and subspecies.
Papilionidae
family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails) — 4 species
- genus: Graphium
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- genus: Papilio
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Pieridae
family: Pieridae (Whites and Yellows) — 12+1 species [†1 introduced species]
- genus: Appias
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- genus: Belenois
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- genus: Catopsilia
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- genus: Cepora
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- genus: Delias
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- genus: Elodina
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- genus: Eurema
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- genus: Pieris (butterfly)
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Lycaenidae
family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Blues and Coppers) — 39 species
- genus: Acrodipsas
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- genus: Candalides
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- C. h. alpina
- C. h. heathi
- C. h. hyacinthina
- C. h. josephina
- C. h. simplexa
- genus: Hypochrysops
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- Yellow Jewel, Hypochrysops byzos
- Moonlight Jewel, Hypochrysops delicia
- Fiery Jewel, Hypochrysops ignita
- genus: Jalmenus
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- genus: Lampides
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- genus: Lucia (butterfly)
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- Grassland Copper, Lucia limbaria
- genus: Nacaduba
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- genus: Neolucia
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- Fringed Heath-blue, Neolucia agricola
- Montane Heath-blue, Neolucia hobartensis
- Broom Heath-blue, Neolucia mathewi
- genus: Ogyris
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- 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
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- genus: Pseudalmenus
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- P. c. fisheri
- P. c. zephyrus
- genus: Theclinesthes
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- Bitter-bush Blue, Theclinesthes albocincta
- Wattle Blue, Theclinesthes miskini
- Salt-bush Blue, Theclinesthes serpentata
- Saltpan Blue, Theclinesthes sulpitius
- genus: Zizeeria
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Nymphalidae
family: Nymphalidae (Brush– or four-footed) — 28 species
- genus: Acraea
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- genus: Argynnina
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- genus: Danaus (genus)
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- genus: Euploea
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- genus: Geitoneura
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- genus: Heteronympha
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- 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
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- genus: Hypolimnas
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- genus: Junonia
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- genus: Oreixenica
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- 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
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- genus: Tirumala
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- genus: Tisiphone
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- T. a. albifascia
- T. a. antoni
- genus: Vanessa (butterfly)
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- genus: Ypthima
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- Dusky Knight, Ypthima arctous
Hesperiidae
family: Hesperiidae (Skippers) — 40 species
- genus: Anisynta
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- genus: Antipodia
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- genus: Badamia
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- genus: Cephrenes
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- genus: Dispar
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- genus: Hesperilla
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- H. c. cyclospila
- H. c. leucosia
- H. d. delos
- H. d. patmos
- H. i. clara
- H. i. idothea n
- genus: Mesodina
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- genus: Netrocoryne
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- genus: Oreisplanus
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- genus: Pasma
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- genus: Signeta
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- genus: Suniana
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- genus: Taractrocera
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- genus: Anisynta
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- genus: Toxidia
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- genus: Trapezites
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- T. s. soma
- T. s. symmomus
See also
References
Museum Victoria, Bioinformatics