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.

Contents

Papilionidae

family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails) — 4 species

genus: Graphium
genus: Papilio

Pieridae

family: Pieridae (Whites and Yellows) — 12+1 species [†1 introduced species]

genus: Appias
genus: Belenois
genus: Catopsilia
genus: Cepora
genus: Delias
genus: Elodina
genus: Eurema
genus: Pieris (butterfly)

Lycaenidae

family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Blues and Coppers) — 39 species

genus: Acrodipsas
genus: Candalides
C. h. alpina
C. h. heathi
C. h. hyacinthina
C. h. josephina
C. h. simplexa
genus: Hypochrysops
  • Yellow Jewel, Hypochrysops byzos
  • Moonlight Jewel, Hypochrysops delicia
  • Fiery Jewel, Hypochrysops ignita
genus: Jalmenus
genus: Lampides
genus: Lucia (butterfly)
  • Grassland Copper, Lucia limbaria
genus: Nacaduba
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
genus: Pseudalmenus
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

Nymphalidae

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

genus: Acraea
genus: Argynnina
genus: Danaus (genus)
genus: Euploea
genus: Geitoneura
genus: Heteronympha
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
genus: Hypolimnas
genus: Junonia
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
genus: Tirumala
  • Tirumala hamata
genus: Tisiphone
T. a. albifascia
T. a. antoni
genus: Vanessa (butterfly)
genus: Ypthima
  • Dusky Knight, Ypthima arctous

Hesperiidae

family: Hesperiidae (Skippers) — 40 species

genus: Anisynta
genus: Antipodia
genus: Badamia
genus: Cephrenes
genus: Dispar
genus: Hesperilla
H. c. cyclospila
H. c. leucosia
H. d. delos
H. d. patmos
H. i. clara
H. i. idothea n
genus: Mesodina
genus: Netrocoryne
genus: Oreisplanus
genus: Pasma
genus: Signeta
genus: Suniana
genus: Taractrocera
genus: Anisynta
genus: Toxidia
genus: Trapezites
T. s. soma
T. s. symmomus

See also

References

Museum Victoria, Bioinformatics