Butterflies of temperate Asia

Butterflies of Australia & New Zealand

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Identification Guide

There are just over 400 species of butterfly in Australia including 22 which are native to Papua New Guinea and only found in Australia on remote islands in the Torres Strait. New Zealand has only 26 species of which 11 are endemics. Click on any thumbnail to see a full size image and information about each butterfly's lifecycle, habitats and biology.


Vanessa gonerilla : NZ	Bassaris itea : A, NZ	Vanessa kershawi : A, NZ

Cethosia cydippe : A	Junonia orithya : A	Junonia villida : A

Heteronympha penelope : A	Heteronympha merope : A	Mycalesis terminus : A

Geitoneura acantha : A	Hypocysta metirius : A	Hypocysta adiante : A

Tisiphone abeona : A	Argyrophenga antipodum : NZ	Danaus plexippus : A, NZ

Danaus affinis : A	Danaus chrysippus : A, NZ	Euploea core : A

Acraea andromacha : A	Papilio anactus : A	Cressida cressida : A

Graphium macleayanus : A	Eurema alitha : A	Cepora perimale : A

Elodina walkeri : A	Delias nigrina : A	Belenois java : A

Lycaena rauparaha : NZ	Lycaena boldenarum : NZ	Lycaena salustius : NZ

Zizina otis : A. NZ	Lucia limbaria : A	Jalmenus evagoras : A

Theclinesthes serpentata : A	Trapezites symmomus : A	Trapezites eliena : A

Trapezites praxedes : A	Netrocoryne repanda : A

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