Butterflies - Species Index - Australian Region

Species Index - Australian region

This index will ultimately include a representative selection of the fauna of the Australian region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Britain and New Caledonia. Many of the species illustrated on the Malaysia / Borneo pages also occur in the Australian region.

Acraea andromacha	Australian Glasswing
Bassaris itea	Yellow Admiral
Belenois java	Australian Caper White
Cepora perimale	Australian Gull
Cethosia cydippe	Red Lacewing
Cressida cressida	Clearwing Swallowtail / Big Greasy
Cupha prosope	New Guinea Rustic
Cyrestis acilia	Godart's Map butterfly
Danaus affinis	Swamp Tiger
Danaus chrysippus	Plain Tiger
Danaus plexippus	Monarch
Delias nigrina	Black Jezebel
Elodina walkeri	Small Pearl White
Euploea core	Common Crow
Eurema alitha	Scalloped Grass Yellow
Geitoneura acantha	Eastern Ringed Xenica
Graphium macleayanus	Macleay's Swallowtail
Heteronympha banksii	Bank's Brown
Heteronympha merope	Common Brown
Heteronympha penelope	Shouldered Brown
Hypocysta adiante	Orange Ringlet
Hypocysta metirius	Common Brown Ringlet
Jalmenus evagoras	Imperial Hairstreak
Junonia orithya	Blue Pansy / Blue Argus
Junonia villida	Meadow Argus
Lampides boeticus	Long-tailed Blue / Pea Blue
Lucia limbaria	Chequered Copper
Lycaena salustius	Common Copper
Mycalesis phidon	Hewitson's Bush Brown
Mycalesis terminus	Butler's Bush Brown
Netrocoryne repanda	Bronze Flat
Ornithoptera tithonus	Tithonus Birdwing
Papilio anactus	Dainty Swallowtail
Parthenos tigrina	New Guinea Clipper
Theclinesthes serpentata	Australian Chequered Blue
Tisiphone abeona	Swordgrass Brown
Trapezites eliena	Orange Ochre
Trapezites praxedes	Southern Silver Ochre
Trapezites symmomus	Splendid Ochre
Vanessa gonerilla	New Zealand Red Admiral
Vanessa kershawi	Australian Painted Lady
Vindula arsinoe	Cramer's Cruiser

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