Butterflies of Australia

On this page I provide a systematic listing of all known butterfly species of Australia (without Hesperiidae). The list is based on “The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia” (Michael F. Braby, CSIRO Publishing 2005) and contains 277 recognised species, excluding those only found on remote islands such as the Torres Strait Islands.

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

• Papilioninae
  • Protographium leosthenes
  • Graphium aristeus
  • Graphium macleayanus
  • Graphium sarpedon
  • Graphium eurypylus
  • Graphium macfarlanei
  • Graphium agamemnon
  • Papilio anactus
  • Papilio aegeus
  • Papilio ambrax
  • Papilio fuscus
  • Papilio ulysses
  • Papilio demoleus
  • Cressida cressida
  • Pachliopta polydorus
  • Ornithoptera richmondia
  • Ornithoptera euphorion
  • Ornithoptera priamus

Whites (Pieridae)

• Coliadinae
  • Catopsilia pyranthe
  • Catopsilia pomona
  • Catopsilia scylla
  • Catopsilia gorgophone
  • Eurema brigitta
  • Eurema laeta
  • Eurema herla
  • Eurema smilax
  • Eurema puella
  • Eurema alitha
  • Eurema hecabe
• Pierinae
  • Pieris rapae
  • Cepora perimale
  • Delias nysa
  • Delias ennia
  • Delias aruna
  • Delias harpalyce
  • Delias nigrina
  • Delias mysis
  • Delias argenthona
  • Delias aganippe
  • Appias paulina
  • Appias melania
  • Appias celestina
  • Appias albina
  • Appias ada
  • Elodina parthia
  • Elodina padusa
  • Elodina angulipennis
  • Elodina queenslandica
  • Elodina walkeri
  • Elodina perdita
  • Elodina claudia
  • Leptosia nina
  • Belenois java

Blues (Lycaenidae)

• Miletinae
  • Liphyra brassolis
• Theclinae
  • Lucia limbaria
  • Acrodipsas myrmecophila
  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis
  • Acrodipsas cuprea
  • Acrodipsas aurata
  • Acrodipsas illidgei
  • Acrodipsas arcana
  • Acrodipsas melania
  • Acrodipsas hirtipes
  • Acrodipsas mortoni
  • Paralucia pyrodiscus
  • Paralucia aurifer
  • Paralucia spinifera
  • Pseudodipsas eone
  • Pseudodipsas cephenes
  • Hypochrysops apollo
  • Hypochrysops elgneri
  • Hypochrysops narcissus
  • Hypochrysops cleon
  • Hypochrysops miskini
  • Hypochrysops digglesii
  • Hypochrysops polycletus
  • Hypochrysops theon
  • Hypochrysops hippuris
  • Hypochrysops pythias
  • Hypochrysops byzos
  • Hypochrysops apelles
  • Hypochrysops ignita
  • Hypochrysops cyane
  • Hypochrysops piceata
  • Hypochrysops epicurus
  • Hypochrysops delicia
  • Hypochrysops halyaetus
  • Philiris diana
  • Philiris fulgens
  • Philiris azula
  • Philiris ziska
  • Philiris innotatus
  • Philiris nitens
  • Philiris sappheira
  • Arhopala centaurus
  • Arhopala madytus
  • Arhopala micale
  • Arhopala wildei
  • Ogyris abrota
  • Ogyris oroetes
  • Ogyris olane
  • Ogyris barnardi
  • Ogyris amaryllis
  • Ogyris ianthis
  • Ogyris iphis
  • Ogyris aenone
  • Ogyris genoveva
  • Ogyris zosine
  • Ogyris otanes
  • Ogyris idmo
  • Ogyris subterrestris
  • Jalmenus aridus
  • Jalmenus lithochroa
  • Jalmenus eichhorni
  • Jalmenus ictinus
  • Jalmenus pseudictinus
  • Jalmenus daemeli
  • Jalmenus evagoras
  • Jalmenus clementi
  • Jalmenus icilius
  • Jalmenus inous
  • Pseudalmenus chlorinda
  • Hypolycaena phorbas
  • Hypolycaena danis
  • Deudorix epijarbas
  • Deudorix diovis
  • Deudorix epirus
  • Deudorix democles
  • Deudorix smilis
  • Rapala varuna
  • Bindahara phocides
• Polyommatinae
  • Candalides helenita
  • Candalides margarita
  • Candalides gilberti
  • Candalides absimilis
  • Candalides consimilis
  • Candalides cyprous
  • Candalides hyacinthina
  • Candalides geminus
  • Candalides erinus
  • Candalides acasta
  • Candalides delospila
  • Candalides xanthospilos
  • Candalides heathi
  • Candalides noelkeri
  • Nesolycaena albosericea
  • Nesolycaena medicea
  • Nesolycaena urumelia
  • Nesolycaena caesia
  • Anthene seltuttus
  • Anthene lycaenoides
  • Petrelaea tombugensis
  • Nacaduba berenice
  • Nacaduba kurava
  • Nacaduba cyanea
  • Nacaduba biocellata
  • Erysichton lineata
  • Erysichton palmyra
  • Danis danis
  • Psychonotis caelius
  • Prosotas nora
  • Prosotas felderi
  • Prosotas dubiosa
  • Catopyrops ancyra
  • Catopyrops florinda
  • Ionolyce helicon
  • Theclinesthes onycha
  • Theclinesthes miskini
  • Theclinesthes albocincta
  • Theclinesthes hesperia
  • Theclinesthes serpentata
  • Theclinesthes sulpitius
  • Sahulana scintillata
  • Neolucia agricola
  • Neolucia hobartensis
  • Neolucia mathewi
  • Jamides phaseli
  • Jamides amarauge
  • Jamides cyta
  • Jamides aleuas
  • Catochrysops panormus
  • Catochrysops amasea
  • Lampides boeticus
  • Leptotes plinius
  • Zizeeria karsandra
  • Zizina labradus
  • Famegana alsulus
  • Zizula hylax
  • Everes lacturnus
  • Pithecops dionisius
  • Neopithecops lucifer
  • Megisba strongyle
  • Udara tenella
  • Euchrysops cnejus
  • Freyeria putli

Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

• Nemeobiinae
  • Praetaxila segecia

Nymphs (Nymphalidae)

• Morphinae
  • Taenaris artemis
• Charaxinae
  • Polyura sempronius
  • Charaxes latona
• Apaturinae
  • Apaturina erminea
• Heliconiinae
  • Acraea andromacha
  • Cethosia cydippe
  • Cethosia penthesilea
  • Vindula arsinoe
  • Cupha prosope
  • Vagrans egista
  • Phalanta phalantha
  • Argyreus hyperbius
• Nymphalinae
  • Doleschallia bisaltide
  • Hypolimnas alimena
  • Hypolimnas bolina
  • Hypolimnas misippus
  • Hypolimnas anomala
  • Yoma sabina
  • Junonia orithya
  • Junonia villida
  • Junonia hedonia
  • Junonia erignone
  • Vanessa kershawi
  • Vanessa cardui
  • Vanessa itea
  • Mynes geoffroyi
• Biblidinae
  • Pantoporia consimilis
  • Pantoporia venilia
  • Neptis praslini
  • Phaedyma shepherdi
  • Lexias aeropa
• Libytheinae
  • Libythea geoffroy
• Danainae
  • Tirumala hamata
  • Danaus chrysippus
  • Danaus genutia
  • Danaus affinis
  • Danaus plexippus
  • Euploea sylvester
  • Euploea leucostictos
  • Euploea tulliolus
  • Euploea darchia
  • Euploea core
  • Euploea algea
  • Euploea alcathoe
  • Euploea climena
  • Euploea batesii
  • Tellervo zoilus

Satyrs (Satyridae)

• Satyrinae
  • Ypthima arctous
  • Hypocysta angustata
  • Hypocysta irius
  • Hypocysta metirius
  • Hypocysta pseudirius
  • Hypocysta adiante
  • Hypocysta euphemia
  • Nesoxenica leprea
  • Argynnina cyrila
  • Argynnina hobartia
  • Oreixenica orichora
  • Oreixenica latialis
  • Oreixenica ptunarra
  • Oreixenica lathoniella
  • Oreixenica correae
  • Oreixenica kershawi
  • Geitoneura acantha
  • Geitoneura klugii
  • Geitoneura minyas
  • Heteronympha mirifica
  • Heteronympha merope
  • Heteronympha penelope
  • Heteronympha paradelpha
  • Heteronympha banksii
  • Heteronympha solandri
  • Heteronympha cordace
  • Tisiphone helena
  • Tisiphone abeona
• Elymniinae
  • Elymnias agondas
  • Orsotriaena medus
  • Mycalesis perseus
  • Mycalesis sirius
  • Mycalesis terminus
• Biinae
  • Melanitis leda