en List of butterflies of Victoria

Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies.

Papilionidae

family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) — 4 species

genus: Graphium

Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus

genus: Papilio

Orchard swallowtail, Papilio aegeus
Dainty swallowtail, Papilio anactus
Chequered swallowtail, Papilio demoleus

Pieridae

family: Pieridae (whites and yellows) — 12 + 1 species [1 introduced species]

genus: Appias

Yellow albatross, Appias paulina

genus: Belenois

Belenois java

genus: Catopsilia

Yellow migrant, Catopsilia gorgophone
Lemon migrant, Catopsilia pomona
White migrant, Catopsilia pyranthe

genus: Cepora

Caper gull, Cepora perimale

genus: Delias

Delias aganippe
Imperial Jezebel, Delias harpalyce
Black Jezebel, Delias nigrina
Yellow-spotted Jezebel, Delias nysa

genus: Elodina

Narrow-winged pearl-white, Elodina padusa

genus: Eurema

Small grass-yellow, Eurema smilax

genus: Pieris

Small white, Pieris rapae

Lycaenidae

family: Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged blues and coppers) — 39 species

genus: Acrodipsas

Acrodipsas aurata
Bronze ant-blue, Acrodipsas brisbanensis
Copper ant-blue, Acrodipsas cuprea
Small ant-blue, Acrodipsas myrmecophila

genus: Candalides

Common pencilled-blue, Candalides absimilis
Blotched dusky-blue, Candalides acasta
Dark pencilled-blue, Candalides consimilis
Copper pencilled-blue, Candalides cyprotus
Rayed blue, Candalides heathi

C. h. alpina

C. h. heathi

Varied dusky-blue, Candalides hyacinthina

C. h. hyacinthina

C. h. josephina

C. h. simplexa

Yellow-spotted blue, Candalides xanthospilos

genus: Hypochrysops

Yellow jewel, Hypochrysops byzos
Moonlight jewel, Hypochrysops delicia
Fiery jewel, Hypochrysops ignita

genus: Jalmenus

Imperial hairstreak, Jalmenus evagoras
Amethyst hairstreak, Jalmenus icilius
Stencilled hairstreak, Jalmenus ictinus

genus: Lampides

Long-tailed pea-blue, Lampides boeticus

genus: Lucia

Grassland copper, Lucia limbaria

genus: Nacaduba

Two-spotted line-blue, Nacaduba biocellata

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

Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer
Dull copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus

genus: Pseudalmenus

Silky hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda

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

Spotted grass-blue, Zizeeria karsandra
Common grass-blue, Zizina labradus

Nymphalidae

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

genus: Acraea

Glasswing, Acraea andromacha

genus: Argynnina

Argynnina cyrila

genus: Danaus

Lesser wanderer, Danaus chrysippus
Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus

genus: Euploea

Common crow, Euploea core

genus: Geitoneura

Ringed xenica, Geitoneura acantha
Marbled xenica, Geitoneura klugii

genus: Heteronympha

Heteronympha banksii

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

Rock ringlet, Hypocysta euphemia

genus: Hypolimnas

Varied eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina

genus: Junonia

Meadow argus, Junonia villida

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

Tailed emperor, Polyura sempronius

genus: Tirumala

Tirumala hamata

genus: Tisiphone

Tisiphone abeona

T. a. albifascia

T. a. antoni

genus: Vanessa

Yellow admiral, Vanessa itea
Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi

genus: Ypthima

Dusky knight, Ypthima arctous

Hesperiidae

family: Hesperiidae (skippers) — 40 species

genus: Anisynta

Mottled grass-skipper, Anisynta cynone
Two-brand grass-skipper, Anisynta dominula
Montane grass-skipper, Anisynta monticolae

genus: Antipodia

genus: Badamia

Narrow-winged awl, Badamia exclamationis

genus: Cephrenes

Orange palm dart, Cephrenes augiades
Yellow palm dart, Cephrenes trichopepla

genus: Dispar

Barred skipper, Dispar compacta

genus: Hesperilla

Hesperilla chrysotricha

H. c. cyclospila

H. c. leucosia

H. d. delos

H. d. patmos

H. i. clara

H. i. idothea n

genus: Mesodina

genus: Netrocoryne

Netrocoryne repanda

genus: Oreisplanus

genus: Pasma

Pasma tasmanicus

genus: Signeta

Signeta flammeata

genus: Suniana

Suniana lascivia

genus: Taractrocera

Taractrocera papyria

genus: Anisynta

Sedge darter, Telicota eurotas

genus: Toxidia

genus: Trapezites

Orange ochre, Trapezites eliena
Silver-studded ochre, Trapezites iacchoides
Yellow ochre, Trapezites lutea
Heath ochre, Trapezites phigalia
Montane ochre, Trapezites phigalioides
Southern silver ochre, Trapezites praxedes
Trapezites sciron
Splendid ochre, Trapezites symmomus

T. s. soma

T. s. symmomus

References

Museum Victoria, Bioinformatics