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Butterflies and Moths by common name

Argus

• Junonia orithya (Blue argus) 
• Junonia hedonia (Chocolate argus) 

Awl

• Badamia exclamationis (Narrow-winged awl, Brown awl) 
• Hasora chromus (Chrome awl, Common banded awl) 

Azure

• Ogyris zosine (Northern purple azure) 
• Ogyris oroetes (Silky azure) 

Bag shelter moth

• Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag shelter moth, Processionary caterpillars) 

Black-spotted flash

• Hypolycaena phorbas (Black-spotted flash, Common tit) 

Blue tiger

• Tirumala hamata (Blue tiger, Blue wanderer) 

Blue

• Theclinesthes onycha (Cycad blue, Onycha blue) 
• Sahulana scintillata (Glistening blue) 
• Theclinesthes miskini (Miskin's blue, Wattle blue) 
• Psychonotis caelius (Small green-banded blue, White-banded blue 

Bordered rustic

• Cupha prosope (Bordered rustic) 

Bright cornelean

• Deudorix diovis (Bright cornelean) 

Brown ochre

• Trapezites iacchus (Brown ochre) 

Bush-brown

• Mycalesis sirius (Cedar bush-brown) 
• Mycalesis perseus (Dingy bush-brown) 
• Mycalesis terminus (Orange bush-brown) 

Cairns birdwing

• Ornithoptera (syn. Triodes) euphorion (Cairns birdwing) 

Caper white

• Belenois java (Caper white, Common white butterfly) 

Case moth A

• Psychidae A (Case moth caterpillar) 

Ciliated-blue

• Anthene seltuttus (Dark ciliated-blue) 
• Anthene lycaenoides (Pale ciliated-blue) 

Common crow

• Euploea core (Common crow, Australian crow) 

Crotalaria pod borer

• Argina astrea (Crotalaria pod borer, a tiger moth) 

Crow

• Euploea tulliolus (Purple crow, Eastern brown crow) 

Cruiser

• Vindula arsinoe (Cruiser) 

Darter

• Telicota colon (Pale orange darter, Pale darter) 

Dusk-flat

• Chaetocneme denitza (Ornate dusk-flat) 

Dusky blue

• Candalides erinus (Small dusky blue) 

Dusky knight

• Ythima arctous (Dusky knight, Dingy ring) 

Eggfly

• Hypolimnas alimena (Blue-banded eggfly) 
• Hypolimnas bolina (Varied eggfly, Common eggfly) 

Emerald hairstreak

• Jalmenus daemeli (Emerald hairstreak, Damel's blue) 

Emperor

• Polyura sempronius (Tailed emperor, Four-tail) 

Evening brown

• Melanitis leda (Common evening brown, Evening brown) 

Glasswing

• Acraea andromacha (Glasswing, Little greasy, Small greasy) 

Grass-blue

• Famegana alsulus (Black-spotted grass-blue) 
• Zizina labradus (Common grass-blue, Clover blue) 
• Freyeria putli (Jewelled grass-blue) 
• Zizula hylux (Little grass-blue) 
• Zizeeria karsandra (Spotted grass-blue, Dark grass-blue) 

Grass-dart

• Suniana lascivia (Dingy grass-dart, Northern dingy dart) 
• Taractrocera ina (No-brand grass-dart, Ina grass-dart) 
• Taractrocera dolon (Small yellow grass-dart, Sandy grass-dart) 
• Oxybadistes hypomeloma (White margined grass-dart) 
• Suniana sunias (Wide-brand grass-dart, Orange dart) 

Grass-yellow

• Eurema hecabe (Large grass-yellow, Common grass-yellow) 
• Eurema laeta (Lined grass-yellow, Spotless grass-yellow) 
• Eurema brigitta (No brand grass-yellow) 
• Eurema herla (Pink grass-yellow, Macleay's grass-yellow) 
• Eurema alitha (Scalloped grass-yellow) 
• Eurema smilax (Small grass-yellow, Bordered sulphur) 

Gull

• Cepora perimale (Caper gull, Australian gull) 

Hamadryad

• Tellervo zoilus (Hamadryad) 

Hercules moth

• Coscinocera hercules (Hercules moth, Atlas moth) 

Indigo flash

• Rapala varuna (Indigo flash) 

Jewel

• Hypochrysops apelles (Copper jewel) 
• Hypochrysops ignita (Fiery jewel, Dingy jewel) 
• Hypochrysops digglesii (Silky jewel) 

Jezebel

• Delias argenthona (Northern jezebel) 
• Delias mysis (Red-banded jezebel, Union Jack) 

Lacewing

• Cethosia cydippe (Red lacewing) 

Leafwing

• Doleschallia bisaltide (Australian leafwing) 

Line-blue

• Nacaduba cyanea (Green-banded line-blue) 
• Nacaduba berenice (Large purple line-blue, Six line-blue) 
• Prosotas dubiosa (Small purple line-blue, Purple line-blue) 
• Catopyrops florinda (Speckled line-blue, Dull speckled line-blue) 
• Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted line-blue, Double spotted-blue) 

Migrant

• Catopsilia scylla (Orange migrant) 
• Catopsilia pyranthe (White migrant, Common migrant) 
• Catopsilia gorgophone (Yellow migrant) 
• Catopsilia pomona (Lemon migrant, Cassia butterfly) 

Moonbeam

• Philiris innotatus (Purple moonbeam, Common moonbeam) 

Moth butterfly

• Liphyra brassolis (Moth butterfly) 

Oak-blue

• Arhopala madytus (Bright oak-blue) 
• Arhopala micale (Shining oak-blue, Common oak-blue) 
• Arhopala centaurus (Purple oak-blue, Dull oak-blue) 

Orange ringlet

• Hypocysta adiante (Orange ringlet, Darwin ringlet) 

Orchid flash

• Hypolycaena danis (Orchid flash, Black and white tit) 

Painted lady

• Vanessa kershawi (Australian painted lady, Blue-spotted painted lady) 

Palm-dart

• Cephrenes augiades (Orange palm-dart, Banded skipper) 
• Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow palm-dart) 

Pea-blue

• Euchrysops cnejus (Five-spotted pea-blue) 
• Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed pea-blue, Pea-blue, Pea-blue argus) 
• Catochrysops panormis (Pale pea-blue,Forget-me-not) 

Pearl-white

• Elodina queenslandica (Glistening pearl-white) 
• Elodina padusa (Narrow-winged pearl-white) 

Pied flat

• Tagiades japetus (Pied flat) 

Plane

• Pantoporia consimilis (Orange plane) 
• Phaedyma shepherdi (White-banded plane, Common aeroplane) 
• Neptis praslini (Yellow-eyed plane) 

Purple cerulean

• Jamidis phaseli (Purple cerulean, Dark cerulean) 

Skipper

• Toxidia thyrrhus (Dusky grass skipper) 

Swallowtail

• Cressida cressida (Clearwing swallowtail, Greasy swallowtail) 
• Papilio anactus (Dainty swallowtail, Orange butterfly) 
• Papilio fuscus (Fuscus swallowtail, Northern citrus) 
• Papilio aegeus (Orchard butterfly, Citrus swallowtail butterfly) 

Swift

• Pelopidas agna (Dingy swift, Common swift) 
• Pelopidas lyelli (Lyell's swift, Common swift) 
• Sabera dobbae (Yellow-streaked swift, Miskin's swift) 

Triangle

• Graphium sarpedon (Blue triangle) 
• Graphium agamemnon (Green-spotted triangle) 
• Graphium euryplus (Pale triangle, Pale green triangle) 

Ulysses swallowtail

• Papilio ulysses (Ulysses swallowtail, Mountain blue butterfly) 

Wanderer

• Danaus chrysippus (Lesser wanderer) 
• Danaus plexippus (Monarch, Wanderer) 

Yellow albatross

• Appias paulina (Yellow albatross, Northern white) 

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