Butterflies and Moths by scientific name
The butterflies included here are based on observations by Peter Valentine and Darrell Kemp. Peter Valentine has provided advice and most of the photographs. Names are according to Braby (2000) Butterflies of Australia. Please note, in these descriptions wingspan measurements are given first for the male then female. When there is no separate comments then the female is either very similar or slightly paler. Faculty with research interest in butterflies are Richard Rowe and Peter Valentine.
Butterflies of the Douglas and Smithfield campuses may be grouped as follows.
Skippers, awls, flats and darts (Hesperiidae): antennae are widely separated at the base. Most adults are basically brown, often rest with wings outspread; flight is rapid and jerky; larvae build shelters from leaves bound by silk.
Birdwings and swallowtails (Papilionidae): antennae close ar base; adults large and boldy patterned; many species have a tail on the hindwing; often found hovering over plants in the morning.
Whites and yellow (Pieridae): antennae are close together at base; adults chiefly white or yellow in colour on upper surface, lower surface often colourful; often migratory.
Crows and monarchs (Nymphalidae): antennae close at base; colours various, frequently with prominent eyespots on the wings.
Small blues and coppers (Lycaenidae): antennae close together; essentially tropical; larvae frequently attended by ants and have special secretory organs; upper surface of the adult wings often in iridescent shades of green/blue/purple/bronze or orange.
- Acraea andromacha (Glasswing, Little greasy, Small greasy)
- Anthene lycaenoides (Pale ciliated-blue)
- Anthene seltuttus (Dark ciliated-blue)
- Appias paulina (Yellow albatross, Northern white)
- Argina astrea (Crotalaria pod borer, a tiger moth)
- Arhopala centaurus (Purple oak-blue, Dull oak-blue)
- Arhopala madytus (Bright oak-blue)
- Arhopala micale (Shining oak-blue, Common oak-blue)
- Badamia exclamationis (Narrow-winged awl, Brown awl)
- Belenois java (Caper white, Common white butterfly)
- Candalides erinus (Small dusky blue)
- Catochrysops panormis (Pale pea-blue,Forget-me-not)
- Catopsilia gorgophone (Yellow migrant)
- Catopsilia pomona (Lemon migrant, Cassia butterfly)
- Catopsilia pyranthe (White migrant, Common migrant)
- Catopsilia scylla (Orange migrant)
- Catopyrops florinda (Speckled line-blue, Dull speckled line-blue)
- Cephrenes augiades (Orange palm-dart, Banded skipper)
- Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow palm-dart)
- Cepora perimale (Caper gull, Australian gull)
- Cethosia cydippe (Red lacewing)
- Chaetocneme denitza (Ornate dusk-flat)
- Coscinocera hercules (Hercules moth, Atlas moth)
- Cressida cressida (Clearwing swallowtail, Greasy swallowtail)
- Cupha prosope (Bordered rustic)
- Danaus chrysippus (Lesser wanderer)
- Danaus plexippus (Monarch, Wanderer)
- Delias argenthona (Northern jezebel)
- Delias mysis (Red-banded jezebel, Union Jack)
- Deudorix diovis (Bright cornelean)
- Doleschallia bisaltide (Australian leafwing)
- Elodina padusa (Narrow-winged pearl-white)
- Elodina queenslandica (Glistening pearl-white)
- Euchrysops cnejus (Five-spotted pea-blue)
- Euploea core (Common crow, Australian crow)
- Euploea tulliolus (Purple crow, Eastern brown crow)
- Eurema alitha (Scalloped grass-yellow)
- Eurema brigitta (No brand grass-yellow)
- Eurema hecabe (Large grass-yellow, Common grass-yellow)
- Eurema herla (Pink grass-yellow, Macleay's grass-yellow)
- Eurema laeta (Lined grass-yellow, Spotless grass-yellow)
- Eurema smilax (Small grass-yellow, Bordered sulphur)
- Famegana alsulus (Black-spotted grass-blue)
- Freyeria putli (Jewelled grass-blue)
- Graphium agamemnon (Green-spotted triangle)
- Graphium euryplus (Pale triangle, Pale green triangle)
- Graphium sarpedon (Blue triangle)
- Hasora chromus (Chrome awl, Common banded awl)
- Hypochrysops apelles (Copper jewel)
- Hypochrysops digglesii (Silky jewel)
- Hypochrysops ignita (Fiery jewel, Dingy jewel)
- Hypocysta adiante (Orange ringlet, Darwin ringlet)
- Hypolimnas alimena (Blue-banded eggfly)
- Hypolimnas bolina (Varied eggfly, Common eggfly)
- Hypolycaena danis (Orchid flash, Black and white tit)
- Hypolycaena phorbas (Black-spotted flash, Common tit)
- Jalmenus daemeli (Emerald hairstreak, Damel's blue)
- Jamidis phaseli (Purple cerulean, Dark cerulean)
- Junonia hedonia (Chocolate argus)
- Junonia orithya (Blue argus)
- Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed pea-blue, Pea-blue, Pea-blue argus)
- Liphyra brassolis (Moth butterfly)
- Melanitis leda (Common evening brown, Evening brown)
- Mycalesis perseus (Dingy bush-brown)
- Mycalesis sirius (Cedar bush-brown)
- Mycalesis terminus (Orange bush-brown)
- Nacaduba berenice (Large purple line-blue, Six line-blue)
- Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted line-blue, Double spotted-blue)
- Nacaduba cyanea (Green-banded line-blue)
- Neptis praslini (Yellow-eyed plane)
- Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag shelter moth, Processionary caterpillars)
- Ogyris oroetes (Silky azure)
- Ogyris zosine (Northern purple azure)
- Ornithoptera (syn. Triodes) euphorion (Cairns birdwing)
- Oxybadistes hypomeloma (White margined grass-dart)
- Pantoporia consimilis (Orange plane)
- Papilio aegeus (Orchard butterfly, Citrus swallowtail butterfly)
- Papilio anactus (Dainty swallowtail, Orange butterfly)
- Papilio fuscus (Fuscus swallowtail, Northern citrus)
- Papilio ulysses (Ulysses swallowtail, Mountain blue butterfly)
- Pelopidas agna (Dingy swift, Common swift)
- Pelopidas lyelli (Lyell's swift, Common swift)
- Phaedyma shepherdi (White-banded plane, Common aeroplane)
- Philiris innotatus (Purple moonbeam, Common moonbeam)
- Polyura sempronius (Tailed emperor, Four-tail)
- Prosotas dubiosa (Small purple line-blue, Purple line-blue)
- Psychidae A (Case moth caterpillar)
- Psychonotis caelius (Small green-banded blue, White-banded blue
- Rapala varuna (Indigo flash)
- Sabera dobbae (Yellow-streaked swift, Miskin's swift)
- Sahulana scintillata (Glistening blue)
- Suniana lascivia (Dingy grass-dart, Northern dingy dart)
- Suniana sunias (Wide-brand grass-dart, Orange dart)
- Tagiades japetus (Pied flat)
- Taractrocera dolon (Small yellow grass-dart, Sandy grass-dart)
- Taractrocera ina (No-brand grass-dart, Ina grass-dart)
- Telicota colon (Pale orange darter, Pale darter)
- Tellervo zoilus (Hamadryad)
- Theclinesthes miskini (Miskin's blue, Wattle blue)
- Theclinesthes onycha (Cycad blue, Onycha blue)
- Tirumala hamata (Blue tiger, Blue wanderer)
- Toxidia thyrrhus (Dusky grass skipper)
- Trapezites iacchus (Brown ochre)
- Vanessa kershawi (Australian painted lady, Blue-spotted painted lady)
- Vindula arsinoe (Cruiser)
- Ythima arctous (Dusky knight, Dingy ring)
- Zizeeria karsandra (Spotted grass-blue, Dark grass-blue)
- Zizina labradus (Common grass-blue, Clover blue)
- Zizula hylux (Little grass-blue)
