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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

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Orchard swallowtail

family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) — 4 species

genus: Graphium
  • Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus
genus: Papilio

Pieridae

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Lemon migrant
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Small white

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

genus: Appias
  • Yellow albatross, Appias paulina
genus: Belenois
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

Common Dusky Blue
Varied dusky-blue
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Long-tailed pea-blue
Pseudalmenus chlorinda
Silky hairstreak
Paralucia aurifer
Bright copper
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Common grass-blue

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
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

Nymphalidae

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

genus: Acraea
  • Glasswing, Acraea andromacha
genus: Argynnina
  • Argynnina cyrila
genus: Danaus
genus: Euploea
genus: Geitoneura
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Plain tiger
genus: Heteronympha
  • Heteronympha banksii
H. b. banksii
H. b. nevina
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
genus: Junonia
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
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
  • Antipodia atralba
  • Antipodia chaostola
genus: Badamia
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Brown awl
  • 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
  • Hesperilla crypsargyra
  • Hesperilla donnysa
H. d. delos
H. d. patmos
  • Hesperilla flavescens
  • Hesperilla idothea
H. i. clara
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  • Hesperilla mastersi
  • Hesperilla ornata
  • Hesperilla picta
genus: Mesodina
  • Mesodina halyzia
  • Motasingha trimaculata
genus: Netrocoryne
  • Netrocoryne repanda
genus: Oreisplanus
Green Grass-Dart
Green grass-dart
  • Green grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri
  • Oreisplanus munionga
  • Oreisplanus perornata
genus: Pasma
  • Pasma tasmanicus
genus: Signeta
  • Signeta flammeata
genus: Suniana
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Dingy skipper
  • Suniana lascivia
genus: Taractrocera
  • Taractrocera papyria
genus: Anisynta
  • Sedge darter, Telicota eurotas
genus: Toxidia
  • Toxidia andersoni
  • Toxidia doubledayi
  • Toxidia parvulus
  • Toxidia peron
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

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