List of butterflies of Victoria facts for kids

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

Orchard swallowtail

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

Lemon migrant

Small white

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

Varied dusky-blue

Long-tailed pea-blue

Silky hairstreak

Bright copper

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

• 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

Plain tiger

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

Meadow argus

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

Australian painted lady

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

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

H. i. idothea n

• Hesperilla mastersi
• Hesperilla ornata
• Hesperilla picta

genus: Mesodina

• Mesodina halyzia
• Motasingha trimaculata

genus: Netrocoryne

• Netrocoryne repanda

genus: Oreisplanus

Green grass-dart

• Green grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri
• Oreisplanus munionga
• Oreisplanus perornata

genus: Pasma

• Pasma tasmanicus

genus: Signeta

• Signeta flammeata

genus: Suniana

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