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
 * Antipodia atralba
 * Antipodia chaostola
 * 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
 * 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, Ocybadistes walkeri
 * Oreisplanus munionga
 * Oreisplanus perornata
 * genus: Pasma
 * Pasma tasmanicus
 * genus: Signeta
 * Signeta flammeata
 * genus: Suniana


 * 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