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List of butterflies of Tasmania
Tasmania is located south of the mainland of Australia, separated from the state of Victoria by the 240 km wide Bass Strait. Although Tasmania shares most of its fauna with the southern parts of Australia or Australia as a whole, Tasmania's isolation along with its wetter, cooler and cloudier weather caused the evolution of several Tasmania endemic species and sub-species, butterflies included. Tasmania has HHH type of ecozone/etc.. 2 of species are protected under Tasmanian /Australian law... The main threats to are...yy species listed in the IUCN red list, unfortunately ..species extinct. Thirty-nine species of butterflies found in Tasmania. They are grouped primarily as: skippers, blues, browns, swallowtails, and the introduced whites.

Hesperiidae

 * Dominula Skipper, Anisynta dominula
 * Antipodia Skipper, Antipodia chaostola
 * Chrysotricha Skipper, Hesperilla chrysotricha
 * Donnysa Skipper, Hesperilla donnysa
 * Flame Skipper, Hesperilla idothea
 * Master's Skipper, Hesperilla mastersi
 * Yelow-banded Dart, Ocybadistes walkeri
 * Marrawah Skipper or Alpine Skipper, Oreisplanus munionga
 * Tasmanica Skipper or Two-spotted Grass-skipper, Pasma tasmanicus
 * White Grassdart, Taractrocera papyria
 * Rare White-spot Skipper, Trapezites lutea

Polyommatinae

 * Blotched Blue, Candalides acastus
 * Pea Blue, Lampides boeticus
 * Fringed Blue, Neolucia agricola
 * Mountain Blue, Neolucia hobartensis
 * Mathew's Blue, Neolucia mathewi
 * Chequered Blue, Theclinesthes serpentata
 * Common Grass Blue, Zizina labradus

Theclinae

 * Bright Copper, Paralucia aurifer
 * Tasmanian Hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda

Danainae

 * Lesser Wanderer Butterfly, Danaus chrysippus
 * Wanderer Butterfly, Danaus plexippus

Nymphalinae

 * Meadow Argus, Junonia villida
 * Yellow Admiral, Vanessa itea
 * Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi

Satyrinae

 * Tasmanian Brown, Argynnina hobartia
 * Klug's Xenica, Geitoneura klugii
 * Bright-eyed Brown, Heteronympha cordace
 * Common Brown, Heteronympha merope
 * Shouldered Brown, Heteronympha penelope
 * Leprea Brown, Nesoxenica leprea
 * Common Silver Xenica, Oreixenica lathoniella
 * Orichroa Brown, Oreixenica orichora
 * Ptunarra Brown, Oreixenica ptunarra

Papilioninae

 * Tasmanian Macleay's Swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus

Coliadinae

 * Small Grass Yellow, Eurema smilax

Pierinae

 * Albatross Butterfly, Appias paulina
 * Caper White, Anaphaeis java
 * Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae

List of birds of Tasmania
INTRODUCED SPECIES

Emu  Dromaius novaehollandiae Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos Mute swan  Cygnus olor California quail  Lophortyx californicus Indian Peafowl  Pavo cristatus Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus Weka  Gallirallus australis Rock dove Columba livia Spotted turtle-dove Streptopelia chinensis Little corella  Cacatua sanguinea Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris Cockatiel  Nymphicus hollandicus Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Superb lyrebird  Menura novaehollandiae Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula European greenfinch Carduelis chloris European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House sparrow  Passer domesticus Common starling Sturnus vulgaris

Number of endemics:12 Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus Tasmanian Native-hen Gallinula mortierii Yellow-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Brown Scrubwren Sericornis humilis Scrubtit Acanthornis magnus Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa

There are also four endemic sub-species: Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor and Wedge-Tailed Eagle Aquila audax Tasmanian Masked-Owl Tyto castanops