Australian Butterflies
Butterfly Families
The major butterfly families in Australia are:
Hesperiidae
"Skippers & Darters"
Lycaenidae
"Blues & Coppers"
Nymphalidae
"Four-footed"
Papilionidae
"Swallowtails & Birdwings"
Pieridae
"Whites & Yellows"
Sunday 31 May 2015
Blue Tiger
Nymphalidae / Tirumala Hamata
Proserpine, Queensland
May 2015
A survivor of a few bird attacks!
underside
Townsville, Queensland
June 2015
Thursday 28 May 2015
Orange Ringlet
Nymphalidae / Hypocysta adiante
Lake Boondooma, Queensland
May 2015
underside
Common Australian Crow
Nymphalidae / Euphoea core
Lotus Creek, Queensland
May 2015
underside
Meadow Argus
Nymphalidae / Junonia Villida
Lake Boondooma, Queensland
May 2015
Bathurst, NSW
April 2019
Lesser Wanderer
Nymphalidae / Danaus petilia
Lake Boondooma, Queensland
May 2015
Common Brown
Nymphalidae / Heteronympha merope
Porongurup Range, WA
Dec 14
Nymphalidae / Heteronympha merope
Robe, South Australia
February 2016
Northern Jezabel
Pieridae / Delias argenthona
Lake Awoonga, Queensland
May 2015
Clearwing Swallowtail ("Big Greasy")
Papilionidae / Cressida Cressida
Lake Awoonga, Queensland
May 2015
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Common Eggfly (called Blue Moon in NZ)
Nymphalidae / Hypolimnas bolina
called Blue Moon in NZ
Lake Awoonga, Queensland
May 2015
Varied Eggfly
Kuranda, Qld
July 2015
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