Some caterpillars of NYMPHALIDAE in Australia Browns, Daniaids, Emperors, Fritillaries, Nymphs, and Satyrs PAPILIONOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

NYMPHALIDAE eggs

NYMPHALIDAE pupae

NYMPHALIDAE butterflies

NYMPHALIDAE undersides

CHARAXINAE Also called Emperors smooth with a multi-horned head	DANAINAE Danaids, Tigers, and Crows smooth with pairs of long tentacles	HELICONIINAE Lacewings, Fritillaries, Rustics covered in spiky branched hairs
LIMENITIDINAE Aeroplanes with 2 horns on the head and some hairy warts along the back,	NYMPHALINAE Nymphs & Admirals covered in spiky branched hairs,	SATYRINAE Satyrs & Browns with a forked head and a forked tail

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(written 11 August 2016, updated 27 September 2024)