NYMPHALIDAE of Australia Admirals, Aeroplanes, Browns, Daniaids, Emperors, Fritillaries, Leafwings, Longwings, Nymphs, and Satyrs PAPILIONOIDEA

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

NYMPHALIDAE eggs

NYMPHALIDAE caterpillars

NYMPHALIDAE pupae

NYMPHALIDAE butterflies

NYMPHALIDAE undersides

NYMPHALIDAE females

APATURINAE Emperors

CHARAXINAE More Emperors

DANAINAE Danaids, Tigers, Crows

HELICONIINAE Lacewings, Rustics, Fritillaries

LIBYTHEINAE Beaks

LIMENITIDINAE Aeroplanes

NYMPHALINAE Nymphs, Admirals

SATYRINAE Satyrs, Browns

The 84 named Australian species in NYMPHALIDAE are:

Acraea andromacha : Glasswing
Acraea terpsicore : Tawny Coster

Apaturina erminea : Turquoise Emperor

Argynnina cyrila : Cyril's Brown
Argynnina hobartia : Hobart Brown

Argynnis hyperbius : Laced Fritillary

Cethosia cydippe : Red Lacewing
Cethosia penthesilea : Orange Lacewing

Charaxes latona : Orange Emperor
Charaxes sempronius : Tailed Emperor

Cupha prosope : Australian Rustic

Danaus affinis : Black & White Tiger
Danaus chrysippus : Lesser Wanderer
Danaus genutia : Orange Tiger
Danaus petilia : Australian Lesser Wanderer
Danaus plexippus : Wanderer or Monarch

Doleschallia bisaltide : Australian Leafwing

Elymnias agondas : Palmfly

Euploea alcathoe : Striped Black Crow
Euploea algea : Long-Branded Blue Crow
Euploea batesii
Euploea climena
Euploea corinna : Oleander Butterfly or Australian Crow
Euploea darchia : Darwin Crow
Euploea leucostictos : White Flash Crow
Euploea modesta : Plain Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester : Two-Brand Crow
Euploea tulliolus : Purple Crow

Geitoneura acantha : Eastern Ringed Xenica
Geitoneura klugii : Klug's Xenica
Geitoneura minyas : Western Xenica

Heteronympha banksii : Banks' Brown
Heteronympha cordace : Bright Eyed Brown
Heteronympha merope : Common Brown
Heteronympha mirifica : Wonder Brown
Heteronympha paradelpha : Spotted Brown
Heteronympha penelope : Shouldered Brown
Heteronympha solandri : Solander's Brown

Hypocysta adiante : Orange Ringlet
Hypocysta angustata : Black & White Ringlet
Hypocysta euphemia : Rock Ringlet
Hypocysta irius : Northern Ringlet
Hypocysta metirius : Common Brown Ringlet
Hypocysta pseudirius : Dingy Ringlet

Hypolimnas alimena : Blue-banded Eggfly
Hypolimnas anomala
Hypolimnas bolina : Common Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus : Diadem

Junonia erigone : Northern Argus
Junonia hedonia : Brown Soldier
Junonia orithya : Blue Argus
Junonia villida : Meadow Argus

Lexias aeropa

Libythea geoffroy : Australian Beak

Melanitis leda : Evening Brown

Mycalesis perseus : Dingy Bush Brown
Mycalesis sirius : Cedar Bush Brown
Mycalesis terminus : Orange Bush Brown

Mynes geoffroyi : White Nymph

Neptis praslini : Black & White Aeroplane

Nesoxenica leprea : Leprea Brown

Oreixenica correae : Correa Brown
Oreixenica kershawi : Striped Xenica
Oreixenica lathoniella : Common Silver Xenica
Oreixenica latialis : Alpine Silver Xenica
Oreixenica orichora : Spotted Alpine Xenica
Oreixenica ptunarra : Ptunarra Brown

Orsotriaena medus : Bush Brown

Pantoporia consimilis : Orange Aeroplane
Pantoporia venilia : Cape York Aeroplane

Phaedyma shepherdi : Common Aeroplane

Phalanta phalantha : Leopard

Taenaris artemis

Tellervo zoilus : Cairns Hamadryad

Tirumala hamata : Blue Tiger

Tisiphone abeona : Swordgrass Brown
Tisiphone helena : Helena Brown

Vagrans egista : Australian Vagrant

Vanessa cardui : Painted Lady
Vanessa itea : Australian Yellow Admiral
Vanessa kershawi : Australian Painted Lady

Vindula arsinoe : The Cruiser

Yoma sabina : The Lurcher

Ypthima arctous : Dingy Ring