Larvae of Australian NYMPHALIDAE

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

The morphology of Caterpillars of NYMPHALIDAE varies with the subfamily:

APATURINAE (Emperors) caterpillars are smooth with a pair of horns on the head,

CHARAXINAE (also called Emperors) caterpillars are smooth with a multi-horned head capsule,

DANAINAE (Danaids, Tigers, Crows) caterpillars are smooth and have several long pairs of tentacles on the back,

HELICONIINAE (Lacewings, Fritillaries, Rustics) caterpillars are covered in spiky branched hairs,

LIBYTHEINAE (Snout Butterflies) caterpillars are smooth and cylindrical with sparse short hairs,

LIMENITIDINAE (Aeroplanes) caterpillars have horns on the head and some hairy warts along the back,

NYMPHALINAE (Nymphs & Admirals) caterpillars are also covered in spiky branched hairs,

SATYRINAE (Satyrs & Browns) caterpillars have a head which sometimes has a forked top, and also have a forked tail.

*Acraea andromacha*	*Acraea terpsicore*	*Argynnina cyrila*	*Argyreus hyperbius*
*Cethosia cydippe*	*Cethosia penthesilea*	*Charaxes latona*	*Charaxes sempronius*
*Cupha prosope*	*Danaus affinis*	*Danaus chrysippus*	*Danaus genutia*
*Danaus petilia*	*Danaus plexippus*	*Doleschallia bisaltide*	*Euploea algea*
*Euploea corinna*	*Euploea darchia*	*Euploea modesta*	*Euploea sylvester*
*Euploea tulliolus*	*Geitoneura acantha*	*Geitoneura klugii*	*Heteronympha banksii*
*Heteronympha merope*	*Heteronympha paradelpha*	*Heteronympha penelope*	*Hypocysta euphemia*
*Hypocysta irius*	*Hypocysta metirius*	*Hypocysta pseudirius*	*Hypolimnas anomala*
*Hypolimnas bolina*	*Junonia orithya*	*Junonia villida*	*Melanitis leda*
*Mycalesis perseus*	*Oreixenica kershawi*	*Pantoporia consimilis*	*Phaedyma shepherdi*
*Phalanta phalantha*	*Symbrenthia geoffroyi*	*Tellervo zoilus*	*Tirumala hamata*
*Tisiphone abeona*	*Vagrans egista*	*Vanessa cardui*	*Vanessa itea*

Vanessa kershawi

Vindula arsinoe

Yoma sabina

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(written 11 August 2016, updated 15 August 2024)