Butterflies in Australia

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
• Banded Evening Brown (Melanitis amabilis)
• Banks’ Brown (Heteronympha banksii)
• Cedar Bush-brown (Mycalesis sirius)
• Christmas Emperor (Polyura andrewsi)
• Common Crow (Euploea core)
• Dingy Bush-brown (Mycalesis perseus)
• Dusky Bush-brown (Orsotriaena medus)
• Dusky Knight (Ypthima arctoa)
• Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
• Marbled Xenica (Geitoneura klugii)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Orange Bush-brown (Mycalesis terminus)
• Orange Emperor (Charaxes latona)
• Palmfly (Elymnias agondas)
• Australian Lurcher Butterfly (Yoma Sabina)
• Papuan Evening Brown (Melanitis constantia)
• Pearl Owl (Taenaris artemis)
• Ringed Xenica (Geitoneura acantha)
• Silky Owl (Taenaris catops)
• Tailed Emperor (Polyura sempronius)
• Tasmanian Xenica (Nesoxenica leprea)
• Varied Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
• Apaturina erminea papuana 
• Apaturina erminea
• Argynnina cyrila 
• Argynnina hobartia 
• Geitoneura minyas
• Oreixenica correae 
• Oreixenica kershawi 
• Oreixenica lathoniella 
• Oreixenica latialis 
• Oreixenica orichora 
• Oreixenica ptunarra 
• Heteronympha cordace
• Heteronympha merope 
• Heteronympha mirifica 
• Heteronympha paradelpha 
• Heteronympha penelope
• Heteronympha solandri
• Polyura pyrrhus sempronius 
• Hypocysta adiante 
• Hypocysta euphemia 
• Hypocysta irius 
• Hypocysta metirius 
• Hypocysta pseudirius 
• Tisiphone abeona 
• Tisiphone helena

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Amethyst Hairstreak (Jalmenus icilius)
• Amethyst Jewel (Hypochrysops elgneri)
• Apollo Jewel (Hypochrysops apollo)
• Arid Bronze Azure (Ogyris subterrestris)
• Azure Moonbeam (Philiris azule)
• Bicolour Moonbeam (Philiris fulgens)
• Bitter-bush Blue (Theclinesthes albocincta)
• Black Ant-blue (Acrodipsas hirtipes)
• Black-spotted Flash (Hypolycaena phorbas)
• Black-veined Ant-blue (Acrodipsas arcana)
• Blotched Dusky-blue (Candalides acasta)
• Blue Moonbeam (Philiris nitens)
• Bold Line-blue (Nacaduba pactolus)
• Bright Copper (Paralucia aurifera)
• Bright Cornelian (Deudorix diovis)
• Bright Forest-blue (Pseudodipsas cephenes)
• Bright Oak-blue (Arhopala madytus)
• Bright Purple Azure (Ogyris barnardi)
• Broad-margined Azure (Ogyris olane)
• Bronze Ant-blue (Acrodipsas brisbanensis)
• Bronze Line-blue (Ionolyce helicon)
• Brown Ant-blue (Acrodipsas mortoni)
• Bulloak Jewel (Hypochrysops piceata)
• Chequered Copper (Lucia limbaria)
• Cobalt Pea-blue (Catochrysops amasea)
• Common Grass-blue (Zizina labradus)
• Common Pencil-blue (Candalides absimilis)
• Copper Ant-blue (Acrodipsas cuprea)
• Copper Jewel (Hypochrysops apelles)
• Copper Pencil-blue (Candalides cyprotus)
• Coral Jewel (Hypochrysops miskini)
• Cyane Jewel (Hypochrysops cyane)
• Cycad Blue (Theclinesthes onycha)
• Dainty Grass-blue (Zizula hylax)
• Dark Ciliate-blue (Anthene seltuttus)
• Dark Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas)
• Dark Forest-blue (Pseudodipsas eone)
• Dark Green-banded Blue (Nothodanis schaeffera)
• Dark Opal (Nesolycaena medicia)
• Dark Pencil-blue (Candalides consimilis)
• Dark Purple Azure (Ogyris abrota)
• Decima Ant-blue (Acrodipsas decima)
• Delicate Blue (Udara tenella)
• Devil’s Blue (Neopithecops lucifer)
• Dull Heath-blue (Neolucia mathewi)
• Emerald Hairstreak (Jalmenus daemeli)
• Fiery Copper (Paralucia pyrodiscus)
• Fiery Jewel (Hypochrysops ignita)
• Fringed Heath-blue (Neolucia agricola)
• Glistening Line-blue (Sahulana scintillata)
• Golden Ant-blue (Acrodipsas aurata)
• Golden Azure (Ogyris ianthis)
• Golden-rayed Blue (Candalides noelkeri)
• Gracile Line-blue (Prosotas gracilis)
• Green-banded Jewel (Hypochrysops theon)
• Green-banded Line-blue (Nacaduba cyanea)
• Grey Ant-blue (Acrodipsas melania)
• Hairy Line-blue (Erysichton lineata)
• Imperial Hairstreak (Jalmenus evagoras)
• Indigo Flash (Rapala varuna)
• Inland Hairstreak (Jalmenus aridus)
• Jewelled Grass-blue (Freyeria putli)
• Kimberley Spotted Opal (Nesolycaena caesia)
• King Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
• Large Bronze Azure (Ogyris idmo)
• Large Green-banded Blue (Danis danis)
• Large Moonbeam (Philiris diana)
• Large Purple Line-blue (Nacaduba berenice)
• Lesser Grass-blue (Zizina otis)
• Long-tailed Line-blue (Prosotas nora)
• Long-tailed Pea-blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Macqueen’s Hairstreak (Jalmenus pseudictinus)
• Mangrove Jewel (Hypochrysops epicurus)
• Mangrove or Illidge’s Ant-blue (Acrodipsas illidgei)
• Marbled Line-blue (Erysichton palmyra)
• Mauve Line-blue (Petrelaea tombugensis)
• Montane Heath-blue (Neolucia hobartensis)
• Moonlight Jewel (Hypochrysops delicia)
• Moth Butterfly (Liphyra brassolis)
• Narcissus Jewel (Hypochrysops narcissus)
• Northern Hairstreak (Jalmenus eichhorni)
• Northern Pencil-blue (Candalides gilberti)
• Northern Purple Azure (Ogyris zosine)
• Orange-lobed Flash (Deudorix epirus)
• Orange-tipped Azure (Ogyris iphis)
• Orange-tipped Pea-blue (Everes lacturnus)
• Orchid Flash (Hypolycaena danis)
• Pale Cerulean (Jamides cyta)
• Pale Ciliate-blue (Anthene lycaenoides)
• Pale Pea-blue (Catochrysops panormus)
• Papuan Cerulean (Jamides nemophila)
• Papuan Line-blue (Catopyrops ancyra)
• Paradise Jewel (Hypochrysops hippuris)
• Peacock Jewel (Hypochrysops pythias)
• Pied Blue (Pithecops dionisius)
• Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius)
• Princess Flash (Deudorix smilis)
• Purple Cerulean (Jamides phaseli)
• Purple Line-blue (Prosotas dubiosa)
• Purple Moonbeam (Philiris innotatus)
• Purple Copper (Paralucia spinifera)
• Rayed Blue (Candalides heathi)
• Royal Jewel (Hypochrysops polycletus)
• Saltbush Blue (Theclinesthes serpentata)
• Samphire Blue (Theclinesthes sulpitius)
• Sapphire Azure (Ogyris aenone)
• Sapphire Moonbeam (Philiris sappheira)
• Satin Azure (Ogyris amaryllis)
• Satin Opal (Nesolycaena albosericea)
• Shining Cerulean (Jamides amarauge)
• Shining Oak-blue (Arhopala micale)
• Shining Pencil-blue (Candalides helenita)
• Short-tailed Line-blue (Prosotas felderi)
• Silky Azure (Ogyris oroetes)
• Silky Hairstreak (Pseudalmenus chlorinda)
• Silky Jewel (Hypochrysops digglesii)
• Small Ant-blue (Acrodipsas myrmecophila)
• Small Bronze Azure (Ogyris otanes)
• Small Dusky-blue (Candalides erinus)
• Small Green-banded Blue (Psychonotis caelius)
• Small Pied Blue (Megisba strongyle)
• Southern Purple Azure (Ogyris genoveva)
• Speckled Line-blue (Catopyrops florinda)
• Splendid Jewel (Hypochrysops cleon)
• Spotted Dusky-blue (Candalides delospila)
• Spotted Grass-blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Spotted Opal (Nesolycaena urumelia)
• Spotted Pea-blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
• Stencilled Hairstreak (Jalmenus ictinus)
• Sword-tailed Flash (Bindahara phocides)
• Trident Pencil-blue (Candalides margarita)
• Turquoise Hairstreak (Jalmenus clementi)
• Western Jewel (Hypochrysops halyaetus)
• Twin Dusky-blue (Candalides geminus)
• Two-spotted Line-blue (Nacaduba biocellata)
• Varied Dusky-blue (Candalides hyacinthina)
• Varied Hairstreak (Jalmenus inous)
• Violet Line-blue (Nacaduba calauria)
• Waterhouse’s Hairstreak (Jalmenus lithochroa)
• Wattle Blue (Theclinesthes miskini)
• Western Bitter-bush Blue (Theclinesthes hesperia)
• White-banded Cerulean (Jamides aleuas)
• White-banded Line-blue (Nacaduba kurava)
• White-margined Moonbeam (Philiris ziska)
• White Oak-blue (Arhopala wildei)
• White-spotted Flash (Deudorix democles)
• Yellow Jewel (Hypochrysops byzos)
• Yellow-spotted Blue (Candalides xanthospilos)
• Purple Oak-blue (Arhopala eupolis)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Black Jezebel (Delias nigrina)
• Black-spotted White (Leptosia nina)
• Blue Albatross (Appias celestina)
• Broad-margined Grass-yellow (Eurema puella)
• Caper Gull (Cepora perimale)
• Caper White (Belenois java)
• Cape York Pearl-white (Elodina claudia)
• Delicate Pearl-white (Elodina perdita)
• Glistening Pearl-white (Elodina queenslandica)
• Golden Jezebel (Delias aruna)
• Grey Albatross (Appias melania)
• Imperial Jezebel (Delias harpalyce)
• Large Grass-yellow (Eurema hecabe)
• Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
• Lined Grass-yellow (Eurema laeta)
• Narrow-winged Pearl-white (Elodina padusa)
• No-brand Grass-yellow (Eurema brigitta)
• Orange Albatross (Appias ada)
• Orange Migrant (Catopsilia scylla)
• Pink grass-yellow (Eurema herla)
• Red-banded Jezebel (Delias mysis)
• Scalloped Grass-yellow (Eurema alitha)
• Scarlet Jezebel (Delias argenthona)
• Small Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Small Grass-yellow (Eurema smilax)
• Small Pearl-white (Elodina walkeri)
• Southern Pearl-white (Elodina angulipennis)
• Spotted Jezebel (Delias aganippe)
• Striated Pearl-white (Elodina parthia)
• Striped Albatross (Appias olferna)
• Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
• White Migrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
• White Albatross (Appias albina)
• Yellow Albatross (Appias paulina)
• Yellow-banded Jezebel (Delias ennia)
• Yellow Migrant (Catopsilia gorgophone)
• Yellow-spotted Jezebel (Delias nysa)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Harlequin Metalmark (Praetaxila segecia)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Ambrax Swallowtail (Papilio ambrax)
• Blue Triangle (Graphium sarpedon)
• Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion)
• Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
• Christmas Swallowtail (Papilio memnon)
• Clearwing Swallowtail (Cressida cressida)
• Dainty Swallowtail (Papilio anactus)
• Five-barred Swordtail (Graphium aristeus)
• Four-barred Swordtail (Protographium leosthenes) 
• Fuscus Swallowtail (Papilio fuscus)
• Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
• Green Triangle (Graphium macfarlanei)
• Macleay’s Swordtail (Graphium macleayanus)
• New Guinea Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus)
• Norfolk Swallowtail (Papilio amynthor)
• Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus)
• Pale Triangle (Graphium eurypylus)
• Red-bodied Swallowtail (Pachliopta polydorus)
• Richmond Birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia)
• Ulysses Swallowtail (Papilio ulysses)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Banded Dusk-flat (Chaetocneme critomedia)
• Barred Skipper (Dispar compacta)
• Black-ringed Ochre (Trapezites petalia)
• Blue-flash Skipper (Rachelia extrusus)
• Broad-banded Awl (Hasora hurama)
• Bronze Flat (Netrocoryne repanda)
• Bronze Ochre (Trapezites macqueeni)
• Brown Ochre (Trapezites iacchus)
• Chequered Grass-skipper (Anisynta tillyardi)
• Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
• Eastern Dusk-flat (Chaetocneme beata) 
• Greater Peacock Awl (Allora major)
• Green Awl (Hasora discolor)
• Heath Ochre (Trapezites phigalia)
• Large Banded Awl (Hasora khoda)
• Laterite Ochre (Trapezites waterhouse)
• Montane Grass-skipper (Anisynta monticolae)
• Montane Ochre (Trapezites phigalioides)
• Mottled Grass-skipper (Anisynta cynone)
• Narrow-winged Awl (Badamia exclamationis)
• Doubleday’s Skipper (Toxidia doubledayi)
• Northern Silver Ochre (Trapezites maheta)
• Orange Ochre (Trapezites eliena)
• Ornate Dusk-flat (Chaetocneme denitza)
• Ornate Ochre (Trapezites genevieveae)
• Papuan Snow Flat (Tagiades nestus)
• Peacock Awl (Allora doleschallii)
• Pied Flat (Tagiades japetus)
• Purple Dusk-flat (Chaetocneme porphyropis)
• Regent Skipper (Euschemon rafflesia)
• Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
• Sandstone Ochre (Trapezites taori)
• Sciron Ochre (Trapezites sciron)
• Silver-spotted Ochre (Trapezites argenteoornatus)
• Silver-studded Ochre (Trapezites iacchoides)
• Small Orange Ochre (Trapezites heteromacula)
• Southern Silver Ochre (Trapezites praxedus)
• Speckled Ochre (Trapezites atkinsi)
• Splendid Ochre (Trapezites symmomus)
• Two-brand Grass-skipper (Anisynta dominula)
• Two-spotted Grass-skipper (Pasma tasmanicus)
• Wedge Grass-skipper (Anisynta sphenosema)
• Western Flat (Exometoeca nycteris)
• White-veined Sand-skipper (Anisynta albovenata)
• Yellow Ochre (Trapezites lutea)
• Cephrenes augiades 
• Cephrenes trichopepla 
• Anisyntoides argenteoornatus 
• Antipodia atralba 
• Antipodia chaostola 
• Antipodia dactyliota 
• Arrhenes dschilus 
• Arrhenes marnas 
• Borbo impar 
• Hesperilla chrysotricha 
• Hesperilla crypsargyra 
• Hesperilla crypsigramma 
• Hesperilla donnysa 
• Hesperilla flavescens 
• Hesperilla furva 
• Hesperilla idothea 
• Hesperilla malindeva 
• Hesperilla mastersi 
• Hesperilla ornata 
• Hesperilla picta 
• Hesperilla sarnia 
• Hesperilla sexguttata 
• Ocybadistes ardea 
• Ocybadistes flavovittata 
• Ocybadistes hypomeloma 
• Ocybadistes knightorum 
• Ocybadistes walkeri 
• Croitana aestiva 
• Croitana arenaria 
• Croitana croites 
• Herimosa albovenata 
• Mesodina aeluropis 
• Mesodina cyanophracta 
• Mesodina gracillima 
• Mesodina halyzia 
• Mesodina hayi 
• Mimene atropatene 
• Motasingha dirphia 
• Motasingha trimaculata 
• Neohesperilla croceus 
• Neohesperilla senta 
• Neohesperilla xanthomera 
• Neohesperilla xiphiphora 
• Notocrypta waigensis 
• Sabera caesina 
• Sabera dobboe 
• Sabera fuliginosa
• Oreisplanus munionga 
• Oreisplanus perornata 
• Parnara amalia 
• Parnara bada 
• Pelopidas agna 
• Pelopidas lyelli 
• Proeidosa polysema 
• Pseudoborbo bevani 
• Taractrocera anisomorpha 
• Taractrocera dolon 
• Taractrocera ilia 
• Taractrocera ina 
• Taractrocera papyria 
• Signeta flammeata 
• Signeta tymbophora 
• Suniana lascivia 
• Suniana sunias 
• Toxidia andersoni 
• Toxidia inornatus 
• Toxidia melania 
• Toxidia parvulus 
• Toxidia peron 
• Toxidia rietmanni 
• Toxidia thyrrhus 
• Telicota ancilla 
• Telicota anisodesma 
• Telicota augias 
• Telicota brachydesma 
• Telicota colon 
• Telicota eurotas 
• Telicota eurychlora 
• Telicota mesoptis 
• Telicota ohara 

Besides the sanctuary in Kuranda, there are several other places to see butterflies in Australia. These include the Butterfly House in the Melbourne Zoo, East Gippsland in Southern Australia, and Bribie Island Butterfly House in Brisbane.