Butterflies of Australia Die Tagfalter Australiens
Australia is home to over 400 species of butterfly, many of which are restricted to the east coast of Australia and particularly the tropical areas of north-eastern Queensland. On this page I present some of the more common species that I have encountered over the years. All photos were taken by myself, mostly in the Sydney area, tropical north-eastern Queensland and south-western Australia.
This page is under construction, and some of the butterfly portraits are still incomplete. I also compiled a systematic directory of all species known to occur in Australia.
Australien beherbergt über 400 Schmetterlingsarten, von denen viele auf die Ostküste Australiens und insbesondere die tropischen Regionen Queenslands beschränkt sind. Auf dieser Seite stelle ich einige der häufigeren Arten vor, die mir im Laufe der Jahre begegnet sind. Alle Photos habe ich selbst aufgenommen, die meisten in der Umgebung von Sydney, im tropischen Nordosten von Queensland und in Südwest-Australien.
Diese Seite befindet sich noch im Aufbau, und einige der Arten-Portraits sind noch unvollständig. Ich habe außerdem eine systematische Liste aller Arten zusammengestellt, die in Australien vorkommen.
Overview Übersicht

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Family Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
- Subfamily Papilioninae
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Family Whites and Yellows (Pieridae)
- Subfamily Whites (Pierinae)
- Subfamily Yellows (Coliadinae)
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Family Blues and Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)
- Subfamily Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
- Subfamily Blues (Polyommatinae)
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Family Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
- Subfamily Nymphalinae
- Subfamily Heliconiinae
- Subfamily Danainae
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Family Satyrs (Satyridae)
- Subfamily Satyrinae
- Subfamily Elymniinae
- Subfamily Biinae
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Family Skippers (Hesperiidae)
- Subfamily Trapezitinae
- Subfamily Hesperiinae
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Subfamily Papilioninae
Whites and Yellows (Pieridae)
Subfamily Pierinae
Subfamily Coliadinae
Blues and Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)
Subfamily Theclinae

(Paralucia pyrodiscus)

(Paralucia aurifer)

(Paralucia spinifera)

(Hypochrysops apelles)

(Hypochrysops narcissus)

(Hypochrysops halyaetus)

(Arhopala madytus)

(Ogyris amaryllis)

(Ogyris otanes)

(Jalmenus evagoras)

(Jalmenus inous)

(Hypolycaena phorbas)

(Deudorix diovis)
Subfamily Polyommatinae

(Candalides absimilis)

(Candalides cyprotus)

(Candalides hyacinthina)

(Candalides acasta)

(Candalides xanthospilos)

(Candalides heathi)

(Anthene seltuttus)

(Danis danis)

(Nacaduba cyanea)

(Nacaduba biocellata)

(Prosotas felderi)

(Ionolyce helicon)

(Catopyrops florinda)

(Sahulana scintillata)

(Neolucia agricola)

(Theclinesthes miskini)

(Theclinesthes onycha)

(Theclinesthes serpentata)

(Theclinesthes sulpitius)

(Leptotes plinius)

(Lampides boeticus)

(Everes lacturnus)

(Zizina labradus)
Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily Nymphalinae
Subfamily Heliconiinae
Subfamily Danainae
Satyrs (Satyridae)
Subfamily Satyrinae

(Ypthima arctous)

(Hypocysta metirius)

(Hypocysta pseudirius)

(Hypocysta adiante)

(Hypocysta euphemia)

(Tisiphone abeona)

(Geitoneura acantha)

(Geitoneura klugii)

(Geitoneura minyas)

(Oreixenica orichora)

(Argynnina cyrila)

(Heteronympha mirifica)

(Heteronympha merope)

(Heteronympha penelope)

(Heteronympha paradelpha)

(Heteronympha banksii)

(Heteronympha cordace)
Subfamily Elymniinae
Subfamily Biinae
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily Trapezitinae

(Trapezites praxedes)

(Trapezites sciron)

(Trapezites argenteoornatus)

(Trapezites symmomus)

(Motasingha dirphia)

(Antipodia dactyliota)

(Dispar compacta)

(Anisynta sphenosema)

(Toxidia parvulus)

(Hesperilla idothea)

(Hesperilla donnysa)

(Croitana croites)

(Mesodina cyanophracta)

(Mesodina halyzia)