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Nymphalidae

Checklist of Australasian Nymphalidae species

Niklas Wahlberg


The list below is based on the following works:

  • Braby (2000: Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution. CSIRO Publishing, Australia) Click here for a list of Australian species
  • Holloway and Peters (1976: The butterflies of New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Journal of Natural History 10:273-318)
  • Parsons (1999: The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea: Their Systematics and Biology. Academic Press, London)
  • Tennent (2002: Butterflies of the Solomon Islands: systematics and biogeography. Storm Entomological Publications, Norfolk, England)

  • AUS = Australia
    NC = New Caledonia
    NG = New Guinea and associated islands
    NZ = New Zealand
    SI = Solomon Islands

    The 279 species of Nymphalidae found in the Australasian region are:

    Libytheinae

    Danainae


    Charaxinae

    Morphinae

    Satyrinae

    Heliconiinae

    Limenitidinae

    Cyrestinae

    Apaturinae

    Nymphalinae