Checklist of Australian Nymphalidae species
The list below is based on Braby (2000: Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution. CSIRO Publishing, Australia).
The 81 Australian species in Nymphalidae are:
Libytheinae
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Libythea geoffroy (Purple Beak)
Danainae
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Danaus affinis (Swamp Tiger)
Danaus chrysippus (Lesser Wanderer)
Danaus genutia (Orange Tiger)
Danaus plexippus (Monarch)
Tirumala hamata (Blue Tiger)
Euploea alcathoe (No-brand Crow)
Euploea algea (Mournful Crow)
Euploea batesii (Bates' Crow)
Euploea climena (Climena Crow)
Euploea core (Common Crow)
Euploea darchia (Small Brown Crow)
Euploea sylvester (Two-Brand Crow)
Euploea tulliolus (Purple Crow)
Euploea leucostictos (Orange-flash Crow)
Tellervo zoilus (Hamadryad)
Charaxinae
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Charaxes latona (Orange Emperor)
Polyura sempronius (Tailed Emperor)
Morphinae
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Taenaris artemis (Pearl Owl)
Satyrinae
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Melanitis leda (Evening Brown)
Mycalesis sirius (Cedar Bush-brown)
Mycalesis terminus (Orange Bush-brown)
Mycalesis perseus (Dingy Bush-brown)
Elymnias agondas (Palmfly)
Orsotriaena medus (Smooth-eyed Bush-brown)
Ypthima arctous (Dusky Knight)
Argynnina cyrila (Forest Brown)
Argynnina hobartia (Tasmanian Brown)
Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica)
Geitoneura klugii (Marbled 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 (Pied Ringlet)
Hypocysta euphemia (Rock Ringlet)
Hypocysta irius (Orange-streaked Ringlet)
Hypocysta metirius (Brown Ringlet)
Hypocysta pseudirius (Grey Ringlet)
Nesoxenica leprea (Tasmanian Xenica)
Oreixenica correae (Orange Alpine Xenica)
Oreixenica kershawi (Striped Xenica)
Oreixenica latialis (Small Alpine Xenica)
Oreixenica lathoniella (Silver Xenica)
Oreixenica orichora (Spotted Alpine Xenica)
Oreixenica ptunarra (Ptunarra Xenica)
Tisiphone abeona (Varied Sword-grass Brown)
Tisiphone helena (Northern Sword-grass Brown)
Heliconiinae
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Acraea andromacha (Glasswing)
Cethosia cydippe (Red Lacewing)
Cethosia penthesilea (Orange Lacewing)
Cupha prosope (Bordered Rustic)
Phalanta phalantha (Spotted Rustic)
Vagrans egista (Tailed Rustic)
Vindula arsinoe (Cruiser)
Argyreus hyperbius (Laced Fritillary)
Limenitidinae
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Lexias aeropa (Orange-banded Plane)
Neptis praslini (Yellow-eyed Plane)
Pantoporia consimilis (Orange Plane)
Pantoporia venilia (Black-eyed Plane)
Phaedyma shepherdi (White-banded Plane)
Apaturinae
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Apaturina erminea (Turquoise Emperor)
Nymphalinae
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Doleschallia bisaltide (Leafwing)
Hypolimnas alimena (Blue-banded Eggfly)
Hypolimnas anomala (Crow Eggfly)
Hypolimnas bolina (Varied Eggfly)
Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid Eggfly)
Junonia erigone (Northern Argus)
Junonia hedonia (Chocolate Argus)
Junonia orithya (Blue Argus)
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)
Yoma sabina (Lurcher)
Mynes geoffroyi (Jezebel Nymph)
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral)
Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady)