Checklist of Australasian Nymphalidae species

Niklas Wahlberg

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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

Libythea geoffroy Godart, 1820 AUS, NG, SI, NC
Libythea narina Godart, 1819 NG

Danainae

Danaus affinis (Fabricius, 1775) AUS, NG, SI, NC
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) AUS
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Tirumala hamata (Macleay, 1827) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Tirumala euploeomorpha Howarth, Kawazoé & Sibatani, 1976 SI
Ideopsis juventa (Cramer, 1777) NG, SI
Ideopsis vitrea (Blanchard, 1853) NG
Ideopsis hewitsonii Kirsch, 1877 NG
Parantica weiskei (Rothschild, 1901) NG
Parantica schenkii (Koch, 1865) NG, SI
Parantica kirbyi (Grose-Smith, 1894) NG
Parantica clinias (Grose-Smith, 1890) NG
Parantica marcia (Joicey & Talbot, 1916 NG
Parantica fuscela Parsons 1989 NG
Parantica melusine (Grose-Smith 1894) NG
Parantica rotundata (Grose-Smith 1890) NG
Parantica garamantis (Godman & Salvin 1888) NG, SI
Parantica pumila (Boisduval 1859) NC
Tiradelphe schneideri Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984 SI
Euploea albicosta Joicey & Noakes, 1915 NG
Euploea alcathoe (Godart, 1819) AUS, NG
Euploea algea (Godart, 1819) AUS, NG, SI
Euploea asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888 NG, SI
Euploea batesii Felder & Felder, 1865 AUS, NG, SI
Euploea boisduvalii Lucas, 1853 NG, SI, NC
Euploea climena (Stoll, 1782) AUS, NG
Euploea core (Cramer, 1780) AUS, NG
Euploea darchia (Small Brown Crow) AUS
Euploea doretta Pagenstecher, 1894 NG
Euploea eboraci (Grose-Smith, 1894) NG
Euploea eurianassa Hewitson, 1858 NG
Euploea helcita Boisduval 1859 NC
Euploea lacon (Grose-Smith, 1894) NG
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) AUS, NG, SI, NC
Euploea lewinii Felder & Felder, 1865 SI, NC
Euploea modesta Butler, 1866 NG
Euploea morosa Butler, 1866 NG
Euploea nechos Mathew, 1887 NG, SI
Euploea netscheri Snellen, 1889 NG
Euploea phaenareta (Schaller, 1785) NG, SI
Euploea stephensii Felder & Felder, 1865 NG
Euploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793) AUS, NG, SI, NC
Euploea treitschkei (Boisduval, 1832) NG, SI, NC
Euploea tripunctata Joicey & Noakes, 1915 NG
Euploea tulliolus (Fabricius, 1793) AUS, NG, SI, NC
Euploea wallacei Felder & Felder, 1865 NG
Idea durvillei Boisduval, 1832 NG
Protoploea apatela (Joicey & Talbot, 1925 NG
Tellervo zoilus (Fabricius, 1775) AUS, NG
Tellervo jurriaansei Joicey & Talbot, 1922 NG
Tellervo nedusia (Geyer, 1832) NG
Tellervo heiro (Godman & Salvin, 1888) NG, SI
Tellervo parvipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1922 NG
Tellervo assarica (Stoll, 1781) NG

Charaxinae

Charaxes latona Butler 1865 AUS, NG
Polyura sempronius (Fabricius, 1793) AUS
Polyura jupiter (Butler 1869) NG, SI
Polyura epigenes (Godman & Salvin 1888) NG, SI
Polyura bicolor Turlin & Sato, 1995 SI
Polyura clitarchus (Hewitson 1874) NC
Polyura gamma (Lathy 1898) NC
Prothoe australis (Guérin-Méneville 1831) NG
Prothoe layardi Godman & Salvin 1882 NG
Prothoe ribbei Rothschild 1895 NG, SI

Morphinae

Taenaris catops (Westwood 1851) NG
Taenaris phorcas (Westwood 1851) NG, SI
Taenaris scylla Staudinger, 1887 NG
Taenaris bioculatus (Guérin-Méneville 1831) NG
Taenaris gorgo (Kirsch 1877) NG
Taenaris dina Staudinger 1894 NG
Taenaris onolaus (Kirsch 1877) NG
Taenaris honrathi Staudinger 1886 NG
Taenaris montana Stichel 1906 NG
Taenaris hyperbolus (Kirsch 1877) NG
Taenaris dioptrica (Vollenhoven 1860) NG
Taenaris myops (Felder & Felder 1860) NG
Taenaris mailua Grose-Smith 1897 NG
Taenaris cyclops Staudinger 1893 NG
Taenaris chionides Godman & Salvin 1880 NG
Taenaris alocus Brooks 1950 NG
Taenaris butleri (Oberthür 1880) NG
Taenaris dimona (Hewitson 1862) NG
Taenaris artemis (Vollenhoven 1860) AUS, NG
Taenaris schoenbergi (Fruhstorfer 1893) NG
Hyantis hodeva Hewitson 1862 NG
Morphopsis albertisi Oberthür 1880 NG
Morphopsis biakensis Joicey & Talbot 1916 NG
Morphopsis meeki Rothschild & Jordan 1905 NG
Morphopsis ula Rothschild & Jordan 1905 NG
Morphopsis phippsi Joicey & Talbot, 1925 NG

Satyrinae

Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Melanitis amabilis (Boisduval 1832) NG, SI
Melanitis constantia (Cramer 1777) NG, SI
Elymnias agondas (Boisduval 1832) NG
Elymnias cybele (Felder 1860) NG
Elymnias papua Wallace 1869 NG
Elymnias paradoxa Staudinger 1894 NG
Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG, SI
Mycalesis aethiops Butler 1868 NG
Mycalesis asophis Hewitson 1862 NG
Mycalesis barbara Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Mycalesis bazochii (Guérin-Méneville 1831) NG
Mycalesis cacodaemon Kirsch 1877 NG
Mycalesis bilineata Fruhstorfer 1906 NG
Mycalesis giamana Parsons 1986 NG
Mycalesis comes Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Mycalesis discobolus Fruhstorfer 1906 NG
Mycalesis drusillodes (Oberthür 1894) NG
Mycalesis biformis Rothschild, 1916 NG
Mycalesis duponchelii (Guérin-Méneville 1831) NG
Mycalesis durga Grose-Smith & Kirby 1892 NG
Mycalesis elia Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Mycalesis mehadeva (Boisduval 1832) NG
Mycalesis fulvianetta Rothschild 1916 NG
Mycalesis mucia Hewitson 1862 NG
Mycalesis nerida Grose-Smith 1902 NG
Mycalesis phidon Hewitson 1862 NG
Mycalesis shiva (Boisduval 1832) NG
Mycalesis sirius (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG
Mycalesis splendens Mathew 1887 NG, SI
Mycalesis sara Mathew 1887 NG, SI
Mycalesis terminus (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG
Mycalesis valeria Grose-Smith 1900 NG
Mycalesis pernotata Tryon 1890 NG
Mycalesis richardi Tennent, 2002 SI
Mycalesis biliki Tennent, 2002 SI
Orsotriaena medus (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG, SI
Ypthima arctous (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG
Austroypthima petersi Holloway, 1974 NC
Dodonidia helmsii Butler 1884 NZ
Argyrophenga antipodium Doubleday 1845 NZ
Argyrophenga harrisi Craw 1978 NZ
Argyrophenga janitae Craw 1978 NZ
Erebiola butleri Fereday 1879 NZ
Percnodaimon pluto Butler 1876 NZ
Altiapa decolor (Rothschild & Jordan 1905) NG
Altiapa klossi (Rothschild 1916) NG
Altiapa pandora (Joicey & Talbot 1916) NG
Altiapa colorata (Nishizawa & Sibatani, 1984) NG
Argyronympha pulchra Mathew 1886 NG, SI
Argyronympha rubianensis Grose-Smith, 1889 SI
Argyronympha gracilipes Jordan, 1924SI
Argyronympha danker Tennent, 2001 SI
Argyronympha ulava Grose-Smith, 1889 SI
Argyronympha ugiensis Mathew 1886 SI
Argynnina cyrila Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 AUS
Argynnina hobartia (Westwood, 1851) AUS
Erycinidia virgo (Rothschild & Jordan 1905) NG
Erycinidia ducis (Jordan 1930) NG
Erycinidia gracilis Rothschild & Jordan 1905 NG
Erycinidia tenera Jordan 1930 NG
Erycinidia hemileuca Jordan 1930 NG
Erycinidia maudei Joicey & Talbot 1916 NG
Geitoneura acantha (Donovan, 1805) AUS
Geitoneura klugii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) AUS
Geitoneura minyas (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) AUS
Harsiesis hygea (Hewitson 1863) NG
Harsiesis hecaerge (Hewitson 1863) NG
Harsiesis yolanthe Fruhstorfer 1913 NG
Heteronympha banksii (Leach, 1814) AUS
Heteronympha cordace (Geyer, 1832) AUS
Heteronympha merope (Fabricius, 1775) AUS
Heteronympha mirifica (Butler, 1866) AUS
Heteronympha paradelpha Lower, 1893 AUS
Heteronympha penelope Waterhouse, 1937 AUS
Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904 AUS
Hyalodia tenuisquamosa (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) NG
Hypocysta adiante (Hübner, 1825) AUS
Hypocysta angustata Waterhouse & Lyell 1914 NG
Hypocysta aroa Bethune-Baker 1908 NG
Hypocysta calypso Grose-Smith 1897 NG
Hypocysta euphemia Westwood, 1851 AUS
Hypocysta haemonia Hewitson 1863 NG
Hypocysta irius (Fabricius, 1775) AUS
Hypocysta isis Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Hypocysta metirius Butler, 1875 AUS
Hypocysta pseudirius Butler, 1875 AUS
Hypocysta serapis Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Lamprolenis nitida Godman & Salvin 1880 NG
Nesoxenica leprea (Hewitson, 1864) AUS
Oreixenica correae (Olliff, 1890) AUS
Oreixenica kershawi (Miskin, 1876) AUS
Oreixenica latialis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 AUS
Oreixenica lathoniella (Westwood, 1851) AUS
Oreixenica orichora (Meyrick, 1885) AUS
Oreixenica ptunarra Couchman, 1953 AUS
Platypthima simplex Rothschild & Jordan 1905 NG
Platypthima placiva Jordan 1924 NG
Platypthima leucomelas (Rothschild 1903) NG
Platypthima homochroa Rothschild & Jordan 1907 NG
Platypthima ornata Rothschild & Jordan 1905 NG
Platypthima septentrionalis Nieuwenhuis & Howarth 1969 NG
Platypthima antapa Parsons 1986 NG
Platypthima dispar Joicey & Talbot 1922 NG
Tisiphone abeona (Donovan, 1805) AUS
Tisiphone helena (Olliff, 1888) AUS
Paratisiphone lyrnessa (Hewitson, 1872) NC

Heliconiinae

Acraea andromacha (Fabricius 1775) AUS, NG, NC
Acraea meyeri Kirsch 1877 NG
Acraea moluccana Felder 1860 NG, SI
Cethosia cydippe (Linnaeus 1763) AUS, NG
Cethosia penthesilea (Cramer, 1777) AUS
Cethosia obscura Guérin-Méneville 1831 NG
Cupha melichrysos (Mathew 1887) NG, SI
Cupha crameri C. Felder, 1860 NG
Cupha aureus Samson, 1980 SI
Cupha prosope (Fabricius 1775) AUS
Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773) AUS
Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, 1782) NG, SI
Vagrans egista (Stoll 1780) AUS, SI, NC
Vindula arsinoe (Cramer 1777) AUS
Vindula sapor (Godman & Salvin 1888) NG, SI
Algia felderi (Kirsch 1877) NG
Algiachroa woodfordi (Godman & Salvin 1888) NG, SI
Cirrochroa regina Felder & Felder 1865 NG
Cirrochroa imperatrix Grose-Smith, 1894 NG
Terinos alurgis Godman & Salvin 1880 NG
Terinos maddelena Grose-Smith & Kirby 1889 NG
Terinos tethys Hewitson 1862 NG
Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus 1763) AUS, NG

Limenitidinae

Pantoporia consimilis (Boisduval 1832) AUS, NG
Pantoporia venilia (Linnaeus 1758) AUS, NG
Neptis nausicaa deNicéville 1897 NG
Neptis praslini (Boisduval 1832) AUS, NG
Neptis satina Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Neptis brebissonii (Boisduval 1832) NG
Phaedyma fissizonata (Butler 1882) NG, SI
Phaedyma shepherdi (Moore 1858) AUS, NG
Phaedyma ampliata (Butler 1882) NG
Phaedyma viridens Eliot,1969 SI
Parthenos sylvia (Cramer 1775) NG, SI
Parthenos tigrina (Vollenhoven 1886) NG
Parthenos aspila Honrath 1888 NG
Euthaliopsis aetion (Hewitson 1862) NG
Lexias aeropa (Linnaeus 1758) NG

Cyrestinae

Cyrestis acilia (Godart 1819) NG, SI
Cyrestis paulinus C. Felder, 1860 NG
Cyrestis adaemon Godman & Salvin 1879 NG
Cyrestis achates Butler 1865 NG
Cyrestis telamon Ribbe, 1898 SI, NC
Dichorragia ninus (Felder & Felder 1859) NG

Apaturinae

Helcyra chionippe Felder 1860 NG
Apaturina erminea (Cramer 1779) AUS, NG, SI

Nymphalinae

Symbrenthia hippoclus (Cramer 1779) NG
Mynes geoffroyi (Guérin-Méneville 1830) AUS, NG
Mynes eucosmetus Godman & Salvin 1879 NG
Mynes katharina Ribbe 1898 NG
Mynes woodfordi Godman & Salvin 1888 NG, SI
Mynes anemone Vane-Wright 1976 NG
Mynes websteri Grose-Smith 1894 NG
Mynes aroensis Ribbe 1900 NG
Vanessa itea (Fabricius, 1775) AUS, NZ, NC
Vanessa gonerilla (Fabricius, 1775) NZ
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) AUS
Vanessa kershawi (M'Coy, 1868) AUS, NZ, NC
Junonia orithya (Linnaeus 1758) AUS, NG
Junonia villida (Fabricius 1787) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Junonia hedonia (Linnaeus 1764) AUS, NG, SI
Junonia erigone (Cramer 1775) AUS, NG
Yoma sabina (Stoll 1780) AUS, NG, NC
Yoma algina (Boisduval 1832) NG, SI
Hypolimnas alimena (Linnaeus 1758) AUS, NG, SI, NC
Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869) AUS
Hypolimnas antilope (Cramer 1777) NG, SI, NC
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus 1764) AUS, NG, NZ, SI, NC
Hypolimnas deois (Hewitson 1858) NG
Hypolimnas euploeoides Rothschild 1915 NG
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) AUS, NG, SI
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 NC
Hypolimnas pithoeka Kirsch 1877 NG, SI
Hypolimnas exiguus Samson, 1980 SI
Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer 1777) AUS, NG, NC
Doleschallia tongana Hopkins 1927 NG, SI
Doleschallia nacar (Boisduval 1832) NG
Doleschallia browni Godman & Salvin 1877 NG, SI
Doleschallia noorna Grose-Smith & Kirby 1893 NG
Doleschallia dascon Godman & Salvin 1880 NG
Doleschallia rickardi Grose-Smith 1890 NG, SI
Doleschallia hexophthalmos (Gmelin 1790) NG
Doleschallia melana Staudinger 1886 NG