- Source: List of butterflies of Tasmania
Tasmania is located south of the mainland of Australia, separated from the state of Victoria by the 240 km wide Bass Strait. Although Tasmania shares most of its fauna with the southern parts of Australia or Australia as a whole, Tasmania's isolation along with its wetter, cooler and cloudier weather caused the evolution of several endemic Tasmanian species and subspecies, butterflies included.
There are thirty-nine species of butterflies found in Tasmania. They are grouped primarily as: skippers, blues, browns, swallowtails and the introduced whites.
Papilionidae
family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) — 1 species
= Papilioninae
=genus: Graphium
Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus (moggana)
Pieridae
family: Pieridae (whites and yellows) — 4 species
= Coliadinae
=genus: Eurema
Small grass yellow, Eurema smilax
= Pierinae
=genus: Appias
Albatross butterfly, Appias paulina
genus: Anaphaeis
Caper white, Anaphaeis java
genus: Pieris
Small white, Pieris rapae
Lycaenidae
family: Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged blues and coppers) — 9 species
= Polyommatinae
=genus: Candalides
Blotched blue, Candalides acasta
genus: Lampides
Pea blue, Lampides boeticus
genus: Neolucia
Fringed blue, Neolucia agricola
Mountain blue, Neolucia hobartensis
Mathew's blue, Neolucia mathewi
genus: Theclinesthes
Chequered blue, Theclinesthes serpentata
genus: Zizina
Common grass blue, Zizina labradus
= Theclinae
=genus: Paralucia
Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer
genus: Pseudalmenus
Tasmanian hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda (chlorinda)
Nymphalidae
family: Nymphalidae (brush– or four-footed) — 14 species
= Danainae
=genus: Danaus
Lesser wanderer butterfly, Danaus chrysippus
Wanderer butterfly, Danaus plexippus
= Nymphalinae
=genus: Junonia
Meadow argus, Junonia villida
genus: Vanessa
Yellow admiral, Vanessa itea
Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi
= Satyrinae
=genus: Argynnina
Tasmanian brown, Argynnina hobartia
genus: Geitoneura
Klug's xenica, Geitoneura klugii
genus: Heteronympha
Bright-eyed brown, Heteronympha cordace
Common brown, Heteronympha merope
Shouldered brown, Heteronympha penelope
genus: Nesoxenica
Leprea brown, Nesoxenica leprea
genus: Oreixenica
Common silver xenica, Oreixenica lathoniella
Orichora brown, Oreixenica orichora
Ptunarra brown, Oreixenica ptunarra
Hesperiidae
family: Hesperiidae (skippers) — 11 species
genus: Anisynta
Dominula skipper Anisynta dominula
genus: Antipodia
Antipodia skipper Antipodia chaostola
genus: Hesperilla
Chrysotricha skipper Hesperilla chrysotricha
Donnysa skipper Hesperilla donnysa
Flame skipper Hesperilla idothea
Master's skipper Hesperilla mastersi
genus: Ocybadistes
Yellow-banded dart Ocybadistes walkeri
genus: Oreisplanus
Marrawah skipper or alpine skipper Oreisplanus munionga
genus: Pasma
Tasmanica skipper or two-spotted grass-skipper Pasma tasmanicus
genus: Taractrocera
White grassdart Taractrocera papyria
genus: Trapezites
Rare white-spot skipper Trapezites lutea
See also
List of butterflies of Australia
List of butterflies of Victoria
References
Lepidoptera of Tasmania
Leatherwood Online - Article on Tasmanian Butterflies
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of butterflies of Tasmania
- List of butterflies of Australia
- List of butterflies of Victoria
- List of moths of Australia
- Graphium macleayanus
- Silky hairstreak
- Penguin, Tasmania
- Pasture day moth
- Paralucia aurifer
- List of mammals of Australia
