Butterflies
A list of butterfly species in the Otways will be provided below.
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| Common name | Formal name | |||||
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| 1 | Golden-haired Sedge-skipper, Chrysotricha Skipper | Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila | ||||
| 2 | Varied Sedge-skipper, Donnysa Skipper | Hesperilla donnysa delos | ||||
| 3 | Varied Sedge-skipper, Donnysa Skipper | Hesperilla donnysa patmos | ||||
| 4 | Yellow Sedge-skipper, Yellowish Skipper, Altona Skipper | Hesperilla flavescens flavescens | ||||
| 5 | Flame Sedge-skipper, Flame Skipper | Hesperilla idothea clara | ||||
| 6 | Flame Sedge-skipper, Flame Skipper | Hesperilla idothea idothea n | ||||
| 7 | Green Grass-dart, Yellow-banded Dart | Ocybadistes walkeri sothis | ||||
| 8 | Montane Shield-skipper, Mountain Spotted Skipper, Mountain Painted Skipper | Oreisplanus perornata | ||||
| 9 | Two-spotted Grass-skipper, Tasmanica Skipper | Pasma tasmanicus | ||||
| 10 | Bright Shield Skipper | Signeta flammeata | ||||
| 11 | White-banded Grass-dart, White Grassdart | Taractrocera papyria papyria | ||||
| 12 | Orange Ochre, Eliena Skipper | Trapezites eliena | ||||
| 13 | Heath Ochre, Phigalia Skipper | Trapezites phigalia phigalia | ||||
| 14 | Montane Ochre, Phigalioides Skipper | Trapezites phigalioides | ||||
| 15 | Splendid Ochre, Symmomus Skipper | Trapezites symmomus soma | ||||
| 16 | Blotched Dusky-blue, Blotched Blue | Candalides acasta | ||||
| 17 | Varied Dusky-blue, Common Dusky Blue | Candalides hyacinthina hyacinthina n | ||||
| 18 | Fiery Jewel | Hypochrysops ignita ignita | ||||
| 19 | Amethyst Hairstreak, Icilius Blue | Jalmenus icilius | ||||
| 20 | Grassland Copper, Small Copper | Lucia limbaria | ||||
| 21 | Two-spotted Line-blue, Double-spotted Lineblue | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata | ||||
| 22 | Bright Copper | Paralucia aurifer | ||||
| 23 | Silky Hairstreak | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus | ||||
| 24 | Salt-bush Blue, Chequered Blue | Theclinesthes serpentata serpentata | ||||
| 25 | Common Grass-blue, Grass Blue | Zizina labradus labradus | ||||
| 26 | Forest Brown, Cyril's Brown | Argynnina cyrila | ||||
| 27 | Monarch, Wanderer | Danaus plexippus plexippus | ||||
| 28 | Ringed Xenica, Eastern Ringed Xenica | Geitoneura acantha ocrea | ||||
| 29 | Marbled Xenica, Klug's Xenica | Geitoneura klugii klugii | ||||
| 30 | Common Brown | Heteronympha merope merope | ||||
| 31 | Spotted Brown | Heteronympha paradelpha paradelpha | ||||
| 32 | Shouldered Brown | Heteronympha penelope alope | ||||
| 33 | Shouldered Brown | Heteronympha penelope sterope | ||||
| 34 | Solander's Brown | Heteronympha solandri solandri | ||||
| 35 | Meadow Argus | Junonia villida calybe | ||||
| 36 | Striped Xenica, Kershaw's Brown | Oreixenica kershawi kershawi | ||||
| 37 | Silver Xenica, Common Silver Xenica | Oreixenica lathoniella herceus | ||||
| 38 | Tailed Emperor | Polyura sempronius sempronius | ||||
| 39 | Varied Sword-grass Brown, Sword-grass Brown | Tisiphone abeona albifascia | ||||
| 40 | Yellow Admiral, Australian Admiral | Vanessa itea | ||||
| 41 | Australian Painted Lady | Vanessa kershawi | ||||
| 42 | Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly, Orchard Butterfly | Papilio aegeus aegeus | ||||
| 43 | Dingy Swallowtail, Small Citrus Butterfly | Papilio anactus | ||||
| 44 | Chequered Swallowtail | Papilio demoleus sthenelus | ||||
| 45 | Caper White | Belenois java teutonia | ||||
| 46 | Imperial Jezebel, Imperial White | Delias harpalyce | ||||
| 47 | Small Grass-yellow | Eurema smilax | ||||
| 48 | Cabbage White | Pieris rapae rapae |