Butterflies

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20 Species

Common Name

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Scientific Name

Barred Skipper,
or
Dispar Skipper 

Hesperiidae
Dispar compacta

Donnysa Skipper,
or
Varied Sedge-skipper

Hesperiidae
Hesperilla donnysa patmos

Flame Skipper
or
Flame Sedge-skipper

Hesperiidae
Hesperilla idothea idothea

Splendid Ochre,
or
Symmomus Skipper 

Hesperiidae
Trapezites symmomus soma

Moonlight Jewel 

Lycaenidae
Hypochrysops delicia delos 

Long-tailed Pea-blue,
or
Pea Blue 

Lycaenidae
Lampides boeticus

Dull-purple Azure,
or
Olane Azure 

Lycaenidae
Ogyris olane ocela

Common Grass-blue,
or
Grass Blue 

Lycaenidae 
Zizina labradus labradus 

Monarch,
or
Wanderer 

Nymphalidae
Danaus plexippus plexippus 

Eastern Ringed Xenica,
or
Ringed Xenica

Nymphalidae 
Geitoneura acantha ocrea 

Common Brown 

Nymphalidae 
Heteronympha merope merope

Australian Admiral,
or
Yellow Admiral

Nymphalidae 
Vanessa itea

Australian Painted Lady 

Nymphalidae
Vanessa kershawi

Dingy Swallowtail,
or
Small Citrus Butterfly 

Papilionidae
Papilio anactus

Chequered Swallowtail 

Papilionidae 
Papilio demoleus sthenelus

Caper White 

Pieridae 
Belenois java teutonia

Red-spotted Jezebel,
or
Wood White 

Pieridae 
Delias aganippe

Imperial Jezebel,
or
Imperial White 

Pieridae
Delias harpalyce

Small Grass-yellow 

Pieridae
Eurema smilax

Cabbage White 

Pieridae
Pieris rapae rapae

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