Full
life history
Data sheets and Life histories for the butterflies to be found,
or likely to be found, in South Australia
Full
life history
Partial life
history
| The larval food-host list includes all known Australian foodplant records, which have been reported as growing within South Australia, either as indigenous natives or introduced cultivars and escapes. Those plants featured in bold type are those upon which butterfly larvae have been found within South Australia. A single *asterisk denotes the plant is an overseas introduction. Double **asterisks denote the plant is an interstate introduction. |
| Superfamily HESPERIOIDEA (skippers) |
| Family HESPERIIDAE |
| Subfamily TRAPEZITINAE |
| BUTTERFLY | COMMON NAME | DATA SHEET |
| Tribe TRAPEZITINI | ||
| Anisynta cynone cynone | Cynone Grass-skipper | |
| Anisynta cynone gracilis | Cynone Grass-skipper | |
| Dispar compacta | Barred Grass-skipper | |
| Pasma tasmanica | Two-spotted Grass-skipper | |
| Signeta flammeata | Bright Shield-skipper | |
| Trapezites eliena | Eliena Rush-skipper | |
| Trapezites luteus luteus | Rare White-spot Rush-skipper | |
| Trapezites phigalia | Phigalia Rush-skipper | |
| Trapezites sciron eremicola | Sciron Rush-skipper | |
| Trapezites symmomus soma | Symmomus Rush-skipper | |
| Tribe MESODININI | ||
| Antipodia atralba | Black and White Sedge-skipper | |
| Croitana arenaria arenaria | Inland Grass-skipper | |
| Croitana arenaria pilepudla | Kimba Grass-skipper | |
| Herimosa albovenata albovenata | White-veined Grass-skipper | |
| Proeidosa polysema | Spinifex Skipper | |
| Tribe HESPERILLINI | ||
| Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila | Chrysotricha Sedge-skipper | |
| Hesperilla donnysa donnysa - dark forms |
Donnysa Sedge-skipper | |
| Hesperilla donnysa donnysa - pale form flavescens |
Yellowish Sedge-skipper | |
| Hesperilla idothea idothea | Flame Sedge-skipper | |
| Hesperilla idothea clara | Flame Sedge-skipper | |
| Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata | Dingy four-spot Sedge-skipper | |
| Subfamily HESPERIINAE (darters and swifts) | ||
| Tribe TARACTROCERINI |
| Cephrenes augiades sperthias | Orange Palm-dart | |
| Cephrenes trichopepla | Yellow Palm-dart | |
| Ocybadistes walkeri hypochlorus | Southern Grass-dart | |
| Ocybadistes walkeri sothis | Greenish Grass-dart | |
| Taractrocera anisomorpha | Orange Grass-dart | |
| Taractrocera ina | Ina Grass-dart | |
| Taractrocera papyria papyria | White-banded Grass-dart | |
| Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA |
| Family PAPILIONIDAE (swallowtails) |
| Subfamily PAPILIONINAE |
| Tribe PAPILIONINI (fluted swallowtails) |
| Papilio aegeus aegeus | Orchard Swallowtail | |
| Papilio anactus | Dingy Swallowtail | |
| Papilio demoleus sthenelus | Chequered Swallowtail | |
| Family PIERIDAE (whites and yellows) |
| Subfamily COLIADINAE (yellows) |
| Catopsilia pomona pomona | Lemon Migrant | |
| Catopsilia pyranthe crockera | White Migrant | |
| Catopsilia scylla etesia | Orange Migrant | |
| Eurema(Terias) hecabe | Large Grass-yellow | |
| Eurema(Terias) smilax | Small Grass-yellow | |
| Subfamily PIERINAE (whites) |
| Appias paulina ega | Yellow Albatross | |
| Belenois java teutonia | Caper White | |
| Delias aganippe | Wood White | |
| Delias harpalyce | Imperial White | |
| Elodina padusa | Narrow-winged Pearl-white | |
| *Pieris rapae rapae | Cabbage White | |
| Family NYMPHALIDAE (brush-footed butterflies) | ||
| Subfamily SATYRINAE (browns) | ||
| Tribe HYPOCYSTINI (endemic Australian satyrs) |
| Argynnina cyrila | Forest Xenica | |
| Geitoneura acantha ocrea | Ringed Xenica | |
| Geitoneura klugii | Common Xenica | |
| Heteronympha cordace wilsoni | Bright-eyed Brown | |
| Heteronympha merope merope | Common Brown | |
| Heteronympha penelope penelope | Shouldered Brown | |
| Oreixenica kershawi kanunda | Striped Xenica | |
| Oreixenica lathoniella herceus | Silver Xenica | |
| Tisiphone abeona albifascia | Sword-grass Brown | |
| Subfamily CHARAXINAE |
| Polyura sempronius | Tailed Emperor | |
| Subfamily HELICONIINAE Tribe ACRAEINI (glasswings) |
| Acraea andromacha andromacha | Glasswing | |
| Subfamily NYMPHALINAE (nymphs) |
| Hypolimnas bolina nerina | Common Eggfly | |
| Junonia villida calybe | Meadow Argus | |
| Vanessa kershawi | Australian Painted Lady | |
| Vanessa itea | Australian Admiral | |
| Subfamily DANAINAE (milk-sap butterflies) |
| Danaus chrysippus petilia | Lesser Wanderer | |
| Danaus plexippus plexippus | Wanderer, Monarch | |
| Euploea core corinna | Common Crow, Oleander Butterfly | |
| Tirumala hamata hamata | Blue Tiger or Blue Wanderer | |
| Family LYCAENIDAE (coppers and blues) |
| Subfamily THECLINAE | ||
| Tribe LUCIINI | ||
| Acrodipsas brisbanensis | Bronze Ant-blue | |
| Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus | Fiery Jewel | |
| Lucia limbaria | Small Copper | |
| Paralucia aurifera | Bright Copper | |
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | Dull Copper | |
| Tribe OGYRINI (azures) | ||
| O. amaryllis species-group |
| Ogyris abrota | Dark-purple Azure | |
| Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis | Amaryllis Azure | |
| Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis (coastal form) | Amaryllis Azure | |
| Ogyris barnardi delphis | Barnard's Azure | |
| Ogyris olane | Olane Azure | |
| Ogyris oroetes apiculata | Silky Azure | |
| O. idmo species-group |
| Ogyris genoveva | Genoveva Azure | |
| Ogyris halmaturia | Large Bronze Azure | |
| Ogyris subterrestris subterrestris | Mallee Bronze Azure | |
| Ogyris otanes otanes | Small Bronze Azure | |
| Ogyris zosine | Zosine Azure | |
| Tribe ZESIINI | ||
| Jalmenus icilius | Icilius Hairstreak | |
| Jalmenus ictinus | Stencilled Hairstreak | |
| Jalmenus lithochroa | Lithochroa Hairstreak | |
| Subfamily POLYOMMATINAE |
| Tribe CANDALIDINI | ||
| Candalides heathi heathi | Rayed Blue | |
| Candalides noelkeri | Golden-rayed Blue | |
| Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus | Cyprotus Pencilled-blue | |
| Erina acasta | Blotched Dusky-blue | |
| Erina hyacinthina form josephina | Common Dusky-blue | |
| Erina hyacinthina form simplexa | Western Dusky-blue | |
| Tribe POLYOMMATINI | ||
| Famegana alsulus alsulus | Black-spotted Grass-blue | |
| Lampides boeticus | Long-tailed Pea-blue | |
| Leptotes plinius pseudocassius | Plumbago Blue, Zebra Blue | |
| Nacaduba biocellata biocellata | Two-spotted Line-blue | |
| Neolucia agricola agricola | Fringed Heath-blue | |
| Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa | Small Purple Line-blue | |
| Theclinesthes albocincta | Bitter-bush Blue | |
| Theclinesthes miskini miskini | Wattle Blue | |
| Theclinesthes serpentata serpentata | Salt-bush Blue | |
| Zizeeria karsandra | Dark Grass-blue | |
| Zizina labradus labradus | Common Grass-blue | |
| Zizula hylax attenuata | Tiny Grass-blue | |
| Author: R. GRUND, © copyright 1998, all rights reserved. Last update 10 August 2004. |
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