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Insects of Mary drainage basin

Total number of species: 174

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas brisbanensis bronze ant-blue QA
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas cuprea variabilis copper ant-blue QA
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA
Lycaenidae Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides consimilis consimilis dark pencilled-blue (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides heathi heathi rayed blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides margarita margarita trident pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Catochrysops panormus platissa pale pea-blue QA
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda U
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda halys speckled line-blue (southern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Everes lacturnus australis orange-tipped pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Freyeria putli jewelled grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops cyane cyane jewel QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops delicia delicia moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops digglesii silky jewel QAI
Lycaenidae Jalmenus evagoras imperial hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Lucia limbaria chequered copper QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba kurava parma white-banded line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris abrota dark-purple azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis satin azure (Bassian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni satin azure (Queensland subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus fiery copper QA
Lycaenidae Prosotas felderi short-tailed line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini U
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha QA
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
Lycaenidae Zizula hylax attenuata dainty grass-blue QA
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II
Nymphalidae Doleschallia bisaltide australis leafwing QAI
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
Nymphalidae Euploea tulliolus tulliolus purple crow QA
Nymphalidae Geitoneura acantha ringed xenica QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common brown QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha mirifica wonder brown QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta pseudirius grey ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta sp. U
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus danaid eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
Nymphalidae Mynes geoffroyi guerini jezebel nymph QA
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
Nymphalidae Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi varied sword-grass brown (Queensland subspecies) Q
Nymphalidae Vanessa itea yellow admiral QAI
Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI
Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA
Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
Pieridae Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone yellow migrant QA
Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA
Pieridae Cepora perimale QAI
Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
Pieridae Delias aganippe spotted jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias nysa nysa yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies) QA
Pieridae Delias sp. U
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA
Pieridae Elodina parthia striated pearl-white QA
Pieridae Eurema brigitta australis no-brand grass-yellow QA
Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
Pieridae Eurema herla pink grass-yellow QA
Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA
Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
Papilionidae Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Macleay's swordtail QA
Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA
Papilionidae Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus red-bodied swallowtail Q
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA
Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
Papilionidae Protographium leosthenes leosthenes four-barred swordtail QA
Noctuidae Phyllodes imperialis smithersi E QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes sp. U
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme beata eastern dusk-flat QA
Hesperiidae Dispar compacta barred skipper QA
Hesperiidae Euschemon rafflesia Regent skipper U
Hesperiidae Euschemon rafflesia rafflesia regent skipper (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Hasora khoda haslia narrow-banded awl QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla mastersi chequered sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla ornata ornata spotted sedge-skipper (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda repanda bronze flat (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes flavovittatus narrow-brand grass-dart QAI
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus narrow-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri green grass-dart U
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Pelopidas agna dingo dingy swift QAI
Hesperiidae Signeta tymbophora dark shield-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Suniana lascivia dark grass-dart U
Hesperiidae Suniana lascivia lascivia dark grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias QAI
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Taractrocera dolon dolon river-sand grass-dart QAI
Hesperiidae Taractrocera ina no-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Taractrocera papyria papyria white-banded grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Telicota ancilla ancilla greenish darter QA
Hesperiidae Telicota anisodesma southern large darter Q
Hesperiidae Telicota eurychlora southern sedge-darter QA
Hesperiidae Toxidia doubledayi lilac grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites genevieveae ornate ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites iacchus brown ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites petalia black-ringed ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA
Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI I
Libellulidae Crocothemis nigrifrons black-headed skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I
Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I
Libellulidae Diplacodes melanopsis black-faced percher QA I
Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I
Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I
Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I
Libellulidae Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum sabina slender skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
Libellulidae Rhodothemis lieftincki red arrow QA I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis chloe yellow-striped flutterer QAI I
Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I
Libellulidae Tramea stenoloba narrow-lobed glider QAI I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia superba superb emerald QA I
Synthemistidae Parasynthemis regina royal tigertail QA I
Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA I
Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA I
Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia costalis southern giant darner QA I
Brachytronidae Dendroaeschna conspersa wide-faced darner QA I
Aeshnidae Anax gibbosulus green emperor QAI I
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
Aeshnidae Austrogynacantha heterogena Australian duskhawker QAI I
Coenagrionidae Argiocnemis rubescens red-tipped shadefly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Austrocnemis splendida splendid longlegs QA I
Coenagrionidae Ceriagrion aeruginosum redtail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion aureofrons gold-fronted riverdamsel QA I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I
Platycnemididae Nososticta solida orange threadtail QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes leda wandering ringtail QA I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Insects of Mary drainage basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=basin-mary&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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