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Insects of Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park

Total number of species: 165

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Formicidae Camponotus vitreus QAI
Formicidae Iridomyrmex bicknelli QA
Formicidae Iridomyrmex suchieri QA
Formicidae Ochetellus glaber group QA
Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
Formicidae Paratrechina longicornis longhorn crazy ant II
Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II
Formicidae Polyrhachis daemeli QA
Formicidae Tapinoma melanocephalum ghost ant II
Formicidae Tetramorium lanuginosum wooly ant II
Formicidae Tetramorium simillimum II
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas melania grey ant-blue Q
Lycaenidae Anthene seltuttus affinis dark ciliated-blue QA
Lycaenidae Arhopala eupolis purple oak-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Arhopala madytus bright oak-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Arhopala micale QAI
Lycaenidae Arhopala micale amytis shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides helenita helenita shining pencilled-blue Q
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Catochrysops panormus platissa pale pea-blue QA
Lycaenidae Danis danis syrius large green-banded blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo phoebus Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies) QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops theon medocus green-banded jewel (north) Q
Lycaenidae Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q
Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA
Lycaenidae Leptotes plinius pseudocassius plumbago blue QAI
Lycaenidae Liphyra brassolis major moth butterfly C QAI
Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba cyanea arinia green-banded line-blue Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q
Lycaenidae Petrelaea tombugensis mauve line-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Philiris diana diana large moonbeam (Wet Tropics) Q
Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
Lycaenidae Rapala varuna simsoni indigo flash QAI
Lycaenidae Sahulana scintillata glistening blue QAI
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti wattle blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus salt-bush blue QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes sulpitius samphire blue QAI
Lycaenidae Udara cardia tenella delicate blue Q
Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labdalon common grass-blue (Cape York subspecies) QI
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope U
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 sylvester sylvester two-brand crow Q
Nymphalidae Euploea tulliolus tulliolus purple crow QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus perseus dingy bush-brown QAI
Nymphalidae Mycalesis sirius sirius cedar bush-brown QAI
Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
Nymphalidae Neptis praslini staudingereana yellow-eyed plane Q
Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q
Nymphalidae Pantoporia consimilis consimilis orange plane Q
Nymphalidae Pantoporia venilia moorei black-eyed plane Q
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus zoilus hamadryad (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
Nymphalidae Tisiphone helena northern sword-grass brown Q
Nymphalidae Vindula arsinoe ada cruiser QI
Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA
Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
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 argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias ennia nigidius yellow-banded jezebel (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA
Pieridae Elodina perdita delicate pearl-white Q
Pieridae Elodina queenslandica U
Pieridae Elodina queenslandica queenslandica Q
Pieridae Elodina sp. U
Pieridae Elodina walkeri small pearl-white QA
Pieridae Eurema alitha novaguineensis scalloped grass-yellow QAI
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
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
Papilionidae Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei green triangle QAI
Papilionidae Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns birdwing C Q
Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus New Guinea birdwing C U
Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei New Guinea birdwing C Q
Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus pronomus New Guinea birdwing C Q
Papilionidae Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus red-bodied swallowtail Q
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus U
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q
Hesperiidae Badamia exclamationis narrow-winged awl QAI
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme porphyropis purple dusk-flat Q
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sexguttata riverine sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Lyell's swift QAI
Hesperiidae Proeidosa polysema spinifex sand-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Sabera caesina albifascia white-clubbed swift Q
Hesperiidae Suniana sp. U
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias QAI
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Tagiades japetus janetta pied flat QAI
Hesperiidae Taractrocera ina no-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Taractrocera sp. U
Hesperiidae Telicota augias krefftii bright-orange darter Q
Hesperiidae Toxidia thyrrhus dusky grass-skipper Q
Hesperiidae Trapezites iacchus brown ochre QA
Libellulidae Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker QA I
Libellulidae Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis striped swampdragon QI I
Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI I
Libellulidae Brachydiplax duivenbodei darkmouth QAI I
Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I
Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I
Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I
Libellulidae Lathrecista asiatica festa Australasian slimwing QAI I
Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I
Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I
Libellulidae Orthetrum sabina slender skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum serapia green skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis chloe yellow-striped flutterer QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I
Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister 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 continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I
Petaluridae Petalura ingentissima giant petaltail Q I
Aeshnidae Anax guttatus lesser green emperor QAI I
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes aureus tropical flatwing Q 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 Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=marine-park-great-barrier-reef-coast&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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