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Insects of Great Sandy National Park

Total number of species: 114

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA
Lycaenidae Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides acasta blotched dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides consimilis consimilis dark pencilled-blue (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides margarita margarita trident pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides xanthospilos yellow-spotted blue QA
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda halys speckled line-blue (southern subspecies) QA
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 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 Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni satin azure (Queensland subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus fiery copper QA
Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Prosotas felderi short-tailed line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
Lycaenidae Sahulana scintillata glistening blue QAI
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha capricornia cycad blue (northern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
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 Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA
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 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 scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias harpalyce imperial jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias sp. U
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern 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 Eurema sp. U
Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
Papilionidae Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Macleay's swordtail QA
Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA
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
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Euschemon rafflesia rafflesia regent skipper (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Hasora khoda haslia narrow-banded awl QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus narrow-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
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 colon argea pale-orange darter Q
Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Toxidia rietmanni rietmanni white-brand grass-skipper (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA
Cooloolidae Cooloola propator cooloola monster U
Libellulidae Agrionoptera insignis allogenes red swampdragon 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 Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum sabina slender skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I
Petaluridae Petalura litorea coastal petaltail QA I
Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA I
Gomphidae Hemigomphus cooloola wallum vicetail Q I
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia tryoni coastal evening darner QA I
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion exclamationis northern billabongfly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes albescens coastal flatwing QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes minjerriba dune 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 Great Sandy National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-great-sandy&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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