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Insects of Darling Downs Regional Plan

Total number of species: 277

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Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Superseded
NCA
EPBC
End.
Wetland
Status
Formicidae Iridomyrmex purpureus QA
Formicidae Iridomyrmex suchieri QA
Formicidae Ochetellus glaber group QA
Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II
Formicidae Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant II
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas arcana black-veined ant-blue QA
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 Acrodipsas myrmecophila small ant-blue QA
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas violacea Q
Lycaenidae Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides consimilis U
Lycaenidae Candalides consimilis consimilis dark pencilled-blue (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Candalides cyprotus pallescens copper pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides geminus twin 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 Candalides xanthospilos yellow-spotted 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 Deudorix diovis bright cornelian QA
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Erysichton sp. U
Lycaenidae Euchrysops cnejus cnidus spotted pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Everes lacturnus australis orange-tipped pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops byzos yellow jewel QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops cyane cyane jewel QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops delicia delicia moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus fiery jewel (southern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops piceatus bulloak jewel CR CE Q
Lycaenidae Jalmenus daemeli emerald hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus evagoras imperial hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus ictinus stencilled hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus pseudictinus Macqueen's hairstreak Q
Lycaenidae Jalmenus sp. U
Lycaenidae Jameela palmyra tasmanicus marbled line-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Leptotes plinius pseudocassius plumbago 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 Neolucia agricola agricola fringed heath-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris abrota dark-purple azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis U
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis satin azure (Bassian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni satin azure (Queensland subspecies) Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis satin azure (inland subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris barnardi barnardi bright-purple azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris genoveva QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris ianthis golden azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris olane broad-margined azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris oroetes oroetes silky azure QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris sp. U
Lycaenidae Ogyris zosine northern purple azure QAI
Lycaenidae Ogyris zosine zosine northern purple azure (southern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus fiery copper QA
Lycaenidae Paralucia sp. U
Lycaenidae Philiris innotata purple moonbeam QAI
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 Theclinesthes miskini U
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha capricornia cycad blue (northern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha onycha cycad blue (southern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus salt-bush blue QA
Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Zizina otis QAI
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labdalon common grass-blue (Cape York subspecies) QI
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
Lycaenidae Zizina sp. U
Lycaenidae Zizula hylax attenuata dainty grass-blue QA
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
Nymphalidae Geitoneura acantha ringed xenica QA
Nymphalidae Geitoneura klugii marbled xenica QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha banksii mariposa Banks' brown QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common brown QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha mirifica wonder brown QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha penelope penelope shouldered brown QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta euphemia rock 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 alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus danaid eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
Nymphalidae Oreixenica lathoniella herceus silver xenica QA
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi U
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 Tisiphone abeona regalis varied sword-grass brown (New England subspecies) QA
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 Catopsilia scylla etesia orange migrant QAI
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 harpalyce imperial jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
Pieridae Delias nysa QAI
Pieridae Delias nysa nysa yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies) QA
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA
Pieridae Elodina padusa narrow-winged 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 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 pale triangle U
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
Papilionidae Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Macleay's swordtail QA
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 U
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
Papilionidae Protographium leosthenes leosthenes four-barred swordtail QA
Hesperiidae Anisynta tillyardi chequered grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Badamia exclamationis narrow-winged awl QAI
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme beata eastern dusk-flat QA
Hesperiidae Dispar compacta barred skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hasora khoda haslia narrow-banded awl QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla crypsigramma wide-brand sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla donnysa donnysa varied sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla furva grey sedge-skipper Q
Hesperiidae Hesperilla malindeva two-spotted sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla ornata ornata spotted sedge-skipper (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sexguttata riverine sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sp. U
Hesperiidae Neohesperilla xanthomera yellow grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda U
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda repanda bronze flat (southern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus narrow-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes hypomeloma hypomeloma white-margined grass-dart (eastern subspecies) QA
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri green grass-dart U
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Parnara bada grey swift QA
Hesperiidae Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Lyell's swift QAI
Hesperiidae Signeta tymbophora dark shield-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Suniana lascivia lascivia dark grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias QAI
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Taractrocera anisomorpha large yellow grass-dart QA
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 Telicota sp. U
Hesperiidae Toxidia andersoni southern grass-skipper 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 luteus leucon yellow ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites maheta northern silver ochre Q
Hesperiidae Trapezites petalia black-ringed ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites phigalia heath ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites phigalioides montane ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites praxedes southern silver ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus U
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA
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 Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I
Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I
Libellulidae Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI I
Libellulidae Nannophlebia risi common archtail QA I
Libellulidae Nannophya australis Australian pygmyfly QA I
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis yellow-striped flutterer QAI
Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I
Libellulidae Zyxomma elgneri short-tailed duskdarter QAI I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia superba superb emerald QA I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia tau tau emerald QAI I
Corduliidae Procordulia jacksoniensis eastern swamp emerald QA I
Austrocorduliidae Austrocordulia refracta refracta eastern hawk QA I
Austrocorduliidae Micromidia atrifrons forest mosquitohawk QA I
Cordulephyidae Cordulephya pygmaea common shutwing QA I
Synthemistidae Choristhemis flavoterminata yellow-tipped tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis aurolineata variable tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis deniseae carnarvon tigertail Q I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis nigra xanthosticta black tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis virgula golden tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Parasynthemis regina royal tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Synthemis eustalacta swamp tigertail QA I
Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus amphiclitus pale hunter QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus cornutus unicorn hunter QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus guerini yellow-striped hunter QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus ochraceus jade hunter QA I
Gomphidae Hemigomphus gouldii southern vicetail QA I
Gomphidae Hemigomphus heteroclytus stout vicetail QA I
Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna parvistigma swamp darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna pulchra forest darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna sigma sigma darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna unicornis unicorn darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia costalis southern giant darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia cyclops northern evening darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia godeffroyi eastern evening darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia tryoni coastal evening darner QA I
Brachytronidae Dendroaeschna conspersa wide-faced darner QA I
Aeshnidae Adversaeschna brevistyla blue-spotted hawker QAI I
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
Aeshnidae Austrogynacantha heterogena Australian duskhawker QAI I
Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmy wisp QAI I
Coenagrionidae Argiocnemis rubescens red-tipped shadefly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Caliagrion billinghursti large riverdamsel QA I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion aureofrons gold-fronted riverdamsel QA I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion ignifer flame-headed riverdamsel QA I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I
Coenagrionidae Xanthagrion erythroneurum red & blue damsel QAI I
Platycnemididae Nososticta solida orange threadtail QA I
Isostictidae Neosticta canescens dorrigoensis southern pinfly QA I
Isostictidae Rhadinosticta simplex powdered wiretail QA I
Diphlebiidae Diphlebia coerulescens sapphire rockmaster QA I
Diphlebiidae Diphlebia lestoides tillyardi whitewater rockmaster QA I
Diphlebiidae Diphlebia nymphoides arrowhead rockmaster QA I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes amabilis flame flatwing QA I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas common flatwing QA
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas pale-mouth common flatwing QA I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas nigrolabiatus black-mouth common flatwing QA I
Megapodagrionidae Griseargiolestes eboracus grey-chested flatwing QA I
Synlestidae Episynlestes albicauda southern whitetip QA I
Synlestidae Synlestes selysi forest needle QA I
Synlestidae Synlestes weyersii tillyardi bronze needle QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes analis slender ringtail QA
Lestidae Austrolestes aridus inland ringtail QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes cingulatus metallic ringtail QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes leda wandering ringtail QA I
Lestidae Austrolestes psyche cup 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 Darling Downs Regional Plan, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=regional-plan-darling-downs&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals