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Insects of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area

Total number of species: 148

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides xanthospilos yellow-spotted blue QA
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda U
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Everes lacturnus australis orange-tipped pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops delicia delicia moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Hypolycaena danis turneri orchid flash Q
Lycaenidae Jalmenus evagoras imperial hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jameela palmyra tasmanicus marbled line-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 Ogyris amaryllis U
Lycaenidae Paralucia sp. U
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 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 Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope U
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
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 euphemia rock ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA
Nymphalidae Hypocysta sp. U
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas sp. U
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
Nymphalidae Mynes geoffroyi guerini jezebel nymph 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 Vanessa itea yellow admiral QAI
Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI
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 nigrina black jezebel QA
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA
Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
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 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 Anisynta tillyardi chequered grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart 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 crypsargyra binna silver sedge-skipper Q
Hesperiidae Hesperilla crypsigramma wide-brand sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla idothea idothea flame sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla malindeva two-spotted sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Mesodina halyzia eastern iris-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Neohesperilla xanthomera yellow grass-skipper QA
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 Parnara bada grey swift QA
Hesperiidae Pelopidas agna dingo dingy swift QAI
Hesperiidae Signeta flammeata bright shield-skipper QA
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 Telicota eurychlora southern sedge-darter QA
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 Toxidia rietmanni white-brand grass-skipper U
Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites iacchus brown ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites maheta northern silver ochre Q
Hesperiidae Trapezites praxedes southern silver ochre QA
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 Nannophlebia risi common archtail QA I
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI 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 Zyxomma elgneri short-tailed duskdarter QAI I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI I
Austrocorduliidae Austrocordulia refracta refracta eastern hawk QA I
Austrocorduliidae Micromidia atrifrons forest mosquitohawk QA I
Synthemistidae Choristhemis flavoterminata yellow-tipped tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis aurolineata variable tigertail QA I
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis nigra xanthosticta black tigertail QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus amphiclitus pale hunter QA I
Gomphidae Austrogomphus guerini yellow-striped hunter QA I
Gomphidae Hemigomphus gouldii southern vicetail QA I
Gomphidae Hemigomphus heteroclytus stout vicetail QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna pulchra forest darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna sigma sigma darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia costalis southern giant darner QA I
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia cyclops northern evening darner QA I
Aeshnidae Adversaeschna brevistyla blue-spotted hawker QAI I
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion aureofrons gold-fronted riverdamsel 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
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes amabilis flame flatwing QA I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas common flatwing QA
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas pale-mouth common 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 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 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=world-heritage-area-gondwana-rainforests-of-australia&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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