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Insects of Upper Dawson River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 100

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda halys speckled line-blue (southern subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Euchrysops cnejus cnidus spotted pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Jalmenus daemeli emerald hairstreak QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
Lycaenidae Jalmenus sp. U
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI
Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
Lycaenidae Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q
Lycaenidae Ogyris genoveva QA
Lycaenidae Ogyris 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 Theclinesthes miskini U
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus salt-bush blue QA
Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI
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 Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common 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 Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
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 Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
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 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
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 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
Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla crypsigramma wide-brand sedge-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Hesperilla furva grey sedge-skipper Q
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Parnara bada grey swift QA
Hesperiidae Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Lyell's swift QAI
Hesperiidae Proeidosa polysema spinifex sand-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Taractrocera ina no-brand grass-dart QA
Hesperiidae Telicota colon argea pale-orange darter Q
Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA
Hesperiidae Trapezites petalia black-ringed 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 Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic 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
Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I
Corduliidae Hemicordulia tau tau emerald QAI I
Synthemistidae Parasynthemis regina royal tigertail QA I
Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA I
Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA I
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
Aeshnidae Austrogynacantha heterogena Australian duskhawker QAI I
Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmy wisp QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas common flatwing QA
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 Upper Dawson River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-upper-dawson-river-fitzroy&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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