# List of butterflies of Tasmania

Tasmania is located south of the mainland of Australia, separated from the state of Victoria by the 240km wide Bass Strait. Although Tasmania shares most of its fauna with the southern parts of Australia or Australia as a whole, Tasmania's isolation along with its wetter, cooler and cloudier weather caused the evolution of several endemic Tasmanian species and subspecies, butterflies included.
There are thirty-nine species of butterflies found in Tasmania. They are grouped primarily as: skippers, blues, browns, swallowtails and the introduced whites.

## Papilionidae

family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) — 1 species

### Papilioninae

    genus: Graphium
      * Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus (moggana)

## Pieridae

family: Pieridae (whites and yellows) — 4 species

### Coliadinae

    genus: Eurema
      * Small grass yellow, Eurema smilax

### Pierinae

    genus: Appias
      * Albatross butterfly, Appias paulina
    genus: Anaphaeis
      * Caper white, Anaphaeis java
    genus: Pieris
      * Small white, Pieris rapae

## Lycaenidae

family: Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged blues and coppers) — 9 species

### Polyommatinae

    genus: Candalides
      * Blotched blue, Candalides acasta
    genus: Lampides
      * Pea blue, Lampides boeticus
    genus: Neolucia
      * Fringed blue, Neolucia agricola
      * Mountain blue, Neolucia hobartensis
      * Mathew's blue, Neolucia mathewi
    genus: Theclinesthes
      * Chequered blue, Theclinesthes serpentata
    genus: Zizina
      * Common grass blue, Zizina labradus

### Theclinae

    genus: Paralucia
      * Bright copper, Paralucia aurifer
    genus: Pseudalmenus
      * Tasmanian hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda (chlorinda)

## Nymphalidae

family: Nymphalidae (brush– or four-footed) — 14 species

### Danainae

    genus: Danaus
      * Lesser wanderer butterfly, Danaus chrysippus
      * Wanderer butterfly, Danaus plexippus

### Nymphalinae

    genus: Junonia
      * Meadow argus, Junonia villida
    genus: Vanessa
      * Yellow admiral, Vanessa itea
      * Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi

### Satyrinae

    genus: Argynnina
      * Tasmanian brown, Argynnina hobartia
    genus: Geitoneura
      * Klug's xenica, Geitoneura klugii
    genus: Heteronympha
      * Bright-eyed brown, Heteronympha cordace
      * Common brown, Heteronympha merope
      * Shouldered brown, Heteronympha penelope
    genus: Nesoxenica
      * Leprea brown, Nesoxenica leprea
    genus: Oreixenica
      * Common silver xenica, Oreixenica lathoniella
      * Orichora brown, Oreixenica orichora
      * Ptunarra brown, Oreixenica ptunarra

## Hesperiidae

family: Hesperiidae (skippers) — 11 species
    genus: Anisynta
      * Dominula skipper Anisynta dominula
    genus: Antipodia
      * Antipodia skipper Antipodia chaostola
    genus: Hesperilla
      * Chrysotricha skipper Hesperilla chrysotricha
      * Donnysa skipper Hesperilla donnysa
      * Flame skipper Hesperilla idothea
      * Master's skipper Hesperilla mastersi
    genus: Ocybadistes
      * Yellow-banded dart Ocybadistes walkeri
    genus: Oreisplanus
      * Marrawah skipper or alpine skipper Oreisplanus munionga
    genus: Pasma
      * Tasmanica skipper or two-spotted grass-skipper Pasma tasmanicus
    genus: Taractrocera
      * White grassdart Taractrocera papyria
    genus: Trapezites
      * Rare white-spot skipper Trapezites lutea