page_title: List of butterflies of Victoria
section_title: Nymphalidae
hierarchical_section_title: List of butterflies of Victoria / Nymphalidae
caption_attribution_description: Plain tiger male upper side newly emerged
context_page_description: Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies.
context_section_description: family: Nymphalidae (brush– or four-footed) — 28 species
  genus: Acraea
  Glasswing, Acraea andromacha
  genus: Argynnina
  Argynnina cyrila
  genus: Danaus
  Lesser wanderer, Danaus chrysippus
  Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus
  genus: Euploea
  Common crow, Euploea core
  genus: Geitoneura
  Ringed xenica, Geitoneura acantha
  Marbled xenica, Geitoneura klugii
  genus: Heteronympha
  Heteronympha banksii
  H. b. banksii
  H. b. nevina
  Bright-eyed brown, Heteronympha cordace
  H. c. cordace
  H. c. wilsoni
  Common brown, Heteronympha merope
  Wonder brown, Heteronympha mirifica
  Spotted brown, Heteronympha paradelpha
  Shouldered brown, Heteronympha penelope
  H. p. alope
  H. p. maraia
  H. p. sterope
  Solander's brown, Heteronympha solandri
  H. s. angela
  H. s. solandri
  genus: Hypocysta
  Rock ringlet, Hypocysta euphemia
  genus: Hypolimnas
  Varied eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina
  genus: Junonia
  Meadow argus, Junonia villida
  genus: Oreixenica
  Orange alpine xenica, Oreixenica correae
  Striped xenica, Oreixenica kershawi
  O. k. kanunda
  O. k. kershawi
  Silver xenica, Oreixenica lathoniella
  Small alpine xenica, Oreixenica latialis
  O. l. latialis
  O. l. theddora
  Spotted alpine xenica, Oreixenica orichora
  genus: Polyura
  Tailed emperor, Polyura sempronius
  genus: Tirumala
  Tirumala hamata
  genus: Tisiphone
  Tisiphone abeona
  T. a. albifascia
  T. a. antoni
  genus: Vanessa
  Yellow admiral, Vanessa itea
  Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi
  genus: Ypthima
  Dusky knight, Ypthima arctous
caption: Plain tiger
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