Biodiversity in Australia's National Reserve System - Part ... - BushBlitz

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
The ANHAT database has 53246 records for 442 species and subspecies of butterflies. Fiftyfive
species account for approximately 50% of the total species records in ANHAT. These
species have over 250 records each and Danaus plexippus over 1200 records.
Table 50 Butterfly species that account for approximately 50% of the total species records
in ANHAT.
Species No. Records % total records
Hesperilla ornata 259 0.49
Taractrocera papyria 262 0.49
Appias paulina 265 0.50
Hypocysta metirius 272 0.51
Dispar compacta 275 0.52
Toxidia peron 276 0.52
Signeta flammeata 281 0.53
Neolucia agricola 282 0.53
Nacaduba biocellata 283 0.53
Oreixenica kershawi 285 0.54
Hesperilla idothea 295 0.55
Psychonotis caelius 302 0.57
Papilio demoleus 316 0.59
Mycalesis terminus 322 0.60
Delias harpalyce 331 0.62
Ypthima arctous 335 0.63
Delias aganippe 338 0.63
Jalmenus evagoras 342 0.64
Theclinesthes miskini 345 0.65
Papilio anactus 349 0.66
Geitoneura acantha 352 0.66
Lampides boeticus 353 0.66
Oreixenica lathoniella 357 0.67
Graphium macleayanus 362 0.68
Hypocysta adiante 376 0.71
Polyura sempronius 380 0.71
Cressida cressida 382 0.72
Ogyris olane 399 0.75
Delias argenthona 400 0.75
Heteronympha penelope 400 0.75
Ogyris amaryllis 414 0.78
Ocybadistes walkeri 484 0.91
Delias nigrina 501 0.94
Tirumala hamata 517 0.97
Acraea andromacha 520 0.98
Vanessa itea 522 0.98
Hypolimnas bolina 565 1.06
Geitoneura klugii 589 1.11
Graphium sarpedon 614 1.15
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