Online Identification Tool
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This website mainly focuses on the greater Adelaide region To identify butterflies further afield, check out another website which we maintain, starting by clicking on an area on the SA Regional map here
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Complete list
Below is a complete list of butterflies in all Adelaide regions. Use the search boxes above to narrow down the results.
Arid Bronze Azure
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Australian Admiral
Vanessa itea
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Australian Painted lady
Vanessa kershawi
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Barred Grass-skipper
Dispar compacta
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Bitterbush blue
Theclinesthes albocincta
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Blotched Dusky-blue
Erina acasta (Cox)
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Bright Purple Azure
Ogyris barnardi
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Bright Shield-skipper
Signeta flammeata
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Bright-eyed Brown
Heteronympha cordace wilsoni
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Broad-margined Azure
Ogyris olane
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Bronze Ant-Blue
Acriodipsas brisbanensis
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Cabbage White (pest)
Pieris rapae
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Caper white
Belenois java teutonia
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Chequered copper
Lucia limbaria
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Chequered swallowtail
Papilio demolius
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Common Brown
Heteronympha merope
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Common Crow
Euploea core
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Common or Varied Eggfly Common or Varied Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina
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Common Xenica
Geitoneura klugii
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Cyprotus blue
Cyprotides cyprotus (Hall)
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Dainty Swallowtail
Papilio anactus
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Dark Purple Azure
Ogyris abrota
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Double-spotted lineblue
Nacaduba biocellata biocellata
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Fiery Jewell
Hypochrysops ignita
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Flame sedge skipper
Hesperilla idothea clara
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Fringed heath-blue
Neolucia agricola agricola
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Glasswing
Acraea andromacha
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Golden-haired sedge skipper
Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila
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Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax
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Grass-blue
Zizena labradus
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Heath Ochre
Trapezites phigalia
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Icilus blue/amethyst hairstreak
Jalmenus icilius
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Inland Sand-skipper
Croitana arenaria arenaria
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Large Brown Azure
Ogyris halmaturia
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Large Brown skipper
Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata
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Lesser Wanderer
Danaus petilia
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Long-tailed Pea-blue
Lampides boeticus
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Meadow Argus
Junonia villida calybe
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Mottled grass skipper
Anisynta cynone
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Narrow-winged Pearl-white
Elodina padusa
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Orange Ochre
Trapezites eliena
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Orange Palm-dart
Cephrenes augiades sperthias
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Orchard Swallowtail
Papilio aegeus
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Rare black and white skipper
Antipoda atralba
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Rayed Blue
Candalides heathi heathi
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Ringed Xenica
Geitoneura acantha
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Saltbush Blue
Theclinesthes serpentata
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Satin Azure
Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis
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Sciron Ochre
Trapezites sciron
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Shouldered Brown
Heteronympha penelope alope
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Silky Azure
Ogyris oroetes
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Silver Xenica
Oriexenica lathoniella herceus
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Small Bronze Azure
Ogyris otanes
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Southern Dart
Ocybadistes walkeri
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Southern purple Azure
Ogyris genoveva
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Splendid Ochre
Trapezites symmomus soma
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Spotted Grass-blue
Zizeeria karsandra
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Striped Xenica
Oriexenica kershawi kanunda
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Sword Grass-brown
Tisiphone abeona albifascia
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Tailed Emperor
Polyura sempronius
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Varied Dusky-blue
Erina hyacinthina form simplexa (Tepper)
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Varied sedge skipper
Hesperilla donnysa
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Wanderer or Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Waterhouse’s Hairstreak
Jalmenus lithochroa
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Wattle blue
Theclinesthes miskini miskini
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White or Common Migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe
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White-banded grass-dart
Taractrocera papyria
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White-veined Sand-skipper
Herimosa albovenata
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Wood White
Delias aganippe
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Yellow Ochre
Trapezites lutea
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Yellow Sedge-skipper
Hesperilla flavescens
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