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Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion): Australia's largest endemic butterfly. Australia has more than 400 species of butterfly, the majority of which are continental species, and more than a dozen endemic species from remote islands administered by various Australian territorial governments.
Xanthodes transversa, the transverse moth or hibiscus caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae.The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, China, Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Java, New Guinea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life (Pl. 7) [3] The wingspan of the female can range up to 160 mm; the male has a wingspan that ranges to about 140 mm. The larvae feed on Myrtaceae species. They are the largest caterpillars in Australia, growing to a length of 15 cm, and they have many sharp urticating hairs ...
The species was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found in Australia. [2] The wingspan of reaches up to 10 cm. Males have a more intense colouration. The caterpillars of this species feed mainly on wattles and gymea iesily. [3]
Doratifera vulnerans, commonly known as the mottled cup moth, Australian cup moth or Chinese Junk (referring to its caterpillar), is a species of cup moth of the family Limacodidae. [1] The species was first described by John Lewin in 1805 and is the type species of the genus Doratifera . [ 2 ]
Achaea janata, the castor semi-looper or croton caterpillar, is an erebid moth, the caterpillars of which are termed 'semi-loopers' due to their mode of locomotion. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagoes to Easter Island. [2]
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. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies.
The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Australia, ... Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths