Butterflies
and moths
ABOUT INSECTS
Insects are an extremely diverse group of arthropods found throughout Australia and in every continent except Antartica. They are characterised by having a 3-Segmented body made up of the Head, Thorax, and Abdomen. From the thorax elso extrudes 6 segmented legs and from the head, antennae which are commonly used to survey the surrounding area.
Due to the diversity of Insects as a whole, I will break down this category into "sub-catgories" to make your search easier.
Below you will find a comprehensive list of Insects I have observed in the wild around Whyalla and the surrounding regions.
​
Cabbage White Butterfly
Pieris rapae
(no common name)
Cleora displicata
Australian Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa kershawi
Red-Lined Looper
Crypsiphona occultaria
Bogong Moth
Agrotis infusa
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Double-Spotted Line Blue
Nacaduba biocellata
Gum-Leaf Skeletonizer
Uraba lugens
Emerald Moth
Chlorocoma dichloraria
Meadow Argus
Junonia villida
Convolvulus Hawk Moth
Agrius convolvuli
Southern Old Lady Moth
Dasypodia selenophora
Dainty Swallowtail
Papillo anactus
Mottled Cup Moth
Doratifera vulerans
Bag-Shelter Moth
Ochrogaster lunifer
Saltbush Blue
Theclinesthes serpentata
Large-Spot Noctuid
Proteuxoa heliosema
Yellow Admiral
Vanessa itea
Australian Fruitworm
​
