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Insects of Ipswich local government area

Total number of species: 103

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas brisbanensis bronze ant-blue QA 5 0 20/01/2004
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas cuprea variabilis copper ant-blue QA 1 0 27/12/2003
Lycaenidae Candalides cyprotus pallescens copper pencilled-blue QA 1 0 21/12/2003
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA 1 0 03/05/2022
Lycaenidae Candalides margarita margarita trident pencilled-blue QA 1 0 29/05/2022
Lycaenidae Candalides sp. U 2 0 02/04/2017
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda U 1 0 12/05/2017
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops delicia delicia moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies) QA 1 0 20/01/2003
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI 2 0 02/06/2022
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA 1 0 31/07/2016
Lycaenidae Ogyris olane broad-margined azure QA 1 0 20/01/2003
Lycaenidae Ogyris oroetes oroetes silky azure QA 3 0 21/12/2003
Lycaenidae Ogyris zosine zosine northern purple azure (southern subspecies) QA 2 0 21/12/2003
Lycaenidae Paralucia aurifer bright copper QA 2 0 01/01/1993
Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA 1 0 12/05/2017
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA 4 0 03/05/2022
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI 3 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI 21 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA 11 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI 18 0 31/03/2019
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II 35 0 24/01/2018
Nymphalidae Danaus sp. U 1 0 28/05/2003
Nymphalidae Doleschallia bisaltide australis leafwing QAI 2 0 01/01/1993
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 37 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common brown QA 4 0 30/11/1993
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA 2 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA 2 0 02/04/2017
Nymphalidae Hypocysta pseudirius grey ringlet QA 1 0 31/12/1990
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI 6 0 01/05/1994
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus danaid eggfly QAI 4 0 26/10/1994
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA 2 0 01/01/1993
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI 13 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA 29 0 12/05/2017
Nymphalidae Mynes geoffroyi guerini jezebel nymph QA 1 0 31/08/1993
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA 11 0 24/01/2018
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI 15 0 26/10/1994
Nymphalidae Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi varied sword-grass brown (Queensland subspecies) Q 1 0 20/01/2003
Nymphalidae Vanessa itea yellow admiral QAI 3 0 19/11/1993
Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI 10 0 04/03/1994
Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI 20 0 13/07/2014
Pieridae Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone yellow migrant QA 3 0 04/03/1994
Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI 14 0 12/05/2017
Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA 4 0 12/05/2017
Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA 2 0 02/04/2017
Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA 6 0 28/05/2003
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA 6 0 04/08/2017
Pieridae Delias nysa nysa yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 23/05/2021
Pieridae Eurema brigitta australis no-brand grass-yellow QA 2 0 13/11/1993
Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI 14 0 12/05/2017
Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA 5 0 28/05/2003
Pieridae Eurema sp. U 1 0 12/12/1992
Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II 7 0 13/07/2014
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA 9 0 12/10/1997
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI 24 0 12/05/2017
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA 4 0 04/03/1994
Papilionidae Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Macleay's swordtail QA 1 0 02/04/2017
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U 1 0 12/05/2017
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 18 0 14/09/2003
Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA 4 0 09/01/1994
Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI 11 0 24/08/2019
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 2 0 01/01/1993
Papilionidae Protographium leosthenes leosthenes four-barred swordtail QA 1 0 02/04/2017
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme beata eastern dusk-flat QA 2 0 01/01/1993
Hesperiidae Hesperilla crypsigramma wide-brand sedge-skipper QA 4 0 29/12/2003
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sarnia swift sedge-skipper Q 1 0 20/01/2003
Hesperiidae Neohesperilla xanthomera yellow grass-skipper QA 2 0 21/12/2003
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda repanda bronze flat (southern subspecies) QA 1 0 20/01/2003
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA 1 0 12/05/2017
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA 1 0 12/05/2017
Hesperiidae Taractrocera dolon dolon river-sand grass-dart QAI 1 0 01/01/1993
Hesperiidae Telicota colon argea pale-orange darter Q 1 0 10/05/2013
Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA 1 0 20/01/2003
Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA 3 0 12/05/2017
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA 1 0 26/10/1994
Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI I 1 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Crocothemis nigrifrons black-headed skimmer QAI I 5 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I 3 0 31/03/2019
Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I 4 0 31/03/2019
Libellulidae Diplacodes melanopsis black-faced percher QA I 2 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I 1 0 03/05/2022
Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I 2 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I 1 0 12/05/2017
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I 5 0 31/03/2019
Libellulidae Orthetrum sabina slender skimmer QAI I 1 0 12/05/2017
Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI I 2 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I 1 0 12/05/2017
Libellulidae Rhodothemis lieftincki red arrow QA I 1 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I 3 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis yellow-striped flutterer QAI 1 0 13/02/2018
Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis chloe yellow-striped flutterer QAI I 1 0 17/01/2021
Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I 6 0 17/04/2019
Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI I 3 0 03/05/2022
Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I 1 0 12/05/2017
Cordulephyidae Cordulephya pygmaea common shutwing QA I 2 0 29/05/2022
Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA I 2 0 17/01/2021
Aeshnidae Adversaeschna brevistyla blue-spotted hawker QAI I 1 0 12/05/2017
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I 4 0 24/08/2019
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI I 1 0 17/01/2021
Coenagrionidae Austrocnemis splendida splendid longlegs QA I 1 0 17/01/2021
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I 2 0 31/03/2019
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I 1 0 17/01/2021
Lestidae Austrolestes aridus inland ringtail QA I 1 0 01/10/2020
Lestidae Austrolestes leda wandering ringtail QA I 1 0 12/05/2017

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.

A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Insects of Ipswich local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-ipswich&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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