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Insects of Toowoomba local government area

Total number of species: 205

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Formicidae Iridomyrmex purpureus QA 7 0 02/06/2023
Formicidae Iridomyrmex suchieri QA 1 0 23/11/2020
Formicidae Ochetellus glaber group QA 1 0 24/12/2019
Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II 2 0 22/12/2022
Formicidae Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant II 1 0 11/06/2023
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 1 0 13/01/1987
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas violacea Q 6 0 26/04/2005
Lycaenidae Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA 2 0 15/03/2015
Lycaenidae Candalides consimilis U 1 0 20/02/2005
Lycaenidae Candalides cyprotus pallescens copper pencilled-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA 3 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Candalides heathi heathi rayed blue QA 1 0 10/05/2014
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA 3 0 15/12/2022
Lycaenidae Candalides margarita margarita trident pencilled-blue QA 2 0 15/12/2022
Lycaenidae Candalides xanthospilos yellow-spotted blue QA 4 0 25/01/2025
Lycaenidae Catopyrops florinda halys speckled line-blue (southern subspecies) QA 4 0 16/04/2022
Lycaenidae Deudorix diovis bright cornelian QA 2 0 07/03/2015
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA 2 0 24/10/2022
Lycaenidae Erysichton sp. U 1 0 25/04/1994
Lycaenidae Euchrysops cnejus cnidus spotted pea-blue QAI 1 0 03/04/2022
Lycaenidae Everes lacturnus australis orange-tipped pea-blue QAI 1 0 26/04/2004
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops cyane cyane jewel QA 1 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops delicia delicia moonlight jewel (eastern subspecies) QA 1 0 12/03/2014
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops piceatus bulloak jewel CR CE Q 106 0 16/04/2018
Lycaenidae Jalmenus daemeli emerald hairstreak QA 2 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA 51 0 06/01/1999
Lycaenidae Jalmenus evagoras imperial hairstreak QA 26 0 02/06/2023
Lycaenidae Jalmenus pseudictinus Macqueen's hairstreak Q 1 0 13/11/2004
Lycaenidae Jameela palmyra tasmanicus marbled line-blue QAI 2 0 15/04/2022
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI 4 0 23/10/2015
Lycaenidae Leptotes plinius pseudocassius plumbago blue QAI 37 0 27/02/2025
Lycaenidae Lucia limbaria chequered copper QA 4 0 21/02/2021
Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA 6 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA 3 0 29/04/2022
Lycaenidae Nacaduba kurava parma white-banded line-blue QA 2 0 16/04/2022
Lycaenidae Neolucia agricola agricola fringed heath-blue QA 2 0 23/10/2011
Lycaenidae Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q 1 0 31/03/1972
Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q 3 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis U 5 0 11/12/2020
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis satin azure (Bassian subspecies) QA 1 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni satin azure (Queensland subspecies) Q 3 0 26/04/2005
Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis satin azure (inland subspecies) QA 12 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris barnardi barnardi bright-purple azure QA 2 1 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris genoveva QA 3 0 08/03/2015
Lycaenidae Ogyris ianthis golden azure QA 6 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris olane broad-margined azure QA 5 0 05/05/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris sp. U 3 0 05/06/2018
Lycaenidae Ogyris zosine zosine northern purple azure (southern subspecies) QA 1 0 08/03/2015
Lycaenidae Paralucia pyrodiscus pyrodiscus fiery copper QA 1 0 17/12/2014
Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA 1 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Prosotas felderi short-tailed line-blue QA 4 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA 24 0 08/02/2025
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini U 2 0 06/11/2022
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA 6 0 09/04/2022
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha QA 2 0 20/04/2018
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha capricornia cycad blue (northern subspecies) QA 33 0 28/02/2025
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes onycha onycha cycad blue (southern subspecies) QA 3 0 11/02/2015
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus salt-bush blue QA 6 0 16/12/2022
Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI 2 0 15/12/2014
Lycaenidae Zizina otis QAI 1 0 05/09/2015
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI 126 0 16/02/2025
Lycaenidae Zizula hylax attenuata dainty grass-blue QA 2 0 04/12/2020
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI 136 0 16/02/2025
Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI 1 0 12/11/2020
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA 44 0 15/03/2025
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 24/02/2025
Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI 1 0 05/03/2025
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI 164 0 15/03/2025
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II 170 0 31/03/2025
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 146 0 28/02/2025
Nymphalidae Geitoneura acantha ringed xenica QA 6 0 03/12/2022
Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common brown QA 36 0 23/03/2023
Nymphalidae Heteronympha mirifica wonder brown QA 2 0 06/12/2003
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA 2 0 17/01/2019
Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA 10 0 08/02/2025
Nymphalidae Hypocysta pseudirius grey ringlet QA 22 0 08/02/2025
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI 47 0 16/03/2025
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA 1 0 16/12/2022
Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI 251 0 16/03/2025
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA 25 0 17/03/2025
Nymphalidae Mynes geoffroyi guerini jezebel nymph QA 1 0 22/02/2025
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi U 1 0 13/04/2016
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA 34 0 16/03/2025
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI 94 0 31/03/2025
Nymphalidae Vanessa itea yellow admiral QAI 63 0 14/03/2023
Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI 52 0 16/12/2022
Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA 1 0 20/05/2003
Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA 15 0 28/10/2022
Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI 166 0 16/02/2025
Pieridae Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone yellow migrant QA 25 0 04/12/2022
Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI 38 0 13/01/2023
Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA 45 0 09/02/2025
Pieridae Catopsilia scylla etesia orange migrant QAI 1 0 13/12/2005
Pieridae Cepora perimale QAI 12 0 10/05/2019
Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA 8 0 16/02/2025
Pieridae Delias aganippe spotted jezebel QA 9 0 01/06/2019
Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA 60 0 13/01/2023
Pieridae Delias harpalyce imperial jezebel QA 1 0 30/11/1993
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA 35 0 14/06/2023
Pieridae Delias nysa QAI 8 0 05/04/2010
Pieridae Delias nysa nysa yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies) QA 9 0 15/04/2022
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA 6 0 15/04/2022
Pieridae Elodina padusa narrow-winged pearl-white QA 6 0 15/04/2022
Pieridae Elodina parthia striated pearl-white QA 15 0 16/12/2022
Pieridae Eurema brigitta australis no-brand grass-yellow QA 9 0 08/02/2025
Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI 46 0 16/02/2025
Pieridae Eurema herla pink grass-yellow QA 4 0 16/05/2020
Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA 44 0 01/01/2025
Pieridae Eurema sp. U 1 0 25/04/1994
Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II 115 0 16/02/2025
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA 28 0 27/01/2025
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI 91 0 31/03/2025
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U 7 0 27/02/2016
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA 7 0 28/10/2022
Papilionidae Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Macleay's swordtail QA 17 0 31/10/2022
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U 20 0 28/04/2019
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 162 0 28/02/2025
Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA 73 0 18/02/2025
Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI 70 0 21/02/2025
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus U 4 0 16/04/2020
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 14 0 15/03/2025
Papilionidae Protographium leosthenes leosthenes four-barred swordtail QA 16 0 28/10/2022
Hesperiidae Anisynta tillyardi chequered grass-skipper QA 1 0 07/11/2010
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA 3 0 09/02/2022
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme beata eastern dusk-flat QA 1 0 31/10/2021
Hesperiidae Dispar compacta barred skipper QA 1 0 12/03/2014
Hesperiidae Hasora khoda haslia narrow-banded awl QA 2 0 09/05/2023
Hesperiidae Hesperilla crypsigramma wide-brand sedge-skipper QA 3 0 08/03/2015
Hesperiidae Hesperilla malindeva two-spotted sedge-skipper QA 3 0 23/10/2004
Hesperiidae Hesperilla ornata ornata spotted sedge-skipper (southern subspecies) QA 2 0 23/10/2011
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sp. U 1 0 25/10/2004
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda U 3 0 30/12/2017
Hesperiidae Netrocoryne repanda repanda bronze flat (southern subspecies) QA 1 0 12/03/2014
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus narrow-brand grass-dart QA 1 0 01/03/1999
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri green grass-dart U 1 0 25/03/2011
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA 22 0 03/09/2023
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias QAI 2 0 20/02/2005
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA 1 0 25/03/2021
Hesperiidae Taractrocera papyria papyria white-banded grass-dart QA 2 0 16/12/2022
Hesperiidae Telicota colon argea pale-orange darter Q 1 0 20/04/2004
Hesperiidae Toxidia doubledayi lilac grass-skipper QA 1 0 03/02/2015
Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA 9 0 16/12/2022
Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA 13 0 15/12/2022
Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA 7 0 16/04/2022
Hesperiidae Trapezites maheta northern silver ochre Q 1 0 23/10/2011
Hesperiidae Trapezites petalia black-ringed ochre QA 4 0 16/04/2022
Hesperiidae Trapezites praxedes southern silver ochre QA 2 0 16/04/2022
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus U 1 0 09/03/2013
Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA 4 0 05/06/2018
Libellulidae Crocothemis nigrifrons black-headed skimmer QAI I 23 0 03/03/2025
Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I 86 0 01/01/2025
Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I 138 0 25/02/2025
Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I 1 0 22/01/2021
Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I 1 0 22/01/2021
Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I 173 0 25/02/2025
Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI I 71 0 15/12/2022
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I 27 0 31/01/2025
Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I 12 0 18/12/2021
Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I 19 0 15/03/2025
Libellulidae Zyxomma elgneri short-tailed duskdarter QAI I 11 0 31/03/2025
Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI I 84 0 16/03/2025
Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I 4 0 03/11/2022
Corduliidae Hemicordulia tau tau emerald QAI I 60 0 11/02/2025
Cordulephyidae Cordulephya pygmaea common shutwing QA I 1 0 17/06/2014
Synthemistidae Choristhemis flavoterminata yellow-tipped tigertail QA I 35 0 28/10/2022
Synthemistidae Eusynthemis nigra xanthosticta black tigertail QA I 8 1 07/01/2018
Synthemistidae Parasynthemis regina royal tigertail QA I 12 0 06/02/2025
Gomphidae Austroepigomphus praeruptus Twinspot Hunter QA I 7 0 10/02/2023
Gomphidae Austrogomphus amphiclitus pale hunter QA I 5 0 29/04/2020
Gomphidae Austrogomphus cornutus unicorn hunter QA I 6 0 02/01/2018
Gomphidae Austrogomphus ochraceus jade hunter QA I 4 0 07/01/2018
Gomphidae Hemigomphus gouldii southern vicetail QA I 1 0 22/12/2013
Gomphidae Hemigomphus heteroclytus stout vicetail QA I 21 1 04/11/2022
Lindeniidae Ictinogomphus australis Australian tiger QA I 25 0 25/02/2025
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna pulchra forest darner QA I 15 1 28/11/2020
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna sigma sigma darner QA I 10 0 01/04/2018
Telephlebiidae Austroaeschna unicornis unicorn darner QA I 8 0 30/12/2017
Telephlebiidae Austrophlebia costalis southern giant darner QA I 1 0 22/12/2013
Telephlebiidae Telephlebia cyclops northern evening darner QA I 4 0 18/10/2020
Brachytronidae Dendroaeschna conspersa wide-faced darner QA I 1 0 12/04/2013
Aeshnidae Adversaeschna brevistyla blue-spotted hawker QAI I 17 0 30/09/2023
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I 161 0 21/03/2025
Aeshnidae Austrogynacantha heterogena Australian duskhawker QAI I 14 0 21/03/2025
Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmy wisp QAI I 1 0 05/03/2021
Coenagrionidae Argiocnemis rubescens red-tipped shadefly QAI I 1 0 05/10/2015
Coenagrionidae Austroagrion watsoni eastern billabongfly QAI I 10 0 06/12/2022
Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I 24 0 01/01/2025
Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I 73 0 21/03/2025
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion aureofrons gold-fronted riverdamsel QA I 48 0 21/03/2025
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion ignifer flame-headed riverdamsel QA I 3 0 25/03/2013
Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I 5 0 05/03/2021
Coenagrionidae Xanthagrion erythroneurum red & blue damsel QAI I 48 0 15/12/2022
Platycnemididae Nososticta solida orange threadtail QA I 29 0 12/02/2025
Isostictidae Neosticta canescens dorrigoensis southern pinfly QA I 1 0 23/03/2013
Isostictidae Rhadinosticta simplex powdered wiretail QA I 2 0 05/03/2021
Diphlebiidae Diphlebia coerulescens sapphire rockmaster QA I 12 0 05/03/2021
Diphlebiidae Diphlebia nymphoides arrowhead rockmaster QA I 8 0 05/03/2021
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas common flatwing QA 53 0 25/08/2022
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas pale-mouth common flatwing QA I 14 0 06/03/2023
Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas nigrolabiatus black-mouth common flatwing QA I 1 0 01/01/2009
Synlestidae Episynlestes albicauda southern whitetip QA I 3 0 20/11/2014
Synlestidae Synlestes selysi forest needle QA I 8 0 19/04/2023
Synlestidae Synlestes weyersii tillyardi bronze needle QA I 1 0 31/01/2015
Lestidae Austrolestes aridus inland ringtail QA I 1 0 04/01/2022
Lestidae Austrolestes leda wandering ringtail QA I 57 0 01/01/2025

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Insects of Toowoomba local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-toowoomba&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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