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Insects of Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park

Total number of species: 137

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Formicidae Camponotus vitreus QAI 1 0 04/11/2016
Formicidae Iridomyrmex bicknelli QA 1 0 23/01/2020
Formicidae Iridomyrmex suchieri QA 3 0 14/05/2020
Formicidae Ochetellus glaber group QA 1 0 14/05/2020
Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI 10 0 06/02/2019
Formicidae Paratrechina longicornis longhorn crazy ant II 2 0 07/04/2020
Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II 5 0 15/05/2020
Formicidae Polyrhachis daemeli QA 1 0 04/11/2016
Formicidae Tapinoma melanocephalum ghost ant II 3 0 15/05/2020
Formicidae Tetramorium lanuginosum wooly ant II 2 0 13/05/2020
Formicidae Tetramorium simillimum II 6 0 14/05/2020
Lycaenidae Acrodipsas melania grey ant-blue Q 1 0 31/12/1995
Lycaenidae Anthene seltuttus affinis dark ciliated-blue QA 4 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Arhopala eupolis purple oak-blue QAI 5 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Arhopala madytus bright oak-blue QAI 2 0 17/02/2023
Lycaenidae Arhopala micale QAI 1 0 28/10/2004
Lycaenidae Arhopala micale amytis shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies) Q 3 0 28/10/2004
Lycaenidae Arhopala wildei wildei white oak-blue Q 2 2 30/06/2001
Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA 5 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA 1 0 12/04/2004
Lycaenidae Catochrysops panormus platissa pale pea-blue QA 3 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Danis danis syrius large green-banded blue (Cape York subspecies) Q 71 0 31/12/1995
Lycaenidae Erysichton lineatus lineatus hairy line-blue QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI 1 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI 3 0 17/02/2023
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q 20 1 17/01/2002
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo phoebus Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies) QAI 57 0 05/11/2003
Lycaenidae Hypochrysops theon medocus green-banded jewel (north) Q 31 0 31/12/1995
Lycaenidae Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q 7 0 11/10/2017
Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA 3 0 09/08/2023
Lycaenidae Liphyra brassolis major moth butterfly C QAI 1 0 12/02/2021
Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA 4 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Lycaenidae Nacaduba cyanea arinia green-banded line-blue Q 4 3 03/10/2006
Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q 2 0 05/09/2004
Lycaenidae Petrelaea tombugensis mauve line-blue QAI 1 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Philiris diana diana large moonbeam (Wet Tropics) Q 1 0 29/11/1980
Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA 3 0 15/04/2004
Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA 2 0 29/11/2016
Lycaenidae Rapala varuna simsoni indigo flash QAI 1 0 11/04/2004
Lycaenidae Sahulana scintillata glistening blue QAI 1 0 07/08/2001
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti wattle blue (Cape York subspecies) Q 1 0 01/04/2005
Lycaenidae Theclinesthes sulpitius samphire blue QAI 1 0 07/08/2001
Lycaenidae Udara cardia tenella delicate blue Q 1 0 30/06/1902
Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI 1 0 07/05/2000
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labdalon common grass-blue (Cape York subspecies) QI 1 0 07/05/2000
Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI 1 0 07/08/2001
Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI 4 0 30/05/2017
Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI 3 0 01/05/2021
Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA 2 0 03/10/2006
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope U 1 0 06/10/2006
Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA 5 0 15/04/2004
Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI 8 0 30/05/2017
Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI 1 0 01/04/2005
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II 4 0 30/05/2017
Nymphalidae Doleschallia bisaltide australis leafwing QAI 2 0 12/04/2004
Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 17 0 06/02/2019
Nymphalidae Euploea sylvester sylvester two-brand crow Q 2 0 15/04/2004
Nymphalidae Euploea tulliolus tulliolus purple crow QA 6 0 15/04/2004
Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA 4 0 01/04/2005
Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA 3 0 15/04/2004
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA 5 0 09/11/2010
Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI 14 0 01/09/2011
Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI 2 0 14/03/2010
Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA 3 0 01/04/2005
Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q 13 0 31/12/1995
Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA 10 0 21/06/2018
Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus perseus dingy bush-brown QAI 4 0 21/06/2018
Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q 9 0 06/10/2006
Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q 27 0 31/12/1995
Nymphalidae Pantoporia consimilis consimilis orange plane Q 3 0 14/04/2004
Nymphalidae Pantoporia venilia moorei black-eyed plane Q 2 0 28/10/2004
Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA 1 0 07/05/2000
Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI 17 0 31/05/2018
Nymphalidae Tisiphone helena northern sword-grass brown Q 1 0 30/05/2017
Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA 5 0 15/04/2004
Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI 1 0 13/12/2002
Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI 10 0 01/09/2011
Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Pieridae Cepora perimale QAI 1 0 09/11/2010
Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA 4 0 09/08/2023
Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA 5 0 10/10/2016
Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q 3 0 26/04/2007
Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA 1 0 07/05/2000
Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA 1 0 29/08/2004
Pieridae Elodina perdita delicate pearl-white Q 1 0 29/08/2004
Pieridae Elodina queenslandica U 1 0 12/04/2004
Pieridae Elodina queenslandica queenslandica Q 2 0 15/04/2004
Pieridae Elodina sp. U 1 0 07/08/2001
Pieridae Elodina walkeri small pearl-white QA 1 0 13/12/2002
Pieridae Eurema alitha novaguineensis scalloped grass-yellow QAI 1 0 01/04/2005
Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI 13 0 30/05/2017
Pieridae Eurema herla pink grass-yellow QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA 1 0 15/04/2004
Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA 12 0 01/09/2011
Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI 6 0 17/02/2023
Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI 6 0 26/04/2007
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U 3 0 17/02/2023
Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA 1 0 02/01/2011
Papilionidae Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei green triangle QAI 1 0 13/04/2004
Papilionidae Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns birdwing C Q 6 0 09/08/2023
Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus New Guinea birdwing C U 6 0 13/02/2001
Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus pronomus New Guinea birdwing C Q 1 0 25/05/2005
Papilionidae Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus red-bodied swallowtail Q 2 0 11/02/2001
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U 1 0 20/07/2017
Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 9 0 06/02/2019
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus U 1 0 03/10/2006
Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 3 0 03/11/2004
Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q 13 0 05/05/2021
Hesperiidae Badamia exclamationis narrow-winged awl QAI 1 0 07/08/2001
Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA 1 0 15/04/2004
Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA 2 0 14/03/2010
Hesperiidae Chaetocneme porphyropis purple dusk-flat Q 3 0 31/12/1995
Hesperiidae Hesperilla sexguttata riverine sedge-skipper QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI 1 0 03/10/2006
Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Hesperiidae Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Lyell's swift QAI 1 0 07/08/2001
Hesperiidae Proeidosa polysema spinifex sand-skipper QA 1 0 14/03/2010
Hesperiidae Suniana sp. U 1 0 14/03/2010
Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA 2 0 01/04/2005
Hesperiidae Tagiades japetus janetta pied flat QAI 4 0 14/04/2004
Hesperiidae Taractrocera ina no-brand grass-dart QA 1 0 13/12/2002
Hesperiidae Taractrocera sp. U 1 0 14/03/2010
Hesperiidae Telicota augias krefftii bright-orange darter Q 3 0 01/04/2005
Hesperiidae Toxidia thyrrhus dusky grass-skipper Q 1 0 15/04/2004
Hesperiidae Trapezites iacchus brown ochre QA 1 0 07/08/2001
Libellulidae Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis striped swampdragon QI I 1 0 14/02/2023
Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I 1 0 25/02/2011
Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I 2 0 20/07/2017
Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I 1 0 17/02/2023
Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister QAI I 1 0 17/02/2023
Libellulidae Tramea stenoloba narrow-lobed glider QAI I 1 0 17/02/2023
Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I 1 0 17/02/2023
Petaluridae Petalura ingentissima giant petaltail Q I 1 0 01/12/2016
Aeshnidae Anax guttatus lesser green emperor QAI I 1 0 16/01/2013
Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I 1 0 21/07/2017

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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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

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 Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=marine-park-great-barrier-reef-coast&Class=insects&Kingdom=animals

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