

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.
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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

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


