New Caledonia
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in New Caledonia is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi
If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.
A list of the 14 endemic butterfly species can be found at (p. 7 of INPN pdf).
Austroypthima petersi (Nymphalidae)
Euploea helcita (Nymphalidae)
Paratisiphone
lyrnessa (Nymphalidae)
Polyura
clitarchus (Nymphalidae)
Polyura
gamma (Nymphalidae)
Graphium
gelon (Papilionidae)
Papilio
montrouzieri (Papilionidae)
Blue Swallowtail