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24 native species of butterflies local to the area have been found on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.

All photos were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge	Scientific name   [Common name]
Charaxes sempronius [Tailed emperor]	Belenois java   [Caper white]
	Charaxes sempronius   [Tailed emperor]
	Delias aganippe   [Spotted jezebel]
	Delias harpalyce   [Imperial jezebel]
	Eurema herla   [Macleay's grass yellow]
	Geitoneura klugii   [Marbled xenica]
	Heteronympha merope   [Common brown]
	Heteronympha penelope   [Shouldered brown]
	Jalmenus icilius   [Amethyst hairstreak]
Heteronympha merope [Common brown]	Jalmenus ictinus   [Stencilled hairstreak]
	Junonia villida   [Meadow argus]
	Lampides boeticus   [Long-tailed pea-blue]
	Lucia limbaria   [Chequered copper]
	Nacaduba biocellata   [Two-spotted line-blue]
	Ocybadistes walkeri    [Green grass-dart]
	Ogyris olane   [Broad-margined azure]
	Papilio aegeus   [Orchard swallowtail]
	Papilio anactus   [Dainty swallowtail]
Lucia limbaria [Chequered copper]	Taractrocera papyria   [White-banded grass-dart]
	Theclinesthes serpentata   [Saltbush blue]
	Trapezites luteus   [Yellow ochre, Rare white-spot skipper]
	Vanessa itea   [Yellow admiral]
	Vanessa kershawi   [Australian painted lady]
	Zizina otis   [Common grass-blue]

Eurema herla [Pink grass-yellow]
 

Jalmenus icilius [Amethyst hairstreak]
 

Junonia villida [Meadow argus]
 

Nacaduba biocellata [Two-spotted line-blue]
 

Ocybadistes walkeri [Green grass-dart]
 

Papilio anactus [Dainty swallowtail]
 

Taractrocera papyri [White banded grass-dart]
 

Theclinesthes serpentata [Saltbush blue]
 

Trapezites luteus [Yellow Ochre, Rare white-spot skipper]
 

Vanessa itea [Yellow admiral]
 

Vanessa kershawi [Australian painted lady]
 

Zizina otis [Common Grass-blue]