THE FIRST RECORD OF HYPOLIMNAS ANTILOPE (CRAMER, [1777]) (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE: NYMPHALINAE) FROM MAINLAND AUSTRALIA.

Hypolimnas antilope (Cramer) is recorded from mainland Australia for the first time based on the collection of a single male from Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (NP), Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. In Australia, the butterfly was previously known from Dauan, Masig, Erub and Mer Islands in Torres Strait, Queensland. Thus, our new record extends the species' distribution approximately 350 km south of Torres Strait (Masig) to Iron Range. The Australian specimen is provisionally assigned to H. antilope mela Fruhstorfer based on its geographical proximity. The recent destruction and regeneration of the rainforest in Kutini-Payamu NP following Tropical Cyclone Trevor in March 2019 is illustrated, and its implication for sustaining a breeding population of H. antilope mela discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]