Butterflies of Bangladesh Checklist
This list has been put together using various reports, sightings, and photographs. It is not a definitive list and it must almost
certainly be incomplete considering the number of species in surrounding regions that are not on this list.
It is however the most complete and accurate checklist that is currently available.
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PAPILIONIDAE
Papilioninae
Atrophaneura aidoneus
Atrophaneura varuna
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium antiphates
Graphium aristeus
Graphium arycles
Graphium doson
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium macareus
Graphium megarus
Graphium nomius
Graphium sarpedon
Graphium xenocles
Lamproptera curius
Losaria doubledayi
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Pachliopta hector
Papilio agenor
Papilio bianor
Papilio castor
Papilio chaon
Papilio clytia
Papilio crino
Papilio demoleus
Papilio elephenor
Papilio helenus
Papilio paradoxa
Papilio paris
Papilio polymnestor
Papilio polytes
Papilio protenor
Troides aeacus
Troides helena
HESPERIIDAE
Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Bibasis amara
Bibasis sena
Burara gomata
Burara harisa
Burara jaina
Burara oedipodea
Choaspes benjaminii
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora vitta
Hesperiinae
Aeromachus pygmaeus
Aeromachus stigmata
Ampittia dioscorides
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthameli
Ancistroides folus
Ancistroides paralysos
Astictopterus jama
Baoris chapmani
Baoris farri
Baoris unicolor
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris cormasa
Caltoris kumara
Cephrenes acalle
Cephrenes trichopepla
Cupitha purreea
Erionota thrax
Erionota torus
Gangara thyrsis
Halpe homolea
Halpe porus
Halpe veluvana
Halpe wantona
Halpe zema
Hyarotis adrastus
Iambrix salsala
Iton semamora
Koruthaialos rubecula
Matapa aria
Matapa cresta
Matapa druna
Matapa sasivarna
Oriens gola
Oriens goloides
Parnara bada
Parnara ganga
Parnara guttatus
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas assamensis
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pelopidas sinensis
Pelopidas subochracea
Pithauria stramineipennis
Polytremis eltola
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus trachala
Psolos fuligo
Scobura isota
Sebastonyma dolopia
Suada swerga
Suastus everyx
Suastus gremius
Suastus minuta
Tamela nigrita
Taractrocera maevius
Telicota bambusae
Telicota colon
Telicota linna
Unkana ambasa
Zographetus satwa
Papilioninae
Atrophaneura aidoneus
Atrophaneura varuna
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium antiphates
Graphium aristeus
Graphium arycles
Graphium doson
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium macareus
Graphium megarus
Graphium nomius
Graphium sarpedon
Graphium xenocles
Lamproptera curius
Losaria doubledayi
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Pachliopta hector
Papilio agenor
Papilio bianor
Papilio castor
Papilio chaon
Papilio clytia
Papilio crino
Papilio demoleus
Papilio elephenor
Papilio helenus
Papilio paradoxa
Papilio paris
Papilio polymnestor
Papilio polytes
Papilio protenor
Troides aeacus
Troides helena
HESPERIIDAE
Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Bibasis amara
Bibasis sena
Burara gomata
Burara harisa
Burara jaina
Burara oedipodea
Choaspes benjaminii
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora vitta
Hesperiinae
Aeromachus pygmaeus
Aeromachus stigmata
Ampittia dioscorides
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthameli
Ancistroides folus
Ancistroides paralysos
Astictopterus jama
Baoris chapmani
Baoris farri
Baoris unicolor
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris cormasa
Caltoris kumara
Cephrenes acalle
Cephrenes trichopepla
Cupitha purreea
Erionota thrax
Erionota torus
Gangara thyrsis
Halpe homolea
Halpe porus
Halpe veluvana
Halpe wantona
Halpe zema
Hyarotis adrastus
Iambrix salsala
Iton semamora
Koruthaialos rubecula
Matapa aria
Matapa cresta
Matapa druna
Matapa sasivarna
Oriens gola
Oriens goloides
Parnara bada
Parnara ganga
Parnara guttatus
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas assamensis
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pelopidas sinensis
Pelopidas subochracea
Pithauria stramineipennis
Polytremis eltola
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus trachala
Psolos fuligo
Scobura isota
Sebastonyma dolopia
Suada swerga
Suastus everyx
Suastus gremius
Suastus minuta
Tamela nigrita
Taractrocera maevius
Telicota bambusae
Telicota colon
Telicota linna
Unkana ambasa
Zographetus satwa
HESPERIIDAE
Pyrginae
Abaratha angulata
Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Coladenia indrani
Gerosis bhagava
Gerosis phisara
Gerosis sinica
Mooreana trichoneura
Pseudocoladenia dan
Sarangesa dasahara
Spialia galba
Tagiades gana
Tagiades japetus
Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades menaka
NYMPHALIDAE
Apaturinae
Euripus nyctelius
Rohana parisatis
Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Ariadne merione
Charaxinae
Charaxes aristogiton
Charaxes bernardus
Charaxes marmax
Charaxes psaphon
Eriboea solon
Polyura arja
Polyura athamas
Polyura delphis
Polyura schreiber
Cyrestinae
Chersonesia intermedia
Chersonesia risa
Cyrestis cocles
Cyrestis thyodamas
Danainae
Danaus affinis
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Euploea algea
Euploea core
Euploea crameri
Euploea doubledayi
Euploea eunice
Euploea klugii
Euploea midamus
Euploea mulciber
Euploea radamanthus
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tulliolus
Idea agamarschana
Parantica aglea
Parantica agleoides
Parantica melaneus
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis
Heliconiinae
Acraea terpsicore
Cethosia biblis
Cethosia cyane
Cirrochroa tyche
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta phalantha
Vagrans sinha
Vindula erota
Libytheinae
Libythea myrrha
Limenitidinae
Athyma cama
Athyma inara
Athyma kanwa
Athyma perius
Athyma pravara
Athyma ranga
Athyma selenophora
Bassarona teuta
Cynitia lepidea
Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia anosia
Euthalia evelina
Euthalia lubentina
Euthalia monina
Euthalia phemius
Euthalia recta
Lebadea martha
Lexias cyanipardus
Lexias dirtea
Lexias pardalis
Limenitis asura
Moduza procris
Neptis clinia
Neptis harita
Neptis hylas
Neptis jumbah
Neptis magadha
Neptis mahendra
Neptis nata
Neptis pseudovikasi
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Pantoporia hordonia
Pantoporia paraka
Pantoporia sandaka
Parasarpa zulema
Parthenos sylvia
Phaedyma columella
Tanaecia jahnu
Tanaecia julii
Pyrginae
Abaratha angulata
Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Coladenia indrani
Gerosis bhagava
Gerosis phisara
Gerosis sinica
Mooreana trichoneura
Pseudocoladenia dan
Sarangesa dasahara
Spialia galba
Tagiades gana
Tagiades japetus
Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades menaka
NYMPHALIDAE
Apaturinae
Euripus nyctelius
Rohana parisatis
Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Ariadne merione
Charaxinae
Charaxes aristogiton
Charaxes bernardus
Charaxes marmax
Charaxes psaphon
Eriboea solon
Polyura arja
Polyura athamas
Polyura delphis
Polyura schreiber
Cyrestinae
Chersonesia intermedia
Chersonesia risa
Cyrestis cocles
Cyrestis thyodamas
Danainae
Danaus affinis
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Euploea algea
Euploea core
Euploea crameri
Euploea doubledayi
Euploea eunice
Euploea klugii
Euploea midamus
Euploea mulciber
Euploea radamanthus
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tulliolus
Idea agamarschana
Parantica aglea
Parantica agleoides
Parantica melaneus
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis
Heliconiinae
Acraea terpsicore
Cethosia biblis
Cethosia cyane
Cirrochroa tyche
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta phalantha
Vagrans sinha
Vindula erota
Libytheinae
Libythea myrrha
Limenitidinae
Athyma cama
Athyma inara
Athyma kanwa
Athyma perius
Athyma pravara
Athyma ranga
Athyma selenophora
Bassarona teuta
Cynitia lepidea
Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia anosia
Euthalia evelina
Euthalia lubentina
Euthalia monina
Euthalia phemius
Euthalia recta
Lebadea martha
Lexias cyanipardus
Lexias dirtea
Lexias pardalis
Limenitis asura
Moduza procris
Neptis clinia
Neptis harita
Neptis hylas
Neptis jumbah
Neptis magadha
Neptis mahendra
Neptis nata
Neptis pseudovikasi
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Pantoporia hordonia
Pantoporia paraka
Pantoporia sandaka
Parasarpa zulema
Parthenos sylvia
Phaedyma columella
Tanaecia jahnu
Tanaecia julii
NYMPHALIDAE
Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hierta
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima inachus
Nymphalis canace
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui
Pseudergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus
Pseudergolis wedah
Stibochiona nicea
Satyrinae
Discophora sondaica
Discophora timora
Elymnias harterti
Elymnias hypermnestra
Elymnias malelas
Elymnias nesaea
Lethe chandica
Lethe confusa
Lethe europa
Lethe mekara
Lethe sinorix
Lethe vindhya
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Melanitis zitenius
Mycalesis anaxias
Mycalesis distanti
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis lepcha
Mycalesis malsara
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mnasicles
Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis sangaica
Mycalesis visala
Orsotriaena medus
Stichopthalma camadeva
Thaumantis diores
Ypthima asterope
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima dohertyi
Ypthima huebneri
Ypthima inica
Ypthima lisandra
Ypthima nebulosa
Ypthima sakra
Ypthima singorensis
Ypthima watsoni
Ypthima yunosukei
RIODINIDAE
Nemeobiinae
Abisara bifasciata
Abisara echerius
Taxila haquinus
Zemeros flegyas
LYCAENIDAE
Aphnaeinae
Cigaritis elima
Cigaritis ictis
Cigaritis lohita
Cigaritis nipalicus
Cigaritis syama
Cigaritis vulcanus
Curetinae
Curetis acuta
Curetis bulis
Curetis saronis
Curetis thetis
Lycaeninae
Heliophorus epicles
Miletinae
Allotinus unicolor
Logania distanti
Miletus chinensis
Spalgis epeus
Taraka hamada
Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Anthene emolus
Anthene lycaenina
Azanus uranus
Caleta decidia
Caleta elna
Caleta roxus
Castalius rosimon
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Celatoxia albidisca
Chilades lajus
Chilades parrhasius
Cupido lacturnus
Discolampa ethion
Euchrysops cnejus
Freyeria putli
Ionolyce helicon
Jamides alecto
Jamides bochus
Jamides celeno
Jamides elpis
Jamides pura
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Lestranicus transpectus
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba hermus
Nacaduba kurava
Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hierta
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima inachus
Nymphalis canace
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui
Pseudergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus
Pseudergolis wedah
Stibochiona nicea
Satyrinae
Discophora sondaica
Discophora timora
Elymnias harterti
Elymnias hypermnestra
Elymnias malelas
Elymnias nesaea
Lethe chandica
Lethe confusa
Lethe europa
Lethe mekara
Lethe sinorix
Lethe vindhya
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Melanitis zitenius
Mycalesis anaxias
Mycalesis distanti
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis lepcha
Mycalesis malsara
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mnasicles
Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis sangaica
Mycalesis visala
Orsotriaena medus
Stichopthalma camadeva
Thaumantis diores
Ypthima asterope
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima dohertyi
Ypthima huebneri
Ypthima inica
Ypthima lisandra
Ypthima nebulosa
Ypthima sakra
Ypthima singorensis
Ypthima watsoni
Ypthima yunosukei
RIODINIDAE
Nemeobiinae
Abisara bifasciata
Abisara echerius
Taxila haquinus
Zemeros flegyas
LYCAENIDAE
Aphnaeinae
Cigaritis elima
Cigaritis ictis
Cigaritis lohita
Cigaritis nipalicus
Cigaritis syama
Cigaritis vulcanus
Curetinae
Curetis acuta
Curetis bulis
Curetis saronis
Curetis thetis
Lycaeninae
Heliophorus epicles
Miletinae
Allotinus unicolor
Logania distanti
Miletus chinensis
Spalgis epeus
Taraka hamada
Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Anthene emolus
Anthene lycaenina
Azanus uranus
Caleta decidia
Caleta elna
Caleta roxus
Castalius rosimon
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Celatoxia albidisca
Chilades lajus
Chilades parrhasius
Cupido lacturnus
Discolampa ethion
Euchrysops cnejus
Freyeria putli
Ionolyce helicon
Jamides alecto
Jamides bochus
Jamides celeno
Jamides elpis
Jamides pura
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Lestranicus transpectus
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba hermus
Nacaduba kurava
LYCAENIDAE
Polyommatinae con'd
Nacaduba pactolus
Nacaduba pavana
Neopithecops zalmora
Petrelaea dana
Prosotas bhutea
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas lutea
Prosotas nora
Pseudozizeeria maha
Talicada nyseus
Tarucus ananda
Tarucus balkanicus
Tarucus callinara
Tarucus nara
Tarucus venosus
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax
Poritiinae
Poritia hewitsoni
Theclinae
Amblypodia anita
Araotes lapithis
Arhopala agaba
Arhopala alesia
Arhopala amantes
Arhopala ammonides
Arhopala athada
Arhopala atrax
Arhopala bazaloides
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala centaurus
Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala fulla
Arhopala khamti
Arhopala nicevillei
Arhopala oenea
Arthopala paraganesa
Arthopala paramuta
Arhopala perimuta
Arhopala rama
Arhopala silhetensis
Artipe eryx
Bindahara phocides
Catapaecilma major
Cheritra freja
Creon cleobis
Dacalana burmana
Dacalana cotys
Dacalana penicilligera
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix isocrates
Flos diardi
Flos fulgida
Horaga onyx
Hypolycaena amasa
Hypolycaena erylus
Hypolycaena othona
Iraota timoleon
Loxura atymnus
Mahathala ameria
Pratapa deva
Rachana jalindra
Rapala dieneces
Rapala iarbus
Rapala manea
Rapala pheretima
Rapala suffusa
Rapala tara
Rapala varuna
Rathinda amor
Remelana jangala
Sinthusa nasaka
Suasa lisides
Surendra quercetorum
Tajuria cippus
Tajuria jehana
Ticherra acte
Zezius chrysomallus
Zinaspa todara
PIERIDAE
Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Colias fieldii
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema simulatrix
Gandaca harina
Pierinae
Aporia agathon
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lalage
Appias libythea
Appias lyncida
Appias olferna
Belenois aurota
Cepora nadina
Cepora nerissa
Delias acalis
Delias descombesi
Delias eucharis
Delias hyparete
Delias pasithoe
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias marianne
Ixias pyrene
Leptosia nina
Pareronia avatar
Pareronia ceylanica
Pareronia hippia
Pareronia valeria
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pieris rapae
Pontia daplidice
Polyommatinae con'd
Nacaduba pactolus
Nacaduba pavana
Neopithecops zalmora
Petrelaea dana
Prosotas bhutea
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas lutea
Prosotas nora
Pseudozizeeria maha
Talicada nyseus
Tarucus ananda
Tarucus balkanicus
Tarucus callinara
Tarucus nara
Tarucus venosus
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax
Poritiinae
Poritia hewitsoni
Theclinae
Amblypodia anita
Araotes lapithis
Arhopala agaba
Arhopala alesia
Arhopala amantes
Arhopala ammonides
Arhopala athada
Arhopala atrax
Arhopala bazaloides
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala centaurus
Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala fulla
Arhopala khamti
Arhopala nicevillei
Arhopala oenea
Arthopala paraganesa
Arthopala paramuta
Arhopala perimuta
Arhopala rama
Arhopala silhetensis
Artipe eryx
Bindahara phocides
Catapaecilma major
Cheritra freja
Creon cleobis
Dacalana burmana
Dacalana cotys
Dacalana penicilligera
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix isocrates
Flos diardi
Flos fulgida
Horaga onyx
Hypolycaena amasa
Hypolycaena erylus
Hypolycaena othona
Iraota timoleon
Loxura atymnus
Mahathala ameria
Pratapa deva
Rachana jalindra
Rapala dieneces
Rapala iarbus
Rapala manea
Rapala pheretima
Rapala suffusa
Rapala tara
Rapala varuna
Rathinda amor
Remelana jangala
Sinthusa nasaka
Suasa lisides
Surendra quercetorum
Tajuria cippus
Tajuria jehana
Ticherra acte
Zezius chrysomallus
Zinaspa todara
PIERIDAE
Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Colias fieldii
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema simulatrix
Gandaca harina
Pierinae
Aporia agathon
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lalage
Appias libythea
Appias lyncida
Appias olferna
Belenois aurota
Cepora nadina
Cepora nerissa
Delias acalis
Delias descombesi
Delias eucharis
Delias hyparete
Delias pasithoe
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias marianne
Ixias pyrene
Leptosia nina
Pareronia avatar
Pareronia ceylanica
Pareronia hippia
Pareronia valeria
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pieris rapae
Pontia daplidice
Updated 4th March 2026 (Taxonomic adjustments plus a number of species added and some removed. Butterflies in the tribe Morphini have been traditionally treated as a distinct subfamily, the Morphinae, but molecular and evolutionary studies (phylogenetics) now place them in the subfamily Satyrinae. The checklist has therefore been adjusted to reflect this and other changes.)
