Butterflies of Bangladesh Checklist

  Butterflies of Bangladesh Checklist

 

Note: this list is open to correction and addition as no definitive list appears to have been made. This list has been put together using various reports,

sightings, and photographs. Considering the number of species in surrounding countries that are not on this list it must almost certainly be incomplete.

If anyone has any additions or amendments to suggest please contact me using the email contact form in the Contact Us menu bar above



PAPILIONIDAE

Papilioninae
Atrophaneura aidoneus
Atrophaneura varuna
Byasa nevilli
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium agetes
Graphium antiphates
Graphium aristeus
Graphium chironides
Graphium doson
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium macareus
Graphium nomius
Graphium sarpedon
Graphium xenocles
Lamproptera curius
Losaria coon
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Pachliopta hector
Papilio alcmenor
Papilio bianor
Papilio castor
Papilio clytia
Papilio crino
Papilio demoleus
Papilio helenus
Papilio elephenor
Papilio memnon
Papilio nephelus
Papilio palinurus
Papilio paradoxa
Papilio paris
Papilio polymnestor
Papilio polytes
Papilio protenor
Papilio slateri
Troides aeacus
Troides helena

HESPERIIDAE

Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Bibasis amara
Bibasis harisa
Bibasis iluska
Bibasis oedipodea
Bibasis sena
Burara oedipodea
Choaspes benjaminii
Hasora anura
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora taminatus
Hasora khoda
Hasora vitta

Hesperiinae
Aeromachus pygmaeus
Ampittia dioscorides
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthameli
Ancistroides folus
Ancistroides paralysos
Astictopterus jama
Baoris farri
Baoris penicillata
Baoris unicolor
Baracus vittatus
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris brunnea
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris cormasa
Caltoris kumara
Caltoris tulsi
Cephrenes chrysozona
Cupitha purreea
Erionota thrax
Erionota torus
Gangara thyrsis
Halpe homolea
Halpe porus
Halpe sikkima
Halpe zema
Hyarotis adrastus
Hyarotis microstictum
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 marsena
Pithauria stramineipennis
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus pseudomaesa
Potanthus trachala
Pseudoborbo bevani
Psolos fuligo
Quedara monteithi
Scobura isota
Sebastonyma dolopia
Suada swerga
Suastus gremius
Suastus minuta
Tamela nigrita
Taractrocera maevius
Telicota bambusae
Telicota besta
Telicota colon
Telicota linna
Unkana ambasa
Zographetus satwa
HESPERIIDAE

Pyrginae
Abaratha angulata
Capila phanaeus
Celaenorrhinus asmara
Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Coladenia indrani
Gerosis bhagava
Gerosis phisara
Mooreana trichoneura
Pseudocoladenia dan
Sarangesa dasahara
Spialia galba
Tagiades gana
Tagiades japetus
Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades menaka

NYMPHALIDAE

Apaturinae
Dilipa morgiana
Euripus nyctelius
Rohana parisatis

Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Ariadne merione

Charaxinae
Charaxes bernardus
Charaxes kahruba
Charaxes marmax
Charaxes psaphon
Eriboea solon
Polyura arja
Polyura athamas
Polyura delphis
Polyura schreiber

Cyrestinae
Chersonesia risa
Cyrestis cocles
Cyrestis thyodamas
Dichorragia nesimachus
Pseudergolis wedah
Stibochiona nicea

Danainae
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
Idea agamarschana
Parantica aglea
Parantica agleoides
Parantica melaneus
Tirumala gautama
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis

Heliconiinae
Acraea terpsicore
Argynnis hyperbius
Cethosia biblis
Cethosia cyane
Cirrochroa tyche
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta alcippe
Phalanta phalantha
Vagrans sinha
Vindula erota

Libytheinae
Libythea myrrha

Limenitidinae
Athyma asura
Athyma perius
Athyma inara
Athyma kanwa
Athyma pravara
Athyma ranga
Athyma selenophora
Cynitia telchinia
Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia alpheda
Euthalia anosia
Euthalia evelina
Euthalia lubentina
Euthalia monina
Euthalia nais
Euthalia phemius
Euthalia recta
Euthalia teuta
Lasippa tiga
Lasippa viraja
Lebadea martha
Lexias cyanipardus
Lexias dirtea
Lexias pardalis
Moduza procris
Neptis clinia
Neptis harita
Neptis hylas
Neptis jumbah
Neptis magadha
Neptis miah
Neptis nashona
Neptis nata
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Neurosigma siva
Pantoporia hordonia
Pantoporia paraka
Pantoporia sandaka
Parthenos sylvia
Phaedyma columella
Sumalia daraxa
Sumalia zulema
Tanaecia jahnu
Tanaecia julii
Tanaecia lepidea
NYMPHALIDAE

Morphinae
Amathuxidia amythaon
Discophora sondaica
Discophora timora
Stichopthalma camadeva
Thaumantis diores

Nymphalinae 
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hierta
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima inachus
Rhinopalpa polynice
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui

Satyrinae
Elymnias hypermnestra
Elymnias malelas
Elymnias nesaea
Elymnias patna
Elymnias penanga
Elymnias vasudeva
Erites falcipennis
Ethope himachala
Lethe europa
Lethe mekara
Lethe rohria
Lethe sinorix
Lethe verma
Lethe vindhya
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Mycalesis anaxias
Mycalesis fransisca
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis intermedia
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis malsara
Mycalesis malsarida
Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis suaveolens
Mycalesis visala
Orsotriaena medus
Ragadia crisilda
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima huebneri
Ypthima inica

RIODINIDAE
 
Nemeobiinae
Abisara bifasciata
Abisara echerius
Dodona eugenes
Taxila haquinus
Zemeros flegyas


LYCAENIDAE
 
Curetinae
Curetis acuta
Curetis bulis
Curetis saronis
Curetis thetis

Lycaeninae
Heliophorus epicles

Miletinae
Allotinus drumila
Allotinus taras
Allotinus unicolor
Logania distanti
Miletus chinensis
Spalgis epeus
Taraka hamada

Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Anthene emolus
Anthene lycaenina
Azanus ubaldus
Azanus uranus
Caleta elna
Caleta decidia
Castalius rosimon
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Chilades lajus
Chilades parrhasius
Chilades putli
Discolampa ethion
Euchrysops cnejus
Everes lacturnus
Ionolyce helicon
Jamides alecto
Jamides celeno
Jamides bochus
Jamides elpis
Jamides pura
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba hermus
Nacaduba kurava
Nacaduba pactolus
Nacaduba pavana
Neopithecops zalmora
Petrelaea dana
Pithecops corvus
Prosotas aluta
Prosotas bhutea
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas lutea
Prosotas nora
Prosotas pia
Pseudozizeeria maha

LYCAENIDAE

Polyommatinae con'd
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 amantes
Arhopala ammonides
Arhopala athada
Arhopala atrax
Arhopala bazaloides
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala camdeo
Arhopala centaurus
Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala fulla
Arhopala hellenore
Arhopala khamti
Arthopala paraganesa
Arthopala paramuta
Arhopala perimuta
Arhopala oenea
Arhopala silhetensis
Arhopala singla
Artipe eryx
Bindahara phocides
Catapaecilma major
Charana cepheis
Cheritra freja
Cigaritis elima
Cigaritis ictis
Cigaritis lohita
Cigaritis syama
Cigaritis vulcanus
Creon cleobis
Dacalana penicilligera
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix gaetulia
Deudorix isocrates
Drina donina
Drupadia ravindra
Eooxylides tharis
Flos apidanus
Flos diardi
Horaga albimacula
Horaga onyx
Horaga syrinx
Hypolycaena amasa
Hypolycaena erylus
Hypolycaena kina
Hypolycaena othona
Iraota timoleon
Loxura atymnus
Mahathala ameria
Pratapa deva
Rachana jalindra
Rapala dieneces
Rapala iarbus
Rapala manea
Rapala nissa
Rapala pheretima
Rapala scintilla
Rapala suffusa
Rapala tara
Rapala varuna
Rathinda amor
Remelana jangala
Sinthusa chandrana
Sinthusa nasaka
Suasa lisides
Surendra quercetorum
Tajuria cippus
Tajuria jehana
Tajuria melastigma
Ticherra acte
Yasoda tripunctata
Zezius chrysomallus
 
 PIERIDAE

Coliadinae
Catopsilia florella
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Gandaca harina

 Pierinae
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lalage
Appias libythea
Appias lyncida
Appias nero
Appias olferna
Appias paulina
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 ceylanica
Pareronia hippia
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pontia daplidice
Prioneris philonome
Prioneris thestylis










Updated 8th October 2024