Butterflies of Laos Checklist

Butterflies of Laos

A checklist of all butterfly species found in Laos


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PAPILIONIDAE

Papilioninae
Atrophaneura aidoneus
Atrophaneura astorion
Byasa adamsoni
Byasa crassipes
Byasa dasarada
Byasa genestieri
Byasa laos
Byasa polyeuctes
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium agetes
Graphium albociliatus
Graphium antiphates
Graphium aristeus
Graphium arycles
Graphium chironides
Graphium cloanthus
Graphium doson
Graphium eurous
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium macareus
Graphium mandarinus
Graphium megarus
Graphium mullah
Graphium nomius
Graphium phidias
Graphium sarpedon
Graphium septentrionicolus
Graphium xenocles
Lamproptera curius
Lamproptera meges
Losaria doubledayi
Meandrusa lachinus
Meandrusa payeni
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Papilio agenor
Papilio agestor
Papilio alcmenor
Papilio arcturus
Papilio bianor
Papilio bootes
Papilio castor
Papilio chaon
Papilio clytia
Papilio demoleus
Papilio demolion
Papilio dialis
Papilio epycides
Papilio helenus
Papilio noblei
Papilio paradoxa
Papilio paris
Papilio polytes
Papilio prexaspes
Papilio protenor
Papilio slateri
Teinopalpus aureus
Teinopalpus imperialis
Troides aeacus
Troides helena


HESPERIIDAE


Chamundinae
Chamunda chamunda

Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Bibasis mahintha
Bibasis sena
Burara amara
Burara anadi
Burara etelka
Burara gomata
Burara harisa
Burara jaina
Burara miracula
Burara oedipodea
Burara vasutana
Choaspes benjaminii
Choaspes furcatus
Choaspes stigmatus
Choaspes subcaudatus
Choaspes xanthopogon
Hasora anura
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora danda
Hasora malayana
Hasora proxissima
Hasora schoenherr
Hasora taminatus
Hasora vitta


Eudaminae
Lobocla liliana

Hesperiinae
Acerbas sarala
Aeromachus dubius
Aeromachus jhora
Aeromachus kali
Aeromachus pygmaeus
Aeromachus stigmata
Ampittia dioscorides
Ampittia maroides
Ampittia subvittatus
Ancistroides clavata
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthamelii
Ancistroides folus
Ancistroides paralysos
Arnetta atkinsoni
Astictopterus jama
Baracus vittatus
Baoris farri
Baoris oceia
Baoris pagana
Baoris penicillata
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris bromus
Caltoris brunnea
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris cormasa
Caltoris kumara
Caltoris sirius
Caltoris tenuis
Cephrenes acalle
Creteus cyrina
Cupitha purreea
Erionota thrax
Erionota torus
Gangara lebadea
Gangara thyrsis
Halpe arcuata
Halpe burmana
Halpe elana
Halpe flava
Halpe handa
Halpe hauxwelli
Halpe kusala
Halpe lao
Halpe nephele
Halpe paupera
Halpe porus
Halpe scissa
Halpe sikkima
Halpe veluvana
Halpe wakaharai
Halpe wantona
Halpe zema
Halpe zola
Halpemorpha albipectus
Hyarotis adrastus
Iambrix salsala
Iambrix stellifer
Isma bononia
Isma protoclea
Isma umbrosa
Iton semamora
Iton watsonii
Koruthaialos butleri
Koruthaialos rubecula
Koruthalaios sindu
Koruthaialos swinhoei
Lotongus calathus
Matapa aria
Matapa cresta
Matapa druna
Matapa sasivarna
Ochlodes bouddha
Ochlodes siva
Onryza meiktila
Onryza siamica
Oriens gola
Oriens goloides
Parnara apostata
Parnara bada
Parnara ganga
Parnara guttatus
Pedesta fusca
Pedesta hyrie
Pedesta masuriensis
Pedesta xiaoqingae
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas assamensis
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pelopidas sinensis
Pelopidas subochracea
Pirdana hyela
Pithauria marsena
Pithauria murdava
Pithauria stramineipennis
Plastingia naga
Polytremis annama
Polytremis kittii
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus ganda
Potanthus juno
Potanthus lydia
Potanthus mara
Potanthus mingo
Potanthus nesta
Potanthus pallida
Potanthus palnia
Potanthus pava
Potanthus pseudomaesa
Potanthus rectifasciata
Potanthus trachala
Pseudoborbo bevani
Psolos fuligo
Pyroneura margherita
Quedara albifascia
Quedara flavens
Salanoemia fuscicornis
Salanoemia sala
Scobura cephaloides
Scobura isota
Scobura parawoolletti
Scobura phiditia
Sebastonyma dolopia
Sebastonyma perbella
Sebastonyma pudens
Sebastonyma suthepiana
Stimula swinhoei
Suada albolineata
Suada swerga
Suastus gremius
Suastus minutus
Tamela nigrita
Taractrocera ceramas
Taractrocera maevius
Telicota augias
Telicota bambusae
Telicota besta
Telicota colon
Telicota linna
Telicota ohara
Thoressa cerata
Thoressa masoni
Tulsia tulsi
Unkana ambasa
Unkana flava
Xanthoneura corissa
Zenonoida discreta
Zenonoida eltola
Zographetus ogygia
Zographetus rama
Zographetus satwa


Pyrginae
Abaratha agama
Abaratha alida
Abaratha angulata
Abraximorpha davidii
Abraximorpha esta
Aurivittia aurivittata
Aurivittia vietnamicus
Capila hainana
Capila jayadeva
Capila lidderdali
Capila pauripunetata
Capila pennicillatum
Capila phanaeus
Capila zennara
Celaenorrhinus affinis
Celaenorrhinus andamanicus
Celaenorrhinus asmara
Celaenorrhinus inaequalis
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Celaenorrhinus nigricans
Celaenorrhinus patula
Celaenorrhinus putra
Celaenorrhinus pyrrha
Celaenorrhinus ratna
Coladenia agni
Coladenia agnioides
Coladenia buchananii
Coladenia indrani
Coladenia koiwayai
Coladenia laxmi
Coladenia pinsbukana
Darpa dealbata
Darpa hanria
Darpa striata
Gerosis bhagava
Gerosis limax
Gerosis phisara
Gerosis sinica
Lobocla liliana
Mooreana trichoneura
Odina decoratus
Pintara pinwilli
Pintara lao
Pseudocoladenia fabia
Pseudocoladenia festa
Sarangesa dasahara
Satarupa gopala
Satarupa monbeigi
Satarupa valentini
Seseria dohertyi
Seseria sambara
Seseria strigata
Spialia galba
Tagiades gana
Tagiades japetus
Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades menaka
Tagiades parra
Tapena minuscula
Tapena multiguttata
Tapena vasava



NYMPHALIDAE

Apaturinae

Chitoria cooperi
Chitoria naga
Chitoria sordida
Chitoria ulpi
Dilipa morgiana
Eulaceura osteria
Euripus consimilis
Euripus nyctelius
Helcyra hemina
Helcyra miyamotoi
Herona marathus
Hestina persimilis
Hestinalis nama
Mimathyma ambica
Mimathyma chevana
Rohana nakula
Rohana parisatis
Rohana parvata
Rohana tonkiniana
Sephisa chandra


Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Ariadne merione
Ariadne specularia
Laringa horsfieldi

Calinaginae
Calinaga buddha
Calinaga sudassana

Charaxinae
Agatasa calydonia
Charaxes aristogiton
Charaxes bernardus
Charaxes harmodius
Charaxes kahruba
Charaxes marmax
Eriboea solon
Polyura arja
Polyura athamas
Polyura delphis
Polyura dolon
Polyura eudamippus
Polyura jalysus
Polyura narcaeus
Polyura nepenthes
Polyura schreiber
Prothoe franck

Cyrestinae

Chersonesia intermedia
Chersonesia risa
Cyrestis cocles
Cyrestis nivea
Cyrestis themire
Cyrestis thyodamas

Danainae

Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Euploea aglea
Euploea camaralzeman
Euploea core
Euploea doubledayi
Euploea eunice
Euploea eyndhovii
Euploea klugii
Euploea midamus
Euploea modesta
Euploea mulciber
Euploea radamanthus
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tulliolus
Ideopsis similis
Ideopsis vulgaris
Parantica aglea
Parantica melaneus
Parantica sita
Parantica swinhoei
Tirumala gautama
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis

Heliconiinae 

Acraea terpsicore
Algia fasciata
Argynnis childreni
Argynnis hyperbius
Cethosia biblis
Cethosia cyane
Cirrochroa aoris
Cirrochroa chione
Cirrochroa surya
Cirrochroa tyche
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta alcippe
Phalanta phalantha
Telchinia issoria
Terinos atlita
Terinos clarissa
Terinos terpander
Vagrans sinha
Vindula dejone
Vindula erota

Libytheinae
Libythea geoffroyi
Libythea lepita
Libythea myrrha
Libythea narina
 


Limenitidinae
Athyma cama
Athyma daraxa
Athyma kanwa
Athyma nefte
Athyma opalina
Athyma orientalis
Athyma perius
Athyma pravara
Athyma punctata
Athyma ranga
Athyma selenophora
Athyma yui
Athyma zeroca
Auzakia danava
Bhagadatta austenia
Cynitia cocytus
Cynitia lepidea
Cynitia onoderai
Cynitia telchinia
Cynitia whiteheadi
Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia alpheda
Euthalia apex
Euthalia anosia
Euthalia bellula
Euthalia byakko
Euthalia confucius
Euthalia djata
Euthalia duda
Euthalia dunya
Euthalia eriphylae
Euthalia evelina
Euthalia franciae
Euthalia haradai
Euthalia hebe
Euthalia khambounei
Euthalia lao
Euthalia lubentina
Euthalia malaccana
Euthalia masaokai
Euthalia monilis
Euthalia monina
Euthalia nara
Euthalia narayana
Euthalia omeia
Euthalia pacifica
Euthalia patala
Euthalia phemius
Euthalia prasobsuki
Euthalia pyrhha
Euthalia recta
Euthalia saitaphernes
Euthalia suprema
Euthalia teuta
Euthalia thawgawa
Euthalia tsuchiyai
Lasippa camboja
Lasippa heliodore
Lasippa monata
Lasippa viraja
Lebadea martha
Lexias albipunctata
Lexias cyanipardus
Lexias dirtea
Lexias pardalis
Limenitis asura
Limenitis dudu
Limenitis jina
Limenitis rileyi
Limenitis sulpitia
Moduza procris
Neptis ananta
Neptis armandia
Neptis capnodes
Neptis cartica
Neptis clinia
Neptis harita
Neptis hylas
Neptis ilira
Neptis leucoporos
Neptis magadha
Neptis manasa
Neptis miah
Neptis namba
Neptis narayana
Neptis nashona
Neptis nata
Neptis nemorum
Neptis philyra
Neptis pseudovikasi
Neptis radha
Neptis sankara
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Neptis zaida
Neurosigma siva
Pantoporia assamica
Pantoporia aurelia
Pantoporia bieti
Pantoporia hordonia
Pantoporia paraka
Pantoporia sandaka
Parasarpa houlberti
Parasarpa zulema
Parthenos sylvia
Phaedyma columella
Tacola larymna
Tanaecia jahnu
Tanaecia julii

Morphinae
Aemona implicata
Aemona lena
Aemona tonkinensis
Amathusia phidippus
Amathuxidia amythaon
Discophora deo
Discophora sondaica
Discophora timora
Enispe cycnus
Enispe duranius
Enispe euthymius
Faunis canens
Faunis eumeus
Faunis excelsa
Faunis montana
Stichophthalma mathilda
Thaumantis diores
Thauria lathyi

Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hierta
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima alicia
Kallima inachus
Kallima incognita
Kallima knyvetti
Nymphalis canace
Nymphalis c-aureum
Rhinopalpa polynice
Symbrenthia hypatia
Symbrenthia hypselis
Symbrenthia lilaea
Symbrenthia niphanda
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa indica
Yoma sabina


Pseudergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus
Pseudergolis wedah
Stibochiona nicea
 





 
NYMPHALIDAE

Satyrinae
Callerebia narasingha
Callerebia suroia
Coelites nothis
Elymnias dara
Elymnias hypermnestra
Elymnias malelas
Elymnias nesaea
Elymnias patna
Elymnias penanga
Elymnias saueri
Elymnias vasudeva
Erites angularis
Erites falcipennis
Erites medura
Ethope diademoides
Ethope noirei
Lethe camilla
Lethe chandica
Lethe confusa
Lethe distans
Lethe dura
Lethe europa
Lethe gemina
Lethe gulnihal
Lethe hyrania
Lethe kansa
Lethe kondoi
Lethe latiaris
Lethe mekara
Lethe minerva
Lethe naga
Lethe philesana
Lethe rohria
Lethe siderea
Lethe sinorix
Lethe syrcis
Lethe verma
Lethe vindhya
Mandarinia regalis
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Melanitis zitenius
Mycalesis adamsonii
Mycalesis anaxias
Mycalesis anaxioides
Mycalesis annamitica
Mycalesis deficiens
Mycalesis francisca
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis inayoshii
Mycalesis inopia
Mycalesis intermedia
Mycalesis lepcha
Mycalesis malsara
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mnasicles
Mycalesis mucianus
Mycalesis nicotia
Mycalesis perseoides
Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis sangaica
Mycalesis siamica
Mycalesis suaveolens
Mycalesis visala
Neope armandii
Neope bhadra
Neope muirheadi
Neope oberthueri
Neope pulaha
Neope yama
Neorina neosinica
Neorina patria
Orinoma damaris
Orsotriaena medus
Penthema darlisa
Penthema lisarda
Ragadia crisilda
Ragadia critias
Ypthima affectata
Ypthima akbar
Ypthima atra
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima confusa
Ypthima conjuncta
Ypthima dohertyi
Ypthima dromon
Ypthima huebneri
Ypthima lisandra
Ypthima nebulosa
Ypthima norma
Ypthima persimilis
Ypthima philomela
Ypthima sakra
Ypthima sarcaposa
Ypthima savara
Ypthima similis
Ypthima singorensis
Ypthima sobrina
Ypthima tappana
Zipaetis unipupillata

 
RIODINIDAE

Nemeobiinae
Abisara abnormis
Abisara bifasciata
Abisara burnii
Abisara echerius
Abisara freda
Abisara fylla
Abisara latifasciata
Abisara saturata
Archigenes miyazakii
Archigenes neophron
Dodona adonira
Dodona deodata
Dodona dipoea
Dodona dracon
Dodona egeon
Dodona eugenes
Dodona katerina
Dodona ouida
Dodona phuongi
Dodona speciosa
Laxita thuisto
Paralaxita telesia
Stiboges elodinia
Stiboges nymphidia
Taxila hainana
Taxila harquinus
Zemeros flegyas


LYCAENIDAE
 
Aphnaeinae

Spindasis evansii
Spindasis learmondi
Spindasis leechi
Spindasis lohita
Spindasis maximus
Spindasis miyamotoi
Spindasis rukma
Spindasis seliga
Spindasis syama
Spindasis vixinga
Spindasis vulcanus


Curetinae
Curetis bulis
Curetis dentata
Curetis metayei
Curetis saronis
Curetis tagalica
Curetis tonkina


Lycaeninae
Heliophorus brahma
Heliophorus delacouri
Heliophorus epicles
Heliophorus eventa
Heliophorus ila
Heliophorus indicus
Heliophorus kohimensis
Helleia tseng


Miletinae
Allotinus corbeti
Allotinus drumila
Allotinus substrigosus
Allotinus subviolaceus
Allotinus unicolor
Logania distanti
Logania marmorata
Logania watsoniana
Miletus ancon
Miletus archilochus
Miletus chinensis
Miletus croton
Miletus mallus
Miletus shania
Spalgis epius
Spalgis baiongus
Taraka hamada


Polyommatinae
Acytolepis lilacea
Acytolepis puspa
Anthene emolus
Anthene licates
Anthene lycaenina
Azanus urios
Bothrinia chennellii
Caleta decidia
Caleta elna
Caleta roxus
Callenya melaena
Castalius rosimon
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Celastrina argiolus
Celastrina hersilia
Celastrina lavendularis
Celatoxia marginata
Chilades lajus
Cupido argiades
Cupido huegelii
Cupido lacturnus
Discolampa ethion
Euchrysops cnejus
Famegana nisa
Freyeria putli
Ionolyce helicon
Jamides alecto
Jamides bochus
Jamides caeruleus
Jamides celeno
Jamides cunilda
Jamides elpis
Jamides philatus
Jamides pura
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Lestranicus transpectus
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Monodontides musina
Nacaduba angusta
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba hermus
Nacaduba kurava
Nacaduba pactolus
Nacaduba sanaya
Nacaduba subperusia
Neopithecops zalmora
Niphanda asialis
Niphanda cymbia
Niphanda tessellata
Orthomiella pontis
Orthomiella lucida
Orthomiella rantaizana
Petrelaea dana
Pithecops corvus
Pithecops fulgens
Prosotas aluta
Prosotas bhutea
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas gracilis
Prosotas lutea
Prosotas nora
Prosotas noreia
Prosotas pia
Pseudozizeeria maha
Shijima moorei
Shijimia potanini
Tarucus callinara
Tongeia ion
Udara akasa
Udara albocaerulea
Udara dilecta
Udara placidula
Udara selma
Una usta
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax


Poritiinae
Deramas livens
Poritia erycinoides
Poritia hewitsoni
Simiskina phalia

 
LYCAENIDAE

Theclinae
Ahmetia achaja
Amblypodia anita
Amblypodia narada
Ancema blanka
Ancema ctesia
Apporasa atkinsoni
Araotes lapithis
Arhopala aberrans
Arhopala ace
Arhopala aedias
Arhopala agaba
Arhopala agrata
Arhopala aida
Arhopala alax
Arhopala alitaeus
Arhopala amantes
Arhopala anarte
Arhopala anthelus
Arhopala antimuta
Arhopala arvina
Arhopala asinarus
Arhopala asopia
Arhopala athada
Arhopala atosia
Arhopala atrax
Arhopala aurelia
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala belphoebe
Arhopala birmana
Arhopala camdana
Arhopala camdeo
Arhopala centaurus
Arhopala comica
Arhopala democritus
Arhopala dispar
Arhopala elopura
Arhopala epimete
Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala fulla
Arhopala ganesa
Arhopala hellenore
Arhopala khamti
Arhopala moolaiana
Arhopala muta
Arhopala oenea
Arhopala opalina
Arhopala paraganesa
Arhopala paramuta
Arhopala perimuta
Arhopala rama
Arhopala silhetensis
Arhopala singla
Arhopala vihara
Arhopala zambra
Artipe eryx
Bindahara phocides
Britomartis cleoboides
Bullis buto
Callophrys leechii
Callophrys oppocoenosa
Callophrys pluto
Callophrys prodiga
Catapaecilma major
Charana mandarina
Cheritra freja
Cheritrella truncipennis
Chrysozephyrus disparatus
Chrysozephyrus intermedius
Chrysozephyrus kabrua
Chrysozephyrus nigroapicalis
Chrysozephyrus vittatus
Chrysozephyrus wakaharai
Chrysozephyrus watsoni
Creon cleobis
Dacalana cotys
Dacalana inorthodoxa
Dacalana penicilligera
Dacalana sinhara
Dacalana sulabha
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix hypargyria
Drina donina
Drupadia ravindra
Drupadia scaeva
Drupadia theda
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa hishikawai
Euaspa koizumii
Euaspa milionia
Flos abseus
Flos adriana
Flos anniella
Flos apidanus
Flos areste
Flos diardi
Flos fulgida
Freyeria putli
Hayashikeia ueharai
Horaga albimacula
Horaga amethystus
Horaga onyx
Horaga syrinx
Horaga takanamii
Hypolycaena amasa
Hypolycaena erylus
Hypolycaena kina
Hypolycaena othona
Iraota rochana
Iraota timoleon
Jacoona anasuja
Japonica bella
Kawazoeozephyrus jiroi
Kawazoeozephyrus mushaellus
Loxura atymnus
Mahathala ameria
Mahathala ariadeva
Nanlingozephyrus bella
Neocheritra fabronia
Neomyrina hiemalis
Novosatsuma oppocoenosa
Pamela dudgeonii
Pratapa deva
Pratapa icetas
Pratapa icetoides
Pseudotajuria donatana
Rachana jalindra
Rapala damona
Rapala dieneces
Rapala duma
Rapala iarbus
Rapala manea
Rapala melida
Rapala nissa
Rapala persephone
Rapala pheretima
Rapala rectivitta
Rapala rhoecus
Rapala rosacea
Rapala scintilla
Rapala suffusa
Rapala tara
Rapala varuna
Rapala yasuhikoi
Remelana jangala
Satyrium eximia
Satyrium yangi
Semanga superba
Sinthusa chandrana
Sinthusa confusa
Sinthusa nasaka
Suasa lisides
Surendra quercetorum
Surendra vivarna
Tajuria albiplaga
Tajuria cippus
Tajuria culta
Tajuria deudorix
Tajuria diaeus
Tajuria illurgioides
Tajujia illurgis
Tajuria isaeus
Tajuria ister
Tajuria maculata
Tajuria melastigma
Tajuria nela
Tajuria sekii
Tajuria yajna
Thaduka multicaudata
Thamala marciana
Ticherra acte
Ussuriana michaelis
Virachola dohertyi
Virachola isocrates
Virachola kessuma
Virachola perse
Virachola refulgens
Virachola sankakuhonis
Virachola smilis
Virachola sylvana
Yasoda androconifera
Yasoda tripunctata
Zinaspa todara


PIERIDAE

Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Catopsilia scylla
Colias fieldii
Dercas lycorias
Dercas verhuelli
Eurema ada
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema novapallida
Eurema simulatrix
Gandaca harina
Gonepteryx amintha
 

Pierinae
Aporia agathon
Appias albina
Appias galba
Appias indra
Appias lalage
Appias lalassis
Appias lyncida
Appias olferna
Appias pandione
Appias paulina
Cepora iudith
Cepora nadina
Cepora nerissa
Delias acalis
Delias agoranis
Delias agoranis
Delias agostina
Delias belladonna
Delias berinda
Delias descombesi
Delias hyparete
Delias lativitta
Delias pasithoe
Delias patrua
Delias sanaca
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias pyrene
Leptosia nina
Pareronia anais
Pareronia avatar
Pareronia paravatar
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pieris erutae
Pieris rapae
Pontia edusa
Prioneris philonome
Prioneris thestylis
Talbotia naganum









Updated 7th November 2024