Butterflies of Taiwan
A checklist of butterfly species found in Taiwan
PAPILIONIDAE
Papilioninae
Atrophaneura horishana
Byasa confusus
Byasa impediens
Byasa polyeuctes
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium cloanthus
Graphium doson
Graphium eurous
Graphium mullah
Graphium sarpedon
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Papilio agenor
Papilio agestor
Papilio bianor
Papilio castor
Papilio chaon
Papilio demoleus
Papilio dialis
Papilio clytia
Papilio epycides
Papilio helenus
Papilio hermosanus
Papilio hopponis
Papilio machaon
Papilio maraho
Papilio memnon
Papilio paris
Papilio polytes
Papilio protenor
Papilio rumanzovia
Papilio thaiwanus
Papilio xuthus
Troides aeacus
Troides magellanus
HESPERIIDAE
Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Burara gomata
Burara jaina
Choaspes benjaminii
Choaspes xanthopogon
Hasora anura
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora mixta
Hasora taminatus
Hesperiinae
Aeromachus bandaishanus
Aeromachus inachus
Aeromachus matudai
Ampittia dioscorides
Ampittia virgata
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthamelii
Ancistroides folus
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris bromus
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris ranrunna
Erionota torus
Halpe gamma
Isoteinon lamprospilus
Ochlodes bouddha
Ochlodes niitakana
Onryza maga
Parnara bada
Parnara guttatus
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pelopidas sinensis
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus diffusus
Potanthus motzui
Potanthus pava
Praethoressa horishana
Pseudoborbo bevani
Suastus gremius
Telicota bambusae
Telicota colon
Telicota ohara
Zenonoida eltola
Zinaida kiraizana
Zinaida zina
Pyrginae
Abraximorpha davidii
Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi
Celaenorrhinus horishanus
Celaenorrhinus kurosawai
Celaenorrhinus maculosus
Celaenorrhinus major
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya
Celaenorrhinus ratna
Coladenia pinsbukana
Lobocla bifasciata
Pseudocoladenia dan
Satarupa formosibia
Satarupa majasra
Seseria formosana
Tagiades cohaerens
Tagiades tethys
Tagiades trebellius
Papilioninae
Atrophaneura horishana
Byasa confusus
Byasa impediens
Byasa polyeuctes
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium cloanthus
Graphium doson
Graphium eurous
Graphium mullah
Graphium sarpedon
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Papilio agenor
Papilio agestor
Papilio bianor
Papilio castor
Papilio chaon
Papilio demoleus
Papilio dialis
Papilio clytia
Papilio epycides
Papilio helenus
Papilio hermosanus
Papilio hopponis
Papilio machaon
Papilio maraho
Papilio memnon
Papilio paris
Papilio polytes
Papilio protenor
Papilio rumanzovia
Papilio thaiwanus
Papilio xuthus
Troides aeacus
Troides magellanus
HESPERIIDAE
Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Burara gomata
Burara jaina
Choaspes benjaminii
Choaspes xanthopogon
Hasora anura
Hasora badra
Hasora chromus
Hasora mixta
Hasora taminatus
Hesperiinae
Aeromachus bandaishanus
Aeromachus inachus
Aeromachus matudai
Ampittia dioscorides
Ampittia virgata
Ancistroides curvifascia
Ancistroides feisthamelii
Ancistroides folus
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris bromus
Caltoris cahira
Caltoris ranrunna
Erionota torus
Halpe gamma
Isoteinon lamprospilus
Ochlodes bouddha
Ochlodes niitakana
Onryza maga
Parnara bada
Parnara guttatus
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pelopidas sinensis
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus diffusus
Potanthus motzui
Potanthus pava
Praethoressa horishana
Pseudoborbo bevani
Suastus gremius
Telicota bambusae
Telicota colon
Telicota ohara
Zenonoida eltola
Zinaida kiraizana
Zinaida zina
Pyrginae
Abraximorpha davidii
Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi
Celaenorrhinus horishanus
Celaenorrhinus kurosawai
Celaenorrhinus maculosus
Celaenorrhinus major
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya
Celaenorrhinus ratna
Coladenia pinsbukana
Lobocla bifasciata
Pseudocoladenia dan
Satarupa formosibia
Satarupa majasra
Seseria formosana
Tagiades cohaerens
Tagiades tethys
Tagiades trebellius
NYMPHALIDAE
Apaturinae
Apatura ilia
Chitoria chrysolora
Chitoria ulupi
Helcyra plesseni
Helcyra superba
Hestina assimilis
Hestina japonica
Sasakia charonda
Sephisa chandra
Sephisa daimio
Timelaea albescens
Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Calinaginae
Calinaga formosana
Charaxinae
Charaxes bernardus
Polyura eudamippus
Polyura narcaea
Cyrestinae
Cyrestis thyodamas
Danainae
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Danaus plexippus
Euploea camaralzemam
Euploea core
Euploea eunice
Euploea klugii
Euploea midamus
Euploea mulciber
Euploea phaenareta
Euploea swainson
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tulliolus
Idea leuconoe
Ideopsis similis
Parantica aglea
Parantica luzonensis
Parantica sita
Parantica swinhoei
Tirumala hamata
Tirumala ishimoides
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis
Heliconiinae
Algia fasciata
Argynnis childreni
Argynnis hyperbius
Argynnis paphia
Argynnis tropicalis
Boloria pales
Boloria palina
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta phalantha
Telchinia issoria
Vindula dejone
Libytheinae
Apaturinae
Apatura ilia
Chitoria chrysolora
Chitoria ulupi
Helcyra plesseni
Helcyra superba
Hestina assimilis
Hestina japonica
Sasakia charonda
Sephisa chandra
Sephisa daimio
Timelaea albescens
Biblidinae
Ariadne ariadne
Calinaginae
Calinaga formosana
Charaxinae
Charaxes bernardus
Polyura eudamippus
Polyura narcaea
Cyrestinae
Cyrestis thyodamas
Danainae
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Danaus plexippus
Euploea camaralzemam
Euploea core
Euploea eunice
Euploea klugii
Euploea midamus
Euploea mulciber
Euploea phaenareta
Euploea swainson
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tulliolus
Idea leuconoe
Ideopsis similis
Parantica aglea
Parantica luzonensis
Parantica sita
Parantica swinhoei
Tirumala hamata
Tirumala ishimoides
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis
Heliconiinae
Algia fasciata
Argynnis childreni
Argynnis hyperbius
Argynnis paphia
Argynnis tropicalis
Boloria pales
Boloria palina
Cupha erymanthis
Phalanta phalantha
Telchinia issoria
Vindula dejone
Libytheinae
Libythea geoffroy
Libythea lepita
Limenitidinae
Abrota ganga
Athyma cama
Athyma opalina
Athyma perius
Athyma selenophora
Euthalia formosana
Euthalia insulae
Euthalia irrubescens
Euthalia kosempona
Euthalia malapana
Euthalia phemius
Limenitis asura
Limenitis dudu
Limenitis fortuna
Limenitis glorifica
Limenitis jina
Limenitis sulpitia
Neptis hesione
Neptis hylas
Neptis ilos
Neptis nata
Neptis noyala
Neptis philyra
Neptis philyroides
Neptis pryeri
Neptis reducta
Neptis rivularis
Neptis sankara
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Neptis sylvana
Neptis taiwana
Neptis thisbe
Pantoporia hordonia
Parthenos sylvia
Morphinae
Discophora sondaica
Faunis eumeus
Stichophthalma howqua
Libythea lepita
Limenitidinae
Abrota ganga
Athyma cama
Athyma opalina
Athyma perius
Athyma selenophora
Euthalia formosana
Euthalia insulae
Euthalia irrubescens
Euthalia kosempona
Euthalia malapana
Euthalia phemius
Limenitis asura
Limenitis dudu
Limenitis fortuna
Limenitis glorifica
Limenitis jina
Limenitis sulpitia
Neptis hesione
Neptis hylas
Neptis ilos
Neptis nata
Neptis noyala
Neptis philyra
Neptis philyroides
Neptis pryeri
Neptis reducta
Neptis rivularis
Neptis sankara
Neptis sappho
Neptis soma
Neptis sylvana
Neptis taiwana
Neptis thisbe
Pantoporia hordonia
Parthenos sylvia
Morphinae
Discophora sondaica
Faunis eumeus
Stichophthalma howqua
NYMPHALIDAE
Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas anomala
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hedonia
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima inachus
Kaniska canace
Nymphalis xanthomelas
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-aureum
Symbrenthia brabira
Symbrenthia formosanus
Symbrenthia hypselis
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa indica
Yoma sabina
Pseudoergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus
Satyrinae
Elymnias hypermnestra
Lethe bojonia
Lethe butleri
Lethe chandica
Lethe christophi
Lethe confusa
Lethe diana
Lethe europa
Lethe gemina
Lethe hyrania
Lethe lanaris
Lethe mataja
Lethe rohria
Lethe verma
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Minois nagasawae
Mycalesis francisca
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis igoleta
Mycalesis kagina
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mucianus
Mycalesis perseus
Neope armandii
Neope bremeri
Neope muirheadi
Neope pulaha
Palaeonympha opalina
Penthema formosanum
Ypthima akragas
Ypthima angustipennis
Ypthima atra
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima esakii
Ypthima lisandra
Ypthima multistriata
Ypthima norma
Ypthima okurai
Ypthima praenubila
Ypthima tappana
Ypthima wenlungi
Ypthima yamanakai
Zophoessa dura
Zophoessa niitakana
Zophoessa siderea
RIODINIDAE
Nemeobiinae
Abisara burnii
Dodona formosana
LYCAENIDAE
Aphnaeinae
Spindasis kuyanianus
Spindasis lohita
Spindasis syama
Curetinae
Curetis acuta
Curetis brunnea
Lycaeninae
Heliophorus ila
Miletinae
Spalgis epius
Taraka hamada
Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Callenya melaena
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Catopyrops ancyra
Celastrina argiolus
Celastrina lavendularis
Celastrina oreas
Celastrina sugitanii
Celatoxia marginata
Chilades lajus
Euchrysops cnejus
Everes argiades
Everes lacturnus
Famegana nisa
Freyeria putli
Jamides alecto
Jamides bochus
Jamides celeno
Jamides cleodus
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba kurava
Nacaduba pactolus
Neopithecops zalmora
Nothodanis schaeffera
Orthomiella rantaizana
Phengaris atroguttata
Phengaris daitozana
Pithecops corvus
Pithecops fulgens
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas gracilis
Prosotas nora
Shijimia moorei
Tongeia filicaudis
Tongeia hainani
Udara albocaerulea
Udara dilecta
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizeeria maha
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax
Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas anomala
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hedonia
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kallima inachus
Kaniska canace
Nymphalis xanthomelas
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-aureum
Symbrenthia brabira
Symbrenthia formosanus
Symbrenthia hypselis
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa indica
Yoma sabina
Pseudoergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus
Satyrinae
Elymnias hypermnestra
Lethe bojonia
Lethe butleri
Lethe chandica
Lethe christophi
Lethe confusa
Lethe diana
Lethe europa
Lethe gemina
Lethe hyrania
Lethe lanaris
Lethe mataja
Lethe rohria
Lethe verma
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Minois nagasawae
Mycalesis francisca
Mycalesis gotama
Mycalesis igoleta
Mycalesis kagina
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mucianus
Mycalesis perseus
Neope armandii
Neope bremeri
Neope muirheadi
Neope pulaha
Palaeonympha opalina
Penthema formosanum
Ypthima akragas
Ypthima angustipennis
Ypthima atra
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima esakii
Ypthima lisandra
Ypthima multistriata
Ypthima norma
Ypthima okurai
Ypthima praenubila
Ypthima tappana
Ypthima wenlungi
Ypthima yamanakai
Zophoessa dura
Zophoessa niitakana
Zophoessa siderea
RIODINIDAE
Nemeobiinae
Abisara burnii
Dodona formosana
LYCAENIDAE
Aphnaeinae
Spindasis kuyanianus
Spindasis lohita
Spindasis syama
Curetinae
Curetis acuta
Curetis brunnea
Lycaeninae
Heliophorus ila
Miletinae
Spalgis epius
Taraka hamada
Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Callenya melaena
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Catopyrops ancyra
Celastrina argiolus
Celastrina lavendularis
Celastrina oreas
Celastrina sugitanii
Celatoxia marginata
Chilades lajus
Euchrysops cnejus
Everes argiades
Everes lacturnus
Famegana nisa
Freyeria putli
Jamides alecto
Jamides bochus
Jamides celeno
Jamides cleodus
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba kurava
Nacaduba pactolus
Neopithecops zalmora
Nothodanis schaeffera
Orthomiella rantaizana
Phengaris atroguttata
Phengaris daitozana
Pithecops corvus
Pithecops fulgens
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas gracilis
Prosotas nora
Shijimia moorei
Tongeia filicaudis
Tongeia hainani
Udara albocaerulea
Udara dilecta
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizeeria maha
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax
LYCAENIDAE
Theclinae
Amblopala avidiena
Ancema ctesia
Antigius attilia
Antigius jinpingi
Araragi enthea
Arhopala abseus
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala birmana
Arhopala ganesa
Arhopala japonica
Arhopala paramuta
Arhopala rama
Artipe eryx
Catapaecilma major
Chrysozephyrus disparatus
Chrysozephyrus kabrua
Chrysozephyrus lingi
Chrysozephyrus mushaellus
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze
Chrysozephyrus rarasanus
Chrysozephyrus splendidulus
Chrysozephyrus teisoi
Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus
Cordelia comes
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix rapaloides
Deudorix sankakuhonis
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa milionia
Euaspa tayal
Fixsenia watarii
Horaga albimacula
Horaga onyx
Horaga rarasana
Hypolycaena kina
Hypolycaena othona
Iratsume orsedice
Japonica patungkoanui
Leucantigius atayalicus
Mahathala ameria
Neozephyrus japonicus
Neozephyrus taiwanus
Rapala caerulea
Rapala manea
Rapala nissa
Rapala takasagonis
Rapala varuna
Ravenna nivea
Satyrium austrinus
Satyrium esakii
Satyrium eximium
Satyrium formosanum
Satyrium inouei
Satyrium tanakai
Satyrium watarii
Sibataniozephyrus kuafui
Sinthusa chandrana
Tajuria caeruela
Tajuria diaeus
Tajuria illurgis
Teratozephyrus arisanus
Teratozephyrus elatus
Teratozephyrus yugaii
Ussuriana michaelis
Wagimo insularis
PIERIDAE
Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Catopsilia scylla
Colias erate
Eurema alitha
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema mandarina
Gonepteryx amintha
Gonepteryx taiwana
Pierinae
Anthocharis scolymus
Aporia agathon
Aporia genestieri
Aporia gigantea
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lyncida
Appias nero
Appias olferna
Appias paulina
Cepora iudith
Cepora nadina
Cepora nerissa
Delias acalis
Delias belladonna
Delias berinda
Delias hyparete
Delias lativitta
Delias pasithoe
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias pyrene
Leptosia nina
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pieris rapae
Prioneris hypsipyle
Prioneris thestylis
Saletara panda
Talbotia naganum
Theclinae
Amblopala avidiena
Ancema ctesia
Antigius attilia
Antigius jinpingi
Araragi enthea
Arhopala abseus
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala birmana
Arhopala ganesa
Arhopala japonica
Arhopala paramuta
Arhopala rama
Artipe eryx
Catapaecilma major
Chrysozephyrus disparatus
Chrysozephyrus kabrua
Chrysozephyrus lingi
Chrysozephyrus mushaellus
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze
Chrysozephyrus rarasanus
Chrysozephyrus splendidulus
Chrysozephyrus teisoi
Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus
Cordelia comes
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix rapaloides
Deudorix sankakuhonis
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa milionia
Euaspa tayal
Fixsenia watarii
Horaga albimacula
Horaga onyx
Horaga rarasana
Hypolycaena kina
Hypolycaena othona
Iratsume orsedice
Japonica patungkoanui
Leucantigius atayalicus
Mahathala ameria
Neozephyrus japonicus
Neozephyrus taiwanus
Rapala caerulea
Rapala manea
Rapala nissa
Rapala takasagonis
Rapala varuna
Ravenna nivea
Satyrium austrinus
Satyrium esakii
Satyrium eximium
Satyrium formosanum
Satyrium inouei
Satyrium tanakai
Satyrium watarii
Sibataniozephyrus kuafui
Sinthusa chandrana
Tajuria caeruela
Tajuria diaeus
Tajuria illurgis
Teratozephyrus arisanus
Teratozephyrus elatus
Teratozephyrus yugaii
Ussuriana michaelis
Wagimo insularis
PIERIDAE
Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Catopsilia scylla
Colias erate
Eurema alitha
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema mandarina
Gonepteryx amintha
Gonepteryx taiwana
Pierinae
Anthocharis scolymus
Aporia agathon
Aporia genestieri
Aporia gigantea
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lyncida
Appias nero
Appias olferna
Appias paulina
Cepora iudith
Cepora nadina
Cepora nerissa
Delias acalis
Delias belladonna
Delias berinda
Delias hyparete
Delias lativitta
Delias pasithoe
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias pyrene
Leptosia nina
Pieris brassicae
Pieris canidia
Pieris rapae
Prioneris hypsipyle
Prioneris thestylis
Saletara panda
Talbotia naganum
