Butterflies of the Philippines Checklist

Butterflies of the Philippines

A checklist of butterfly species found in the Philippines



PAPILIONIDAE

Papilioninae
Atrophaneura semperi
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium antiphates
Graphium aristeus
Graphium arycles
Graphium bathycles
Graphium codrus
Graphium decolor
Graphium delessertii
Graphium doson
Graphium empedovana
Graphium euphrates
Graphium euphratoides
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium idaeoides
Graphium macareus
Graphium megaera
Graphium sandawanum
Graphium sarpedon
Graphium stratocles
Lamproptera curius
Lamproptera meges
Losaria neptunus
Pachliopta antiphus
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Pachliopta atropos
Pachliopta kotzebuea
Pachliopta leytensis
Pachliopta mariae
Pachliopta phlegon
Pachliopta schadenbergi
Pachliopta strandi
Papilio alphenor
Papilio antonio
Papilio benguetanus
Papilio carolinensis
Papilio chikae
Papilio clytia
Papilio daedalus
Papilio demoleus
Papilio demolion
Papilio deiphobus
Papilio helenus
Papilio hermeli
Papilio hipponous
Papilio hytaspes
Papilio karna
Papilio lowi
Papilio luzviae
Papilio memnon
Papilio osmana
Papilio palawanicus
Papilio palinurus
Papilio paradoxa
Papilio polytes
Trogonoptera brookiana
Trogonoptera trojana
Troides magellanus
Troides plateni
Troides rhadamantus

 
HESPERIIDAE


Coeliadinae
Badamia exclamationis
Bibasis sena
Burara etelka
Burara gomata
Burara harisa
Burara oedipodea
Choaspes estrella
Choaspes plateni
Choaspes subcaudatus
Hasora badra
Hasora borneensis
Hasora caeruleostriata
Hasora chromus
Hasora khoda
Hasora leucospila
Hasora mavis
Hasora mixta
Hasora moestissima
Hasora proxissima
Hasora quadripunctata
Hasora schoenherr
Hasora taminatus
Hasora vitta


Hesperiinae
Acerbas anthea
Acerbas duris
Aeromachus musca
Aeromachus plumbeola
Ancistroides clavata
Ancistroides feisthamelii
Ancistroides howarthi
Ancistroides nigrita
Notocrypta paralysos
Baoris oceia
Borbo cinnara
Caltoris bromus
Caltoris brunnea
Caltoris cormasa
Caltoris philippina
Cephrenes acalle
Cupitha purreea
Erionota hiraca
Erionota surprisa
Erionota sybirita
Erionota thrax
Erionota torus
Gangara lebadea
Gangara thyrsis
Halpe dante
Halpe inconspicua
Halpe latipinna
Halpe luteisquama
Halpe mahapara
Halpe ormenes
Halpe palawea
Halpe pelethronix
Halpe purpurascens
Halpe sulphurifera
Halpe toxopea
Hidari irava
Hyarotis adrastus
Hyarotis iadera
Hyarotis microstictum
Isma binotatus
Isma bipunctata
Isma feralia
Koruthaialos rubecula
Koruthaialos sindu
Lotongus calathus
Matapa aria
Matapa celsina
Matapa intermedia
Oerane microthyrus
Oriens californica
Oriens fons
Oriens gola
Oriens paragola
Parnara bada
Parnara kawazoei
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas conjuncta
Pelopidas mathias
Pirdana fusca
Pirdana hyela
Plastingia naga
Plastingia pellonia
Plastingia viburnia
Polytremis lubricans
Potanthus confucius
Potanthus fettingi
Potanthus ganda
Potanthus hetaerus
Potanthus mingo
Potanthus niobe
Potanthus omaha
Potanthus pava
Potanthus serina
Prusiana prusias
Psolos fuligo
Pyroneura agnesia
Pyroneura derna
Pyroneura flavia
Pyroneura liburnia
Pyroneura niasana
Pyroneura toshikoae
Quedara monteithi
Salanoemia sala
Salanoemia similis
Suada albina
Suada catoleucos
Suastus gremius
Suastus migreus
Suastus minutus
Taractrocera luzonensis
Telicota ancilla
Telicota augias
Telicota colon
Telicota hilda
Telicota ohara
Thoressa justini
Unkana ambasa
Xanthoneura telesinus
Zela excellens
Zela zenon
Zela zeus
Zographetus abima
Zographetus doxus
Zographetus ogygia
Zographetus pallens
Zographetus rama


Pyrginae
Abaratha angulata
Abaratha leptogramma
Abaratha pygela
Celaenorrhinus asmara Celaenorrhinus bazilanus Celaenorrhinus ficulnea Celaenorrhinus halconis Celaenorrhinus nigricans Celaenorrhinus putra Celaenorrhinus treadawayi
Coladenia igna
Coladenia minor
Coladenia ochracea
Coladenia palawana
Coladenia semperi
Coladenia similis
Darpa pteria
Gerosis corona
Gerosis limax
Mooreana princeps
Mooreana trichoneura
Odina cuneiformis
Tagiades gana
Tagiades japetus
Tagiades parra
Tagiades trebellius
Tagiades ultra
Tapena thwaitesi


NYMPHALIDAE

Apaturinae
Euripus nyctelius
Helcyra miyazakii
Hestinalis dissimilis
Hestinalis waterstradti
Rohana parisatis
Rohana rhea


Biblidinae
Ariadne merione
Ariadne taeniata
Laringa castelnaui


Charaxinae
Agatasa chrysodonia
Charaxes amycus
Charaxes antonius
Charaxes bajula
Charaxes bupalus
Charaxes harmodius
Charaxes plateni
Charaxes sangana
Charaxes solon
Polyura athamas
Polyura delphis
Polyura moori
Polyura schreiber
Prothoe franck Prothoe plateni Prothoe semperi


Cyrestinae
Chersonesia excellens
Chersonesia intermedia
Chersonesia peraka
Chersonesia rahria
Cyrestis cassander
Cyrestis kudrati
Cyrestis maenalis
Cyrestis nivea


Danainae
Danais affinis
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus melanippus
Euploea algea
Euploea blossomae
Euploea camaralzeman
Euploea eunice
Euploea eyndhovii
Euploea midamus
Euploea mulciber
Euploea phaenareta
Euploea swainson
Euploea sylvester
Euploea tobleri
Euploea tulliolus
Idea electra
Idea leuconoe
Idea stolli
Ideopsis gaura
Ideopsis juventa
Ideopsis vulgaris
Parantica aspasia
Parantica dannatti
Parantica davidi
Parantica luzonensis
Parantica milagros
Parantica noeli
Parantica phyle
Parantica schoenigi
Parantica sita
Parantica vitrina
Tirumala hamata
Tirumala ishmoides
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis


Heliconiinae 
Algia fasciata
Argynnis hyperbius
Cethosia biblis
Cethosia hypsea
Cethosia luzonica
Cethosia mindanensis
Cirrochroa menones
Cirrochroa satellita
Cirrochroa tyche
Cupha arias
Cupha erymanthis
Paduca fasciata
Phalanta alcippe
Phalanta phalantha
Terinos clarissa
Terinos romeo
Vagrans egista
Vagrans sinha
Vindula dejone
Vindula erota


Libytheinae
Libythea geoffroyi
Libythea myrrha
Libythea narina
 


Limenitidinae
Athyma alcamene
Athyma arayata
Athyma godmani
Athyma kasa
Athyma maenas
Athyma mindanica
Athyma nefte
Athyma obsoleta
Athyma perius
Athyma pravara
Athyma reta
Athyma salvini
Athyma saskia
Athyma selenophora
Athyma separata
Athyma speciosa
Athyma venata
Bassarona piratica
Cynitia cocytina
Cynitia godartii
Cynitia phlegethon
Cynitia semperi
Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia adonia
Euthalia alpheda
Euthalia anosia
Euthalia djata
Euthalia dunya
Euthalia evelina
Euthalia lubentina
Euthalia lusiada
Euthalia mahadeva
Euthalia mindanaensis
Euthalia monina
Euthalia tanagra
Euthalia teuta
Lasippa bella
Lasippa ebusa
Lasippa illigera
Lasippa illigerella
Lasippa monata
Lasippa pata
Lasippa pizarrasi
Lebadea martha
Lexias canescens
Lexias damalis
Lexias dirtea
Lexias hikarugenzi
Lexias panopus
Lexias pardalis
Lexias satrapes
Limenitis asura
Moduza jumaloni
Moduza mata
Moduza nuydai
Moduza pintuyana
Moduza procris
Moduza thespias
Moduza urdaneta
Neptis anjana
Neptis clinia
Neptis cymela
Neptis cyra
Neptis duryodana
Neptis felisimilis
Neptis harita
Neptis hylas
Neptis mindorana
Neptis omeroda
Neptis pampanga
Neptis sunica
Pandita sinope
Pantoporia antara
Pantoporia cyrilla
Pantoporia dama
Pantoporia epira
Pantoporia hordonia
Pantoporia paraka
Parthenos sylvia
Phaedyma columella
Tacola larymna
Tacola magindana
Tanaecia aruna
Tanaecia calliphorus
Tanaecia dodong
Tanaecia leucotaenia
Tanaecia lupina
Tanaecia susoni
Tarratia cosmia
Tarratia gutama


Morphinae
Amathusia phidippus
Amathuxidia amythaon
Discophora dodong
Discophora necho
Discophora ogina
Discophora philippina
Discophora simplex
Discophora sondaica
Faunis phaon
Faunis sappho
Faunis stomphax
Taenaris horsfieldi
Zeuxidia amethystus
Zeuxidia semperi
Zeuxidia sibulana


Nymphalinae
Doleschallia bisaltide
Hypolimnas anomala
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia almana
Junonia atlites
Junonia hedonia
Junonia iphita
Junonia lemonias
Junonia orithya
Kaniska canace
Rhinopalpa polynice
Symbrenthia hippoclus
Symbrenthia hypatia
Symbrenthia hypselis
Symbrenthia lilaea
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa dejeani
Vanessa indica
Yoma sabina


Pseudergolinae
Dichorragia nesimachus




 
NYMPHALIDAE

Satyrinae
Acrophtalmia albofasciata
Acrophtalmia artemis
Acrophtalmia leto
Acrophtalmia luzonica
Acrophtalmia yamashitai
Elymnias beza
Elymnias casiphonides
Elymnias congruens
Elymnias dara
Elymnias esaca
Elymnias kanekoi
Elymnias kochi
Elymnias luteofasciata
Elymnias melias
Elymnias nesaea
Elymnias panthera
Elymnias parce
Elymnias sansoni
Erites argentina
Lethe chandica
Lethe europa
Lethe mekara
Melanitis atrax
Melanitis boisduvalia
Melanitis leda
Melanitis phedima
Melanitis ziteniusz
Mycalesis aramis
Mycalesis bisaya
Mycalesis felderi
Mycalesis frederici
Mycalesis georgi
Mycalesis horsfieldi
Mycalesis igoleta
Mycalesis ita
Mycalesis janardana
Mycalesis kashiwaii
Mycalesis kurosawai
Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis orseis
Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis tagala
Mycalesis tamarau
Mycalesis teatus
Mycalesis treadawayi
Neorina lowii
Orsotriaena medus
Ptychandra leucogyne
Ptychandra lorquinii
Ptychandra mindorana
Ptychandra negrosensis
Ptychandra ohtanii
Ptychandra schadenbergi
Ragadia crohonica
Ragadia luzonia
Ragadia maganda
Ragadia melindena
Ragadia mindorana
Ragadia tsukadai
Ypthima baldus
Ypthima norma
Ypthima sempera
Ypthima sensilis
Ypthima stellera
Zethera hestioides
Zethera musa
Zethera musides
Zethera pimplea
Zethera thermaea
Zophoessa dataensis

 
RIODINIDAE

Nemeobiinae
Abisara echerius
Abisara geza
Abisara kausambi
Abisara mindanaensis
Abisara saturata
Dodona deodata
Laxita thuisto
Paralaxita orphna
Taxila haquinus
Zemeros flegyas


LYCAENIDAE
 
Aphnaeinae

Spindasis syama

Curetinae
Curetis nesophila
Curetis tagalica


Miletinae
Allotinus albatus
Allotinus albicans
Allotinus apries
Allotinus corbeti
Allotinus fallax
Allotinus kudaratus
Allotinus luzonensis
Allotinus melos
Allotinus nigritus
Allotinus nivalis
Allotinus punctatus
Allotinus samarensis
Allotinus sarrastes
Allotinus substrigosus
Allotinus subviolaceus
Allotinus unicolor
Liphyra brassolis
Logania distanti
Logania malayica
Logania marmorata
Logania regina
Logania waltraudae
Lontalius eltus
Miletus atimonicus
Miletus bazilanus
Miletus drucei
Miletus gopara
Miletus melanion
Miletus symethus
Miletus takanamii
Spalgis epius
Spalgis takanamii


Polyommatinae
Acytolepis puspa
Anthene emolus
Anthene licates
Anthene lycaenina
Caleta argola
Caleta elna
Caleta roxus
Callenya kaguya
Castalius rosimon
Catochrysops panormus
Catochrysops strabo
Catopyrops ancyra
Cebrella penelope
Celarchus archagathos
Celarchus hermarchus
Celastrina algernoni
Celastrina argiolus
Celastrina lavendularis
Celastrina philippina
Chilades lajus
Discolampa ethion
Euchrysops cnejus
Everes lacturnus
Famegana alsulus
Freyeria putli
Ionolyce helicon
Jamides alecto
Jamides alsietus
Jamides aratus
Jamides bochus
Jamides callistus
Jamides camarines
Jamides celeno
Jamides cleodus
Jamides cyta
Jamides elpis
Jamides espada
Jamides philatus
Jamides pura
Jamides schatzi
Jamides sekii
Jamides suidas
Lampides boeticus
Leptotes plinius
Lestranicus yoshidai
Luthrodes mindora
Luthrodes pandava
Megisba malaya
Monodontides apona
Monodontides hondai
Monodontides kolari
Monodontides luzonensis
Nacaduba angusta
Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba beroe
Nacaduba calauria
Nacaduba hermus
Nacaduba kurava
Nacaduba limbura
Nacaduba metallica
Nacaduba neaira
Nacaduba pavana
Nacaduba sanaya
Nacaduba sericina
Nacaduba subperusia
Neopithecops iolanthe
Neopithecops zalmora
Niphanda tessellata
Nothodanis schaeffera
Oreolyce doherty
Orthomiella pontis
Orthomiella rantaizana
Petrelaea dana
Petrelaea tombugensis
Pithecops corvus
Prosotas aluta
Prosotas dubiosa
Prosotas gracilis
Prosotas maputi
Prosotas nelides
Prosotas nora
Sidima murayamai
Tarucus waterstradti
Udara aemulus
Udara camenae
Udara cyma
Udara dilecta
Udara dilectissima
Udara nishiyamai
Udara placidula
Udara rona
Udara santotomasana
Udara selma
Udara tyotaroi
Udara wilemani
Una philippensis
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizeeria maha
Zizina otis
Zizula hylax


Poritiinae
Cyaniriodes libna
Cyaniriodes siraspiorum
Deramas bidotata
Deramas evelynae
Deramas ikedai
Deramas mindanensis
Deramas nelvis
Deramas sumikat
Deramas talophi
Deramas tomokoae
Deramas toshikoae
Deramas treadawayi
Poriskina phakos
Poritia hewitsoni
Poritia kinoshitai
Poritia phama
Poritia philota
Poritia plateni
Poritia talophi
Simiskina pasira
Simiskina phalena
Simiskina phalia

 
LYCAENIDAE

Theclinae
Acupicta inopinatum
Ancema blanka
Araotes lapithis
Araotes perrhaebis
Arhopala abseus
Arhopala aedias
Arhopala agaba
Arhopala agesias
Arhopala agesilaus
Arhopala agrata
Arhopala alaconia
Arhopala alesia
Arhopala alexandrae
Arhopala alitaeus
Arhopala allata
Arhopala amphimuta
Arhopala anamuta
Arhopala anarte
Arhopala annulata
Arhopala anthelus
Arhopala aroa
Arhopala aronya
Arhopala arsenius
Arhopala athada
Arhopala atosia
Arhopala avatha
Arhopala bazalus
Arhopala birmana
Arhopala buddha
Arhopala chamaeleona
Arhopala cleander
Arhopala corinda
Arhopala davaona
Arhopala detrita
Arhopala epimete
Arhopala eridanus
Arhopala eumolphus
Arhopala evansi
Arhopala fulla
Arhopala grandimuta
Arhopala hesba
Arhopala hinigugma
Arhopala horsfieldi
Arhopala ilocana
Arhopala inornata
Arhopala lurida
Arhopala luzonensis
Arhopala major
Arhopala matsutaroi
Arhopala myrtha
Arhopala myrzala
Arhopala nakamotoi
Arhopala ocrida
Arhopala paraganesa
Arhopala phaenops
Arhopala pseudocentaurus
Arhopala pseudovihara
Arhopala rudepoema
Arhopala sakaguchii
Arhopala schroederi
Arhopala selta
Arhopala silhetensis
Arhopala simoni
Arhopala sraudingeri
Arhopala sublustris
Arhopala tephlis
Arhopala theba
Arhopala tindongani
Arhopala tomokoae
Arhopala trionoea
Arhopala zambra
Austrozephyrus reginae
Bindahara phocides
Britomartis igarashii
Catapaecilma evansi
Catapaecilma gracilis
Catapaecilma nakamotoi
Catapaecilma nuydaii
Cheritra aenea
Cheritra orpheus
Dacalana akayamai
Dacalana aristarchus
Dacalana halconensis
Dacalana irmae
Dacalana kurosawai
Dacalana liaoi
Dacalana lucillae
Dacalana mio
Dacalana monsapona
Dacalana polyorketes
Dacalana sannio
Dacalana treadawayi
Deudorix apayao
Deudorix epijarbas
Deudorix hypargyria
Deudorix philippinensis
Drina discophora
Drina maneia
Drina mavortia
Drupadia niasica
Drupadia ravindra
Drupadia rufotaenia
Drupadia theda
Eooxylides etias
Eooxylides meduana
Eooxylides tharis
Flos anniella
Flos apidanus
Flos diardi
Flos fulgida
Flos iriya
Flos morphina
Flos setsuroi
Horaga albimacula
Horaga amethysta
Horaga bilineata
Horaga chalcedonyx
Horaga lefebvrei
Horaga syrinx
Hypolycaena amasa
Hypolycaena erylus
Hypolycaena irawana
Hypolycaena ithna
Hypolycaena othona
Hypolycaena schroederi
Hypolycaena shirozui
Hypolycaena sipylus
Hypolycaena thecloides
Hypolycaena toshikoae
Hypothecla astyla
Iraota rochana
Loxura atymnus
Loxura cassiopeia
Manto hypoleuca
Matsutaroa iljai
Neocheritra manata
Paruparo annie
Paruparo cebuensis
Paruparo lumawigi
Paruparo mamertina
Paruparo mio
Paruparo rosemarie
Paruparo violacea
Pratapa deva
Pratapa icetoides
Pratapa tyotaroi
Pseudotajuria donatana
Rachana circumdata
Rachana jalindra
Rachana mariaba
Rachana mioae
Rachana plateni
Rapala caerulescens
Rapala damona
Rapala dieneces
Rapala diopetes
Rapala elcia
Rapala hades
Rapala manea
Rapala masara
Rapala melida
Rapala scintilla
Rapala suffusa
Rapala tomokoae
Rapala varuna
Rapala zamona
Remelana davisi
Remelana jangala
Ritra aurea
Semanga superba
Sinthusa mindanensis
Sinthusa nasaka
Sinthusa natsumiae
Sinthusa peregrinus
Sinthusa privata
Suasa lisides
Surendra manilana
Surendra vivarna
Tajuria alangani
Tajuria deudorix
Tajuria dominus
Tajuria igolotiana
Tajuria isaeus
Tajuria jalajala
Tajuria mantra
Tajuria matsutaroi
Virachola kessuma
Virachola smilis


PIERIDAE

Coliadinae
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Catopsilia scylla
Eurema alitha
Eurema andersoni
Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema hiurai
Eurema lacteola
Eurema laeta
Eurema sari
Eurema sarilata
Eurema simulatrix
Gandaca harina
 

Pierinae
Appias aegis
Appias albina
Appias indra
Appias lyncida
Appias maria
Appias nephele
Appias nero
Appias olferna
Appias paulina
Appias phoebe
Appias remedios
Appias waltraudae
Cepora aspasia
Cepora boisduvaliana
Delias apoensis
Delias baracasa
Delias blanca
Delias diaphana
Delias ganymedes
Delias georgina
Delias henningia
Delias hidecoae
Delias hyparete
Delias levicki
Delias mandaya
Delias nuydaorum
Delias ottonia
Delias paoaiensis
Delias pasithoe
Delias schoenigi
Delias singhapura
Delias themis
Delias woodi
Hebomoia glaucippe
Ixias clarki
Leptosia nina
Pareronia boebera
Pareronia nishiyamai
Pareronia phocaea
Pareronia valeria
Pieris canidia
Saletara panda
Udaiana cynis









Updated 26th March 2024