List of butterflies of Laos

This is a list of the butterflies of Laos.

Families

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Parnassiinae

Subfamily Papilioninae

Family Pieridae

Subfamily: Coliadinae

Subfamily: Pierinae

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Poritiinae

Subfamily: Curetinae

  • Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis) (Westwood, 1851)
  • Tonkin sunbeam (Curetis tonkina) (Evans, 1954)

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

Subfamily: Miletinae

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Subfamily: Theclinae

  • Evan's silverline (Cigaritis evansii ayuthia) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
  • Pale-banded silverline (Cigaritis learmondi) (Tytler, 1940)
  • Aroon's silverline (Cigaritis leechi arooni) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
  • Long-banded silverline (Cigaritis lohita himalayanus) (Moore, 1884)
  • Karen silverline (Cigaritis maximus) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Laos silverline (Cigaritis miyamotoi) Saito & Seki, 2008
  • Silver-red silverline (Cigaritis rukma) (de Niceville, [1889])
  • Fruhstorfer's silverline (Cigaritis seliga) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
  • Club silverline (Cigaritis syama peguanus) (Moore, 1884)
  • Aberrant silverline (Cigaritis vixinga davidsoni) (Talbot, 1936)
  • Common silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus tavoyana) (Evans, 1925)
  • Brown yamfly (Drina donina donina) (Hewitson, [1865])
  • White imperial (Neomyrina nivea hiemalis) (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
  • Yamfly (Loxura atymnus continentalis) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Branded yamfly (Yasoda tripunctata tripunctata) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Fruhstorfer's yamfly (Yasoda androconifera) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Cardinal (Thamala marciana marciana) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Common imperial (Cheritra freja evansi) Cowan, 1965
  • Truncate imperial (Cheritrella truncipennis) de Niceville, 1887
  • Blue imperial (Ticherra acte acte) (Moore, [1858])
  • Siamese onyx (Ahmetia achaja achaja) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
  • Common posy (Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii) Moore, 1884
  • Dark posy (Drupadia theda fabricii) Moore, 1884
  • Blue posy (Drupadia scaeva cooperi) (Tytler, 1940)
  • Silverstreak blue (Iraota timoleon timoleon) (Stoll, [1790])
  • Scarce silverstreak (Iraota rochana boswelliana) Distant, 1885
  • Blue leafblue (Amblypodia narada taooana) Moore, [1879]
  • Purple leafblue (Amblypodia anita anita) Hewitson, 1862
  • Pale bushblue (Arhopala aberrans) (de Niceville, [1889])
  • Aberrant bushblue (Arhopala abseus indicus) Riley, 1923
  • Tytler's dull oakblue (Arhopala ace arata) Tytler, 1915
  • Large oakblue (Arhopala amantes amatrix) de Niceville, 1891
  • Centaur oakblue (Arhopala centaurus nakula) (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Large metallic oakblue (Arhopala aedias meritatas) Corbet, 1941
  • Purple-glazed oakblue (Arhopala agaba) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • De Niceville's oakblue (Arhopala agrata binghami) Corbet 1946
  • White-stained oakblue (Arhopala aida aida) de Niceville, 1889
  • Purple broken-band oakblue (Arhopala alitaeus mirabella) Doherty, 1889
  • Magnificent oakblue (Arhopala anarte anarte) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Anthelus bushblue (Arhopala anthelus) (Westwood, [1852])
  • Small tailess oakblue (Arhopala antimuta antimuta) Felder & Felder, [1865]
  • Purple-brown tailess oakblue (Arhopala arvina aboe) de Niceville, 1895(Hewitson, [1863])
  • Plain tailess oakblue (Arhopala asopia) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Broad-banded oakblue (Arhopala asinarus asinarus) Felder & Felder, [1865]
  • Tailed disc oakblue (Arhopala atosia jahara) Corbet, 1941
  • Dark broken-band oakblue (Arhopala atrax) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Grey-washed oakblue (Arhopala aurelia) (Evans, 1925)
  • Powered oakblue (Arhopala bazalus teesta) (de Niceville, 1886)
  • Burmese bushblue (Arhopala birmana birmana) (Moore, [1884])
  • White-dot oakblue (Arhopala democritus democritus) (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Frosted oakblue (Arhopala dispar dispar) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
  • Violetdisc oakblue (Arhopala epimete duessa) Doherty, 1889
  • Green oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus) (Cramer, [1780])
  • Spotless oakblue (Arhopala fulla ignara) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
  • Tailess bushblue (Arhopala ganesa watsoni) Evans, 1912
  • Doherty's green oakblue (Arhopala hellenore hellenore) Doherty, 1889
  • Doherty's dull oakblue (Arhopala khamti) Doherty, 1891
  • Pale yellow oakblue (Arhopala moolaiana maya) (Evans, 1932)
  • Mutal oakblue (Arhopala muta merguiana) Corbet, 1941
  • Hewitson's dull oakblue (Arhopala oenea oenea) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Opal oakblue (Arhopala opalina opalina) (Moore, [1884])
  • Dusky bushblue (Arhopala paraganesa zephyretta) (Doherty, 1891)
  • Hooked oakblue (Arhopala paramuta paramuta) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Yellowdisc oakblue (Arhopala perimuta perimuta) (Moore, [1858])
  • Dark Himalayan oakblue (Arhopala rama ramosa) (Evans, 1925)
  • Reddish-brown oakblue (Arhopala selta selta) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Sylhet oakblue (Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Pointed oakblue (Arhopala singla) (de Niceville, 1885)
  • Large spotted oakblue (Arhopala vihara hirava) Corbet, 1941
  • Zambra oakblue (Arhopala zambra zambra) Swinhoe, [1911]
  • Silky oakblue (Arhopala alax) (Evans, 1932)
  • Darkie plushblue (Flos anniella artegal) Doherty, 1889
  • Plain plushblue (Flos apidanus ahamus) Doherty, 1891
  • Tailess plushblue (Flos areste) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Spangled plushblue (Flos asoka) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Bifid plushblue (Flos diardi diardi) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Shining plushblue (Flos fulgidafulgida) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Variegated plushblue (Flos adriana) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Many-tailed oakblue (Thaduka multicaudata multicaudata) Moore, [1879]
  • Falcate oakblue (Mahathala ameria ameria) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Crenulate oakblue (Apporasa atkinsoni) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Red-edge (Semanga superba siamensis) Talbot, 1936
  • Common acacia blue (Surendra quercetorum quercetorum) (Moore, [1858])
  • Acacia blue (Surendra vivarna neritos) (Fruhstorfer, 1907)
  • Silver streaked acacia blue (Zinaspa todara) (Moore, [1884])
  • Commomn tinsel (Catapaecilma major albicans) Corbet, 1941
  • Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas) (Moore, [1858])
  • Scarce cornelian (Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Abnormal flash (Rapala duma) Hewitson, 1878
  • Frustorfer's flash (Rapala melida nicevillei) Swinhoe, 1911
  • Common flash (Rapala nissa ranta) Swinhoe, 1897
  • Indigo flash (Rapala varuna orseis) Hewitson, [1863]
  • Copper flash (Rapala pheretima petosiris) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Myanmar flash (Rapala hades) (de Niceville, 1895)
  • Malayan red flash (Rapala damona) Swinhoe, 1890
  • Common red flash (Rapala iarbus iarbus) (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Slate flash (Rapala manea schistacea) (Moore, 1879)
  • Scarce shot flash (Rapala scintilla scintilla) de Niceville, 1890
  • Branded flash (Rapala tara) de Niceville, [1889]
  • Brown flash (Rapala rectivitta) (Moore, 1879)
  • Suffused flash (Rapala suffusa suffusa) (Moore, [1879])
  • Broad spark (Sinthusa chandrana grotei) (Moore, [1884])
  • Narrow spark (Sinthusa nasaka obscurata) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Lister's hairstreak (Pamela dudgeonii) (de Niceville, 1894)
  • Green hairstreak (Novosatsuma oppocoenosa) Johnson, 1992
  • Ahlbergia pluto (Leech, 1893)
  • Common onyx (Horaga onyx onyx) (Moore, [1858])
  • Violet onyx (Horaga albimacula viola) Moore, 1882
  • Purple onyx (Horaga amethysta purpurescens) Corbet, 1941
  • White onyx (Horaga takanamii) Seki & Saito, [2004]
  • Orchid tit (Hypolycaena othona) Hewitson, 1865
  • Blue tit (Hypolycaena kina inari) (Wileman, 1908)
  • Common tit (Hypolycaena erylus himavantus) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Fluffy tit (Hypolycaena amasa amasa) Hewitson, [1865]
  • Azure royal (Britomartis cleoboides cleoboides) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Mandarin blue (Charana mandarina mandarina) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Broadtail royal (Creon cleobis cleobis) (Godart, [1824])
  • White-banded royal (Dacalana cotys) (Hewitson, [1865])
  • Spectacular royal (Dacalana inorthodoxa) Seki & Saito, 2006
  • Diagonal royal (Dacalana penicilligera) (de Niceville, 1890)

Family: Riodinidae

  • Abnormal Judy (Abisara abnormis) Moore, [1884]
  • Double-banded Judy (Abisara bifasciata angulata) Moore, [1879]
  • White-spotted Judy (Abisara burnii timaeus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
  • Plum Judy (Abisara echerius paionea) Fruhstorfer, [1914]
  • Lesser Judy (Abisara freda freda) Bennett, 1957
  • Dark Judy (Abisara fylla fylla) (Westwood, [1851])
  • Two-spotted Judy (Abisara miyazakii shigehoi) K. & T. Saito, 2005
  • Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron gratius) Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Forest Judy (Abisara saturata meta) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • White-banded Judy (Abisara latifasciata) Inoué & Kawazoé, 1964
  • Striped Punch (Dodona adonira adonira) Hewitson, [1866]
  • White Punch (Dodona deodata deodata) Hewitson, 1876
  • Lesser Punch (Dodona dipoea) Hewitson, [1866]
  • Orange Punch (Dodona egeon egeon) (Westwood, [1851])
  • Tailed Punch (Dodona eugenes venox) Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Katerina's Punch (Dodona katerina katerina) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
  • Spotted Punch (Dodona maculosa maculosa) Leech, 1890
  • Mixed Punch (Dodona ouida ouida) Hewitson, [1866]
  • Spectacular Punch (Dodona speciosa) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
  • Dark Punch (Dodona dracon dracon) de Nicéville, 1897
  • Lesser harlequin (Laxita thuisto ephorus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
  • Common red harlequin (Paralaxita telesia boulleti) (Fruhstorfer, [1914])
  • Columbine (Stiboges nymphidia nymphidia) Butler, 1876
  • Orange harlequin (Taxila haquinus berthae) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • Dora's harlequin (Taxila dora) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas allica) (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Mountain columbine (Stiboges elodinia) Fruhstorfer, [1914]

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