List of butterflies of Taiwan

At least 377 species of butterfly have been recorded in Taiwan, with some reports putting the number at over 400. Of these, 56 species are endemic to the island. Taiwan is in the Indomalayan realm.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Subfamily Hesperiinae

  • Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemic
  • Aeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 1931
  • Aeromachus matsudai (Murayama, 1943) ※endemic
  • Ampittia dioscorides etura (Mabille, 1891) bush hopper
  • Ampittia virgata miyakei Shonen Matsumura, 1910 striped bush hopper
  • Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) Formosan swift
  • Caltoris bromus yanuca (Fruhstorfer, 1911) colon swift
  • Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883) dark swift
  • Erionota torus Evans, 1941 banana skipper
  • Halpe gamma Evans, 1937
  • Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911 shiny-spotted bob
  • Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) restricted demon
  • Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
    • N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911
    • N. f. arisana Sonan, 1930
  • Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinus Matsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963
  • Ochlodes formosanus (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
  • Onryza maga takeuchii (Matsumura, 1929)
  • Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) Oriental straight swift
  • Parnara guttata (Bremer & Grey, 1852) common straight swift
  • Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866) little branded swift
  • Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) conjoined swift
  • Pelopidas mathias oberthueri Evans, 1937
  • Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) small branded swift
  • Polytremis eltola tappana (Matsumura, 1919)
  • Polytremis kiraizana (Sonan, 1938) ※endemic
  • Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemic
  • Polytremis theca asahinai Shirozu, 1952
  • Polytremis zina taiwana Murayama, 1981
  • Potanthus confucius angustatus (Matsumura, 1910) Chinese dart
  • Potanthus diffusus Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
  • Potanthus motzui Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※endemic
  • Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) yellow band dart
  • Potanthus wilemanni (Evans, 1934) ※endemic
  • Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
  • Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798) Indian palm bob
  • Telicota bambusae horisha Evans, 1934
  • Telicota colon bayashikeii Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 pale palm dart
  • Telicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911 dark palm dart
  • Thoressa horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
  • Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775) grass demon

Subfamily Pyrginae

  • Abraximorpha davidii ermasis Fruhstorfer, 1914 magpie flat
  • Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※endemic
  • Celaenorrhinus horishanus Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
  • Celaenorrhinus kurosawai Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
  • Celaenorrhinus maculosus (C. & R. Felder, 1919)
  • Celaenorrhinus osculus major Hsu, 1990
  • Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Coladenia pinsbukana (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※endemic
  • Daimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907
  • Lobocla bifasciata kodairai Sonan, 1936
  • Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe (Sonan & Mitono, 1936)
  • Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927 ※endemic
  • Satarupa majasra Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Seseria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) ※endemic
  • Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914
  • Tagiades trebellius martinus Plotz, 1884

Family Papilionidae

Tribe Leptocircini

G. s. connectens

Tribe Papilionini

Papilio demoleus male
P. m. heronus male
P. m. heronus female
P. p. nakaharai male
Papilio protenor male

Tribe Troidini

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Coliadinae

Subfamily Pierinae

A. a. semperi female
H. g. formosana female
Pieris canidia female

Family Riodinidae

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Curetinae

Subfamily Lycaeninae

H. i. matsumurae female
  • Heliophorus ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Tribe Spalgini

Tribe Tarakini

Tribe Polyommatini

Acytolepis puspa myla
Z. m. okinawana

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Tribe Arhopalini

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

Tribe Deudorigini

Tribe Eumaeini

  • Fixsenia watarii (Matsumura, 1927) ※endemic
  • Satyrium austrinum (Murayama, 1943)
  • Satyrium esakii (Shirozu, 1942) ※endemic
  • Satyrium eximium mushanum (Matsumura, 1929)
  • Satyrium formosanum (Matsumura, 1910)
  • Satyrium inouei (Shirozu, 1959)
  • Satyrium tanakai (Shirozu, 1943) ※endemic

Tribe Horagini

Tribe Hypolycaenini

Tribe Iolaini

Tribe Remelanini

Tribe Theclini

  • Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata (Sonan, 1929)
  • Antigius attilia obsoletus (Takeuchi, 1923)
  • Araragi enthea morisonensis (M. Inoue, 1942)
  • Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
  • Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
  • Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
  • Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
  • Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) ※endemic
  • Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
  • Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965 ※endemic
  • Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※endemic
  • Cordelia comes wilemaniella (Matsumura, 1929)
  • Euaspa forsteri (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
  • Euaspa milionia formosana Nomura, 1931
  • Euaspa tayal (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
  • Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940)
  • Japonica patungkoanui Matsumura, 1956 ※endemic
  • Leucantigius atayalicus (Shirozu & Murayama, 1943)
  • Neozephyrus taiwanus (Wileman, 1908) ※endemic
  • Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920)
  • Sibataniozephyrus kuafui Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※endemic
  • Teratozephyrus arisanus (Wileman, 1909)
  • Teratozephyrus elatus Hsu & Lu, 2005
  • Teratozephyrus yugaii (Kano, 1928) ※endemic
  • Ussuriana michaelis takarana (Araki & Hirayama, 1941)
  • Wagimo sulgeri insularis (Shirozu, 1957)

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Apaturinae

  • Chitoria chrysolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Chitoria ulupi arakii (Naritomi, 1959)
  • Helcyra plesseni (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※endemic
  • Helcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919
  • Hestina assimilis formosana (Moore, 1895) red ring skirt
  • Sasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963
  • Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtier
  • Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※endemic
  • Timelaea albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Biblidinae

Subfamily Calinaginae

Subfamily Charaxinae

  • Polyura eudamippus formosana (Rothschild, 1899) great nawab
  • Polyura narcaea meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Cyrestinae

C. t. formosana

Subfamily Danainae

Danaus genutia male

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Subfamily Limenitidinae

A. s. laela male
  • Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Aldania ilos nirei Nomura, 1935
  • Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)
  • Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)
  • Athyma jina sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
  • Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)
  • Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Athyma sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
  • Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)
  • Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemic
  • Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930
  • Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920
  • Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952
  • Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942
  • Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942
  • Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
  • Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
  • Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968
  • Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935
  • Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
  • Pantoporia hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878)
  • Parasarpa dudu jinamitra (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Parthenos silvia philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Subfamily Libytheinae

Subfamily Morphinae

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Hypolimnas misippus male
Junonia almana
K. c. drilon

Subfamily Satyrinae

E. h. hainana female
L. e. pavida male
Penthema formosanum
  • Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 common palmfly
  • Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943
  • Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908 bamboo treebrown
  • Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
  • Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908 common tree brown
  • Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848 straight-banded treebrown
  • Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) common evening brown
  • Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 dark evening brown
  • Minois nagasawae (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
  • Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) dark-banded bushbrown
  • Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798) dingy bushbrown
  • Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrown
  • Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrown
  • Neope armandii lacticolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  • Neope bremeri taiwana Matsumura, 1919
  • Neope muirheadi nagasawae Matsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinth
  • Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Penthema formosanum (Rothschild, 1898)
  • Ypthima akragas Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※endemic
  • Ypthima angustipennis Takahashi, 2000 ※endemic
  • Ypthima baldus zodina (Fruhstorfer, 1911) common five-ring
  • Ypthima conjuncta yamanakai Sonan, 1938
  • Ypthima esakii Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
  • Ypthima formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
  • Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853) large three-ring
  • Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883
  • Ypthima norma posticalis Matsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinct
  • Ypthima okurai (Okano, 1962)
  • Ypthima praenubilia common four-ring
    • Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929
    • Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 1980
  • Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909
  • Ypthima wangi Lee, 1998 ※endemic
  • Zophoessa dura neoclides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
  • Zophoessa niitakana (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
  • Zophoessa siderea kanoi (Esaki & Nomura, 1937)

See also

List of moths of Taiwan

References

    • Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda. 1997. The life histories of Asian butterflies vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.
    • http://booksfromtaiwan.com/Butterfly_Books.html
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