List of butterflies of Pakistan
The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan.
Family Papilionidae (Apollo butterflies and swallowtails)
Subfamily: Parnassiinae- Hypermnestra helios
- Parnassius acco
- Parnassius actius
- Parnassius jacquemontii
- Parnassius tianschanica
- Parnassius boedromius
- Parnassius charltonius
- Parnassius delphius
- Parnassius epaphus
- Parnassius hardwickii
- Parnassius inopinatus
- Parnassius loxias
- Parnassius simo
- Parnassius staudingeri
- Parnassius stenosemus
- Parnassius stoliczkanus
- Parnassius cardinalis
- Papilio agestor
- Graphium cloanthus
- Graphium sarpedon
- Graphium doson
- Papilio alexanor
- iphiclides podalirius
- Papilio arcturus
- Papilio clytia or Chilasa clytia
- Papilio demoleus
- Papilio machaon
- Papilio polyctor
- Papilio bianor
- Papilio polytes
- Papilio protenor
- Atrophaneura polyeuctes
- Byasa dasarada
- Byasa latreillei
- Pachliopta aristolochiae
- ''Pachliopta hector''
Family Pieridae (whites and yellows)
Subfamily: Pierinae- Leptosia nina
- Baltia shawi
- Baltia butleri
- Euchloe charlonia
- Euchloe lucilla
- Euchloe belemia
- Euchloe daphalis
- Pontia chloridice
- Pontia callidice
- Pontia daplidice
- Pontia glauconome
- Pieris devta
- Pieris ajaka
- Pieris deota
- Pieris canidia
- Pieris rapae
- Pieris brassicae
- Aporia leucodice
- Aporia nabellica
- Delias belladonna
- Delias sanaca
- Delias eucharis
- Belenois aurota
- Cepora nerissa
- Pareronia hippia
- Appias libythea
- Catopsilia pomona
- Catopsilia pyranthe
- Ixias pyrene
- Ixias marianne not confirmed
- Eurema hecabe
- Eurema brigitta
- Eurema laeta
- Eurema blanda
- Gonepteryx rhamni
- Gonepteryx mahaguru
- Gonepteryx farinosa
- Colias fieldii
- Colias erate
- Colias marcopolo
- Colias alpherakii
- Colias wiskotti
- Colias stoliczkana
- Colias cocandica
- Colias ladakensis
- Colias eogene
- Colias leechi
- Colotis amata
- Colotis protractus
- Colotis vestalis
- Colotis fausta
- Colotis liagore
- Colotis etrida
- ''Colotis danae''
Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
This huge family is represented in Pakistan by following 11 subfamilies:- Charaxinae 3 species
- Apaturinae 5 species
- Calinaginae 1 species
- Biblidinae 2 species
- Nymphalinae 29 species
- Cyrestinae 1 species
- Pseudergolis 1 species
- Limenitidinae 9 species
- Heliconiinae 16 species
- Danainae 5 species
- Libytheinae 2 species
- Satyrinae 56 species
Subfamily: Apaturinae
- Apatura ambica
- Hestina nicevillei
- Sephisa dichroa
- Limenitis lepechini
- Limenitis trivena
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
- Junonia hierta
- Junonia orithya
- Junonia almana
- Junonia lemonias
- Junonia iphita
- Junonia atlites
- Vanessa indica
- Vanessa atalanta
- Vanessa cardui
- Kaniska canace
- Polygonia egea
- Polygonia c-album
- Nymphalis vaualbum
- Nymphalis xanthomelas
- Nymphalis polychloros
- Aglais caschmirensis
- Aglais rizana
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Hypolimnas bolina
- Kallima inachus
- Melitaea shandura
- Melitaea persea, M. p. dodgsoni
- Melitaea lutko
- Melitaea trivia, M. t. robertsi
- Melitaea didyma, M. d. mixta mixta
- Melitaea chitralensis
- Melitaea minerva
- Melitaea arcesia, M. s. balbita
- Melitaea ala or Melitaea pseudoala
Subfamily: Pseudergolis
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
- Auzakia danava
- Limenitis trivena
- Limenitis lepechini
- Athyma opalina
- Neptis sappho
- Neptis clinia
- Neptis mahendra
- Neptis zaida
- Pantoporia hordonia
- Neptis soma
- Neptis nata
- Euthalia aconthea
- Euthalia patala
- Phalanta phalanta
- Acraea violae synonym: Telchinia violae
- Acraea issoria
- Vagrans egista
- Issoria lathonia
- Issoria isaea
- Argynnis hyperbius
- Argynnis pandora pasargades
- Argynnis childreni
- Speyeria aglaja
- Fabriciana jainadeva
- Fabriciana kamala
- Fabriciana argyrospilata
- Clossiana jerdoni
- Clossiana hegemone
- Boloria pales
Subfamily: Libytheinae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
- Lethe verma
- Lethe rohria
- Lethe confusa
- Lasiommata schakra
- Lasiommata maerula
- Lasiommata ananda
- Lasiommata menava
- Kirinia eversmanni
- Hyponephele pulchra
- Hyponephele pulchella
- Hyponephele carbonelli
- Hyponephele narica
- Hyponephele lupina
- Hyponephele davendra
- Hyponephele tenuistigma
- Maniola mandane
- Hyponephele hilaris
- Coenonympha myops subspecies macmahoni
- Hipparchia parisatis
- Eumenis thelephassa
- Hipparchia persephone subspecies enervata
- Chazara heydenreichi subspecies shandura
- Chazara enervata
- Pseudochazara mniszechii subspecies gilgitica synonym: Eumenis baldiva
- Pseudochazara annieae
- Satyrus pimpla
- Karanasa bolorica
- Karanasa leechi subspecies hunza
- Karanasa digna synonym: Kanetisa digna
- Karanasa pupilata
- Karanasa modesta
- Karanasa astorica
- Karanasa huebneri
- Karanasa safeda
- Karanasa cadesia
- Hipparchia moorei
- Aulocera padma
- Aulocera swaha
- Aulocera saraswati
- Callerebia nirmala
- Callerebia annada
- Callerebia scanda subspecies caeca
- Callerebia kalinda
- Callerebia shallada
- Paralasa mani synonym: Erebia mani
- Ypthima inica
- Ypthima nareda
- Ypthima asterope
- Ypthima huebneri
- Ypthima bolanica
- Ypthima lisandra or Ypthima avanta
- Ypthima baldus
- Ypthima nikaea formerly Ypthima sakra
- Melanitis leda
- Mycalesis perseus
- ''Mycalesis nicotia''
Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae- Talicada nyseus
- Castalius rosimon
- Tarucus balkanicus nigra
- Tarucus nara synonym: Tarucus extricatus
- Tarucus indicus
- Tarucus rosacea or Tarucus mediterraneae
- Tarucus callinara
- Tarucus venosus
- Tarucus hazara
- Leptotes plinius
- Azanus jesous
- Azanus ubaldus
- Azanus uranus
- Cupido buddhista
- Cupido argiades diporides
- Cupido argiades indica
- Cupido huegelii
- Celastrina huegeli
- Celastrina ladonides or Celastrina gigas?
- Celastrina argiolus subspecies kollari
- Acytolepis puspa
- Oreolyce vardhana
- Pseudophilotes vicrama
- Aricia agestis subspecies nazira
- Eumedonia astorica
- Eumedonia eumedon
- Plebejus kwaja
- Plebejus christophe
- Kretania beani
- Turanana cytis subspecies laspura
- Turanana chitrali
- Agriades pheretiades
- Agriades jaloka
- Agriades asiatica
- Afarsia iris
- Afarsia sieversii felicia
- Pamiria omphisa
- Glaucopsyche alexis
- Iolana gigantea subspecies gilgitica
- Plebejidea loewii
- Alpherakya sarta
- Alpherakya devanica
- Polyommatus bogra
- Polyommatus icarus
- Polyommatus eros
- Polyommatus florenciae
- Chilades lajus
- Luthrodes contracta
- Luthrodes pandava
- Freyeria trochylus
- Pseudozizeeria maha
- Zizeeria karsandra
- Lachides galba subspecies phiala
- Zizina otis
- Zizula hylax or Zizula gaika
- Euchrysops cnejus
- Catochrysops strabo
- Lampides boeticus
- Jamides celeno
- Jamides bochus
- Prosotas nora
- Prosotas dubiosa
- Lycaena metallica
- Lycaena galathea
- Lycaena pavana
- Lycaena phlaeas
- Lycaena kasyapa
- Lycaena solskyi subspecies aditya
- Lycaena caspius
- Lycaena phoenicurus
- Lycaena lampon
- Heliophorus sena
- Heliophorus bakeri
- Heliophorus tamu
- Neolycaena connae
- Callophrys rubi
- Superflua sassanides
- Euaspa milionia
- Thecla ziha
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus
- Chrysozephyrus syla
- Chaetoprocta odata
- Arhopala dodonaea
- Amblypodia rama
- Arhopala alemon
- Panchala ganesa
- Surendra quercetorum
- Tajuria cippus
- Tajuria jehana
- Pratapa icetas
- Iraota timoleon
- Deudoryx epijarbas
- Virachola isocrates
- Horaga onyx
- Horaga albimacula
- Rapala manea
- Rapala iarbus
- Rapala nissa
- Rapala extensa
- Baspa melampus
- Bidaspa selira
- Tomares callimachus
- Cigaritis epargyros
- Cigaritis acamas
- Cigaritis vulcanus
- Cigaritis ictis
- ''Cigaritis elima''
Family Riodinidae (metalmarks)
Subfamily: NemeobiinaeFamily Hesperiidae (skippers)
Subfamily: CoeliadinaeSubfamily: Pyrginae
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera
- Celaenorrhinus munda
- Celaenorrhinus ratna
- Sarangesa purendra subspecies pandra
- Seseria dohertyi
- Lobocla liliana
- Tagiades cohaerens subspecies cynthia
- Caprona agama
- Caprona alida
- Gomalia elma
- Spialia galba
- Spialia sertorius = Syrichtus orbifer carnea
- Spialia phlomidis
- Spialia geron = Spialia doris evanida
- Muschampia staudingeri
- Hesperia alpina subspecies alichurensis
- Pyrgus cashmirensis
- Carcharodus altheae
- Carcharodus alceae
- Nisoniades marloyi
- Erynnis pathan
- Aeromachus stigmata
- Suastus gremius
- Notocrypta feisthamelii
- Halpe homolea
- Actinor radians
- Taractrocera danna
- Taractrocera maevius
- Potanthus dara
- Telicota bambusae
- Telicota colon
- Pamphila comma
- Polytremis eltola
- Polytremis discreta
- Pelopidas mathias
- Pelopidas agna
- Pelopidas thrax
- Parnara guttata
- Pseudoborbo bevani
- Gegenes nostrodamus
- Gegenes pumilio
- Eogenes alcides
- ''Eogenes lesliei''