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]

Badamia exclamationis brown awlBibasis jaina formosana - formerly BuraraChoaspes benjaminii formosanus Indian awl kingChoaspes xanthopogon chrysopterus Hsu, 1988Hasora anura taiwana Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 slate awlHasora badra common awlHasora chromus banded awlHasora taminatus vairacana Fruhstorfer, 1911 white-banded awl

Subfamily [Hesperiinae]

Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemicAeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 1931Aeromachus matsudai ※endemicAmpittia dioscorides etura bush hopperAmpittia virgata miyakei Shonen Matsumura, 1910 striped bush hopperBorbo cinnara Formosan swiftCaltoris bromus yanuca colon swiftCaltoris cahira austeni dark swiftErionota torus Evans, 1941 banana skipperHalpe gamma Evans, 1937Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911 shiny-spotted bobNotocrypta curvifascia restricted demonNotocrypta feisthamelii

* N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911
* N. f. arisana Sonan, 1930Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinus Matsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963Ochlodes formosanus ※endemicOnryza maga takeuchii Parnara bada Oriental straight swiftParnara guttata common straight swiftPelopidas agna little branded swiftPelopidas conjuncta conjoined swiftPelopidas mathias oberthueri Evans, 1937Pelopidas sinensis small branded swiftPolytremis eltola tappana Polytremis kiraizana ※endemicPolytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemicPolytremis theca asahinai Shirozu, 1952Polytremis zina taiwana Murayama, 1981Potanthus confucius angustatus Chinese dartPotanthus diffusus Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005Potanthus motzui Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※endemicPotanthus pava yellow band dartPotanthus wilemanni ※endemicPseudoborbo bevani Suastus gremius Indian palm bobTelicota bambusae horisha Evans, 1934Telicota colon bayashikeii Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 pale palm dartTelicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911 dark palm dartThoressa horishana ※endemicUdaspes folus grass demon

Subfamily [Pyrginae]

Abraximorpha davidii ermasis Fruhstorfer, 1914 magpie flatCelaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※endemicCelaenorrhinus horishanus Shirozu, 1960 ※endemicCelaenorrhinus kurosawai Shirozu, 1960 ※endemicCelaenorrhinus maculosus Celaenorrhinus osculus major Hsu, 1990Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908Coladenia pinsbukana ※endemicDaimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907Lobocla bifasciata kodairai Sonan, 1936Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927 ※endemicSatarupa majasra Fruhstorfer, 1910Seseria formosana ※endemicTagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914Tagiades trebellius martinus Plotz, 1884

Family [Papilionidae]

Subfamily [Papilioninae]

Tribe Leptocircini

Graphium agamemnon tailed jayGraphium cloanthus kuge glassy bluebottleGraphium doson postianum common jayGraphium sarpedon connectens common bluebottlePazala eurous asakurae

''Graphium mullah Pazala timur chungianum''

Tribe Papilionini

Papilio maraho ※endemicPapilio agestor matsumurae tawny mimePapilio bianor Cramer, 1777 Chinese peacock

* P. b. kotoensis Sonan, 1927
* P. b. thrasymedes Fruhstorfer 1909Papilio castor formosanus Rothschild, 1896Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 lime butterflyPapilio dialis tatsuta Murayama, 1970 southern Chinese peacockPapilio epycides melanoleucus Papilio helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908 red HelenPapilio paris hermosanus Rebel, 1906Papilio hoppo Matsumura, 1907 ※endemicPapilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1903 great MormonPapilio nephelus chaonulus Fruhstorfer, 1908Papilio paris nakaharai Shirozu, 1960 Paris peacockPapilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 common Mormon
* P. p. ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
* P. p. pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1908
* P. p. polytes Linnaeus, 1758 ※vagrantPapilio protenor Cramer, 1775 spanglePapilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrantPapilio taiwanus Rothschild, 1898 ※endemicPapilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 Asian swallowtail

Tribe Troidini

Atrophaneura horishana ※endemicAtrophaneura semperi ※vagrantByasa alcinous mansonensis Byasa impediens febanus Byasa polyeuctes termessus Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus common roseTroides aeacus formosanus Rothschild, 1899 golden birdwingTroides magellanus sonani Matsumura, 1932Troides plateni ※vagrant

Family [Pieridae]

Subfamily [Coliadinae]

Catopsilia pomona lemon emigrantCatopsilia pyranthe mottled emigrantCatopsilia scylla cornelia ※exoticColias erate formosana Shirozu, 1955Eurema alitha esakii Shirozu, 1953Eurema andersonii godana Eurema blanda arsakia three-spot grass yellowEurema brigitta hainana small grass yellowEurema hecabe common grass yellowEurema laeta punctissima spotless grass yellowGonepteryx amintha formosana Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini, 1913 ※endemic

Subfamily [Pierinae]

Aporia agathon moltrechti Aporia gigantea cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999Aporia potanini insularis Shirozu, 1959Appias albina semperi common albatrossAppias indra aristoxemus Fruhstorfer, 1908Appias lyncida formosana chocolate albatrossAppias nero domitia ※vagrantAppias olferna peducaea Fruhstorfer, 1910 ※vagrantAppias paulina minato Cepora aspasia olga ※exoticCepora coronis cibyra common gullwingCepora nandina eunama Delias berinda wilemani Jordan, 1925Delias hyparete luzonensis C. & R. Felder, 1862 painted JezebelDelias lativitta formosana Matsumura, 1909Delias pasithoe curasena Fruhstorfer, 1908 red-base JezebelHebomoia glaucippe formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 great orange tipIxias pyrene insignis Butler, 1879 yellow orange tipLeptosia nina niobe Pieris canidia Indian cabbage whitePieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836 cabbage whitePrioneris thestylis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 spotted sawtoothSaletara panda nathalia ※vagrantTalbotia naganum karumii Naga white

Family [Riodinidae]

Abisara burnii etymander Dodona eugenes

* D. e. esakii Shirozu, 1952
* D. e. formosana Matsumura, 1919

Family [Lycaenidae]

Subfamily [Curetinae]

Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※endemic

Subfamily [Lycaeninae]

''Heliophorus ila matsumurae''

Subfamily [Miletinae]

Tribe Spalgini

''Spalgis epeus dilama''

Tribe Tarakini

Taraka hamada thalaba Fruhstorfer, 1922

Subfamily [Polyommatinae]

Tribe Polyommatini

Acytolepis puspa myla Callenya melaena shonen Catochrysops panormus exiguus Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959Catopyrops ancyra almora ※exoticCelastrina argiolus caphis Celastrina lavendularis himilcon Celastrina oreas arisana Celastrina sugitanii shirozui Hsu, 1987Celatoxia marginata Chilades lajus koshunensis Matsumura, 1919Danis schaeffera ※vagrantEuchrysops cnejus Everes argiades hellotia Everes lacturnus rileyi Godfrey, 1916Famegana alsulus taiwana ※extinctFreyeria putli formosanus Jamides alecto dromicus Fruhstorfer, 1910Jamides bochus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909Jamides celeno Lampides boeticus Luthrodes peripatria Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884Nacaduba berenice leei Hsu, 1990Nacaduba beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916Nacaduba pactolus hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914Neopithecops zalmora Orthomiella rantaizana Phengaris atroguttata formosana Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908 ※endemicPithecops corvus cornix Cowan, 1965Pithecops fulgens urai Bethune-Baker, 1913Prosotas nora formosana Shijimia moorei Syntarucus plinius Tongeia filicaudis mushanus Tongeia hainani ※endemicUdara albocaerulea Udara dilecta Zizeeria karsandra Zizeeria maha okinawana Zizina otis riukuensis

''Zizula hylax''

Subfamily [Aphnaeinae]

Cigaritis kuyaniana ※endemicCigaritis lohita formosana

''Cigaritis syama''

Subfamily [Theclinae]

Tribe Arhopalini

Arhopala bazalus turbata Arhopala birmana asakurae Arhopala ganesa formosana Kato, 1930Arhopala japonica Arhopala paramuta horishana Matsumura, 1910Mahathala ameria hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

''Catapaecilma major moltrechti''

Tribe Deudorigini

Artipe eryx horiella Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1911Deudorix rapaloides Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920Rapala nissa hirayamana Matsumura, 1926Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 ※endemicRapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911

''Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana''

Tribe Eumaeini

Fixsenia watarii ※endemicSatyrium austrinum Satyrium esakii ※endemicSatyrium eximium mushanum Satyrium formosanum Satyrium inouei Satyrium tanakai ※endemic

Tribe Horagini

Horaga albimacula triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919Horaga rarasana Sonan, 1936 ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini

Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※extinct

''Hypolycaena kina inari''

Tribe Iolaini

Tajuria caerulea Nire, 1920 ※endemicTajuria diaeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929

''Tajuria illurgis tattaka''

Tribe Remelanini

''Ancema ctesia cakravasti''

Tribe Theclini

Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata Antigius attilia obsoletus Araragi enthea morisonensis Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus Chrysozephyrus esakii Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus Chrysozephyrus mushaellus Chrysozephyrus nishikaze ※endemicChrysozephyrus rarasanus Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965 ※endemicChrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※endemicCordelia comes wilemaniella Euaspa forsteri Euaspa milionia formosana Nomura, 1931Euaspa tayal Iratsume orsedice suzukii Japonica patungkoanui Matsumura, 1956 ※endemicLeucantigius atayalicus Neozephyrus taiwanus ※endemicRavenna nivea Sibataniozephyrus kuafui Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※endemicTeratozephyrus arisanus Teratozephyrus elatus Hsu & Lu, 2005Teratozephyrus yugaii ※endemicUssuriana michaelis takarana

''Wagimo sulgeri insularis''

Family [Nymphalidae]

Subfamily [Apaturinae]

Chitoria chrysolora Chitoria ulupi arakii Helcyra plesseni ※endemicHelcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919Hestina assimilis formosana red ring skirtSasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtierSephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※endemicTimelaea albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily [Biblidinae]

Ariadne ariadne pallidior angled castor

Subfamily [Calinaginae]

Calinaga buddha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily [Charaxinae]

Polyura eudamippus formosana great nawab

''Polyura narcaea meghaduta''

Subfamily [Cyrestinae]

Cyrestis thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 common mapDichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 constable

Subfamily [Danainae]

Danaus chrysippus plain tigerDanaus genutia common tigerDanaus melanippus edmondii ※vagrantDanaus plexippus ※extirpatedEuploea camaralzeman cratis Butler, 1866 ※vagrantEuploea core godartii Lucas, 1853 common Indian crow ※vagrantEuploea eunice

* E. e. hobsoni
* E. e. kadu Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrantEuploea klugii Moore, 1858 ※vagrantEuploea mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904 striped blue crowEuploea phaenareta juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※extinctEuploea swainson ※vagrantEuploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866 double-branded black crowEuploea tulliolus
* E. t. koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
* E. t. pollita Erichson, 1834 ※vagrantIdea leuconoe Erichson, 1834
* I. l. clara
* I. l. kwashotoensis Ideopsis similis Ceylon blue glassy tigerParantica aglea maghaba glassy tigerParantica luzonensis ※vagrantParantica sita niphonica chestnut tigerParantica swinhoei Swinhoe's chocolate tigerTirumala hamata orientalis ※vagrantTirumala limniace blue tiger
* T. l. limniace
* T. l. orestilla ※vagrantTirumala septentrionis dark blue tiger

Subfamily [Heliconiinae]

Acraea issoria formosana yellow costerArgynnis paphia formosicola Matsumura, 1927Argynnis hyperbius Indian fritillaryBoloria pales yangi Hsu & Yen, 1997 ※extinctCupha erymanthis rusticPaduca fasciata ※vagrantPhalanta phalantha common leopard ※exoticVindula dejone ※vagrant

Subfamily [Limenitidinae]

Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Aldania ilos nirei Nomura, 1935Athyma asura baelia Athyma cama zoroastes Athyma fortuna kodahirai Athyma jina sauteri Athyma opalina hirayamai Athyma perius Athyma selenophora laela Athyma sulpitia tricula Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemicEuthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemicEuthalia insulae Hall, 1930Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemicNeptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemicPantoporia hordonia rihodona Parasarpa dudu jinamitra Parthenos silvia philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Subfamily [Libytheinae]

Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889 ※vagrant

Subfamily [Morphinae]

Discophora sondaica large faun – ※exoticFaunis eumeus common duffer ※exoticStichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily [Nymphalinae]

Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 ※vagrantHypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 Malayan egg-fly ※exoticHypolimnas bolina great egg-fly

* H. b. jacintha ※exotic
* H. b. kezia Hypolimnas misippus Danaid egg-flyJunonia almana peacock pansyJunonia atlites grey pansy ※exoticJunonia hedonia ida yellow pansy ※vagrantJunonia iphita chocolate pansyJunonia lemonias aenaria Tsukada & Kaneko, 1985 lemon pansyJunonia orithya blue pansyKallima inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 orange oakleafKaniska canace drilon blue admiralNymphalis xanthomelas formosana Polygonia c-album asakurai Nakahara, 1920Polygonia c-aureum lunulata Esaki & Nakahara, 1923 commaSymbrenthia hypselis scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908 common jesterVanessa cardui painted ladyVanessa indica Indian red admiralYoma sabina podium Tsukada, 1985 Australian lurcher

Subfamily [Satyrinae]

Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 common palmflyLethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908 bamboo treebrownLethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemicLethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908 common tree brownLethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848 straight-banded treebrownMelanitis leda common evening brownMelanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 dark evening brownMinois nagasawae ※endemicMycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis mineus dark-banded bushbrownMycalesis perseus blasius dingy bushbrownMycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrownMycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrownNeope armandii lacticolora Neope bremeri taiwana Matsumura, 1919Neope muirheadi nagasawae Matsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinthNeope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911Penthema formosanum Ypthima akragas Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※endemicYpthima angustipennis Takahashi, 2000 ※endemicYpthima baldus zodina common five-ringYpthima conjuncta yamanakai Sonan, 1938Ypthima esakii Shirozu, 1960 ※endemicYpthima formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemicYpthima motschulskyi large three-ringYpthima multistriata Butler, 1883Ypthima norma posticalis Matsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinctYpthima okurai Ypthima praenubilia common four-ring

* Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929
* Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 1980Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909Ypthima wangi Lee, 1998 ※endemicZophoessa dura neoclides Zophoessa niitakana ※endemic
''Zophoessa siderea kanoi''