List of butterflies of New Caledonia

This is a list of butterflies of New Caledonia. The total number of Lepidoptera species on New Caledonia is 521 in 304 genera (with 197 endemic species in 17 genera). The total number of butterflies is 72 in 42 genera.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Graphium gelon
• Papilio amyntor syn. Papilio ilioneus
• Papilio anactus
• Papilio montrouzieri

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona
• Catopsilia pyranthe
• Eurema brigitta
• Eurema hecabe

Pierinae

• Appias albina
• Appias paulina
• Belenois java
• Cepora perimale
• Delias ellipsis
• Delias nysa
• Elodina pseudanops
• Elodina signata
• Pieris rapae

Lycaenidae

Polyommatinae

• Euchrysops cnejus
• Everes lacturnus
• Jamides carissima
• Lampides boeticus
• Leptotes plinius
• Nacaduba biocellata
• Nacaduba deplorans
• Nothodanis schaeffera
• Prosotas patricae
• Psychonotis purpurea
• Theclinesthes petersi
• Udara renevieri
• Zizina labradus
• Zizula hylax

Theclinae

• Deudorix epijarbas

Nymphalidae

Charaxinae

• Polyura clitarchus
• Polyura gamma

Cyrestinae

• Cyrestis whitmei

Danainae

• Danaus affinis
• Danaus chrysippus
• Danaus plexippus
• Euploea algea
• Euploea boisduvali
• Euploea core
• Euploea helcita
• Euploea leucostictos
• Euploea lewinii
• Euploea sylvester
• Euploea treitschkei
• Euploea tulliolus
• Parantica pumila
• Tirumala hamata

Heliconiinae

• Acraea andromacha
• Vagrans egista

Libytheinae

• Libythea geoffroy

Nymphalinae

• Doleschallia bisaltide denisi
• Doleschallia tongana
• Hypolimnas alimena catalai
• Hypolimnas antilope shortlandia
• Hypolimnas bolina
• Hypolimnas misippus
• Hypolimnas octocula
• Junonia villida
• Vanessa cardui
• Vanessa itea
• Vanessa kershawi
• Yoma sabina

Satyrinae

• Austroypthima petersi
• Melanitis leda
• Paratisiphone lyrnessa

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Badamia atrox
• Badamia exclamationis
• Hasora khoda

Hesperiidae

• Borbo cinnara
• Borbo impar

Sources

• endemia.nc
• funet
• biodiversité et conservatoire en Outre-Mer

References

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