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 <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> brown awl
• Bibasis jaina formosana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1911)</small> - formerly Burara
• Choaspes benjaminii formosanus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1911)</small> Indian awl king
• Choaspes xanthopogon chrysopterus <small>Hsu, 1988</small>
• Hasora anura taiwana <small>Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba</small>, 2005 slate awl
• Hasora badra <small>(Moore, 1858)</small> common awl
• Hasora chromus <small>(Cramer, 1782)</small> banded awl
• Hasora taminatus vairacana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1911</small> white-banded awl

Subfamily Hesperiinae

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

Subfamily Pyrginae

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

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae

Tribe Leptocircini

• Graphium agamemnon <small>(Linneaeus, 1758)</small> tailed jay
• Graphium cloanthus kuge <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small> glassy bluebottle
• Graphium doson postianum <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small> common jay
• Graphium sarpedon connectens <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1906)</small> common bluebottle
• Pazala eurous asakurae <small>(Matsumura, 1908)</small>
• Graphium mullah Pazala timur chungianum <small>(Murayama, 1961)</small>

Tribe Papilionini

• Papilio maraho <small>(Shiraki & Sonan, 1934)</small> ※endemic
• Papilio agestor matsumurae <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small> tawny mime
• Papilio bianor <small>Cramer, 1777</small> Chinese peacock
• P. b. kotoensis <small>Sonan, 1927</small>
• P. b. thrasymedes <small>Fruhstorfer 1909</small>
• Papilio castor formosanus <small>Rothschild, 1896</small>
• Papilio demoleus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> lime butterfly
• Papilio dialis tatsuta <small>Murayama, 1970</small> southern Chinese peacock
• Papilio epycides melanoleucus <small>(Ney, 1911)</small>
• Papilio helenus fortunius <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> red Helen
• Papilio paris hermosanus <small>Rebel, 1906</small>
• Papilio hoppo <small>Matsumura, 1907</small> ※endemic
• Papilio machaon sylvina <small>Hemming, 1933</small>
• Papilio memnon heronus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1903</small> great Mormon
• Papilio nephelus chaonulus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• Papilio paris nakaharai <small>Shirozu, 1960</small> Paris peacock
• Papilio polytes <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> common Mormon
• P. p. ledebouria <small>Eschscholtz, 1821</small> ※vagrant
• P. p. pasikrates <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• P. p. polytes <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> ※vagrant
• Papilio protenor <small>Cramer, 1775</small> spangle
• Papilio rumanzovia <small>Eschscholtz, 1821</small> ※vagrant
• Papilio taiwanus <small>Rothschild, 1898</small> ※endemic
• Papilio xuthus <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small> Asian swallowtail

Tribe Troidini

• Atrophaneura horishana <small>(Matsumura, 1910)</small> ※endemic
• Atrophaneura semperi <small>(C.& R. Felder, 1861)</small> ※vagrant
• Byasa alcinous mansonensis <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1901)</small>
• Byasa impediens febanus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
• Byasa polyeuctes termessus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
• Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1901)</small> common rose
• Troides aeacus formosanus <small>Rothschild, 1899</small> golden birdwing
• Troides magellanus sonani <small>Matsumura, 1932</small>
• Troides plateni <small>(Staudinger, 1889)</small> ※vagrant

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> lemon emigrant
• Catopsilia pyranthe <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> mottled emigrant
• Catopsilia scylla cornelia <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small> ※exotic
• Colias erate formosana <small>Shirozu, 1955</small>
• Eurema alitha esakii <small>Shirozu, 1953</small>
• Eurema andersonii godana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1910)</small>
• Eurema blanda arsakia <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1910)</small> three-spot grass yellow
• Eurema brigitta hainana <small>(Moore, 1878)</small> small grass yellow
• Eurema hecabe <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> common grass yellow
• Eurema laeta punctissima <small>(Matsumura, 1909)</small> spotless grass yellow
• Gonepteryx amintha formosana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
• Gonepteryx taiwana <small>Paravicini, 1913</small> ※endemic

Subfamily Pierinae

• Aporia agathon moltrechti <small>(Oberthür, 1909)</small>
• Aporia gigantea cheni <small>Hsu & Chou, 1999</small>
• Aporia potanini insularis <small>Shirozu, 1959</small>
• Appias albina semperi <small>(Moore, 1905)</small> common albatross
• Appias indra aristoxemus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• Appias lyncida formosana <small>(Wallace, 1866)</small> chocolate albatross
• Appias nero domitia <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1862)</small> ※vagrant
• Appias olferna peducaea <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small> ※vagrant
• Appias paulina minato <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1898)</small>
• Cepora aspasia olga <small>(Eschscholtz, 1821)</small> ※exotic
• Cepora coronis cibyra <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1910)</small> common gullwing
• Cepora nandina eunama <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1903)</small>
• Delias berinda wilemani <small>Jordan, 1925</small>
• Delias hyparete luzonensis <small>C. & R. Felder, 1862</small> painted Jezebel
• Delias lativitta formosana <small>Matsumura, 1909</small>
• Delias pasithoe curasena <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> red-base Jezebel
• Hebomoia glaucippe formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> great orange tip
• Ixias pyrene insignis <small>Butler, 1879</small> yellow orange tip
• Leptosia nina niobe <small>(Wallace, 1866)</small>
• Pieris canidia <small>(Sparrman, 1768)</small> Indian cabbage white
• Pieris rapae crucivora <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> cabbage white
• Prioneris thestylis formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> spotted sawtooth
• Saletara panda nathalia <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1862)</small> ※vagrant
• Talbotia naganum karumii <small>(Ikeda, 1937)</small> Naga white

Family Riodinidae

• Abisara burnii etymander <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
• Dodona eugenes <small>(Guerin, 1843)</small>
• D. e. esakii <small>Shirozu, 1952</small>
• D. e. formosana <small>Matsumura, 1919</small>

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Curetinae

• Curetis acuta formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• Curetis brunnea <small>Wileman, 1909</small> ※endemic

Subfamily Lycaeninae

• Heliophorus ila matsumurae <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>

Subfamily Miletinae

Tribe Spalgini

• Spalgis epeus dilama <small>(Moore, 1878)</small>

Tribe Tarakini

• Taraka hamada thalaba <small>Fruhstorfer, 1922</small>

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Tribe Polyommatini

• Acytolepis puspa myla <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small>
• Callenya melaena shonen <small>(Esaki, 1932)</small>
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus <small>(Distant, 1886)</small>
• Catochrysops strabo luzonensis <small>Tite, 1959</small>
• Catopyrops ancyra almora <small>(Druce, 1873)</small> ※exotic
• Celastrina argiolus caphis <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1922)</small>
• Celastrina lavendularis himilcon <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small>
• Celastrina oreas arisana <small>(Matsumura, 1910)</small>
• Celastrina sugitanii shirozui <small>Hsu, 1987</small>
• Celatoxia marginata <small>(de Niceville, 1884)</small>
• Chilades lajus koshunensis <small>Matsumura, 1919</small>
• Danis schaeffera <small>(Eschscholtz, 1821)</small> ※vagrant
• Euchrysops cnejus <small>(Fabricius, 1798)</small>
• Everes argiades hellotia <small>(Menetries, 1857)</small>
• Everes lacturnus rileyi <small>Godfrey, 1916</small>
• Famegana alsulus taiwana <small>(Sonan, 1938)</small> ※extinct
• Freyeria putli formosanus <small>(Matsumura, 1919)</small>
• Jamides alecto dromicus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small>
• Jamides bochus formosanus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small>
• Jamides celeno <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
• Lampides boeticus <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
• Luthrodes peripatria <small>(Hsu, 1989)</small>
• Megisba malaya sikkima <small>Moore, 1884</small>
• Nacaduba berenice leei <small>Hsu, 1990</small>
• Nacaduba beroe asakusa <small>Fruhstorfer, 1916</small>
• Nacaduba kurava therasia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1916</small>
• Nacaduba pactolus hainani <small>Bethune-Baker, 1914</small>
• Neopithecops zalmora <small>(Butler, 1869)</small>
• Orthomiella rantaizana <small>(Wileman, 1910)</small>
• Phengaris atroguttata formosana <small>(Matsumura, 1926)</small>
• Phengaris daitozana <small>Wileman, 1908</small> ※endemic
• Pithecops corvus cornix <small>Cowan, 1965</small>
• Pithecops fulgens urai <small>Bethune-Baker, 1913</small>
• Prosotas nora formosana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1916)</small>
• Shijimia moorei <small>(Leech, 1889)</small>
• Syntarucus plinius <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
• Tongeia filicaudis mushanus <small>(Tanikawa, 1940)</small>
• Tongeia hainani <small>(Bethune-Baker, 1914)</small> ※endemic
• Udara albocaerulea <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
• Udara dilecta <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
• Zizeeria karsandra <small>(Moore, 1865)</small>
• Zizeeria maha okinawana <small>(Matsumura, 1929)</small>
• Zizina otis riukuensis <small>(Matsumura, 1929)</small>
• Zizula hylax <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

• Cigaritis kuyaniana <small>(Matsumura, 1919)</small> ※endemic
• Cigaritis lohita formosana <small>(Moore, 1877)</small>
• Cigaritis syama <small>(Horsfield, 1829)</small>

Subfamily Theclinae

Tribe Arhopalini

• Arhopala bazalus turbata <small>(Butler, 1881)</small>
• Arhopala birmana asakurae <small>(Matsumura, 1910)</small>
• Arhopala ganesa formosana <small>Kato, 1930</small>
• Arhopala japonica <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Arhopala paramuta horishana <small>Matsumura, 1910</small>
• Mahathala ameria hainani <small>Bethune-Baker, 1903</small>

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

• Catapaecilma major moltrechti <small>(Wileman, 1908)</small>

Tribe Deudorigini

• Artipe eryx horiella <small>(Matsumura, 1929)</small>
• Deudorix epijarbas menesicles <small>Fruhstorfer, 1911</small>
• Deudorix rapaloides <small>(Naritomi, 1911)</small>
• Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonis <small>Matsumura, 1938</small>
• Rapala caerulea liliacea <small>Nire, 1920</small>
• Rapala nissa hirayamana <small>Matsumura, 1926</small>
• Rapala takasagonis <small>Matsumura, 1929</small> ※endemic
• Rapala varuna formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1911</small>
• Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana <small>(Matsumura, 1919)</small>

Tribe Eumaeini

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

Tribe Horagini

• Horaga albimacula triumphalis <small>Murayama & Sibatani, 1943</small>
• Horaga onyx moltrechti <small>Matsumura, 1919</small>
• Horaga rarasana <small>Sonan, 1936</small> ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini

• Hypolycaena othona <small>Hewitson, 1865</small> ※extinct
• Hypolycaena kina inari <small>(Wileman, 1908)</small>

Tribe Iolaini

• Tajuria caerulea <small>Nire, 1920</small> ※endemic
• Tajuria diaeus karenkonis <small>Matsumura, 1929</small>
• Tajuria illurgis tattaka <small>(Araki, 1949)</small>

Tribe Remelanini

• Ancema ctesia cakravasti <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small>

Tribe Theclini

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

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Apaturinae

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

Subfamily Biblidinae

• Ariadne ariadne pallidior <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> angled castor

Subfamily Calinaginae

• Calinaga buddha formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>

Subfamily Charaxinae

• Polyura eudamippus formosana <small>(Rothschild, 1899)</small> great nawab
• Polyura narcaea meghaduta <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>

Subfamily Cyrestinae

• Cyrestis thyodamas formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1898</small> common map
• Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small> constable

Subfamily Danainae

• Danaus chrysippus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> plain tiger
• Danaus genutia <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small> common tiger
• Danaus melanippus edmondii <small>(Bougainville, 1837)</small> ※vagrant
• Danaus plexippus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> ※extirpated
• Euploea camaralzeman cratis <small>Butler, 1866</small> ※vagrant
• Euploea core godartii <small>Lucas, 1853</small> common Indian crow ※vagrant
• Euploea eunice <small>(Godart, 1819)</small>
• E. e. hobsoni <small>(Butler, 1877)</small>
• E. e. kadu <small>Eschscholtz, 1821</small> ※vagrant
• Euploea klugii <small>Moore, 1858</small> ※vagrant
• Euploea mulciber barsine <small>Fruhstorfer, 1904</small> striped blue crow
• Euploea phaenareta juvia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> ※extinct
• Euploea swainson <small>(Godart, 1824)</small> ※vagrant
• Euploea sylvester swinhoei <small>Wallace & Moore, 1866</small> double-branded black crow
• Euploea tulliolus <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
• E. t. koxinga <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• E. t. pollita <small>Erichson, 1834</small> ※vagrant
• Idea leuconoe <small>Erichson, 1834</small>
• I. l. clara <small>(Butler, 1867)</small>
• I. l. kwashotoensis <small>(Sonan, 1928)</small>
• Ideopsis similis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> Ceylon blue glassy tiger
• Parantica aglea maghaba <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small> glassy tiger
• Parantica luzonensis <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1863)</small> ※vagrant
• Parantica sita niphonica <small>(Moore, 1883)</small> chestnut tiger
• Parantica swinhoei <small>(Moore, 1883)</small> Swinhoe's chocolate tiger
• Tirumala hamata orientalis <small>(Semper, 1879)</small> ※vagrant
• Tirumala limniace <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small> blue tiger
• T. l. limniace <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
• T. l. orestilla <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1910)</small> ※vagrant
• Tirumala septentrionis <small>(Butler, 1874)</small> dark blue tiger

Subfamily Heliconiinae

• Acraea issoria formosana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1912)</small> yellow coster
• Argynnis paphia formosicola <small>Matsumura, 1927</small>
• Argynnis hyperbius <small>(Linnaeus, 1763)</small> Indian fritillary
• Boloria pales yangi <small>Hsu & Yen, 1997</small> ※extinct
• Cupha erymanthis <small>(Drury, 1773)</small> rustic
• Paduca fasciata <small>(C.& R. Felder, 1860)</small> ※vagrant
• Phalanta phalantha <small>(Drury, 1773)</small> common leopard ※exotic
• Vindula dejone <small>(Erichson, 1834)</small> ※vagrant

Subfamily Limenitidinae

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

Subfamily Libytheinae

• Libythea celtis formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small>
• Libythea geoffroy philippina <small>Staudinger, 1889</small> ※vagrant

Subfamily Morphinae

• Discophora sondaica <small>(Boisduval, 1836)</small> large faun – ※exotic
• Faunis eumeus <small>(Drury, 1773)</small> common duffer ※exotic
• Stichophthalma howqua formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>

Subfamily Nymphalinae

• Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1899</small> ※vagrant
• Hypolimnas anomala <small>Wallace, 1869 Malayan egg-fly</small> ※exotic
• Hypolimnas bolina <small>(Linnaeus, 1758) great egg-fly</small>
• H. b. jacintha <small>(Drury, 1773)</small> ※exotic
• H. b. kezia <small>(Butler, 1877)</small>
• Hypolimnas misippus <small>(Linnaeus, 1764)</small> Danaid egg-fly
• Junonia almana <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> peacock pansy
• Junonia atlites <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> grey pansy ※exotic
• Junonia hedonia ida <small>(Cramer, 1776)</small> yellow pansy ※vagrant
• Junonia iphita <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small> chocolate pansy
• Junonia lemonias aenaria <small>Tsukada & Kaneko, 1985</small> lemon pansy
• Junonia orithya <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> blue pansy
• Kallima inachus formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> orange oakleaf
• Kaniska canace drilon <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small> blue admiral
• Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana <small>(Matsumura, 1925)</small>
• Polygonia c-album asakurai <small>Nakahara, 1920</small>
• Polygonia c-aureum lunulata <small>Esaki & Nakahara, 1923</small> comma
• Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small>
• Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1908</small> common jester
• Vanessa cardui <small>(Linnaeus, 1758) painted lady</small>
• Vanessa indica <small>(Herbst, 1794) Indian red admiral</small>
• Yoma sabina podium <small>Tsukada, 1985</small> Australian lurcher

Subfamily Satyrinae

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

See also

List of moths of Taiwan

References

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