List of butterflies of Bangladesh explained

This is a list of butterflies of Bangladesh. About 430 species are known from Bangladesh, but it is estimated that a total number of 500 to 550 species occurs.^[1]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Troides helena cerberus Felder & Felder, 1865
• Troides aeacus aeacus Felder & Felder, 1860
• Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775
• Pachliopta hector Linné, 1758
• Losaria coon cacharensis Butler, 1885
• Atrophaneura varuna astorion Westwood, 1842
• Atrophaneura nevilli Wood-Mason, 1882
• Papilio demoleus demoleus Linné, 1758
• Papilio helenus helenus Linné, 1758
• Papilio chaon Westwood, 1845
• Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775
• Papilio alcmenor alcmenor Felder & Felder, 1864
• Papilio castor castor Westwood, 1842
• Papilio protenor euprotenor Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Papilio memnon agenor Linné, 1758
• Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer, 1775
• Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845
• Papilio paris paris Linné, 1758
• Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787
• Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793
• Chilasa slateri slateri Hewitson, 1857
• Chilasa clytia clytia Linné, 1758
• Chilasa paradoxa telearchus Hewitson, 1852
• Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864
• Graphium eurypylus cheronus Jordan, 1909
• Graphium chironides chironides Honrath, 1884
• Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758
• Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linné, 1758
• Paranticopsis macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895
• Paranticopsis xenocles xenocles Doubleday, 1842
• Pathysa nomius swinhoei Moore, 1878
• Pathysa aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846
• Pathysa antipathes pompilius Fabricius, 1787
• Pathysa agetes agetes Westwood, 1843
• Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius, 1787

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906
• Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775
• Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linné, 1758
• Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867
• Eurema hecabe hecabe Linné, 1758
• Eurema andersoni jordani Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932
• Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867
• Eurema laeta sikkima Moore, 1906

Pierinae

• Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779
• Ixias pyrene latifasciata Butler, 1871
• Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758
• Cepora nerissa nerissa Fabricius, 1775
• Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852
• Pieris brassicae brassicae Linné, 1758
• Artogeia canidia indica Evans, 1926
• Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
• Appias indra indra Moore, 1857
• Appias lalage lalage Doubleday, 1842
• Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836
• Appias olferna olferna Swinhoe, 1890
• Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865
• Appias paulina adamsoni Moore, 1905
• Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867
• Prioneris philonome clemanthe Doubleday, 1842
• Prioneris thestylis thestylis Doubleday, 1842
• Pareronia hippia hippia Fabricius, 1787
• Leptosia nina nina Fabricius, 1793
• Delias eucharis Drury, 1773
• Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867
• Delias descombesi descombesi Boisduval, 1836
• Delias pasithoe pasithoe Linné, 1767

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

• Miletus chinensis assamensis Doherty, 1891
• Allotinus unicolor continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1913
• Allotinus drumila drumila Moore, 1866
• Allotinus taras Doherty, 1889
• Logania distanti massalia Doherty, 1891
• Taraka hamada mendesia Fruhstorfer, 1918
• Spalgis epeus epeus Westwood, 1851

Poritiinae

• Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni Moore, 1866

Curetinae

• Curetis thetis thetis Drury, 1773
• Curetis saronis gloriosa Moore, 1883
• Curetis cf saronis Moore, 1877
• Curetis bulis bulis Westwood, 1851
• Curetis acuta dentata Moore, 1879

Aphnaeinae

• Cigaritis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884)
• Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775)
• Cigaritis syama peguanus (Moore, 1884)
• Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson, 1865)
• Cigaritis elima elima (Moore, 1877)

Theclinae

• Arhopala camdeo Moore, 1857
• Arhopala athada apha de Nicéville, 1895
• Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis Hewitson, 1862
• Arhopala oenea Hewitson, 1869
• Arhopala khamti Doherty, 1891
• Arhopala atrax Hewitson, 1867
• Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides Hewitson, 1878
• Arhopala amantes apella Swinhoe, 1886
• Arhopala singla de Nicéville, 1885
• Arhopala bazalus teesta de Nicéville, 1886
• Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus Cramer, 1780
• Arhopala hellenore hellenore Doherty, 1889
• Arhopala centaurus pirithous Moore, 1883
• Arhopala agaba agaba Hewitson, 1862
• Arhopala perimuta perimuta Moore, 1858
• Flos diardi diardi Hewitson, 1862
• Flos apidanus ahamus Doherty, 1891
• Mahathala ameria ameria Hewitson, 1862
• Surendra quercetorum Moore, 1857
• Amblypodia anita anita Hewitson, 1862
• Iraota timoleon timoleon Stoll, 1790
• Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1823
• Catapaecilma major major Druce, 1895
• Loxura atymnus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Yasoda tripunctata Hewitson, 1869
• Drina donina donina Hewitson, 1865
• Eooxylides tharis tharis Hübner, 1837
• Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775
• Horaga onyx onyx Moore, 1858
• Horaga syrinx sikkima Moore, 1883
• Horaga albimacula viola Moore, 1882
• Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965
• Ticherra acte acte Moore, 1858
• Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884
• Pratapa deva lila Moore, 1883
• Dacalana penicilligera de Nicéville, 1890
• Tajuria jehana jehana Moore, 1883
• Tajuria cippus cippus Fabricius, 1798
• Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887
• Charana cepheis de Nicéville, 1894
• Rachana jalindra indra Moore, 1883
• Creon cleobis cleobis Godart, 1823
• Remelana jangala ravata Moore, 1865
• Chliaria othona othona Hewitson, 1865
• Chliaria kina kina Hewitson, 1869
• Hypolycaena erylus himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Zeltus amasa amasa Hewitson, 1865
• Artipe eryx eryx Linné, 1771
• Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Deudorix gaetulia de Nicéville, 1892
• Deudorix isocrates Fabricius, 1793
• Sinthusa chandrana grotei Moore, 1884
• Bindahara phocides phocides Fabricius, 1793
• Rapala manea schistacea Moore, 1879
• Rapala scintilla scintilla de Nicéville, 1890
• Rapala varuna orseis Hewitson, 1877
• Rapala nissa rectivitta Moore, 1879
• Rapala pheretima petosiris Hewitson, 1863
• Rapala dieneces dieneces Hewitson, 1878
• Rapala suffusa suffusa Moore, 1883
• Rapala iarbus sorya Kollar, 1848
• Araotes lapithis lapithis Moore, 1857

Polyommatinae

• Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878
• Anthene emolus emolus Godart, 1824
• Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba hermus nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba berenice plumbeomicans Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1880
• Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba beroe gythion Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Ionolyce helicon merguiana Moore, 1884
• Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1883
• Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875
• Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963
• Prosotas aluta coelestis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
• Prosotas dubiosa indica Evans, 1925
• Prosotas lutea sivoka Evans, 1910
• Caleta decidia decidia Hewitson, 1876
• Caleta elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918
• Discolampa ethion ethion Westwood, 1851
• Jamides pura pura Moore, 1886
• Jamides celeno celeno Cramer, 1775
• Jamides alecto eurysaces Fruhstorfer, 1916
• Jamides elpis pseudelpis Butler, 1879
• Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782
• Lampides boeticus Linné, 1767
• Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775
• Tarucus callinara Butler, 1867
• Tarucus balkanicus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918
• Tarucus venosus Evans, Moore, 1882
• Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
• Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865
• Zizeeria otis otis Fabricius, 1787
• Pseudozizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1848
• Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775
• Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965
• Azanus uranus Butler, 1866
• Azanus ubaldus Cramer, 1782
• Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910
• Neopithecops zalmora zalmora Butler, 1870
• Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884
• Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798
• Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886
• Luthrodes pandava (Horsfield, 1829)
• Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870
• Freyeria putli (Kollar, 1844)
• Cupido lacturnus assamica (Tytler, 1915)

Lycaeninae

• Heliophorus epicles latilimbata Eliot, 1963

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

• Abisara echerius suffusa Moore, 1882
• Zemeros flegyas flegyas Cramer, 1780
• Dodona eugenes venox Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Taxila haquinus fasciata Moore, 1878

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Danainae

• Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860
• Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883
• Parantica melaneus plataniston Fruhstorfer, 1910
• Tirumala limniace exoticus Gmélin, 1790
• Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis Butler, 1874
• Tirumala gautama Moore, 1877
• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linné, 1758
• Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, 1779
• Danaus melanippus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1899
• Euploea sylvester hopei Felder & Felder, 1865
• Euploea mulciber mulciber Cramer, 1777
• Euploea midamus rogenhoferi Felder & Felder, 1865
• Euploea klugii klugii Moore, 1858
• Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848
• Euploea core core Cramer, 1780
• Euploea crameri nicevillei Moore, 1890
• Euploea doubledayi doubledayi Felder & Felder, 1865
• Euploea radamanthus radamanthus Fabricius, 1793
• Idea agamarschana arrakana Fruhstorfer, 1910

Satyrinae

• Melanitis leda leda Linné, 1758
• Melanitis phedima bela Moore, 1857
• Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846
• Ethope himachala Moore, 1857
• Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845
• Elymnias hypermnestra undularis Drury, 1773
• Elymnias penanga chelensis de Nicéville, 1890
• Elymnias nesaea timandra Wallace, 1869
• Elymnias malelas malelas Hewitson, 1865
• Elymnias patna patna Westwood, 1851
• Elymnias vasudeva deva Moore, 1893
• Lethe vindhya vindhya C. Felder, 1859
• Lethe mekara zuchara Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Lethe europa niladana Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Lethe rohria rohria Fabricius, 1787
• Mycalesis francisca sanatana Moore, 1857
• Mycalesis anaxias aemate Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Mycalesis gotama charaka Moore, 1874
• Mycalesis perseus blasius Fabricius, 1798
• Mycalesis mineus mineus Linné, 1767
• Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1891
• Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857
• Mycalesis suaveolens suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883
• Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868
• Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
• Orsotriaena medus medus Fabricius, 1775
• Erites falcipennis falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883
• Ragadia crisilda crisilda Hewitson, 1862
• Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1864
• Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871
• Ypthima baldus baldus Fabricius, 1775

Morphinae

• Thaumantis diores diores Doubleday, 1845
• Discophora sondaica zal Westwood, 1851
• Discophora timora timora Westwood, 1850
• Stichopthalma camadeva camadevoides de Nicéville, 1899
• Amathuxidia amythaon amythaon Doubleday, 1847

Apaturinae

• Rohana parisatis parisatis Westwood, 1850
• Dilipa morgiana Westwood, 1850
• Euripus nyctelius nyctelius Doubleday, 1845

Charaxinae

• Charaxes psaphon imna Butler, 1870
• Charaxes bernardus Felder & Felder, 1867
• Charaxes marmax marmax Westwood, 1848
• Charaxes kahruba kahruba Moore, 1896
• Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild & Jordan, 1898
• Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770
• Polyura arja Felder & Felder, 1867
• Polyura delphis delphis Doubleday, 1843
• Polyura schreiber assamensis Rothschild, 1899

Heliconiinae

• Acraea violae Fabricius, 1775
• Cethosia cyane cyane Drury, 1773
• Cethosia biblis tisamena Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Phalanta phalantha phalantha Drury, 1770
• Phalanta alcippe alcippoides Moore, 1899
• Cirrochroa tyche mithila Moore, 1872
• Vagrans sinha sinha Kollar, 1848
• Cupha erymanthis lotis Sulzer, 1776
• Vindula erota erota Fabricius, 1793
• Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Limenitidinae

• Dophla evelina derma Kollar, 1848
• Bassarona teuta teuta Doubleday, 1848
• Lexias dirtea khasiana Swinhoe, 1893
• Lexias cyanipardus cyanipardus Butler, 1869
• Euthalia lubentina indica Fruhstorfer, 1904
• Euthalia aconthea garuda Moore, 1857
• Euthalia alpheda jama Felder & Felder, 1867
• Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857
• Euthalia monina kesava Moore, 1859
• Euthalia telchinia Ménétriés, 1857
• Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1849
• Tanaecia julii appiades Ménétriés, 1857
• Tanaecia lepidea lepidea Butler, 1868
• Tanaecia jahnu jahnu Moore, 1857
• Symphaedra nais Forster, 1771
• Lebadea martha martha Fabricius, 1778
• Parthenos sylvia gambrisius Fabricius, 1787
• Neurosigma siva siva Westwood, 1850
• Athyma perius perius Linné, 1758
• Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858
• Athyma pravara acutipennis Fruhstorfer, 1906
• Athyma kanwa phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Athyma inara inara Westwood, 1850
• Athyma ranga ranga Moore, 1857
• Athyma selenophora bahula Moore, 1858
• Sumalia daraxa daraxa Doubleday, 1848
• Moduza procris procris Cramer, 1777
• Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Stoll, 1790
• Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969
• Pantoporia paraka paraka Butler, 1879
• Lasippa tiga camboja Moore, 1879
• Lasippa viraja viraja Moore, 1872
• Neptis hylas kamarupa Moore, 1872
• Neptis sappho astola Moore, 1872
• Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872
• Neptis nata adipala Moore, 1872
• Neptis soma soma Moore, 1858
• Neptis jumbah jumbah Moore, 1857
• Neptis magadha khasiana Moore, 1872
• Neptis harita harita Moore, 1874
• Neptis nashona nashona Swinhoe, 1896
• Neptis miah miah Moore, 1857
• Phaedyma columella ophiana Moore, 1872

Cyrestinae

• Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
• Chersonesia risa risa Westwood, 1848
• Pseudergolis wedah Kollar, 1844
• Stibochiona nicea nicea Gray, 1846
• Dichorragia nesimachus nesimachus Doyére, 1840

Biblidinae

• Ariadne merione tapestrina Moore, 1884
• Ariadne ariadne pallidior Fruhstorfer, 1899

Nymphalinae

• Hypolimnas misippus Linné, 1758
• Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linné, 1758
• Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1816
• Junonia hierta hierta Fabricius, 1793
• Junonia lemonias lemonias Linné, 1758
• Junonia almana almana Linné, 1758
• Junonia atlites atlites Linné, 1763
• Junonia iphita iphita Cramer, 1779
• Doleschallia bisaltide indica Moore, 1899
• Kallima inachus inachus Boisduval, 1836
• Rhinopalpa polynice birmana Fruhstorfer, 1897
• Vanessa cardui cardui Linné, 1758
• Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana Moore, 1874

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Bibasis oedipodea belesis Mabille, 1876
• Bibasis harisa harisa Moore, 1865
• Bibasis iluska mahintha Moore, 1874
• Bibasis sena sena Moore, 1865
• Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1782
• Hasora taminatus bhavara Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Hasora khoda coulteri Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
• Hasora anura anura de Nicéville, 1889
• Hasora badra badra Moore, 1858
• Hasora vitta indica Evans, 1932
• Choaspes benjaminii formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775

Pyrginae

• Capila phanaeus fiducia Evans, 1949
• Celaenorrhinus asmara consertus de Nicéville, 1890
• Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar, 1844
• Celaenorrhinus aurivittata aurivittata Moore, 1865
• Pseudocoladenia dan fabia Evans, 1949
• Coladenia indrani indrani Moore, 1865
• Sarangesa dasahara dasahara Moore, 1865
• Odontoptilum angulata angulata Felder, 1862
• Gerosis bhagava bhagava Moore, 1866
• Gerosis phisara phisara Moore, 1884
• Tagiades japetus ravi Moore, 1865
• Tagiades gana athos Plötz, 1884
• Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa Möschler, 1878
• Spialia galba galba Fabricius, 1793

Hesperiinae

• Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878
• Baracus vittatus septentrionum Wood-Mason & Nicéville, 1887
• Ampittia dioscorides dioscorides Fabricius, 1793
• Aeromachus pygmaeus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1793
• Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882
• Halpe porus Mabille, 1876
• Pithauria stramineipennis stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
• Pithauria marsena Hewitson, 1855
• Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865
• Koruthaialos rubecula cachara Evans, 1949
• Sancus fuligo subfasciatus Moore, 1878
• Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775
• Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865
• Notocrypta feisthameli alysos Moore, 1865
• Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Felder, 1862
• Notocrypta paralysos asawa Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Scobura isota Swinhoe, 1893
• Suada swerga swerga de Nicéville, 1883
• Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798
• Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943
• Cupitha purreea Moore, 1877
• Hyarotis adrastus praba Moore, 1865
• Hyarotis microstictum microstictum Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
• Quedara monteithi monteithi Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
• Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Fabricius, 1775
• Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767
• Matapa aria Moore, 1865
• Matapa druna Moore, 1865
• Matapa cresta Evans, 1949
• Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1865
• Taractrocera maevius maevius Fabricius, 1893
• Oriens gola pseudolus Mabille, 1883
• Telicota colon stinga Evans, 1949
• Telicota besta besta Evans, 1949
• Telicota linna linna Evans, 1949
• Telicota bambusae bambusae Moore, 1878
• Potanthus trachala tytleri Evans, 1914
• Potanthus pseudomaesa clio Evans, 1932
• Potanthus confucius dushta Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica Mabille, 1904
• Parnara guttatus mangala Moore, 1865
• Parnara bada bada Moore, 1878
• Parnara ganga Evans, 1937
• Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
• Pseudoborbo bevani Moore, 1878
• Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877
• Pelopidas agna agna Moore, 1865
• Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878
• Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798
• Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
• Pelopidas assamensis de Niceville, 1882
• Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878
• Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937
• Baoris unicolor Moore, 1883
• Caltoris brunnea caere de Nicéville, 1891
• Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883
• Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876
• Caltoris kumara moorei Evans, 1926
• Caltoris tulsi tulsi de Nicéville, 1883
• Iton semamora semamora Moore, 1866

Notes and References

1. http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Author&QI0==%22Larsen,+Torben+B.%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=%3Ca+href%3D&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO9027&SE=93&RN=0&MR=0&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebAff&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=1&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=3119&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1 Larsen, T.B. 2004. Butterflies of Bangladesh – an annotated checklist. IUCN, Bangladesh