List of butterflies of Hong Kong explained

This is a list of butterflies of Hong Kong. About 250 species are known from Hong Kong. One subspecies is endemic to the region.

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Bibasis gomata lalita
• Bibasis oedipodea belesis
• Bibasis jaina
• Hasora badra badra
• Hasora vitta indica
• Hasora chromus chromus
• Hasora taminatus malayana
• Hasora anura china
• Badamia exclamationis
• Choaspes benjaminii japonicus
• Choaspes hemixanthus furcatus

Pyrginae

• Celaenorrhinus leucocera
• Gerosis phisara
• Tagiades litigiosus litigiosus
• Tagiades menaka
• Abraximorpha davidii esta
• Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum
• Caprona alida alida

Hesperiinae

• Ampittia dioscorides etura
• Ampittia virgata
• Aeromachus jhora
• Aeromachus pygmaeus
• Thoressa monastyrskyi
• Halpe porus
• Halpe paupera walthewi
• Astictopterus jama chinensis
• Iambrix salsala salsala
• Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
• Notocrypta paralysos
• Udaspes folus
• Suastus gremius gremius
• Isoteinon lamprospilus lamprospilus
• Hyarotis adrastus praba
• Erionota torus
• Matapa aria
• Taractrocera ceramas thelma
• Taractrocera maevius maevius
• Potanthus trachala trachala
• Potanthus pseudomaesa clio
• Potanthus pava pava
• Potanthus confucius confucius
• Telicota colon stinga
• Telicota besta besta
• Telicota ancilla horisha
• Telicota ohara formosana
• Cephrenes acalle
• Parnara guttata
• Parnara ganga
• Parnara bada bada
• Parnara apostata
• Zographetus satwa
• Borbo cinnara
• Borbo bevani
• Pelopidas agna agna
• Pelopidas mathias oberthueri
• Pelopidas subochraceus barneyi
• Pelopidas assamensis
• Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus
• Polytremis lubricans lubricans
• Baoris farri farri
• Caltoris bromus bromus
• Caltoris cahira

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Lamproptera curius walkeri
• Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
• Graphium cloanthus clymenus
• Graphium doson axion
• Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
• Pathysa antiphates antiphates
• Papilio (Chilasa) agestor
• Papilio (Chilasa) clytia
• Papilio xuthus xuthus
• Papilio machaon
• Papilio demoleus demoleus
• Papilio helenus helenus
• Papilio polytes polytes
• Papilio memnon agenor
• Papilio protenor protenor
• Papilio bianor bianor
• Papilio dialis
• Papilio paris paris
• Troides helena spilotia
• Troides aeacus aeacus
• Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis
• Byasa alcinous manonensis

Pieridae

Pierinae

• Delias hyparete hierte
• Delias pasithoe pasithoe
• Delias acalis acalis
• Delias belladonna kwangtungensis
• Leptosia nina nina
• Prioneris thestylis formosana
• Prioneris philonome clemanthe
• Pieris canidia canidia
• Pieris rapae crucivora
• Cepora nerissa nerissa
• Appias albina darada
• Appias lyncida eleonora
• Ixias pyrene pyrene
• Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe

Coliadinae

• Dercas verhuelli verhuelli
• Colias erate
• Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
• Catopsilia pomona pomona
• Eurema brigitta rubella
• Eurema laeta betheseba
• Eurema hecabe hecabe
• Eurema blanda hylama

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

• Allotinus drumila aphthonius
• Miletus chinensis chinensis
• Taraka hamada isona

Curetinae

• Curetis dentata denta

Aphnaeinae

• Cigaritis lohita formosana
• Cigaritis syama peguana

Theclinae

• Arhopala bazalus turbata
• Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous
• Arhopala birmana birmana
• Arhopala paramuta paramuta
• Arhopala rama ramosa
• Mahathala ameria hainani
• Horaga albimacula triumphalis
• Horaga onyx moltrechti
• Iraota timoleon timolecon
• Pratapa deva devula
• Tajuria cippus malcolmi
• Tajuria maculata
• Eliotia jalindra
• Creon cleobis cleobis
• Remelana jangala mudra
• Ancema ctesia agalla
• Deudorix epijarbas menesicles
• Artipe eryx eryx
• Sinthusa chandrana grotei
• Sinthusa nasaka
• Rapala manea schistacea

Lycaeninae

• Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus

Polyommatinae

• Nacaduba berenice
• Nacaduba kurava euplea
• Jamides bochus bochus
• Jamides celeno celeno
• Jamides alecto alocina
• Catochrysops strabo strabo
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus
• Lampides boeticus
• Leptotes plinius
• Castalius rosimon
• Pseudozizeeria maha serica
• Zizeeria karsandra karsandra
• Zizina otis otis
• Zizula hylax
• Famegana alsulus eggletoni
• Everes argiades
• Everes lacturnus rileyi
• Tongeia filicaudis
• Pithecops corvus
• Neopithecops zalmora zalmora; N. z. dolona
• Megisba malaya sikkima; M. m. volubilis
• Acytolepis puspa gisca
• Udara dilecta dilecta
• Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea
• Celastrina lavendularis limbata
• Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
• Chilades lajus leucofasciatus
• Luthrodes pandava pandava
• Freyeria putli

Riodinidae

Nemeobiidae

• Zemeros flegyas flegyas
• Dodona egeon egeon
• Abisara echerius echerius

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

• Melanitis leda leda
• Melanitis phedima muskata
• Lethe chandica
• Lethe confusa confusa
• Lethe europa beroe
• Lethe rohria permagnis
• Lethe verma stenopa
• Neope muirheadii muirheadii
• Elymnias hypermnestra hainana
• Mycalesis mineus mineus
• Mycalesis zonata
• Ypthima baldus baldus
• Ypthima lisandra lisandra
• Ypthima norma norma
• Ypthima imitans
• Ypthima praenubila praenubila

Morphinae

• Faunis eumeus eumeus
• Discophora sondaica tulliana

Charaxinae

• Polyura athamas athamas
• Polyura nepenthes nepenthes
• Charaxes bernardus bernardus
• Charaxes bernardus bernardus

Biblidinae

• Ariadne ariadne alterna

Heliconiinae

• Cupha erymanthis erymanthis
• Phalanta phalantha phalantha
• Vagrans egista brixia
• Cirrochroa tyche mithila
• Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius
• Cethosia biblis phanaroia
• Acraea issoria issoria

Nymphalinae

• Vanessa indica indica
• Vanessa cardui
• Kaniska canace canace
• Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum
• Symbrenthia lilaea lunica
• Junonia almana almana
• Junonia atlites atlites
• Junonia lemonias lemonias
• Junonia iphita iphita
• Junonia hierta hierta
• Junonia orithya orithya
• Hypolimnas anomala anomala
• Hypolimnas bolina kezia
• Hypolimnas misippus
• Kallima inachus chinensis

Limenitidinae

• Neptis hylas hylas
• Neptis clinia susruta
• Neptis soma tayalina
• Neptis miah nolana
• Phaedyma columella columella
• Pantoporia hordonia
• Athyma perius perius
• Athyma nefte seitzi
• Athyma cama
• Athyma selenophora leucophryne
• Athyma ranga serica
• Parathyma sulpitia
• Parasarpa dudu hainanensis
• Moduza procris procris
• Euthalia lubentina lubentina
• Euthalia phemius seitzi
• Euthalia aconthea aditha
• Euthalia niepelti
• Lexias pardalis

Cyrestinae

• Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus
• Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis

Apaturinae

• Rohana parisatis staurakius
• Hestina assimilis assimilis
• Sephisa chandra androdamas
• Euripus nyctelius

Danainae

• Parantica aglea melanoides
• Parantica sita sita
• Parantica swinhoei szechuana
• Ideopsis similis similis
• Tirumala limniace limniace
• Tirumala septentrionis septentronis
• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
• Danaus genutia genutia
• Idea leuconoe
• Euploea midamus midamus
• Euploea sylvester swinhoei
• Euploea mulciber mulciber
• Euploea core amymone

References

• Book: Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G. & Bascombe, F.S. . The Butterflies of Hong Kong . London. Academic Press . 1999 . 9780120802906 .
• Book: Bascombe, M.J. . Checklist of the butterflies of South China . Hong Kong . Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society . 1995 .
• Book: PUN, Sui Fai Patrick. Encyclopedia of Hong Kong Butterflies - Butterfly Identification . 2010. zh. Hong Kong . Hong Kong Lepidopterists' Society Limited . 978-962-86943-5-8 .
• Book: Lo, Philip Yik-fui . Hong Kong Butterflies . 2004 . zh. Hong Kong . Cosmos Books Ltd. . 988-201-631-6 .