List of butterflies of Papua New Guinea explained

This is a list of butterflies of Papua New Guinea. This list includes species recorded from mainland Papua New Guinea, but also all islands that are part of the country, such as the Trobriand Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago and the Bismarck Archipelago.

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Coeliadinae

Trapezitinae

Hesperiinae

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Pieridae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Riodinidae

Lycaenidae

Curetinae

Miletinae

Theclinae

Polyommatinae

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Danainae

Morphinae

Satyrinae

Charaxinae

Apaturinae

Limenitidinae

Nymphalinae

Heliconiinae

See also

References

Further reading