List of butterflies of Singapore explained

This is a list of butterflies of Singapore. About 305 species are known from Singapore.^[1]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Chilasa clytia clytia – common mime
• Graphium agamemnon agamemnon – tailed jay
• Graphium doson evemonides – common jay
• Graphium evemon eventus – blue jay
• Graphium sarpedon luctatius – common bluebottle
• Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris – common rose
• Papilio demoleus malayanus – lime butterfly
• Papilio demolion demolion – banded swallowtail
• Papilio iswara iswara – great Helen
• Papilio memnon agenor – great Mormon
• Papilio polytes romulus – common Mormon
• Papilio prexaspes prexaspes – blue Helen
• Pathysa antiphates itamputi – five bar swordtail
• Troides amphrysus ruficollis – Malayan birdwing
• Troides helena cerberus – common birdwing

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona pomona – lemon emigrant
• Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe – mottled emigrant
• Catopsilia scylla cornelia – orange emigrant
• Eurema andersonii andersonii – Anderson's grass yellow
• Eurema blanda snelleni – three spot grass yellow
• Eurema brigitta senna – no brand grass yellow
• Eurema hecabe contubernalis – common grass yellow
• Eurema sari sodalis – chocolate grass yellow
• Eurema simulatrix tecmessa
• Gandaca harina distanti – tree yellow

Pierinae

• Appias indra plana – plain puffin
• Appias libythea olferna – striped albatross
• Appias lyncida vasava – chocolate albatross
• Delias hyparete metarete – painted Jezebel
• Delias pasithoe parthenope – red base Jezebel
• Hebomoia glaucippe aturia – great orange tip
• Leptosia nina malayana – Psyche
• Pareronia valeria lutescens – wanderer
• Pieris canidia canidia – cabbage white

Nymphalidae

Danainae

• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus – plain tiger
• Danaus genutia genutia – common tiger
• Danaus melanippus hegesippus – black veined tiger
• Euploea camaralzeman malayica – Malayan crow
• Euploea crameri bremeri – spotted black crow
• Euploea eyndhovii gardineri – striped black crow
• Euploea midamus singapura – blue spotted crow
• Euploea mulciber mulciber – striped blue crow
• Euploea phaenareta castelnaui – king crow
• Euploea radamanthus radamanthus – magpie crow
• Euploea tulliolus ledereri – dwarf crow
• Idea leuconoe chersonesia – mangrove tree nymph
• Idea stolli logani – common tree nymph
• Ideopsis vulgaris macrina – blue glassy tiger
• Parantica agleoides agleoides – dark glassy tiger
• Parantica aspasia aspasia – yellow glassy tiger

Satyrinae

• Elymnias hypermnestra agina – common palmfly
• Elymnias panthera panthera – tawny palmfly
• Elymnias penanga penanga – pointed palmfly
• Lethe europa malaya – bamboo tree brown
• Melanitis leda leda – common evening brown
• Mycalesis fusca fusca – Malayan bush brown
• Mycalesis mineus macromalayana – dark brand bush brown
• Mycalesis orseis nautilus – purple bush brown
• Mycalesis perseoides perseoides
• Mycalesis perseus cepheus – dingy bush brown
• Mycalesis visala phamis – long branded bush brown
• Orsotriaena medus cinerea – nigger
• Ypthima baldus newboldi – common five ring
• Ypthima fasciata torone
• Ypthima horsfieldii humei - Malayan five ring
• Ypthima huebneri – common four ring
• Ypthima pandocus corticaria – common three ring

Morphinae

• Amathusia phidippus phidippus – palm king
• Discophora sondaica despoliata – common duffer
• Faunis canens arcesilas – common faun
• Thaumantis klugius lucipor – dark blue jungle glory
• Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus – Saturn

Nymphalinae

• Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. – autumn leaf
• Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa – autumn leaf
• Hypolimnas anomala anomala – Malayan eggfly
• Hypolimnas bolina bolina – great eggfly
• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha – Jacintha eggfly
• Hypolimnas misippus misippus – Danaid eggfly
• Junonia almana javana – peacock pansy
• Junonia atlites atlites – grey pansy
• Junonia hedonia ida – chocolate pansy
• Junonia orithya wallacei – blue pansy
• Vanessa cardui – painted lady
• Vanessa indica indica – Indian red admiral

Heliconiinae

• Acraea violae – tawny coster
• Cethosia cyane – leopard lacewing
• Cethosia hypsea hypsina – Malay lacewing
• Cethosia penthesilea methypsea – plain lacewing
• Cirrochroa orissa orissa – banded yeoman
• Cupha erymanthis lotis – rustic
• Phalanta phalantha phalantha – leopard
• Terinos terpander robertsia – royal Assyrian
• Vindula dejone erotella – cruiser

Limenitidinae

• Athyma asura idita – studded sergeant
• Athyma kanwa kanwa – dot-dash sergeant
• Athyma nefte subrata – colour sergeant
• Athyma pravara helma – lance sergeant
• Athyma reta moorei – Malay staff sergeant
• Euthalia aconthea gurda – baron
• Euthalia adonia pinwilli – green baron
• Euthalia merta merta – white tipped baron
• Euthalia monina monina – Malay baron
• Lasippa heliodore dorelia – Burmese lascar
• Lasippa tiga siaka – Malayan lascar
• Lebadea martha parkeri – knight
• Lexias canescens pardalina – yellow archduke
• Lexias dirtea merguia – black tipped archduke
• Lexias pardalis dirteana – archduke
• Moduza procris milonia – commander
• Neptis harita harita – chocolate sailor
• Neptis hylas papaja – common sailor
• Neptis leucoporos cresina – grey sailor
• Pandita sinope sinope – colonel
• Pantoporia hordonia hordonia – common lascar
• Pantoporia paraka paraka – Perak lascar
• Phaedyma columella singa – short banded sailor
• Symbrenthia hippoclus – common jester
• Tanaecia japis puseda – Horsfield's baron
• Tanaecia pelea pelea – Malay viscount

Cyrestinae

• Chersonesia peraka peraka – little maplet

Apaturinae

• Eulaceura osteria kumana – purple duke
• Euripus nyctelius eupleoides – courtesan

Charaxinae

• Charaxes solon echo – black rajah
• Polyura hebe plautus – plain nawab
• Polyura schreiber tisamenus – blue nawab

Riodinidae

Riodininae

• Abisara geza niya – spotted Judy
• Abisara saturata kausamboides – Malayan plum Judy
• Abisara savitri savitri – Malay tailed Judy
• Laxita thuisto thuisto – lesser harlequin
• Taxila haquinus haquinus – harlequin

Lycaenidae

Poritiinae

• Poritia philota philota – Malayan Gem
• Poritia sumatrae sumatrae – Sumatran Gem

Miletinae

• Allotinus unicolor unicolor – lesser darkie
• Liphyra brassolis abbreviata – moth butterfly
• Logania marmorata damis – pale mottle
• Miletus biggsii biggsii – Bigg's brownie
• Miletus gopara gopara
• Miletus symethus petronius
• Spalgis epius epius – apefly

Curetinae

• Curetis santana malayica – Malayan sunbeam
• Curetis saronis sumatrana – Sumatran sunbeam

Aphnaeinae

• Cigaritis lohita senama – long banded silverline
• Cigaritis syama terana – club silverline

Theclinae

• Ancema blanka blanka – silver royal
• Arhopala abseus abseus – aberrant oakblue
• Arhopala aedias agnis – large metallic oakblue
• Arhopala ammon ammon
• Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
• Arhopala antimuta antimuta
• Arhopala athada athada – vinous oakblue
• Arhopala atosia malayana – tailed disc oakblue
• Arhopala aurea
• Arhopala centaurus nakula – centaur oakblue
• Arhopala epimuta epiala – common disc oakblue
• Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli – green oakblue
• Arhopala major major
• Arhopala myrzala lammas
• Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta – Raffles oakblue
• Arhopala silhetensis adorea – Sylhet oakblue
• Arhopala trogon
• Bindahara phocides phocides – plane
• Catapaecilma major emas – gray tinsel
• Cheritra freja frigga – common imperial
• Deudorix elioti – Eliot's cornelian
• Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus – cornelian
• Drupadia ravindra moorei – common posy
• Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia – pygmy posy
• Drupadia theda thesmia – dark posy
• Eliotia jalindra burbona – banded royal
• Eooxylides tharis distanti – branded imperial
• Flos anniella anniella – darky plushblue
• Flos apidanus saturatus – plain plushblue
• Flos diardi capeta – bifid plushblue
• Flos fulgida singhapura – shining plushblue
• Horaga syrinx maenala – Ambon onyx
• Hypolycaena erylus teatus – common tit
• Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides – dark tit
• Iraota distanti distanti – spotted silverstreak
• Iraota rochana boswelliana – scarce silverstreak
• Jacoona anasuja anasuja – great imperial
• Loxura atymnus fuconius – yamfly
• Manto hypoleuca terana – green imperial
• Neocheritra amrita amrita – grand imperial
• Pratapa deva relata – white royal
• Pseudotajuria donatana donatana – golden royal
• Rachana jalindra burbona – banded royal
• Rapala dieneces dieneces – scarlet flash
• Rapala domitia domitia – yellow flash
• Rapala iarbus iarbus – common red flash
• Rapala manea chozeba – slate flash
• Rapala pheretima sequiera – copper flash
• Rapala suffusa barthema – suffused flash
• Rapala varuna orseis – indigo flash
• Remelana jangala travana – chocolate royal
• Semanga superba deliciosa – red-edge
• Sinthusa nasaka amba – narrow spark
• Surendra vivarna amisena – acacia blue
• Tajuria cippus maxentius – peacock royal
• Tajuria dominus dominus
• Tajuria mantra mantra – Felder's royal
• Virachola kessuma deliochus – pitcher blue
• Zeltus amasa maximinianus – fluffy tit

Polyommatinae

• Acytolepis puspa lambi – common hedge blue
• Anthene emolus goberus – ciliate blue
• Anthene lycaenina miya – pointed ciliate blue
• Caleta elna elvira – elbowed Pierrot
• Castalius rosimon rosimon – common Pierrot
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus – silver forget-me-not
• Catochrysops strabo strabo – forget-me-not
• Catopyrops ancyra – Ancyra blue
• Euchrysops cnejus cnejus – gram blue
• Everes lacturnus rileyi – Indian Cupid
• Ionolyce helicon merguiana – pointed line blue
• Jamides alecto ageladas – metallic caerulean
• Jamides bochus nabonassar – dark caerulean
• Jamides caeruleus caeruleus – sky blue
• Jamides celeno aelianus – common caerulean
• Jamides elpis pseudelpis – glistening caerulean
• Jamides malaccanus malaccanus – Malaccan caerulean
• Lampides boeticus – pea blue
• Luthrodes pandava pandava – cycad blue
• Megisba malaya sikkima – Malayan
• Nacaduba angusta kerriana – white four-line blue
• Nacaduba berenice icena – rounded six line blue
• Nacaduba beroe neon – opaque six line blue
• Nacaduba biocellata – two spotted line blue
• Nacaduba calauria malayica – dark Malayan six line blue
• Nacaduba pactolus odon – large four-line blue
• Nacaduba pavana singapura – Singapore four-line blue
• Nacaduba sanaya elioti – jewel four-line blue
• Neopithecops zalmora zalmora – Quaker
• Petrelaea dana dana – dingy line blue
• Prosotas dubiosa lumpura – tailess line blue
• Prosotas lutea sivoka – banded lineblue
• Prosotas nora superdates – common line-blue
• Zizeeria maha serica – pale grass blue
• Zizina otis lampa – lesser grass blue
• Zizula hylax pygmaea – pygmy grass blue

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Badamia exclamationis – brown awl
• Bibasis sena uniformis – orange tailed awl
• Burara etelka – great orange awlet
• Burara harisa consobrina – orange awlet
• Hasora badra badra – common awl
• Hasora chromus chromus – common banded awl
• Hasora schoenherr chuza – yellow banded awl
• Hasora taminatus malayana – white banded awl
• Hasora vitta vitta – plain banded awl

Pyrginae

• Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara – white banded flat
• Gerosis limax dirae – black and white flat
• Gerosis sinica minima
• Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura – yellow flat
• Odina hieroglyphica ortina – hieroglyphic flat
• Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum – chestnut angle
• Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana – fulvous pied flat
• Tagiades calligana – Malayan snow flat
• Tagiades gana gana – large snow flat
• Tagiades japetus atticus – common snow flat
• Tagiades ultra – ultra snow flat
• Tapena thwaitesi bornea

Hesperiinae

• Ampittia dioscorides camertes – bush hopper
• Ancistroides nigrita maura – chocolate demon
• Astictopterus jama jama – forest hopper
• Baoris farri farri – bamboo paintbrush swift
• Baoris oceia – paintbrush swift
• Borbo cinnara cinnara – Formosan swift
• Caltoris cormasa – full stop swift
• Caltoris philippina philippina – Philippine swift
• Cephrenes trichopepla – yellow palm dart
• Cephrenes acalle niasicus – plain palm dart
• Eetion elia – white spot palmer
• Erionota acroleuca apicalis – white-tipped skipper
• Erionota thrax thrax – banana skipper
• Erionota torus – torus skipper
• Gangara lebadea lebadea – banded redeye
• Gangara thyrsis thyrsis – giant redeye
• Halpe zema – dark-banded ace
• Hidari irava – coconut skipper
• Hyarotis adrastus praba – tree flitter
• Iambrix salsala salsala – chestnut bob
• Iambrix stellifer stellifer – starry bob
• Matapa aria – common redeye
• Notocrypta paralysos varians – banded demon
• Oriens gola pseudolus – common dartlet
• Oriens paragola – Malay dartlet
• Pelopidas assamensis – great swift
• Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus – conjoined swift
• Pelopidas mathias mathias – small branded swift
• Pemara pugnans – pugnacious lancer
• Plastingia naga – chequered lancer
• Plastingia pellonia – yellow chequered lancer
• Polytremis lubricans lubricans – contiguous swift
• Potanthus omaha omaha – lesser dart
• Potanthus serina – large dart
• Potanthus trachala tytleri – detached dart
• Pyroneura latoia latoia – yellow vein lancer
• Quedara monteithi monteithi
• Salanoemia tavoyana – yellow streak darter
• Suastus everyx everyx – white palm bob
• Suastus gremius gremius – palm bob
• Taractrocera archias quinta – yellow grass dart
• Taractrocera ardonia lamia
• Telicota augias augias – palm dart
• Telicota besta bina – Besta palm dart
• Telicota colon stinga – common palm dart
• Udaspes folus – grass demon
• Unkana ambasa batara – hoary palmer
• Zela storeyi
• Zographetus doxus – spotted flitter

See also

• Wildlife of Singapore

References

• Fleming, W. A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore Berkshire, Eng. : Classey Publications Two volumes (volume 1)

Notes and References

1. http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage ButterflyCircle - Checklist of Singapore Butterflies