List of butterflies of Sulawesi explained

This is a list of butterflies of Sulawesi. This list includes the species found on the main island of Sulawesi, but also the species found in the Sulawesi region, which also includes the Sangihe and Talaud archipelagoes, the Banggai and Sula archipelagoes, Buton and nearby islands, the Tukangbesi archipelago and islands to the south including Selayar Island and Kalao Island. Sulawesi is in Wallacea sharing fauna between the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm. Sulawesi shows signs of both. About 560 species are known from Sulawesi. Of these, 239 are endemic to the region.[1]

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

Pyrginae

Hesperiinae

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Pieridae

Coliadinae

Pierinae

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Poritiinae

Curetinae

Aphnaeinae

Theclinae

Polyommatinae

Riodinidae

Nemeobiinae

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

Morphinae

Satyrinae

Charaxinae

Biblidinae

Apaturinae

Nymphalinae

Danainae

Heliconiinae

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=46743 The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna