List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands explained

This is a list of butterflies of the Solomon Islands archipelago.

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

• Tagiades japetus hovia (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Tagiades japetus kazana Evans, 1934
• Tagiades japetus banika Tennent, 2004
• Tagiades japetus suumoli Tennent, 2001
• Tagiades trebellius vella (Evans, 1934)
• Tagiades trebellius lola Evans, 1949

Coeliadinae

• Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Allora doleschallii solon Evans, 1949
• Allora doleschallii luna (Evans, 1934)
• Allora doleschallii cristobalensis Tennent, 2001
• Hasora chromus bilunata (Butler, 1883)
• Hasora hurama kieta (Strand, 1921)
• Hasora hurama diana Evans, 1959
• Hasora celaenus (Stoll, 1782)

Hesperiinae

• Cephrenes augiades tugela Evans, 1949
• Cephrenes shortlandica (Swinhoe, 1915)
• Telicota solva (Evans, 1949)
• Suniana sunias isabella Evans, 1934
• Borbo impar tetragraphus (Mabille, 1891)
• Borbo cinnara (Wallace & Moore, 1866)
• Pelopidas agna agnata Evans, 1937
• Pelopidas lyelli lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
• Caltoris philippina subfenestrata (Röber, 1891)

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Pachliopta polydorus polypemon (Mathew, 1887)
• Pachliopta polydorus polydaemon (Mathew, 1887)
• Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
• Ornithoptera victoriae regis (Rothschild, 1895)
• Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus (Rothschild, 1904)
• Ornithoptera victoriae isabellae (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
• Ornithoptera victoriae victoriae (Gray, 1856)
• Ornithoptera victoriae reginae Salvin, 1888
• Ornithoptera victoriae epiphanes (Schmid, 1970)
• Graphium agamemnon salomonis Rothschild, 1895
• Graphium agamemnon ugiensis (Jordan, 1909)
• Graphium meeki meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
• Graphium mendana acous (Ribbe, 1898)
• Graphium mendana neyra (Rothschild, 1895)
• Graphium mendana mendana (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Graphium mendana aureofasciatum Racheli, 1979
• Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886)
• Graphium codrus gabriellae Racheli, 1979
• Graphium codrus tenebrionis (Rothschild, 1895)
• Graphium codrus pisidice (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Graphium codrus christobalus (Jordan, 1909)
• Graphium sarpedon isander (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Graphium sarpedon impar (Rothschild, 1895)
• Chilasa toboroi straatmani (Racheli, 1979)
• Papilio aegeus oberon (Grose Smith, 1897)
• Papilio woodfordi woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
• Papilio woodfordi choiseuli Rothschild, 1908
• Papilio woodfordi ariel (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Papilio woodfordi laarchus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Papilio woodfordi ptolychus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Papilio woodfordi mome Tennent, 1999
• Papilio woodfordi gimblei Tennent, 1999
• Papilio bridgei bridgei Mathew, 1886
• Papilio bridgei prospero (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Papilio bridgei hecataeus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Papilio bridgei michae Racheli, 1984
• Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886
• Papilio phestus minusculus (Ribbe, 1898)
• Papilio fuscus hasterti (Ribbe, 1907)
• Papilio fuscus relmae Tennent, 1999
• Papilio fuscus gyrei Tennent, 1999
• Papilio fuscus xenophilus (Mathew, 1886)
• Papilio ulysses orsippus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Papilio ulysses georgius Rothschild, 1908

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)
• Catopsilia scylla etesia (Hewitson, 1867)
• Eurema hecabe nivaria (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
• Eurema blanda saraha (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
• Eurema candida salomonis (Butler, 1898)
• Eurema candida yatai Tennent, 2004
• Eurema candida woodfordi (Butler, 1898)

Pierinae

• Elodina argypheus Grose Smith, 1890
• Elodina umbratica Grose Smith, 1889
• Saletara cycinna corinna (Wallace, 1867)
• Appias ada florentia Grose Smith, 1896
• Cepora perimale agnata (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Cepora perimale discolor (Mathew, 1887)
• Cepora perimale radiata Howarth, 1962
• Belenois java peristhene (Boisduval, 1859)
• Delias alberti alberti Rothschild, 1904
• Delias alberti tetamba Arora, 1983
• Delias schoenbergi choiseuli Rothschild, 1904
• Delias schoenbergi isabellae Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
• Delias lytaea georgiana Grose Smith, 1895
• Delias messalina orientalis Arora, 1983

Lycaenidae

Curetinae

• Curetis barsine solita (Butler, 1882)

Miletinae

• Liphyra brassolis bougainvilleanus Samson & Smart, 1980
• Liphyra brassolis salomonis Samson & Smart, 1980

Theclinae

• Hypochrysops architas architas Druce, 1891
• Hypochrysops architas marie Tennent, 2001
• Hypochrysops architas cratevas (Druce, 1891)
• Hypochrysops architas seuthes (Druce, 1891)
• Hypochrysops scintillans constancea D'Abrera, 1971
• Hypochrysops scintillans jamesi Tennent, 2001
• Hypochrysops taeniata Jordan, 1908
• Hypochrysops julie Tennent, 2001
• Hypochrysops alyattes alyattes Druce, 1891
• Arhopala eurisus eurisus Druce, 1891
• Arhopala eurisus tovesi Tennent, 1999
• Arhopala florinda (Grose-Smith, 1896)
• Arhopala mimsyi Tennent, 1999
• Arhopala tindali (Ribbe, 1899)
• Arhopala sophrosyne (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Arhopala thamyras phryxus (Boisduval, 1832)
• Amblypodia annetta faisina (Ribbe, 1899)
• Amblypodia annetta russellensis Tennent, 2000
• Hypolycaena alcestis (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Deudorix woodfordi woodfordi Druce, 1891
• Deudorix confusa Tennent, 2000
• Deudorix viridens Druce, 1891
• Deudorix brilligi Tennent, 2000
• Deudorix diovis Hewitson, 1863
• Deudorix mathewi mathewi Druce, 1892
• Deudorix eagon Tennent, 2000
• Deudorix wabens Tennent, 2000
• Bindahara phocides chromis (Mathew, 1887)

Polyommatinae

• Anthene paraffinis paraffinis (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
• Anthene paraffinis nereia Tite, 1966
• Anthene paraffinis cristobalus Tennent, 2001
• Petrelaea tombugensis (Röber, 1886)
• Nacaduba pactolus bilikii Tennent, 2000
• Nacaduba pactolus georgia Tennent, 2000
• Nacaduba berenice korene (Druce, 1891)
• Nacaduba novaehebridensis guizoensis Tite, 1963
• Nacaduba novaehebridensis medius Tennent, 2000
• Nacaduba novaehebridensis novaehebridensis Druce, 1892
• Nacaduba dyopa lepidus (Tennent, 2000)
• Nacaduba kurava euretes (Druce, 1891)
• Nacaduba kurava cruzens Tennent, 2000
• Nacaduba factio Tennent, 2000
• Nacaduba cyanea chromia (Druce, 1891)
• Nacaduba mallicollo markira Tite, 1963
• Nacaduba samsoni Tennent, 2001
• Tartesa astarte astarte (Butler, 1882)
• Tartesa astarte plumbata (Druce, 1891)
• Tartesa astarte narovona (Grose Smith, 1898)
• Tartesa ugiensis (Druce, 1891)
• Solomona sutakiki sutakiki Tennent, 2000
• Solomona sutakiki malaitae Tennent, 2000
• Erysichton lineata vincula (Druce, 1891)
• Erysichton lineata imperialis Tennent, 2000
• Erysichton lineata biskira Tennent, 2000
• Erysichton palmyra lateplaga Tite, 1963
• Erysichton palmyra hauta Tennent, 2000
• Psychonotis kruera (Druce, 1891)
• Psychonotis slithyi slithyi Tennent, 1999
• Psychonotis slithyi borogrovesi Tennent, 1999
• Psychonotis waihuru Tennent, 1999
• Psychonotis eleanor Tennent, 1999
• Psychonotis julie Tennent, 1999
• Prosotas nora caliginosa (Druce, 1891)
• Prosotas russelli Tennent, 2003
• Prosotas talesia Tite, 1963
• Prosotas dubiosa eborata Tite, 1963
• Prosotas dubiosa livida Tennent, 2000
• Nothodanis schaeffera cepheis (Druce, 1891)
• Catopyrops ancyra amaura (Druce, 1891)
• Catopyrops ancyra ligamenta (Druce, 1891)
• Catopyrops ancyra maniana (Druce, 1891)
• Catopyrops keiria keiria (Druce, 1891)
• Catopyrops keiria reducta Howarth, 1962
• Catopyrops keiria makira Tennent, 2000
• Catopyrops nebulosa nebulosa (Druce, 1892)
• Ionolyce helicon caracalla (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
• Ionolyce lachlani Tennent, 2001
• Ionolyce brunnescens brunnescens Tite, 1963
• Ionolyce brunnescens cristobalus Tennent, 2000
• Ionolyce selkon Parsons, 1986
• Jamides soemias soemias Druce, 1891
• Jamides cephion Druce, 1891
• Jamides amarauge amarauge Druce, 1891
• Jamides amarauge hepworthi Tennent, 2001
• Jamides goodenovii (Butler, 1876)
• Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884
• Jamides areas (Druce, 1891)
• Jamides celeno sundara (Fruhstorfer, 1915)
• Jamides celeno evanescens (Butler, 1875)
• Jamides aetherialis caerulina (Mathew, 1887)
• Epimastidia arienis arienis Druce, 1891
• Epimastidia arienis taisia Tennent, 2001
• Epimastidia arienis outgrabe Tennent, 2001
• Catochrysops strabo celebensis Tite, 1959
• Catochrysops amasea amasea Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
• Catochrysops amasea reducta Howarth, 1962
• Catochrysops panormus pura Tite, 1959
• Catochrysops panormus rennellensis Howarth, 1962
• Catochrysops taitensis taitensis (Boisduval, 1832)
• Catochrysops nubila Tite, 1959
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Famegana alsulus alsulus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1869)
• Pithecops dionisius dionisius (Boisduval, 1832)
• Pithecops steirema Druce, 1890
• Leptotes plinius pseudocassius (Murray, 1873)
• Zizina labradus lampra (Tite, 1969)
• Zizula hylax dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915)
• Everes lacturnus palliensis (Ribbe, 1899)
• Megisba strongyle monacha (Grose Smith, 1894)
• Udara cardia cardia (C Felder, 1860)
• Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse and Lyell, 1914
• Luthrodes cleotas gades (Fruhstorfer, 1915)

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae

• Libythea geoffroy orientalis (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Libythea geoffroy howarthi Peterson, 1968
• Libythea geoffroy eborinus Samson, 1980

Danainae

• Tellervo hiero hiero (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Tellervo hiero evages (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Parantica schenkii schenkii (Koch, 1865)
• Parantica garamantis garamantis (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Ideopsis juventa sobrinoides (Butler, 1882)
• Tirumala euploeomorpha (Howarth, Kawazoé & Sibatani, 1976)
• Tirumala hamata obscurata (Butler, 1874)
• Tirumala hamata insignis (Talbot, 1943)
• Tirumala hamata richardi Tennent, 2001
• Tirumala hamata moderata (Butler, 1875)
• Danaus affinis decipiens (Butler, 1882)
• Danaus affinis monoensis Tennent, 2001
• Danaus affinis albonotata (Howarth, 1962)
• Danaus affinis cometho (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Danaus affinis insolata (Butler, 1870)
• Danaus affinis ulawaensis Tennent, 2001
• Danaus affinis mendana Tennent, 2001
• Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)
• Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tiradelphe schneideri Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984
• Euploea sylvester melander (Grose Smith, 1897)
• Euploea phaenareta heurippa (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea leucostictos polymela (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea leucostictos imitata (Butler, 1870)
• Euploea leucostictos bellona (Howarth, 1962)
• Euploea leucostictos rossi (Carpenter, 1953)
• Euploea leucostictos crucis (Carpenter, 1953)
• Euploea leucostictos iphianassa (Butler, 1866)
• Euploea leucostictos eustachiella (Carpenter, 1953)
• Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888
• Euploea asyllus gerion (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea tulliolus mangolinella (Strand, 1914)
• Euploea tulliolus pyres (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea boisduvalii fraudulenta (Butler, 1882)
• Euploea boisduvalii addenda (Howarth, 1962)
• Euploea boisduvalii pyrgion (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea boisduvalii brenchleyi (Butler, 1870)
• Euploea boisduvalii lapeyrousei Boisduval, 1832
• Euploea algea rennellensis (Carpenter, 1953)
• Euploea lewinii lilybaea (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
• Euploea treitschkei aenea (Butler, 1882)
• Euploea treitschkei lorenzo (Butler, 1870)
• Euploea treitschkei jessica (Butler, 1869)
• Euploea batesii honesta (Butler, 1882)
• Euploea batesii kunggana Carpenter, 1953
• Euploea batesii woodfordi (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea batesii ackeryi Tennent, 2001
• Euploea batesii leucacron Carpenter, 1953
• Euploea nechos nechos Mathew, 1887
• Euploea nechos pronax (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Euploea nechos prusias (Godman & Salvin, 1888)

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

• Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Westwood, 1856)

Satyrinae

• Mycalesis perseus lalassis (Hewitson, 1864)
• Mycalesis splendens splendens Mathew, 1887
• Mycalesis splendens versicolor Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis splendens guadalcanalensis Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis splendens malaitensis Uémura, 2000
• Mycalesis splendens tenebrosus Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis splendens magnificans Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis interrupta interrupta Grose Smith, 1889
• Mycalesis interrupta woodsi Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis biliki Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis richardi Tennent, 2002
• Mycalesis sara Mathew, 1887
• Orsotriaena medus licium Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Melanitis leda salomonis Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Melanitis leda solandra (Fabricius, 1775)
• Melanitis amabilis amabilis (Boisduval, 1832)
• Melanitis constantia despoliata Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Argyronympha pulchra Mathew, 1886
• Argyronympha rubianensis rubianensis Grose Smith, 1889
• Argyronympha rubianensis vella (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
• Argyronympha gracilipes Jordan, 1924
• Argyronympha danker Tennent, 2001
• Argyronympha ulava Grose Smith, 1889
• Argyronympha ugiensis Mathew, 1886
• Polyura epigenes monochromus (Niepelt, 1914)
• Polyura epigenes epigenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Polyura bicolor (Turlin & Sato, 1995)
• Polyura jupiter attila (Grose Smith, 1889)
• Prothoe ribbei Rothschild, 1895

Apaturinae

• Cyrestis acilia nitida (Mathew, 1887)
• Cyrestis acilia russellensis Tennent, 2001
• Cyrestis acilia solomonis (Mathew, 1887)
• Cyrestis acilia ulawana (Martin, 1903)
• Cyrestis telamon bougainvillei (Ribbe, 1898)

Limenitidinae

• Parthenos sylvia thesaurus (Mathew, 1887)
• Parthenos sylvia ugiensis Fruhstorfer, 1913
• Parthenos sylvia thesaurinus Grose Smith, 1897
• Phaedyma fissizonata olega Tennent, 2001
• Phaedyma fissizonata vella Eliot, 1969
• Phaedyma fissizonata fissizonata (Butler, 1882)
• Phaedyma fissizonata philipi Tennent, 2001
• Phaedyma viridens (Eliot, 1969)

Nymphalinae

• Mynes woodfordi woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
• Mynes woodfordi isabella Fruhstorfer, 1906
• Mynes woodfordi hercyna (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Mynes woodfordi shannoni Tennent, 2001
• Doleschallia tongana menexema (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
• Doleschallia tongana rennellensis (Howarth, 1962)
• Doleschallia browni sciron (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Doleschallia browni herrichii (Butler 1875)
• Doleschallia rickardi Grose Smith, 1890
• Hypolimnas antilope shortlandica (Ribbe, 1898)
• Hypolimnas exiguus Samson, 1980
• Hypolimnas pithoeka pithoeka Kirsch, 1877
• Hypolimnas pithoeka scopas (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Hypolimnas pithoeka bradleyi Howarth, 1962
• Hypolimnas pithoeka ferruginea Howarth, 1962
• Hypolimnas pithoeka leveri Tennent, 2001
• Hypolimnas alimena diphridas Fruhstorfer, 1912
• Hypolimnas alimena diffusa Howarth, 1962
• Hypolimnas alimena libateia Howarth, 1962
• Hypolimnas alimena fuliginescens (Mathew, 1887)
• Hypolimnas alimena catalai Viette, 1950
• Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Yoma algina pavonia (Mathew, 1887)
• Junonia villida villida (Fabricius, 1787)
• Junonia hedonia zelima (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae

• Vindula arsinoe sapor (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Vindula arsinoe albosignata (Talbot, 1932)
• Vindula arsinoe intermedia Tennent, 2001
• Vindula arsinoe catenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Vindula arsinoe clodia (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Vagrans egista shortlandica (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
• Vagrans egista propinqua (Miskin, 1884)
• Vagrans egista hebridina (Waterhouse, 1920)
• Phalanta alcippe ephyra (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Phalanta alcippe bellona Howarth, 1962
• Phalanta alcippe rennellensis Howarth, 1962
• Cupha melichrysos tredecia (Mathew, 1887)
• Cupha melichrysos melichrysos (Mathew, 1887)
• Cupha aureus Samson, 1980
• Algiachroa woodfordi woodfordi (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
• Algiachroa woodfordi malaitae Tennent, 2001

Acraeinae

• Acraea moluccana fumigata (Honrath, 1886)

References

• W.John Tennent: A checklist of the butterflies of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and some adjacent areas. Zootaxa 1178: 1-209 (21 Apr. 2006)
• papers by W. John Tennent