List of butterflies in Taiwan

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At least 377 species of butterfly have been recorded in Taiwan, with some reports putting the number at over 400. Of these, 56 species are endemic to the island.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

Contents 1 Family Hesperiidae 1.1 Subfamily Coeliadinae 1.2 Subfamily Hesperiinae 1.3 Subfamily Pyrginae 2 Family Papilionidae 2.1 Subfamily Papilioninae 3 Family Pieridae 3.1 Subfamily Coliadinae 3.2 Subfamily Pierinae 4 Family Lycaenidae 4.1 Subfamily Curetinae 4.2 Subfamily Lycaeninae 4.3 Subfamily Miletinae 4.4 Subfamily Polyommatinae 4.5 Subfamily Riodininae 4.6 Subfamily Theclinae 5 Family Nymphalidae 5.1 Subfamily Acraeinae 5.2 Subfamily Amathusiinae 5.3 Subfamily Apaturinae 5.4 Subfamily Calinaginae 5.5 Subfamily Charaxinae 5.6 Subfamily Danainae 5.7 Subfamily Libytheinae 5.8 Subfamily Nymphalinae 5.9 Subfamily Satyrinae 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Family Hesperiidae

[edit] Subfamily Coeliadinae

1. Brown Awl – Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)
2. Bibasis jaina formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1911) - formerly Burara
3. Indian Awl King – Choaspes benjaminii formosanus (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
4. Choaspes xanthopogon chrysopterus Hsu, 1988
5. Slate Awl – Hasora anura taiwana Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
6. Common Awl – Hasora badra (Moore, 1858)
7. Banded Awl – Hasora chromus(Cramer, 1782)
8. White-banded Awl – Hasora taminatus vairacana Fruhstorfer, 1911

[edit] Subfamily Hesperiinae

1. Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※Endemic
2. Aeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 1931
3. Aeromachus matsudai (Murayama, 1943) ※Endemic
4. Bush Hopper – Ampittia dioscorides etura (Mabille, 1891)
5. Striped Bush Hopper – Ampittia virgata miyakei Matsumura, 1910
6. Formosan Swift – Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)
7. Colon Swift – Caltoris bromus yanuca (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
8. Dark Swift – Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883)
9. Banana Skipper – Erionota torus Evans, 1941
10. Halpe gamma Evans, 1937
11. Shiny-spotted Bob – Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911
12. Restricted Demon – Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
13. Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
    1. N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911
    2. N. f. arisana Sonan, 1930
14. Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinus Matsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963
15. Ochlodes formosanus (Matsumura, 1919) ※Endemic
16. Onryza maga takeuchii (Matsumura, 1929)
17. Oriental Straight Swift – Parnara bada (Moore, 1878)
18. Common Straight Swift – Parnara guttata (Bremer & Grey, 1852)
19. Little Branded Swift – Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866)
20. Conjoined Swift – Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
21. Small Branded Swift – Pelopidas mathias oberthueri Evans, 1937
22. Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877)
23. Polytremis eltola tappana (Matsumura, 1919)
24. Polytremis kiraizana (Sonan, 1938) ※Endemic
25. Contiguous Swift – Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 ※Endemic
26. Polytremis theca asahinai Shirozu, 1952
27. Polytremis zina taiwana Murayama, 1981
28. Chinese Dart – Potanthus confucius angustatus (Matsumura, 1910)
29. Potanthus diffusus Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
30. Potanthus motzui Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※Endemic
31. Yellow Band Dart – Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
32. Potanthus wilemanni (Evans, 1934) ※Endemic
33. Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
34. Indian Palm Bob – Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
35. Telicota bambusae horisha Evans, 1934
36. Pale Palm Dart – Telicota colon bayashikeii Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997
37. Dark Palm Dart – Telicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911
38. Thoressa horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※Endemic
39. Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)

[edit] Subfamily Pyrginae

1. Magpie Flat – Abraximorpha davidii ermasis Fruhstorfer, 1914
2. Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※Endemic
3. Celaenorrhinus horishanus Shirozu, 1960 ※Endemic
4. Celaenorrhinus kurosawai Shirozu, 1960 ※Endemic
5. Celaenorrhinus maculosus (C. & R. Felder, 1919)
6. Celaenorrhinus osculus major Hsu, 1990
7. Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
8. Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908
9. Coladenia pinsbukana (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※Endemic
10. Daimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907
11. Lobocla bifasciata kodairai Sonan, 1936
12. Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe (Sonan & Mitono, 1936)
13. Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927 ※Endemic
14. Satarupa majasra Fruhstorfer, 1910
15. Seseria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) ※Endemic
16. Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914
17. Tagiades trebellius martinus Plotz, 1884

[edit] Family Papilionidae

[edit] Subfamily Papilioninae

• Tribe Leptocircini

1. Tawny Mime – Chilasa agestor matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
2. Chilasa epycides melanoleucus (Ney, 1911)
3. Tailed Jay – Graphium agamemnon (Linneaeus, 1758)
4. Glassy Bluebottle – Graphium cloanthus kuge (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
5. Common Jay – Graphium doson postianum (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
6. Common Bluebottle – Graphium sarpedon connectens (Fruhstorfer, 1906)
7. Pazala eurous asakurae (Matsumura, 1908)
8. Pazala timur chungianum (Murayama, 1961)

• Tribe Papilionini

1. Agehana maraho (Shiraki & Sonan, 1934) ※Endemic
2. Chinese Peacock – Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777
   1. P. b. kotoensis Sonan, 1927
   2. P. b. thrasymedes Fruhstorfer 1909
3. Papilio castor formosanus Rothschild, 1896
4. Lime Butterfly – Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
5. Southern Chinese Peacock – Papilio dialis tatsuta Murayama, 1970
6. Red Helen – Papilio helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908
7. Papilio hermosanus Rebel, 1906
8. Papilio hopponis Matsumura, 1907 ※Endemic
9. Papilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933
10. Great Mormon – Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1903
11. Papilio nephelus chaonulus Fruhstorfer, 1908
12. Paris Peacock – Papilio paris nakaharai Shirozu, 1960
13. Common Mormon – Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
    1. P. p. ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821 ※Vagrants
    2. P. p. pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1908
    3. P. p. polytes Linnaeus, 1758 ※Vagrants
14. Spangle – Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775
15. Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 ※Vagrants
16. Papilio taiwanus Rothschild, 1898 ※Endemic
17. Asian Swallowtail – Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767

• Tribe Troidini

1. Atrophaneura horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※Endemic
2. Atrophaneura semperi (C.& R. Felder, 1861) ※Vagrants
3. Byasa alcinous mansonensis (Fruhstorfer, 1901)
4. Byasa impediens febanus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
5. Byasa polyeuctes termessus (Fruhstrorfer, 1908)
6. Common Rose – Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus (Fruhstorfer, 1901)
7. Golden Birdwing – Troides aeacus formosanus Rothschild, 1899
8. Troides magellanus sonani Matsumura, 1932
9. Troides plateni (Staudinger, 1889) ※Vagrants

[edit] Family Pieridae

[edit] Subfamily Coliadinae

1. Lemon Emigrant – Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)
2. Mottled Emigrant – Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
3. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Fabricius, 1787) ※Exotics
4. Colias erate formosana Shirozu, 1955
5. Eurema alitha esakii Shirozu, 1953
6. Eurema andersonii godana (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
7. Three-spot Grass Yellow – Eurema blanda arsakia (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
8. Small Grass Yellow – Eurema brigitta hainana (Moore, 1878)
9. Common Grass Yellow – Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758)
10. Spotless Grass Yellow – Eurema laeta punctissima (Matsumura, 1909)
11. Gonepteryx amintha formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
12. Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini, 1913 ※Endemic

[edit] Subfamily Pierinae

1. Aporia agathon moltrechti (Oberthür, 1909)
2. Aporia gigantea cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999
3. Aporia potanini insularis Shirozu, 1959
4. Common Albatross – Appias albina semperi (Moore, 1905)
5. Appias indra aristoxemus Fruhstorfer, 1908
6. Chocolate Albatross – Appias lyncida formosana (Wallace, 1866)
7. Appias nero domitia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※Vagrants
8. Appias olferna peducaea Fruhstorfer, 1910 ※Vagrants
9. Appias paulina minato (Fruhstorfer, 1898)
10. Cepora aspasia olga (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※Exotics
11. Common Gull – Cepora coronis cibyra (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
12. Cepora nandina eunama (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
13. Delias berinda wilemani Jordan, 1925
14. Painted Jezebel – Delias hyparete luzonensis C. & R. Felder, 1862
15. Delias lativitta formosana Matsumura, 1909
16. Red-base Jezebel – Delias pasithoe curasena Fruhstorfer, 1908
17. Great Orange Tip – Hebomoia glaucippe formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
18. Yellow Orange Tip – Ixias pyrene insignis Butler, 1879
19. Psyche – Leptosia nina niobe (Wallace, 1866)
20. Indian Cabbage White – Pieris canidia (Sparrman, 1768)
21. Cabbage White – Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836
22. Spotted Sawtooth – Prioneris thestylis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
23. Saletara panda nathalia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※Vagrants
24. Naga White – Talbotia naganum karumii (Ikeda, 1937)

[edit] Family Lycaenidae

[edit] Subfamily Curetinae

1. Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
2. Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※Endemic

[edit] Subfamily Lycaeninae

1. Heliophorus ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

[edit] Subfamily Miletinae

• Tribe Spalgini

1. Spalgis epeus dilama (Moore, 1878)

• Tribe Tarakini

1. Taraka haimada thalaba Fruhstorfer, 1922

[edit] Subfamily Polyommatinae

• Tribe Polyommatini

1. Acytolepsis puspa myla (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
2. Callenya melaena shonen (Esaki, 1932)
3. Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Distant, 1886)
4. Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959
5. Catopyrops ancyra almora (Druce, 1873) ※Exotics
6. Celastrina argiolus caphis (Fruhstorfer, 1922)
7. Celastrina lavendularis himilcon (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
8. Celastrina oreas arisana (Matsumura, 1910)
9. Celastrina sugitanii shirozui Hsu, 1987
10. Celatoxia marginata (de Niceville, 1884)
11. Chilades laius koshunensis Matsumura, 1919
12. Chilades pandava peripatria Hsu, 1989
13. Danis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※Vagrants
14. Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)
15. Everes argiades hellotia (Menetries, 1857)
16. Everes lacturnus rileyi Godfrey, 1916
17. Famegana alsulus taiwana (Sonan, 1938) ※Extinct
18. Freyeria putli formosanus (Matsumura, 1919)
19. Jamides alecto dromicus Fruhstorfer, 1910
20. Jamides bochus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
21. Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775)
22. Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
23. Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884
24. Nacaduba berenice leei Hsu, 1990
25. Nacaduba beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916
26. Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916
27. Nacaduba pactolus hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914
28. Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1869)
29. Orthomiella rantaizana (Wileman, 1910)
30. Phengaris astroguttata formosana (Matsumura, 1926)
31. Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908 ※Endemic
32. Pithecops corvus cornix Cowan, 1965
33. Pithecops fulgens urai Bethune-Baker, 1913
34. Prosotas nora formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
35. Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889)
36. Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)
37. Tongeia filicaudis mushanus (Tanikawa, 1940)
38. Tongeia hainani (Bethune-Baker, 1914) ※Endemic
39. Udara albocaerulea (Moore, 1879)
40. Udara dilecta (Moore, 1879)
41. Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
42. Zizeeria maha okinawana (Matsumura, 1929)
43. Zizina otis riukuensis (Matsumura, 1929)
44. Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)

[edit] Subfamily Riodininae

1. Abisara burnii etymander (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
2. Dodona eugenes (Guerin, 1843)
   1. D. e. esakii Shirozu, 1952
   2. D. e. formosana Matsumura, 1919

[edit] Subfamily Theclinae

• Tribe Aphnaeini

1. Spindasis kuyanianus (Matsumura, 1919) ※Endemic
2. Spindasis lohita formosana (Moore, 1877)
3. Spindasis syama (Horsfield, 1829)

• Tribe Arhopalini

1. Arhopala bazalus turbata (Butler, 1881)
2. Arhopala birmana asakurae (Matsumura, 1910)
3. Arhopala ganesa formosana Kato, 1930
4. Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875)
5. Arhopala paramuta horishana Matsumura, 1910
6. Mahathala ameria hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903

• Tribe Catapaecilmatini

1. Catapaecilma major moltrechti (Wileman, 1908)

• Tribe Deudorigini

1. Artipe eryx horiella (Matsumura, 1929)
2. Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1911
3. Deudorix rapaloides (Naritomi, 1911)
4. Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938
5. Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920
6. Rapala nissa hirayamana Matsumura, 1926
7. Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 ※Endemic
8. Rapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911
9. Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana (Matsumura, 1919)

• Tribe Eumaeini

1. Fixsenia watarii (Matsumura, 1927) ※Endemic
2. Satyrium austrinum (Murayama, 1943)
3. Satyrium esakii (Shirozu, 1942) ※Endemic
4. Satyrium eximium mushanum (Matsumura, 1929)
5. Satyrium formosanum (Matsumura, 1910)
6. Satyrium inouei (Shirozu, 1959)
7. Satyrium tanakai (Shirozu, 1943) ※Endemic

• Tribe Horagini

1. Horaga albimacula triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943
2. Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919
3. Horaga rarasana Sonan, 1936 ※Endemic

• Tribe Hypolycaenini

1. Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※Extinct
2. Hypolycaena kina inari (Wileman, 1908)

• Tribe Iolaini

1. Tajuria caeruela Nire, 1920 ※Endemic
2. Tajuria dioeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929
3. Tajuria illurgis tattaka (Araki, 1949)

• Tribe Remelanini

1. Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

• Tribe Theclini

1. Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata (Sonan, 1929)
2. Antigius attila obsoletus (Takeuchi, 1923)
3. Araragi enthea morisonensis (M. Inoue, 1942)
4. Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
5. Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
6. Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
7. Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
8. Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
9. Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) ※Endemic
10. Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
11. Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965 ※Endemic
12. Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※Endemic
13. Cordelia comes wilemaniella (Matsumura, 1929)
14. Euaspa forsteri (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
15. Euaspa milionia formosana Nomura, 1931
16. Euaspa tayal (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
17. Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940)
18. Japonica patungkoanui ※Matsumura, 1956 ※Endemic
19. Leucantigius atayalicus (Shirozu & Murayama, 1943)
20. Neozephyrus taiwanus (Wileman, 1908) ※Endemic
21. Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920)
22. Sibataniozephyrus kuafui Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※Endemic
23. Teratozephyrus arisanus (Wileman, 1909)
24. Teratozephyrus elatus Hsu & Lu, 2005
25. Teratozephyrus yugaii (Kano, 1928) ※Endemic
26. Ussuriana michaelis takarana (Araki & Hirayama, 1941)
27. Wagimo sulgeri insularis (Shirozu, 1957)

[edit] Family Nymphalidae

[edit] Subfamily Acraeinae

1. Yellow Coster – Acraea issoria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

[edit] Subfamily Amathusiinae

1. Large Faun – Discophora sondaica (Boisduval, 1836) ※Exotics
2. Common Duffer – Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) ※Exotics
3. Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

[edit] Subfamily Apaturinae

1. Chitoria chrysolona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
2. Chitoria ulupi arakii (Naritomi, 1959)
3. Helcyra plesseni (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※Endemic
4. Helcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919
5. Red Ring Skirt – Hestina assimilis formosana (Moore, 1895)
6. Sasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963
7. Eastern Courtier – Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908
8. Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※Endemic
9. Timelaea albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

[edit] Subfamily Calinaginae

1. Calinaga buddha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

[edit] Subfamily Charaxinae

1. Great Nawab – Polyura eudamippus formosana (Rothschild, 1899)
2. Polyura narcaea meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

[edit] Subfamily Danainae

• Tribe Danaini

1. Plain Tiger – Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2. Common Tiger – Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779)
3. Danaus melanippus edmondii (Bougainville, 1837) ※Vagrants
4. Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ※Extirpated
5. Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger – Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)
6. Glassy Tiger – Parantica aglea maghaba (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
7. Parantica luzonensis (C. & R. Felder, 1863) ※Vagrants
8. Chestnut Tiger – Parantica sita niphonica (Moore, 1883)
9. Swinhoe's Chocolate Tiger – Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883)
10. Tirumala hamata orientalis (Semper, 1879) ※Vagrants
11. Blue Tiger – Tirumala limniace (Cramer, 1775)
    1. T. l. limniace (Cramer, 1775)
    2. T. l. orestilla (Fruhstorfer, 1910) ※Vagrants
12. Dark Blue Tiger – Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874)

• Tribe Euploeini

1. Euploea camaralzeman cratis Butler, 1866 ※Vagrants
2. Common Indian Crow – Euploea core godartii Lucas, 1853 ※Vagrants
3. Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)
   1. E. e. hobsoni (Butler, 1877)
   2. E. e. kadu Eschscholtz, 1821 ※Vagrants
4. Euploea klugii Moore, 1858 ※Vagrants
5. Striped Blue Crow – Euploea mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904
6. Euploea phaenareta juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Extinct
7. Euploea swainson (Godart, 1824) ※Vagrants
8. Double-branded Black Crow – Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866
9. Euploea tulliolus (Fabricius, 1793)
   1. E. t. koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
   2. E. t. pollita Erichson, 1834 ※Vagrants
10. Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834
    1. I. l. clara (Butler, 1867)
    2. I. l. kwashotoensis (Sonan, 1928)

[edit] Subfamily Libytheinae

1. Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909
2. Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889 ※Vagrants

[edit] Subfamily Nymphalinae

• Tribe Argynniini

1. Argynnis paphia formosicola Matsumura, 1927
2. Indian Fritillary – Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)
3. Boloria pales yangi Hsu & Yen, 1997 ※Extinct
4. Rustic – Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)
5. Paduca fasciata (C.& R. Felder, 1860) ※Vagrants
6. Common Leopard – Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773) ※Exotics
7. Vindula dejone (Erichson, 1834) ※Vagrants

• Tribe Biblidini

1. Angled Castor – Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899)

• Tribe Euthaliini

1. Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
2. Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Endemic
3. Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
4. Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)
5. Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※Endemic
6. Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930

• Tribe Limenitidini

1. Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
2. Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)
3. Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)
4. Athyma jima sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
5. Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)
6. Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
7. Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
8. Limenitis sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
9. Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920
10. Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
11. Neptis ilos nirei Nomura, 1935
12. Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
13. Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952
14. Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942
15. Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942
16. Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908
17. Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Endemic
18. Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
19. Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
20. Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968
21. Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935
22. Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Endemic
23. Pantoporia hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878)
24. Parasarpa dudu jinamitra (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

• Tribe Marpesiini

1. Common Mapwing – Cyrestis thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898

• Tribe Nymphalini

1. Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 ※Vagrants
2. Malayan Egg-fly – Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 ※Exotics
3. Great Egg-fly – Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
   1. H. b. jacintha (Drury, 1773) ※Exotics
   2. H. b. kezia (Butler, 1877)
4. Danaid Egg-fly – Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
5. Peacock Pansy – Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758)
6. Grey Pansy – Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1758) ※Exotics
7. Yellow Pansy – Junonia hedonia ida (Cramer, 1776) ※Vagrants
8. Chocolate Pansy – Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)
9. Lemon Pansy – Junonia lemonias aenaria Tsukada & Kaneko, 1985
10. Blue Pansy – Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)
11. Orange Oakleaf – Kallima inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912
12. Blue Admiral – Kaniska canace drilon (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
13. Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana (Matsumura, 1925)
14. Polygonia c-album asakurai Nakahara, 1920
15. Comma – Polygonia c-aureum lunulata Esaki & Nakahara, 1923
16. Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908
17. Common Jester – Symbrenthia liaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908
18. Painted Lady – Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
19. Indian red Admiral – Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)
20. Australian Lurcher – Yoma sabina podium Tsukada, 1985

• Tribe Parthenini

1. Parthenos sylla philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

• Tribe Pseudoergolini

1. Constable – Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909

[edit] Subfamily Satyrinae

1. Common Palmfly – Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878
2. Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
3. Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
4. Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
5. Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
6. Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943
7. Bamboo Treebrown – Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908
8. Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914
9. Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
10. Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Endemic
11. Common Tree Brown – Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908
12. Straight-banded Treebrown – Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848
13. Common Evening Brown – Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
14. Dark Evening Brown – Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908
15. Minois nagasawae (Matsumura, 1906) ※Endemic
16. Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
17. Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
18. Dark-banded Bushbrown – Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
19. Dingy Bushbrown – Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798)
20. Single Ring Bushbrown – Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908
21. Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
22. South China Bushbrown – Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909
23. Neope armandii lacticolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
24. Neope bremeri taiwana Matsumura, 1919
25. Muirhead's Ladyrinth – Neope muirheadi nagasawae Matsumura, 1919
26. Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909
27. Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911
28. Penthema formosanum (Rothschild, 1898)
29. Ypthima akragas Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※Endemic
30. Ypthima angustipennis Takahashi, 2000 ※Endemic
31. Common Five-ring – Ypthima baldus zodina (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
32. Ypthima conjuncta yamanakai Sonan, 1938
33. Ypthima esakii Shirozu, 1960 ※Endemic
34. Ypthima formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※Endemic)
35. Large Three-ring – Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
36. Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883
37. Small Three-ring – Ypthima norma posticalis Matsumura, 1909 ※Extinct
38. Ypthima okurai (Okano, 1962)
39. Common Four-ring – Ypthima praenubilia
    1. Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929
    2. Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 1980
40. Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909
41. Ypthima wangi Lee, 1998 ※Endemic
42. Zophoessa dura neoclides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
43. Zophoessa niitakana (Matsumura, 1906) ※Endemic
44. Zophoessa siderea kanoi (Esaki & Nomura, 1937)

[edit] References

• Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda. 1997. The life histories of Asian butterflies vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.

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