List of butterflies of Bangladesh

This is a list of butterflies of Bangladesh. About 430 species are known from Bangladesh, but it is estimated that a total number of 500 to 550 species occurs.

Papilioninae

 * Troides helena cerberus Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Troides aeacus aeacus Felder & Felder, 1860
 * Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775
 * Pachliopta hector Linné, 1758
 * Losaria coon cacharensis Butler, 1885
 * Atrophaneura varuna astorion Westwood, 1842
 * Atrophaneura nevilli Wood-Mason, 1882
 * Papilio demoleus demoleus Linné, 1758
 * Papilio helenus helenus Linné, 1758
 * Papilio chaon Westwood, 1845
 * Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775
 * Papilio alcmenor alcmenor Felder & Felder, 1864
 * Papilio castor castor Westwood, 1842
 * Papilio protenor euprotenor Fruhstorfer, 1908
 * Papilio memnon agenor Linné, 1758
 * Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer, 1775
 * Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845
 * Papilio paris paris Linné, 1758
 * Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787
 * Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793
 * Chilasa slateri slateri Hewitson, 1857
 * Chilasa clytia clytia Linné, 1758
 * Chilasa paradoxa telearchus Hewitson, 1852
 * Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864
 * Graphium eurypylus cheronus Jordan, 1909
 * Graphium chironides chironides Honrath, 1884
 * Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758
 * Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linné, 1758
 * Paranticopsis macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895
 * Paranticopsis xenocles xenocles Doubleday, 1842
 * Pathysa nomius swinhoei Moore, 1878
 * Pathysa aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846
 * Pathysa antipathes pompilius Fabricius, 1787
 * Pathysa agetes agetes Westwood, 1843
 * Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius, 1787



Coliadinae

 * Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906
 * Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775
 * Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linné, 1758
 * Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867
 * Eurema hecabe hecabe Linné, 1758
 * Eurema andersoni jordani Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932
 * Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867
 * Eurema laeta sikkima Moore, 1906

Pierinae

 * Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779
 * Ixias pyrene latifasciata Butler, 1871
 * Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758
 * Cepora nerissa nerissa Fabricius, 1775
 * Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852
 * Pieris brassicae brassicae Linné, 1758
 * Artogeia canidia indica Evans, 1926
 * Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
 * Appias indra indra Moore, 1857
 * Appias lalage lalage Doubleday, 1842
 * Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836
 * Appias olferna olferna Swinhoe, 1890
 * Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Appias paulina adamsoni Moore, 1905
 * Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867
 * Prioneris philonome clemanthe Doubleday, 1842
 * Prioneris thestylis thestylis Doubleday, 1842
 * Pareronia hippia hippia Fabricius, 1787
 * Leptosia nina nina Fabricius, 1793
 * Delias eucharis Drury, 1773
 * Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867
 * Delias descombesi descombesi Boisduval, 1836
 * Delias pasithoe pasithoe Linné, 1767

Miletinae

 * Miletus chinensis assamensis Doherty, 1891
 * Allotinus unicolor continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1913
 * Allotinus drumila drumila Moore, 1866
 * Allotinus taras Doherty, 1889
 * Logania distanti massalia Doherty, 1891
 * Taraka hamada mendesia Fruhstorfer, 1918
 * Spalgis epeus epeus Westwood, 1851

Poritiinae

 * Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni Moore, 1866

Curetinae

 * Curetis thetis thetis Drury, 1773
 * Curetis saronis gloriosa Moore, 1883
 * Curetis cf saronis Moore, 1877
 * Curetis bulis bulis Westwood, 1851
 * Curetis acuta dentata Moore, 1879

Aphnaeinae

 * Cigaritis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884)
 * Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Cigaritis syama peguanus (Moore, 1884)
 * Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson, 1865)
 * Cigaritis elima elima (Moore, 1877)

Theclinae

 * Arhopala camdeo Moore, 1857
 * Arhopala athada apha de Nicéville, 1895
 * Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis Hewitson, 1862
 * Arhopala oenea Hewitson, 1869
 * Arhopala khamti Doherty, 1891
 * Arhopala atrax Hewitson, 1867
 * Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides Hewitson, 1878
 * Arhopala amantes apella Swinhoe, 1886
 * Arhopala singla de Nicéville, 1885
 * Arhopala bazalus teesta de Nicéville, 1886
 * Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus Cramer, 1780
 * Arhopala hellenore hellenore Doherty, 1889
 * Arhopala centaurus pirithous Moore, 1883
 * Arhopala agaba agaba Hewitson, 1862
 * Arhopala perimuta perimuta Moore, 1858
 * Flos diardi diardi Hewitson, 1862
 * Flos apidanus ahamus Doherty, 1891
 * Mahathala ameria ameria Hewitson, 1862
 * Surendra quercetorum Moore, 1857
 * Amblypodia anita anita Hewitson, 1862
 * Iraota timoleon timoleon Stoll, 1790
 * Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1823
 * Catapaecilma major major Druce, 1895
 * Loxura atymnus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Yasoda tripunctata Hewitson, 1869
 * Drina donina donina Hewitson, 1865
 * Eooxylides tharis tharis Hübner, 1837
 * Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775
 * Horaga onyx onyx Moore, 1858
 * Horaga syrinx sikkima Moore, 1883
 * Horaga albimacula viola Moore, 1882
 * Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965
 * Ticherra acte acte Moore, 1858
 * Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii Moore, 1884
 * Pratapa deva lila Moore, 1883
 * Dacalana penicilligera de Nicéville, 1890
 * Tajuria jehana jehana Moore, 1883
 * Tajuria cippus cippus Fabricius, 1798
 * Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887
 * Charana cepheis de Nicéville, 1894
 * Rachana jalindra indra Moore, 1883
 * Creon cleobis cleobis Godart, 1823
 * Remelana jangala ravata Moore, 1865
 * Chliaria othona othona Hewitson, 1865
 * Chliaria kina kina Hewitson, 1869
 * Hypolycaena erylus himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Zeltus amasa amasa Hewitson, 1865
 * Artipe eryx eryx Linné, 1771
 * Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Deudorix gaetulia de Nicéville, 1892
 * Deudorix isocrates Fabricius, 1793
 * Sinthusa chandrana grotei Moore, 1884
 * Bindahara phocides phocides Fabricius, 1793
 * Rapala manea schistacea Moore, 1879
 * Rapala scintilla scintilla de Nicéville, 1890
 * Rapala varuna orseis Hewitson, 1877
 * Rapala nissa rectivitta Moore, 1879
 * Rapala pheretima petosiris Hewitson, 1863
 * Rapala dieneces dieneces Hewitson, 1878
 * Rapala suffusa suffusa Moore, 1883
 * Rapala iarbus sorya Kollar, 1848
 * Araotes lapithis lapithis Moore, 1857

Polyommatinae

 * Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878
 * Anthene emolus emolus Godart, 1824
 * Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Nacaduba hermus nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Nacaduba berenice plumbeomicans Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1880
 * Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Nacaduba beroe gythion Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Ionolyce helicon merguiana Moore, 1884
 * Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1883
 * Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875
 * Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963
 * Prosotas aluta coelestis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
 * Prosotas dubiosa indica Evans, 1925
 * Prosotas lutea sivoka Evans, 1910
 * Caleta decidia decidia Hewitson, 1876
 * Caleta elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918
 * Discolampa ethion ethion Westwood, 1851
 * Jamides pura pura Moore, 1886
 * Jamides celeno celeno Cramer, 1775
 * Jamides alecto eurysaces Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Jamides elpis pseudelpis Butler, 1879
 * Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782
 * Lampides boeticus Linné, 1767
 * Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775
 * Tarucus callinara Butler, 1867
 * Tarucus balkanicus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918
 * Tarucus venosus Evans, Moore, 1882
 * Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
 * Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865
 * Zizeeria otis otis Fabricius, 1787
 * Pseudozizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1848
 * Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775
 * Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965
 * Azanus uranus Butler, 1866
 * Azanus ubaldus Cramer, 1782
 * Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910
 * Neopithecops zalmora zalmora Butler, 1870
 * Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884
 * Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798
 * Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793
 * Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886
 * Luthrodes pandava (Horsfield, 1829)
 * Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870
 * Freyeria putli (Kollar, 1844)
 * Cupido lacturnus assamica (Tytler, 1915)

Lycaeninae

 * Heliophorus epicles latilimbata Eliot, 1963

Nemeobiinae

 * Abisara echerius suffusa Moore, 1882
 * Zemeros flegyas flegyas Cramer, 1780
 * Dodona eugenes venox Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Taxila haquinus fasciata Moore, 1878

Libytheinae

 * Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Danainae

 * Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860
 * Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883
 * Parantica melaneus plataniston Fruhstorfer, 1910
 * Tirumala limniace exoticus Gmélin, 1790
 * Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis Butler, 1874
 * Tirumala gautama Moore, 1877
 * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linné, 1758
 * Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, 1779
 * Danaus melanippus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1899
 * Euploea sylvester hopei Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Euploea mulciber mulciber Cramer, 1777
 * Euploea midamus rogenhoferi Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Euploea klugii klugii Moore, 1858
 * Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848
 * Euploea core core Cramer, 1780
 * Euploea crameri nicevillei Moore, 1890
 * Euploea doubledayi doubledayi Felder & Felder, 1865
 * Euploea radamanthus radamanthus Fabricius, 1793
 * Idea agamarschana arrakana Fruhstorfer, 1910

Satyrinae

 * Melanitis leda leda Linné, 1758
 * Melanitis phedima bela Moore, 1857
 * Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846
 * Ethope himachala Moore, 1857
 * Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845
 * Elymnias hypermnestra undularis Drury, 1773
 * Elymnias penanga chelensis de Nicéville, 1890
 * Elymnias nesaea timandra Wallace, 1869
 * Elymnias malelas malelas Hewitson, 1865
 * Elymnias patna patna Westwood, 1851
 * Elymnias vasudeva deva Moore, 1893
 * Lethe vindhya vindhya C. Felder, 1859
 * Lethe mekara zuchara Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Lethe europa niladana Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Lethe rohria rohria Fabricius, 1787
 * Mycalesis francisca sanatana Moore, 1857
 * Mycalesis anaxias aemate Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Mycalesis gotama charaka Moore, 1874
 * Mycalesis perseus blasius Fabricius, 1798
 * Mycalesis mineus mineus Linné, 1767
 * Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1891
 * Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857
 * Mycalesis suaveolens suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883
 * Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868
 * Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
 * Orsotriaena medus medus Fabricius, 1775
 * Erites falcipennis falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883
 * Ragadia crisilda crisilda Hewitson, 1862
 * Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1864
 * Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871
 * Ypthima baldus baldus Fabricius, 1775

Morphinae

 * Thaumantis diores diores Doubleday, 1845
 * Discophora sondaica zal Westwood, 1851
 * Discophora timora timora Westwood, 1850
 * Stichopthalma camadeva camadevoides de Nicéville, 1899
 * Amathuxidia amythaon amythaon Doubleday, 1847

Apaturinae

 * Rohana parisatis parisatis Westwood, 1850
 * Dilipa morgiana Westwood, 1850
 * Euripus nyctelius nyctelius Doubleday, 1845

Charaxinae

 * Charaxes psaphon imna Butler, 1870
 * Charaxes bernardus Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Charaxes marmax marmax Westwood, 1848
 * Charaxes kahruba kahruba Moore, 1896
 * Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild & Jordan, 1898
 * Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770
 * Polyura arja Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Polyura delphis delphis Doubleday, 1843
 * Polyura schreiber assamensis Rothschild, 1899

Heliconiinae

 * Acraea violae Fabricius, 1775
 * Cethosia cyane cyane Drury, 1773
 * Cethosia biblis tisamena Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Phalanta phalantha phalantha Drury, 1770
 * Phalanta alcippe alcippoides Moore, 1899
 * Cirrochroa tyche mithila Moore, 1872
 * Vagrans sinha sinha Kollar, 1848
 * Cupha erymanthis lotis Sulzer, 1776
 * Vindula erota erota Fabricius, 1793
 * Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Limenitidinae

 * Dophla evelina derma Kollar, 1848
 * Bassarona teuta teuta Doubleday, 1848
 * Lexias dirtea khasiana Swinhoe, 1893
 * Lexias cyanipardus cyanipardus Butler, 1869
 * Euthalia lubentina indica Fruhstorfer, 1904
 * Euthalia aconthea garuda Moore, 1857
 * Euthalia alpheda jama Felder & Felder, 1867
 * Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857
 * Euthalia monina kesava Moore, 1859
 * Euthalia telchinia Ménétriés, 1857
 * Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1849
 * Tanaecia julii appiades Ménétriés, 1857
 * Tanaecia lepidea lepidea Butler, 1868
 * Tanaecia jahnu jahnu Moore, 1857
 * Symphaedra nais Forster, 1771
 * Lebadea martha martha Fabricius, 1778
 * Parthenos sylvia gambrisius Fabricius, 1787
 * Neurosigma siva siva Westwood, 1850
 * Athyma perius perius Linné, 1758
 * Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858
 * Athyma pravara acutipennis Fruhstorfer, 1906
 * Athyma kanwa phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Athyma inara inara Westwood, 1850
 * Athyma ranga ranga Moore, 1857
 * Athyma selenophora bahula Moore, 1858
 * Sumalia daraxa daraxa Doubleday, 1848
 * Moduza procris procris Cramer, 1777
 * Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Stoll, 1790
 * Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969
 * Pantoporia paraka paraka Butler, 1879
 * Lasippa tiga camboja Moore, 1879
 * Lasippa viraja viraja Moore, 1872
 * Neptis hylas kamarupa Moore, 1872
 * Neptis sappho astola Moore, 1872
 * Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872
 * Neptis nata adipala Moore, 1872
 * Neptis soma soma Moore, 1858
 * Neptis jumbah jumbah Moore, 1857
 * Neptis magadha khasiana Moore, 1872
 * Neptis harita harita Moore, 1874
 * Neptis nashona nashona Swinhoe, 1896
 * Neptis miah miah Moore, 1857
 * Phaedyma columella ophiana Moore, 1872

Cyrestinae

 * Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
 * Chersonesia risa risa Westwood, 1848
 * Pseudergolis wedah Kollar, 1844
 * Stibochiona nicea nicea Gray, 1846
 * Dichorragia nesimachus nesimachus Doyére, 1840

Biblidinae

 * Ariadne merione tapestrina Moore, 1884
 * Ariadne ariadne pallidior Fruhstorfer, 1899

Nymphalinae

 * Hypolimnas misippus Linné, 1758
 * Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linné, 1758
 * Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1816
 * Junonia hierta hierta Fabricius, 1793
 * Junonia lemonias lemonias Linné, 1758
 * Junonia almana almana Linné, 1758
 * Junonia atlites atlites Linné, 1763
 * Junonia iphita iphita Cramer, 1779
 * Doleschallia bisaltide indica Moore, 1899
 * Kallima inachus inachus Boisduval, 1836
 * Rhinopalpa polynice birmana Fruhstorfer, 1897
 * Vanessa cardui cardui Linné, 1758
 * Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana Moore, 1874

Coeliadinae

 * Bibasis oedipodea belesis Mabille, 1876
 * Bibasis harisa harisa Moore, 1865
 * Bibasis iluska mahintha Moore, 1874
 * Bibasis sena sena Moore, 1865
 * Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1782
 * Hasora taminatus bhavara Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Hasora khoda coulteri Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
 * Hasora anura anura de Nicéville, 1889
 * Hasora badra badra Moore, 1858
 * Hasora vitta indica Evans, 1932
 * Choaspes benjaminii formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775

Pyrginae

 * Capila phanaeus fiducia Evans, 1949
 * Celaenorrhinus asmara consertus de Nicéville, 1890
 * Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar, 1844
 * Celaenorrhinus aurivittata aurivittata Moore, 1865
 * Pseudocoladenia dan fabia Evans, 1949
 * Coladenia indrani indrani Moore, 1865
 * Sarangesa dasahara dasahara Moore, 1865
 * Odontoptilum angulata angulata Felder, 1862
 * Gerosis bhagava bhagava Moore, 1866
 * Gerosis phisara phisara Moore, 1884
 * Tagiades japetus ravi Moore, 1865
 * Tagiades gana athos Plötz, 1884
 * Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa Möschler, 1878
 * Spialia galba galba Fabricius, 1793

Hesperiinae

 * Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878
 * Baracus vittatus septentrionum Wood-Mason & Nicéville, 1887
 * Ampittia dioscorides dioscorides Fabricius, 1793
 * Aeromachus pygmaeus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1793
 * Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882
 * Halpe porus Mabille, 1876
 * Pithauria stramineipennis stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
 * Pithauria marsena Hewitson, 1855
 * Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865
 * Koruthaialos rubecula cachara Evans, 1949
 * Sancus fuligo subfasciatus Moore, 1878
 * Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775
 * Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865
 * Notocrypta feisthameli alysos Moore, 1865
 * Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Felder, 1862
 * Notocrypta paralysos asawa Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Scobura isota Swinhoe, 1893
 * Suada swerga swerga de Nicéville, 1883
 * Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798
 * Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943
 * Cupitha purreea Moore, 1877
 * Hyarotis adrastus praba Moore, 1865
 * Hyarotis microstictum microstictum Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
 * Quedara monteithi monteithi Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887
 * Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Fabricius, 1775
 * Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767
 * Matapa aria Moore, 1865
 * Matapa druna Moore, 1865
 * Matapa cresta Evans, 1949
 * Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1865
 * Taractrocera maevius maevius Fabricius, 1893
 * Oriens gola pseudolus Mabille, 1883
 * Telicota colon stinga Evans, 1949
 * Telicota besta besta Evans, 1949
 * Telicota linna linna Evans, 1949
 * Telicota bambusae bambusae Moore, 1878
 * Potanthus trachala tytleri Evans, 1914
 * Potanthus pseudomaesa clio Evans, 1932
 * Potanthus confucius dushta Fruhstorfer, 1911
 * Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica Mabille, 1904
 * Parnara guttatus mangala Moore, 1865
 * Parnara bada bada Moore, 1878
 * Parnara ganga Evans, 1937
 * Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
 * Pseudoborbo bevani Moore, 1878
 * Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877
 * Pelopidas agna agna Moore, 1865
 * Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878
 * Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798
 * Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
 * Pelopidas assamensis de Niceville, 1882
 * Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878
 * Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937
 * Baoris unicolor Moore, 1883
 * Caltoris brunnea caere de Nicéville, 1891
 * Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883
 * Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876
 * Caltoris kumara moorei Evans, 1926
 * Caltoris tulsi tulsi de Nicéville, 1883
 * Iton semamora semamora Moore, 1866