List of butterflies of Hong Kong

This is a list of butterflies of Hong Kong. About 250 species are known from Hong Kong. One subspecies is endemic to the region.

Coeliadinae

 * Bibasis gomata lalita
 * Bibasis oedipodea belesis
 * Bibasis jaina
 * Hasora badra badra
 * Hasora vitta indica
 * Hasora chromus chromus
 * Hasora taminatus malayana
 * Hasora anura china
 * Badamia exclamationis
 * Choaspes benjaminii japonicus
 * Choaspes hemixanthus furcatus

Pyrginae

 * Celaenorrhinus leucocera
 * Gerosis phisara
 * Tagiades litigiosus litigiosus
 * Tagiades menaka
 * Abraximorpha davidii esta
 * Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum
 * Caprona alida alida

Hesperiinae

 * Ampittia dioscorides etura
 * Ampittia virgata
 * Aeromachus jhora
 * Aeromachus pygmaeus
 * Thoressa monastyrskyi
 * Halpe porus
 * Halpe paupera walthewi
 * Astictopterus jama chinensis
 * Iambrix salsala salsala
 * Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
 * Notocrypta paralysos
 * Udaspes folus
 * Suastus gremius gremius
 * Isoteinon lamprospilus lamprospilus
 * Hyarotis adrastus praba
 * Erionota torus
 * Matapa aria
 * Taractrocera ceramas thelma
 * Taractrocera maevius maevius
 * Potanthus trachala trachala
 * Potanthus pseudomaesa clio
 * Potanthus pava pava
 * Potanthus confucius confucius
 * Telicota colon stinga
 * Telicota besta besta
 * Telicota ancilla horisha
 * Telicota ohara formosana
 * Cephrenes acalle
 * Parnara guttata
 * Parnara ganga
 * Parnara bada bada
 * Parnara apostata
 * Zographetus satwa
 * Borbo cinnara
 * Borbo bevani
 * Pelopidas agna agna
 * Pelopidas mathias oberthueri
 * Pelopidas subochraceus barneyi
 * Pelopidas assamensis
 * Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus
 * Polytremis lubricans lubricans
 * Baoris farri farri
 * Caltoris bromus bromus
 * Caltoris cahira

Papilioninae

 * Lamproptera curius walkeri
 * Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
 * Graphium cloanthus clymenus
 * Graphium doson axion
 * Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
 * Pathysa antiphates antiphates
 * Papilio (Chilasa) agestor
 * Papilio (Chilasa) clytia
 * Papilio xuthus xuthus
 * Papilio machaon
 * Papilio demoleus demoleus
 * Papilio helenus helenus
 * Papilio polytes polytes
 * Papilio memnon agenor
 * Papilio protenor protenor
 * Papilio bianor bianor
 * Papilio dialis
 * Papilio paris paris
 * Troides helena spilotia
 * Troides aeacus aeacus
 * Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis
 * Byasa alcinous manonensis

Pierinae

 * Delias hyparete hierte
 * Delias pasithoe pasithoe
 * Delias acalis acalis
 * Delias belladonna kwangtungensis
 * Leptosia nina nina
 * Prioneris thestylis formosana
 * Prioneris philonome clemanthe
 * Pieris canidia canidia
 * Pieris rapae crucivora
 * Cepora nerissa nerissa
 * Appias albina darada
 * Appias lyncida eleonora
 * Ixias pyrene pyrene
 * Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe

Coliadinae

 * Dercas verhuelli verhuelli
 * Colias erate
 * Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
 * Catopsilia pomona pomona
 * Eurema brigitta rubella
 * Eurema laeta betheseba
 * Eurema hecabe hecabe
 * Eurema blanda hylama

Miletinae

 * Allotinus drumila aphthonius
 * Miletus chinensis chinensis
 * Taraka hamada isona

Curetinae

 * Curetis dentata denta

Aphnaeinae

 * Cigaritis lohita formosana
 * Cigaritis syama peguana

Theclinae

 * Arhopala bazalus turbata
 * Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous
 * Arhopala birmana birmana
 * Arhopala paramuta paramuta
 * Arhopala rama ramosa
 * Mahathala ameria hainani
 * Horaga albimacula triumphalis
 * Horaga onyx moltrechti
 * Iraota timoleon timolecon
 * Pratapa deva devula
 * Tajuria cippus malcolmi
 * Tajuria maculata
 * Eliotia jalindra
 * Creon cleobis cleobis
 * Remelana jangala mudra
 * Ancema ctesia agalla
 * Deudorix epijarbas menesicles
 * Artipe eryx eryx
 * Sinthusa chandrana grotei
 * Sinthusa nasaka
 * Rapala manea schistacea

Lycaeninae

 * Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus

Polyommatinae

 * Nacaduba berenice
 * Nacaduba kurava euplea
 * Jamides bochus bochus
 * Jamides celeno celeno
 * Jamides alecto alocina
 * Catochrysops strabo strabo
 * Catochrysops panormus exiguus
 * Lampides boeticus
 * Leptotes plinius
 * Castalius rosimon
 * Pseudozizeeria maha serica
 * Zizeeria karsandra karsandra
 * Zizina otis otis
 * Zizula hylax
 * Famegana alsulus eggletoni
 * Everes argiades
 * Everes lacturnus rileyi
 * Tongeia filicaudis
 * Pithecops corvus
 * Neopithecops zalmora zalmora; N. z. dolona
 * Megisba malaya sikkima; M. m. volubilis
 * Acytolepis puspa gisca
 * Udara dilecta dilecta
 * Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea
 * Celastrina lavendularis limbata
 * Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
 * Chilades lajus leucofasciatus
 * Luthrodes pandava pandava
 * Freyeria putli

Nemeobiidae

 * Zemeros flegyas flegyas
 * Dodona egeon egeon
 * Abisara echerius echerius

Satyrinae

 * Melanitis leda leda
 * Melanitis phedima muskata
 * Lethe chandica
 * Lethe confusa confusa
 * Lethe europa beroe
 * Lethe rohria permagnis
 * Lethe verma stenopa
 * Neope muirheadii muirheadii
 * Elymnias hypermnestra hainana
 * Mycalesis mineus mineus
 * Mycalesis zonata
 * Ypthima baldus baldus
 * Ypthima lisandra lisandra
 * Ypthima norma norma
 * Ypthima imitans
 * Ypthima praenubila praenubila

Morphinae

 * Faunis eumeus eumeus
 * Discophora sondaica tulliana

Charaxinae

 * Polyura athamas athamas
 * Polyura nepenthes nepenthes
 * Charaxes bernardus bernardus
 * Charaxes bernardus bernardus

Biblidinae

 * Ariadne ariadne alterna

Heliconiinae

 * Cupha erymanthis erymanthis
 * Phalanta phalantha phalantha
 * Vagrans egista brixia
 * Cirrochroa tyche mithila
 * Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius
 * Cethosia biblis phanaroia
 * Acraea issoria issoria

Nymphalinae

 * Vanessa indica indica
 * Vanessa cardui
 * Kaniska canace canace
 * Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum
 * Symbrenthia lilaea lunica
 * Junonia almana almana
 * Junonia atlites atlites
 * Junonia lemonias lemonias
 * Junonia iphita iphita
 * Junonia hierta hierta
 * Junonia orithya orithya
 * Hypolimnas anomala anomala
 * Hypolimnas bolina kezia
 * Hypolimnas misippus
 * Kallima inachus chinensis

Limenitidinae

 * Neptis hylas hylas
 * Neptis clinia susruta
 * Neptis soma tayalina
 * Neptis miah nolana
 * Phaedyma columella columella
 * Pantoporia hordonia
 * Athyma perius perius
 * Athyma nefte seitzi
 * Athyma cama
 * Athyma selenophora leucophryne
 * Athyma ranga serica
 * Parathyma sulpitia
 * Parasarpa dudu hainanensis
 * Moduza procris procris
 * Euthalia lubentina lubentina
 * Euthalia phemius seitzi
 * Euthalia aconthea aditha
 * Euthalia niepelti
 * Lexias pardalis

Cyrestinae

 * Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus
 * Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis

Apaturinae

 * Rohana parisatis staurakius
 * Hestina assimilis assimilis
 * Sephisa chandra androdamas
 * Euripus nyctelius

Danainae

 * Parantica aglea melanoides
 * Parantica sita sita
 * Parantica swinhoei szechuana
 * Ideopsis similis similis
 * Tirumala limniace limniace
 * Tirumala septentrionis septentronis
 * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
 * Danaus genutia genutia
 * Idea leuconoe
 * Euploea midamus midamus
 * Euploea sylvester swinhoei
 * Euploea mulciber mulciber
 * Euploea core amymone