List of butterflies of Laos

This is a list of the butterflies of Laos.

Families

 * Papilionidae—swallowtail butterflies
 * Pieridae—yellow-white butterflies
 * Nymphalidae—brush-footed butterflies
 * Lycaenidae—blues, hairstreaks and gossamer-winged butterflies
 * Riodinidae—metalmark butterflies
 * Hesperiidae—skipper butterflies

Subfamily Parnassiinae

 * Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)

Subfamily Papilioninae

 * Brown gorgon (Meandrusa sciron)
 * Yellow gorgon (Meandrusa payeni)
 * Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
 * Glassy bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
 * Common bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon)
 * Common jay (Graphium doson)
 * Lesser jay (Graphium evemon)
 * Great jay (Graphium eurypylus)
 * Veined jay (Graphium eurypylus)
 * Veined jay (Graphium chironides)
 * Tailed jay (Graphium agamemnon)
 * Spotted jay (Graphium arycles)
 * Fourbar swordtail (Graphium agetes)
 * Spot swordtail (Graphium nomius)
 * Five-bar swordtail (Graphium antiphates)
 * Laos swordtail (Graphium phidias)
 * Lesser zebra (Graphium macareus)
 * Great zebra (Graphium xenocles)
 * Spotted zebra (Graphium megarus)
 * Yellow spotted swordtail (Graphium mullah)
 * White dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
 * Green dragontail (Lamproptera meges)
 * Tawny mime (Papilio agestor)
 * Lesser mime (Papilio epycides)
 * Blue striped mime (Papilio slateri)
 * Common mime (Papilio clytia)
 * Great blue mime (Papilio paradoxa)
 * Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
 * Common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
 * Banded swallowtail (Papilio demolion)
 * Noble swallowtail (Papilio noblei)
 * Common raven (Papilio castor)
 * Yellow Hellen (Papilio nephelus)
 * Red Hellen (Papilio helenus)
 * Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
 * Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)
 * Tailed redbreast (Papilio bootes)
 * Spangle (Papilio protenor)
 * Paris peacock (Papilio paris)
 * Common peacock (Papilio polyctor)
 * Common batwing (Atrophaneura varuna)
 * Lesser batwing (Atrophaneura aidoneus)
 * Black windmill (Atrophaneura crassipes)
 * Common clubtail (Losaria coon)
 * Lao windmill (Byasa laos)
 * Adamson's rose (Byasa adamsoni)
 * Common windmill (Byasa polyeuctes)
 * Common birdwing (Troides helena)
 * Golden birdwing (Troides aeacus)
 * Common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)

Subfamily: Coliadinae

 * Orange emigrant (Catopsilia scylla)
 * Mottled emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
 * Common emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
 * Tailed sulphur (Dercas verhuelli)
 * Tree yellow (Gandaca harina)
 * Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe)
 * Three-spot grass yellow (Eurema blanda)
 * Scarce changeable grass yellow (Eurema simulatrix sarinoides) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
 * Chocolate grass yellow (Eurema sari) (Moore, 1886)
 * Anderson's grass yellow (Eurema andersoni sadanobui) (Shirôzu & Yata, 1982)

Subfamily: Pierinae

 * Psyche (Leptosia nina) (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Vietnam Jezebel (Delias vietnamensis) (Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000)
 * White-streaked Jezebel (Delias lativitta tai) (Yoshino, 1999)
 * Pale Jezebel (Delias sanaca) (Moore, 1857)
 * Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi) (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete) (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Common gull (Cepora nerissa) (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Lesser gull (Cepora nadina) (Lucas, 1852)
 * Spotted sawtooth (Prioneris thestylis) (Doubleday, 1842)
 * Eastern striped albatross (Appias olferna) (Swinhoe, 1890)
 * Chocolate albatross (Appias lyncida) (Cramer, 1779)
 * Orange albatross (Appias nero) (Butler, 1867)
 * Indian orange albatross (Appias galba) (Wallace, 1867)
 * Common albatross (Appias albina) (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Plain puffin (Appias indra) (Moore, 1858)
 * Large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) (Gray, 1846)
 * Small cabbage white (Pieris rapae) (Boisduval, 1836)
 * Green veined white (Artogeia erutae) (Verity, 1911)
 * Yellow orange tip (Ixias pyrene) (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Great orange tip (Hebomoia glaucippe) (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pale wanderer (Pareronia avatar) (Moore, 1858)
 * Common wanderer (Pareronia valeria) (Butler, 1879 )

Subfamily: Poritiinae

 * Common gem (Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga) (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Subfamily: Curetinae

 * Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis) (Westwood, 1851)
 * Tonkin sunbeam (Curetis tonkina) (Evans, 1954)

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

 * Purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles latilimbata) (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily: Miletinae

 * Siam brownie (Miletus archilochus siamensis) (Godfrey, 1916)
 * Mallus brownie (Miletus mallus mallus) (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
 * Corbet's darkie (Allotinus corbeti) (Eliot, 1956)
 * Crenulate darkie (Allotinus drumila) (Moore, 1865)
 * Blue darkie (Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus) Felder & Felder, [1865]
 * Moore's darkie (Allotinus substrigosus substrigosus) (Moore, 1884)
 * Lesser darkie (Allotinus unicolor rekkia) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
 * Dark mottle (Logania distanti massalia) Doherty, 1891
 * Pale mottle (Logania marmorata marmorata) Moore, 1884
 * Watson's mottle (Logania watsoniana) de Niceville, 1898
 * Apefly (Spalgis epeus epeus) (Moore, 1878)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

 * Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon rosimon) (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Spotted Pierrot (Tarucus callinara) Butler, 1886
 * Pea blue (Lampides boeticus) (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Straight Pierrot (Caleta roxus roxana) (de Niceville, 1897)
 * Elbowed Pierrot (Caleta elna noliteia) (Fruhstorfer, 1918)
 * Angled Pierrot (Caleta decidia decidia) (Hewitson, [1876])
 * Banded blue Pierrot (Discolampa ethion ethion) (Westwood, [1851])
 * Short-tailed blue (Everes argiades diporides) Chapman, 1909
 * Indian Cupid (Everes lacturnus lacturnus) (Godart, [1824])
 * Dusky blue Cupid (Everes huegelii dipora) Moore, 1865)
 * Prized hedge blue (Udara dilecta dilecta) (Moore, 1879)
 * Howarth's hedge blue (Udara placidula howarthi) (Cantlie & Norman, 1960)
 * White hedge blue (Udara akasa sadanobui) Eliot & Kawazoe, 1983
 * Bicolored hedge blue (Udara selma cerima) (Corbet, 1937)
 * Albocerulean (Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea) (Moore, 1879)
 * Common hedge blue (Acytolepis puspa gisca) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
 * Hampson's hedge blue (Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis) Eliot & Kawazoe, 1983
 * Margined hedge blue (Celatoxia marginata marginata) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Plain hedge blue (Celastrina lavendularis limbata) (Moore, 1879)
 * Metallic hedge blue (Callenya melaena melaena) (Doherty, 1899)
 * Swinhoe's hedge blue (Monodontides musina pelides) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
 * Lesser grass blue (Zizina otis sangra) (Moore, [1866])
 * Pale grass blue (Zizeeria maha maha) (Kollar, [1844])
 * Dark grass blue (Zizeeria karsandra) (Moore, 1865)
 * Tiny grass blue (Zizula hylax hylax) (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Black spotted grass blue (Famegana alsulus eggletoni) (Corbet, 1941)
 * Oriental grass jewel (Chilades putli) (Kollar, [1844])
 * Lime blue (Chilades lajus lajus) (Stoll, [1780])
 * Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava pandava) (Horsfield, [1829])
 * Gram blue (Euchrysops cnejus) (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo strabo) (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Zebra blue (Leptotes plinius) (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Dark cerulean (Jamides bochus bochus) (Stoll, [1782])
 * Common cerulean (Jamides celeno celeno (Cramer, [1775])
 * White cerulean (Jamides pura pura) (Moore, 1886)
 * Glistering cerulean (Jamides elpis pseudelpis) (Butler, [1879])
 * Royal cerulean (Jamides caeruleus caeruleus) (H. Druce, 1873)
 * Metallic cerulean (Jamides alecto alocina) Swinhoe, 1915
 * White line blue (Nacaduba angusta albida) Riley & Godfrey, 1925
 * Rounded six-line blue (Nacaduba berenice aphya) Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Opaque six-line blue (Nacaduba beroe gythion) Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Transparent six-line blue (Nacaduba kurava euplea) Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Large four-line blue (Nacaduba pactolus continentalis) Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Violet four-line blue (Nacaduba subperusia lysa) Fruhstorfer, 1916
 * Jewel four-line blue (Nacaduba sanaya naevia) Toxopeus, 1929
 * Pointed lineblue (Ionolyce helicon merguiana) (Moore, 1884)
 * Banded lineblue (Prosotas aluta coelestis) (Wood-Mason & de Niceville, [1887])
 * Bhutya lineblue (Prosotas bhutea bhutea) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Tailess lineblue (Prosotas dubiosa indica) (Evans, 1925)
 * Dark-based lineblue (Prosotas gracilis ni) (de Niceville, 1902)
 * Brown lineblue (Prosotas lutea sivoka) (Evans, 1910)
 * Common lineblue (Prosotas nora ardates) (Moore, [1875])
 * White-tipped lineblue (Prosotas noreia hampsoni) (de Niceville, 1885)
 * Margined lineblue (Prosotas pia marginata) Tite, 1963
 * Dingy lineblue (Petrelaea dana) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Una (Una usta usta) (Distant, 1886)
 * Chinese straight-wing blue (Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea) (Fruhstorfer, 1918)
 * Staight-wing blue (Orthomiella pontis fukienensis) Forster, 1941
 * White-banded Pierrot (Niphanda asialis) (de Niceville, 1895)
 * Pointed Pierrot (Niphanda cymbia cymbia) de Niceville, [1884]
 * Large pointed Pierrot (Niphanda tessellata tessellata) Moore, [1875]
 * Ciliate blue (Anthene emolus emolus) (Godart, [1824])
 * White ciliate blue (Anthene licates dusuntua) Corbet, 1940
 * Poined ciliate blue (Anthene lycaenina lycambes) (Hewitson, [1878])

Subfamily: Theclinae

 * Evan's silverline (Cigaritis evansii ayuthia) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
 * Pale-banded silverline (Cigaritis learmondi) (Tytler, 1940)
 * Aroon's silverline (Cigaritis leechi arooni) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
 * Long-banded silverline (Cigaritis lohita himalayanus) (Moore, 1884)
 * Karen silverline (Cigaritis maximus) (Elwes, [1893])
 * Laos silverline (Cigaritis miyamotoi) Saito & Seki, 2008
 * Silver-red silverline (Cigaritis rukma) (de Niceville, [1889])
 * Fruhstorfer's silverline (Cigaritis seliga) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
 * Club silverline (Cigaritis syama peguanus) (Moore, 1884)
 * Aberrant silverline (Cigaritis vixinga davidsoni) (Talbot, 1936)
 * Common silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus tavoyana) (Evans, 1925)
 * Brown yamfly (Drina donina donina) (Hewitson, [1865])
 * White imperial (Neomyrina nivea hiemalis) (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
 * Yamfly (Loxura atymnus continentalis) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
 * Branded yamfly (Yasoda tripunctata tripunctata) (Hewitson, [1863])
 * Fruhstorfer's yamfly (Yasoda androconifera) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
 * Cardinal (Thamala marciana marciana) (Hewitson, [1863])
 * Common imperial (Cheritra freja evansi) Cowan, 1965
 * Truncate imperial (Cheritrella truncipennis) de Niceville, 1887
 * Blue imperial (Ticherra acte acte) (Moore, [1858])
 * Siamese onyx (Ahmetia achaja achaja) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
 * Common posy (Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii) Moore, 1884
 * Dark posy (Drupadia theda fabricii) Moore, 1884
 * Blue posy (Drupadia scaeva cooperi) (Tytler, 1940)
 * Silverstreak blue (Iraota timoleon timoleon) (Stoll, [1790])
 * Scarce silverstreak (Iraota rochana boswelliana) Distant, 1885
 * Blue leafblue (Amblypodia narada taooana) Moore, [1879]
 * Purple leafblue (Amblypodia anita anita) Hewitson, 1862
 * Pale bushblue (Arhopala aberrans) (de Niceville, [1889])
 * Aberrant bushblue (Arhopala abseus indicus) Riley, 1923
 * Tytler's dull oakblue (Arhopala ace arata) Tytler, 1915
 * Large oakblue (Arhopala amantes amatrix) de Niceville, 1891
 * Centaur oakblue (Arhopala centaurus nakula) (Felder & Felder, 1860)
 * Large metallic oakblue (Arhopala aedias meritatas) Corbet, 1941
 * Purple-glazed oakblue (Arhopala agaba) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * De Niceville's oakblue (Arhopala agrata binghami) Corbet 1946
 * White-stained oakblue (Arhopala aida aida) de Niceville, 1889
 * Purple broken-band oakblue (Arhopala alitaeus mirabella) Doherty, 1889
 * Magnificent oakblue (Arhopala anarte anarte) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Anthelus bushblue (Arhopala anthelus) (Westwood, [1852])
 * Small tailless oakblue (Arhopala antimuta antimuta) Felder & Felder, [1865]
 * Purple-brown tailless oakblue (Arhopala arvina aboe) de Niceville, 1895(Hewitson, [1863])
 * Plain tailless oakblue (Arhopala asopia) (Hewitson, [1869])
 * Broad-banded oakblue (Arhopala asinarus asinarus) Felder & Felder, [1865]
 * Tailed disc oakblue (Arhopala atosia jahara) Corbet, 1941
 * Dark broken-band oakblue (Arhopala atrax) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Grey-washed oakblue (Arhopala aurelia) (Evans, 1925)
 * Powered oakblue (Arhopala bazalus teesta) (de Niceville, 1886)
 * Burmese bushblue (Arhopala birmana birmana) (Moore, [1884])
 * White-dot oakblue (Arhopala democritus democritus) (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Frosted oakblue (Arhopala dispar dispar) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
 * Violetdisc oakblue (Arhopala epimete duessa) Doherty, 1889
 * Green oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus) (Cramer, [1780])
 * Spotless oakblue (Arhopala fulla ignara) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
 * Tailess bushblue (Arhopala ganesa watsoni) Evans, 1912
 * Doherty's green oakblue (Arhopala hellenore hellenore) Doherty, 1889
 * Doherty's dull oakblue (Arhopala khamti) Doherty, 1891
 * Pale yellow oakblue (Arhopala moolaiana maya) (Evans, 1932)
 * Mutal oakblue (Arhopala muta merguiana) Corbet, 1941
 * Hewitson's dull oakblue (Arhopala oenea oenea) (Hewitson, [1869])
 * Opal oakblue (Arhopala opalina opalina) (Moore, [1884])
 * Dusky bushblue (Arhopala paraganesa zephyretta) (Doherty, 1891)
 * Hooked oakblue (Arhopala paramuta paramuta) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Yellowdisc oakblue (Arhopala perimuta perimuta) (Moore, [1858])
 * Dark Himalayan oakblue (Arhopala rama ramosa) (Evans, 1925)
 * Reddish-brown oakblue (Arhopala selta selta) (Hewitson, [1869])
 * Sylhet oakblue (Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Pointed oakblue (Arhopala singla) (de Niceville, 1885)
 * Large spotted oakblue (Arhopala vihara hirava) Corbet, 1941
 * Zambra oakblue (Arhopala zambra zambra) Swinhoe, [1911]
 * Silky oakblue (Arhopala alax) (Evans, 1932)
 * Darkie plushblue (Flos anniella artegal) Doherty, 1889
 * Plain plushblue (Flos apidanus ahamus) Doherty, 1891
 * Tailess plushblue (Flos areste) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Spangled plushblue (Flos asoka) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Bifid plushblue (Flos diardi diardi) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Shining plushblue (Flos fulgida fulgida) (Hewitson, [1863])
 * Variegated plushblue (Flos adriana) (de Niceville, [1884])
 * Many-tailed oakblue (Thaduka multicaudata multicaudata) Moore, [1879]
 * Falcate oakblue (Mahathala ameria ameria) (Hewitson, 1862)
 * Crenulate oakblue (Apporasa atkinsoni) (Hewitson, [1869])
 * Red-edge (Semanga superba siamensis) Talbot, 1936
 * Common acacia blue (Surendra quercetorum quercetorum) (Moore, [1858])
 * Acacia blue (Surendra vivarna neritos) (Fruhstorfer, 1907)
 * Silver streaked acacia blue (Zinaspa todara) (Moore, [1884])
 * Commomn tinsel (Catapaecilma major albicans) Corbet, 1941
 * Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas) (Moore, [1858])
 * Scarce cornelian (Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria) (Elwes, [1893])
 * Abnormal flash (Rapala duma) Hewitson, 1878
 * Frustorfer's flash (Rapala melida nicevillei) Swinhoe, 1911
 * Common flash (Rapala nissa ranta) Swinhoe, 1897
 * Indigo flash (Rapala varuna orseis) Hewitson, [1863]
 * Copper flash (Rapala pheretima petosiris) (Hewitson, [1863])
 * Myanmar flash (Rapala hades) (de Niceville, 1895)
 * Malayan red flash (Rapala damona) Swinhoe, 1890
 * Common red flash (Rapala iarbus iarbus) (Fabricius, 1787)
 * Slate flash (Rapala manea schistacea) (Moore, 1879)
 * Scarce shot flash (Rapala scintilla scintilla) de Niceville, 1890
 * Branded flash (Rapala tara) de Niceville, [1889]
 * Brown flash (Rapala rectivitta) (Moore, 1879)
 * Suffused flash (Rapala suffusa suffusa) (Moore, [1879])
 * Broad spark (Sinthusa chandrana grotei) (Moore, [1884])
 * Narrow spark (Sinthusa nasaka obscurata) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
 * Lister's hairstreak (Pamela dudgeonii) (de Niceville, 1894)
 * Green hairstreak (Novosatsuma oppocoenosa) Johnson, 1992
 * Ahlbergia pluto (Leech, 1893)
 * Common onyx (Horaga onyx onyx) (Moore, [1858])
 * Violet onyx (Horaga albimacula viola) Moore, 1882
 * Purple onyx (Horaga amethysta purpurescens) Corbet, 1941
 * White onyx (Horaga takanamii) Seki & Saito, [2004]
 * Orchid tit (Hypolycaena othona) Hewitson, 1865
 * Blue tit (Hypolycaena kina inari) (Wileman, 1908)
 * Common tit (Hypolycaena erylus himavantus) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
 * Fluffy tit (Hypolycaena amasa amasa) Hewitson, [1865]
 * Azure royal (Britomartis cleoboides cleoboides) (Elwes, [1893])
 * Mandarin blue (Charana mandarina mandarina) (Hewitson, [1863])
 * Broadtail royal (Creon cleobis cleobis) (Godart, [1824])
 * White-banded royal (Dacalana cotys) (Hewitson, [1865])
 * Spectacular royal (Dacalana inorthodoxa) Seki & Saito, 2006
 * Diagonal royal (Dacalana penicilligera) (de Niceville, 1890)

Family: Riodinidae

 * Abnormal Judy (Abisara abnormis) Moore, [1884]
 * Double-banded Judy (Abisara bifasciata angulata) Moore, [1879]
 * White-spotted Judy (Abisara burnii timaeus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
 * Plum Judy (Abisara echerius paionea) Fruhstorfer, [1914]
 * Lesser Judy (Abisara freda freda) Bennett, 1957
 * Dark Judy (Abisara fylla fylla) (Westwood, [1851])
 * Two-spotted Judy (Abisara miyazakii shigehoi) K. & T. Saito, 2005
 * Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron gratius) Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Forest Judy (Abisara saturata meta) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
 * White-banded Judy (Abisara latifasciata) Inoué & Kawazoé, 1964
 * Striped Punch (Dodona adonira adonira) Hewitson, [1866]
 * White Punch (Dodona deodata deodata) Hewitson, 1876
 * Lesser Punch (Dodona dipoea) Hewitson, [1866]
 * Orange Punch (Dodona egeon egeon) (Westwood, [1851])
 * Tailed Punch (Dodona eugenes venox) Fruhstorfer, 1912
 * Katerina's Punch (Dodona katerina katerina) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
 * Spotted Punch (Dodona maculosa maculosa) Leech, 1890
 * Mixed Punch (Dodona ouida ouida) Hewitson, [1866]
 * Spectacular Punch (Dodona speciosa) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
 * Dark Punch (Dodona dracon dracon) de Nicéville, 1897
 * Lesser harlequin (Laxita thuisto ephorus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
 * Common red harlequin (Paralaxita telesia boulleti) (Fruhstorfer, [1914])
 * Columbine (Stiboges nymphidia nymphidia) Butler, 1876
 * Orange harlequin (Taxila haquinus berthae) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
 * Dora's harlequin (Taxila dora) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
 * Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas allica) (Fabricius, 1787)
 * Mountain columbine (Stiboges elodinia) Fruhstorfer, [1914]