List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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)