Singapore Butterfly Checklist
 
 

Last Updated on 07 October 2009
 
 
Scientific Name (G-S-SS) English Name Chinese Name
Family : Papilionidae, SubFamily : Papilioninae 凤蝶科 - 凤蝶亞科
1 Troides helena  cerberus Common Birdwing 裳凤蝶
2 Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris Common Rose 紅珠凤蝶
3 Chilasa clytia  clytia Common Mime 斑凤蝶
4 Papilio demoleus malayanus Lime Butterfly 达摩凤蝶
5 Papilio demolion  demolion Banded Swallowtail
6 Papilio iswara  iswara Great Helen
7 Papilio polytes  romulus Common Mormon 玉帶凤蝶
8 Papilio memnon agenor Great Mormon 美凤蝶
9 Papilio prexaspes  prexaspes Blue Helen
10 Graphium sarpedon luctatius Common Bluebottle 青凤蝶
11 Graphium doson evemonides Common Jay 木蘭青凤蝶
12 Graphium evemon eventus Blue Jay 蓝凤蝶
13 Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Tailed Jay 統帅青凤蝶
14 Pathysa antiphates itamputi Five Bar Swordtail 绿凤蝶
 
 		    
Family : Pieridae, Subfamily : Pierinae 粉蝶科 - 粉蝶亞科
1 Delias hyparete metarete Painted Jezebel 优越斑粉蝶
2 Leptosia nina malayana Psyche 纤粉蝶
3 Pieris canidia canidia * Cabbage White 菜粉蝶
4 Appias lyncida vasava Chocolate Albatross 灵奇尖粉蝶
5 Appias libythea olferna Striped Albatross 利比尖粉蝶
       
  Family : Pieridae, Subfamily : Coliadinae 粉蝶科 - 黃粉蝶亞科
1 Catopsilia pomona  pomona Lemon Emigrant 迁粉蝶
2 Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Mottled Emigrant 梨花遷粉蝶
3 Catopsilia scylla cornelia Orange Emigrant 镉黄粉蝶
4 Eurema brigitta senna No Brand Grass Yellow
5 Eurema hecabe contubernalis Common Grass Yellow 寬边黃粉蝶
6 Eurema simulatrix tecmessa Hill Grass Yellow
7 Eurema blanda snelleni Three Spot Grass Yellow 檗黃粉蝶
8 Eurema andersonii andersonii Anderson's Grass Yellow
9 Eurema sari sodalis Chocolate Grass Yellow
10 Gandaca harina distanti Tree Yellow 树粉蝶
       
  Family : Nymphalidae,  Subfamily : Danainae 蛺蝶科- 斑蝶亞科
1 Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Plain Tiger 金斑蝶
2 Danaus genutia genutia Common Tiger 虎斑蝶
3 Danaus melanippus hegesippus Black Veined Tiger ? 斑蝶
4 Parantica agleoides agleoides Dark Glassy Tiger ? 青斑蝶
5 Ideopsis vulgaris macrina Blue Glassy Tiger ? 青斑蝶
6 Idea stolli logani Common Tree Nymph 大白斑蝶
7 Idea leuconoe chersonesia Mangrove Tree Nymph 白斑蝶
8 Euploea crameri bremeri Spotted Black Crow 黑点紫斑蝶
9 Euploea camaralzeman malayica Malayan Crow 马来紫斑蝶
10 Euploea eyndhovii gardineri Striped Black Crow 黑斑紫斑蝶
11 Euploea mulciber mulciber Striped Blue Crow 異型紫斑蝶
12 Euploea tulliolus ledereri Dwarf Crow 小紫斑蝶
13 Euploea phaenareta castelnaui King Crow 大紫斑蝶
14 Euploea midamus singapura Blue Spotted Crow 蓝点紫斑蝶
15 Euploea radamanthus radamanthus Magpie Crow

 
Family : Nymphalidae, Subfamily : Satyrinae 蛺蝶科 - 眼蝶亞科
1 Melanitis leda leda Common Evening Brown 暮眼蝶
2 Elymnias panthera panthera Tawny Palmfly
3 Elymnias hypermnestra agina Common Palmfly 翠袖鋸眼蝶
4 Elymnias penanga penaga Pointed Palmfly
5 Lethe europa malaya Bamboo Tree Brown 长纹黛眼蝶
6 Mycalesis fusca fusca Malayan Bush Brown
7 Mycalesis perseus cepheus Dingy Bush Brown 裴斯眉眼蝶
8 Mycalesis perseoides perseoides Burmese Bush Brown
9 Mycalesis mineus macromalayana Dark Brand Bush Brown 小眉眼蝶
10 Mycalesis visala phamis Long Branded Bush Brown
11 Mycalesis orseis nautilus Purple Bush Brown
12 Orsotriaena medus cinerea Nigger 奥眼蝶
13 Ypthima huebneri Common Four Ring 前霧矍眼蝶
14 Ypthima fasciata torone Straight-banded Five Ring
15 Ypthima baldus newboldi Common Five Ring 矍眼蝶
16 Ypthima horsfieldii humei Malayan Five Ring
17 Ypthima pandocus corticaria Common Three Ring 三矍眼蝶


 

Family : Nymphalidae, Subfamily : Morphinae 蛺蝶科 - 環蝶亞科
1 Faunis canens arcesilas Common Faun
2 Amathusia phidippus phidippus Palm King
3 Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus Saturn
4 Thaumantis noureddin noureddin Dark Jungle Glory
5 Thaumantis klugius lucipor Dark Blue Jungle Glory
6 Discophora sondaica despoliata Common Duffer 凤眼方環蝶

 
Family : Nymphalidae, Subfamily : Nymphalinae 蛺蝶科 - 蛺蝶亞科
1 Acraea violae * Tawny Coster
2 Cupha erymanthis lotis Rustic 黃襟蛺蝶
3 Phalanta phalantha phalantha Leopard 琺蛺蝶
4 Cirrochroa orissa orissa Banded Yeoman
5 Vindula dejone erotella Cruiser
6 Terinos terpander robertsia Royal Assyrian
7 Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing
8 Cethosia hypsea hypsina Malay Lacewing 锯蛱蝶
9 Cethosia penthesilea methypsea Plain Lacewing
10 Junonia almana javana Peacock Pansy 美眼蛺蝶
11 Junonia atlites atlites Grey Pansy 波纹眼蛺蝶
12 Junonia hedonia ida Chocolate Pansy 钩翅眼蛺蝶
13 Junonia orithya wallacei Blue Pansy 翠蓝眼蛺蝶
14 Hypolimnas anomala anomala Malayan Eggfly 畸紋紫斑蛺蝶
15 Hypolimnas bolina bolina Great Eggfly 幻紫斑蛺蝶
16 Hypolimnas misippus misippus Danaid Eggfly 金斑蛺蝶
17 Doleschallia bisaltide ? bisaltide * Autumn Leaf
18 Chersonesia peraka peraka Little Maplet
19 Neptis hylas papaja Common Sailor 中环蛺蝶
20 Neptis leucoporos cresina Grey Sailor
21 Neptis harita harita Chocolate Sailer
22 Phaedyma columella singa Short Banded Sailor 柱菲蛺蝶
23 Lasippa heliodore dorelia Burmese Lascar
24 Lasippa tiga siaka Malayan (Burmese) Lascar
25 Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Common Lascar 金蟠蛺蝶
26 Pantoporia paraka paraka Perak Lascar
27 Athyma pravara helma Lance Sergeant
28 Athyma asura idita Studded Sergeant 珠履带蛱蝶
29 Athyma kanwa kanwa Dot-Dash Sergeant
30 Athyma reta moorei Malay Staff Sergeant
31 Athyma nefte subrata Colour Sergeant 相思帶蛺蝶
32 Pandita sinope sinope  The Colonel
33 Moduza procris milonia  Commander 穆蛺蝶
34 Lebadea martha parkeri Knight
35 Tanaecia pelea pelea  Malay Viscount
36 Tanaecia iapis puseda Horsfield's Baron
37 Euthalia monina monina  Malay Baron 暗斑翠蛺蝶
38 Euthalia aconthea gurda  Baron 矛翠蛺蝶
39 Euthalia merta merta White-Tipped Baron
40 Euthalia adonia pinwilli Green Baron
41 Lexias dirtea merguia Black-tip Archduke 黑角律蛱蝶
42 Lexias pardalis dirteana Archduke
43 Lexias canescens  pardalina  Yellow Archduke
44 Eulaceura osteria kumana Purple Duke
45 Euripus nyctelius eupleoides Courtesan

 
Family : Nymphalidae, Subfamily : Charaxinae 蛺蝶科 - 螯蛺蝶亞科
1 Polyura hebe plautus Plain Nawab
2 Polyura schreiber tisamenus Blue Nawab
3 Charaxes solon echo Black Rajah

 
Family : Riodinidae* , Subfamily : Riodininae 灰蝶科 - 蜆蝶亞科
1 Abisara geza niya Spotted Judy
2 Abisara kausambi kausambi Straight Line Judy
3 Abisara saturata kausamboides Malayan Plum Judy
4 Abisara savitri savitri Malay Tailed Judy
5 Laxita thuisto thuisto Lesser Harlequin
6 Taxila haquinus haquinus The Harlequin

 
Family : Lycaenidae Subfamily : Poritiinae
1 Poritia philota philota Malayan Gem
2 Poritia sumatrae sumatrae Sumatran Gem

 
Family : Lycaenidae, Subfamily : Miletinae 灰蝶科 - 雲灰蝶亞科
1 Miletus gopara gopara Round-band Brownie
2 Miletus biggsii biggsii Bigg's Brownie
3 Miletus symethus petronius Great Brownie
4 Allotinus unicolor unicolor Lesser Darkie
5 Logania marmorata damis  Pale Mottle
6 Spalgis epius epius The Apefly

 
Family : Lycaenidae, Subfamily : Curetinae 灰蝶科 - 银灰蝶亞科
1 Curetis santana malayica Malayan Sunbeam 马来银灰蝶
2 Curetis saronis sumatrana Sumatran Sunbeam 苏马银灰蝶

 
Family : Lycaenidae, Subfamily : Lycaeninae 灰蝶科 - 灰蝶亞科
1 Castalius rosimon rosimon Common Pierrot 豹灰蝶
2 Caleta elna elvira Elbowed Pierrot
3 Everes lacturnus rileyi Indian Cupid
4 Neopithecops zalmora zalmora The Quaker 一点灰蝶
5 Megisba malaya sikkima The Malayan 美姬灰蝶
6 Acytolepis puspa lambi Common Hedge Blue 鈕灰蝶
7 Zizina otis lampa Lesser Grass Blue 毛眼灰蝶
8 Zizeeria maha serica Pale Grass Blue 酢漿灰蝶
9 Zizula hylax pygmaea Pygmy Grass Blue
10 Chilades pandava pandava Cycad Blue 曲紋紫灰蝶
11 Euchrysops cnejus cnejus Gram Blue 棕灰蝶
12 Catochrysops strabo strabo Forget-Me-Not
13 Catochrysops panormus exiguus Silver Forget-Me-Not 蓝咖灰蝶
14 Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 亮灰蝶
15 Jamides bochus nabonassar Dark Caerulean 雅灰蝶
16 Jamides celeno aelianus Common Caerulean 锡冷雅灰蝶
17 Jamides malaccanus malaccanus Soldier Caerulean
18 Jamides caeruleus caeruleus Sky Blue
19 Nacaduba beroe neon Opaque SixLine Blue
20 Nacaduba berenice icena Rounded SixLine Blue
21 Nacaduba calauria malayica Dark Malayan SixLine Blue
22 Nacaduba pavana singapura Small FourLine Blue
23 Ionolyce helicon merguiana Pointed Line Blue
24 Prosotas nora superdates Common Line-Blue
25 Prosotas dubiosa lumpura Tailess Line Blue
26 Catopyrops ancyra Ancyra Blue
27 Petrelaea dana dana Dingy Line Blue
28 Anthene emolus goberus Ciliate Blue
29 Anthene lycaenina miya  Pointed Ciliate Blue
30 Spindasis syama terana Black Banded Silverline 豆粒银线灰蝶
31 Spindasis lohita senama Long Banded Silverline 银线灰蝶
32 Arhopala centaurus nakula Centaur Oakblue 银鏈嬈灰蝶
33 Arhopala myrzala lammas Malayan Oakblue
34 Arhopala aedias agnis Large Metallic Oakblue
35 Arhopala epimuta epiala Common Disc Oakblue
36 Arhopala atosia malayana Tailed Disc Oakblue
37 Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta Broad Yellow Oakblue
38 Arhopala major major Major Yellow Oakblue
39 Arhopala antimuta antimuta Small Tailess Oakblue
40 Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta Raffles' Oakblue
41 Arhopala athada athada Vinous Oakblue
42 Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli Common Green Oakblue
43 Arhopala aurea Long-celled Oakblue
44 Arhopala trogon Green Suffused Oakblue
45 Arhopala ammon ammon  Malayan Bushblue
46 Arhopala abseus abseus  Abberant Oakblue
47 Flos diardi capeta  Bifid Plushblue
48 Flos fulgida singhapura  Shining Plushblue
49 Flos anniella anniella Darky Plushblue
50 Flos apidanus saturatus  Plain Plushblue
51 Semanga superba deliciosa The Red-edge
52 Surendra vivarna amisena Acacia Blue
53 Iraota rochana boswelliana  Scarce Silverstreak
54 Iraota distanti distanti Malayan Silverstreak
55 Loxura atymnus fuconius Yamfly
56 Eooxylides tharis distanti Branded Imperial
57 Cheritra freja friggia Common Imperial
58 Drupadia ravindra moorei Common Posy
59 Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia Lesser Posy
60 Drupadia theda thesmia Dark Posy
61 Horaga syrinx maenala  Ambon Onyx
62 Pratapa deva relata White Royal
63 Tajuria cippus maxentius Peacock Royal 双尾灰蝶
64 Tajuria mantra mantra  Felder's Royal
65 Tajuria dominus dominus Influent Royal
66 Eliotia jalindra burbona Banded Royal
67 Jacoona anasuja anasuja Great Imperial
68 Neocheritra amrita amrita Grand Imperial
69 Remelana jangala travana Chocolate Royal 萊灰蝶
70 Pseudotajuria donatana donatana Golden Royal
71 Ancema blanka blanka Silver Royal
72 Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides  Brown Tit
73 Hypolycaena erylus teatus Common Tit
74 Zeltus amasa maximinianus Fluffy Tit
75 Deudorix elioti Eliot's Cornelian
76 Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus Cornelian 玳灰蝶
77 Virachola kessuma deliochus Pitcher Blue
78 Sinthusa nasaka amba Narrow Spark
79 Bindahara phocides phocides The Plane
80 Rapala dieneces dieneces Scarlet Flash
81 Rapala domitia domitia Yellow Flash
82 Rapala iarbus iarbus Common Red Flash
83 Rapala manea chozeba Slate Flash 燕灰蝶
84 Rapala pheretima sequiera Copper Flash
85 Rapala suffusa barthema Suffused Flash
86 Rapala varuna orseis Indigo Flash

 
Family : Hesperiidae, Subfamily : Coeliadinae 弄蝶科 - 豎翅弄蝶亞科
1 Burara etelka Great Orange Awlet
2 Burara harisa consobrina Orange Awlet
3 Bibasis sena uniformis Orange-Tail Awl 橙尾弄蝶
4 Hasora chromus chromus Common Banded Awl 双斑趾弄蝶
5 Hasora taminatus malayana White Banded Awl 银針趾弄蝶
6 Hasora schoenherr chuza Yellow Banded Awl 黄帶趾弄蝶
7 Hasora badra badra Common Awl 三斑趾弄蝶
8 Hasora vitta vitta Plain Banded Awl 緯帶趾弄蝶
9 Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl 尖翅弄蝶

 
Family : Hesperiidae, Subfamily : Pyrginae 弄蝶科 - 花弄蝶亞科
1 Tapena thwaitesi bornea Black Angle
2 Odina hieroglyphica ortina Hieroglyphic Flat
3 Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana Fulvous Pied Flat
4 Gerosis limax dirae Black and White Flat
5 Gerosis phisara phisara White-banded Flat 匪夷捷弄蝶
6 Tagiades japetus atticus Common Snow Flat
7 Tagiades gana gana Large Snow Flat
8 Tagiades ultra Ultra Snow Flat
9 Tagiades calligana  Malayan Snow Flat
10 Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum Chestnut Angle 角翅弄蝶

 
Family : Hesperiidae, Subfamily : Hesperiinae 弄蝶科 - 弄蝶亞科
1 Ampittia dioscorides camertes Bush Hopper 黃斑弄蝶
2 Halpe ormenes vilasina Dark Banded Ace
3 Iambrix salsala salsala Chestnut Bob 雅弄蝶
4 Iambrix stellifer stellifer Starry Bob
5 Psolos fuligo fuligo Coon
6 Ancistroides nigrita maura Chocolate Demon
7 Notocrypta paralysos varians Banded Demon
8 Udaspes folus Grass Demon 姜弄蝶
9 Suastus gremius gremius Palm Bob 素弄蝶
10 Suastus everyx everyx White Palm Bob
11 Zographetus doxus Prominent Spot Flitter
12 Hyarotis adrastus praba  Tree Flitter 希弄蝶
13 Quedara monteithi monteithi Dubious Bar Flitter
14 Plastingia naga Chequered Lancer
15 Plastingia pellonia Yellow Chequered Lancer
16 Pemara pugnans Pugnacious Lancer
17 Pyroneura latoia latoia Yellow Vein Lancer
18 Zela storeyi
19 Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Giant Redeye
20 Erionota acroleuca apicalis White-tipped Skipper
21 Erionota torus Giant skipper
22 Erionota thrax thrax Banana Skipper 黃斑蕉弄蝶
23 Matapa aria Common Redeye 玛弄蝶
24 Unkana ambasa batara Hoary Palmer
25 Hidari irava Coconut Skipper
26 Eetion elia  White-spotted Palmer
27 Taractrocera archias quinta Yellow Grass Dart
28 Taractrocera ardonia lamia
29 Oriens gola pseudolus Common Dartlet
30 Potanthus omaha omaha Lesser Dart
32 Telicota augias augias Pale Palm Dart
33 Telicota besta bina Besta Palm Dart 点脈長標弄蝶
34 Pelopidas mathias mathias Small Branded Swift 隱紋谷弄蝶
35 Pelopidas assamensis Great Swift 印度谷弄蝶
36 Polytremis lubricans lubricans Contiguous Swift 黃紋孔弄蝶
37 Baoris farri farri Bamboo Paintbrush Swift 刺脛弄蝶
38 Baoris oceia Paintbrush Swift
39 Caltoris cormasa Full Stop Swift
40 Caltoris philippina philippina Philippine Swift

This checklist is based survey conducted by BIG, NParks, the book  'The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula' by A.S. Corbet and H. M. Pendlebury, Fourth Edition (BMP) and HKLS website.

* Per update to BMP published in MNJ 2006, 59 (1), 1-49


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