List of butterflies of Singapore

Location of Singapore

This is a list of butterflies of Singapore. About 305 species are known from Singapore.^[1]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Chilasa clytia clytia — Common Mime
• Graphium agamemnon agamemnon — Tailed Jay
• Graphium doson evemonides — Common Jay
• Graphium evemon eventus — Blue Jay
• Graphium sarpedon luctatius — Common Bluebottle
• Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris — Common Rose
• Papilio demoleus malayanus — Lime Butterfly
• Papilio demolion demolion — Banded Swallowtail
• Papilio iswara iswara — Great Helen
• Papilio memnon agenor — Great Mormon
• Papilio polytes romulus — Common Mormon
• Papilio prexaspes prexaspes — Blue Helen
• Pathysa antiphates itamputi — Five Bar Swordtail
• Troides amphrysus ruficollis — Malayan Birdwing
• Troides helena cerberus — Common Birdwing

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona pomona — Lemon Emigrant
• Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe — Mottled Emigrant
• Catopsilia scylla cornelia — Orange Emigrant
• Eurema andersonii andersonii — Anderson's Grass Yellow
• Eurema blanda snelleni — Three Spot Grass Yellow
• Eurema brigitta senna — No Brand Grass Yellow
• Eurema hecabe contubernalis — Common Grass Yellow
• Eurema sari sodalis — Chocolate Grass Yellow
• Eurema simulatrix tecmessa
• Gandaca harina distanti — Tree Yellow

Pierinae

• Appias indra plana — Plain Puffin
• Appias libythea olferna — Striped Albatross
• Appias lyncida vasava — Chocolate Albatross
• Delias hyparete metarete — Painted Jezebel
• Delias pasithoe parthenope — Red Base Jezebel
• Hebomoia glaucippe aturia — Great Orange Tip
• Leptosia nina malayana — Psyche
• Pareronia valeria lutescens — The Wanderer
• Pieris canidia canidia — Cabbage White

Nymphalidae

Danainae

• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus — Plain Tiger
• Danaus genutia genutia — Common Tiger
• Danaus melanippus hegesippus — Black Veined Tiger
• Euploea camaralzeman malayica — Malayan Crow
• Euploea crameri bremeri — Spotted Black Crow
• Euploea eyndhovii gardineri — Striped Black Crow
• Euploea midamus singapura — Blue Spotted Crow
• Euploea mulciber mulciber — Striped Blue Crow
• Euploea phaenareta castelnaui — King Crow
• Euploea radamanthus radamanthus — Magpie Crow
• Euploea tulliolus ledereri — Dwarf Crow
• Idea leuconoe chersonesia — Mangrove Tree Nymph
• Idea stolli logani — Common Tree Nymph
• Ideopsis vulgaris macrina — Blue Glassy Tiger
• Parantica agleoides agleoides — Dark Glassy Tiger
• Parantica aspasia aspasia — Yellow Glassy Tiger

Satyrinae

• Elymnias hypermnestra agina — Common Palmfly
• Elymnias panthera panthera — Tawny Palmfly
• Elymnias penanga penanga — Pointed Palmfly
• Lethe europa malaya — Bamboo Tree Brown
• Melanitis leda leda — Common Evening Brown
• Mycalesis fusca fusca — Malayan Bush Brown
• Mycalesis mineus macromalayana — Dark Brand Bush Brown
• Mycalesis orseis nautilus — Purple Bush Brown
• Mycalesis perseoides perseoides
• Mycalesis perseus cepheus — Dingy Bush Brown
• Mycalesis visala phamis — Long Branded Bush Brown
• Orsotriaena medus cinerea — Nigger
• Ypthima baldus newboldi — Common Five Ring
• Ypthima fasciata torone
• Ypthima horsfieldii humei - Malayan Five Ring
• Ypthima huebneri — Common Four Ring
• Ypthima pandocus corticaria — Common Three Ring

Morphinae

• Amathusia phidippus phidippus —Palm King
• Discophora sondaica despoliata —Common Duffer
• Faunis canens arcesilas —Common Faun
• Thaumantis klugius lucipor —Dark Blue Jungle Glory
• Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus —Saturn

Nymphalinae

• Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. —Autumn Leaf
• Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa — Autumn Leaf
• Hypolimnas anomala anomala —Malayan Eggfly
• Hypolimnas bolina bolina —Great Eggfly
• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha — Jacintha Eggfly
• Hypolimnas misippus misippus —Danaid Eggfly
• Junonia almana javana —Peacock Pansy
• Junonia atlites atlites —Grey Pansy
• Junonia hedonia ida —Chocolate Pansy
• Junonia orithya wallacei —Blue Pansy
• Vanessa cardui — Painted Lady
• Vanessa indica indica — Indian Red Admiral

Heliconiinae

• Acraea violae —Tawny Coster
• Cethosia cyane —Leopard Lacewing
• Cethosia hypsea hypsina —Malay Lacewing
• Cethosia penthesilea methypsea —Plain Lacewing
• Cirrochroa orissa orissa —Banded Yeoman
• Cupha erymanthis lotis —Rustic
• Phalanta phalantha phalantha —Leopard
• Terinos terpander robertsia —Royal Assyrian
• Vindula dejone erotella —Cruiser

Limenitidinae

• Athyma asura idita —Studded Sergeant
• Athyma kanwa kanwa —Dot-Dash Sergeant
• Athyma nefte subrata —Colour Sergeant
• Athyma pravara helma —Lance Sergeant
• Athyma reta moorei —Malay Staff Sergeant
• Euthalia aconthea gurda —Baron
• Euthalia adonia pinwilli —Green Baron
• Euthalia merta merta —White Tipped Baron
• Euthalia monina monina —Malay Baron
• Lasippa heliodore dorelia —Burmese Lascar
• Lasippa tiga siaka —Malayan Lascar
• Lebadea martha parkeri —Knight
• Lexias canescens pardalina —Yellow Archduke
• Lexias dirtea merguia —Black Tipped Archduke
• Lexias pardalis dirteana —Archduke
• Moduza procris milonia —Commander
• Neptis harita harita —Chocolate Sailor
• Neptis hylas papaja —Common Sailor
• Neptis leucoporos cresina —Grey Sailor
• Pandita sinope sinope —The Colonel
• Pantoporia hordonia hordonia —Common Lascar
• Pantoporia paraka paraka —Perak Lascar
• Phaedyma columella singa —Short Banded Sailor
• Symbrenthia hippoclus — Common Jester
• Tanaecia iapis puseda —Horsfield's Baron
• Tanaecia pelea pelea —Malay Viscount

Cyrestinae

• Chersonesia peraka peraka —Little Maplet

Apaturinae

• Eulaceura osteria kumana —Purple Duke
• Euripus nyctelius eupleoides —Courtesan

Charaxinae

• Charaxes solon echo —Black Rajah
• Polyura hebe plautus —Plain Nawab
• Polyura schreiber tisamenus —Blue Nawab

Riodinidae

Riodininae

• Abisara geza niya —Spotted Judy
• Abisara saturata kausamboides —Malayan Plum Judy
• Abisara savitri savitri —Malay Tailed Judy
• Laxita thuisto thuisto —Lesser Harlequin
• Taxila haquinus haquinus —The Harlequin

Lycaenidae

Poritiinae

• Poritia philota philota —Malayan Gem
• Poritia sumatrae sumatrae —Sumatran Gem

Miletinae

• Allotinus unicolor unicolor —Lesser Darkie
• Liphyra brassolis abbreviata — The Moth Butterfly
• Logania marmorata damis —Pale Mottle
• Miletus biggsii biggsii —Bigg's Brownie
• Miletus gopara gopara
• Miletus symethus petronius
• Spalgis epius epius —The Apefly

Curetinae

• Curetis santana malayica —Malayan Sunbeam
• Curetis saronis sumatrana —Sumatran Sunbeam

Lycaeninae

• Acytolepis puspa lambi —Common Hedge Blue
• Ancema blanka blanka —Silver Royal
• Anthene emolus goberus —Ciliate Blue
• Anthene lycaenina miya —Pointed Ciliate Blue
• Arhopala abseus abseus —Aberrant Oakblue
• Arhopala aedias agnis —Large Metallic Oakblue
• Arhopala ammon ammon
• Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
• Arhopala antimuta antimuta
• Arhopala athada athada —Vinous Oakblue
• Arhopala atosia malayana —Tailed Disc Oakblue
• Arhopala aurea
• Arhopala centaurus nakula —Centaur Oakblue
• Arhopala epimuta epiala —Common Disc Oakblue
• Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli —Green Oakblue
• Arhopala major major
• Arhopala myrzala lammas
• Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta —Raffles Oakblue
• Arhopala silhetensis adorea — Sylhet Oakblue
• Arhopala trogon
• Bindahara phocides phocides —The Plane
• Caleta elna elvira —Elbowed Pierrot
• Castalius rosimon rosimon —Common Pierrot
• Catapaecilma major emas — Gray Tinsel
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus —Silver Forget-Me-Not
• Catochrysops strabo strabo —Forget-Me-Not
• Catopyrops ancyra —Ancyra Blue
• Cheritra freja friggia —Common Imperial
• Chilades pandava pandava —Cycad Blue
• Deudorix elioti —Eliot's Cornelian
• Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus —Cornelian
• Drupadia ravindra moorei —Common Posy
• Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia —Pygmy Posy
• Drupadia theda thesmia —Dark Posy
• Eliotia jalindra burbona —Banded Royal
• Eooxylides tharis distanti —Branded Imperial
• Euchrysops cnejus cnejus —Gram Blue
• Everes lacturnus rileyi —Indian Cupid
• Flos anniella anniella —Darky Plushblue
• Flos apidanus saturatus —Plain Plushblue
• Flos diardi capeta —Bifid Plushblue
• Flos fulgida singhapura —Shining Plushblue
• Horaga syrinx maenala —Ambon Onyx
• Hypolycaena erylus teatus —Common Tit
• Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides —Dark Tit
• Ionolyce helicon merguiana —Pointed Line Blue
• Iraota distanti distanti —Spotted Silverstreak
• Iraota rochana boswelliana —Scarce Silverstreak
• Jacoona anasuja anasuja —Great Imperial
• Jamides alecto agelandas — Metallic Caerulean
• Jamides bochus nabonassar —Dark Caerulean
• Jamides caeruleus caeruleus —Sky Blue
• Jamides celeno aelianus —Common Caerulean
• Jamides elpis pseudelpis — Glistening Caerulean
• Jamides malaccanus malaccanus —Malaccan Caerulean
• Lampides boeticus —Pea Blue
• Loxura atymnus fuconius —Yamfly
• Manto hypoleuca terana — Green Imperial
• Megisba malaya sikkima —The Malayan
• Nacaduba angusta kerriana — White Four-line Blue
• Nacaduba berenice icena —Rounded Six Line Blue
• Nacaduba beroe neon —Opaque Six Line Blue
• Nacaduba biocellata — Two Spotted Line Blue
• Nacaduba calauria malayica —Dark Malayan Six Line Blue
• Nacaduba pactolus odon — Large Four-Line Blue
• Nacaduba pavana singapura —Singapore Four-line Blue
• Nacaduba sanaya elioti — Jewel Four-Line Blue
• Neocheritra amrita amrita —Grand Imperial
• Neopithecops zalmora zalmora —The Quaker
• Petrelaea dana dana —Dingy Line Blue
• Pratapa deva relata —White Royal
• Prosotas dubiosa lumpura —Tailess Line Blue
• Prosotas lutea sivoka — Banded Lineblue
• Prosotas nora superdates —Common Line-Blue
• Pseudotajuria donatana donatana —Golden Royal
• Rachana jalindra burbona — Banded Royal
• Rapala dieneces dieneces —Scarlet Flash
• Rapala domitia domitia —Yellow Flash
• Rapala iarbus iarbus —Common Red Flash
• Rapala manea chozeba —Slate Flash
• Rapala pheretima sequiera —Copper Flash
• Rapala suffusa barthema —Suffused Flash
• Rapala varuna orseis —Indigo Flash
• Remelana jangala travana —Chocolate Royal
• Semanga superba deliciosa —The Red-edge
• Sinthusa nasaka amba —Narrow Spark
• Spindasis lohita senama —Long Banded Silverline
• Spindasis syama terana —Club Silverline
• Surendra vivarna amisena —Acacia Blue
• Tajuria cippus maxentius —Peacock Royal
• Tajuria dominus dominus
• Tajuria mantra mantra —Felder's Royal
• Virachola kessuma deliochus —Pitcher Blue
• Zeltus amasa maximinianus —Fluffy Tit
• Zizeeria maha serica —Pale Grass Blue
• Zizina otis lampa —Lesser Grass Blue
• Zizula hylax pygmaea —Pygmy Grass Blue

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Badamia exclamationis —Brown Awl
• Bibasis sena uniformis —Orange Tailed Awl
• Burara etelka —Great Orange Awlet
• Burara harisa consobrina —Orange Awlet
• Hasora badra badra —Common Awl
• Hasora chromus chromus —Common Banded Awl
• Hasora schoenherr chuza —Yellow Banded Awl
• Hasora taminatus malayana —White Banded Awl
• Hasora vitta vitta —Plain Banded Awl

Pyrginae

• Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara — White Banded Flat
• Gerosis limax dirae —Black and White Flat
• Gerosis sinica minima
• Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura — Yellow Flat
• Odina hieroglyphica ortina —Hieroglyphic Flat
• Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum —Chestnut Angle
• Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana —Fulvous Pied Flat
• Tagiades calligana —Malayan Snow Flat
• Tagiades gana gana —Large Snow Flat
• Tagiades japetus atticus —Common Snow Flat
• Tagiades ultra —Ultra Snow Flat
• Tapena thwaitesi bornea

Hesperiinae

• Ampittia dioscorides camertes —Bush Hopper
• Ancistroides nigrita maura —Chocolate Demon
• Astictopterus jama jama — Forest Hopper
• Baoris farri farri —Bamboo Paintbrush Swift
• Baoris oceia —Paintbrush Swift
• Borbo cinnara cinnara — Formosan Swift
• Caltoris cormasa —Full Stop Swift
• Caltoris philippina philippina —Philippine Swift
• Cephrenes trichopepla — Yellow Palm Dart
• Cephrenes acalle niasicus — Plain Palm Dart
• Eetion elia —White Spot Palmer
• Erionota acroleuca apicalis —White-tipped Skipper
• Erionota thrax thrax —Banana Skipper
• Erionota torus — The Torus Skipper
• Gangara lebadea lebadea — Banded Redeye
• Gangara thyrsis thyrsis —Giant Redeye
• Halpe ormenes vilasina —Dark Banded Ace
• Hidari irava —Coconut Skipper
• Hyarotis adrastus praba —Tree Flitter
• Iambrix salsala salsala —Chestnut Bob
• Iambrix stellifer stellifer —Starry Bob
• Matapa aria —Common Redeye
• Notocrypta paralysos varians —Banded Demon
• Oriens gola pseudolus —Common Dartlet
• Oriens paragola — Malay Dartlet
• Pelopidas assamensis —Great Swift
• Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus — Conjoined Swift
• Pelopidas mathias mathias —Small Branded Swift
• Pemara pugnans —Pugnacious Lancer
• Plastingia naga —Chequered Lancer
• Plastingia pellonia —Yellow Chequered Lancer
• Polytremis lubricans lubricans —Contiguous Swift
• Potanthus omaha omaha —Lesser Dart
• Potanthus serina — Large Dart
• Potanthus trachala tytleri — Detached Dart
• Pyroneura latoia latoia —Yellow Vein Lancer
• Quedara monteithi monteithi
• Salanoemia tavoyana — Yellow Streak Darter
• Suastus everyx everyx —White Palm Bob
• Suastus gremius gremius —Palm Bob
• Taractrocera archias quinta —Yellow Grass Dart
• Taractrocera ardonia lamia
• Telicota augias augias —Palm Dart
• Telicota besta bina —Besta Palm Dart
• Telicota colon stinga — Common Palm Dart
• Udaspes folus —Grass Demon
• Unkana ambasa batara —Hoary Palmer
• Zela storeyi
• Zographetus doxus —Spotted Flitter

References

1. ButterflyCircle - Checklist of Singapore Butterflies

• Fleming, W. A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore Berkshire, Eng. : Classey Publications Two volumes ISBN 0900848715 (volume 1)