List of endemic butterflies of Indonesia

Last updated January 05, 2026

This list of endemic butterflies of Indonesia also of those endemic to New Guinea and Borneo (politically divided but biogeographic entities).

Danainae

Danaus ismare – Ismare tiger
Euploea albicosta – Biak dark crow
Euploea caespes – Murphy's crow
Euploea configurata – Sulawesi striped blue crow
Euploea cordelia – Cordelia's crow
Euploea dentiplaga – Seram crow
Euploea eleusina
Euploea eupator – Sulawesi pied crow
Euploea gamelia – Javan crow
Euploea hewitsonii
Euploea latifasciata – Weymer's crow
Euploea magou – magou
Euploea martinii – Sumatran crow
Euploea morosa
Euploea redtenbacheri
Euploea tripunctata – Biak threespot crow
Euploea westwoodii
Idea blanchardii
Idea durvillei
Idea idea
Idea tambusisiana – Bedford-Russell's tree-nymph
Ideopsis hewitsonii – Hewitson's small tree-nymph
Ideopsis klassika – Seram small tree-nymph
Ideopsis oberthurii
Ideopsis vitrea
Ideopsis fojana Peggie, Vane-Wright & van Mastrigt 2009 – Indonesia, Papua Province, Pegunungan Foja
Ideopsis klassika
Parantica albata – Zinken's tiger
Parantica cleona
Parantica dabrerai – D'Abrera's tiger
Parantica hypowattan – Morishita's tiger
Parantica kuekenthali – Kuekenthal's yellow tiger
Parantica marcia – Biak tiger
Parantica menadensis – Manado yellow tiger
Parantica philo – Sumbawa tiger
Parantica pseudomelaneus – Javan tiger
Parantica sulewattan – Bonthain tiger
Parantica tityoides – Sumatran chocolate tiger
Parantica toxopei – Toxopeus' yellow tiger
Parantica wegneri – Flores tiger
Miriamica thalassina (Joicey & Noakes, 1916) – West Irian (New Guinea) Arfak Mountains
Tellervo jurriaansei Joicey & Talbot, 1922 – West Irian, Arfak Mountains
Tellervo assarica (Stoll, [1781]) – Ambon, Serang, Buru, Misool, Waigeu
Tellervo parvipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1922 – Mioswar, West Irian
Tellervo fallax (Staudinger, 1885) – West Irian (Snow Mts.), Misool, Waigeu (Solomon Islands)
Tellervo nedusia (Geyer, 1832) – West Irian, Aru, Biak

Morphinae

Amathusia duponti Toxopeus, 1951 – Java
Amathusia lieftincki Toxopeus, 1951 – Java
Amathusia ochrotaenia Toxopeus, 1951 – Sumatra
Amathusia taenia Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Java, Lombok, Bawean
Amathusia virgata Butler, 1870 – Sulawesi
Amathuxidia plateni (Staudinger, [1887]) – Sulawesi, Sula, Banggai
Discophora bambusae C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Sulawesi
Faunis menado (Hewitson, 1863) – Sulawesi
Faunis saifuliana Hanafusa, 1993 – Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island
Taenaris domitilla (Hewitson, 1861) – Moluccas, Bachan, Halmaheira, Obi
Taenaris macrops (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)
Taenaris scylla Staudinger, 1887 – Biak, Bosnik, Korido Islands
Taenaris selene (Westwood, 1851)
Taenaris urania (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heliconiinae

Algia satyrina (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Java, Sulawesi, Biak
Cethosia myrina C. & R. Felder, [1867]
Cethosia tambora Doherty, 1891 – Java, Timor, Bali
Cirrochroa clagia (Godart, [1824]) – Java, Sumatra
Cirrochroa eremita Tsukada, 1985
Cirrochroa imperatrix Grose-Smith, 1894
Cirrochroa niasica Honrath, 1892 – Nias, Kalim, Bungo
Cirrochroa recondita Roos, 1996 – Sulawesi
Cirrochroa semiramis C. & R. Felder, 1867 – Sulawesi
Cirrochroa thule Felder & Felder, 1867
Cupha crameri (Felder, 1860) – Ambon, Serang, Goram, Kai Island, West Irian, Kalao
Cupha lampetia (Linnaeus, 1764) – Moluccas
Cupha maeonides (Hewitson, 1859) – Sulawesi
Cupha myronides Felder, 1860 – Moluccas

Apaturinae

Helcyra chionippe Felder, 1860 – Ambon, Ceram, New Guinea, Moluccas
Helcyra takizawai Kotaki, 1985 – Flores, Sumba, Sumbawa, Alors, Moluccas
Helcyra celebensis Martin, 1913 – Sulawesi
Hestina divona (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi

Limenitidinae

Athyma eulimene (Godart, [1824]) – Sulawesi
Euthalia amabilis Staudinger, 1896 – Sula, North Maluku
Lebadea alankara (Horsfield, [1829]) – Java, Sumatra, Borneo
Lexias aegle (Doherty, 1891) – Lesser Sunda Islands
Lexias immaculata Snellen, 1890 – Belitung (Sumatra)
Lexias perdix (Butler, 1884) – Nias (Sumatra)
Lexias elna (van de Poll, 1895) – Nias (Sumatra)
Lexias aeetes (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi
Moduza lycone (Hewitson, 1859) – Sulawesi
Moduza lymire (Hewitson, 1859) – Sulawesi
Neptis celebica (Moore, 1899) – Sulawesi
Neptis ida Moore, 1858 – Sulawesi
Neptis nisaea de Nicéville, 1894 – Java
Neptis brebissonii (Boisduval, 1832) – New Guinea
Pantoporia antara (Moore, 1858) – Sulawesi
Pantoporia mysia (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Moluccas
Tanaecia orphne Butler, 1870 – Borneo
Tanaecia amisa Grose-Smith, 1889 – Borneo
Tanaecia elone (de Nicéville, 1893) – Borneo, Sumatra
Tanaecia trigerta (Moore, [1858]) – Java
Tanaecia valmikis C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Borneo
Tanaecia lutala (Moore, 1859) – Borneo
Tanaecia vikrama C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Sumatra

Cyrestinae

Cyrestis nais Wallace, 1869 – Timor, Lombok, Sumba
Cyrestis telamon Linnaeus, 1758 – Moluccas
Cyrestis lutea (Zinken, 1831) – Java, Bali, Halimun, Salak
Cyrestis thyonneus (Cramer, [1779]) – Sulawesi, Ambon, Serang, Saparua, Buru, Sula, Banggai
Pseudergolis avesta C. & R. Felder, [1867]

Charaxinae

Charaxes affinis Butler, [1866]
Charaxes cognatus Vollenhoven, 1861
Charaxes dehanii Westwood, 1850
Charaxes eurialus Cramer, 1779
Charaxes mars Staudinger, 1885
Charaxes nitebis (Hewitson, 1859)
Charaxes ocellatus Fruhstorfer, 1896
Charaxes pyrrhus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrinae

Altiapa colorata Nishizawa, T. & Sibatani, A., 1984 – Java, Arfak
Elymnias amoena Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979 – Sumba
Elymnias ceryx (Boisduval, 1836) Java, – Sumatra
Elymnias cumaea C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Sulawesi
Elymnias sangira Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Sanghie Islands, Sulawesi
Elymnias cybele (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – West Irian, Moluccas
Elymnias hewitsoni Wallace, 1869 – Sulawesi
Elymnias hicetas Wallace, 1869 – Sulawesi
Elymnias kamara Moore, [1858] – Java, Sumatra, Bali, Lombok
Elymnias mimalon (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi
Elymnias nelsoni Corbet, 1942 – Mentawai Islands (Sumatra)
Elymnias nepheronides Fruhstorfer, 1907 – Flores (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Elymnias pellucida Fruhstorfer, 1895 – Borneo
Elymnias vitellia (Stoll, [1781]) – Moluccas
Elymnias detanii Aoki & Uémura, 1982 – Flores (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Elymnias tamborana Okubo, 2010 – Sumbawa (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Harsiesis hecaerge – Dutch New Guinea (West Irian)
Harsiesis hygea (Hewitson, 1863) – New Guinea
Hypocysta serapis Grose-Smith, 1894 – Misool, West Irian
Morphopsis phippsi Joicey & Talbot, 1922 – New Guinea
Mycalesis nala C. & R. Felder, 1859 – Java

Nymphalinae

Vanessa buana (Fruhstorfer, 1898) – Sulawesi
Vanessa samani (Hagen, 1895) – Sumatra
Vanessa dilecta Hanafusa, 1992 – Timor
Mynes websteri Grose-Smith, 1894
Hypolimnas diomea Hewitson, 1861 – Sangihe, Kabaena Sulawesi
Hypolimnas pandarus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Moluccas
Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, [1829])
Symbrenthia hippalus C. & R. Felder, 1867

Papilionidae

Atrophaneura dixoni
Atrophaneura hageni
Atrophaneura kuehni
Atrophaneura luchti
Atrophaneura orean
Atrophaneura palu – Palu swallowtail
Atrophaneura polyphontes
Atrophaneura priapus – Priapus batwing
Graphium agamemnon
Graphium androcles
Graphium deucalion
Graphium dorcus
Graphium encelades
Graphium meyeri
Graphium milon
Graphium monticolum
Graphium rhesus
Graphium stresemanni
Graphium sumatranum
Ornithoptera aesacus – golden birdwing
Ornithoptera croesus – Wallace's golden birdwing
Ornithoptera rothschildi – Rothschilds's birdwing
Ornithoptera tithonus – Tithonus birdwing
Papilio ascalaphus
Papilio blumei
Papilio deiphobus
Papilio diophantus
Papilio forbesi
Papilio gambrisius
Papilio gigon
Papilio heringi
Papilio hipponous
Papilio inopinatus
Papilio jordani – Jordan's swallowtail
Papilio lampsacus
Papilio lorquinianus – sea green swallowtail
Papilio neumoegeni
Papilio peranthus
Papilio sataspes
Papilio tydeus
Papilio veiovis
Troides criton – Criton birdwing
Troides dohertyi – Talaud black birdwing
Troides haliphron – Haliphron birdwing
Troides hypolitus – Rippon's birdwing
Troides prattorum – Buru opalescent birdwing
Troides riedeli – Riedel's birdwing
Troides staudingeri
Troides vandepolli – Van de Poll's birdwing

Lycaenidae

Poritia fruhstorferi Corbet, 1940 – Java, Sumatra
Poritia phormedon Druce, 1895 – Borneo
Poritia palos Osada, 1987 – Sulawesi
Poritia personata Osada, 1994 – Sulawesi
Deramas wolletti Eliot, 1970 – Borneo
Deramas nigrescens Eliot, 1964 – Sulawesi
Deramas masae Kawai, 1994 – Sulawesi
Deramas nanae Osada, 1994 – Sulawesi
Deramas suwartinae Osada, 1987 – Sulawesi
Allotinus agnolia Eliot, 1986 – Sumatra
Allotinus nicholsi Moulton, [1912] – Borneo, Sumatra
Allotinus paetus (de Nicéville, 1895) – Sumatra
Allotinus parapus Fruhstorfer, 1913 – Borneo
Allotinus major C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Sulawesi
Allotinus maximus Staudinger, 1888 – Sulawesi
Allotinus brooksi Eliot, 1986 – Borneo
Allotinus bidiensis Eliot, 1986 – Borneo
Allotinus macassarensis (Holland, 1891) – Sulawesi
Prosotas elsa (Grose-Smith, 1895) – Ambon, Maluku
Prosotas ella Toxopeus, 1930 – Sulawesi
Prosotas datarica (Snellen, 1892) – Java
Prosotas norina Toxopeus, 1929 – Java
Britomartis igarashii (H. Hayashi, 1976)
Udara coalita (de Nicéville, 1891) – Java
Udara aristinus (Fruhstorfer, 1917) – Java
Udara toxopeusi (Corbet, 1937) – Sumatra
Hypochrysops anacletus (Felder, 1860) – Ambon, Serang, Saparua
Hypochrysops chrysanthis (Felder, 1860) – Ambon, Serang
Hypochrysops doleschallii (Felder, 1860) – Serang, Ambon, Halmaheira
Hypochrysops siren Grose-Smith, 1894 – Halmahera, Obi
Hypochrysops calliphon Grose-Smith, 1894 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops plotinus Grose-Smith, 1894 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops hypates Hewitson, 1874 – Halmahera
Hypochrysops eucletus C. & R. Felder, 1865 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops rufinus Grose-Smith, 1898 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops boisduvali Oberthür, 1894 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops chrysodesmus Grose-Smith, 1899 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops mirabilis Pagenstecher, 1894 – New Guinea
Hypochrysops pyrodes Cassidy, 2003 – Sulawesi
Hypochrysops bakeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) – New Guinea
Hypochrysops ribbei (Röber, 1886) – New Guinea
Hypochrysops makrikii (Ribbe, 1901) – Serang, Ambon
Hypochrysops coruscans (Grose-Smith, 1897) – New Guinea, Serang
Hypochrysops dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1908) – New Guinea
Hypochrysops pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1913) – New Guinea
Hypochrysops utyi (Bethune-Baker, 1913) – New Guinea
Arhopala alica Evans, 1957 – Borneo
Arhopala dajagaka Bethune-Baker, 1896 – Borneo
Arhopala baluensis Bethune-Baker, 1904 – Borneo
Arhopala aenigma Eliot, 1972 – Borneo
Arhopala weelii Piepers & Snellen, 1918 – Java
Arhopala sceva Bethune-Baker, 1903 – Borneo, Sumatra
Arhopala denta (Evans, 1957) – Borneo
Arhopala sangira Bethune-Baker, 1897 – Sulawesi
Arhopala axiothea (Hewitson, 1869]) – New Guinea
Arhopala bella Bethune-Baker, 1896 – Borneo
Arhopala borneensis Bethune-Baker, 1896 – Borneo
Arhopala hercules (Hewitson, 1862) – New Guinea
Arhopala helianthes Grose-Smith, 1902 – New Guinea
Drupadia cinderella Cowan, 1974 – Borneo
Drupadia cineas (Grose-Smith, 1889) – Borneo
Drupadia cinesia (Hewitson, 1863) – Borneo
Rapala vajana Corbet, 1940 – Java
Tajuria lucullus Druce, 1904 – Borneo
Tajuria discalis Fruhstorfer, 1897 – Flores, Java, Bali
Philiris cyana (Bethune-Baker, 1908) – New Guinea
Philiris violetta (Röber, 1926) – New Guinea
Philiris sublutea (Bethune-Baker, 1906) – New Guinea
Philiris caerulea Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris hemileuca (Jordan, 1930) – New Guinea
Philiris hypoxantha (Röber, 1926) – New Guinea
Philiris helena (Snellen, 1887) – New Guinea, Moluccas
Philiris philotoides Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris ianthina Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris agatha (Grose-Smith, 1899) – New Guinea
Philiris montigena Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris praeclara Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris elegans Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris lavendula Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris ariadne Wind & Clench, 1947 – New Guinea
Philiris unipunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) – New Guinea
Philiris caelestis Sands, 1979 – New Guinea
Philiris refusa (Grose-Smith, 1894) – New Guinea
Philiris amethysta Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris intensa (Butler, 1876) – New Guinea, Moluccas
Philiris zadne (Grose-Smith, 1898) – New Guinea
Philiris kumusiensis Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris argenteus (Rothschild, 1915) – New Guinea
Philiris scintillata Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris aquamarina Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris azula Wind & Clench, 1947 – New Guinea
Philiris pagwi Sands, 1979 – New Guinea
Philiris angabunga (Bethune-Baker, 1908) – New Guinea
Philiris maculata Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris biplaga Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris remissa Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris moluccana Tite, 1963 – Moluccas
Philiris mayri Wind & Clench, 1947 – New Guinea
Philiris misimensis Wind & Clench, 1947 – New Guinea
Philiris cadmica Sands, 1981 – New Guinea
Philiris phengotes Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1908) – New Guinea
Philiris moira (Grose-Smith, 1899) – New Guinea
Philiris ignobilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) – New Guinea
Philiris albicostalis Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris marginata (Grose-Smith, 1894) – New Guinea
Philiris doreia Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris goliathensis Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris vicina (Grose-Smith, 1898) – New Guinea
Philiris albihumerata Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris subovata (Grose-Smith, 1894) – New Guinea
Philiris oreas Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris kapaura Tite, 1963 – New Guinea
Philiris baiteta Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris bubalisatina Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris hindenburgensis Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris parsonsi Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris petriei Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris radicala Müller, 2014 – New Guinea
Philiris sibatanii Sands, 1979 – New Guinea
Philiris tapini Sands, 1979 – New Guinea
Sidima amarylde Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 – New Guinea
Sukidion inores (Hewitson, 1872)
Thamala moultoni Corbet, 1942 – Borneo

Pieridae

Appias aurosa (Yata & Vane-Wright) – Sulawesi
Appias zarinda (Boisduval, 1836) – Sulawesi, Buru, Maluku
Appias ithome (C. & R. Felder, 1859) – Sulawesi
Cepora celebensis (Watanabe, 1987) – Sulawesi
Cepora eperia (Boisduval, 1836) – Sulawesi
Cepora fora (Watanabe, 1987) – Sulawesi
Cepora timnatha (Hewitson, 1862) – Sulawesi
Delias crithoe Boisduval 1836 – Java, Sumatra
Delias momea (Boisduval, 1836) – Sumatra
Delias fruhstorferi (Honrath, 1892) – Java
Delias dorylaea (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Java
Delias eileenae Joicey & Talbot, 1926 – Timor
Delias belisama (Cramer, [1780]) – Java, Sumatra, Bali
Delias eumolpe Grose-Smith, 1889 – Borneo
Delias kuhni Honrath, 1886 – Sulawesi
Delias battana Fruhstorfer, 1896 – Sulawesi
Delias surprisa Martin, 1913 – Sulawesi
Delias benasu Martin, [1913] – Sulawesi
Delias rosenbergi (Vollenhoven, 1865) – Sulawesi
Delias zebuda Hewitson, (1862) – Sulawesi
Delias mitisi Staudinger, 1895 – Sulawesi
Elodina effeminata (Fruhstorfer, 1910) – German New Guinea (West Irian)
Eurema beatrix (Toxopeus, 1939) – Java
Pareronia kyokoeae Nishimura, 1996 – Sumatra
Ixias flavipennis Grose-Smith, 1885 – Sumatra
Ixias malumsinicum Thieme, 1896 – Sumatra
Ixias paluensis Martin, 1914 – Sulawesi
Ixias piepersii (Snellen, 1878) – Sulawesi
Ixias vollenhovii (Wallace, 1867) – Timor
Ixias venilia (Godart, 1819) – Java

Hesperiidae

Pirdana albicornis Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Borneo
Pirdana ismene (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Sulawesi
Celaenorrhinus entellus (Hewitson, 1867) – Java
Celaenorrhinus saturatus Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Java
Celaenorrhinus toxopei de Jong, 1981 – Java
Hasora alta de Jong, 1982 – Sumatra
Hasora sakit Maruyama & Ueda, 1992 – Sulawesi
Hasora umbrina (Mabille, 1891) – Sulawesi
Caltoris beraka (Plötz, 1885) – Sulawesi, Sangihe, Sula Islands
Caltoris mehavagga (Fruhstorfer, 1911) – Sulawesi, Sula Islands, Buru
Mooreana boisduvali (Mabille, 1876) – Celebes
Koruthaialos focula (Plötz, 1882) – Java, Sumatra, Borneo
Isma cinnamomea (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Borneo, Sumatra
Isma binotata Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Borneo
Mimene kolbei (Ribbe, 1899) – New Guinea
Mimene melie (de Nicéville, 1895) – New Guinea

References

Ackery, P.R. & R.J. Vane-Wright. Milkweed Butterflies, 1984. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, cited in Indonesia Endemic Butterflies Checklist
Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Living National Treasures Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Milkweed Butterfly Species, accessed 19 October 2016.
Otsuka, K., 1988. Butterflies of Borneo. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo.
Parsons, M. J. 1998 The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea. Their Systematics and Biology London (Academic Press), 737 pp., 26 + 139 pls.

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