List of butterflies of Taiwan

At least 377 species of butterfly have been recorded in Taiwan, with some reports putting the number at over 400. Of these, 56 species are endemic to the island. Taiwan is in the Indomalayan realm.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

• Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) brown awl
• Bibasis jaina formosana(Fruhstorfer, 1911) - formerly Burara
• Choaspes benjaminii formosanus(Fruhstorfer, 1911) Indian awl king
• Choaspes xanthopogon chrysopterusHsu, 1988
• Hasora anura taiwanaHsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 slate awl
• Hasora badra (Moore, 1858) common awl
• Hasora chromus (Cramer, 1782) banded awl
• Hasora taminatus vairacanaFruhstorfer, 1911 white-banded awl

Subfamily Hesperiinae

• Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemic
• Aeromachus inachus formosanaMatsumura, 1931
• Aeromachus matsudai (Murayama, 1943) ※endemic
• Ampittia dioscorides etura(Mabille, 1891) bush hopper
• Ampittia virgata miyakei Shonen Matsumura, 1910 striped bush hopper
• Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) Formosan swift
• Caltoris bromus yanuca(Fruhstorfer, 1911) colon swift
• Caltoris cahira austeni(Moore, 1883) dark swift
• Erionota torus Evans, 1941 banana skipper
• Halpe gamma Evans, 1937
• Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanusFruhstorfer, 1911 shiny-spotted bob
• Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) restricted demon
• Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
  • N. f. alinkaraFruhstorfer, 1911
  • N. f. arisanaSonan, 1930
• Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinusMatsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963
• Ochlodes formosanus (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
• Onryza maga takeuchii(Matsumura, 1929)
• Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) Oriental straight swift
• Parnara guttata (Bremer & Grey, 1852) common straight swift
• Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866) little branded swift
• Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) conjoined swift
• Pelopidas mathias oberthueriEvans, 1937
• Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) small branded swift
• Polytremis eltola tappana(Matsumura, 1919)
• Polytremis kiraizana (Sonan, 1938) ※endemic
• Polytremis lubricans taiwanaMatsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemic
• Polytremis theca asahinaiShirozu, 1952
• Polytremis zina taiwanaMurayama, 1981
• Potanthus confucius angustatus(Matsumura, 1910) Chinese dart
• Potanthus diffusus Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
• Potanthus motzui Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※endemic
• Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) yellow band dart
• Potanthus wilemanni (Evans, 1934) ※endemic
• Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
• Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798) Indian palm bob
• Telicota bambusae horishaEvans, 1934
• Telicota colon bayashikeiiTsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 pale palm dart
• Telicota ohara formosanaFruhstorfer, 1911 dark palm dart
• Thoressa horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
• Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775) grass demon

Subfamily Pyrginae

• Abraximorpha davidii ermasisFruhstorfer, 1914 magpie flat
• Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※endemic
• Celaenorrhinus horishanus Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• Celaenorrhinus kurosawai Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• Celaenorrhinus maculosus (C. & R. Felder, 1919)
• Celaenorrhinus osculus majorHsu, 1990
• Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanusFruhstorfer, 1909
• Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Coladenia pinsbukana (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※endemic
• Daimio tethys niitakanaMatsumura, 1907
• Lobocla bifasciata kodairaiSonan, 1936
• Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe(Sonan & Mitono, 1936)
• Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927 ※endemic
• Satarupa majasra Fruhstorfer, 1910
• Seseria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) ※endemic
• Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914
• Tagiades trebellius martinusPlotz, 1884

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae

Tribe Leptocircini

G. s. connectens

• Graphium agamemnon (Linneaeus, 1758) tailed jay
• Graphium cloanthus kuge(Fruhstorfer, 1908) glassy bluebottle
• Graphium doson postianum(Fruhstorfer, 1908) common jay
• Graphium sarpedon connectens(Fruhstorfer, 1906) common bluebottle
• Pazala eurous asakurae(Matsumura, 1908)
• Graphium mullah Pazala timur chungianum(Murayama, 1961)

Tribe Papilionini

Papilio demoleus male

P. m. heronus male

P. m. heronus female

P. p. nakaharai male

Papilio protenor male

• Papilio maraho (Shiraki & Sonan, 1934) ※endemic
• Papilio agestor matsumurae(Fruhstorfer, 1909) tawny mime
• Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 Chinese peacock
  • P. b. kotoensisSonan, 1927
  • P. b. thrasymedesFruhstorfer 1909
• Papilio castor formosanusRothschild, 1896
• Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 lime butterfly
• Papilio dialis tatsutaMurayama, 1970 southern Chinese peacock
• Papilio epycides melanoleucus(Ney, 1911)
• Papilio helenus fortuniusFruhstorfer, 1908 red Helen
• Papilio paris hermosanusRebel, 1906
• Papilio hoppo Matsumura, 1907 ※endemic
• Papilio machaon sylvinaHemming, 1933
• Papilio memnon heronusFruhstorfer, 1903 great Mormon
• Papilio nephelus chaonulusFruhstorfer, 1908
• Papilio paris nakaharaiShirozu, 1960 Paris peacock
• Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 common Mormon
  • P. p. ledebouriaEschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
  • P. p. pasikratesFruhstorfer, 1908
  • P. p. polytesLinnaeus, 1758 ※vagrant
• Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775 spangle
• Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
• Papilio taiwanus Rothschild, 1898 ※endemic
• Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 Asian swallowtail

Tribe Troidini

• Atrophaneura horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
• Atrophaneura semperi (C.& R. Felder, 1861) ※vagrant
• Byasa alcinous mansonensis(Fruhstorfer, 1901)
• Byasa impediens febanus(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Byasa polyeuctes termessus(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus(Fruhstorfer, 1901) common rose
• Troides aeacus formosanusRothschild, 1899 golden birdwing
• Troides magellanus sonaniMatsumura, 1932
• Troides plateni (Staudinger, 1889) ※vagrant

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) lemon emigrant
• Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) mottled emigrant
• Catopsilia scylla cornelia(Fabricius, 1787) ※exotic
• Colias erate formosanaShirozu, 1955
• Eurema alitha esakiiShirozu, 1953
• Eurema andersonii godana(Fruhstorfer, 1910)
• Eurema blanda arsakia(Fruhstorfer, 1910) three-spot grass yellow
• Eurema brigitta hainana(Moore, 1878) small grass yellow
• Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) common grass yellow
• Eurema laeta punctissima(Matsumura, 1909) spotless grass yellow
• Gonepteryx amintha formosana(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini, 1913 ※endemic

Subfamily Pierinae

A. a. semperi female

H. g. formosana female

Pieris canidia female

• Aporia agathon moltrechti(Oberthür, 1909)
• Aporia gigantea cheniHsu & Chou, 1999
• Aporia potanini insularisShirozu, 1959
• Appias albina semperi(Moore, 1905) common albatross
• Appias indra aristoxemusFruhstorfer, 1908
• Appias lyncida formosana(Wallace, 1866) chocolate albatross
• Appias nero domitia(C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant
• Appias olferna peducaeaFruhstorfer, 1910 ※vagrant
• Appias paulina minato(Fruhstorfer, 1898)
• Cepora aspasia olga(Eschscholtz, 1821) ※exotic
• Cepora coronis cibyra(Fruhstorfer, 1910) common gullwing
• Cepora nandina eunama(Fruhstorfer, 1903)
• Delias berinda wilemaniJordan, 1925
• Delias hyparete luzonensisC. & R. Felder, 1862 painted Jezebel
• Delias lativitta formosanaMatsumura, 1909
• Delias pasithoe curasenaFruhstorfer, 1908 red-base Jezebel
• Hebomoia glaucippe formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908 great orange tip
• Ixias pyrene insignisButler, 1879 yellow orange tip
• Leptosia nina niobe(Wallace, 1866)
• Pieris canidia (Sparrman, 1768) Indian cabbage white
• Pieris rapae crucivoraBoisduval, 1836 cabbage white
• Prioneris thestylis formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908 spotted sawtooth
• Saletara panda nathalia(C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant
• Talbotia naganum karumii(Ikeda, 1937) Naga white

Family Riodinidae

• Abisara burnii etymander(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Dodona eugenes (Guerin, 1843)
  • D. e. esakiiShirozu, 1952
  • D. e. formosanaMatsumura, 1919

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Curetinae

• Curetis acuta formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※endemic

Subfamily Lycaeninae

H. i. matsumurae female

• Heliophorus ila matsumurae(Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Miletinae

Tribe Spalgini

• Spalgis epeus dilama(Moore, 1878)

Tribe Tarakini

• Taraka hamada thalabaFruhstorfer, 1922

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Tribe Polyommatini

Acytolepis puspa myla

Z. m. okinawana

• Acytolepis puspa myla(Fruhstorfer, 1909)
• Callenya melaena shonen(Esaki, 1932)
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus(Distant, 1886)
• Catochrysops strabo luzonensisTite, 1959
• Catopyrops ancyra almora(Druce, 1873) ※exotic
• Celastrina argiolus caphis(Fruhstorfer, 1922)
• Celastrina lavendularis himilcon(Fruhstorfer, 1909)
• Celastrina oreas arisana(Matsumura, 1910)
• Celastrina sugitanii shirozuiHsu, 1987
• Celatoxia marginata (de Niceville, 1884)
• Chilades lajus koshunensisMatsumura, 1919
• Danis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※vagrant
• Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)
• Everes argiades hellotia(Menetries, 1857)
• Everes lacturnus rileyiGodfrey, 1916
• Famegana alsulus taiwana(Sonan, 1938) ※extinct
• Freyeria putli formosanus(Matsumura, 1919)
• Jamides alecto dromicusFruhstorfer, 1910
• Jamides bochus formosanusFruhstorfer, 1909
• Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775)
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Luthrodes peripatria (Hsu, 1989)
• Megisba malaya sikkimaMoore, 1884
• Nacaduba berenice leeiHsu, 1990
• Nacaduba beroe asakusaFruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba kurava therasiaFruhstorfer, 1916
• Nacaduba pactolus hainaniBethune-Baker, 1914
• Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1869)
• Orthomiella rantaizana (Wileman, 1910)
• Phengaris atroguttata formosana(Matsumura, 1926)
• Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908 ※endemic
• Pithecops corvus cornixCowan, 1965
• Pithecops fulgens uraiBethune-Baker, 1913
• Prosotas nora formosana(Fruhstorfer, 1916)
• Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889)
• Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)
• Tongeia filicaudis mushanus(Tanikawa, 1940)
• Tongeia hainani (Bethune-Baker, 1914) ※endemic
• Udara albocaerulea (Moore, 1879)
• Udara dilecta (Moore, 1879)
• Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
• Zizeeria maha okinawana(Matsumura, 1929)
• Zizina otis riukuensis(Matsumura, 1929)
• Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

• Cigaritis kuyaniana (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
• Cigaritis lohita formosana(Moore, 1877)
• Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, 1829)

Subfamily Theclinae

Tribe Arhopalini

• Arhopala bazalus turbata(Butler, 1881)
• Arhopala birmana asakurae(Matsumura, 1910)
• Arhopala ganesa formosanaKato, 1930
• Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875)
• Arhopala paramuta horishanaMatsumura, 1910
• Mahathala ameria hainaniBethune-Baker, 1903

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

• Catapaecilma major moltrechti(Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Deudorigini

• Artipe eryx horiella(Matsumura, 1929)
• Deudorix epijarbas menesiclesFruhstorfer, 1911
• Deudorix rapaloides (Naritomi, 1911)
• Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonisMatsumura, 1938
• Rapala caerulea liliaceaNire, 1920
• Rapala nissa hirayamanaMatsumura, 1926
• Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 ※endemic
• Rapala varuna formosanaFruhstorfer, 1911
• Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana(Matsumura, 1919)

Tribe Eumaeini

• Fixsenia watarii (Matsumura, 1927) ※endemic
• Satyrium austrinum (Murayama, 1943)
• Satyrium esakii (Shirozu, 1942) ※endemic
• Satyrium eximium mushanum(Matsumura, 1929)
• Satyrium formosanum (Matsumura, 1910)
• Satyrium inouei (Shirozu, 1959)
• Satyrium tanakai (Shirozu, 1943) ※endemic

Tribe Horagini

• Horaga albimacula triumphalisMurayama & Sibatani, 1943
• Horaga onyx moltrechtiMatsumura, 1919
• Horaga rarasana Sonan, 1936 ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini

• Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※extinct
• Hypolycaena kina inari(Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Iolaini

• Tajuria caerulea Nire, 1920 ※endemic
• Tajuria diaeus karenkonisMatsumura, 1929
• Tajuria illurgis tattaka(Araki, 1949)

Tribe Remelanini

• Ancema ctesia cakravasti(Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Tribe Theclini

• Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata(Sonan, 1929)
• Antigius attilia obsoletus(Takeuchi, 1923)
• Araragi enthea morisonensis(M. Inoue, 1942)
• Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingiOkano & Okura, 1969
• Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus(Howarth, 1957)
• Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
• Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus(Kano, 1928)
• Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
• Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) ※endemic
• Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
• Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965 ※endemic
• Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※endemic
• Cordelia comes wilemaniella(Matsumura, 1929)
• Euaspa forsteri (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
• Euaspa milionia formosanaNomura, 1931
• Euaspa tayal (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
• Iratsume orsedice suzukii(Sonan, 1940)
• Japonica patungkoanui Matsumura, 1956 ※endemic
• Leucantigius atayalicus (Shirozu & Murayama, 1943)
• Neozephyrus taiwanus (Wileman, 1908) ※endemic
• Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920)
• Sibataniozephyrus kuafui Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※endemic
• Teratozephyrus arisanus (Wileman, 1909)
• Teratozephyrus elatus Hsu & Lu, 2005
• Teratozephyrus yugaii (Kano, 1928) ※endemic
• Ussuriana michaelis takarana(Araki & Hirayama, 1941)
• Wagimo sulgeri insularis(Shirozu, 1957)

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Apaturinae

• Chitoria chrysolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Chitoria ulupi arakii(Naritomi, 1959)
• Helcyra plesseni (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※endemic
• Helcyra superba takamukuiMatsumura, 1919
• Hestina assimilis formosana(Moore, 1895) red ring skirt
• Sasakia charonda formosanaShirozu, 1963
• Sephisa chandra androdamasFruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtier
• Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※endemic
• Timelaea albescens formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Biblidinae

• Ariadne ariadne pallidior(Fruhstorfer, 1899) angled castor

Subfamily Calinaginae

• Calinaga buddha formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Charaxinae

• Polyura eudamippus formosana(Rothschild, 1899) great nawab
• Polyura narcaea meghaduta(Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Cyrestinae

C. t. formosana

• Cyrestis thyodamas formosanaFruhstorfer, 1898 common map
• Dichorragia nesimachus formosanusFruhstorfer, 1909 constable

Subfamily Danainae

Danaus genutia male

• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) plain tiger
• Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) common tiger
• Danaus melanippus edmondii(Bougainville, 1837) ※vagrant
• Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ※extirpated
• Euploea camaralzeman cratisButler, 1866 ※vagrant
• Euploea core godartiiLucas, 1853 common Indian crow ※vagrant
• Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)
  • E. e. hobsoni(Butler, 1877)
  • E. e. kaduEschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
• Euploea klugii Moore, 1858 ※vagrant
• Euploea mulciber barsineFruhstorfer, 1904 striped blue crow
• Euploea phaenareta juviaFruhstorfer, 1908 ※extinct
• Euploea swainson (Godart, 1824) ※vagrant
• Euploea sylvester swinhoeiWallace & Moore, 1866 double-branded black crow
• Euploea tulliolus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • E. t. koxingaFruhstorfer, 1908
  • E. t. pollitaErichson, 1834 ※vagrant
• Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834
  • I. l. clara(Butler, 1867)
  • I. l. kwashotoensis(Sonan, 1928)
• Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ceylon blue glassy tiger
• Parantica aglea maghaba(Fruhstorfer, 1909) glassy tiger
• Parantica luzonensis (C. & R. Felder, 1863) ※vagrant
• Parantica sita niphonica(Moore, 1883) chestnut tiger
• Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) Swinhoe's chocolate tiger
• Tirumala hamata orientalis(Semper, 1879) ※vagrant
• Tirumala limniace (Cramer, 1775) blue tiger
  • T. l. limniace(Cramer, 1775)
  • T. l. orestilla(Fruhstorfer, 1910) ※vagrant
• Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874) dark blue tiger

Subfamily Heliconiinae

• Acraea issoria formosana(Fruhstorfer, 1912) yellow coster
• Argynnis paphia formosicolaMatsumura, 1927
• Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) Indian fritillary
• Boloria pales yangiHsu & Yen, 1997 ※extinct
• Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773) rustic
• Paduca fasciata (C.& R. Felder, 1860) ※vagrant
• Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773) common leopard ※exotic
• Vindula dejone (Erichson, 1834) ※vagrant

Subfamily Limenitidinae

A. s. laela male

• Abrota ganga formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Aldania ilos nireiNomura, 1935
• Athyma asura baelia(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Athyma cama zoroastes(Butler, 1877)
• Athyma fortuna kodahirai(Sonan, 1938)
• Athyma jina sauteri(Fruhstorfer, 1912)
• Athyma opalina hirayamai(Matsumura, 1935)
• Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Athyma selenophora laela(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Athyma sulpitia tricula(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Euthalia hebe kosemponaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis(Matsumura, 1909)
• Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemic
• Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930
• Neptis hesione podarcesNire, 1920
• Neptis hylas luculentaFruhstorfer, 1907
• Neptis nata lutatiaFruhstorfer, 1913
• Neptis noyala ikedaiShirozu, 1952
• Neptis philyra splendensMurayama, 1942
• Neptis philyroides sonaniMurayama, 1942
• Neptis pryeri jucunditaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Neptis sankara shirakianaMatsumura, 1929
• Neptis sappho formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Neptis soma tayalinaMurayama & Shimonoya, 1968
• Neptis sylvana esakiiNomura, 1935
• Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Pantoporia hordonia rihodona(Moore, 1878)
• Parasarpa dudu jinamitra(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Parthenos silvia philippensisFruhstorfer, 1898

Subfamily Libytheinae

• Libythea celtis formosanaFruhstorfer, 1909
• Libythea geoffroy philippinaStaudinger, 1889 ※vagrant

Subfamily Morphinae

• Discophora sondaica (Boisduval, 1836) large faun – ※exotic
• Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) common duffer ※exotic
• Stichophthalma howqua formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Hypolimnas misippus male

Junonia almana

K. c. drilon

• Doleschallia bisaltide philippensisFruhstorfer, 1899 ※vagrant
• Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 Malayan egg-fly ※exotic
• Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) great egg-fly
  • H. b. jacintha(Drury, 1773) ※exotic
  • H. b. kezia(Butler, 1877)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Danaid egg-fly
• Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) peacock pansy
• Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1758) grey pansy ※exotic
• Junonia hedonia ida(Cramer, 1776) yellow pansy ※vagrant
• Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779) chocolate pansy
• Junonia lemonias aenariaTsukada & Kaneko, 1985 lemon pansy
• Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) blue pansy
• Kallima inachus formosanaFruhstorfer, 1912 orange oakleaf
• Kaniska canace drilon(Fruhstorfer, 1908) blue admiral
• Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana(Matsumura, 1925)
• Polygonia c-album asakuraiNakahara, 1920
• Polygonia c-aureum lunulataEsaki & Nakahara, 1923 comma
• Symbrenthia hypselis scatiniaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Symbrenthia lilaea formosanusFruhstorfer, 1908 common jester
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) painted lady
• Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) Indian red admiral
• Yoma sabina podiumTsukada, 1985 Australian lurcher

Subfamily Satyrinae

E. h. hainana female

L. e. pavida male

Penthema formosanum

• Elymnias hypermnestra hainanaMoore, 1878 common palmfly
• Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
• Lethe butleri periscelisFruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe chandica ratnacriFruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe christophi hanakoFruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe diana australisNaritomi, 1943
• Lethe europa pavidaFruhstorfer, 1908 bamboo treebrown
• Lethe gemina zaithaFruhstorfer, 1914
• Lethe insana formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Lethe rohria daemoniacaFruhstorfer, 1908 common tree brown
• Lethe verma cintamaniFruhstorfer, 1848 straight-banded treebrown
• Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) common evening brown
• Melanitis phedima polishanaFruhstorfer, 1908 dark evening brown
• Minois nagasawae (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
• Mycalesis francisca formosanaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Mycalesis gotama nandaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) dark-banded bushbrown
• Mycalesis perseus blasius(Fabricius, 1798) dingy bushbrown
• Mycalesis sangaica maraFruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrown
• Mycalesis suaveolens kaginaFruhstorfer, 1908
• Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrown
• Neope armandii lacticolora(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Neope bremeri taiwanaMatsumura, 1919
• Neope muirheadi nagasawaeMatsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinth
• Neope pulaha didiaFruhstorfer, 1909
• Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmiaFruhstorfer, 1911
• Penthema formosanum (Rothschild, 1898)
• Ypthima akragas Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※endemic
• Ypthima angustipennis Takahashi, 2000 ※endemic
• Ypthima baldus zodina(Fruhstorfer, 1911) common five-ring
• Ypthima conjuncta yamanakaiSonan, 1938
• Ypthima esakii Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• Ypthima formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853) large three-ring
• Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883
• Ypthima norma posticalisMatsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinct
• Ypthima okurai (Okano, 1962)
• Ypthima praenubilia common four-ring
  • Y. p. kanonisMatsumura, 1929
  • Y. p. neobiliaMurayama, 1980
• Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909
• Ypthima wangi Lee, 1998 ※endemic
• Zophoessa dura neoclides(Fruhstorfer, 1909)
• Zophoessa niitakana (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
• Zophoessa siderea kanoi(Esaki & Nomura, 1937)

See also

List of moths of Taiwan

References

• Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda. 1997. The life histories of Asian butterflies vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.
• http://booksfromtaiwan.com/Butterfly_Books.html