# List of butterflies of Hong Kong

This is a list of butterflies of Hong Kong. About 250 species are known from Hong Kong. One subspecies is endemic to the region.

## Hesperiidae
### Coeliadinae

* Bibasis gomata lalita
* Bibasis oedipodea belesis
* Bibasis jaina
* Hasora badra badra
* Hasora vitta indica
* Hasora chromus chromus
* Hasora taminatus malayana
* Hasora anura china
* Badamia exclamationis
* Choaspes benjaminii japonicus
* Choaspes hemixanthus furcatus

### Pyrginae

* Celaenorrhinus leucocera
* Gerosis phisara
* Tagiades litigiosus litigiosus
* Tagiades menaka
* Abraximorpha davidii esta
* Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum
* Caprona alida alida

### Hesperiinae

* Ampittia dioscorides etura
* Ampittia virgata
* Aeromachus jhora
* Aeromachus pygmaeus
* Thoressa monastyrskyi
* Halpe porus
* Halpe paupera walthewi
* Astictopterus jama chinensis
* Iambrix salsala salsala
* Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
* Notocrypta paralysos
* Udaspes folus
* Suastus gremius gremius
* Isoteinon lamprospilus lamprospilus
* Hyarotis adrastus praba
* Erionota torus
* Matapa aria
* Taractrocera ceramas thelma
* Taractrocera maevius maevius
* Potanthus trachala trachala
* Potanthus pseudomaesa clio
* Potanthus pava pava
* Potanthus confucius confucius
* Telicota colon stinga
* Telicota besta besta
* Telicota ancilla horisha
* Telicota ohara formosana
* Cephrenes acalle
* Parnara guttata
* Parnara ganga
* Parnara bada bada
* Parnara apostata
* Zographetus satwa
* Borbo cinnara
* Borbo bevani
* Pelopidas agna agna
* Pelopidas mathias oberthueri
* Pelopidas subochraceus barneyi
* Pelopidas assamensis
* Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus
* Polytremis lubricans lubricans
* Baoris farri farri
* Caltoris bromus bromus
* Caltoris cahira

## Papilionidae
### Papilioninae

* Lamproptera curius walkeri
* Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
* Graphium cloanthus clymenus
* Graphium doson axion
* Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
* Pathysa antiphates antiphates
* Papilio (Chilasa) agestor
* Papilio (Chilasa) clytia
* Papilio xuthus xuthus
* Papilio machaon
* Papilio demoleus demoleus
* Papilio helenus helenus
* Papilio polytes polytes
* Papilio memnon agenor
* Papilio protenor protenor
* Papilio bianor bianor
* Papilio dialis
* Papilio paris paris
* Troides helena spilotia
* Troides aeacus aeacus
* Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis
* Byasa alcinous manonensis

## Pieridae
### Pierinae

* Delias hyparete hierte
* Delias pasithoe pasithoe
* Delias acalis acalis
* Delias belladonna kwangtungensis
* Leptosia nina nina
* Prioneris thestylis formosana
* Prioneris philonome clemanthe
* Pieris canidia canidia
* Pieris rapae crucivora
* Cepora nerissa nerissa
* Appias albina darada
* Appias lyncida eleonora
* Ixias pyrene pyrene
* Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe

### Coliadinae

* Dercas verhuelli verhuelli
* Colias erate
* Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
* Catopsilia pomona pomona
* Eurema brigitta rubella
* Eurema laeta betheseba
* Eurema hecabe hecabe
* Eurema blanda hylama

## Lycaenidae
### Miletinae

* Allotinus drumila aphthonius
* Miletus chinensis chinensis
* Taraka hamada isona

### Curetinae

* Curetis dentata denta

### Aphnaeinae

* Cigaritis lohita formosana
* Cigaritis syama peguana

### Theclinae

* Arhopala bazalus turbata
* Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous
* Arhopala birmana birmana
* Arhopala paramuta paramuta
* Arhopala rama ramosa
* Mahathala ameria hainani
* Horaga albimacula triumphalis
* Horaga onyx moltrechti
* Iraota timoleon timolecon
* Pratapa deva devula
* Tajuria cippus malcolmi
* Tajuria maculata
* Eliotia jalindra
* Creon cleobis cleobis
* Remelana jangala mudra
* Ancema ctesia agalla
* Deudorix epijarbas menesicles
* Artipe eryx eryx
* Sinthusa chandrana grotei
* Sinthusa nasaka
* Rapala manea schistacea

### Lycaeninae

* Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus

### Polyommatinae

* Nacaduba berenice
* Nacaduba kurava euplea
* Jamides bochus bochus
* Jamides celeno celeno
* Jamides alecto alocina
* Catochrysops strabo strabo
* Catochrysops panormus exiguus
* Lampides boeticus
* Leptotes plinius
* Castalius rosimon
* Pseudozizeeria maha serica
* Zizeeria karsandra karsandra
* Zizina otis otis
* Zizula hylax
* Famegana alsulus eggletoni
* Everes argiades
* Everes lacturnus rileyi
* Tongeia filicaudis
* Pithecops corvus
* Neopithecops zalmora zalmora; N. z. dolona
* Megisba malaya sikkima; M. m. volubilis
* Acytolepis puspa gisca
* Udara dilecta dilecta
* Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea
* Celastrina lavendularis limbata
* Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
* Chilades lajus leucofasciatus
* Luthrodes pandava pandava
* Freyeria putli

## Riodinidae
### Nemeobiidae

* Zemeros flegyas flegyas
* Dodona egeon egeon
* Abisara echerius echerius

## Nymphalidae
### Satyrinae

* Melanitis leda leda
* Melanitis phedima muskata
* Lethe chandica
* Lethe confusa confusa
* Lethe europa beroe
* Lethe rohria permagnis
* Lethe verma stenopa
* Neope muirheadii muirheadii
* Elymnias hypermnestra hainana
* Mycalesis mineus mineus
* Mycalesis zonata
* Ypthima baldus baldus
* Ypthima lisandra lisandra
* Ypthima norma norma
* Ypthima imitans
* Ypthima praenubila praenubila

### Morphinae

* Faunis eumeus eumeus
* Discophora sondaica tulliana

### Charaxinae

* Polyura athamas athamas
* Polyura nepenthes nepenthes
* Charaxes bernardus bernardus
* Charaxes bernardus bernardus

### Biblidinae

* Ariadne ariadne alterna

### Heliconiinae

* Cupha erymanthis erymanthis
* Phalanta phalantha phalantha
* Vagrans egista brixia
* Cirrochroa tyche mithila
* Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius
* Cethosia biblis phanaroia
* Acraea issoria issoria

### Nymphalinae

* Vanessa indica indica
* Vanessa cardui
* Kaniska canace canace
* Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum
* Symbrenthia lilaea lunica
* Junonia almana almana
* Junonia atlites atlites
* Junonia lemonias lemonias
* Junonia iphita iphita
* Junonia hierta hierta
* Junonia orithya orithya
* Hypolimnas anomala anomala
* Hypolimnas bolina kezia
* Hypolimnas misippus
* Kallima inachus chinensis

### Limenitidinae

* Neptis hylas hylas
* Neptis clinia susruta
* Neptis soma tayalina
* Neptis miah nolana
* Phaedyma columella columella
* Pantoporia hordonia
* Athyma perius perius
* Athyma nefte seitzi
* Athyma cama
* Athyma selenophora leucophryne
* Athyma ranga serica
* Parathyma sulpitia
* Parasarpa dudu hainanensis
* Moduza procris procris
* Euthalia lubentina lubentina
* Euthalia phemius seitzi
* Euthalia aconthea aditha
* Euthalia niepelti
* Lexias pardalis

### Cyrestinae

* Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus
* Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis

### Apaturinae

* Rohana parisatis staurakius
* Hestina assimilis assimilis
* Sephisa chandra androdamas
* Euripus nyctelius

### Danainae

* Parantica aglea melanoides
* Parantica sita sita
* Parantica swinhoei szechuana
* Ideopsis similis similis
* Tirumala limniace limniace
* Tirumala septentrionis septentronis
* Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
* Danaus genutia genutia
* Idea leuconoe
* Euploea midamus midamus
* Euploea sylvester swinhoei
* Euploea mulciber mulciber
* Euploea core amymone