# List of butterflies of Singapore

This is a list of butterflies of Singapore. About 305 species are known from Singapore.

## 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 – 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 – colonel
* Pantoporia hordonia hordonia – common lascar
* Pantoporia paraka paraka – Perak lascar
* Phaedyma columella singa – short banded sailor
* Symbrenthia hippoclus – common jester
* Tanaecia japis 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 – harlequin

## Lycaenidae
### Poritiinae

* Poritia philota philota – Malayan Gem
* Poritia sumatrae sumatrae – Sumatran Gem

### Miletinae

* Allotinus unicolor unicolor – lesser darkie
* Liphyra brassolis abbreviata – moth butterfly
* Logania marmorata damis – pale mottle
* Miletus biggsii biggsii – Bigg's brownie
* Miletus gopara gopara
* Miletus symethus petronius
* Spalgis epius epius – apefly

### Curetinae

* Curetis santana malayica – Malayan sunbeam
* Curetis saronis sumatrana – Sumatran sunbeam

### Aphnaeinae

* Cigaritis lohita senama – long banded silverline
* Cigaritis syama terana – club silverline

### Theclinae

* Ancema blanka blanka – silver royal
* 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 – plane
* Catapaecilma major emas – gray tinsel
* Cheritra freja frigga – common imperial
* 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
* 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
* Iraota distanti distanti – spotted silverstreak
* Iraota rochana boswelliana – scarce silverstreak
* Jacoona anasuja anasuja – great imperial
* Loxura atymnus fuconius – yamfly
* Manto hypoleuca terana – green imperial
* Neocheritra amrita amrita – grand imperial
* Pratapa deva relata – white royal
* 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 – red-edge
* Sinthusa nasaka amba – narrow spark
* 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

### Polyommatinae

* Acytolepis puspa lambi – common hedge blue
* Anthene emolus goberus – ciliate blue
* Anthene lycaenina miya – pointed ciliate blue
* Caleta elna elvira – elbowed Pierrot
* Castalius rosimon rosimon – common Pierrot
* Catochrysops panormus exiguus – silver forget-me-not
* Catochrysops strabo strabo – forget-me-not
* Catopyrops ancyra – Ancyra blue
* Euchrysops cnejus cnejus – gram blue
* Everes lacturnus rileyi – Indian Cupid
* Ionolyce helicon merguiana – pointed line blue
* Jamides alecto ageladas – 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
* Luthrodes pandava pandava – cycad blue
* Megisba malaya sikkima – 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
* Neopithecops zalmora zalmora – Quaker
* Petrelaea dana dana – dingy line blue
* Prosotas dubiosa lumpura – tailess line blue
* Prosotas lutea sivoka – banded lineblue
* Prosotas nora superdates – common line-blue
* 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 – torus skipper
* Gangara lebadea lebadea – banded redeye
* Gangara thyrsis thyrsis – giant redeye
* Halpe zema – 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