List of butterflies of Taiwan

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

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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 Indomalaya ecozone.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

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 chrysopterus Hsu, 1988

Hasora anura taiwana Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 slate awl

Hasora badra (Moore, 1858) common awl

Hasora chromus (Cramer, 1782) banded awl

Hasora taminatus vairacana Fruhstorfer, 1911 white-banded awl

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemic

Aeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 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 formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911 shiny-spotted bob

Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) restricted demon

Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)

N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911

N. f. arisana Sonan, 1930

Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinus Matsuyama & 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 oberthueri Evans, 1937

Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) small branded swift

Polytremis eltola tappana (Matsumura, 1919)

Polytremis kiraizana (Sonan, 1938) ※endemic

Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemic

Polytremis theca asahinai Shirozu, 1952

Polytremis zina taiwana Murayama, 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 horisha Evans, 1934

Telicota colon bayashikeii Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 pale palm dart

Telicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911 dark palm dart

Thoressa horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic

Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775) grass demon

Subfamily Pyrginae

Abraximorpha davidii ermasis Fruhstorfer, 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 major Hsu, 1990

Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909

Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908

Coladenia pinsbukana (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※endemic

Daimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907

Lobocla bifasciata kodairai Sonan, 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 martinus Plotz, 1884

Tribe Leptocircini

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 maraho (Shiraki & Sonan, 1934) ※endemic

Papilio agestor matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1909) tawny mime

Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 Chinese peacock

P. b. kotoensis Sonan, 1927

P. b. thrasymedes Fruhstorfer 1909

Papilio castor formosanus Rothschild, 1896

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 lime butterfly

Papilio dialis tatsuta Murayama, 1970 southern Chinese peacock

Papilio epycides melanoleucus (Ney, 1911)

Papilio helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908 red Helen

Papilio paris hermosanus Rebel, 1906

Papilio hoppo Matsumura, 1907 ※endemic

Papilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933

Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1903 great Mormon

Papilio nephelus chaonulus Fruhstorfer, 1908

Papilio paris nakaharai Shirozu, 1960 Paris peacock

Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 common Mormon

P. p. ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant

P. p. pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1908

P. p. polytes Linnaeus, 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 (Fruhstrorfer, 1908)

Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus (Fruhstorfer, 1901) common rose

Troides aeacus formosanus Rothschild, 1899 golden birdwing

Troides magellanus sonani Matsumura, 1932

Troides plateni (Staudinger, 1889) ※vagrant

Subfamily Coliadinae

Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) lemon emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) mottled emigrant

Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Fabricius, 1787) ※exotic

Colias erate formosana Shirozu, 1955

Eurema alitha esakii Shirozu, 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

Aporia agathon moltrechti (Oberthür, 1909)

Aporia gigantea cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999

Aporia potanini insularis Shirozu, 1959

Appias albina semperi (Moore, 1905) common albatross

Appias indra aristoxemus Fruhstorfer, 1908

Appias lyncida formosana (Wallace, 1866) chocolate albatross

Appias nero domitia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant

Appias olferna peducaea Fruhstorfer, 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 wilemani Jordan, 1925

Delias hyparete luzonensis C. & R. Felder, 1862 painted Jezebel

Delias lativitta formosana Matsumura, 1909

Delias pasithoe curasena Fruhstorfer, 1908 red-base Jezebel

Hebomoia glaucippe formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 great orange tip

Ixias pyrene insignis Butler, 1879 yellow orange tip

Leptosia nina niobe (Wallace, 1866)

Pieris canidia (Sparrman, 1768) Indian cabbage white

Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836 cabbage white

Prioneris thestylis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 spotted sawtooth

Saletara panda nathalia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant

Talbotia naganum karumii (Ikeda, 1937) Naga white

Subfamily Curetinae

Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※endemic

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Heliophorus ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Tribe Spalgini

Spalgis epeus dilama (Moore, 1878)

Tribe Tarakini

Taraka haimada thalaba Fruhstorfer, 1922

Tribe Polyommatini

Acytolepsis puspa myla (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Callenya melaena shonen (Esaki, 1932)

Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Distant, 1886)

Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959

Catopyrops ancyra almora (Druce, 1873) ※exotic

Celastrina argiolus caphis (Fruhstorfer, 1922)

Celastrina lavendularis himilcon (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Celastrina oreas arisana (Matsumura, 1910)

Celastrina sugitanii shirozui Hsu, 1987

Celatoxia marginata (de Niceville, 1884)

Chilades laius koshunensis Matsumura, 1919

Chilades pandava peripatria Hsu, 1989

Danis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※vagrant

Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)

Everes argiades hellotia (Menetries, 1857)

Everes lacturnus rileyi Godfrey, 1916

Famegana alsulus taiwana (Sonan, 1938) ※extinct

Freyeria putli formosanus (Matsumura, 1919)

Jamides alecto dromicus Fruhstorfer, 1910

Jamides bochus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909

Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775)

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884

Nacaduba berenice leei Hsu, 1990

Nacaduba beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba pactolus hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914

Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1869)

Orthomiella rantaizana (Wileman, 1910)

Phengaris astroguttata formosana (Matsumura, 1926)

Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908 ※endemic

Pithecops corvus cornix Cowan, 1965

Pithecops fulgens urai Bethune-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 Riodininae

Abisara burnii etymander (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Dodona eugenes (Guerin, 1843)

D. e. esakii Shirozu, 1952

D. e. formosana Matsumura, 1919

Tribe Aphnaeini

Spindasis kuyanianus (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic

Spindasis lohita formosana (Moore, 1877)

Spindasis syama (Horsfield, 1829)

Tribe Arhopalini

Arhopala bazalus turbata (Butler, 1881)

Arhopala birmana asakurae (Matsumura, 1910)

Arhopala ganesa formosana Kato, 1930

Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875)

Arhopala paramuta horishana Matsumura, 1910

Mahathala ameria hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

Catapaecilma major moltrechti (Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Deudorigini

Artipe eryx horiella (Matsumura, 1929)

Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1911

Deudorix rapaloides (Naritomi, 1911)

Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938

Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920

Rapala nissa hirayamana Matsumura, 1926

Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 ※endemic

Rapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 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 triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943

Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919

Horaga rarasana Sonan, 1936 ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini

Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※extinct

Hypolycaena kina inari (Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Iolaini

Tajuria caeruela Nire, 1920 ※endemic

Tajuria dioeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929

Tajuria illurgis tattaka (Araki, 1949)

Tribe Remelanini

Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Tribe Theclini

Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata (Sonan, 1929)

Antigius attila obsoletus (Takeuchi, 1923)

Araragi enthea morisonensis (M. Inoue, 1942)

Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & 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 formosana Nomura, 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)

Subfamily Acraeinae

Acraea issoria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1912) yellow coster

Subfamily Amathusiinae

Discophora sondaica (Boisduval, 1836) large faun – ※exotic

Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) common duffer ※exotic

Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Apaturinae

Chitoria chrysolona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Chitoria ulupi arakii (Naritomi, 1959)

Helcyra plesseni (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※endemic

Helcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919

Hestina assimilis formosana (Moore, 1895) red ring skirt

Sasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963

Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtier

Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※endemic

Timelaea albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Calinaginae

Calinaga buddha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Charaxinae

Polyura eudamippus formosana (Rothschild, 1899) great nawab

Polyura narcaea meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Tribe Danaini

Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) plain tiger

Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) common tiger

Danaus melanippus edmondii (Bougainville, 1837) ※vagrant

Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ※extirpated

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

Tribe Euploeini

Euploea camaralzeman cratis Butler, 1866 ※vagrant

Euploea core godartii Lucas, 1853 common Indian crow ※vagrant

Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)

E. e. hobsoni (Butler, 1877)

E. e. kadu Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant

Euploea klugii Moore, 1858 ※vagrant

Euploea mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904 striped blue crow

Euploea phaenareta juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※extinct

Euploea swainson (Godart, 1824) ※vagrant

Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866 double-branded black crow

Euploea tulliolus (Fabricius, 1793)

E. t. koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908

E. t. pollita Erichson, 1834 ※vagrant

Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834

I. l. clara (Butler, 1867)

I. l. kwashotoensis (Sonan, 1928)

Subfamily Libytheinae

Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909

Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889 ※vagrant

Tribe Argynniini

Argynnis paphia formosicola Matsumura, 1927

Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) Indian fritillary

Boloria pales yangi Hsu & 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

Tribe Biblidini

Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899) angled castor

Tribe Euthaliini

Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic

Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908

Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)

Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemic

Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930

Tribe Limenitidini

Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)

Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)

Athyma jima sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)

Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Limenitis sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920

Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907

Neptis ilos nirei Nomura, 1935

Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913

Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952

Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942

Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942

Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908

Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic

Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929

Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968

Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935

Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic

Pantoporia hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878)

Parasarpa dudu jinamitra (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Tribe Marpesiini

Cyrestis thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 common map

Tribe Nymphalini

Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis Fruhstorfer, 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 aenaria Tsukada & Kaneko, 1985 lemon pansy

Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) blue pansy

Kallima inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 orange oakleaf

Kaniska canace drilon (Fruhstorfer, 1908) blue admiral

Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana (Matsumura, 1925)

Polygonia c-album asakurai Nakahara, 1920

Polygonia c-aureum lunulata Esaki & Nakahara, 1923 comma

Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908

Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908 common jester

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) painted lady

Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) Indian red admiral

Yoma sabina podium Tsukada, 1985 Australian lurcher

Tribe Parthenini

Parthenos sylla philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Tribe Pseudoergolini

Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 constable

Subfamily Satyrinae

Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 common palmfly

Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913

Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943

Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908 bamboo treebrown

Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914

Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic

Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908 common tree brown

Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848 straight-banded treebrown

Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) common evening brown

Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 dark evening brown

Minois nagasawae (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic

Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908

Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) dark-banded bushbrown

Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798) dingy bushbrown

Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrown

Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908

Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrown

Neope armandii lacticolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Neope bremeri taiwana Matsumura, 1919

Neope muirheadi nagasawae Matsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinth

Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909

Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 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 yamanakai Sonan, 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 posticalis Matsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinct

Ypthima okurai (Okano, 1962)

Ypthima praenubilia common four-ring

Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929

Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 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)

References

List of butterflies of Taiwan Wikipedia

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