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S No.	Species Photo	Species Name (Common Name)
Family: Papilionidae SubFamily: Papilioninae Members of this family are generally large striking flyer. They are also the largest butterflies in the world. Although commonly known as Swallowtail Family, some of the species are tailless.
1		Chilasa clytia clytia (Common Mime)
2		Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
3		Graphium doson evemonides (Common Jay)
4		Graphium evemon eventus (Blue Jay)
5		Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)
6		Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris (Common Rose)
6*		Pachliopta aristolochiae antiphus (Black Rose)
7		Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
8		Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail)
9		Papilio iswara iswara (Great Helen)
10		Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon)
11		Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
12		Papilio prexaspes prexaspes (Blue Helen)
13		Pathysa antiphates itamputi (Five Bar Swordtail)
14		Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing)
Family: Pieridae SubFamily: Coliadinae The Pieridae family, commonly called the white and sulfurs, are highly variable in coloration in spite of their name. The butterflies are generally medium in size.
15		Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
16		Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
17		Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
18		Eurema andersonii andersonii (Anderson's Grass Yellow)
19		Eurema blanda snelleni (Three Spot Grass Yellow)
20		Eurema brigitta senna (No Brand Grass Yellow)
21		Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
22		Eurema sari sodalis (Chocolate Grass Yellow)
23		Eurema simulatrix tecmessa (Hill Grass Yellow)
24		Gandaca harina distanti (Tree Yellow)
Family: Pieridae SubFamily: Pierinae The Pieridae family, commonly called the white and sulfurs, are highly variable in coloration in spite of their name. The butterflies are generally medium in size.
25		Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
26		Appias lyncida vasava (Chocolate Albatross)
27		Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
28		Hebomoia glaucippe aturia (Great Orange Tip)
29		Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
30		Pieris canidia canidia (Cabbage White)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Apaturinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
31		Eulaceura osteria kumana (Purple Duke)
32		Euripus nyctelius euploeoides (Courtesan)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Charaxinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
33		Charaxes solon echo (Black Rajah)
34		Polyura hebe plautus (Plain Nawab)
35		Polyura schreiber tisamenus (Blue Nawab)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Cyrestinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
36		Chersonesia peraka peraka (Little Maplet)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Danainae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
37		Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
38		Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger)
39		Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger)
40		Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow)
41		Euploea eyndhovii gardineri (Striped Black Crow)
42		Euploea midamus singapura (Blue Spotted Crow)
43		Euploea mulciber mulciber (Striped Blue Crow)
44		Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow)
45		Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Magpie Crow)
46		Euploea tulliolus ledereri (Dwarf Crow)
47		Idea leuconoe chersonesia (Mangrove Tree Nymph)
48		Idea stolli logani (Common Tree Nymph)
49		Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
50		Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Heliconiinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
51		Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
52		Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
53		Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)
54		Cethosia penthesilea methypsea (Plain Lacewing)
55		Cirrochroa emalea emalea (Malay Yeoman)
56		Cirrochroa orissa orissa (Banded Yeoman)
57		Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)
58		Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
59		Terinos terpander robertsia (Royal Assyrian)
60		Vidula dejone erotella (Cruiser)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Limenitidinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
61		Athyma asura idita (Studded Sergeant)
62		Athyma kanwa kanwa (Dot-Dash Sergeant)
63		Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant)
64		Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)
65		Athyma reta moorei (Malay Staff Sergeant)
66		Euthalia aconthea gurda (Baron)
67		Euthalia adonia pinwilli (Green Baron)
68		Euthalia merta merta (White Tipped Baron)
69		Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)
70		Lasippa heliodore dorelia (Burmese Lascar)
71		Lasippa tiga siaka (Malayan Lascar)
72		Lebadea martha parkeri (Knight)
72*		Lebadea martha malayana (Knight)
73		Lexias canescens pardalina (Yellow Archduke)
74		Lexias dirtea merguia (Black Archduke)
75		Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)
76		Moduza procris milonia (Commander)
77		Neptis harita harita (Chocolate Sailor)
78		Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)
79		Neptis leucoporos cresina (Grey Sailor)
80		Pandita sinope sinope (Colonel)
81		Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (Common Lascar)
82		Pantoporia paraka paraka (Perak Lascar)
83		Phaedyma columella singa (Short Banded Sailor)
84		Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron)
85		Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malay Viscount)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Morphinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
86		Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Palm King)
87		Discophora sondaica despoliata (Common Duffer)
88		Faunis canens arcesilas (Common Faun)
89		Thaumantis klugius lucipor (Dark Blue Jungle Glory)
90		Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus (Saturn)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Nymphalinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
91		Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)
91*
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Nymphalinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
92		Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
93		Hypolimnas bolina bolina (Great Eggfly)
93*		Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)
94		Hypolimnas misippus misippus (Danaid Eggfly)
95		Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
96		Junonia atlites atlites (Grey Pansy)
97		Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
98		Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)
99		Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
100		Vanessa indica indica (Indian Red Admiral)
Family: Nymphalidae SubFamily: Satyrinae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and other parts of their body. Butterflies in this family have a distinctive way of flying, after every wingbeat, they hold their wings stretched out from their body and glide for a while without moving their wings.
101		Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
102		Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)
103		Elymnias penanga penanga (Pointed Palmfly)
104		Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)
105		Melanitis leda leda (Common Evening Brown)
106		Mycalesis fusca fusca (Malayan Bush Brown)
107		Mycalesis mineus macromalayana (Dark Brand Bush Brown)
108		Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Purple Bush Brown)
109		Mycalesis perseoides perseoides
110		Mycalesis perseus cepheus (Dingy Bush Brown)
111		Mycalesis visala phamis (Long Brand Bush Brown)
112		Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)
113		Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common Five Ring)
114		Ypthima horsfieldii humei
115		Ypthima huebneri (Common Four Ring)
116		Ypthima pandocus corticaria (Common Three Ring)
Family: Riodinidae SubFamily: Riodininae
117		Abisara geza niya (Spotted Judy)
118		Abisara kausambi kausambi
119		Abisara saturata kausambioides (Malayan Plum Judy)
120		Abisara savitri savitri (Malay Tailed Judy)
121		Laxita thuisto thuisto (Lesser Harlequin)
122		Taxila haquinus haquinus (Harlequin)
Family: Lycaenidae SubFamily: Curetinae Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.
123		Curetis santana malayica (Malayan Sunbeam)
124		Curetis saronis sumatrana (Sumatran Sunbeam)
Family: Lycaenidae SubFamily: Lycaeninae Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.
125		Acytolepis puspa lambi (Common Hedge Blue)
126		Ancema blanka blanka (Silver Royal)
127		Anthene emolus goberus (Ciliate Blue)
128		Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)
129		Arhopala abseus abseus (Aberrant Oakblue)
130		Arhopala aedias agnis (Large Metallic Oakblue)
131		Arhopala alitaeus mirabella
132		Arhopala ammon ammon (Malayan Oakblue)
133		Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
134		Arhopala antimuta antimuta
135		Arhopala athada athada (Vinous Oakblue)
136		Arhopala atosia malayana (Tailed Disc Oakblue)
137		Arhopala aurea
138		Arhopala centaurus nakula (Centaur Oakblue)
139		Arhopala epimuta epiala (Common Disc Oakblue)
140		Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli (Green Oakblue)
141		Arhopala major major
142		Arhopala myrzala lammas
143		Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta (Raffles' Oakblue)
144		Arhopala silhetensis adorea (Sylhet Oakblue)
145		Arhopala trogon
146		Bindahara phocides phocides (The Plane)
147		Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot)
148		Castalius rosimon rosimon (Common Pierrot)
149		Catapaecilma major emas (Gray Tinsel)
150		Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Silver Forget-me-not)
151		Catochrysops strabo strabo (Forget-me-not)
152		Catopyrops ancyra (Ancyra Blue)
153		Cheritra freja frigga (Common Imperial)
154		Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue)
155		Deudorix elioti (Eliot's Cornelian)
156		Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus (Cornelian)
157		Drupadia ravindra moorei (Common Posy)
158		Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia (Pygmy Posy)
159		Drupadia theda thesmia (Dark Posy)
160		Eooxylides tharis distanti (Branded Imperial)
161		Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Gram Blue)
162		Everes lacturnus rileyi (Indian Cupid)
163		Flos anniella anniella
164		Flos apidanus saturatus (Plain Plushblue)
165		Flos diardi capeta (Bifid Plushblue)
166		Flos fulgida singhapura (Shining Plushblue)
167		Horaga syrinx maenala (Ambon Onyx)
168		Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit)
169		Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides (Dark Tit)
170		Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue)
171		Iraota rochana boswelliana (Scarce Silverstreak)
172		Jacoona anasuja anasuja (Great Imperial)
173		Jamides alecto ageladas (Metallic Caerulean)
174		Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)
175		Jamides caeruleus caeruleus (Sky Blue)
176		Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)
177		Jamides elpis pseudelpis (Glistering Caerulean)
178		Jamides malaccanus malaccanus (Malaccan Caerulean)
179		Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue / Long-tailed Blue)
180		Loxura atymnus fuconius (Yamfly)
181		Manto hypoleuca terana (Green Imperial)
182		Megisba malaya sikkima (The Malayan)
183		Nacaduba angusta kerriana (White Four-Line Blue)
184		Nacaduba berenice icena (Rounded Six-Line Blue)
185		Nacaduba beroe neon (Opaque Six-line Blue)
186		Nacaduba biocellata (Two Spotted Line Blue)
187		Nacaduba calauria malayica (Malayan Six-line Blue)
188		Nacaduba kurava nemana (Transparent Six Line Blue)
189		Nacaduba pactolus odon (Large Four-Line Blue)
190		Nacaduba pavana singapura (Small Four-line Blue)
191		Nacaduba sanaya elioti (Jewel Four-Line Blue)
192		Neocheritra amrita amrita (Grand Imperial)
193		Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (Quaker)
194		Petrelaea dana dana (Dingy Line Blue)
195		Pratapa deva relata (珀灰蝶)
196		Prosotas aluta nanda
197		Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue)
198		Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line-Blue)
199		Pseudotajuria donatana donatana (Golden Royal)
200		Rachana jalindra burbona (Banded Royal)
201		Rapala dieneces dieneces (Scarlet Flash)
202		Rapala domitia domitia (Yellow Flash)
203		Rapala iarbus iarbus (Common Red Flash)
204		Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash)
205		Rapala pheretima sequeira (Copper Flash)
206		Rapala suffusa barthema (Suffused Flash)
207		Rapala varuna orseis (Indigo Flash)
208		Remelana jangala travana (Chocolate Royal)
209		Semanga superba deliciosa
210		Sinthusa nasaka amba (Narrow Spark)
211		Spindasis lohita senama (Long-Banded Silverline)
212		Spindasis syama terana (Club Silverline)
213		Surendra vivarna amisena (Acacia Blue)
214		Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal)
215		Tajuria dominus dominus
216		Tajuria mantra mantra (Felder's Royal)
217		Virachola kessuma deliochus (Pitcher Blue)
218		Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit)
219		Zizeeria maha serica (Pale Grass Blue)
220		Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)
221		Zizula hylax pygmaea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
Family: Lycaenidae SubFamily: Miletinae Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.
222		Allotinus unicolor unicolor (Lesser Darkie)
223		Liphyra brassolis abbreviata (The Moth Butterfly)
224		Logania marmorata damis (Pale Mottle)
225		Miletus biggsii biggsii (Biggs's Brownie)
226		Miletus gopara gopara (Round-band Brownie)
227		Miletus symethus petronius (Great Brownie)
228		Spalgis epius epius (Apefly)
Family: Lycaenidae SubFamily: Poritiinae Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.
229		Poritia philota philota (Malayan Gem)
230		Poritia sumatrae sumatrae (Sumatran Gem)
Family: Hesperiidae SubFamily: Coeliadinae Skippers, are generally small butterflies with thick head and big eyes. Skippers have small wings in proportion to their heavy bodies, therefore, these butterflies move their wings at a high speed when flying. This makes their flight extreme fast and darting.
231		Badamia exclamationis (Brown Awl)
232		Bibasis sena uniformis (Orange-Tail Awl)
233		Burara etelka (Great Orange Awlet)
234		Burara harisa consobrina (Orange Awlet)
235		Hasora badra badra (Common Awl)
236		Hasora chromus chromus (Common Banded Awl)
237		Hasora schoenherr chuza (Yellow Banded Awl)
238		Hasora taminatus malayana (White Banded Awl)
239		Hasora vitta vitta (Plain Banded Awl)
Family: Hesperiidae SubFamily: Hesperiinae Skippers, are generally small butterflies with thick head and big eyes. Skippers have small wings in proportion to their heavy bodies, therefore, these butterflies move their wings at a high speed when flying. This makes their flight extreme fast and darting.
240		Ampittia dioscorides camertes (Bush Hopper)
241		Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)
242		Astictopterus jama jama (Forest Hopper)
243		Baoris farri farri (刺胫弄蝶)
244		Baoris oceia (Paintbrush Swift)
245		Borbo cinnara cinnara (Formosan Swift)
246		Caltoris bromus bromus
247		Caltoris cormasa (Full Stop Swift)
248		Caltoris philippina philippina
249		Cephrenes acalle niasicus (Plain Palm Dart)
250		Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow Palm Dart)
251		Eetion elia (White Spot Palmer)
252		Erionota hiraca apicalis
253		Erionota thrax thrax (Banana Skipper)
254		Erionota torus (Giant skipper)
255		Gangara lebadea lebadea (Banded Redeye)
256		Gangara thyrsis thyrsis (Giant Redeye)
257		Halpe ormenes vilasina (Dark Banded Ace)
258		Hidari irava (Coconut Skipper)
259		Hyarotis adrastus praba (Tree Flitter)
260		Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob)
261		Iambrix stellifer (Starry Bob)
262		Matapa aria (Common Redeye)
263		Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)
264		Oriens gola pseudolus (Common Dartlet)
265		Pelopidas agna agna (Little Branded Swift)
266		Pelopidas assamensis (Great Swift)
267		Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus (Conjoined Swift)
268		Pelopidas mathias mathias (Small Branded Swift)
269		Pemara pugnans (Pugnacious Lancer)
270		Plastingia naga (Chequered Lancer)
271		Plastingia pellonia (Yellow Chequered Lancer)
272		Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift)
273		Potanthus omaha omaha (Lesser Dart)
274		Potanthus serina
275		Potanthus trachala tytleri (Detached Dart)
276		Pyroneura latoia latoia (Yellow Vein Lancer)
277		Quedara monteithi monteithi
278		Suastus everyx everyx
279		Suastus gremius gremius (Palm Bob)
280		Taractrocera archias quinta
281		Taractrocera ardonia lamia
282		Telicota augias augias (Palm Dart)
283		Telicota besta bina (Besta Palm Dart)
284		Telicota colon stinga (Common Palm Dart)
285		Telicota linna
286		Udaspes folus (Grass Demon)
287		Unkana ambasa batara (Hoary Palmer)
288		Zela storeyi
289		Zographetus doxus
Family: Hesperiidae SubFamily: Pyrginae Skippers, are generally small butterflies with thick head and big eyes. Skippers have small wings in proportion to their heavy bodies, therefore, these butterflies move their wings at a high speed when flying. This makes their flight extreme fast and darting.
290		Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara
291		Gerosis limax dirae (Black and White Flat)
292		Gerosis sinica minima
293		Odina hieroglyphica ortina (Hieroglyphic Flat)
294		Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum (Chestnut Angle)
295		Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana (Fulvous Pied Flat)
296		Tagiades calligana
297		Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat)
298		Tagiades japetus atticus (Common Snow Flat)
299		Tagiades ultra
300		Tapena thwaitesi bornea (Black Angle)
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