Rhopalocera (home)

Papilionidae

Members of this family are generally large striking fliers. They are also the largest butterflies in the world. Although commonly known as Swallowtail Family, some of the species are tailless.

Papilioninae

Chilasa clytia clytia
(Common Mime)

Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
(Tailed Jay)

Graphium bathycles bathycloides
(Striped Jay)

Graphium doson evemonides
(Common Jay)

Graphium euryplus mecisteus
(Great Jay)

Graphium evemon eventus
(Lesser Jay)

Graphium sarpedon luctatius
(Common Bluebottle)

Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris
(Common Rose)

Papilio demoleus malayanus
(Lime Butterfly)

Papilio demolion demolion
(Banded Swallowtail)

Papilio helenus helenus
(Red Helen)

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 amphyrysus ruficollis
(Malayan Birdwing)

Troides helena cerberus
(Common Birdwing)

Pieridae

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.

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
(Forest Grass Yellow)

Gandaca harina distanti
(Tree Yellow)

Pierinae

Appias indra plana
(Plain Puffin)

Appias libythea olferna
(Striped Albatross)

Appias lyncida vasava
(Chocolate Albatross)

Appias paulina distanti
(Lesser Abatross)

Cepora iudith malaya
(Orange Gull)

Delias hyparete metarete
(Painted Jezebel)

Delias pasithoe parthenope
(Red Base Jezebel)

Hebomoia glaucippe aturia
(Great Orange Tip)

Leptosia nina malayana
(Psyche)

Pareronia valeria lutescens
(The Wanderer)

Pieris canidia canidia
(Cabbage White)

Prioneris philonome themana
(Redspot Sawtooth)

Saletara panda distanti
(Malaysian Albatross)

Nymphalidae

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.

Apaturinae

Eulaceura osteria kumana
(Purple Duke)

Euripus nyctelius euploeoides
(Courtesan)

Danainae

Danaus affinis malayanus
(Swamp Tiger)

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 juventa sitah
(Grey Glassy Tiger)

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
(Burmese Bushbrown)

Mycalesis perseus cepheus
(Dingy Bush Brown)

Mycalesis visala phamis
(Long Brand Bush Brown)

Orsotriaena medus cinerea
(Dark Grass Brown)

Ypthima baldus newboldi
(Common Five Ring)

Ypthima fasciata torone
(Malayan Six Ring)

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)

Thaumantis noureddin noureddin
(Dark Jungle Glory)

Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus
(Saturn)

Nymphalinae

Ariadne ariadne ariadne
(Angled Castor)

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)

Vagrans sinha sinha
(Vagrant)

Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)

Vanessa indica indica
(Indian Red Admiral)

Heliconiinae

Acraea terpsicore
(Tawny Coster)

Cethosia cyane
(Leopard Lacewing)

Cethosia hypsea hypsina
(Malay Lacewing)

Cethosia methypsea methypsea
(Plain Lacewing)

Cirrochroa emalea emalea
(Malay Yeoman)

Cirrochroa orissa orissa
(Banded Yeoman)

Cirrochroa tyche rotundata
(Common Yeoman)

Cupha erymanthis lotis
(Rustic)

Dryas iulia
(Julia Heliconian)

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 perius perius
(Common 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 malayana
(Knight)

Lebadea martha parkeri
(The Knight)

Lexias canescens pardalina
(Yellow Archduke)

Lexias dirtea merguia
(Dark Archduke)

Lexias pardalis dirteana
(Archduke)

Moduza procris milonia
(Commander)

Neptis harita harita
(Chocolate Sailor)

Neptis hylas papaja
(Common Sailor)

Neptis leucoporos cresina
(Burmese Sailor)

Pandita sinope sinope
(Colonel)

Pantoporia hordonia hordonia
(Common Lascar)

Pantoporia paraka paraka
(Perak Lascar)

Phaedyma columella singa
(Short-Banded Sailor)

Symbrenthia hippoclus
(Malayan Jester)

Tanaecia iapis puseda
(Horsfield's Baron)

Tanaecia pelea pelea
(Malay Viscount)

Cyrestinae

Chersonesia peraka peraka
(Little Maplet)

Charaxinae

Charaxes solon echo
(Black Rajah)

Polyura hebe plautus
(Plain Nawab)

Polyura moori moori
(Malayan Nawab)

Polyura schreiber tisamenus
(Blue Nawab)

Riodinidae

The adults are rather small and delicate butterflies which fly only in sunshine, and all are practically cofined to primary forest. They are fond of settling on the upperside of leaves, with half open wings, and are usually found singly. Some species are rather local in distribution.

Riodininae

Abisara geza niya
(The Spotted Judy)

Abisara saturata kausambiodes
(Malayan Plum Judy)

Abisara savitri savitri
(Malay Tailed Judy)

Laxita thuisto thuisto
(Lesser Harlequin)

Taxila haquinus haquinus
(Harlequin)

Lycaenidae

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.

Poritiinae

Poritia philota philota
(Malayan Gem)

Poritia sumatrae sumatrae
(Sumatran Gem)

Miletinae

Allotinus unicolor unicolor
(Lesser Darkwing)

Liphyra brassolis abbreviata
(The Moth Butterfly)

Logania marmorata damis
(The Pale Mottle)

Miletus biggsii biggsii
(Bigg's Brownwing)

Miletus gopara gopara

Miletus symethus petronius
(Blue Brownwing)

Spalgis epius epius
(Apefly)

Curetinae

Curetis santana malayica
(Malayan Sunbeam)

Curetis saronis sumatrana
(Sumatran Sunbeam)

Lycaeninae

Acytolepis puspa lambi
(Common Hedge Blue)

Ancema blanka blanka
(Silver Royal)

Anthene emolus goberus
(Ciliate Blue)

Anthene lycaenina miya
(Pointed Ciliate Blue)

Arhopala abseus abseus
(Aberrant Oakblue)

Arhopala aedias agnis
(Large Metallic Oakblue)

Arhopala alitaeus pardenas
(Purple Broken-Band 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 muta maranda
(Mutal Oakblue)

Arhopala myrzala lammas
(The Malayan Oakblue)

Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
(Raffles Oakblue)

Arhopala silhetensis adorea
(Sylhet Oakblue)

Arhopala trogon

Bindahara phocides phocides
(The Plane)

Caleta elna elvira
(Elbowed Pierrot)

Castalius rosimon rosimon
(Common Pierrot)

Catapaecilma major emas
(Gray Tinsel)

Catochrysops panormus exiguus
(Silver Forget-me-not)

Catochrysops strabo strabo
(Forget-me-not)

Catopyrops ancyra
(Ancyra Blue)

Cheritra freja frigga
(Common Imperial)

Chilades pandava pandava
(Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

Deudorix elioti
(The Eliot's Cornelian)

Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus
(Cornelian)

Drupadia ravindra moorei
(Common Posy)

Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia
(Pygmy Posy)

Drupadia theda thesmia
(Dark Posy)

Eooxylides tharis distanti
(Branded Imperial)

Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
(Gram Blue)

Everes lacturnus rileyi
(Indian Cupid, Tailed Cupid)

Flos anniella anniella
(Darky Plushblue)

Flos apidanus saturatus
(Plain Plushblue)

Flos diardi capeta
(Bifid Plushblue)

Flos fulgida singhapura
(The Shining Plushblue)

Freyeria putli
(Jewelled Grass Blue)

Horaga albimacula albistigmata
(Brown Onyx)

Horaga chalcedonyx malaya

Horaga onyx sardonyx
(Common Onyx)

Horaga syrinx maenala
(Ambon Onyx)

Hypolycaena erylus teatus
(Common Tit)

Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides
(Dark Tit)

Ionolyce helicon merguiana
(Pointed Line Blue)

Iraota distanti distanti
(Spotted Silverstreak)

Iraota rochana boswelliana
(Scarce Silverstreak)

Jacoona anasuja anasuja
(Great Imperial)

Jamides alecto ageladas
(The 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 / Long-tailed Blue)

Loxura atymnus fuconius
(Yamfly)

Manto hypoleuca terana
(Green Imperial)

Megisba malaya sikkima
(Malayan)

Nacaduba angusta kerriana
(White Four-line Blue)

Nacaduba berenice icena
(Rounded 6 Line Blue)

Nacaduba beroe neon
(The Opaque Sixline Blue)

Nacaduba biocellata
(Two Spotted Line Blue)

Nacaduba calauria malayica
(The Dark Malayan Sixline Blue)

Nacaduba hermus swatipa
(Pale Fourline Blue)

Nacaduba kurava nemana
(Transparent SixLine Blue)

Nacaduba pactolus odon
(Large Four-Line BLue)

Nacaduba pavana singapura
(The Singapore Fourline Blue)

Nacaduba sanaya elioti
(Jewel Four-Line Blue)

Neocheritra amrita amrita
(Grand Imperial)

Neopithecops zalmora zalmora
(The Quaker)

Petrelaea dana dana
(Dingy Line Blue)

Pratapa deva relata
(White Royal)

Prosotas aluta nanda
(Barred Line Blue)

Prosotas dubiosa lumpura
(Tailless Line Blue)

Prosotas lutea sivoka
(Banded Lineblue)

Prosotas nora superdates
(Common Line-Blue)

Pseudotajuria donatana donatana
(Golden Royal)

Rachana jalindra burbona
(Banded Royal)

Rapala cowani
(Cowan's Flash)

Rapala dieneces dieneces
(Scarlet Flash)

Rapala domitia domitia
(Yellow Flash)

Rapala iarbus iarbus
(Common Red Flash)

Rapala manea chozeba
(Slate Flash)

Rapala pheretima sequeira
(Copper Flash)

Rapala suffusa barthema
(Suffused Flash)

Rapala varuna orseis
(Indigo Flash)

Remelana jangala travana
(Chocolate Royal)

Semanga superba deliciosa

Sinthusa nasaka amba
(Narrow Spark)

Spindasis lohita senama
(Long-Banded Silverline)

Spindasis syama terana
(Club Silverline)

Surendra vivarna amisena
(Acacia Blue)

Tajuria cippus maxentius
(Peacock Royal)

Tajuria deudorix ingeni
(Flash Royal)

Tajuria dominus dominus
(Influent Royal)

Tajuria mantra mantra
(Felder's Royal)

Virachola kessuma deliochus
(Pitcher Blue)

Zeltus amasa maximinianus
(Fluffy Tit)

Zizeeria maha serica
(Pale Grass Blue)

Zizina otis lampa
(Lesser Grass Blue)

Zizula hylax pygmaea
(Pygmy Grass Blue)

Hesperiidae

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.