List of butterflies of Taiwan

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 Indomalayan realm.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

Family Hesperiidae[]

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[]

• Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemic
• Aeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 1931
• (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
• yanuca (Fruhstorfer, 1911) colon swift
• Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883) dark swift
• Erionota torus Evans, 1941 banana skipper
• 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
• yuchingkinus Matsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963
• (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
• 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
• (Mabille, 1877) small branded swift
• Polytremis eltola tappana (Matsumura, 1919)
• (Sonan, 1938) ※endemic
• Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemic
• asahinai Shirozu, 1952
• taiwana Murayama, 1981
• Potanthus confucius angustatus (Matsumura, 1910) Chinese dart
• Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
• Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※endemic
• Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) yellow band dart
• (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
• (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
• Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775) grass demon

Subfamily Pyrginae[]

• ermasis Fruhstorfer, 1914 magpie flat
• Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※endemic
• Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• (C. & R. Felder, 1919)
• major Hsu, 1990
• Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Fruhstorfer, 1908
• (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※endemic
• Daimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907
• kodairai Sonan, 1936
• Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe (Sonan & Mitono, 1936)
• Strand, 1927 ※endemic
• Fruhstorfer, 1910
• (Fruhstorfer, 1909) ※endemic
• Mabille, 1914
• Tagiades trebellius martinus Plotz, 1884

Family Papilionidae[]

Subfamily Papilioninae[]

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

Family Pieridae[]

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)
• Paravicini, 1913 ※endemic

Subfamily Pierinae[]

• Aporia agathon moltrechti (Oberthür, 1909)
• cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999
• 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
• cibyra (Fruhstorfer, 1910) common gullwing
• 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
• karumii (Ikeda, 1937) Naga white

Family Riodinidae[]

• Abisara burnii etymander (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Dodona eugenes (Guerin, 1843)
  • D. e. esakii Shirozu, 1952
  • D. e. formosana Matsumura, 1919

Family Lycaenidae[]

Subfamily Curetinae[]

• Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※endemic

Subfamily Lycaeninae[]

• matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Miletinae[]

Tribe Spalgini[]

• Spalgis epeus dilama (Moore, 1878)

Tribe Tarakini[]

• Taraka hamada thalaba Fruhstorfer, 1922

Subfamily Polyommatinae[]

Tribe Polyommatini[]

• Acytolepis 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)
• shirozui Hsu, 1987
• Celatoxia marginata (de Niceville, 1884)
• Chilades lajus koshunensis Matsumura, 1919
• (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)
• (Hsu, 1989)
• 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)
• (Wileman, 1910)
• Phengaris atroguttata formosana (Matsumura, 1926)
• 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)
• mushanus (Tanikawa, 1940)
• (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 Aphnaeinae[]

• (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
• Cigaritis lohita formosana (Moore, 1877)
• Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, 1829)

Subfamily Theclinae[]

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
• (Naritomi, 1911)
• sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938
• Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920
• Rapala nissa hirayamana Matsumura, 1926
• Matsumura, 1929 ※endemic
• Rapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana (Matsumura, 1919)

Tribe Eumaeini[]

• (Matsumura, 1927) ※endemic
• (Murayama, 1943)
• (Shirozu, 1942) ※endemic
• mushanum (Matsumura, 1929)
• (Matsumura, 1910)
• (Shirozu, 1959)
• (Shirozu, 1943) ※endemic

Tribe Horagini[]

• Horaga albimacula triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943
• Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919
• Sonan, 1936 ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini[]

• Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※extinct
• Hypolycaena kina inari (Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Iolaini[]

• Nire, 1920 ※endemic
• Tajuria diaeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929
• Tajuria illurgis tattaka (Araki, 1949)

Tribe Remelanini[]

• Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Tribe Theclini[]

• Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata (Sonan, 1929)
• Antigius attilia obsoletus (Takeuchi, 1923)
• Araragi enthea morisonensis (M. Inoue, 1942)
• Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
• pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
• (Sonan, 1940)
• Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
• (Matsumura, 1938)
• Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) ※endemic
• (Matsumura, 1939)
• Murayama, 1965 ※endemic
• Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※endemic
• wilemaniella (Matsumura, 1929)
• (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
• Euaspa milionia formosana Nomura, 1931
• (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
• Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940)
• Matsumura, 1956 ※endemic
• (Shirozu & Murayama, 1943)
• (Wileman, 1908) ※endemic
• Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920)
• Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※endemic
• (Wileman, 1909)
• Hsu & Lu, 2005
• (Kano, 1928) ※endemic
• Ussuriana michaelis takarana (Araki & Hirayama, 1941)
• insularis (Shirozu, 1957)

Family Nymphalidae[]

Subfamily Apaturinae[]

• (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Chitoria ulupi arakii (Naritomi, 1959)
• (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※endemic
• takamukui Matsumura, 1919
• Hestina assimilis formosana (Moore, 1895) red ring skirt
• Sasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963
• Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtier
• Matsumura, 1910 ※endemic
• formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Biblidinae[]

• Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899) angled castor

Subfamily Calinaginae[]

• Calinaga buddha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Charaxinae[]

• Polyura eudamippus formosana (Rothschild, 1899) great nawab
• meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Cyrestinae[]

• Cyrestis thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 common map
• Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 constable

Subfamily Danainae[]

• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) plain tiger
• Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) common tiger
• Danaus melanippus edmondii (Bougainville, 1837) ※vagrant
• Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ※extirpated
• 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)
• Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ceylon blue glassy tiger
• Parantica aglea maghaba (Fruhstorfer, 1909) glassy tiger
• (C. & R. Felder, 1863) ※vagrant
• Parantica sita niphonica (Moore, 1883) chestnut tiger
• (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

Subfamily Heliconiinae[]

• Acraea issoria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1912) yellow coster
• Argynnis paphia formosicola Matsumura, 1927
• Argynnis 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

Subfamily Limenitidinae[]

• Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
• nirei Nomura, 1935
• Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)
• Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)
• Athyma jina sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
• Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)
• Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Athyma sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)
• Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemic
• Hall, 1930
• podarces Nire, 1920
• Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
• Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
• ikedai Shirozu, 1952
• splendens Murayama, 1942
• sonani Murayama, 1942
• Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
• Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968
• esakii Nomura, 1935
• Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• Pantoporia hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878)
• Parasarpa dudu jinamitra (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Subfamily Libytheinae[]

• Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889 ※vagrant

Subfamily Morphinae[]

• Discophora sondaica (Boisduval, 1836) large faun – ※exotic
• Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) common duffer ※exotic
• Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Nymphalinae[]

• 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

Subfamily Satyrinae[]

• Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 common palmfly
• Fruhstorfer, 1913
• periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
• 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
• 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
• (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
• mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrown
• kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrown
• Neope armandii lacticolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
• taiwana Matsumura, 1919
• nagasawae Matsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinth
• Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Penthema formosanum (Rothschild, 1898)
• Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※endemic
• Takahashi, 2000 ※endemic
• Ypthima baldus zodina (Fruhstorfer, 1911) common five-ring
• yamanakai Sonan, 1938
• Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
• Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
• (Bremer & Grey, 1853) large three-ring
• Butler, 1883
• posticalis Matsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinct
• (Okano, 1962)
• common four-ring
  • Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929
  • Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 1980
• Matsumura, 1909
• Lee, 1998 ※endemic
• neoclides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
• (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
• kanoi (Esaki & Nomura, 1937)

See also[]

List of moths of Taiwan

References[]

• Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda. 1997. The life histories of Asian butterflies vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.
• http://booksfromtaiwan.com/Butterfly_Books.html