Thailand: Butterfly families overview


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The Butterflies of Thailand are contained in a single order, divided into six families. The larger families are further divided into subfamilies. A total of 1,339 species is recorded from Thailand. The checklist below lists all species plus their associated subspecies recorded from Thailand. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Ek-Amnuay, P. (2012) Butterflies of Thailand, Edition 2, with taxonomic updates incorporated from Yutaka, Butterflies in Indochina, Kimura (2011 - 2016) The Butterflies of Thailand, and recent publications. The complete checklist, including regional distribution, citations, synonyms and Thai names can be downloaded in Excel format: Thailand Butterfly Checklist.

Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths).
Family: Papilionoidae (Parnassians and swallowtails). Subfamily: Parnassinae (Parnassians). Extinct.

Family: Papilionoidae (Parnassians and swallowtails). Subfamily: Papilioninae (Group 1) (Swallowtails).
Birdwings, batwings, windmills, roses, clubtails, lime butterfly, swallowtails, ravens, helens, mormons, redbreasts, spangles and peacocks.

 

birdwing
birdwing
batwing
batwing
windmill
windmill
rose
rose
clubtail
clubtail
  lime
lime
swallowtail
swallowtail
raven
raven
helen
helen
mormon
mormon
  redbreast
redbreast
spangle
spangle
peacock
peacock
   

Family: Papilionoidae (Parnassians and swallowtails). Subfamily: Papilioninae (Group 2) (Swallowtails).
Mimes, kaiser-i-hind, gorgons, swordtails, zebras, bluebottles, jays and dragontails.

  mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
mime
  Kaiser-I-Hind
Kaiser-I-Hind
gorgon
gorgon
swordtail
swordtail
swordtail
swordtail
zebra
zebra

 

bluebottle
bluebottle
jay
jay
jay
jay
dragontail
dragontail
dragontail
dragontail

Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Pierinae (Group 1) (Whites).
Psyche, jezebels and sawtooths.

  psyche
psyche
jezebel
jezebel
jezebel
jezebel
sawtooth
sawtooth
sawtooth
sawtooth

Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Pierinae (Group 2) (Whites).
Whites, gulls, albatrosses, puffins, orange tips and wanderers.

  white
white
gull
gull
gull
gull
albatross
albatross
albatross
albatross
  puffin
puffin
puffin
puffin
orange tip
orange tip
orange tip
orange tip
wanderer
wanderer

Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Coliadinae (Sulphurs and yellows).
Sulphurs, emigrants, grass yellows and tree yellow.

  sulphur
sulphur
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
emigrant
  grass yellow
grass yellow
grass yellow
grass yellow
grass yellow
grass yellow
grass yellow
tree yellow
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Danainae (Group 1) (Milkweeds).
Tigers and nymphs.

  tiger
tiger
tiger
tiger
tiger
tiger
tiger
tiger
nymph
nymph

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Danainae (Group 2) (Milkweeds).
Crows.

 

crow
crow
crow
crow
crow
crow
crow
crow
crow
crow

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 1) (Satyrids).
Evening browns, palmflys, lilacforks and treebrowns.

  evening brown
evening brown
evening brown
evening brown
palmfly
palmfly
palmfly
palmfly
palmfly
palmfly
  lilacfork
lilacfork
treebrown
treebrown
treebrown
treebrown
   

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 2) (Satyrids).
Foresters, labyrinths, tigerbrown, mandarin, owls, kaisers, diadems and pan.

  forester
forester
forester
forester
labyrinth
labyrinth
tigerbrown
tigerbrown
mandarin
mandarin
  owl
owl
kaiser
kaiser
kaiser
kaiser
diadem
diadem
pan
pan

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 3) (Satyrids).
Bushbrowns and grass brown.

  bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
bushbrown
grass brown
grass brown

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 4) (Satyrids).
Cyclopses, catseyes, ringlets, fiverings, fourrings, threerings and arguses.

  cyclops
cyclops
catseye
catseye
ringlet
ringlet
fivering
fivering
fourring
fourring
  fourring
fourring
threering
threering
argus
argus
   

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Morphinae (Morphos).
Fauns, dryad, junglequeens, palmkings, koh-i-noor, saturns, jungleglories, junglekings, duffers and caliphs.

  faun
faun
faun
faun
faun
faun
dryad
dryad
junglequeen
junglequeen
  palmking
palmking
koh-i-noor
koh-i-noor
saturn
saturn
saturn
saturn
jungleglory
jungleglory

 

jungleglory
jungleglory
jungleking
jungleking
duffer
duffer
duffer
duffer
caliph
caliph

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Charaxinae (Leafwings)
Begums, nawabs and rajahs.

 

begum
begum
nawab
nawab
nawab
nawab
rajah
rajah
rajah
rajah

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Calinaginae (Freaks).

 

freak
freak
freak
freak
     

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Heliconiinae (Longwings).
Julia, costers, lacewings, silverstripe, fritillaries, leopards, rustic, vagrant, yeomen, cruisers and assyrians.

  coster
coster
heliconian
heliconian
lacewing
lacewing
fritillary
fritillary
leopard
leopard

 

rustic
rustic
vagrant
vagrant
yeoman
yeoman
cruiser
cruiser
assyrian
assyrian

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 1).
Lascars.

  lascar
lascar
lascar
lascar
lascar
lascar
lascar
lascar
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 2).
Sailors.

  sailor
sailor
sailor
sailor
sailor
sailor
   

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 3).
Sergeants and colonel.

  sergeant
sergeant
sergeant
sergeant
sergeant
sergeant
colonel
colonel
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 4).
Colonel, commodores, commander, panther, knight, clipper, viscounts, earls and counts.

  commodore
commodore
commander
commander
commodore
commodore
panther
panther
knight
knight
  clipper
clipper
viscount
viscount
earl
earl
earl
earl
count
count

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 5).
Barons, dukes, duchess, marquises and archdukes.

  baron
baron
baron
baron
duke
duke
duke
duke
duchess
duchess
  marquis
marquis
marquis
marquis
archduke
archduke
archduke
archduke
archduke
archduke

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Cyrestinae (Daggewings and maps).
Maps and maplets.

 

map
map
maplet
maplet
     

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Pseudergolinae.
Tabby, popinjay and constable.

 

tabby
tabby
popinjay
popinjay
constable
constable
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Biblidinae (Tropical brush-footed butterflies).
Castors and dandies.

 

castor
castor
castor
castor
dandy
dandy
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Apaturinae (Emperors).
Emperors, princes, pashas, courtesans, courtiers, circe and siren.

  emperor
emperor
emperor
emperor
prince
prince
prince
prince
prince
prince
  prince
pasha
courtesan
courtesan
courtesan
courtesan
courtier
courtier
circe
circe

 

siren
siren
       

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Nymphalinae. (True brush-footed butterflies).
Commas, admirals, painted lady, jesters, pansies, wizard, lurcher, eggflys, autumn leaf and oakleafs.

  comma
comma
admiral
admiral
admiral
admiral
painted lady
painted lady
jester
jester
  pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
pansy
  wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
lurcher
lurcher
eggfly
eggfly
eggfly
eggfly
  autumn leaf
autumn leaf
autumn leaf
autumn leaf
oakleaf
oakleaf
oakleaf
oakleaf
 

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Libytheinae (Beaks).

 

beak
beak
beak
beak
beak
beak
beak
beak
beak
beak

Family: Riodinidae (Metalmarks). Subfamily: Nemeobiinae.
Punchinellos, punches, judies, harlequins and columbines.

  punchinello
punchinello
punch
punch
punch
punch
judy
judy
judy
judy

 

harlequin
harlequin
harlequin
harlequin
columbine
columbine
   

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Portitiinae (Algivorous lycanids).
Gems, emerald, brilliants and bluejohns.

 

gem
gem
gem
gem
gem
gem
brilliant
brilliant
brilliant
brilliant

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily Liphyrinae (Moth butterfly). No images.

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Miletinae (Harvesters).
Brownies, darkies, Mottles, Taraka Pierrots and Apefly.

 

brownie
brownie
darkie
darkie
darkie
darkie
Taraka sp. pierrot
Taraka sp. pierrot
apefly
apefly

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Curetinae (Sunbeams).

 

sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 1) (Blues).
Pierrots, cupids, babul blue, quakers and malayan.

  pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
cupid
cupid
cupid
cupid
  cupid
cupid
babul blue
babul blue
quaker
quaker
malayan
malayan
 

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 2) (Blues).
Hedge blues, albocerulean and grass blues.

 

hedge blue
hedge blue
hedge blue
hedge blue
albocerulean
albocerulean
grass blue
grass blue
grass blue
grass blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 3) (Blues).
Jewels, Chilades blues, Euchrysops blues, forget-me-nots, Leptotes blues, peablue, and ceruleans.

 

jewel
jewel
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Euchrysops blue
Euchrysops blue

 

forget-me-not
forget-me-not
Leptotes blue
Leptotes blue
peablue
peablue
cerulean
cerulean
cerulean
cerulean

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 4) (Blues).
Lineblues, fourlines and sixlines.

  lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
fourline
fourline
sixline
sixline

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 5) (Blues).
Singleton, straight-wing blues, Niphanda pierrots, ciliate blues and Caerulea blue.

  singlleton
singleton
straight-wing blue
straight-wing blue
Niphanda sp. pierrot
Niphanda sp. pierrot
ciliate blue
ciliate blue
Caerulea blue
Caerulea blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers).
Sapphires.

 

sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Aphnaeinae (Silverlines).

 

silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
   

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 1) (Hairstreaks).
Hairstreaks, Arhopala oakblues and bushblues.

  hairstreak
hairstreak
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Bushblue
Bushblue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 2) (Hairstreaks).
Plushblues, Mahathala oakblues, Apporasa oakblue, saffron, acacia blues, Iraota blues, leaf blues and tinsels.

  plushblue
Plushblue
Mahathala oakblue
Mahathala oakblue
Apporasa oakblue
Apporasa oakblue
red-edge
red-edge
saffron
saffron
  acacia blue
acacia blue
Iraota blue
Iraota blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
tinsel
tinsel

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 3) (Hairstreaks).
Yams, yamflies, imperials, cardinal and mandarin blue.

  yam
yam
yam
yam
yamfly
yamfly
yamfly
yamfly
imperial
imperial
  imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
cardinal
cardinal
mandarin blue
mandarin blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 4) (Hairstreaks).
Posies, onyxes and royals.

  posy
posy
posy
posy
onyx
onyx
onyx
onyx
royal
royal
  royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
 

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 5) (Hairstreaks).
Tits, cornelians, guava blues, sparks, plane, flashes, witch and plush.

  tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
cornelian
cornelian
  guava blue
guava blue
spark
spark
tit
tit
plane
plane
flash
flash
  flash
flash
flash
flash
flash
flash
witch
witch
plush
plush

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Coeliadinae (Awls).
Awlets, awls and awlkings.

  awlet
awlet
awlet
awlet
awl
awl
awl
awl
awlking
awlking

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Pyrginae (Group 1) (Spread-winged skippers).
Dawnflies, Lobocla flats, Celaenorrhinus flats, Darpa angles and Odina flats.

  dawnfly
dawnfly
Lobocla flat
Lobocla flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
Celaenorrhinus flat
  Darpia angle
Darpia angle
Darpia angle
Darpia angle
Odina flat
Odina flat
   

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Pyrginae (Group 2) (Spread-winged skippers).
Pied Flats, Sarangesa flats, Seseria flats, Pintara flats, Chamunda flats, Gerosis flats, Mooreana flats, snow flats, Ctenoptilum angles, Odontoptilum angles, Caprona angles and Spialia skippers.

  pied flat
pied flat
pied flat
pied flat
Sarangesa flat
Sarangesa flat
Seseria flat
Seseria flat
Pintara flat
Pintara flat
  Chamunda flat
Chamunda flat
Gerosis flat
Gerosis flat
Mooreana flat
Mooreana flat
snow flat
snow flat
snow flat
snow flat
  Ctenoptilum angle
Ctenoptilum angle
Odontoptilum angle
Odontoptilum angle
Odontoptilum angle
Odontoptilum angle
Caprona angle
Caprona angle
Spialia skipper
Spialia skipper

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 1) (Grass skippers).
Hoppers and aces.

  hopper
hopper
hopper
hopper
hopper
hopper
ace
ace
ace
ace
  ace
ace
ace
ace
     

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 2) (Grass skippers).
Bobs, coons and demons.

  bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
bob
  coon
coon
demon
demon
demon
demon
demon
demon
demon
demon

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 3) (Grass skippers).
Cupitha darts, flitters, Salanoemia darters, lancers, Lotongus palmers, Zela palmers, Erionota skippers and redeyes.

  Cupitha dart
Cupitha dart
flitter
flitter
flitter
flitter
Salanoemia darter
Salanoemia darter
lancer
lancer

 

Lotongus palmer
Lotongus palmer
Zela palmer
Zela palmer
Erionota skipper
Erionota skipper
redeye
redeye
redeye
redeye

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 4) (Grass skippers).
Hidari skippers, palmers, darts, darters and dartlets.

  Hidari skipper
Hidari skipper
palmer
palmer
palmer
palmer
palmer
palmer
palmer
palmer
  dart
dart
darter
darter
dartlet
dartlet
   

Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 5) (Grass skippers).
Swifts and wights.

  swift
swift
swift
swift
swift
swift
wight
wight
wight
wight