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. |
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Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths). Family: Papilionoidae (Parnassians and swallowtails). Subfamily: Papilioninae (Group 1) (Swallowtails). |
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birdwing |
batwing |
windmill |
rose |
clubtail |
swallowtail |
swallowtail |
raven |
helen |
mormon |
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redbreast |
spangle |
peacock |
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Family: Papilionoidae (Parnassians and swallowtails). Subfamily: Papilioninae (Group 2) (Swallowtails). |
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mime |
mime |
mime |
mime |
mime |
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Kaiser-I-Hind |
gorgon |
swordtail |
swordtail |
zebra |
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bluebottle |
jay |
jay |
dragontail |
dragontail |
Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Pierinae (Group 1) (Whites). |
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psyche |
jezebel |
jezebel |
sawtooth |
sawtooth |
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Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Pierinae (Group 2) (Whites). |
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white |
gull |
gull |
albatross |
albatross |
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puffin |
puffin |
orange tip |
orange tip |
wanderer |
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Family: Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs). Subfamily: Coliadinae (Sulphurs and yellows). |
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sulphur |
emigrant |
emigrant |
emigrant |
emigrant |
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grass yellow |
grass yellow |
grass yellow |
tree yellow |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Danainae (Group 1) (Milkweeds). |
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tiger |
tiger |
tiger |
tiger |
nymph |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Danainae (Group 2) (Milkweeds). |
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crow |
crow |
crow |
crow |
crow |
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 1) (Satyrids). |
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evening brown |
evening brown |
palmfly |
palmfly |
palmfly |
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lilacfork |
treebrown |
treebrown |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 2) (Satyrids). |
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forester |
forester |
labyrinth |
tigerbrown |
mandarin |
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owl |
kaiser |
kaiser |
diadem |
pan |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 3) (Satyrids). |
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bushbrown |
bushbrown |
bushbrown |
bushbrown |
grass brown |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Satyrinae (Group 4) (Satyrids). |
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cyclops |
catseye |
ringlet |
fivering |
fourring |
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fourring |
threering |
argus |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Morphinae (Morphos). |
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faun |
faun |
faun |
dryad |
junglequeen |
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palmking |
koh-i-noor |
saturn |
saturn |
jungleglory |
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jungleglory |
jungleking |
duffer |
duffer |
caliph |
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Charaxinae (Leafwings) |
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begum |
nawab |
nawab |
rajah |
rajah |
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Calinaginae (Freaks). |
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freak |
freak |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Heliconiinae (Longwings). |
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coster |
heliconian |
lacewing |
fritillary |
leopard |
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rustic |
vagrant |
yeoman |
cruiser |
assyrian |
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 1). |
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lascar |
lascar |
lascar |
lascar |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 2). |
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sailor |
sailor |
sailor |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 3). |
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sergeant |
sergeant |
sergeant |
colonel |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 4). |
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commodore |
commander |
commodore |
panther |
knight |
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clipper |
viscount |
earl |
earl |
count |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Group 5). |
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baron |
baron |
duke |
duke |
duchess |
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marquis |
marquis |
archduke |
archduke |
archduke |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Cyrestinae (Daggewings and maps). |
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map |
maplet |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Pseudergolinae. |
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tabby |
popinjay |
constable |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Biblidinae (Tropical brush-footed butterflies). |
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castor |
castor |
dandy |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Apaturinae (Emperors). |
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emperor |
emperor |
prince |
prince |
prince |
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pasha |
courtesan |
courtesan |
courtier |
circe |
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siren |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Nymphalinae. (True brush-footed butterflies). |
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comma |
admiral |
admiral |
painted lady |
jester |
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pansy |
pansy |
pansy |
pansy |
pansy |
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wizard |
wizard |
lurcher |
eggfly |
eggfly |
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autumn leaf |
autumn leaf |
oakleaf |
oakleaf |
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Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies). Subfamily: Libytheinae (Beaks). |
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beak |
beak |
beak |
beak |
beak |
Family: Riodinidae (Metalmarks). Subfamily: Nemeobiinae. |
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punchinello |
punch |
punch |
judy |
judy |
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harlequin |
harlequin |
columbine |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Portitiinae (Algivorous lycanids). |
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gem |
gem |
gem |
brilliant |
brilliant |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily Liphyrinae (Moth butterfly). No images. Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Miletinae (Harvesters). |
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brownie |
darkie |
darkie |
Taraka sp. pierrot |
apefly |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Curetinae (Sunbeams). |
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sunbeam |
sunbeam |
sunbeam |
sunbeam |
sunbeam |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 1) (Blues). |
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pierrot |
pierrot |
pierrot |
cupid |
cupid |
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cupid |
babul blue |
quaker |
malayan |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 2) (Blues). |
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hedge blue |
hedge blue |
albocerulean |
grass blue |
grass blue |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 3) (Blues). |
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jewel |
Chilades blue |
Chilades blue |
Chilades blue |
Euchrysops blue |
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forget-me-not |
Leptotes blue |
peablue |
cerulean |
cerulean |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 4) (Blues). |
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lineblue |
lineblue |
lineblue |
fourline |
sixline |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 5) (Blues). |
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singleton |
straight-wing blue |
Niphanda sp. pierrot |
ciliate blue |
Caerulea blue |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers). |
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sapphire |
sapphire |
sapphire |
sapphire |
sapphire |
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Aphnaeinae (Silverlines). |
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silverline |
silverline |
silverline |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 1) (Hairstreaks). |
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hairstreak |
Arhopala Oakblue |
Arhopala Oakblue |
Arhopala Oakblue |
Bushblue |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 2) (Hairstreaks). |
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Plushblue |
Mahathala oakblue |
Apporasa oakblue |
red-edge |
saffron |
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acacia blue |
Iraota blue |
leaf blue |
leaf blue |
tinsel |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 3) (Hairstreaks). |
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yam |
yam |
yamfly |
yamfly |
imperial |
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imperial |
imperial |
imperial |
cardinal |
mandarin blue |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 4) (Hairstreaks). |
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posy |
posy |
onyx |
onyx |
royal |
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royal |
royal |
royal |
royal |
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 5) (Hairstreaks). |
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tit |
tit |
tit |
tit |
cornelian |
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guava blue |
spark |
tit |
plane |
flash |
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flash |
flash |
flash |
witch |
plush |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Coeliadinae (Awls). |
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awlet |
awlet |
awl |
awl |
awlking |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Pyrginae (Group 1) (Spread-winged skippers). |
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dawnfly |
Lobocla flat |
Celaenorrhinus flat |
Celaenorrhinus flat |
Celaenorrhinus flat |
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Darpia angle |
Darpia angle |
Odina flat |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Pyrginae (Group 2) (Spread-winged skippers). |
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pied flat |
pied flat |
Sarangesa flat |
Seseria flat |
Pintara flat |
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Chamunda flat |
Gerosis flat |
Mooreana flat |
snow flat |
snow flat |
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Ctenoptilum angle |
Odontoptilum angle |
Odontoptilum angle |
Caprona angle |
Spialia skipper |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 1) (Grass skippers). |
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hopper |
hopper |
hopper |
ace |
ace |
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ace |
ace |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 2) (Grass skippers). |
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bob |
bob |
bob |
bob |
bob |
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coon |
demon |
demon |
demon |
demon |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 3) (Grass skippers). |
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Cupitha dart |
flitter |
flitter |
Salanoemia darter |
lancer |
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Lotongus palmer |
Zela palmer |
Erionota skipper |
redeye |
redeye |
Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 4) (Grass skippers). |
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Hidari skipper |
palmer |
palmer |
palmer |
palmer |
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dart |
darter |
dartlet |
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Family: Hersperidea (Skippers). Subfamily: Hesperiinae (Group 5) (Grass skippers). |
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swift |
swift |
swift |
wight |
wight |