The Singapore Butterfly Checklist is a compilation of the list of species of butterflies which still exist on Singapore. The locations surveyed include the main island and some of the surrounding islands like Sentosa Island, Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin, off the coast of Singapore. The majority of species are found in the nature reserves within the Central Catchment Area, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and parks. Some species are found exclusively in urban areas, whilst others can only be located along the coastal mangrove areas.

The current total number of butterfly species found in Singapore is 287 (with 3 subspecies).

For selected species, please click on the red ball to see a photograph of the butterfly.

Family : Papilionidae   SubFamily : Papilioninae

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing) 
2. Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris (Common Rose) 
3. Chilasa clytia clytia (Common Mime) 
4. Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly) 
5. Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail) 
6. Papilio iswara iswara (Great Helen)
7. Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon) 
8. Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon) 
9. Papilio prexaspes prexaspes (Blue Helen) 
10. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle) 
11. Graphium evemon eventus (Blue Jay)
12. Graphium doson evemonides (Common Jay)
13. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay) 
14. Pathysa antiphates itamputi (Five Bar Swordtail) 

15. Delias pasithoe parthenope (Red Base Jezebel)
16. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
17. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche) 
18. Pieris canidia canidia (Cabbage White)
19. Appias lyncida vasava (Chocolate Albatross) 
20. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross) 
21. Hebomoia glaucippe aturia (Great Orange Tip)

22. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
23. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant) 
24. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
25. Eurema brigitta senna (No Brand Grass Yellow)
26. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow) 
27. Eurema simulatrix tecmessa 
28. Eurema blanda snelleni (Three Spot Grass Yellow) 
29. Eurema andersonii andersonii 
30. Eurema sari sodalis (Chocolate Grass Yellow) 
31. Gandaca harina distanti (Tree Yellow) 

32. Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger) 
33. Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger) 
34. Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger) 
35. Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger) 
36. Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger) 
37. Idea stolli logani (Tree Nymph) 
38. Idea leuconoe chersonesia (Mangrove Tree Nymph)
39. Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow) 
40. Euploea camaralzeman malayica (Malayan Crow) 
41. Euploea eyndhovii gardineri (Striped Black Crow) 
42. Euploea mulciber mulciber (Striped Blue Crow) 
43. Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow) 
44. Euploea midamus singapura (Blue Spotted Crow) 
45. Euploea tulliolus ledereri (Dwarf Crow)
46. Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Magpie Crow) 

47. Melanitis leda leda (Common Evening Brown) 
48. Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly) 
49. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly) 
50. Elymnias penanga penanga (Pointed Palmfly)
51. Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)
52. Mycalesis fusca fusca (Malayan Bush Brown) 
53. Mycalesis perseus cepheus (Dingy Bush Brown)
54. Mycalesis perseoides perseoides
55. Mycalesis mineus macromalayana (Dark Brand Bush Brown) 
56. Mycalesis visala phamis
57. Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Purple Bush Brown)
58. Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger) 
59. Ypthima huebneri (Common Four Ring) 
60. Ypthima fasciata torone 
61. Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common Five Ring) 
62. Ypthima horsfieldii humei
63. Ypthima pandocus corticaria (Common Three Ring) 

64. Faunis canens arcesilas (Common Faun) 
65. Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Palm King) 
66. Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus (Saturn) 
67. Thaumantis klugius lucipor (Dark Blue Jungle Glory) 
68. Discophora sondaica despoliata (Common Duffer)

69. Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
70. Vanessa indica indica (Indian Painted Lady)
71. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
72. Hypolimnas misippus misippus
73. Hypolimnas bolina bolina (Great Eggfly)

73A. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)
74. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)

73A. Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa (Autumn Leaf)
75. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
76. Junonia atlites atlites (Grey Pansy)
77. Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
78. Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)

79. Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
80. Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)
81. Cethosia penthesilea methypsea (Plain Lacewing)
82. Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
83. Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
84. Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)
85. Cirrochroa orissa orissa (Banded Yeoman)
86. Vindula dejone erotella (Cruiser)
87. Terinos terpander robertsia (Royal Assyrian)

88. Moduza procris milonia (Commander)
89. Lebadea martha parkeri (Knight)

89A. Lebadea martha malayana (Knight)
90. Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)
91. Athyma asura idita (Studded Sergeant)
92. Athyma kanwa kanwa (Dot-Dash Sergeant)
93. Athyma reta moorei (Malay Staff Sergeant)
94. Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant)
95. Pandita sinope sinope
96. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)
97. Neptis leucoporos cresina (Grey Sailor)
98. Neptis harita harita (Chocolate Sailor)
99. Phaedyma columella singa (Short Banded Sailor)
100. Lasippa heliodore dorelia (Burmese Lascar)
101. Lasippa tiga siaka (Malayan Lascar)
102. Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (Common Lascar)
103. Pantoporia paraka paraka (Perak Lascar)
104. Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malay Viscount)
105. Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron)
106. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)
107. Euthalia merta merta (White Tipped Baron)
108. Euthalia aconthea gurda (Baron)
109. Euthalia adonia pinwilli (Green Baron)
110. Lexias dirtea merguia
111. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)
112. Lexias canescens pardalina

113. Chersonesia peraka peraka (Little Maplet)

114. Eulaceura osteria kumana (Purple Duke)
115. Euripus nyctelius euploeoides (Courtesan)

116. Charaxes solon echo (Black Rajah)
117. Polyura hebe plautus (Plain Nawab)
118. Polyura schreiber tisamenus (Blue Nawab)

119. Abisara geza niya 
120. Abisara savitri savitri (Malay Tailed Judy)
121. Abisara saturata kausambioides (Malayan Plum Judy)
122. Laxita thuisto thuisto (Lesser Harlequin)
123. Taxila haquinus haquinus (The Harlequin)

124. Poritia philota philota
125. Poritia sumatrae sumatrae (Sumatran Gem) 

126. Miletus gopara gopara
127. Miletus biggsii biggsii (Bigg's Brownie) 
128. Miletus symethus petronius
129. Allotinus unicolor unicolor (Lesser Darkie) 
130. Logania marmorata damis 
131. Spalgis epius epius (The Apefly)

132. Curetis santana malayica (Malayan Sunbeam) 
133. Curetis saronis sumatrana (Sumatran Sunbeam)

134. Castalius rosimon rosimon (Common Pierrot)
135. Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot) 
136. Everes lacturnus rileyi (Indian Cupid)
137. Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (The Quaker)
138. Megisba malaya sikkima (The Malayan)
139. Acytolepis puspa lambi (Common Hedge Blue) 
140. Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue) 
141. Zizula hylax pygmaea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
142. Zizeeria maha serica (Pale Grass Blue)
143. Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue) 
144. Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Gram Blue) 
145. Catochrysops strabo strabo Forget-Me-Not)
146. Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Silver Forget-Me-Not) 
147. Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue) 
148. Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)
149. Jamides alecto ageladas (Metallic Caerulean)
150. Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean) 
151. Jamides malaccanus malaccanus
152. Jamides caeruleus caeruleus (Sky Blue)
153. Nacaduba angusta kerriana
154. Nacaduba sanaya elioti
155. Nacaduba pavana singapura
156. Nacaduba beroe neon
157. Nacaduba berenice icena (Rounded 6-Line Blue)
158. Nacaduba calauria malayica
159. Nacaduba biocellata (Two Spotted Line Blue)
160. Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue) 
161. Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line-Blue) 
162. Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue)
163. Catopyrops ancyra (Ancyra Blue)
164. Petrelaea dana dana (Dingy Line Blue)
165. Anthene emolus goberus (Ciliate Blue) 
166. Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)
167. Spindasis syama terana (Club/Black Banded Silverline)
168. Spindasis lohita senama (Long Banded Silverline) 
169. Arhopala centaurus nakula (Centaur Oak Blue)
170. Arhopala myrzala lammas
171. Arhopala aedias agnis (Large Metallic Oakblue)
172. Arhopala atosia malayana (Tailed Disc Oakblue) 
173. Arhopala epimuta epiala (Common Disc Oakblue)
174. Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta
175. Arhopala major major
176. Arhopala antimuta antimuta
177. Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta (Raffles' Oakblue)
178. Arhopala athada athada (Vinous Oakblue)
179. Arhopala silhetensis adorea (Sylhet Oakblue)
180. Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli (Green Oakblue)
181. Arhopala aurea
182. Arhopala trogon
183. Arhopala ammon ammon 
184. Arhopala abseus abseus 
185. Flos diardi capeta 
186. Flos fulgida singhapura 
187. Flos anniella anniella
188. Flos apidanus saturatus 
189. Semanga superba deliciosa
190. Surendra vivarna amisena (Acacia Blue) 
191. Iraota rochana boswelliana (Scarce Silverstreak)
192. Iraota distanti distanti 
193. Loxura atymnus fuconius (Yamfly) 
194. Eooxylides tharis distanti (Branded Imperial) 
195. Cheritra freja frigga (Common Imperial) 
196. Drupadia ravindra moorei (Common Posy) 
197. Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia
198. Drupadia theda thesmia (Dark Posy) 
199. Horaga syrinx maenala (Ambon Onyx)
200. Pratapa deva relata (White Royal)
201. Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal)
202. Tajuria mantra mantra 
203. Tajuria dominus dominus
204. Rachana jalindra burbona (Banded Royal)
205. Jacoona anasuja anasuja (Great Imperial)
206. Neocheritra amrita amrita (Grand Imperial)
207. Manto hypoleuca terana (Green Imperial)
208. Remelana jangala travana (Chocolate Royal) 
209. Pseudotajuria donatana donatana (Golden Royal)
210. Ancema blanka blanka (Silver Royal)
211. Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides 
212. Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit) 
213. Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit) 
214. Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus (Cornelian) 
215. Deudorix elioti
216. Virachola kessuma deliochus (Pitcher Blue)
217. Sinthusa nasaka amba (Narrow Spark)
218. Bindahara phocides phocides (The Plane)
219. Rapala domitia domitia (Yellow Flash)
220. Rapala suffusa barthema (Suffused Flash)
221. Rapala pheretima sequeira (Copper Flash)
222. Rapala dieneces dieneces (Scarlet Flash)
223. Rapala iarbus iarbus (Common Red Flash)
224. Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash)
225. Rapala varuna orseis (Indigo Flash)

226. Burara etelka (Great Orange Awlet)
227. Burara harisa consobrina (Orange Awlet)
228. Bibasis sena uniformis (Orange-Tail Awl)
229. Hasora chromus chromus (Common Banded Awl)
230. Hasora taminatus malayana (White Banded Awl)
231. Hasora schoenherr chuza (Yellow Banded Awl)
232. Hasora badra badra (Common Awl)
233. Hasora vitta vitta (Plain Banded Awl)
234. Badamia exclamationis (Brown Awl) 

235. Tapena thwaitesi bornea
236. Odina hieroglyphica ortina 
237. Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana (Fulvous Pied Flat)
238. Gerosis limax dirae
239. Gerosis sinica minima
240. Tagiades japetus atticus (Common Snow Flat) 
241. Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat) 
242. Tagiades ultra 
243. Tagiades calligana 
244. Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum (Chestnut Angle)

245. Ampittia dioscorides camertes (Bush Hopper) 
246. Halpe ormenes vilasina
247. Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob) 
248. Iambrix stellifer (Starry Bob)
249. Psolos fuligo fuligo (Coon)
250. Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon) 
251. Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon) 
252. Udaspes folus (Grass Demon) 
253. Suastus gremius gremius (Palm Bob)
254. Suastus everyx everyx
255. Zographetus doxus
256. Hyarotis adrastus praba (Tree Flitter)
257. Quedara monteithi monteithi
258. Plastingia naga (Chequered Lancer)
259. Plastingia pellonia (Yellow Chequered Lancer)
260. Pemara pugnans (Pugnacious Lancer)
261. Pyroneura latoia latoia (Yellow Vein Lancer) 
262. Zela storeyi 
263. Gangara thyrsis thyrsis (Giant Redeye) 
264. Gangara lebadea lebadea (Banded Redeye)
265. Matapa aria (Common Redeye)
266. Erionota torus
267. Erionota thrax thrax (Banana Skipper)
268. Erionota hiraca apicalis
269. Unkana ambasa batara (Hoary Palmer)
270. Hidari irava (Coconut Skipper) 
271. Eetion elia 
272. Taractrocera ardonia lamia 
273. Taractrocera archias quinta
274. Oriens gola pseudolus (Common Dartlet)
275. Potanthus omaha omaha (Lesser Dart)
276. Cephrenes acalle niasicus
277. Telicota besta bina
278. Telicota augias augias (Palm Dart)
279. Pelopidas mathias mathias (Small Branded Swift)
280. Borbo cinnara cinnara(Formosan Swift)
281. Pelopidas assamensis (Great Swift)
282. Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus (Conjoined Swift)
283. Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift) 
284. Baoris farri farri
285. Baoris oceia (Paintbrush Swift)
286. Caltoris cormasa
287. Caltoris philippina philippina

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Acknowledgements : This checklist is updated regularly and validated in consultation with Dr Laurence G Kirton (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia), and previously, the late Col John N Eliot, (of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, Edition 4). Contributions to the sightings and latest additions to the Singapore Checklist are with special thanks to the hardworking members of ButterflyCircle.

The latest update in 2008 is consistent with the recent re-classification developments and updates to C&P4 in the Malaysian Nature Journal 59(1), pp 1 - 49, and DNA mapping of the family Nymphalidae by Wahlberg et al, whereby the Subfamilies Nymphalinae, Heliconiinae, Limenitidinae, Cyrestinae and Apaturinae are now applicable to the Singapore checklist. The family Riodinidae, which was earlier placed as a subfamily of Lycaenidae, has also been reinstated to the family level.

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