Butterflies in China

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Angled Castor (Ariadne ariadne)
• Angled Red Forester (Lethe chandica)
• Asian Comma (Polygonia c-aureum)
• Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide)
• Banded Treebrown (Lethe confusa)
• Baron (Euthalia aconthea)
• Bhutan Seargeant (Athyma jina)
• Black Prince (Rohana parisatis)
• Black-spotted Labyrinth (Neope muirheadii)
• Blackvein Sergeant (Athyma ranga)
• Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace)
• Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis)
• Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
• Blue Spotted Crow (Euploea midamus)
• Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
• Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita)
• Chinese Bushbrown (Mycalesis gotama)
• Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
• Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus)
• Clear Sailer (Neptis nata)
• Clipper (Parthenos sylvia)
• Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte)
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)
• Commander  (Moduza procris)
• Common Beak (Libythea lepita)
• Common Crow (Euploea core)
• Common Cruiser (Vindula erota)
• Common Duffer (Discophora sondaica)
• Common Earl (Tanaecia julii)
• Common Five-ring (Ypthima baldus)
• Common Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)
• Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
• Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
• Common Maplet (Chersonesia risa)
• Common Mapwing (Cyrestis thyodamas)
• Common Nawab (Polyura athamas)
• Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra)
• Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
• Common Silverstreak (Lethe europa)
• Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
• Common Yeoman (Cirrochroa tyche)
• Constable (Dichorragia nesimachus)
• Courtesan (Euripus nyctelius)
• Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
• Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis phedima)
• Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)
• Darkbrand Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)
• Dryad (Minois dryas)
• Empress (Sasakia funebris)
• Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
• Five-dot Sergeant (Limenitis sulpitia)
• Gaudy Baron (Euthalia lubentina)
• Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
• Gray Count (Tanaecia lepidea)
• Gray Pansy (Junonia atlites)
• Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
• Great Nawab (Polyura eudamippus)
• Himalayan Sergeant (Athyma opalina)
• Hungarian Glider (Neptis rivularis)
• Indian Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
• Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
• Japanese Emperor (Sasakia charonda)
• Jungle King (Thauria lathyi)
• Jungle-glory (Thaumantis diores)
• Large Faun (Faunis eumeus)
• Large Silverstripe (Argynnis childreni)
• Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
• Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)
• Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
• Malay Baron (Euthalia monina)
• Marbled Map (Cyrestis cocles)
• Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)
• Orange Staff Sergeant (Athyma cama)
• Pachmarhi Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseoides)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pallas’ Fritillary (Argynnis laodice)
• Pallas’ Sailer (Neptis sappho)
• Paper Kite Butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
• Pasha (Herona marathus)
• Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
• Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Popinjay (Stibochiona nicea)
• Red Lacewing (Cethosia biblis)
• Red Ring Skirt (Hestina assimilis)
• Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
• Rustic (Cupha erymanthis)
• Sergeant Emperor (Mimathyma chevana)
• Shan Nawab (Polyura nepenthes)
• Short Banded Sailer (Phaedyma columella)
• Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
• Single Ring Bushbrown (Mycalesis sangaica)
• Siren (Hestina persimilis)
• Small Staff Sergeant (Athyma zeroca)
• Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
• Small Yellow Sailer (Neptis miah)
• South China Bushbrown (Mycalesis mucianus)
• Southern Sullied Sailer (Neptis clinia)
• Spotted Leopard Butterfly (Timelaea maculata)
• Staff Sergeant (Athyma selenophora)
• Stately Nawab (Polyura dolon)
• Straight-banded Treebrown (Lethe verma)
• Striated Ringlet (Ypthima multistriata)
• Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
• Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura)
• Sullied sailer (Neptis soma)
• Tabby (Pseudergolis wedah)
• Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)
• Tiger Palmfly (Elymnias nesaea)
• White-edged Blue Baron (Euthalia phemius)
• Yellow Coster (Telchinia issoria)
• Yellow Dryad (Aemona amathusia)
• Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
• Yellow Sailer (Neptis ananta)
• Yellow-tipped Archduke (Lexias pardalis)
• Yerbury’s Sailer (Neptis yerburii)
• Charaxes bernardus
• Polyura narcaea
• Lethe syrcis
• Argynnis sagana
• Mycalesis francisca
• Tanaecia jahnu
• Tanaecia whiteheadi
• Helcyra superba
• Choaspes hemixanthus
• Araschnia prorsoides
• Timelaea albescens
• Mandarinia regalis
• Euthalia pratti

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Alpine Argus (Agriades orbitulus)
• Angled Sunbeam (Curetis acuta)
• Apefly (Spalgis epius)
• Broad Spark (Sinthusa chandrana)
• Chocolate Royal (Remelana jangala)
• Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus)
• Club Silverline (Cigaritis syama)
• Common Acacia Blue (Surendra quercetorum)
• Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)
• Common Flash (Rapala nissa)
• Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa)
• Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
• Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Dark Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala rama)
• Dusky Sapphire (Heliophorus eventa)
• Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)
• Falcate Oak Blue (Mahathala ameria)
• Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa)
• Forest Pierrot (Taraka hamada)
• Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo)
• Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
• Green Flash (Artipe eryx)
• Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
• King Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
• Lesser Grass-blue (Zizina otis)
• Lime Blue (Chilades lajus)
• Long-banded Silverline (Cigaritis lohita)
• Long-tailed Blue, Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Long-tailed Line-blue (Prosotas nora)
• Malayan (Megisba malaya)
• Metallic Cerulean (Jamides alecto)
• Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha)
• Pale Hedge Blue (Udara dilecta)
• Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)
• Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius)
• Powdered Oakblue (Arhopala bazalus)
• Purple Line-blue (Prosotas dubiosa)
• Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles)
• Reverdin’s Blue (Plebejus argyrognomon)
• Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
• Silverstreak Blue (Iraota timoleon)
• Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Straight Pierrot (Caleta roxus)
• White-banded Line-blue (Nacaduba kurava)
• Yamfly (Loxura atymnus)
• Heliophorus saphir
• Heliophorus ila
• Zizula hylax
• Lycaena li

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Black-spotted White (Leptosia nina)
• Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
• Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae)
• Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida)
• Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
• Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)
• Dark Clouded Yellow (Colias fieldii)
• Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa)
• Gray-veined White (Pieris melete)
• Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
• Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna)
• Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
• Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
• Lesser Brimstone (Gonepteryx mahaguru)
• Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina)
• Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete)
• Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe)
• Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi)
• Small White (Pieris rapae)
• Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
• Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
• White Albatross (Appias albina)
• White Migrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
• Yellow Orange Tip (Ixias pyrene)
• Yellow Tip (Anthocharis scolymus)
• Gonepteryx amintha
• Aporia goutellei

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Broad-banded Punch (Dodona deodata)
• Common Punch (Dodona durga)
• Dark Judy (Abisara fylla)
• Orange Punch (Dodona egeon)
• Plum Judy (Abisara echerius)
• Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas)
• Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Alpine Black Swallowtail (Papilio maackii)
• Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)
• Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail (Papilio nephelus)
• Blue Triangle (Graphium sarpedon)
• Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
• Byasa confusa
• Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)
• Common Birdwing (Troides helena)
• Common Jay (Graphium doson)
• Common Mime (Papilio clytia)
• Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
• Common Peacock (Papilio bianor)
• Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
• Common Windmill (Byasa polyeuctes)
• Dragon Swallowtail (Sericinus montela)
• Five-bar Swallowtail (Graphium antiphates)
• Glacial Apollo (Parnassius glacialis)
• Glassy Bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
• Golden Birdwing (Troides aeacus)
• Green Dragontail (Lamproptera meges)
• Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
• Long-tailed Spangle (Papilio macilentus)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Paris Peacock (Papilio paris)
• Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
• Southern Chinese Peacock (Papilio dialis)
• Spangle Swallowtail (Papilio protenor)
• Veined Jay (Graphium chironides)
• White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
• Papilio elwesi
• Papilio syfanius
• Calinaga davidis

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos)
• Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulata)
• Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala)
• Chinese Dart (Potanthus confucius)
• Chocolate Demon (Ancistroides nigrita)
• Colon Swift (Caltoris cahira)
• Common Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides)
• Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata)
• Dark Palm Dart (Telicota bambusae)
• Forest Hopper (Astictopterus jama)
• Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan)
• Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
• Immaculate Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
• Indian Awlking (Choaspes benjaminii)
• Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
• Pale Green Awlet (Bibasis gomata)
• Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia)
• Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
• Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
• Slate Awl (Hasora anura)
• Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
• Spotted Snow Flat (Tagiades menaka)
• Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
• Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura)
• Abraximorpha davidii
• Isoteinon lamprospilus
• Ampittia virgata

Some must-see locations that every butterfly enthusiast visiting China should visit are the Butterfly Spring Park in Yangshuo, Butterfly Valley in Yalong Bay, and Dali Butterfly Springs in Yunnan Province.