Butterflies in Malaysia

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Common Fourring (Ypthima huebneri)
• Courtesan (Euripus nyctelius)
• Royal Assyrian (Terinos terpander)
• Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
• Polyura athamas athamas
• Chersonesia risa risa
• Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
• Danaus affinis malayanus
• Danaus genutia genutia
• Euploea klugii erichsonii
• Bassarona teuta goodrichi
• Euploea mulciber mulciber
• Euploea radamanthus radamanthus
• Parantica aglea melanoides
• Parantica agleoides agleoides
• Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis
• Cupha erymanthis lotis
• Phalanta phalantha phalantha
• Athyma perius perius
• Junonia orithya wallacei
• Athyma selenophora selenophora
• Lasippa tiga camboja
• Neptis harita harita
• Pantoporia hordonia hordonia
• Pantoporia paraka paraka
• Dophla evelina compta
• Hestina mimetica ruvanella
• Hypolimnas anomala anomala
• Idea leuconoe chersonesia
• Junonia almana javana
• Junonia atlites atlites
• Junonia hedonia seitzi
• Junonia iphita horsfieldi
• Laringa castelnaui castelnaui
• Lexias dirtea iwasakii
• Vagrans egista macromalayana
• Vindula erota chersonesia
• Lethe vindhya luaba
• Mycalesis intermedia distanti

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Abnormal Flash (Rapala duma)
• Baby Royal (Bullis buto)
• Bhutya Lineblue (Prosotas bhutea)
• Blue Brilliant (Simiskina phalia)
• Bright Oakblue (Arhopala sublustris)
• Burmese Caerulean (Jamides philatus)
• Cardinal (Thamala marciana)
• Centaur Oakblue (Arhopala centaurus)
• Common Darkie (Allotinus horsfieldi)
• Common Tinsel (Catapaecilma major)
• Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Dark Posy (Drupadia theda)
• De Niceville’s Oakblue (Arhopala agrata)
• Dingy Lineblue (Petrelaea dana)
• Doherty’s Green Oakblue (Arhopala hellenore)
• Dusky Bushblue (Arhopala paraganesa)
• Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa)
• Forest Quaker (Pithecops corvus)
• Glazed Oakblue (Arhopala paralea)
• Glistening Cerulean (Jamides elpis)
• Gracile Line-blue (Prosotas gracilis)
• Gray-washed Oakblue (Arhopala aurelia)
• Green Flash (Artipe eryx)
• Jewel Fourline Blue (Nacaduba sanaya)
• Little Cerulean Oakblue (Arhopala ammonides)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Malay Red Flash (Rapala damona)
• Moonstone Oakblue (Arhopala camdana)
• Pale Mottle (Logania marmorata)
• Pale Yellow Oakblue (Arhopala moolaiana)
• Papuan Line-blue (Catopyrops ancyra)
• Pitcher Blue (Virachola kessuma)
• Pointed Lineblue (Ionolyce helicon)
• Purple-brown Tailless Oakblue (Arhopala arvina)
• Purple-glazed Oakblue (Arhopala agaba)
• Scarce Guava Blue (Virachola smilis)
• Spotted Royal (Tajuria maculata)
• Tailless Plushblue (Flos areste)
• Una (Una usta)
• Vinous Oakblue (Arhopala athada)
• Violet 4-lineblue (Nacaduba subperusia)
• White Cerulean (Jamides pura)
• White Imperial (Neomyrina nivea)
• White-stained Oakblue (Arhopala aida)
• Yellow Tailed Oakblue (Arhopala elopura)
• Yellow-disk Tailless Oakblue (Arhopala perimuta)
• Zambra Oakblue (Arhopala zambra)
• Amblypodia anita anita
• Ancema ctesia ctesia
• Arhopala atosia
• Arhopala atosia
• Arhopala avatha
• Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides
• Arhopala cleander
• Arhopala corinda
• Arhopala corinda
• Arhopala milleri
• Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis
• Bindahara phocides phocides
• Castalius rosimon rosimon
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus
• Catochrysops strabo strabo
• Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
• Flos apidanus ahamus
• Heliophorus ila
• Luthrodes pandava pandava
• Megisba malaya sikkima
• Nacaduba kirtoni
• Nacaduba pavana vajuva
• Nacaduba solta
• Neopithecops zalmora zalmora
• Prosotas lutea sivoka
• Rapala scintilla scintilla
• Rapala varuna orseis
• Semanga superba
• Udara aristinus
• Udara dilecta dilecta
• Logania distanti massalia
• Taraka hamada mendesia

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Common Wanderer (Pareronia anais)
• Catopsilia pomona pomona
• Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
• Eurema andersonii andersonii
• Eurema hecabe contubernalis
• Appias albina albina
• Appias lyncida vasava
• Leptosia nina nina
• Pieris canidia canidia

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Abisara geza niya
• Abisara kausambi kausambi
• Abisara kausambi kausambi
• Abisara neophron chelina
• Abisara saturata kausambioides
• Abisara savitri savitri
• Dodona deodata anu
• Dodona egeon confluens
• Dodona eugenes chaseni
• Laxita thuisto thuisto
• Paralaxita damajanti damajanti
• Paralaxita orphna laocoon
• Paralaxita telesia lyclene
• Stiboges nymphidia nymphidia
• Taxila haquinus haquinus
• Zemeros emesoide emesoides
• Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus
• Zemeros flegyas allica

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Burmese Raven (Papilio mahadeva)
• Chilasa clytia clytia
• Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
• Lamproptera curius curius
• Papilio helenus helenus
• Papilio memnon agenor
• Papilio palinurus palinurus
• Papilio paris paris
• Papilio polytes romulus
• Troides helena cerberus
• Troides amphrysus ruficollis

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Banded Straw Ace (Pithauria marsena)
• Branded Orange Awlet (Burara oedipodea)
• Brown Pied Flat (Coladenia agni)
• Ceylon Dartlet (Oriens goloides)
• Chequered Lancer (Plastingia naga)
• Coconut Skipper (Hidari irava)
• Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
• Continental Swift (Parnara ganga)
• Full Stop Swift (Caltoris cormasa)
• Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
• Gray-banded Redeye (Matapa druna)
• Large Dart (Potanthus serina)
• Light Straw Ace (Pithauria stramineipennis)
• Maculate Lancer (Salanoemia sala)
• Moore’s Ace (Halpe porus)
• Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
• Sikkim Ace (Halpe sikkima)
• Veined Palmer (Hidari bhawani)
• Wax Dart (Cupitha purreea)
• Badamia exclamationis
• Hasora badra badra
• Hasora chromus chromus
• Baoris farri farri
• Caltoris brunnea caere
• Caltoris cahira austeni
• Cephrenes trichopepla
• Erionota thrax thrax
• Gangara thyrsis thyrsis
• Hyarotis adrastus praba
• Iambrix salsala salsala
• Iton semamora semamora
• Notocrypta feisthamelii alysos
• Notocrypta paralysos asawa
• Oriens gola pseudolus
• Parnara bada bada
• Pelopidas agna agna
• Pelopidas assamensis
• Pelopidas mathias mathias
• Polytremis lubricans lubricans
• Potanthus confucius dushta
• Suastus gremius gremius
• Telicota bambusae bambusae
• Telicota colon stinga
• Celaenorrhinus leucocera
• Chamunda chamunda
• Gerosis phisara phisara
• Sarangesa dasahara dasahara

The best place to see butterflies in Malaysia is the massive butterfly park in Kuala Lumpur, where, at any given moment, you can see over 5,000 butterflies from 100 different species.