Butterflies in Singapore

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide)
• Banded Yeoman (Cirrochroa orissa)
• Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
• Common Fourring (Ypthima huebneri)
• Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
• Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
• Common Saturn (Zeuxidia amethystus)
• Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
• Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Dark Glassy Tiger (Parantica agleoides)
• Dot-dash Sergeant (Athyma kanwa)
• Gray Pansy (Junonia atlites)
• Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
• Indian Dingiest Sailer (Neptis harita)
• Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
• Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)
• Magpie Crow (Euploea radamanthus)
• Malay Baron (Euthalia monina)
• Malay Viscount (Tanaecia pelea)
• Pachmarhi Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseoides)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Palmking (Amathusia phidippus)
• Perak Lascar (Pantoporia paraka)
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Pointed Palmfly (Elymnias penanga)
• Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
• Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
• Tawny Palmfly (Elymnias panthera)
• Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia)
• Elymnias hypermnestra agina
• Discophora sondaica despoliata
• Danaus melanippus hegesippus
• Mycalesis visala phamis
• Lexias dirtea merguia

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Apefly (Spalgis epius)
• Brown Tit (Hypolycaena thecloides)
• Common Red Flash (Rapala iarbus)
• Grand Imperial (Neocheritra amrita)
• Lesser Darkie (Allotinus unicolor)
• Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Scarlet Flash (Rapala dieneces)
• Nacaduba angusta kerriana
• Arhopala centaurus nakula

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Anderson’s Grass Yellow (Eurema andersonii)
• Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
• Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
• White Migrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
• Appias lyncida vasava
• Eurema hecabe contubernalis
• Hebomoia glaucippe aturia

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Harlequin (Taxila haquinus)
• Lesser Harlequin (Laxita thuisto)
• Malay Tailed Judy (Abisara savitri)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion)
• Blue Helen (Papilio prexaspes)
• Common Mime (Chilasa clytia)
• Great Helen (Papilio iswara)
• Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
• Papilio polytes romulus
• Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Banded Redeye (Gangara lebadea)
• Chequered Lancer (Plastingia naga)
• Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala)
• Coconut Skipper (Hidari irava)
• Common Awl (Hasora badra)
• Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
• Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
• Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans)
• Forest Hopper (Astictopterus jama)
• Full Stop Swift (Caltoris cormasa)
• Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)
• Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
• Great Orange Awlet (Burara etelka)
• Immaculate Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
• Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
• Large Dart (Potanthus serina)
• Lesser Dart (Potanthus omaha)
• Paintbrush Swift (Baoris farri)
• Palm Redeye (Erionota thrax)
• Philippine Swift (Caltoris philippina)
• Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta)
• Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
• Ringed Lancer (Salanoemia tavoyana)
• Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
• Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
• White-banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus asmara)
• Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura)
• Zema Banded Ace (Halpe zema)
• Cupha erymanthis lotis

Some of the best places to see butterflies in Singapore include the Insect Kingdom on Sentosa Island, the butterfly garden in Bukit Gombak Park, and the butterfly garden in the airport in Changi.