Butterflies in Vietnam

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Banded Treebrown (Lethe confusa)
• Black Prince (Rohana parisatis)
• Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace)
• Blue Spotted Crow (Euploea midamus)
• Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita)
• Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
• Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus)
• Common Crow (Euploea core)
• Common Cruiser (Vindula erota)
• Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
• Common Five-ring (Ypthima baldus)
• Common Fourring (Ypthima huebneri)
• Common Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)
• Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
• Common Maplet (Chersonesia risa)
• Common Mapwing (Cyrestis thyodamas)
• Common Nawab (Polyura athamas)
• Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra)
• Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
• Common Yeoman (Cirrochroa tyche)
• Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
• Darkbrand Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)
• Double-branded Crow (Euploea sylvester)
• Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
• Gray Pansy (Junonia atlites)
• Green Commodore (Sumalia daraxa)
• Jungle-glory (Thaumantis diores)
• Knight (Lebadea martha)
• Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
• Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)
• Little Yeoman (Cirrochroa surya)
• Pachmarhi Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseoides)
• Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Popinjay (Stibochiona nicea)
• Red Lacewing (Cethosia biblis)
• Rustic (Cupha erymanthis)
• Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
• Striped Ringlet (Ragadia crisilda)
• Tabby (Pseudergolis wedah)
• Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
• White Commodore (Parasarpa dudu)
• White-edged Blue Baron (Euthalia phemius)
• Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
• Acraea issoria
• Euthalia malaccana
• Euthalia teuta
• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha
• Libythea myrrha sanguinalis
• Mycalesis francisca
• Neptis hylas kamarupa
• Rhinopalpa polynice birmana
• Vagrans egista sinha
• Ypthima confusa

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Bhutya Lineblue (Prosotas bhutea)
• Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus)
• Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
• Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma)
• Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
• King Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Pale Grand Imperial (Neocheritra fabronia)
• Pale Hedge Blue (Udara dilecta)
• Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius)
• Acytolepis puspa gisca
• Arhopala centaurus nakula
• Catochrysops panormus exiguus
• Celastrina lavendularis limbata
• Nacaduba beroe gythion
• Zizeeria maha

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Black-spotted White (Leptosia nina)
• Changeable Grass Yellow (Eurema simulatrix)
• Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
• Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)
• Common Wanderer (Pareronia anais)
• Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
• Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
• Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
• Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina)
• Orange Gull (Cepora iudith)
• Plain Puffin (Appias indra)
• Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi)
• Small White (Pieris rapae)
• Spotted Sawtooth (Prioneris thestylis)
• Striped Albatross (Appias olferna)
• Yellow Jezebel (Delias agostina)
• Appias lyncida eleonora
• Appias pandione
• Catopsilia scylla cornelia
• Eurema andersonii
• Eurema blanda silhetana

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas)
• Abisara neophron chelina
• Taxila dora

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Blue Triangle (Graphium sarpedon)
• Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
• Five-bar Swallowtail (Graphium antiphates)
• Fourbar Swallowtail (Graphium agetes)
• Glassy Bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
• Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
• White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
• Graphium doson axion
• Papilio doddsi

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Dusky Partwing (Psolos fuligo)
• Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia)
• Gerosis phisara
• Notocrypta feisthamelii alysos
• Pirdana hyela
• Potanthus ganda

Some of the best places to see butterflies in Vietnam include Ba Be Lake, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ma Da Forest, and Tam Dao.