This is a list of butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia. About 1,180 species are known from Peninsular Malaysia.Checklist of the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia The environment of Malaysia is varied and Malaysia's ecology is megadiverse, with a biodiverse range of flora and fauna found in various ecoregions throughout the country.
Papilionidae Chilasa agestor shirozui—tawny mime Chilasa clytia clytia—common mime Chilasa paradoxa aenigma—great blue mime Chilasa slateri perses—blue striped mime Graphium aristeus hermocrates—stripe swordtail Graphium agamemnon agamemnon—tailed jay Graphium arycles arycles—green jay Graphium bathycles bathycloides—veined jay Graphium chironides malayanum—striped jay Graphium doson evemonides—common jay Graphium doson kajanga Graphium empedovana Graphium eurypylus mecisteus—great jay Graphium evemon eventus—blue jay Graphium sarpedon luctatius—common bluebottle Lamproptera curius curius—white dragontail Lamproptera meges virescens—green dragontail Meandrusa payeni ciminius—yellow gorgon Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris—common rose Pachliopta coon doubledayi—common clubtail Pachliopta neptunus neptunus—yellow bodied clubtail Papilio demoleus malayanus—lime butterfly Papilio demolion demolion—banded swallowtail Papilio helenus helenus—red Helen Papilio iswara iswara—great Helen Papilio iswaroides curtisi Papilio mahadeva—Burmese raven Papilio memnon agenor—great Mormon Papilio nephelus annulus Papilio nephelus sunatus—black and white Helen Papilio palinurus palinurus—banded peacock Papilio paris paris—Paris peacock Papilio polytes romulus—common Mormon Papilio prexaspes prexaspes—blue Helen Parides sycorax egertoni Parides nox erebus—Malayan batwing Parides varuna varuna—common batwing Pathysa agetes iponus—fourbar swordtail Pathysa antiphates itamputi—five bar swordtail Pathysa antiphates pulauensis Pathysa delessertii delessertii—Malayan zebra Pathysa macareus macaristus Pathysa macareus perakensis—lesser zebra Pathysa megarus megapenthes Pathysa megarus tiomanensis Pathysa ramaceus pendleburyi—Pendlebury's zebra Troides brookiana albescens—Rajah Brooke's birdwing Troides brookiana mollumar Troides aeacus thomsonii Troides amphrysus ruficollis—Malayan birdwing Troides cuneifera paeninsulae Troides helena cerberus—common birdwing
Pieridae Catopsilia pomona pomona—lemon emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe—mottled emigrant Catopsilia scylla cornelia—orange emigrant Dercas verhuelli herodorus Eurema ada iona Eurema andersonii andersonii Eurema blanda snelleni—three spot grass yellow Eurema brigitta senna—no brand grass yellow Eurema hecabe contubernalis—common grass yellow Eurema lacteola lacteola Eurema sari sodalis—chocolate grass yellow Eurema simulatrix littorea Eurema simulatrix tecmessa Eurema simulatrix tiomanica Eurema tilaha nicevillei Gandaca harina aora Gandaca harina distanti—tree yellow Appias albina albina Appias cardena perakana Appias indra plana—plain puffin Appias lalassis indroides Appias libythea olferna—striped albatross Appias lyncida vasava—chocolate albatross Appias nero figulina—orange albatross Appias pandione lagela—banded puffin Appias paulina distanti—lesser albatross Appias paulina grisea Cepora iudith malaya—orange gull Cepora iudith siamensis Cepora iudith talboti Cepora nadina andersoni—lesser gull Cepora nerissa dapha—common gull Delias acalis perakana Delias agostina johnsoni Delias baracasa dives Delias belladonna malayana Delias descombesi eranthos Delias georgina keda Delias georgina orphne Delias georgina tahanica Delias georgina zenobia Delias hyparete metarete—painted Jezebel Delias ninus ninus—Malayan Jezebel Delias pasithoe parthenope—red-base Jezebel Delias singhapura singhapura Hebomoia glaucippe anomala Hebomoia glaucippe aturia—great orange tip Hebomoia glaucippe theia Ixias pyrene alticola Ixias pyrene birdi Ixias pyrene verna—yellow orange tip Leptosia nina malayana—Psyche Leptosia nina nina Pareronia anais—common wanderer Pareronia valeria lutescens—wanderer Phrissura aegis cynis—forest white Phrissura aegis pryeri Pieris canidia canidia—cabbage white Pieris napi montana Prioneris philonome themana—redspot sawtooth Prioneris thestylis malaccana Saletara liberia distanti—Malaysian albatross
Nymphalidae Eulaceura osteria kumana—purple duke Euripus nyctelius euploeoides—courtesan Agatasa calydonia calydonia—glorious begum Charaxes harmodius maruyamai Charaxes bernardus crepax—tawny rajah Charaxes borneensis praestantius Charaxes distanti distanti Charaxes durnfordi dumfordi Charaxes marmax philosarcus—yellow rajah Charaxes solon echo—black rajah Polyura athamas athamas—common nawab Polyura athamas uraeus Polyura delphis concha—jewel nawab Polyura eudamippus peninsularis Polyura hebe chersonesus Polyura hebe plautus—plain nawab Polyura hebe takizawai Polyura jalysus jalysus Polyura moori moori Polyura schreiber tisamenus—blue nawab Prothoe franck uniformis—blue begum Chersonesia intermedia intermedia Chersonesia nicevillei Chersonesia peraka peraka—little maplet Chersonesia rahria rahria—wavy maplet Chersonesia risa risa Danaus affinis malayanus—Malay tiger Danaus chrysippus chrysippus—plain tiger Danaus genutia genutia—common tiger Danaus melanippus hegesippus—black veined tiger Euploea algea menetriesii Euploea camaralzeman malayica—Malayan crow Euploea camaralzeman paraclaudina Euploea core graminifera—common Indian crow Euploea crameri bremeri—spotted black crow Euploea crameri crameri Euploea doubledayi evalida Euploea eunice leucogonis—blue branded king crow Euploea eyndhovii gardineri—striped black crow Euploea klugii erichsonii—brown king crow Euploea midamus chloe Euploea midamus singapura—blue spotted crow Euploea modesta modesta Euploea modesta tiomana Euploea mulciber mulciber—striped blue crow Euploea phaenareta castelnaui—king crow Euploea radamanthus radamanthus—magpie crow Euploea sylvester harrisii Euploea sylvester tyrianthia Euploea tulliolus ledereri—dwarf crow Euploea tulliolus aristotelis Idea hypermnestra linteata Idea leuconoe chersonesia—mangrove tree nymph Idea lynceus lynceus Idea stolli logani—common tree nymph Ideopsis gaura kajangensis Ideopsis gaura perakana—smaller wood nymph Ideopsis juventa sitah—grey glassy tiger Ideopsis similis persimilis Ideopsis vulgaris macrina—blue glassy tiger Parantica aglea melanoides Parantica agleoides agleoides—dark glassy tiger Parantica aspasia aspasia—yellow glassy tiger Parantica luzonensis aurensis Parantica melaneus sinopion—chocolate tiger Parantica sita ethologa—yellow glassy tiger Tirumala gautama gautama Tirumala limniace exotica Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis—dark blue tiger Acraea issoria—yellow coster Acraea violae—tawny coster Cethosia biblis pemanggilensis—red lacewing Cethosia biblis perakana—red lacewing Cethosia hypsea elioti Cethosia hypsea hypsina—Malay lacewing Cethosia penthesilea methypsea—plain lacewing Cirrochroa emalea emalea—Malay yeoman Cirrochroa malaya malaya Cirrochroa orissa orissa—banded yeoman Cirrochroa satellita satellita Cirrochroa surya siamensis Cirrochroa tyche aurica Cirrochroa tyche rotundata—common yeoman Cupha erymanthis lotis—rustic Cupha erymanthis tiomana Phalanta phalantha phalantha—leopard Terinos atlita teuthras—great Assyrian Terinos clarissa aurensis Terinos clarissa malayanus—Malayan Assyrian Terinos terpander robertsia—royal Assyrian Terinos terpander tiomanensis Vindula dejone erotella—cruiser Libythea myrrha hecura Libythea narina rohini Athyma abiasa clerica Athyma asura idita—studded sergeant Athyma cama gynea Athyma kanwa kanwa—dot-dash sergeant Athyma larymna siamensis Athyma nefte subrata—colour sergeant Athyma perius perius—common sergeant Athyma pravara helma—lance sergeant Athyma ranga malaya Athyma reta moorei—Malay staff sergeant Athyma selenophora amharina—staff sergeant Athyma selenophora selenophora Euthalia aconthea gurda—baron Euthalia adonia pinwilli—green baron Euthalia merta merta—white tipped baron Euthalia monina monina—Malay baron Lasippa heliodore dorelia—Burmese lascar Lasippa monata monata Lasippa tiga siaka—Malayan lascar Lasippa tiga camboja Lebadea martha parkeri—knight Lexias canescens pardalina Lexias dirtea merguia—black archduke Lexias pardalis dirteana—archduke Moduza procris milonia—commander Neptis harita harita—chocolate sailor Neptis hylas papaja—common sailor Neptis leucoporos cresina—grey sailor Pandita sinope sinope Pantoporia hordonia hordonia—common lascar Pantoporia paraka paraka—Perak lascar Phaedyma columella singa—short banded sailor Tanaecia iapis puseda—Horsfield's baron Tanaecia pelea pelea—Malay viscount Amathusia binghami Amathusia friderici holmanhunti Amathusia masina malaya Amathusia ochraceofusca ochraceofusca Amathusia perakana perakana Amathusia phidippus phidippus—palm king Amathusia schoenbergi schoenbergi Amathuxidia amythaon dilucida—koh-i-noor Discophora necho engamon Discophora sondaica despoliata—common duffer Discophora timora perakensis—great duffer Enispe intermedia corbeti Faunis canens arcesilas—common faun Faunis gracilis Faunis kirata Melanocyma faunula faunula—pallid faun Taenaris horsfieldii birchi Thaumantis klugius lucipor—dark blue jungle glory Thaumantis noureddin noureddin—dark jungle glory Thaumantis odana pishuna Thauria aliris pseudaliris—tufted jungle king Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus—Saturn Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius—giant Saturn Zeuxidia doubledayi doubledayi Amnosia decora perakana Argynnis hyperbius sumatrensis—Indian fritillary Ariadne ariadne ariadne—angled castor Ariadne isaeus isaeus Ariadne merione ginosa—common castor Ariadne specularia arca Bassarona dunya dunya—great marquis Bassarona recta monilis—red-spot marquis Bassarona teuta goodrichi—banded marquis Bassarona teuta rayana Bassarona teuta tiomanica Cyrestis cocles earli Cyrestis maenalis martini—straight line mapwing Cyrestis nivea nivalis Cyrestis nivea pigmentosa Cyrestis themire pemanggilensis Cyrestis themire robinsoni Cyrestis themire siamensis Cyrestis themire themire Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes—constable Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide—autumn leaf Dophla evelina compta—red-spot duke Latin Euthalia aconthea garuda Euthalia adonia beata Euthalia agnis paupera Euthalia alpheda langkawica Euthalia alpheda yamuna Euthalia anosia bunaya Euthalia djata rubidifascia Euthalia djata siamica Euthalia eriphylae raya Euthalia ipona Euthalia kanda marana Euthalia lubentina lubentina Euthalia mahadeva zichrina Euthalia malaccana malaccana Euthalia merta milleri Euthalia merta tioma Euthalia monina insularis Euthalia phemius phemius Euthalia whiteheadi mariae Herona marathus angustata—yellow pasha Herona sumatrana dusuntua Hestina mimetica ruvanella Hypolimnas anomala anomala—Malayan eggfly Hypolimnas bolina bolina—great eggfly Hypolimnas misippus misippus—Danaid eggfly Junonia almana javana—peacock pansy Junonia atlites atlites—grey pansy Junonia hedonia ida—chocolate pansy Junonia hedonia seitzi Junonia hierta hierta—yellow pansy Junonia iphita horsfieldi—chocolate soldier Junonia lemonias lemonias—lemon pansy Junonia orithya wallacei—blue pansy Kallima limborgii amplirufa—leaf butterfly Kaniska canace perakana—blue admiral Laringa castelnaui castelnaui Lebadea martha martha Lexias cyanipardus sandakana—great archduke Lexias dirtea iwasakii Moduza procris procris Moduza procris tioma Neptis anjana hyria Neptis clinia leuconata Neptis clinioides gunongensis Neptis duryodana nesia Neptis ilira cindia Neptis magadha charon Neptis miah batara Neptis nata gononata Neptis omeroda omeroda Neptis sankara peninsularis Neptis sedata Neptis soma pendleburyi Paduca fasciata fasciata—little banded yeoman Pantoporia aurelia aurelia Pantoporia dindinga Pantoporia sandaka sandaka Parthenos sylvia lilacinus—clipper Phaedyma columella parvimacula—short-banded sailer Phalanta alcippe alcesta—small leopard Phalanta alcippe aurica Phalanta alcippe tiomana Rhinopalpa polynice eudoxia—wizard Rohana parisatis siamensis Sephisa chandra stubbsi