This is a list of butterflies of Hong Kong. About 250 species are known from Hong Kong. One subspecies is endemic to the region.

Hesperiidae Coeliadinae Bibasis gomata lalita Bibasis oedipodea belesis Bibasis jaina Hasora badra badra Hasora vitta indica Hasora chromus chromus Hasora taminatus malayana Hasora anura china Badamia exclamationis Choaspes benjaminii japonicus Choaspes hemixanthus furcatus

Pyrginae Celaenorrhinus leucocera Gerosis phisara Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa Tagiades menaka Abraximorpha davidii esta Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum Caprona alida alida

Hesperiinae Ampittia dioscorides etura Ampittia virgata Aeromachus jhora Aeromachus pygmaeus Thoressa monastyrskyi Halpe porus Halpe paupera walthewi Astictopterus jama chinensis Iambrix salsala salsala Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Notocrypta paralysos Udaspes folus Suastus gremius gremius Isoteinon lamprospilus lamprospilus Hyarotis adrastus praba Erionota torus Matapa aria Taractrocera ceramas thelma Taractrocera maevius maevius Potanthus trachala trachala Potanthus pseudomaesa clio Potanthus pava pava Potanthus confucius confucius Telicota colon stinga Telicota besta besta Telicota ancilla horisha Telicota ohara formosana Cephrenes acalle Parnara guttata Parnara ganga Parnara bada bada Parnara apostata Zographetus satwa Borbo cinnara Borbo bevani Pelopidas agna agna Pelopidas mathias oberthueri Pelopidas subochracea barneyi Pelopidas assamensis Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus Polytremis lubricans lubricans Baoris farri farri Caltoris bromus bromus Caltoris cahira

Papilionidae Papilioninae Lamproptera curius walkeri Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Graphium cloanthus clymenus Graphium doson axion Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Pathysa antiphates antiphates Papilio (Chilasa) agestor Papilio (Chilasa) clytia Papilio xuthus xuthus Papilio machaon Papilio demoleus demoleus Papilio helenus helenus Papilio polytes polytes Papilio memnon agenor Papilio protenor protenor Papilio bianor bianor Papilio dialis Papilio paris paris Troides helena spilotia Troides aeacus aeacus Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis Byasa alcinous manonensis

Pieridae Pierinae Delias hyparete hierte Delias pasithoe pasithoe Delias acalis acalis Delias belladonna kwangtungensis Leptosia nina nina Prioneris thestylis formosana Prioneris philonome clemanthe Pieris canidia canidia Pieris rapae crucivora Cepora nerissa nerissa Appias albina darada Appias lyncida eleonora Ixias pyrene pyrene Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe

Coliadinae Dercas verhuelli verhuelli Colias erate Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Catopsilia pomona pomona Eurema brigitta rubella Eurema laeta betheseba Eurema hecabe hecabe Eurema blanda hylama

Lycaenidae Miletinae Allotinus drumila aphthonius Miletus chinensis chinensis Taraka hamada isona Curetinae Curetis dentata denta Aphnaeinae Cigaritis lohita formosana Cigaritis syama peguana Theclinae Arhopala bazalus turbata Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous Arhopala birmana birmana Arhopala paramuta paramuta Arhopala rama ramosa Mahathala ameria hainani Horaga albimacula triumphalis Horaga onyx moltrechti Iraota timoleon timolecon Pratapa deva devula Tajuria cippus malcolmi Tajuria maculata Eliotia jalindra Creon cleobis cleobis Remelana jangala mudra Ancema ctesia agalla Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Artipe eryx eryx Sinthusa chandrana grotei Sinthusa nasaka Rapala manea schistacea Lycaeninae Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus Polyommatinae Nacaduba berenice Nacaduba kurava euplea Jamides bochus bochus Jamides celeno celeno Jamides alecto alocina Catochrysops strabo strabo Catochrysops panormus exiguus Lampides boeticus Leptotes plinius Castalius rosimon Pseudozizeeria maha serica Zizeeria karsandra karsandra Zizina otis otis Zizula hylax Famegana alsulus eggletoni Everes argiades Everes lacturnus rileyi Tongeia filicaudis Pithecops corvus Neopithecops zalmora zalmora; N. z. dolona Megisba malaya sikkima; M. m. volubilis Acytolepis puspa gisca Udara dilecta dilecta Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea Celastrina lavendularis limbata Euchrysops cnejus cnejus Chilades lajus leucofasciatus Luthrodes pandava pandava Freyeria putli

Riodinidae Nemeobiidae Zemeros flegyas flegyas Dodona egeon egeon Abisara echerius echerius

Nymphalidae Satyrinae Melanitis leda leda Melanitis phedima muskata Lethe chandica Lethe confusa confusa Lethe europa beroe Lethe rohria permagnis Lethe verma stenopa Neope muirheadii muirheadii Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Mycalesis mineus mineus Mycalesis zonata Ypthima baldus baldus Ypthima lisandra lisandra Ypthima norma norma Ypthima imitans Ypthima praenubila praenubila

Morphinae Faunis eumeus eumeus Discophora sondaica tulliana

Charaxinae Polyura athamas athamas Polyura nepenthes nepenthes Charaxes bernardus bernardus Charaxes bernardus bernardus

Biblidinae Ariadne ariadne alterna

Heliconiinae Cupha erymanthis erymanthis Phalanta phalantha phalantha Vagrans egista brixia Cirrochroa tyche mithila Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius Cethosia biblis phanaroia Acraea issoria issoria

Nymphalinae Vanessa indica indica Vanessa cardui Kaniska canace canace Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum Symbrenthia lilaea lunica Junonia almana almana Junonia atlites atlites Junonia lemonias lemonias Junonia iphita iphita Junonia hierta hierta Junonia orithya orithya Hypolimnas anomala anomala Hypolimnas bolina kezia Hypolimnas misippus Kallima inachus chinensis

Limenitidinae Neptis hylas hylas Neptis clinia susruta Neptis soma tayalina Neptis miah nolana Phaedyma columella columella Pantoporia hordonia Athyma perius perius Athyma nefte seitzi Athyma cama Athyma selenophora leucophryne Athyma ranga serica Parathyma sulpitia Parasarpa dudu hainanensis Moduza procris procris Euthalia lubentina lubentina Euthalia phemius seitzi Euthalia aconthea aditha Euthalia niepelti Lexias pardalis

Cyrestinae Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis

Apaturinae Rohana parisatis staurakius Hestina assimilis assimilis Sephisa chandra androdamas Euripus nyctelius

Danainae Parantica aglea melanoides Parantica sita sita Parantica swinhoei szechuana Ideopsis similis similis Tirumala limniace limniace Tirumala septentrionis septentronis Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Danaus genutia genutia Idea leuconoe Euploea midamus midamus Euploea sylvester swinhoei Euploea mulciber mulciber Euploea core amymone

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