List of butterflies of Hong Kong

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

Location of Hong Kong, which is inside the Indomalayan realm

Hesperiidae

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Coeliadinae

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Pyrginae

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Hesperiinae

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Papilionidae

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Papilioninae

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Pieridae

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Pierinae

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Coliadinae

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Lycaenidae

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Miletinae

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Curetinae

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Aphnaeinae

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Theclinae

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Lycaeninae

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Polyommatinae

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Riodinidae

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Nemeobiidae

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Nymphalidae

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Satyrinae

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Morphinae

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Charaxinae

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Biblidinae

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Heliconiinae

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Nymphalinae

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Limenitidinae

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Cyrestinae

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Apaturinae

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Danainae

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References

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  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G. & Bascombe, F.S. (1999). The Butterflies of Hong Kong. London: Academic Press. ISBN 9780120802906.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Bascombe, M.J. (1995). Checklist of the butterflies of South China. Hong Kong: Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society.
  • PUN, Sui Fai Patrick (2010). Encyclopedia of Hong Kong Butterflies - Butterfly Identification (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Lepidopterists' Society Limited. ISBN 978-962-86943-5-8.
  • Lo, Philip Yik-fui (2004). Hong Kong Butterflies (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Ltd. ISBN 988-201-631-6.