List of butterflies of Laos

This is a list of the butterflies of Laos.

Families

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Subfamily: Coliadinae

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Subfamily: Pierinae

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Subfamily: Poritiinae

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Subfamily: Curetinae

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  • Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis) (Westwood, 1851)
  • Tonkin sunbeam (Curetis tonkina) (Evans, 1954)

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

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Subfamily: Miletinae

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Subfamily: Theclinae

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  • Evan's silverline (Cigaritis evansii ayuthia) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
  • Pale-banded silverline (Cigaritis learmondi) (Tytler, 1940)
  • Aroon's silverline (Cigaritis leechi arooni) (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)
  • Long-banded silverline (Cigaritis lohita himalayanus) (Moore, 1884)
  • Karen silverline (Cigaritis maximus) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Laos silverline (Cigaritis miyamotoi) Saito & Seki, 2008
  • Silver-red silverline (Cigaritis rukma) (de Niceville, [1889])
  • Fruhstorfer's silverline (Cigaritis seliga) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
  • Club silverline (Cigaritis syama peguanus) (Moore, 1884)
  • Aberrant silverline (Cigaritis vixinga davidsoni) (Talbot, 1936)
  • Common silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus tavoyana) (Evans, 1925)
  • Brown yamfly (Drina donina donina) (Hewitson, [1865])
  • White imperial (Neomyrina nivea hiemalis) (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
  • Yamfly (Loxura atymnus continentalis) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Branded yamfly (Yasoda tripunctata tripunctata) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Fruhstorfer's yamfly (Yasoda androconifera) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Cardinal (Thamala marciana marciana) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Common imperial (Cheritra freja evansi) Cowan, 1965
  • Truncate imperial (Cheritrella truncipennis) de Niceville, 1887
  • Blue imperial (Ticherra acte acte) (Moore, [1858])
  • Siamese onyx (Ahmetia achaja achaja) (Fruhstorfer, [1912])
  • Common posy (Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii) Moore, 1884
  • Dark posy (Drupadia theda fabricii) Moore, 1884
  • Blue posy (Drupadia scaeva cooperi) (Tytler, 1940)
  • Silverstreak blue (Iraota timoleon timoleon) (Stoll, [1790])
  • Scarce silverstreak (Iraota rochana boswelliana) Distant, 1885
  • Blue leafblue (Amblypodia narada taooana) Moore, [1879]
  • Purple leafblue (Amblypodia anita anita) Hewitson, 1862
  • Pale bushblue (Arhopala aberrans) (de Niceville, [1889])
  • Aberrant bushblue (Arhopala abseus indicus) Riley, 1923
  • Tytler's dull oakblue (Arhopala ace arata) Tytler, 1915
  • Large oakblue (Arhopala amantes amatrix) de Niceville, 1891
  • Centaur oakblue (Arhopala centaurus nakula) (Felder & Felder, 1860)
  • Large metallic oakblue (Arhopala aedias meritatas) Corbet, 1941
  • Purple-glazed oakblue (Arhopala agaba) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • De Niceville's oakblue (Arhopala agrata binghami) Corbet 1946
  • White-stained oakblue (Arhopala aida aida) de Niceville, 1889
  • Purple broken-band oakblue (Arhopala alitaeus mirabella) Doherty, 1889
  • Magnificent oakblue (Arhopala anarte anarte) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Anthelus bushblue (Arhopala anthelus) (Westwood, [1852])
  • Small tailless oakblue (Arhopala antimuta antimuta) Felder & Felder, [1865]
  • Purple-brown tailless oakblue (Arhopala arvina aboe) de Niceville, 1895(Hewitson, [1863])
  • Plain tailless oakblue (Arhopala asopia) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Broad-banded oakblue (Arhopala asinarus asinarus) Felder & Felder, [1865]
  • Tailed disc oakblue (Arhopala atosia jahara) Corbet, 1941
  • Dark broken-band oakblue (Arhopala atrax) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Grey-washed oakblue (Arhopala aurelia) (Evans, 1925)
  • Powered oakblue (Arhopala bazalus teesta) (de Niceville, 1886)
  • Burmese bushblue (Arhopala birmana birmana) (Moore, [1884])
  • White-dot oakblue (Arhopala democritus democritus) (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Frosted oakblue (Arhopala dispar dispar) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
  • Violetdisc oakblue (Arhopala epimete duessa) Doherty, 1889
  • Green oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus) (Cramer, [1780])
  • Spotless oakblue (Arhopala fulla ignara) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
  • Tailess bushblue (Arhopala ganesa watsoni) Evans, 1912
  • Doherty's green oakblue (Arhopala hellenore hellenore) Doherty, 1889
  • Doherty's dull oakblue (Arhopala khamti) Doherty, 1891
  • Pale yellow oakblue (Arhopala moolaiana maya) (Evans, 1932)
  • Mutal oakblue (Arhopala muta merguiana) Corbet, 1941
  • Hewitson's dull oakblue (Arhopala oenea oenea) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Opal oakblue (Arhopala opalina opalina) (Moore, [1884])
  • Dusky bushblue (Arhopala paraganesa zephyretta) (Doherty, 1891)
  • Hooked oakblue (Arhopala paramuta paramuta) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Yellowdisc oakblue (Arhopala perimuta perimuta) (Moore, [1858])
  • Dark Himalayan oakblue (Arhopala rama ramosa) (Evans, 1925)
  • Reddish-brown oakblue (Arhopala selta selta) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Sylhet oakblue (Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Pointed oakblue (Arhopala singla) (de Niceville, 1885)
  • Large spotted oakblue (Arhopala vihara hirava) Corbet, 1941
  • Zambra oakblue (Arhopala zambra zambra) Swinhoe, [1911]
  • Silky oakblue (Arhopala alax) (Evans, 1932)
  • Darkie plushblue (Flos anniella artegal) Doherty, 1889
  • Plain plushblue (Flos apidanus ahamus) Doherty, 1891
  • Tailess plushblue (Flos areste) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Spangled plushblue (Flos asoka) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Bifid plushblue (Flos diardi diardi) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Shining plushblue (Flos fulgida fulgida) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Variegated plushblue (Flos adriana) (de Niceville, [1884])
  • Many-tailed oakblue (Thaduka multicaudata multicaudata) Moore, [1879]
  • Falcate oakblue (Mahathala ameria ameria) (Hewitson, 1862)
  • Crenulate oakblue (Apporasa atkinsoni) (Hewitson, [1869])
  • Red-edge (Semanga superba siamensis) Talbot, 1936
  • Common acacia blue (Surendra quercetorum quercetorum) (Moore, [1858])
  • Acacia blue (Surendra vivarna neritos) (Fruhstorfer, 1907)
  • Silver streaked acacia blue (Zinaspa todara) (Moore, [1884])
  • Commomn tinsel (Catapaecilma major albicans) Corbet, 1941
  • Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas) (Moore, [1858])
  • Scarce cornelian (Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Abnormal flash (Rapala duma) Hewitson, 1878
  • Frustorfer's flash (Rapala melida nicevillei) Swinhoe, 1911
  • Common flash (Rapala nissa ranta) Swinhoe, 1897
  • Indigo flash (Rapala varuna orseis) Hewitson, [1863]
  • Copper flash (Rapala pheretima petosiris) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Myanmar flash (Rapala hades) (de Niceville, 1895)
  • Malayan red flash (Rapala damona) Swinhoe, 1890
  • Common red flash (Rapala iarbus iarbus) (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Slate flash (Rapala manea schistacea) (Moore, 1879)
  • Scarce shot flash (Rapala scintilla scintilla) de Niceville, 1890
  • Branded flash (Rapala tara) de Niceville, [1889]
  • Brown flash (Rapala rectivitta) (Moore, 1879)
  • Suffused flash (Rapala suffusa suffusa) (Moore, [1879])
  • Broad spark (Sinthusa chandrana grotei) (Moore, [1884])
  • Narrow spark (Sinthusa nasaka obscurata) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Lister's hairstreak (Pamela dudgeonii) (de Niceville, 1894)
  • Green hairstreak (Novosatsuma oppocoenosa) Johnson, 1992
  • Ahlbergia pluto (Leech, 1893)
  • Common onyx (Horaga onyx onyx) (Moore, [1858])
  • Violet onyx (Horaga albimacula viola) Moore, 1882
  • Purple onyx (Horaga amethysta purpurescens) Corbet, 1941
  • White onyx (Horaga takanamii) Seki & Saito, [2004]
  • Orchid tit (Hypolycaena othona) Hewitson, 1865
  • Blue tit (Hypolycaena kina inari) (Wileman, 1908)
  • Common tit (Hypolycaena erylus himavantus) Fruhstorfer, [1912]
  • Fluffy tit (Hypolycaena amasa amasa) Hewitson, [1865]
  • Azure royal (Britomartis cleoboides cleoboides) (Elwes, [1893])
  • Mandarin blue (Charana mandarina mandarina) (Hewitson, [1863])
  • Broadtail royal (Creon cleobis cleobis) (Godart, [1824])
  • White-banded royal (Dacalana cotys) (Hewitson, [1865])
  • Spectacular royal (Dacalana inorthodoxa) Seki & Saito, 2006
  • Diagonal royal (Dacalana penicilligera) (de Niceville, 1890)
  • Abnormal Judy (Abisara abnormis) Moore, [1884]
  • Double-banded Judy (Abisara bifasciata angulata) Moore, [1879]
  • White-spotted Judy (Abisara burnii timaeus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
  • Plum Judy (Abisara echerius paionea) Fruhstorfer, [1914]
  • Lesser Judy (Abisara freda freda) Bennett, 1957
  • Dark Judy (Abisara fylla fylla) (Westwood, [1851])
  • Two-spotted Judy (Abisara miyazakii shigehoi) K. & T. Saito, 2005
  • Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron gratius) Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Forest Judy (Abisara saturata meta) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • White-banded Judy (Abisara latifasciata) Inoué & Kawazoé, 1964
  • Striped Punch (Dodona adonira adonira) Hewitson, [1866]
  • White Punch (Dodona deodata deodata) Hewitson, 1876
  • Lesser Punch (Dodona dipoea) Hewitson, [1866]
  • Orange Punch (Dodona egeon egeon) (Westwood, [1851])
  • Tailed Punch (Dodona eugenes venox) Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Katerina's Punch (Dodona katerina katerina) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
  • Spotted Punch (Dodona maculosa maculosa) Leech, 1890
  • Mixed Punch (Dodona ouida ouida) Hewitson, [1866]
  • Spectacular Punch (Dodona speciosa) Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
  • Dark Punch (Dodona dracon dracon) de Nicéville, 1897
  • Lesser harlequin (Laxita thuisto ephorus) (Fruhstorfer, [1904])
  • Common red harlequin (Paralaxita telesia boulleti) (Fruhstorfer, [1914])
  • Columbine (Stiboges nymphidia nymphidia) Butler, 1876
  • Orange harlequin (Taxila haquinus berthae) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • Dora's harlequin (Taxila dora) Fruhstorfer, [1904]
  • Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas allica) (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Mountain columbine (Stiboges elodinia) Fruhstorfer, [1914]

References

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  • Key papers listed by author at Wikispecies are by: Edward John Godfrey, Yunosuke Kimura, Henry Maurice Pendlebury, Alexander Steven Corbet, Osamu Yata, Takashi Shirôzu, John Nevill Eliot, Amnuay Pinratan, Yunosuke Kimura, Kotaro Saito, Yasuo Seki, papers by Japanese authors in Yadoriga (Entomological Society of Japan) online and open access)