List of butterflies of Taiwan

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At least 377 species of butterfly have been recorded in Taiwan, with some reports putting the number at over 400. Of these, 56 species are endemic to the island. Taiwan is in the Indomalayan realm.

Following is a list of all butterflies found in Taiwan.

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) brown awl
Bibasis jaina formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1911) - formerly Burara
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Indian awl king
Choaspes xanthopogon chrysopterus Hsu, 1988
Hasora anura taiwana Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 slate awl
Hasora badra (Moore, 1858) common awl
Hasora chromus (Cramer, 1782) banded awl
Hasora taminatus vairacana Fruhstorfer, 1911 white-banded awl

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Aeromachus bandaishanus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968 ※endemic
Aeromachus inachus formosana Matsumura, 1931
Aeromachus matsudai (Murayama, 1943) ※endemic
Ampittia dioscorides etura (Mabille, 1891) bush hopper
Ampittia virgata miyakei Shonen Matsumura, 1910 striped bush hopper
Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) Formosan swift
Caltoris bromus yanuca (Fruhstorfer, 1911) colon swift
Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883) dark swift
Erionota torus Evans, 1941 banana skipper
Halpe gamma Evans, 1937
Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911 shiny-spotted bob
Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) restricted demon
Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
- N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911
- N. f. arisana Sonan, 1930
Ochlodes bouddha yuchingkinus Matsuyama & Shimonoya, 1963
Ochlodes formosanus (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
Onryza maga takeuchii (Matsumura, 1929)
Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) Oriental straight swift
Parnara guttata (Bremer & Grey, 1852) common straight swift
Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866) little branded swift
Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) conjoined swift
Pelopidas mathias oberthueri Evans, 1937
Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) small branded swift
Polytremis eltola tappana (Matsumura, 1919)
Polytremis kiraizana (Sonan, 1938) ※endemic
Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 contiguous swift ※endemic
Polytremis theca asahinai Shirozu, 1952
Polytremis zina taiwana Murayama, 1981
Potanthus confucius angustatus (Matsumura, 1910) Chinese dart
Potanthus diffusus Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005
Potanthus motzui Hsu, Li, & Li, 1990 ※endemic
Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) yellow band dart
Potanthus wilemanni (Evans, 1934) ※endemic
Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798) Indian palm bob
Telicota bambusae horisha Evans, 1934
Telicota colon bayashikeii Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 pale palm dart
Telicota ohara formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911 dark palm dart
Thoressa horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775) grass demon

Subfamily Pyrginae

Abraximorpha davidii ermasis Fruhstorfer, 1914 magpie flat
Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi Hsu, 1990 ※endemic
Celaenorrhinus horishanus Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
Celaenorrhinus kurosawai Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
Celaenorrhinus maculosus (C. & R. Felder, 1919)
Celaenorrhinus osculus major Hsu, 1990
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908
Coladenia pinsbukana (Shimonoya & Murayama, 1976) ※endemic
Daimio tethys niitakana Matsumura, 1907
Lobocla bifasciata kodairai Sonan, 1936
Pseudocoladenia dan sadakoe (Sonan & Mitono, 1936)
Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927 ※endemic
Satarupa majasra Fruhstorfer, 1910
Seseria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) ※endemic
Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914
Tagiades trebellius martinus Plotz, 1884

Family Papilionidae

Subfamily Papilioninae

Tribe Leptocircini

Graphium agamemnon (Linneaeus, 1758) tailed jay
Graphium cloanthus kuge (Fruhstorfer, 1908) glassy bluebottle
Graphium doson postianum (Fruhstorfer, 1908) common jay
Graphium sarpedon connectens (Fruhstorfer, 1906) common bluebottle
Pazala eurous asakurae (Matsumura, 1908)
Graphium mullah Pazala timur chungianum (Murayama, 1961)

Tribe Papilionini

Papilio maraho (Shiraki & Sonan, 1934) ※endemic
Papilio agestor matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1909) tawny mime
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 Chinese peacock
- P. b. kotoensis Sonan, 1927
- P. b. thrasymedes Fruhstorfer 1909
Papilio castor formosanus Rothschild, 1896
Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 lime butterfly
Papilio dialis tatsuta Murayama, 1970 southern Chinese peacock
Papilio epycides melanoleucus (Ney, 1911)
Papilio helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908 red Helen
Papilio paris hermosanus Rebel, 1906
Papilio hoppo Matsumura, 1907 ※endemic
Papilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933
Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1903 great Mormon
Papilio nephelus chaonulus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Papilio paris nakaharai Shirozu, 1960 Paris peacock
Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 common Mormon
- P. p. ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
- P. p. pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1908
- P. p. polytes Linnaeus, 1758 ※vagrant
Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775 spangle
Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
Papilio taiwanus Rothschild, 1898 ※endemic
Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 Asian swallowtail

Tribe Troidini

Atrophaneura horishana (Matsumura, 1910) ※endemic
Atrophaneura semperi (C.& R. Felder, 1861) ※vagrant
Byasa alcinous mansonensis (Fruhstorfer, 1901)
Byasa impediens febanus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Byasa polyeuctes termessus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Pachliopta aristolochiae interpositus (Fruhstorfer, 1901) common rose
Troides aeacus formosanus Rothschild, 1899 golden birdwing
Troides magellanus sonani Matsumura, 1932
Troides plateni (Staudinger, 1889) ※vagrant

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Coliadinae

Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) lemon emigrant
Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) mottled emigrant
Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Fabricius, 1787) ※exotic
Colias erate formosana Shirozu, 1955
Eurema alitha esakii Shirozu, 1953
Eurema andersonii godana (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
Eurema blanda arsakia (Fruhstorfer, 1910) three-spot grass yellow
Eurema brigitta hainana (Moore, 1878) small grass yellow
Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) common grass yellow
Eurema laeta punctissima (Matsumura, 1909) spotless grass yellow
Gonepteryx amintha formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini, 1913 ※endemic

Subfamily Pierinae

Aporia agathon moltrechti (Oberthür, 1909)
Aporia gigantea cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999
Aporia potanini insularis Shirozu, 1959
Appias albina semperi (Moore, 1905) common albatross
Appias indra aristoxemus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Appias lyncida formosana (Wallace, 1866) chocolate albatross
Appias nero domitia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant
Appias olferna peducaea Fruhstorfer, 1910 ※vagrant
Appias paulina minato (Fruhstorfer, 1898)
Cepora aspasia olga (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※exotic
Cepora coronis cibyra (Fruhstorfer, 1910) common gullwing
Cepora nandina eunama (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
Delias berinda wilemani Jordan, 1925
Delias hyparete luzonensis C. & R. Felder, 1862 painted Jezebel
Delias lativitta formosana Matsumura, 1909
Delias pasithoe curasena Fruhstorfer, 1908 red-base Jezebel
Hebomoia glaucippe formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 great orange tip
Ixias pyrene insignis Butler, 1879 yellow orange tip
Leptosia nina niobe (Wallace, 1866)
Pieris canidia (Sparrman, 1768) Indian cabbage white
Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836 cabbage white
Prioneris thestylis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 spotted sawtooth
Saletara panda nathalia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) ※vagrant
Talbotia naganum karumii (Ikeda, 1937) Naga white

Family Riodinidae

Abisara burnii etymander (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Dodona eugenes (Guerin, 1843)
- D. e. esakii Shirozu, 1952
- D. e. formosana Matsumura, 1919

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Curetinae

Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 ※endemic

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Heliophorus ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Miletinae

Tribe Spalgini

Spalgis epeus dilama (Moore, 1878)

Tribe Tarakini

Taraka hamada thalaba Fruhstorfer, 1922

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Tribe Polyommatini

Acytolepis puspa myla (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Callenya melaena shonen (Esaki, 1932)
Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Distant, 1886)
Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959
Catopyrops ancyra almora (Druce, 1873) ※exotic
Celastrina argiolus caphis (Fruhstorfer, 1922)
Celastrina lavendularis himilcon (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Celastrina oreas arisana (Matsumura, 1910)
Celastrina sugitanii shirozui Hsu, 1987
Celatoxia marginata (de Niceville, 1884)
Chilades lajus koshunensis Matsumura, 1919
Danis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) ※vagrant
Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)
Everes argiades hellotia (Menetries, 1857)
Everes lacturnus rileyi Godfrey, 1916
Famegana alsulus taiwana (Sonan, 1938) ※extinct
Freyeria putli formosanus (Matsumura, 1919)
Jamides alecto dromicus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Jamides bochus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909
Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Luthrodes peripatria (Hsu, 1989)
Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884
Nacaduba berenice leei Hsu, 1990
Nacaduba beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916
Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Nacaduba pactolus hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914
Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1869)
Orthomiella rantaizana (Wileman, 1910)
Phengaris atroguttata formosana (Matsumura, 1926)
Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908 ※endemic
Pithecops corvus cornix Cowan, 1965
Pithecops fulgens urai Bethune-Baker, 1913
Prosotas nora formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889)
Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)
Tongeia filicaudis mushanus (Tanikawa, 1940)
Tongeia hainani (Bethune-Baker, 1914) ※endemic
Udara albocaerulea (Moore, 1879)
Udara dilecta (Moore, 1879)
Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
Zizeeria maha okinawana (Matsumura, 1929)
Zizina otis riukuensis (Matsumura, 1929)
Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Cigaritis kuyaniana (Matsumura, 1919) ※endemic
Cigaritis lohita formosana (Moore, 1877)
Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, 1829)

Subfamily Theclinae

Tribe Arhopalini

Arhopala bazalus turbata (Butler, 1881)
Arhopala birmana asakurae (Matsumura, 1910)
Arhopala ganesa formosana Kato, 1930
Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875)
Arhopala paramuta horishana Matsumura, 1910
Mahathala ameria hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

Catapaecilma major moltrechti (Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Deudorigini

Artipe eryx horiella (Matsumura, 1929)
Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1911
Deudorix rapaloides (Naritomi, 1911)
Deudorix repercussa sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938
Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920
Rapala nissa hirayamana Matsumura, 1926
Rapala takasagonis Matsumura, 1929 ※endemic
Rapala varuna formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sinthusa chandrana kuyaniana (Matsumura, 1919)

Tribe Eumaeini

Fixsenia watarii (Matsumura, 1927) ※endemic
Satyrium austrinum (Murayama, 1943)
Satyrium esakii (Shirozu, 1942) ※endemic
Satyrium eximium mushanum (Matsumura, 1929)
Satyrium formosanum (Matsumura, 1910)
Satyrium inouei (Shirozu, 1959)
Satyrium tanakai (Shirozu, 1943) ※endemic

Tribe Horagini

Horaga albimacula triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943
Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919
Horaga rarasana Sonan, 1936 ※endemic

Tribe Hypolycaenini

Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 ※extinct
Hypolycaena kina inari (Wileman, 1908)

Tribe Iolaini

Tajuria caerulea Nire, 1920 ※endemic
Tajuria diaeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929
Tajuria illurgis tattaka (Araki, 1949)

Tribe Remelanini

Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Tribe Theclini

Amblopala avidiena y-fasciata (Sonan, 1929)
Antigius attilia obsoletus (Takeuchi, 1923)
Araragi enthea morisonensis (M. Inoue, 1942)
Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) ※endemic
Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965 ※endemic
Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 ※endemic
Cordelia comes wilemaniella (Matsumura, 1929)
Euaspa forsteri (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
Euaspa milionia formosana Nomura, 1931
Euaspa tayal (Esaki & Shirozu, 1943)
Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940)
Japonica patungkoanui Matsumura, 1956 ※endemic
Leucantigius atayalicus (Shirozu & Murayama, 1943)
Neozephyrus taiwanus (Wileman, 1908) ※endemic
Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920)
Sibataniozephyrus kuafui Hsu & Lin, 1994 ※endemic
Teratozephyrus arisanus (Wileman, 1909)
Teratozephyrus elatus Hsu & Lu, 2005
Teratozephyrus yugaii (Kano, 1928) ※endemic
Ussuriana michaelis takarana (Araki & Hirayama, 1941)
Wagimo sulgeri insularis (Shirozu, 1957)

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Apaturinae

Chitoria chrysolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Chitoria ulupi arakii (Naritomi, 1959)
Helcyra plesseni (Fruhstorfer, 1912) ※endemic
Helcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919
Hestina assimilis formosana (Moore, 1895) red ring skirt
Sasakia charonda formosana Shirozu, 1963
Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 eastern courtier
Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 ※endemic
Timelaea albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Biblidinae

Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899) angled castor

Subfamily Calinaginae

Calinaga buddha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Charaxinae

Polyura eudamippus formosana (Rothschild, 1899) great nawab
Polyura narcaea meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Cyrestis thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 common map
Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 constable

Subfamily Danainae

Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) plain tiger
Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) common tiger
Danaus melanippus edmondii (Bougainville, 1837) ※vagrant
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ※extirpated
Euploea camaralzeman cratis Butler, 1866 ※vagrant
Euploea core godartii Lucas, 1853 common Indian crow ※vagrant
Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)
- E. e. hobsoni (Butler, 1877)
- E. e. kadu Eschscholtz, 1821 ※vagrant
Euploea klugii Moore, 1858 ※vagrant
Euploea mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904 striped blue crow
Euploea phaenareta juvia Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※extinct
Euploea swainson (Godart, 1824) ※vagrant
Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866 double-branded black crow
Euploea tulliolus (Fabricius, 1793)
- E. t. koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
- E. t. pollita Erichson, 1834 ※vagrant
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834
- I. l. clara (Butler, 1867)
- I. l. kwashotoensis (Sonan, 1928)
Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ceylon blue glassy tiger
Parantica aglea maghaba (Fruhstorfer, 1909) glassy tiger
Parantica luzonensis (C. & R. Felder, 1863) ※vagrant
Parantica sita niphonica (Moore, 1883) chestnut tiger
Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) Swinhoe's chocolate tiger
Tirumala hamata orientalis (Semper, 1879) ※vagrant
Tirumala limniace (Cramer, 1775) blue tiger
- T. l. limniace (Cramer, 1775)
- T. l. orestilla (Fruhstorfer, 1910) ※vagrant
Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874) dark blue tiger

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Acraea issoria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1912) yellow coster
Argynnis paphia formosicola Matsumura, 1927
Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) Indian fritillary
Boloria pales yangi Hsu & Yen, 1997 ※extinct
Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773) rustic
Paduca fasciata (C.& R. Felder, 1860) ※vagrant
Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773) common leopard ※exotic
Vindula dejone (Erichson, 1834) ※vagrant

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Aldania ilos nirei Nomura, 1935
Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)
Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)
Athyma jina sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)
Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Athyma sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis (Matsumura, 1909)
Euthalia malapana Shirozu & Chung, 1958 ※endemic
Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930
Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920
Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952
Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942
Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942
Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968
Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935
Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
Pantoporia hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878)
Parasarpa dudu jinamitra (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Parthenos silvia philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898

Subfamily Libytheinae

Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909
Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889 ※vagrant

Subfamily Morphinae

Discophora sondaica (Boisduval, 1836) large faun – ※exotic
Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773) common duffer ※exotic
Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 ※vagrant
Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 Malayan egg-fly ※exotic
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) great egg-fly
- H. b. jacintha (Drury, 1773) ※exotic
- H. b. kezia (Butler, 1877)
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Danaid egg-fly
Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) peacock pansy
Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1758) grey pansy ※exotic
Junonia hedonia ida (Cramer, 1776) yellow pansy ※vagrant
Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779) chocolate pansy
Junonia lemonias aenaria Tsukada & Kaneko, 1985 lemon pansy
Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) blue pansy
Kallima inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 orange oakleaf
Kaniska canace drilon (Fruhstorfer, 1908) blue admiral
Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana (Matsumura, 1925)
Polygonia c-album asakurai Nakahara, 1920
Polygonia c-aureum lunulata Esaki & Nakahara, 1923 comma
Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908 common jester
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) painted lady
Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) Indian red admiral
Yoma sabina podium Tsukada, 1985 Australian lurcher

Subfamily Satyrinae

Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 common palmfly
Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943
Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908 bamboo treebrown
Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914
Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908 common tree brown
Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848 straight-banded treebrown
Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) common evening brown
Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 dark evening brown
Minois nagasawae (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) dark-banded bushbrown
Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798) dingy bushbrown
Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 single ring bushbrown
Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 South China bushbrown
Neope armandii lacticolora (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
Neope bremeri taiwana Matsumura, 1919
Neope muirheadi nagasawae Matsumura, 1919 Muirhead's labyrinth
Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909
Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Penthema formosanum (Rothschild, 1898)
Ypthima akragas Fruhstorfer, 1911 ※endemic
Ypthima angustipennis Takahashi, 2000 ※endemic
Ypthima baldus zodina (Fruhstorfer, 1911) common five-ring
Ypthima conjuncta yamanakai Sonan, 1938
Ypthima esakii Shirozu, 1960 ※endemic
Ypthima formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 ※endemic
Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853) large three-ring
Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883
Ypthima norma posticalis Matsumura, 1909 small three-ring ※extinct
Ypthima okurai (Okano, 1962)
Ypthima praenubilia common four-ring
- Y. p. kanonis Matsumura, 1929
- Y. p. neobilia Murayama, 1980
Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909
Ypthima wangi Lee, 1998 ※endemic
Zophoessa dura neoclides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Zophoessa niitakana (Matsumura, 1906) ※endemic
Zophoessa siderea kanoi (Esaki & Nomura, 1937)

References

Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda. 1997. The life histories of Asian butterflies vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.
http://booksfromtaiwan.com/Butterfly_Books.html

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