Identification guide

for butterflies

of West Java- Families Papilionidae, Pieridae and Nymphalidae -

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Notes:

Only one sex figured when species without sexual dimorphismWing underside only figured when helpful for identification

compiled by

Dr. Christian H. Schulze

Butterfly families

Papilionidae (swallowtails)many but not all species with hindwing tails; wings usually black with and prominentlymarked with white or a bright colour; strong on the wing; males of some species congregatein large numbers at moist spots on the ground

Pieridae (whites and sulphurs)mostly white, yellow or orange-yellow; in many of the white species, the underside of the hindwing brightly coloured;

Nymphalidaefour-footed butterflies because forlegs aremuch reduced an cannot be used for walking

Lycaenidaeforelegs reduced compared to other legs, butin females fore-tarsus five-segmented, clawed and fully functional; in male fore-tarsus normally reduced to single segment; early stages often associated with ants

Hesperidae (skippers)antennae generally curved or hooked

Papilionidae: Troides, Atrophaneura, Losaria, Pachliopta, Chilades

T. amphrysus amphrysus T. cuneifera cuneifera

T. vandepolli vandepolliT. helena helena

A. nox nox A. sycorax pariwononis A. priapus priapus

(aenigmaW. Malaysia)

Ch. paradoxa paradoxaP. aristolochiae adamasL. coon coon

Papilionidae: Papilio, Meandrusa, Graphium

P. demolion demolion P. nephelus nephelus P. helenus enganius

P. peranthus peranthusP. paris gedeensis P. karna karna

P. memnon memnonP. polytes javanus

V

P. lampsacus lampsacus M. payeni payeni

G. agamemnonagamemnon

Papilionidae: Graphium, Lamproptera

G. empedovanaempedovana

G. sarpedonsarpedon

G. doson evemonidesG. evemon evemon

G. bathycles bathyclesG. eurypylusmecisteus

VG. aryclesarycles

V

G. delesserti delesserti

G. aristeushermocrates

G. antiphatesalcibiades

G. macareus macareus

(orthiaSumatra, Borneo)

L. curius curiusL. meges megesL. curius curius

Pieridae: Coliadinae: Gandaca, Eurema, Catopsilia, Hebomoia, Pareronia, Leptosia

E. brigitta drona E. hecabe sankapuraG. harina harinaE. alitha

E. tilaha tilahaE. blanda blanda E. sari sari

C. scylla scylla C. pyranthe pyranthe C. pomona

Pieridae: Pierinae: Hebomoia, Pareronia, Leptosia

H. glaucippe javanensis P. valeria valeria

L. nina chlorographa

Pieridae: Pierinae: Delias, Prioneris

(ssp. huphinoides, SW Sumatra)

D. hyparete hyparete D. periboea periboea D. momea momea

D. belisama belisama(f. erubescens) (ssp. glauce, Sumatra)

(ssp. bromo)

D. crithoe crithoe

(ssp. pasithoe)(ssp. triglites)

D. pasithoe egialea D. dorylaea dorylaea

P. philonome philonomeP. autothisbe autothisbe

Pieridae: Pierinae: Appias, Saletara

A. lyncida lyncida A. albina albina

(ssp. enarete)

ssp. indrassp. indra

A. nero neroA. indra lucasi

A. pandione pandione

A. paulina

A. leptis leptis

S. liberia panda

ssp. galene ssp. galene

ssp. aemilia

Pieridae: Pierinae: Cepora, Belenois, Ixias

(ssp. lenitas)

C. temena tamar C. iudith iudith

B. java java

I. venilia veniliaI. pyrene balice

C. nerissa corva

(ssp. nerissa) (ssp. nerissa) (ssp. nerissa)

Nymphalidae: Amathusiinae: Faunis, Amathusia, Taenaris, Amathuxidia, Zeuxidia, Thaumantis, Discophora

ssp. arcesilas

F. canens canens Ta. horsfieldi horsfieldi Th. odana odana

As. phidippus phidippus

Ax. amythaon pylaon Z. luxeri luxeri

D. celinde celinde

As. taenia taenia

(ssp. chersia)

Z. dohrni dohrni

D. necho nechoD. sondaica sondaica

Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Melanitis, Lethe

M. zitenius ambasara

M. leda simessa M. phedima phedima

ssp.?ssp. tambrassp.?

ssp.?

f. decolorata ssp. gnophodes

L. rohria anunda

ssp. niladana ssp. niladana

L. europa europa

ssp. yoga ssp. yoga

L. darena darena

L. samio

ssp. apara

Under-side

L. confusa godana

L. minerva minerva L. chandica marga

ssp. chandicassp. chandica

L. manthara

Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Neorina, Erites, Orsotriaena, Mycalesis

N. crishna crishnaE. medura medura E. argentina fruhstorferi

ssp. rotundata

R. makuta makuta

O. medus cinerea

ssp. medus

M. janardana janardana

M. perseus cepheus

M. horsfieldi horsfieldi

M. sudra sudra

ssp. ?

M. oroatis oroatis

M. nala M. fuscum diniche

ssp. adustata

M. moorei

ssp. typhlus

ssp. hermana

Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Ypthima, Elymnias

Y. philomela philomelaY. baldus horsfieldi

Y. pandocus pandocus

Elymnias kamara kamara

ssp.? ssp.?

Y. nigricans

ssp. sertorius

Y. iarba eupheites

E. panthera dusara E. dara bengena

E. hypermnestra hypermnestra E. nesaea nesaea

Elymnias casiphone casiphone

figured by Roepke

ssp. alumna

ssp. fraterna(Sri Lanka)

ssp. tonkittiana(China)

Most likely wingpattern of femalediffers significantlyfrom figured ssp.!

Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Elymnias

E. ceryx ceryx E. kuenstleri gauroides

E. esaca maheswara

Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ideopsis, Idea, Danaus, Parantica

Ideopsis gaura gaura Ideopsis juventa juventa Ideopsis vulgaris

Idea hypermnestra belia

ssp. hypermnestra

Idea stolli stolli Idea leuconoe javana

ssp. leuconoe

D. chrysippus bataviana

ssp. chrysippus

D. melanippus melanippus D. genutia intense

ssp. sumatrana

D. affinis artenice

ssp. malayana

P. aspasia aspasia

ssp. leopardus

T. limniace conjucta

ssp. microsticta

T. septentrionis myrsilos

Nymphalidae: Danainae: Parantica, Euploeassp. agleoides

P. albata albata P. pseudomelaneus P. agleoides furius

E. modesta ssp.?

ssp. modesta

E. gamelia

ssp. coressp. andamanensis

E. core haworthi E. midamus rafflesi E. algea wallengreni

E. alcathoe

alcathoe / eyndhovii?

E. sylvester spp.?

ssp. coreta ssp. harrissii

E. caramalzeman hypanis

Nymphalidae: Danainae: Euploeassp. rolanda ssp. eucalla

E. phaenarete pavettae E. eleusina eleusina E. leucostictos leucogonis

E. radamanthus alcidice

ssp. radamanthusssp. koxinga

E. tulliolus mazares

ssp. ledereri

E. mulciber basilissaE. climena sepulchralis

ssp. macleari ssp. palmedo

Nymphalidae: Libytheinae: Libythea

L. narina narinaL. myrrha myrrha

ssp. rama

L. geoffroyi geoffroyi

Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Symbrenthia, Vanessa, Kaniska, Junonia, Yoma, Rhinopalpa, Doleschallia

ssp. violetta

S. hypatia ssp.?

ssp. chersonesia

S. anna spp.?

S. hippoclus hippocla

ssp. chersonesiassp. violetta

S. hypselis redosilla

V. dejeani dejeani V. cardui cardui J. atlites atlites

J. almana almana(=javana)

J. erigone erigone J. orithya minogara

K. canace javanica

J. hedonia ida

J. iphita horsfieldi

R. polynice elpinice

Y. sabina javanica

ssp. ? ssp. ?

D. bisaltide bisaltide

ssp. ceylonica

Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Kallima, Hypolimnas, Amnosia, Stibochiona

K. paralecta paralecta H. anomala anomala H. misippus misippus

H. bolina bolina A. decora decora S. coresia coresia

Nymphalidae: Limenitinae: Pantoporia, Lasippa

P. hordonia pardus L. heliodore roepkei

L. tiga tiga L. monata monata

ssp. hordonia ssp. doronia ssp. hordonia ssp. ?

ssp. cambodja

ssp. ?

Nymphalidae: Limenitinae: Neptis, Phaedyma

N. ilira ria

ssp. cindia

?N. omeroda omeroda N. vikasi vikasi

ssp. varmona

Neptis anjana zena

N. hylas matula

N. magadha pasiphae P. columella bataviana

ssp. miah ssp. miah ssp. miah

N. miah javanica

N. duryodana dike

ssp. nesia ssp. nesia

N. clinia phrasylas

ssp. leuconata ssp. leuconata

N. nata nandina

ssp. adipala

N. leucoporus aletophone

ssp. cresina

N. nisaea nisaea N. clinioides luca

ssp. clinioides

ssp. magadha

ssp. ?

At. nefte nefte M. procris neutra L. martha alankara

At. perius perinus

Nymphalidae: Limenitinae: Athyma, Moduza, Lebadea, Parthenos, Ariadne, Laringa, Chersonesia

At. pravara esra

At. larymna larymna At. abiasa abiasa

ssp. clerica

At. asura latecincta

At. selenophora jadava

ssp. pravara

ssp. matanga ssp. lada

P. sylvia sylvicola

ssp. procris

Ar. specularia specularia

ssp. lada

Ar. ariadne ariadne

L. horsfieldi horsfieldi

Ar. isaeus lysias

C. rahria rahria C. peraka

ssp. superba (Sumatra)

T. trigerta trigertaT. palguna palguna

T. japis japis

Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Cyrestis, Dichorragia, Lexias, Tanaecia, Euthalia

C. themire horsfieldiC. nivea nivea C. lutea lutea D. nesimachus mannus

Lexias dirtea spp.?

ssp. merguia

T. godartii javana

T. pelea ssp.?

ssp. ?ssp. themire

ssp. helicophilassp. ? ssp. ? ssp. ?

figured by Roepke

ssp. ambalika

E. agnis agnis

E. monina salia

E. mahadeva mahadeva

figured by Roepke

Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Euthalia, Dophla, Bassarona

E. adonia adonia E. anosia yenadora

ssp. bunaya

E. whiteheadi culminicola

ssp. mariae ssp. mariae ssp. malaccana

ssp. malaccana

E. alpheda alpheda

E. malaccana dharma

E. aconthea aconthea

ssp. vasanta

D. evelina sikandi

ssp. evelina ssp. goodrichi

B. dunya mahara B. teuta eion

Nymphalidae: Apaturinae: Rohana, Helcyra, Eulaceura, Herona, Hestina, Euripus

R. parisatis javana

R. nakula nakula

Hestina mimetica mimetica

ssp. camiba

f. nilka

Helcyra hemina masiniaEulaceura osteria osteria

ssp. kumana

ssp. sumatrana

Herona sumatrana pringondani

Euripus nyctelius javanus

C. penthesilea penthesilea

Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraea, Cethosia

A. issoria vestoides C. biblis javana

C. hypsea munjava

ssp. picta

ssp. batuensis ssp. methypsea

Nymphalidae: Argynninae: Terinos, Vindula, Cupha, Cirrochroa, Vagrans, Phalantha, Algia, Argynnis

Al. fasciata bibilis

T. clarissa clarissaT. terpander piepersi

ssp. terpander

V. erota gedeana

ssp. chersonesia

V. dejone javana

ssp. erotella

C. erymantis synnara C. emalea bajadeta

ssp. mithilassp. emalea

C. tyche rotundata C. clagia clagia

P. alcippe drepana

ssp. ?

V. egista macromalayana

ssp. ?

P. phalantha Ar. hyperbius javanica

different ssp.

Polyura schreiber schreiber

Nymphalidae: Charaxinae: Prothoe, Polyura, Charaxes

Polyura delphis cygnus

Prothoe franck franck Polyura dehaani dehaani

ssp. tisamenus

ssp. athamas

ssp. plautus

Polyura moori javana

ssp. moori ssp. moori

ssp. ? ssp. ?

Polyura athamas attalus Polyura hebe fallax

Ch. bernardus baya

Ch. durnfordi staudingeri

ssp. nicholiii

Ch. harmodius harmodius

ssp. hierax