title: List of butterflies of Laos
text: # List of butterflies of Laos
  
  This is a list of the butterflies of Laos.
  
  ## Families
  
  * Papilionidae—swallowtail butterflies
  * Pieridae—yellow-white butterflies
  * Nymphalidae—brush-footed butterflies
  * Lycaenidae—blues, hairstreaks and gossamer-winged butterflies
  * Riodinidae—metalmark butterflies
  * Hesperiidae—skipper butterflies
  
  ## Family Papilionidae
  
  ### Subfamily Parnassiinae
  
  * Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)
  
  ### Subfamily Papilioninae
  
  * Brown gorgon (Meandrusa sciron)
  * Yellow gorgon (Meandrusa payeni)
  * Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
  * Glassy bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
  * Common bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon)
  * Common jay (Graphium doson)
  * Lesser jay (Graphium evemon)
  * Great jay (Graphium eurypylus)
  * Veined jay (Graphium eurypylus)
  * Veined jay (Graphium chironides)
  * Tailed jay (Graphium agamemnon)
  * Spotted jay (Graphium arycles)
  * Fourbar swordtail (Graphium agetes)
  * Spot swordtail (Graphium nomius)
  * Five-bar swordtail (Graphium antiphates)
  * Laos swordtail (Graphium phidias)
  * Lesser zebra (Graphium macareus)
  * Great zebra (Graphium xenocles)
  * Spotted zebra (Graphium megarus)
  * Yellow spotted swordtail (Graphium mullah)
  * White dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
  * Green dragontail (Lamproptera meges)
  * Tawny mime (Papilio agestor)
  * Lesser mime (Papilio epycides)
  * Blue striped mime (Papilio slateri)
  * Common mime (Papilio clytia)
  * Great blue mime (Papilio paradoxa)
  * Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
  * Common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
  * Banded swallowtail (Papilio demolion)
  * Noble swallowtail (Papilio noblei)
  * Common raven (Papilio castor)
  * Yellow Hellen (Papilio nephelus)
  * Red Hellen (Papilio helenus)
  * Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
  * Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)
  * Tailed redbreast (Papilio bootes)
  * Spangle (Papilio protenor)
  * Paris peacock (Papilio paris)
  * Common peacock (Papilio polyctor)
  * Common batwing (Atrophaneura varuna)
  * Lesser batwing (Atrophaneura aidoneus)
  * Black windmill (Atrophaneura crassipes)
  * Common clubtail (Losaria coon)
  * Lao windmill (Byasa laos)
  * Adamson's rose (Byasa adamsoni)
  * Common windmill (Byasa polyeuctes)
  * Common birdwing (Troides helena)
  * Golden birdwing (Troides aeacus)
  * Common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
  
  ## Family Pieridae
  
  ### Subfamily: Coliadinae
  
  * Orange emigrant (Catopsilia scylla)
  * Mottled emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
  * Common emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
  * Tailed sulphur (Dercas verhuelli)
  * Tree yellow (Gandaca harina)
  * Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe)
  * Three-spot grass yellow (Eurema blanda)
  * Scarce changeable grass yellow (Eurema simulatrix sarinoides) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  * Chocolate grass yellow (Eurema sari) (Moore, 1886)
  * Anderson's grass yellow (Eurema andersoni sadanobui) (Shirôzu & Yata, 1982)
  
  ### Subfamily: Pierinae
  
  * Psyche (Leptosia nina) (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Vietnam Jezebel (Delias vietnamensis) (Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000)
  * White-streaked Jezebel (Delias lativitta tai) (Yoshino, 1999)
  * Pale Jezebel (Delias sanaca) (Moore, 1857)
  * Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi) (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Common gull (Cepora nerissa) (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Lesser gull (Cepora nadina) (Lucas, 1852)
  * Spotted sawtooth (Prioneris thestylis) (Doubleday, 1842)
  * Eastern striped albatross (Appias olferna) (Swinhoe, 1890)
  * Chocolate albatross (Appias lyncida) (Cramer, 1779)
  * Orange albatross (Appias nero) (Butler, 1867)
  * Indian orange albatross (Appias galba) (Wallace, 1867)
  * Common albatross (Appias albina) (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Plain puffin (Appias indra) (Moore, 1858)
  * Large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) (Gray, 1846)
  * Small cabbage white (Pieris rapae) (Boisduval, 1836)
  * Green veined white (Artogeia erutae) (Verity, 1911)
  * Yellow orange tip (Ixias pyrene) (Linnaeus, 1764)
  * Great orange tip (Hebomoia glaucippe) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  * Pale wanderer (Pareronia avatar) (Moore, 1858)
  * Common wanderer (Pareronia valeria) (Butler, 1879)
  
  ## Family Lycaenidae
  
  ### Subfamily: Poritiinae
  
  * Common gem (Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga) (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
  
  ### Subfamily: Curetinae
  
  * Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis) (Westwood, 1851)
  * Tonkin sunbeam (Curetis tonkina) (Evans, 1954)
  
  ### Subfamily: Lycaeninae
  
  * Purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles latilimbata) (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
  
  ### Subfamily: Miletinae
  
  * Siam brownie (Miletus archilochus siamensis) (Godfrey, 1916)
  * Mallus brownie (Miletus mallus mallus) (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
  * Corbet's darkie (Allotinus corbeti) (Eliot, 1956)
  * Crenulate darkie (Allotinus drumila) (Moore, 1865)
  * Blue darkie (Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus) Felder & Felder, [1865]
  * Moore's darkie (Allotinus substrigosus substrigosus) (Moore, 1884)
  * Lesser darkie (Allotinus unicolor rekkia) Riley & Godfrey, 1921
  * Dark mottle (Logania distanti massalia) Doherty, 1891
  * Pale mottle (Logania marmorata marmorata) Moore, 1884
  * Watson's mottle (Logania watsoniana) de Niceville, 1898
  * Apefly (Spalgis epeus epeus) (Moore, 1878)
  
  ### Subfamily: Polyommatinae
  
  * Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon rosimon) (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Spotted Pierrot (Tarucus callinara) Butler, 1886
  * Pea blue (Lampides boeticus) (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Straight Pierrot (Caleta roxus roxana) (de Niceville, 1897)
  * Elbowed Pierrot (Caleta elna noliteia) (Fruhstorfer, 1918)
  * Angled Pierrot (Caleta decidia decidia) (Hewitson, [1876])
  * Banded blue Pierrot (Discolampa ethion ethion) (Westwood, [1851])
  * Short-tailed blue (Everes argiades diporides) Chapman, 1909
  * Indian Cupid (Everes lacturnus lacturnus) (Godart, [1824])
  * Dusky blue Cupid (Everes huegelii dipora) Moore, 1865)
  * Prized hedge blue (Udara dilecta dilecta) (Moore, 1879)
  * Howarth's hedge blue (Udara placidula howarthi) (Cantlie & Norman, 1960)
  * White hedge blue (Udara akasa sadanobui) Eliot & Kawazoe, 1983
  * Bicolored hedge blue (Udara selma cerima) (Corbet, 1937)
  * Albocerulean (Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea) (Moore, 1879)
  * Common hedge blue (Acytolepis puspa gisca) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  * Hampson's hedge blue (Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis) Eliot & Kawazoe, 1983
  * Margined hedge blue (Celatoxia marginata marginata) (de Niceville, [1884])
  * Plain hedge blue (Celastrina lavendularis limbata) (Moore, 1879)
  * Metallic hedge blue (Callenya melaena melaena) (Doherty, 1899)
  * Swinhoe's hedge blue (Monodontides musina pelides) (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  * Lesser grass blue (Zizina otis sangra) (Moore, [1866])
  * Pale grass blue (Zizeeria maha maha) (Kollar, [1844])
  * Dark grass blue (Zizeeria karsandra) (Moore, 1865)
  * Tiny grass blue (Zizula hylax hylax) (Fabricius, 1775)
  * Black spotted grass blue (Famegana alsulus eggletoni) (Corbet, 1941)
  * Oriental grass jewel (Chilades putli) (Kollar, [1844])
  * Lime blue (Chilades lajus lajus) (Stoll, [1780])
  * Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava pandava) (Horsfield, [1829])
  * Gram blue (Euchrysops cnejus) (Fabricius, 1798)
  * Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo strabo) (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Zebra blue (Leptotes plinius) (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Dark cerulean (Jamides bochus bochus) (Stoll, [1782])
  * Common cerulean (Jamides celeno celeno (Cramer, [1775])
  * White cerulean (Jamides pura pura) (Moore, 1886)
  * Glistering cerulean (Jamides elpis pseudelpis) (Butler, [1879])
  * Royal cerulean (Jamides caeruleus caeruleus) (H. Druce, 1873)
  * Metallic cerulean (Jamides alecto alocina) Swinhoe, 1915
  * White line blue (Nacaduba angusta albida) Riley & Godfrey, 1925
  * Rounded six-line blue (Nacaduba berenice aphya) Fruhstorfer, 1916
  * Opaque six-line blue (Nacaduba beroe gythion) Fruhstorfer, 1916
  * Transparent six-line blue (Nacaduba kurava euplea) Fruhstorfer, 1916
  * Large four-line blue (Nacaduba pactolus continentalis) Fruhstorfer, 1916
  * Violet four-line blue (Nacaduba subperusia lysa) Fruhstorfer, 1916
  * Jewel four-line blue (Nacaduba sanaya naevia) Toxopeus, 1929
  * Pointed lineblue (Ionolyce helicon merguiana) (Moore, 1884)
  * Banded lineblue (Prosotas aluta coelestis) (Wood-Mason & de Niceville, [1887])
  * Bhutya lineblue (Prosotas bhutea bhutea) (de Niceville, [1884])
  * Tailess lineblue (Prosotas dubiosa indica) (Evans, 1925)
  * Dark-based lineblue (Prosotas gracilis ni) (de Niceville, 1902)
  * Brown lineblue (Prosotas lutea sivoka) (Evans, 1910)
  * Common lineblue (Prosotas nora ardates) (Moore, [1875])
  * White-tipped lineblue (Prosotas noreia hampsoni) (de Niceville, 1885)
  * Margined lineblue (Prosotas pia marginata) Tite, 1963
  * Dingy lineblue (Petrelaea dana) (de Niceville, [1884])
  * Una (Una usta usta) (Distant, 1886)
  * Chinese straight-wing blue (Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea) (Fruhstorfer, 1918)
  * Staight-wing blue (Orthomiella pontis fukienensis) Forster, 1941
  * White-banded Pierrot (Niphanda asialis) (de Niceville, 1895)
  * Pointed Pierrot (Niphanda cymbia cymbia) de Niceville, [1884]
  * Large pointed Pierrot (Niphanda tessellata tessellata) Moore, [1875]
  * Ciliate blue (Anthene emolus emolus) (Godart, [1824])
  * White ciliate blue (Anthene licates dusuntua) Corbet, 1940
  * Poined ciliate blue (Anthene lycaenina lycambes) (Hewitson, [1878])
  
  ### Subfamily: Theclinae
  
  * 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)
  
  ## Family: Riodinidae
  
  * 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]
  