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 dimorphism
Wing 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 prominently
marked with white or a bright colour; strong on
the wing; males of some species congregate
in large numbers at moist spots on the ground
Pieridae (whites and sulphurs)
mostly white, yellowor orange-yellow; in
many of the white species, the underside of
the hindwing brightly coloured;
Nymphalidae
four-footed butterfliesbecause forlegs are
much reduced an cannot be used for walking
Lycaenidae
forelegs reduced compared to other legs, but
in 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 vandepolli
T. helena helena
A. nox nox A. sycorax pariwononis A. priapus priapus
(aenigma
W. Malaysia)
Ch. paradoxa paradoxa P. aristolochiae adamas
L. coon coon
Papilionidae: Papilio, Meandrusa, Graphium
P. demolion demolion P. nephelus nephelus P. helenus enganius
P. peranthus peranthus
P. paris gedeensis
P. karna karna
P. memnon memnon
P. polytes javanus
V
P. lampsacus lampsacus M. payeni payeni
G. agamemnon
agamemnon
Papilionidae: Graphium, Lamproptera
G. empedovana
empedovana
G. sarpedon
sarpedon
G. doson evemonides
G. evemon evemon
G. bathycles bathycles
G. eurypylus
mecisteus
V
G. arycles
arycles
V
G. delesserti delesserti
G. aristeus
hermocrates
G. antiphates
alcibiades
G. macareus macareus
(orthia
Sumatra, Borneo)
L. curius curius
L. meges meges
L. curius curius
Pieridae: Coliadinae: Gandaca, Eurema, Catopsilia,
Hebomoia, Pareronia, Leptosia
E. brigitta drona E. hecabe sankapura G. harina harina
E. alitha
E. tilaha tilaha
E. 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 philonome
P. autothisbe autothisbe
Pieridae: Pierinae: Appias, Saletara
A. lyncida lyncida
A. albina albina
(ssp. enarete)
ssp. indra
ssp. indra
A. nero nero A. 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 venilia
I. 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 necho
D. sondaica sondaica
Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Melanitis, Lethe
M. zitenius ambasara
M. leda simessa
M. phedima phedima
ssp.?
ssp.
tambra ssp.?
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. chandica
ssp. chandica
L. manthara
Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Neorina, Erites, Orsotriaena, Mycalesis
N. crishna crishna
E. 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 philomela
Y. 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 wing
pattern of female
differs significantly
fromfigured 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, Euploea
ssp. agleoides
P. albata albata P. pseudomelaneus P. agleoides furius
E. modesta ssp.?
ssp. modesta
E. gamelia
ssp. core
ssp.
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: Euploea
ssp. rolanda ssp. eucalla
E. phaenarete pavettae E. eleusina eleusina E. leucostictos leucogonis
E. radamanthus alcidice
ssp. radamanthus
ssp. koxinga
E. tulliolus mazares
ssp. ledereri
E. mulciber basilissa
E. climena sepulchralis
ssp. macleari ssp. palmedo
Nymphalidae: Libytheinae: Libythea
L. narina narina
L. 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. chersonesia
ssp. 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 trigerta T. palguna palguna
T. japis japis
Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Cyrestis, Dichorragia, Lexias, Tanaecia,
Euthalia
C. themire horsfieldi
C. nivea nivea
C. lutea lutea
D. nesimachus mannus
Lexias dirtea spp.?
ssp. merguia
T. godartii javana
T. pelea ssp.?
ssp. ?
ssp. themire
ssp. helicophila ssp. ? 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 masinia Eulaceura 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 clarissa T. terpander piepersi
ssp. terpander
V. erota gedeana
ssp. chersonesia
V. dejone javana
ssp. erotella
C. erymantis synnara C. emalea bajadeta
ssp. mithila
ssp. 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