Taiwan

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Taiwan is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi

If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.

Endemic butterflies are indicated in the list at (Wikipedia).

Athyma eupolia  (Nymphalidae)

Chitoria chrysolora  (Nymphalidae) Yellow Emperor

Euthalia formosana  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Duke

Euthalia malapana  (Nymphalidae) Malapa Duke

Helcyra plesseni  (Nymphalidae) Plessen's Emperor

Lethe bojonia  (Nymphalidae) Bojonia Treebrown

Lethe mataja  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Treebrown

Minois nagasawae  (Nymphalidae) Nagasawa's Dryad

Neptis esakii  (Nymphalidae) Forest Glider

Neptis reducta  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Glider

Neptis taiwana  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Sailor

Penthema formosanum  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Kaiser

Sephisa daimio  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Courtier

Ypthima angustipennis  (Nymphalidae) Taiwan Five-ring

Ypthima esakii  (Nymphalidae)

Ypthima formosana  (Nymphalidae) Formosan Five-ring

Ypthima wangi  (Nymphalidae)

Ypthima wenlungi  (Nymphalidae) Wenlung's Three-ring

Atrophaneura horishanus  (Papilionidae) Highland Red-bellied Swallowtail

Chilasa maraho  (Papilionidae) Broad-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio hoppo  (Papilionidae) Hoppo Peacock

Papilio thaiwanus  (Papilionidae) Taiwan Swallowtail

The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:

Lethe niitakana  (Nymphalidae)  Formosan Lilacfork 

Neptis podarces  (Nymphalidae)

Symbrenthia formosanus  (Nymphalidae) 

Ypthima okurai  (Nymphalidae)