To Generate a photo index of all the pages of the butterflies I photographed in China, just click on the China tab at the top right. You can click on Yunnan or Sichuan to see the index of each location. Or click on individual species from the list below to go directly to it’s page.
The butterflies on this list were for the most part, photographed in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.
PAPILIONIDAE – PARNASSIANS AND SWALLOWTAILS
Papilioninae – Swallowtails, Birdwings, Dragontails
Common Mormon Papilio polytes romulus
Asian Swallowtail or Chinese Yellow Swallotail Papilio xuthus
Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon montanus
Great Mormon Papilio memnon heronus
Common Bluebottle Grapium sarpedon semifasciatus
Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon connectens
Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon luctatius
Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus
PIERIDAE
Pierinae – Whites, Orange-tips, Jezebels, Pereutes
Small Cabbage White Pieris rapae
Indian Cabbage White Pieris canidia
Large Cabbage White Pieris brassicae nepalensis
Kashmir White Pieris deota
Tibetan White or Himalayan Green-veined White Pieris melete ajaka
Pieris erutae
Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe
Bath White Pontia daplidice moorei
Eastern Bath White Pontia edusa
Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene yunnanensis
Oberthür’s Black-veined White Aporia bieti
Aporia delavayi
Coliadinae – Sulphurs, Yellows, Brimstones
Dark Clouded Yellow Colias chinesis fieldii
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow Colias erate
Colias poliographus
Lemon Emigrant Catopsilia pomona
Lesser Brimstone Gonepteryx mahaguru
Lesser Brimstone Gonepteryx aspasia
NYMPHALIDAE – BRUSH-FOOTED
Limenitidinae – Gliders, Sailors, Sisters, Foresters
Lance Sergeant Athyma pravara helma
Sullied Sailor Neptis soma
Heliconiinae – Longwings and Fritillaries
Pallas Fritillary Argyronome laodice
Indian Fritillary Argynnis hyperbius
Himalayan Queen Fritillary Issoria issaea
Satyrinae – Satyrs, Numphs, Browns, Phantoms, Palmflies
Grassland Butterfly Loxerebia pratorum
Loxerebia ypthimoides
Paroeneis palaearcticus
Staudinger’s Marbled White Melanargia epimede
Marbled White Melanargia montana
Melanargia leda
Melargia asiatica
Tibet Marbled Satyr Tatinga thibetanus
Aulocera merlina
Chonala praeusta
Ypthima melli
Ypthima zodia
Ypthima medusa
Ypthima ciris
Large Three-Ring Ypthima nareda
Ypthima motschulsky
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Callerebia polyphemus
Danainae – Monarchs, Tigers, Crows, Glasswings, etc.
Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
Swinhoe’s Chocolate Tiger Parantica swenhoei
Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita niphonica
Nymphalinae – True Brushfoots
Blue Admiral Kaniska canace
Blue Pansy Junonia orithya wallacei
Peacock Pansy Junonia almana almana
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica
Asian Comma Polygonia c-aureum
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae chinensis
Melitaea jezabel
Melitaea yuenty
Apaturinae – Emperors, Princes, Doxocopas
Purple Emporer Apatura iris bieti
Lesser Purple Emperor Apatura ilia yunnana
Cyrestinae – Daggerwings, Mapwings, Maplets
Tabby Pseudergolis wedah wedah
LYCAENIDAE – GOSSAMER-WINGS
Theclinae – Hairstreaks, Sunstreaks, Oakblues etc.
Seraphim Gonerilia seraphim
Favonius cognatus
Indian Purple Hairstreak sakiozephyrus bieti
Slate Royal Maneca bhotea
Black-spotted Hairstreak Satyrium oenone
Lycaeninae – Coppers, Sapphires, Silverlines
Oberthür’s Copper Lycaena li
Polyommatinae – Blues, Arguses, Caeruleans
Tongeia filicaudis mushanus
Tongeia filicaudis fischeri
Alpine Blue Agriades orbitulus
Agriades lamasem
Black Spotted Cupid Tongeia ion
Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
Pale Grass Blue Zizeeria maha
Himalayan Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha maha
Short Tailed Blue Cupido argiades
Pea Blue or Long Tailed Blue Lampides boeticus
Plain Cupid Chilades pandava
Pale Hedge Blue Udara dilecta
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Plain Hedge Blue Calestrina lavendularis
Emelina Grass Blue Zizina emelina emelina
RIODINIDAE – METALMARKS
Nemeobiinae
Polycaena chauchowensis
HESPERIIDAE – SKIPPERS
Hesperiinae – Grass Skippers
Common Straight Swift Parnara guttata
Aeromachus propinquus
Ochlodes thibetana
Heteropterinae
Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus alcinoides
Eudaminae
West Himalayan Marbled Flat Lobocla liliana ignatius
Pyrginae – Spread-wing Skippers
Pyrgus maculatus
MOTHS
ARCTIIDAE
Arctiinae
Marbled White Moth Nyctemera adversata