List of butterflies of Hong Kong

This is a list of butterflies of Hong Kong. About 250 species are known from Hong Kong. One subspecies is endemic to the region.

Location of Hong Kong, which is inside the Indomalayan realm

Hesperiidae edit

Coeliadinae edit

Pyrginae edit

Hesperiinae edit

Papilionidae edit

Papilioninae edit

Pieridae edit

Pierinae edit

Coliadinae edit

Lycaenidae edit

Miletinae edit

Curetinae edit

Aphnaeinae edit

Theclinae edit

Lycaeninae edit

Polyommatinae edit

Riodinidae edit

Nemeobiidae edit

Nymphalidae edit

Satyrinae edit

Morphinae edit

Charaxinae edit

Biblidinae edit

Heliconiinae edit

Nymphalinae edit

Limenitidinae edit

Cyrestinae edit

Apaturinae edit

Danainae edit

References edit

  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G. & Bascombe, F.S. (1999). The Butterflies of Hong Kong. London: Academic Press. ISBN 9780120802906.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Bascombe, M.J. (1995). Checklist of the butterflies of South China. Hong Kong: Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society.
  • PUN, Sui Fai Patrick (2010). Encyclopedia of Hong Kong Butterflies - Butterfly Identification (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Lepidopterists' Society Limited. ISBN 978-962-86943-5-8.
  • Lo, Philip Yik-fui (2004). Hong Kong Butterflies (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Ltd. ISBN 988-201-631-6.