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Lycaenidae

Nearly all Lycaenidae are small yet colorful butterflies. The family consisting of Hair-streaks, Coppers and Blues. Many species are associate with ants during their early stage of life and practise mutual symbiosis with ants.

Curetinae

Curetis santana malayica
(Malayan Sunbeam)

Curetis saronis sumatrana
(Sumatran Sunbeam)

Lycaeninae

Acytolepis puspa lambi
(Common Hedge Blue)

Ancema blanka blanka
(Silver Royal)

Anthene emolus goberus
(Ciliate Blue)

Anthene lycaenina miya
(Pointed Ciliate Blue)

Arhopala abseus abseus
(Aberrant Oakblue)

Arhopala aedias agnis
(Large Metallic Oakblue)

Arhopala ammon ammon

Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta

Arhopala antimuta antimuta

Arhopala athada athada
(Vinous Oakblue)

Arhopala atosia malayana
(Tailed Disc Oakblue)

Arhopala aurea

Arhopala centaurus nakula
(Centaur Oakblue)

Arhopala epimuta epiala
(Common Disc Oakblue)

Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
(Green Oakblue)

Arhopala major major

Arhopala myrzala lammas

Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
(Raffles Oakblue)

Arhopala silhetensis adorea
(Sylhet Oakblue)

Arhopala trogon

Bindahara phocides phocides
(The Plane)

Caleta elna elvira
(Elbowed Pierrot)

Castalius rosimon rosimon
(Common Pierrot)

Catapaecilma major emas
(Gray Tinsel)

Catochrysops panormus exiguus
(Silver Forget-me-not)

Catochrysops strabo strabo
(Forget-me-not)

Catopyrops ancyra
(Ancyra Blue)

Cheritra freja frigga
(Common Imperial)

Chilades pandava pandava
(Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

Deudorix elioti

Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus
(Cornelian)

Drupadia ravindra moorei
(Common Posy)

Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia
(Pygmy Posy)

Drupadia theda thesmia
(Dark Posy)

Eooxylides tharis distanti
(Branded Imperial)

Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
(Gram Blue)

Everes lacturnus rileyi
(Indian Cupid, Tailed Cupid)

Flos anniella anniella
(Darky Plushblue)

Flos apidanus saturatus
(Plain Plushblue)

Flos diardi capeta
(Bifid Plushblue)

Flos fulgida singhapura

Horaga syrinx maenala
(Ambon Onyx)

Hypolycaena erylus teatus
(Common Tit)

Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides
(Dark Tit)

Ionolyce helicon merguiana
(Pointed Line Blue)

Iraota distanti distanti
(Spotted Silverstreak)

Iraota rochana boswelliana
(Scarce Silverstreak)

Jacoona anasuja anasuja
(Great Imperial)

Jamides alecto ageladas
(The Metallic Caerulean)

Jamides bochus nabonassar
(Dark Caerulean)

Jamides caeruleus caeruleus
(Sky Blue)

Jamides celeno aelianus
(Common Caerulean)

Jamides elpis pseudelpis
(Glistening Caerulean)

Jamides malaccanus malaccanus
(Malaccan Caerulean)

Lampides boeticus
(Pea Blue / Long-tailed Blue)

Loxura atymnus fuconius
(Yamfly)

Manto hypoleuca terana
(Green Imperial)

Megisba malaya sikkima
(The Malayan)

Nacaduba angusta kerriana
(The White Four-line Blue)

Nacaduba berenice icena
(Rounded 6 Line Blue)

Nacaduba beroe neon

Nacaduba biocellata
(Two Spotted Line Blue)

Nacaduba calauria malayica

Nacaduba pactolus odon
(Large Four-Line BLue)

Nacaduba pavana singapura

Nacaduba sanaya elioti
(Jewel Four-Line Blue)

Neocheritra amrita amrita
(Grand Imperial)

Neopithecops zalmora zalmora
(The Quaker)

Petrelaea dana dana
(Dingy Line Blue)

Pratapa deva relata
(White Royal)

Prosotas dubiosa lumpura
(Tailless Line Blue)

Prosotas lutea sivoka
(Banded Lineblue)

Prosotas nora superdates
(Common Line-Blue)

Pseudotajuria donatana donatana
(Golden Royal)

Rachana jalindra burbona
(Banded Royal)

Rapala dieneces dieneces
(Scarlet Flash)

Rapala domitia domitia
(Yellow Flash)

Rapala iarbus iarbus
(Common Red Flash)

Rapala manea chozeba
(Slate Flash)

Rapala pheretima sequeira
(Copper Flash)

Rapala suffusa barthema
(Suffused Flash)

Rapala varuna orseis
(Indigo Flash)

Remelana jangala travana
(Chocolate Royal)

Semanga superba deliciosa

Sinthusa nasaka amba
(Narrow Spark)

Spindasis lohita senama
(Long-Banded Silverline)

Spindasis syama terana
(Club Silverline)

Surendra vivarna amisena
(Acacia Blue)

Tajuria cippus maxentius
(Peacock Royal)

Tajuria dominus dominus

Tajuria mantra mantra
(Felder's Royal)

Virachola kessuma deliochus
(Pitcher Blue)

Zeltus amasa maximinianus
(Fluffy Tit)

Zizeeria maha serica
(Pale Grass Blue)

Zizina otis lampa
(Lesser Grass Blue)

Zizula hylax pygmaea
(Pygmy Grass Blue)

Miletinae

Allotinus unicolor unicolor
(Lesser Darkie)

Liphyra brassolis abbreviata
(The Moth Butterfly)

Logania marmorata damis

Miletus biggsii biggsii
(Biggs's Brownie)

Miletus gopara gopara

Miletus symethus petronius

Spalgis epius epius
(Apefly)

Poritiinae

Poritia philota philota

Poritia sumatrae sumatrae
(Sumatran Gem)

Acknowledgements

This checklist is updated regularly and validated in consultation with Dr Laurence G Kirton (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia), and previously, the late Col John N Eliot, (of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, Edition 4). Contributions to the sightings and latest additions to the Singapore Checklist are with special thanks to the hardworking members of ButterflyCircle.

Singapore is home to 305 species of butterflies.

Updates

The latest update in 2008 is consistent with the recent re-classification developments and updates to C&P4 in the Malaysian Nature Journal 59(1), pp 1 - 49, and DNA mapping of the family Nymphalidae by Wahlberg et al, whereby the Subfamilies Nymphalinae, Heliconiinae, Limenitidinae, Cyrestinae and Apaturinae are now applicable to the Singapore checklist. The family Riodinidae, which was earlier placed as a subfamily of Lycaenidae, has also been reinstated to the family level.

Designed and coded by
Anthony.

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