Butterflies in China
Over 1300 butterflies have been recorded in China, including the regions of Amur, Tian Shan, and Ussuri. Notable specimens include the Chinese Dart, the Common Sailer, and the Pale Grass Blue.
Butterflies in China
List of Most Common Chinese Butterfly SpeciesBrush-Footed (Nymphalidae) Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae) Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Metalmark (Riodinidae)
Broad-banded Punch (Dodona deodata)
Common Punch (Dodona durga)
Dark Judy (Abisara fylla)
Orange Punch (Dodona egeon)
Plum Judy (Abisara echerius)
Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas)
Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron)
Swallowtail (Papilionidae) Skipper (Hesperiidae)Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos)
Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulata)
Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala)
Chinese Dart (Potanthus confucius)
Chocolate Demon (Ancistroides nigrita)
Colon Swift (Caltoris cahira)
Common Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides)
Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata)
Dark Palm Dart (Telicota bambusae)
Forest Hopper (Astictopterus jama)
Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan)
Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
Immaculate Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
Indian Awlking (Choaspes benjaminii)
Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
Pale Green Awlet (Bibasis gomata)
Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia)
Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
Slate Awl (Hasora anura)
Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
Spotted Snow Flat (Tagiades menaka)
Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura)
Abraximorpha davidii
Isoteinon lamprospilus
Ampittia virgata
Some must-see locations that every butterfly enthusiast visiting China should visit are the Butterfly Spring Park in Yangshuo, Butterfly Valley in Yalong Bay, and Dali Butterfly Springs in Yunnan Province.
Common Butterflies
Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Postman (Heliconius melpomene)
