List of butterflies of Hong Kong

Location of Hong Kong, which is inside the Indomalayan realm

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

Hesperiidae

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Coeliadinae

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Pyrginae

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Hesperiinae

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Papilionidae

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Papilioninae

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Pieridae

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Pierinae

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Coliadinae

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Lycaenidae

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Miletinae

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Curetinae

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Aphnaeinae

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Theclinae

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Lycaeninae

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Polyommatinae

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Riodinidae

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Nemeobiidae

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Nymphalidae

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Satyrinae

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Morphinae

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Charaxinae

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Biblidinae

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Heliconiinae

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Nymphalinae

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Limenitidinae

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Cyrestinae

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Apaturinae

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Danainae

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References

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  • 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.