List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands
# List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands

This is a list of butterflies of the Solomon Islands archipelago.

## Hesperiidae

### Pyrginae

* Tagiades japetus hovia (Swinhoe, 1904)
* Tagiades japetus kazana Evans, 1934
* Tagiades japetus banika Tennent, 2004
* Tagiades japetus suumoli Tennent, 2001
* Tagiades trebellius vella (Evans, 1934)
* Tagiades trebellius lola Evans, 1949

### Coeliadinae

* Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)
* Allora doleschallii solon Evans, 1949
* Allora doleschallii luna (Evans, 1934)
* Allora doleschallii cristobalensis Tennent, 2001
* Hasora chromus bilunata (Butler, 1883)
* Hasora hurama kieta (Strand, 1921)
* Hasora hurama diana Evans, 1959
* Hasora celaenus (Stoll, 1782)

### Hesperiinae

* Cephrenes augiades tugela Evans, 1949
* Cephrenes shortlandica (Swinhoe, 1915)
* Telicota solva (Evans, 1949)
* Suniana sunias isabella Evans, 1934
* Borbo impar tetragraphus (Mabille, 1891)
* Borbo cinnara (Wallace & Moore, 1866)
* Pelopidas agna agnata Evans, 1937
* Pelopidas lyelli lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
* Caltoris philippina subfenestrata (Röber, 1891)

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

* Pachliopta polydorus polypemon (Mathew, 1887)
* Pachliopta polydorus polydaemon (Mathew, 1887)
* Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
* Ornithoptera victoriae regis (Rothschild, 1895)
* Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus (Rothschild, 1904)
* Ornithoptera victoriae isabellae (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
* Ornithoptera victoriae victoriae (Gray, 1856)
* Ornithoptera victoriae reginae Salvin, 1888
* Ornithoptera victoriae epiphanes (Schmid, 1970)
* Graphium agamemnon salomonis Rothschild, 1895
* Graphium agamemnon ugiensis (Jordan, 1909)
* Graphium meeki meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
* Graphium mendana acous (Ribbe, 1898)
* Graphium mendana neyra (Rothschild, 1895)
* Graphium mendana mendana (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Graphium mendana aureofasciatum Racheli, 1979
* Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886)
* Graphium codrus gabriellae Racheli, 1979
* Graphium codrus tenebrionis (Rothschild, 1895)
* Graphium codrus pisidice (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Graphium codrus christobalus (Jordan, 1909)
* Graphium sarpedon isander (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Graphium sarpedon impar (Rothschild, 1895)
* Chilasa toboroi straatmani (Racheli, 1979)
* Papilio aegeus oberon (Grose Smith, 1897)
* Papilio woodfordi woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
* Papilio woodfordi choiseuli Rothschild, 1908
* Papilio woodfordi ariel (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Papilio woodfordi laarchus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Papilio woodfordi ptolychus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Papilio woodfordi mome Tennent, 1999
* Papilio woodfordi gimblei Tennent, 1999
* Papilio bridgei bridgei Mathew, 1886
* Papilio bridgei prospero (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Papilio bridgei hecataeus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Papilio bridgei michae Racheli, 1984
* Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886
* Papilio phestus minusculus (Ribbe, 1898)
* Papilio fuscus hasterti (Ribbe, 1907)
* Papilio fuscus relmae Tennent, 1999
* Papilio fuscus gyrei Tennent, 1999
* Papilio fuscus xenophilus (Mathew, 1886)
* Papilio ulysses orsippus (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Papilio ulysses georgius Rothschild, 1908

## Pieridae

### Coliadinae

* Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)
* Catopsilia scylla etesia (Hewitson, 1867)
* Eurema hecabe nivaria (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
* Eurema blanda saraha (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
* Eurema candida salomonis (Butler, 1898)
* Eurema candida yatai Tennent, 2004
* Eurema candida woodfordi (Butler, 1898)

### Pierinae

* Elodina argypheus Grose Smith, 1890
* Elodina umbratica Grose Smith, 1889
* Saletara cycinna corinna (Wallace, 1867)
* Appias ada florentia Grose Smith, 1896
* Cepora perimale agnata (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Cepora perimale discolor (Mathew, 1887)
* Cepora perimale radiata Howarth, 1962
* Belenois java peristhene (Boisduval, 1859)
* Delias alberti alberti Rothschild, 1904
* Delias alberti tetamba Arora, 1983
* Delias schoenbergi choiseuli Rothschild, 1904
* Delias schoenbergi isabellae Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
* Delias lytaea georgiana Grose Smith, 1895
* Delias messalina orientalis Arora, 1983

## Lycaenidae

### Curetinae

* Curetis barsine solita (Butler, 1882)

### Miletinae

* Liphyra brassolis bougainvilleanus Samson & Smart, 1980
* Liphyra brassolis salomonis Samson & Smart, 1980

### Theclinae

* Hypochrysops architas architas Druce, 1891
* Hypochrysops architas marie Tennent, 2001
* Hypochrysops architas cratevas (Druce, 1891)
* Hypochrysops architas seuthes (Druce, 1891)
* Hypochrysops scintillans constancea D'Abrera, 1971
* Hypochrysops scintillans jamesi Tennent, 2001
* Hypochrysops taeniata Jordan, 1908
* Hypochrysops julie Tennent, 2001
* Hypochrysops alyattes alyattes Druce, 1891
* Arhopala eurisus eurisus Druce, 1891
* Arhopala eurisus tovesi Tennent, 1999
* Arhopala florinda ( Grose-Smith, 1896)
* Arhopala mimsyi Tennent, 1999
* Arhopala tindali (Ribbe, 1899)
* Arhopala sophrosyne (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Arhopala thamyras phryxus (Boisduval, 1832)
* Amblypodia annetta faisina (Ribbe, 1899)
* Amblypodia annetta russellensis Tennent, 2000
* Hypolycaena alcestis (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Deudorix woodfordi woodfordi Druce, 1891
* Deudorix confusa Tennent, 2000
* Deudorix viridens Druce, 1891
* Deudorix brilligi Tennent, 2000
* Deudorix diovis Hewitson, 1863
* Deudorix mathewi mathewi Druce, 1892
* Deudorix eagon Tennent, 2000
* Deudorix wabens Tennent, 2000
* Bindahara phocides chromis (Mathew, 1887)

### Polyommatinae

* Anthene paraffinis paraffinis (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
* Anthene paraffinis nereia Tite, 1966
* Anthene paraffinis cristobalus Tennent, 2001
* Petrelaea tombugensis (Röber, 1886)
* Nacaduba pactolus bilikii Tennent, 2000
* Nacaduba pactolus georgia Tennent, 2000
* Nacaduba berenice korene (Druce, 1891)
* Nacaduba novaehebridensis guizoensis Tite, 1963
* Nacaduba novaehebridensis medius Tennent, 2000
* Nacaduba novaehebridensis novaehebridensis Druce, 1892
* Nacaduba dyopa lepidus (Tennent, 2000)
* Nacaduba kurava euretes (Druce, 1891)
* Nacaduba kurava cruzens Tennent, 2000
* Nacaduba factio Tennent, 2000
* Nacaduba cyanea chromia (Druce, 1891)
* Nacaduba mallicollo markira Tite, 1963
* Nacaduba samsoni Tennent, 2001
* Tartesa astarte astarte (Butler, 1882)
* Tartesa astarte plumbata (Druce, 1891)
* Tartesa astarte narovona (Grose Smith, 1898)
* Tartesa ugiensis (Druce, 1891)
* Solomona sutakiki sutakiki Tennent, 2000
* Solomona sutakiki malaitae Tennent, 2000
* Erysichton lineata vincula (Druce, 1891)
* Erysichton lineata imperialis Tennent, 2000
* Erysichton lineata biskira Tennent, 2000
* Erysichton palmyra lateplaga Tite, 1963
* Erysichton palmyra hauta Tennent, 2000
* Psychonotis kruera (Druce, 1891)
* Psychonotis slithyi slithyi Tennent, 1999
* Psychonotis slithyi borogrovesi Tennent, 1999
* Psychonotis waihuru Tennent, 1999
* Psychonotis eleanor Tennent, 1999
* Psychonotis julie Tennent, 1999
* Prosotas nora caliginosa (Druce, 1891)
* Prosotas russelli Tennent, 2003
* Prosotas talesia Tite, 1963
* Prosotas dubiosa eborata Tite, 1963
* Prosotas dubiosa livida Tennent, 2000
* Nothodanis schaeffera cepheis (Druce, 1891)
* Catopyrops ancyra amaura (Druce, 1891)
* Catopyrops ancyra ligamenta (Druce, 1891)
* Catopyrops ancyra maniana (Druce, 1891)
* Catopyrops keiria keiria (Druce, 1891)
* Catopyrops keiria reducta Howarth, 1962
* Catopyrops keiria makira Tennent, 2000
* Catopyrops nebulosa nebulosa (Druce, 1892)
* Ionolyce helicon caracalla (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
* Ionolyce lachlani Tennent, 2001
* Ionolyce brunnescens brunnescens Tite, 1963
* Ionolyce brunnescens cristobalus Tennent, 2000
* Ionolyce selkon Parsons, 1986
* Jamides soemias soemias Druce, 1891
* Jamides cephion Druce, 1891
* Jamides amarauge amarauge Druce, 1891
* Jamides amarauge hepworthi Tennent, 2001
* Jamides goodenovii (Butler, 1876)
* Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884
* Jamides areas (Druce, 1891)
* Jamides celeno sundara (Fruhstorfer, 1915)
* Jamides celeno evanescens (Butler, 1875)
* Jamides aetherialis caerulina (Mathew, 1887)
* Epimastidia arienis arienis Druce, 1891
* Epimastidia arienis taisia Tennent, 2001
* Epimastidia arienis outgrabe Tennent, 2001
* Catochrysops strabo celebensis Tite, 1959
* Catochrysops amasea amasea Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
* Catochrysops amasea reducta Howarth, 1962
* Catochrysops panormus pura Tite, 1959
* Catochrysops panormus rennellensis Howarth, 1962
* Catochrysops taitensis taitensis (Boisduval, 1832)
* Catochrysops nubila Tite, 1959
* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Famegana alsulus alsulus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1869)
* Pithecops dionisius dionisius (Boisduval, 1832)
* Pithecops steirema Druce, 1890
* Leptotes plinius pseudocassius (Murray, 1873)
* Zizina labradus lampra (Tite, 1969)
* Zizula hylax dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915)
* Everes lacturnus palliensis (Ribbe, 1899)
* Megisba strongyle monacha (Grose Smith, 1894)
* Udara cardia cardia (C Felder, 1860)
* Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse and Lyell, 1914
* Luthrodes cleotas gades (Fruhstorfer, 1915)

## Nymphalidae

### Libytheinae

* Libythea geoffroy orientalis (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Libythea geoffroy howarthi Peterson, 1968
* Libythea geoffroy eborinus Samson, 1980

### Danainae

* Tellervo hiero hiero (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Tellervo hiero evages (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Parantica schenkii schenkii (Koch, 1865)
* Parantica garamantis garamantis (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Ideopsis juventa sobrinoides (Butler, 1882)
* Tirumala euploeomorpha (Howarth, Kawazoé & Sibatani, 1976)
* Tirumala hamata obscurata (Butler, 1874)
* Tirumala hamata insignis (Talbot, 1943)
* Tirumala hamata richardi Tennent, 2001
* Tirumala hamata moderata (Butler, 1875)
* Danaus affinis decipiens (Butler, 1882)
* Danaus affinis monoensis Tennent, 2001
* Danaus affinis albonotata (Howarth, 1962)
* Danaus affinis cometho (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Danaus affinis insolata (Butler, 1870)
* Danaus affinis ulawaensis Tennent, 2001
* Danaus affinis mendana Tennent, 2001
* Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)
* Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Tiradelphe schneideri Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984
* Euploea sylvester melander (Grose Smith, 1897)
* Euploea phaenareta heurippa (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea leucostictos polymela (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea leucostictos imitata (Butler, 1870)
* Euploea leucostictos bellona (Howarth, 1962)
* Euploea leucostictos rossi (Carpenter, 1953)
* Euploea leucostictos crucis (Carpenter, 1953)
* Euploea leucostictos iphianassa (Butler, 1866)
* Euploea leucostictos eustachiella (Carpenter, 1953)
* Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888
* Euploea asyllus gerion (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea tulliolus mangolinella (Strand, 1914)
* Euploea tulliolus pyres (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea boisduvalii fraudulenta (Butler, 1882)
* Euploea boisduvalii addenda (Howarth, 1962)
* Euploea boisduvalii pyrgion (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea boisduvalii brenchleyi (Butler, 1870)
* Euploea boisduvalii lapeyrousei Boisduval, 1832
* Euploea algea rennellensis (Carpenter, 1953)
* Euploea lewinii lilybaea (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
* Euploea treitschkei aenea (Butler, 1882)
* Euploea treitschkei lorenzo (Butler, 1870)
* Euploea treitschkei jessica (Butler, 1869)
* Euploea batesii honesta (Butler, 1882)
* Euploea batesii kunggana Carpenter, 1953
* Euploea batesii woodfordi (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea batesii ackeryi Tennent, 2001
* Euploea batesii leucacron Carpenter, 1953
* Euploea nechos nechos Mathew, 1887
* Euploea nechos pronax (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Euploea nechos prusias (Godman & Salvin, 1888)

### Morphinae

* Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Westwood, 1856)

### Satyrinae

* Mycalesis perseus lalassis (Hewitson, 1864)
* Mycalesis splendens splendens Mathew, 1887
* Mycalesis splendens versicolor Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis splendens guadalcanalensis Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis splendens malaitensis Uémura, 2000
* Mycalesis splendens tenebrosus Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis splendens magnificans Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis interrupta interrupta Grose Smith, 1889
* Mycalesis interrupta woodsi Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis biliki Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis richardi Tennent, 2002
* Mycalesis sara Mathew, 1887
* Orsotriaena medus licium Fruhstorfer, 1908
* Melanitis leda salomonis Fruhstorfer, 1908
* Melanitis leda solandra (Fabricius, 1775)
* Melanitis amabilis amabilis (Boisduval, 1832)
* Melanitis constantia despoliata Fruhstorfer, 1908
* Argyronympha pulchra Mathew, 1886
* Argyronympha rubianensis rubianensis Grose Smith, 1889
* Argyronympha rubianensis vella (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
* Argyronympha gracilipes Jordan, 1924
* Argyronympha danker Tennent, 2001
* Argyronympha ulava Grose Smith, 1889
* Argyronympha ugiensis Mathew, 1886
* Polyura epigenes monochromus (Niepelt, 1914)
* Polyura epigenes epigenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Polyura bicolor (Turlin & Sato, 1995)
* Polyura jupiter attila (Grose Smith, 1889)
* Prothoe ribbei Rothschild, 1895

### Apaturinae

* Cyrestis acilia nitida (Mathew, 1887)
* Cyrestis acilia russellensis Tennent, 2001
* Cyrestis acilia solomonis (Mathew, 1887)
* Cyrestis acilia ulawana (Martin, 1903)
* Cyrestis telamon bougainvillei (Ribbe, 1898)

### Limenitidinae

* Parthenos sylvia thesaurus (Mathew, 1887)
* Parthenos sylvia ugiensis Fruhstorfer, 1913
* Parthenos sylvia thesaurinus Grose Smith, 1897
* Phaedyma fissizonata olega Tennent, 2001
* Phaedyma fissizonata vella Eliot, 1969
* Phaedyma fissizonata fissizonata (Butler, 1882)
* Phaedyma fissizonata philipi Tennent, 2001
* Phaedyma viridens (Eliot, 1969)

### Nymphalinae

* Mynes woodfordi woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
* Mynes woodfordi isabella Fruhstorfer, 1906
* Mynes woodfordi hercyna (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Mynes woodfordi shannoni Tennent, 2001
* Doleschallia tongana menexema (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
* Doleschallia tongana rennellensis (Howarth, 1962)
* Doleschallia browni sciron (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Doleschallia browni herrichii (Butler 1875)
* Doleschallia rickardi Grose Smith, 1890
* Hypolimnas antilope shortlandica (Ribbe, 1898)
* Hypolimnas exiguus Samson, 1980
* Hypolimnas pithoeka pithoeka Kirsch, 1877
* Hypolimnas pithoeka scopas (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Hypolimnas pithoeka bradleyi Howarth, 1962
* Hypolimnas pithoeka ferruginea Howarth, 1962
* Hypolimnas pithoeka leveri Tennent, 2001
* Hypolimnas alimena diphridas Fruhstorfer, 1912
* Hypolimnas alimena diffusa Howarth, 1962
* Hypolimnas alimena libateia Howarth, 1962
* Hypolimnas alimena fuliginescens (Mathew, 1887)
* Hypolimnas alimena catalai Viette, 1950
* Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Yoma algina pavonia (Mathew, 1887)
* Junonia villida villida (Fabricius, 1787)
* Junonia hedonia zelima (Fabricius, 1775)

### Heliconiinae

* Vindula arsinoe sapor (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Vindula arsinoe albosignata (Talbot, 1932)
* Vindula arsinoe intermedia Tennent, 2001
* Vindula arsinoe catenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Vindula arsinoe clodia (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Vagrans egista shortlandica (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
* Vagrans egista propinqua (Miskin, 1884)
* Vagrans egista hebridina (Waterhouse, 1920)
* Phalanta alcippe ephyra (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Phalanta alcippe bellona Howarth, 1962
* Phalanta alcippe rennellensis Howarth, 1962
* Cupha melichrysos tredecia (Mathew, 1887)
* Cupha melichrysos melichrysos (Mathew, 1887)
* Cupha aureus Samson, 1980
* Algiachroa woodfordi woodfordi (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
* Algiachroa woodfordi malaitae Tennent, 2001

### Acraeinae

* Acraea moluccana fumigata (Honrath, 1886)
