2014 Butterfly sighting list for Singapore - NSS BIG (Butterfly & Insect Group)

Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status Family: Papilionidae 1 Troides helena cerberus Common Birdwing Vulnerable 2 Troides amphrysus ruficollis Malayan Birdwing Vagrant sightings, previously considered extinct 3 Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris Common Rose Vulnerable 4 Chilasa clytia clytia Common Mime 5 Papilio demoleus malayanus Lime Butterfly 6 Papilio demolion demolion Banded Swallowtail 7 Papilio iswara iswara Great Helen 8 Papilio polytes romulus Common Mormon 9 Papilio memnon agenor Great Mormon 10 Papilio prexaspes prexaspes Blue Helen Vulnerable 11 Papilio helenus Red Helen New record by Clayton Low* 12 Graphium sarpedon luctatius Common Bluebottle 13 Graphium bathycles bathycloides Striped Jay New record by Tea Yi Kai ** 14 Graphium evemon eventus Blue Jay 15 Graphium doson evemonides Common Jay Critically endangered 16 Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Tailed Jay 17 Pathysa antiphates itamputi Five Bar Swordtail Family: Pieridae 18 Delias hyparete metarete Painted Jezebel 19 Leptosia nina malayana Psyche 20 Pieris canidia canidia Cabbage White 21 Appias lyncida vasava Chocolate Albatross Seasonal migrant 22 Appias libythea olferna Striped Albatross 23 Appias paulina Common Albatross New record by Chung Cheong *** 24 Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Mottled Emigrant

Page 1 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 25 Catopsilia pomona pomona Lemon Emigrant 26 Catopsilia scylla cornelia Orange Emigrant 27 Eurema hecabe contubernalis Common Grass Yellow 28 Eurema simulatrix tecmessa Hill Grass Yellow 29 Eurema blanda snelleni Three Spot Grass Yellow 30 Eurema andersonii andersonii Anderson's Grass Yellow 31 Eurema sari sodalis Chocolate Grass Yellow 32 Gandaca harina distanti Tree Yellow Family: Nymphalidae 33 Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Plain Tiger 34 Danaus genutia genutia Common Tiger 35 Danaus melanippus hegesippus Black Veined Tiger 36 Parantica agleoides agleoides Dark Glassy Tiger 37 Ideopsis vulgaris macrina Blue Glassy Tiger 38 Idea stolli logani Common Tree Nymph 39 Euploea crameri bremeri Spotted Black Crow 40 Euploea eyndhovii gardineri Striped Black Crow 41 Euploea mulciber mulciber Striped Blue Crow 42 Euploea phaenareta castelnaui King Crow 43 Euploea midamus singapura Blue Spotted Crow 44 Euploea radamanthus radamanthus Magpie Crow 45 Melanitis leda leda Common Evening Brown 46 Elymnias panthera panthera Tawny Palmfly 47 Elymnias hypermnestra agina Common Palmfly 48 Lethe europa malaya Bamboo Tree Brown 49 Mycalesis fusca fusca Malayan Bush Brown 50 Mycalesis perseus cepheus Dingy Bush Brown 51 Mycalesis perseoides perseoides Burmese Bush Brown Data Deficient

Page 2 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 52 Mycalesis mineus macromalayana Dark Brand Bush Brown 53 Mycalesis visala phamis Long Brand Bush Brown 54 Mycalesis orseis nautilus Purple Bush Brown 55 Orsotriaena medus cinerea Smooth Eyed Bush Brown 56 Ypthima huebneri Common Four Ring 57 Ypthima baldus newboldi Common Five Ring 58 Ypthima horsfieldii humei Malayan Five Ring 59 Ypthima pandocus corticaria Common Three Ring 60 Faunis canens arcesilas Common Faun 61 Amathusia phidippus phidippus Palm King 62 Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus Saturn 63 Thaumantis klugius lucipor Dark Blue Jungle Glory Endangered 64 Discophora sondaica despoliata Common Duffer Critically endangered 65 Acraea violae Tawny Coster 66 Cethosia hypsea hypsina Malay Lacewing 67 Cethosia penthesilea methypsea Plain Lacewing Critically endangered 68 Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing 69 Phalanta phalantha phalantha Leopard 70 Cupha erymanthis lotis Rustic 71 Cirrochroa emalea emalea Malay Yeoman Rediscovery in 2013. Spotted in 2014 again 72 Cirrochroa orissa orissa Banded Yeoman 73 Vindula dejone erotella Cruiser 74 Terinos terpander robertsia Royal Assyrian 75 Hypolimnas anomala anomala Malayan Eggfly 76 Hypolimnas bolina bolina Great Eggfly 77 Hypolimnas bolina jacintha Jacintha Eggfly 78 Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide Autumn Leaf 79 Junonia hedonia ida Chocolate Pansy

Page 3 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 80 Junonia atlites atlites Grey Pansy Vulnerable 81 Junonia almana javana Peacock Pansy 82 Junonia orithya wallacei Blue Pansy 83 Vagrans sinha sinha Vagrant Vagrant recorded from Seletar Country Club 84 Chersonesia peraka peraka Little Maplet Vulnerable 85 Moduza procris milonia Commander 86 Lebadea martha parkeri Knight 87 Lebadea martha malayana Knight 88 Athyma pravara helma Lance Sergeant 89 Athyma asura idita Studded Sergeant 90 Athyma kanwa kanwa Dot-Dash Sergeant 91 Athyma reta moorei Malay Staff Sergeant 92 Athyma nefte subrata Colour Sergeant 93 Pandita sinope sinope Colonel Vulnerable 94 Neptis hylas papaja Common Sailor 95 Neptis leucoporos cresina Grey Sailor 96 Neptis harita harita Chocolate Sailor Vulnerable 97 Phaedyma columella singa Short Banded Sailor 98 Lasippa heliodore dorelia Burmese Lascar Data Deficient 99 Lasippa tiga siaka Malayan Lascar 100 Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Common Lascar 101 Pantoporia paraka paraka Perak Lascar 102 Tanaecia pelea pelea Malay Viscount 103 Tanaecia iapis puseda Horsfield's Baron 104 Euthalia monina monina Malay Baron 105 Euthalia merta merta White Tipped Baron Critically endangered 106 Euthalia aconthea gurda Baron 107 Euthalia adonia pinwilli Green Baron

Page 4 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 108 Lexias dirtea merguia Black Tipped Archduke 109 Lexias pardalis dirteana Archduke 110 Lexias canescens pardalina Yellow Archduke 111 Eulaceura osteria kumana Purple Duke 112 Polyura hebe plautus Plain Nawab 113 Polyura schreiber tisamenus Blue Nawab 114 Polyura moori Malayan Nawab Resighting from Ubin after first sighting in 2012 Family: Riodinidae 115 Abisara geza niya Spotted Judy 116 Abisara savitri savitri Malay Tailed Judy 117 Abisara saturata kausambioides Malayan Plum Judy 118 Laxita thuisto thuisto Lesser Harlequin 119 Taxila haquinus haquinus The Harlequin Endangered Family: Lycaenidae 120 Poritia sumatrae sumatrae Sumatran Gem 121 Miletus biggsii biggsii Bigg's Brownie 122 Miletus symethus petronius Great Brownie 123 Allotinus unicolor unicolor Lesser Darkie 124 Logania marmorata damis Pale Mottle 125 Spalgis epius epius The Apefly 126 Curetis santana malayica Malayan Sunbeam 127 Curetis saronis sumatrana Sumatran Sunbeam 128 Caleta elna elvira Elbowed Pierrot 129 Neopithecops zalmora zalmora The Quaker 130 Megisba malaya sikkima The Malayan 131 Acytolepis puspa lambi Common Hedge Blue 132 Zizina otis lampa Lesser Grass Blue 133 Zizula hylax pygmaea Pygmy Grass Blue

Page 5 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 134 Zizeeria maha serica Pale Grass Blue 135 Chilades pandava pandava Cycad Blue 136 Euchrysops cnejus cnejus Gram Blue 137 Catochrysops strabo strabo Forget-Me-Not 138 Catochrysops panormus exiguus Silver Forget-Me-Not 139 Lampides boeticus Pea Blue 140 Jamides bochus nabonassar Dark Caerulean 141 Jamides alecto ageladas Metallic Caerulean 142 Jamides celeno aelianus Common Caerulean 143 Jamides caeruleus caeruleus Sky Blue Data Deficient 144 Nacaduba sanaya elioti Jewel Fourline Blue 145 Nacaduba pactolus odon Large Fourline Blue 146 Nacaduba karuva Transparent Six-line Blue 147 Nacaduba pavana singapura Singapore Fourline Blue 148 Nacaduba berenice icena Rounded Six-line Blue 149 Nacaduba calauria malayica Malayan Dark Six-line Blue 150 Ionolyce helicon merguiana Pointed Line Blue 151 Prosotas nora superdates Common Line-Blue 152 Prosotas dubiosa lumpura Tailless Line Blue 153 Catopyrops ancyra Ancyra Blue Vulnerable 154 Petrelaea dana dana Dingy Line Blue 155 Anthene emolus goberus Ciliate Blue 156 Anthene lycaenina miya Pointed Ciliate Blue 157 Arhopala centaurus nakula Centaur Oakblue 158 Arhopala major major Major Yellow Oakblue 159 Arhopala athada athada Vinous Oakblue 160 Arhopala sublustris ridleyi 161 Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli Green Oakblue

Page 6 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 162 Arhopala trogon Green Suffused Oakblue 163 Arhopala abseus abseus Aberrant Oakblue 164 Flos diardi capeta Bifid Plushblue 165 Flos fulgida singhapura Shining Plushblue 166 Flos anniella anniella Darky Plushblue 167 Flos apidanus saturatus Plain Plushblue 168 Spindasis syama terana Club/Black Banded Silverline 169 Spindasis lohita senama Long Banded Silverline 170 Semanga superba deliciosa The Red Edge 171 Surendra vivarna amisena Acacia Blue 172 Iraota rochana boswelliana Scarce Silverstreak 173 Loxura atymnus fuconius Yamfly 174 Eooxylides tharis distanti Branded Imperial 175 Cheritra freja frigga Common Imperial 176 Drupadia ravindra moorei Common Posy 177 Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia Pygmy Posy Critically endangered 178 Drupadia theda thesmia Dark Posy 179 Horaga syrinx maenala Ambon Onyx 180 Pratapa deva relata White Royal Critically endangered 181 Tajuria cippus maxentius Peacock Royal 182 Tajuria mantra mantra Felder's Royal Critically endangered 183 Rachana jalindra burbona Banded Royal Critically endangered 184 Neocheritra amrita amrita Grand Imperial 185 Manto hypoleuca terana Green Imperial 186 Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides Dark Tit 187 Hypolycaena erylus teatus Common Tit 188 Zeltus amasa maximinianus Fluffy Tit 189 Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus Cornelian

Page 7 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 190 Sinthusa nasaka amba Narrow Spark 191 Bindahara phocides phocides The Plane 192 Rapala domitia domitia Yellow Flash 193 Rapala suffusa barthema Suffused Flash 194 Rapala pheretima sequeira Copper Flash 195 Rapala dieneces dieneces Scarlet Flash 196 Rapala iarbus iarbus Common Red Flash 197 Rapala manea chozeba Slate Flash 198 Rapala varuna orseis Indigo Flash Family: Hesperiidae 199 Burara etelka Great Orange Awlet 200 Burara harisa consobrina Orange Awlet 201 Bibasis sena uniformis Orange-Tail Awl 202 Hasora chromus chromus Common Banded Awl 203 Hasora taminatus malayana White Banded Awl 204 Hasora schoenherr chuza Yellow Banded Awl 205 Hasora badra badra Common Awl 206 Hasora vitta vitta Plain Banded Awl 207 Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl 208 Tapena thwaitesi bornea Black Angle Endangered 209 Odina hieroglyphica ortina Hieroglyphic Flat 210 Tagiades japetus atticus Common Snow Flat 211 Tagiades gana gana Large Snow Flat 212 Tagiades ultra Ultra Snow Flat 213 Tagiades calligana Malayan Snow Flat 214 Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum Chestnut Angle 215 Ampittia dioscorides camertes Bush Hopper 216 Iambrix salsala salsala Chestnut Bob

Page 8 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 217 Iambrix stellifer Starry Bob 218 Ancistroides nigrita maura Chocolate Demon 219 Notocrypta paralysos varians Banded Demon 220 Udaspes folus Grass Demon 221 Suastus gremius gremius Palm Bob 222 Suastus everyx everyx White Palm Bob Endangered 223 Zographetus doxus Spotted Flitter 224 Hyarotis adrastus praba Tree Flitter 225 Quedara monteithi monteithi Dubious Bar Flitter 226 Plastingia naga Chequered Lancer 227 Plastingia pellonia Yellow Chequered Lancer 228 Pyroneura latoia latoia Yellow Vein Lancer 229 Zela storeyi Detritus Palmer Critically endangered 230 Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Giant Redeye 231 Matapa aria Common Redeye 232 Erionota thrax thrax Banana Skipper 233 Erionota acroleuca apicalis White Tipped Banana Skipper 234 Unkana ambasa batara Hoary Palmer 235 Hidari irava Coconut Skipper 236 Eetion elia White Spot Palmer 237 Taractrocera archias quinta Yellow Grass Dart 238 Oriens gola pseudolus Common Dartlet 239 Oriens paragola Malay Dartlet 240 Potanthus omaha omaha Lesser Dart 241 Potanthus trachala tytleri Detached Dart 242 Potanthus serina Large Dart 243 Cephrenes acalle niasicus Plain Palm Dart 244 Cephrenes trichopepla Yellow Palm Dart

Page 9 of 10 Scientific Name Common Name Conservation status 245 Telicota colon stinga Common Palm Dart 246 Telicota besta bina Besta Palm Dart 247 Telicota augias augias Palm Dart 248 Pelopidas mathias mathias Small Branded Swift 249 Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift 250 Pelopidas assamensis Great Swift 251 Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus Conjoined Swift 252 Polytremis lubricans lubricans Contiguous Swift 253 Baoris oceia Paintbrush Swift 254 Caltoris cormasa Full Stop Swift 255 Caltoris malaya New record by JL Foo

Conservation status is according to Singapore Red Data Book (2nd version, 2008) In summary, we recorded 9 critically endangered, 4 endangered, 8 vulnerable and 3 data deficient species in 2014. 4 new records were sighted white are marked in orange.

* Sighting of Red Helen: http://www.nss.org.sg/news.aspx?id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d&group_id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d ** Sighting of Striped Jay: http://www.nss.org.sg/news.aspx?id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d&group_id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d *** Sighting of Common Albatross http://www.nss.org.sg/news.aspx?id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d&group_id=NcQbOgE9jWs%3d

Contributors: Anuj Jain, Simon Chan, Gan Cheong Weei, Lemon Tea Yi Kai, Lena Chow, Yong Yik Shih, Clayton Low, Amy Tsang, KC Tsang, Steven Chong, Laurence Leong, Howming Tian, Soon Chye, Craig Williams, Chung Cheong & Jit Leang Foo. Note: This is a compilation of what NSS BIG saw in year 2014 in Singapore. It is by no means exhaustive of what existed in Singapore in 2014. We welcome contributions to this list by members of the public.

Questions? Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or email Anuj Jain ([email protected]) Cite this document as: Jain A. (eds.) 2015. Butterflies sighted from Singapore in year 2014. Nature Society (Singapore). URL: http://www.nss.org.sg/documents/ButterflySightingList_2014_for_NSSwebsite.pdf

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