This is a list of butterflies of Papua New Guinea. This list includes species recorded from mainland Papua New Guinea, but also all islands that are part of the country, such as the Trobriand Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Hesperiidae Pyrginae Chaetocneme antipodes Chaetocneme antipodes antipodes (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) Chaetocneme antipodes biaka (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) Chaetocneme caristus Hewitson, 1867 Chaetocneme critomedia (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) Chaetocneme editus (Plötz, 1885) Chaetocneme helirius (Cramer, 1775) Chaetocneme lunula (Mabille, 1888) Chaetocneme morea Evans, 1934 Chaetocneme naevifera dissimilis (Swinhoe, 1905) Chaetocneme sombra (Evans, 1934) Chaetocneme tenuis Chaetocneme tenuis hibernia (Evans, 1934) Chaetocneme tenuis tenuis (Eecke, 1924) Chaetocneme trifenestrata (Fruhstorfer, 1910) Chaetocneme triton (Boisduval, 1832) Netrocoryne thaddeus (Hewitson, 1876) Tagiades japetus Tagiades japetus hovia (Swinhoe, 1904) Tagiades japetus inconspicua (Rothschild, 1915) Tagiades japetus janetta (Butler, 1870) Tagiades japetus mathias Evans, 1934
Tagiades nestus Tagiades nestus brunta Evans, 1949 Tagiades nestus korela (Mabille, 1891) Tagiades nestus presbyter (Butler, 1882) Tagiades nestus suffusus (Rothschild, 1915)
Tagiades trebellius Tagiades trebellius canonicus Fruhstorfer, 1910 Tagiades trebellius lola Evans, 1949 Tagiades trebellius vella (Evans, 1934)
Coeliadinae Allora doleschallii albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) Allora major Allora major lectra Evans, 1949 Allora major major (Rothschild, 1916) Allora major talesia Evans, 1949 Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) Choaspes hemixanthus hemixanthus Rothschild, 1903 Choaspes illuensis ornatus Rothschild, 1903 Hasora buina Evans, 1928 Hasora celaenus (Stoll, 1782) Hasora chromus Hasora chromus bilunata (Butler, 1883) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, 1782) Hasora discolor Hasora discolor eira Evans, 1949 Hasora discolor mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911 Hasora hurama Hasora hurama hurama (Butler, 1870) Hasora hurama kieta (Strand, 1921) Hasora khoda Hasora khoda dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 Hasora khoda linda Evans, 1934 Hasora lavella Evans, 1928 Hasora proxissima takwa Evans, 1949 Hasora subcaelestis Rothschild, 1916 Hasora taminatus dipama Fruhstorfer, 1911 Hasora thridas Hasora thridas chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1917 Hasora thridas thridas (Boisduval, 1832) Hasora vitta simillima Rothschild, 1916
Trapezitinae Felicena dirpha Felicena dirpha albicilla (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) Felicena dirpha dirpha (Boisduval, 1832) Felicena dirpha nota Evans, 1949 Felicena dora Evans, 1949 Hewitsoniella migonitis (Hewitson, 1876) Rachelia extrusa (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Rachelia icosia (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Toxidia arfakensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) Toxidia inornata sekara (Plötz, 1885)
Hesperiinae Arrhenes dschilus Arrhenes dschilus decor (Evans, 1934) Arrhenes dschilus dschilus (Plötz, 1885) Arrhenes elena Evans, 1934 Arrhenes germana (Rothschild, 1916) Arrhenes marnas (C Felder, 1860) Arrhenes martha Evans, 1934 Arrhenes tranquilla (Rothschild, 1916) Borbo cinnara (Wallace & Moore, 1866) Borbo impar tetragraphus (Mabille, 1891) Caltoris boisduvalii hilda (Evans, 1937) Caltoris philippina subfenestrata (Röber, 1891) Cephrenes augiades Cephrenes augiades bruno Evans, 1935 Cephrenes augiades meeki Evans, 1935 Cephrenes augiades websteri Evans, 1935 Cephrenes augusta Evans, 1934 Cephrenes moseleyi (Butler, 1884) Cephrenes shortlandica (Swinhoe, 1915) Cephrenes trichopepla trichopepla (Lower, 1908) Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767) Kobrona eva Evans, 1935 Kobrona idea Evans, 1949 Kobrona infralutea (Rothschild, 1916) Kobrona kobros kobros (Plötz, 1885) Kobrona pansa pansa Evans, 1934 Kobrona rasta Evans, 1935 Kobrona wama rudha (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Mimene albiclavata (Butler, 1882) Mimene atropatene (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Mimene basalis basalis (Rothschild, 1916) Mimene biakensis biakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917 Mimene caesar Evans, 1935 Mimene celia Evans, 1935 Mimene celiaba Parsons, 1986 Mimene cyanea (Evans, 1928) Mimene kolbei Mimene kolbei kolbei (Ribbe, 1899) Mimene kolbei tenebricosa (Mabille, 1904) Mimene lysima (Swinhoe, 1905) Mimene melie (de Nicéville, 1895) Mimene milnea Evans, 1935 Mimene miltias (Kirsch, 1877) Mimene orida (Boisduval, 1832) Mimene waigeuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917 Mimene wandammenensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917 Notocrypta aluensis Swinhoe, 1907 Notocrypta caerulea Evans, 1928 Notocrypta flavipes (Janson, 1886) Notocrypta maria Evans, 1949 Notocrypta renardi (Oberthür, 1880) Notocrypta waigensis waigensis (Plötz, 1882) Ocybadistes ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906 Ocybadistes flavovittatus Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus (Latreille, 1824) Ocybadistes flavovittatus kokoda Evans, 1949 Ocybadistes walkeri walkeri Heron, 1894 Pastria albimedia (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) Pelopidas agna Pelopidas agna agnata Evans, 1937 Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949 Pelopidas lyelli lyelli (Rothschild, 1915) Pelopidas mathias repetita (Butler, 1882) Potanthus taxilus ahrendti (Plötz, 1883) Potanthus fettingi ahrendti (Plötz, 1883) Sabera aruana aruana (Plötz, 1886) Sabera biaga Evans, 1949 Sabera caesina Sabera caesina barina Fruhstorfer, 1910 Sabera caesina louisa Evans, 1935 Sabera caesina sudesta Evans, 1935 Sabera dobboe Sabera dobboe dobboe (Plötz, 1885) Sabera dobboe hanova Evans, 1949 Sabera dorena Evans, 1935 Sabera expansa Evans, 1935 Sabera fuliginosa chota Evans, 1949 Sabera fusca Joicey & Talbot, 1917 Sabera kumpia kumpia Evans, 1949 Sabera misola Evans, 1949 Sabera tabla (Swinhoe, 1905) Suniana sunias Suniana sunias isabella Evans, 1934 Suniana sunias nihana (Fruhstorfer, 1910) Suniana sunias tanus (Plötz, 1885) Taractrocera dolon (Plötz, 1884) Telicota angiana Evans, 1934 Telicota argeus Telicota argeus argeus (Plötz, 1883) Telicota argeus zara (Evans, 1949) Telicota brachydesma Lower, 1908 Telicota colon vega Evans, 1949 Telicota elsa Evans, 1934 Telicota eurotas eurotas (Felder, 1860) Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949 Telicota ixion (Evans, 1949) Telicota kaimana Evans, 1934 Telicota kezia Telicota kezia kezia Evans, 1949 Telicota kezia lenna Evans, 1949 Telicota melanion melanion (Mabille, 1878) Telicota paceka Telicota paceka affinis Rothschild, 1916 Telicota paceka cadmus (Evans, 1934) Telicota paceka paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911 Telicota sadra Evans, 1949 Telicota sadrella Parsons, 1986 Telicota solva (Evans, 1949) Telicota subha (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Telicota ternatensis moorei Rothschild, 1916 Telicota vinta Evans, 1949
Papilionidae Papilioninae Chilasa moerneri Chilasa moerneri mayrhoferi (Bang-Haas, 1939) Chilasa moerneri moerneri (Aurivillius, 1919) Chilasa toboroi toboroi (Ribbe, 1907) Cressida cressida troilus (Butler, 1876) Graphium agamemnon Graphium agamemnon admiralis (Rothschild, 1915) Graphium agamemnon ligatus Rothschild, 1895 Graphium agamemnon neopommerania (Honrath, 1887) Graphium agamemnon salomonis Rothschild, 1895 Graphium aristeus Graphium aristeus parmatus (Gray, 1852) Graphium aristeus paron (Godman & Salvin, 1879) Graphium browni (Godman & Salvin, 1879) Graphium codrus Graphium codrus auratus (Rothschild, 1898) Graphium codrus gabriellae Racheli, 1979 Graphium codrus medon (C & R Felder, 1864) Graphium codrus schoutensis Talbot & Joicey, 1916 Graphium codrus segonax (Godman & Salvin, 1878) Graphium eurypylus Graphium eurypylus extensus (Rothschild, 1895) Graphium eurypylus lycaonides (Rothschild, 1895) Graphium felixi (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886) Graphium kosii Muller & Tennent, 1999 Graphium macfarlanei Graphium macfarlanei admiralia (Rothschild, 1915) Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei (Butler, 1877) Graphium macfarlanei seminigra (Butler, 1882) Graphium meeki inexpectatum Miller & Miller, 1981 Graphium sarpedon Graphium sarpedon choredon (C & R Felder, 1864) Graphium sarpedon imparilis (Rothschild, 1895) Graphium sarpedon isander (Godman & Salvin, 1888) Graphium sarpedon messogis (Fruhstorfer, 1907) Graphium thule (Wallace, 1865) Graphium wallacei wallacei (Hewitson, 1858) Graphium weiskei Graphium weiskei goodenovii (Rothschild, 1915) Graphium weiskei weiskei (Ribbe, 1900) Ornithoptera chimaera Ornithoptera chimaera charybdis van Eecke, 1915 Ornithoptera chimaera chimaera (Rothschild, 1902) Ornithoptera chimaera draco Rousseau-Decelle, 1935 Ornithoptera goliath Ornithoptera goliath atlas Rothschild, 1908 Ornithoptera goliath goliath (Oberthür, 1888) Ornithoptera goliath samson Niepelt, 1913 Ornithoptera goliath supremus Röber, 1896 Ornithoptera meridionalis tarunggarensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Ornithoptera paradisea Ornithoptera paradisea arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1915 Ornithoptera paradisea chrysanthemum Kobayashi et al.,1986 Ornithoptera paradisea demeter So & Sato, 1998 Ornithoptera paradisea flavescens Rothschild, 1897 Ornithoptera paradisea paradisea (Staudinger, 1893) Ornithoptera priamus Ornithoptera priamus admiralitatis (Rothschild, 1915) Ornithoptera priamus aureus Parrot, 1988 Ornithoptera priamus boisduvalii (Montrouzier, 1856) Ornithoptera priamus bornemanni (Pagenstecher, 1894) Ornithoptera priamus caelestis (Rothschild, 1898) Ornithoptera priamus miokensis (Ribbe, 1898) Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Doubleday, 1847) Ornithoptera priamus sterrensis Parrot, 1990 Ornithoptera priamus teucrus Joicey & Talbot, 1916 Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) Ornithoptera priamus wituensis D'Abrera, 2003 Ornithoptera rothschildi (Kenrick, 1911) Ornithoptera tithonus Ornithoptera tithonus cytherea Kobayashi et al.,1986 Ornithoptera tithonus dominici Schäffler, 1999 Ornithoptera tithonus tithonus (De Haan, 1841) Ornithoptera tithonus waigeuensis Rothschild, 1897 Ornithoptera victoriae regis (Rothschild, 1895) Pachliopta polydorus Pachliopta polydorus aignanus (Rothschild, 1898) Pachliopta polydorus aphnitis (Fruhstorfer, 1913) Pachliopta polydorus asinius (Fruhstorfer, 1904) Pachliopta polydorus auster (van Eecke,1915) Pachliopta polydorus ceramites (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Pachliopta polydorus godartianus (Lucas, 1852) Pachliopta polydorus humboldti (Rothschild, 1908) Pachliopta polydorus leodamas (Wallace, 1865) Pachliopta polydorus mamberanus (Toxopeus, 1950) Pachliopta polydorus manus (Talbot, 1932) Pachliopta polydorus meforanus (Rothschild, 1908) Pachliopta polydorus naissus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) Pachliopta polydorus novobritannicus (Rothschild, 1895) Pachliopta polydorus polypemon (Mathew, 1887) Pachliopta polydorus schoutensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) Pachliopta polydorus wangaarensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) Papilio aegeus Papilio aegeus aegatinus Rothschild, 1908 Papilio aegeus oritas (Godman & Salvin, 1879) Papilio aegeus ormenus (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) Papilio aegeus othello Grose-Smith, 1894 Papilio aegeus websteri (Grose-Smith, 1894) Papilio albinus albinus Wallace, 1865 Papilio ambrax Papilio ambrax ambrax Boisduval, 1832 Papilio ambrax artanus Rothschild, 1908 Papilio ambrax dunali (Montrouzier, 1856) Papilio bridgei bridgei Mathew, 1886 Papilio cartereti (Oberthür, 1914) Papilio deiphobus Papilio deiphobus aristartus Fruhstorfer, 1916 Papilio deiphobus deipylus C.& R.Felder, 1864 Papilio deiphobus efbensis Talbot, 1932 Papilio demoleus Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio demoleus novoguineensis Rothschild, 1908 Papilio euchenor Papilio euchenor comma Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Papilio euchenor depilis Rothschild, 1895 Papilio euchenor euchenor Guérin-Méneville, 1830 Papilio euchenor eutropius Janson, 1886 Papilio euchenor godartii (Montrouzier, 1856) Papilio euchenor misimanus Rothschild, 1898 Papilio euchenor misolensis Rothschild, 1908 Papilio euchenor neohannoveranus Rothschild, 1898 Papilio euchenor novohibernicus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio euchenor rosselanus Rothschild, 1908 Papilio euchenor sudestensis Rothschild, 1908 Papilio fuscus Papilio fuscus beccarii Oberthür, 1880 Papilio fuscus cilix (Godman & Salvin, 1879)