Thai Butterflies & Moths:

A Web Page by Roy & Pat Beckemeyer

Last Updated 28 October 2001

List of Species Seen   /   Picture of some Thai Butterflies   /   Picture of a Thai Saturniid

Pat & I visited Thailand in January and February of 2000.  Although mostly a bird-watching trip, we also photographed a number of species of butterflies.  (A lepidopterist on the trip with us documented around 60 species for the trip.) Those we have identified to species include:

Pieridae:

Ixias pyrene verna 

Hebomia glaucippe (Great Orangetip)

Cepora judith (Orange Gull)

Prioneris philonome (Red Spot Sawtooth)

Appias indrus

Danaidae:

Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)

Tirumala sp.

Papilionidae:

Papilio demoleus (Lime Butterfly)

Graphium eurypylus (Great Jay)

Graphium sarpedon (Common Bluebottle)

Graphium xenocles

Pathysa antiphates (Firebar Swordtail)

Nymphalidae:

Juonia lemonius

Neptis sp. (Sailor)

Neptis hordonia

Cirrochroa sp.

Vagrans egrista

Satyridae:

Mycalesis sp. (Browns)

Lycaenidae:

Caleta roxus (Straight Pierrot)

A Saturniid found clinging to lights at a hotel in the morning, Caligula cachara:

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