List of butterflies of Nepal


The following is a list of butterflies of Nepal. Six hundred and sixty-nine species and thirty subspecies are listed.
This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies, with some recent additions and a modernized classification. Scientific and common names are also from that book. The 27 endemic species or subspecies are marked.

Family Hesperiidae - skippers

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Tribe Calaenorrhini

Tribe Heteropterini

Subfamily Parnassiinae

Tribe Leptocircini

Tribe Pierini

Subfamily Poritiinae

Tribe Miletini

Tribe Theclini

Tribe Lycaenesthini

Subfamily Libytheinae

Tribe Limenitidini

Tribe Melanitini

Tribe Danaini