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Species Index - Oriental region
 
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This index includes a representative selection of the fauna of the Oriental region, although most of the photographs and articles are based on visits to West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Most of these species also occur in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Sumatra, Brunei, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java, Bali and the Philippines.
 
Click on the species names in the left column to access pages illustrated with full sized photos, and detailed articles about the distribution, habitats, lifecycle and behaviour of each species....

Abisara neophron

White-banded Judy

Acytolepis puspa

Common Hedge Blue

Agatasa calydonia

Glorious Begum

Allotinus horsfieldi

Horsfield's Darkie

Anthene emolus

Ciliate Blue

Appias cardena

Malay Puffin

Appias lyncida

Chocolate Albatross

Appias nero

Orange Albatross

Appias paulina

White Albatross

Arhopala eumolphus

Eumolphus Oakblue

Catochrysops strabo

Forget-me-not

Catopsilia pomona

Lemon Emigrant

Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus

Dark Yellow-banded Flat

Cepora nadina

Lesser Gull

Chersonesia rahria

Wavy Maplet

Chilades pandava

Cycad Blue

Cirrochroa emalea

Malay Yeoman

Cirrochroa orissa

Banded Yeoman

Cyrestis cocles

Dimorphic Map-wing

Cyrestis nivalis

Straight-line Map-wing

Danaus genutia

Common Tiger

Dercas gobrias

Squarish Yellow

Doleschallia bisaltide

Autumn Leaf

Drupadia ravindra

Common Posy

Elymnias hypermnestra

Common Palm Fly

Eooxylides tharis

Branded Imperial

Erites elegans

Elegant Satyr

Eurema simulatrix

de Niceville's Grass Yellow

Euripus nyctelius

Golden-eye

Euthalia monina

Malay Baron

Everes lacturnus

Oriental Short-tailed Blue

Graphium agamemnon

Tailed Jay

Graphium antiphates

Five-bar Swordtail

Graphium sarpedon

Common Bluebottle

Hasora badra

Common Awl

Heliophorus epicles

Purple Sapphire

Hypolimnas anomala

Malayan Egg-fly

Hypolycaena erylus

Common Tit

Iambrix salsala

Chestnut Bob

Idea stolli

Common Tree Nymph

Iraota distanti

Shimmering Purple

Jamides celeno

Common Caerulean

Junonia iphita

Chocolate Soldier

Junonia orithya

Blue Pansy

Koruthaialos rubecula

Velvet Bob

Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Blue / Pea Blue

Lamproptera meges

Green Dragontail

Leptosia nina

Psyche

Libythea myrrha

Club Beak

Loxura atymnus

Common Yamfly

Loxura cassiopeia

Broad-bordered Yamfly

Matapa aria

Scarce Red Eye

Melanocyma faunula

Wavy-line Glory

Moduza procris

Commander

Mycalesis mineus

Dark-band Bush Brown

Mycalesis orseis

Forest Bush Brown

Neptis duryodana

Malay Sailor

Odontoptilum angulata

Tawny Angle

Oriens gola

Common Dartlet

Orsotriaena medus

Nigger

Pantoporia hordonia

Common Lascar

Paralaxita damajanti

Malay Red Harlequin

Parthenos sylvia

Clipper

Pirdana distanti

Agava Skipper

Polyura athamas

Common Nawab

Polyura delphis

White Nawab

Polyura jalysus

Emerald Nawab

Potanthus omaha

Lesser Dart

Prioneris philonome

Red-spot Sawtooth

Ragadia makuta

Makuta Ringlet

Rhinopalpa polynice

Wizard

Spindasis seliga

Fruhstorfer's Silverline

Spindasis syama

Club Silverline

Taxila haquinus

Orange Harlequin

Terinos terpander

Royal Assyrian

Thaumantis klugius

Godart's Jungle Glory

Trogonoptera brookiana

Rajah Brooke's Birdwing

Troides helena

Common Birdwing / Helena's Birdwing

Vindula dejone

Cruiser

Xanthotaenia busiris

Uncertain Satyr

Ypthima horsfieldi

Horsfield's Six Ring

Zeltus amasa

Fluffy Tit

Zemeros flegyas

Punchinello

 

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