Butterflies of Myanmar (Burma)

A total of 1197 butterfly species have been recorded in Myanmar. Myanmar holds six endemic butterfly species. These include Allaemona prasopsuki, Euthalia hisui, Euthalia takeru, Lethe sadona, Ypthima shimai and Ypthima shirozui.

Angled Red Forester 1
Lethe chandica
Banded Tree Brown 1
Lethe confusa confusa
Black Forester 1
Lethe vindhya
Bright-eye Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis nicotia
Burmese Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis perseoides
Chinese Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis gotama
Dark-brand Bush Brown 1
Mycalesis mineus mineus
Common Duffer 1
Discophora sondaica
Common Five-ring 1
Ypthima baldus
Common Palmfly 1
Elymnias hypermnestra
Confusing Threering 1
Ypthima confusa
Dark Evening Brown 1
Melanitis phedima
Medus Brown or Dark Grass-brown 1
Orsotriaena medus medus
Dark-branded Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis mineus
Dark-eyed Fivering 1
Ypthima yunosukei
Dull Forester 1
Lethe gulnihal
Veined Labyrinth 1
Neope pulaha
Himalayan Common Palmfly 1
Elymnias hypermnestra undularis
Mottled Argus 1
Callerebia narasingha
Pale Forester 1
Lethe latiaris
Himalayan Yellow Kaiser 1
Penthema lisarda lisarda
Intermediate Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis intermedia
Lepcha Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis lepcha
Long Brand Bushbrown 1
Mycalesis visala
Pallid Fivering 1
Ypthima savara
Dark Catseye 1
Zipaetis scylax
Southern Duffer 1
Discophora lepida
Tailed Red Forester 1
Lethe sinorix
Tufted Jungle King 1
Thauria aliris

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