A Checklist of Butterflies of Bangladesh

An academic reference website listing butterfly species recorded in Bangladesh

Published: 24 Feb 2015
Updated: 02 Jan 2026

Family: Pieridae

SL Scientific Name Common Name
1Acraea violae Fabricius, 1775Tawny Coster
2Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Purple Emperor
3Ariadne ariadne pallidior Fruhstorfer, 1899Angled Castor
4Ariadne merione tapestrina Moore, 1884Striped Albatross
5Artogeia canidia indica Evans, 1926Indian Cabbage White
6Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793Pioneer
7Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1793Lemon Emigrant
8Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linné, 1758Mottled Emigrant
9Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
10Cepora nerissa nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
11Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red Breasted Jezebel
12Delias agostina agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
13Delias descombesi descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-Spot Jezebel
14Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebel
15Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867Painted Jezebel
16Delias pasithoe pasithoe Linné, 1767Red-Base Jezebel
17Eurema andersoni jordani Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932One-Spot Grass Yellow
18Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867Three-Spot Grass Yellow
19Eurema hecabe hecabe Linné, 1758Common Grass Yellow
20Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906Tree Yellow
21Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758Great Orange Tip
22Ixias pyrene latifasciata Butler, 1871Yellow Orange-Tip
23Leptosia nina nina Fabricius, 1793Psyche
24Pareronia ceylanica Felder & Felder, 1865Dark Wanderer
25Pareronia hippia hippia Fabricius, 1787Common Wanderer
26Pieris brassicae brassicae Linné, 1758Large Cabbage White
27Pontia daplidice Linné, 1758Bath White