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The island of Taiwan is about 36,000 km2, thus only representing 0.024% of the earth's terrestrial surface, but butterflies proliferate across it. In the case of butterflies, the number of butterfly species in Taiwan, Japan (10 times of Taiwan in area) and Australia (213 times of Taiwan)are 380, 214 and 435 species, respectively, indicating that the diversity of butterflies in Taiwan far exceeds that of Japan and Australia, that is, the distinctiveness of Taiwans butterfly habitat in the world. Whether from an academic research, ecological conservation, or education promotion perspective, butterfly resources research is of great importance 

Butterfly Fauna of Taiwan Vol.IV Lycaenidae，In terms of the research on butterfly classification, Professor Takashi Shirozu published the original book “Butterflies of Formosa in Colour” in 1960 and three volumes entitled “Taiwan Butterfly Design Book” in 1999 were commissioned by Professor Yu-Feng Hsu of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). After nearly 20 years, breakthroughs in molecular biotechnology and the evolution of the concept of species have changed butterfly classification. However, there remains a lack of tools for their taxa to explain detail. Books on classification indicate the importance and urgency of a compilation of biota. The Forestry Bureau invited Professor Yu-Feng Hsu from NTNU to supplement and update butterfly specimens for the verification of taxonomic descriptions and illustrations, textual distribution, and habitats for a long time to complete the publication of the “Butteerfly Fauna of Taiwan” study, which is an important milestone in history. For the first time, a complete series of monographs on the island and the associated islands butterfly resources have been collected and reviewed with the latest data on the current status; written in both English and Chinese, for five volumes in total, with the hope to complete in six or seven years. This year, the volume four Lycaenidae is expected to be published, in the hope of providing research and application to readers both at home and abroad. It is also hoped that compatriots in Taiwan can learn more about the diversity and preciousness of Taiwan’s butterflies to protect their rich natural habitat.

 

  

 

 

Contents

Lycaenidae

Curetinae

 Curetis

Miletinae

 Taraka

 Spalgis

Aphnaeinae

 Spindasis

Lycaeninae

 Heliophorus

Theclinae

 Arhopala

 Mahathala

 Iraota

 Japonica

 Ussuriana

 Cordelia

 Araragi

 Antigius

 Wagimo

 Leucantigius

 Ravenna

 Iratsume

 Euaspa

 Teratozephyrus

 Neozephyrus

 Chrysozephyrus

 Sibataniozephyrus

 Amblopala

 Tajuria

 Ancema

 Hypolycaena

 Deudorix

 Artipe

 Sinthusa

 Rapala

 Satyrium

 Fixsenia

 Horaga

 Catapaecilma

Polyommatinae

 Orthomiella

 Nacaduba

 Nothodanis

 Catopyrops

 Prosotas

 Jamides

 Catochrysops

 Euchrysops

 Lampides

 Leptotes

 Zizeeria

 Zizina

 Famegana

 Zizula

 Everes

 Tongeia

 Shijimia

 Pithecops

 Neopithecops

 Megisba

 Udara

 Acytolepis

 Celatoxia

 Celastrina

 Callenya

 Phengaris

 Chilades

 Freyeria

Riodinae

 Abisara

 Zemeros

 Dodona

Supplementary Notes

References

Colour Plates

Index

 

 

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