No. of Species in the World? Singapore?

There are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies and 120,000 species of moths.

In Singapore, 381* species of butterflies have been recorded but only 240+ have been verified over the last 6 years. Of the 381 species, about 55 are now extinct.


*381 is derived from the 363 species recorded in the books of W.A Fleming and Corbet & Pandlebury , plus 18 new species recorded recently by Khew SK and Steven Neo.


Common Butterflies in Singapore
The Lime Butterfly, Lemon Emigrant, Common Palmfly are commonly found in Housing Estates and urban areas while the Common Grass Yellow, Chocolate Pansy, Painted Jezebel, Striped Albatross and Orange Emigrant are commonly seen in parks and open grassland.