27 Butterflies described in 1787

Anthene juba, the anomalous ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.

The Aphrodite fritillary is a fritillary butterfly, from North America.

Cepora judith, the Orange Gull, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It has no common name, although a subspecies is referred to as the orange gull. It is found in south-eastern Asia.

Ceratrichia nothus, the white-winged forest sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Chorinea octauius is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in South America.

Cirrochroa thais, also known as the Tamil yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical Sri Lanka and India. It is the state butterfly of the Indian state of Tamilnadu.

Coenonympha oedippus, the false ringlet, is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyridae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine. It is extirpated from Bulgaria, Germany, and Slovakia.

Cyrestis cocles, the marbled map, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in parts of Asia and Cambodia.

Elymnias panthera, the tawny palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Eurema messalina, the shy yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to the West Indies, but a very rare stray may be found in southern Florida. The habitat consists of shady, brushy areas.

Hamadryas chloe, the Chloe cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Suriname, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Helicopis gnidus, the gnidus metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.

Iolaus timon, the long-tailed sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Lassipa heliodore, the Burmese lascar, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.

Lebadea martha, the knight, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.

Lethe europa, the bamboo treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.

Lethe rohria, the common treebrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.

Lycaenopsis haraldus, Felder's Hedge Blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

The meadow argus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin's Hampstead eye in the United Kingdom, where it has occurred only as an accidental import.

Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus Papilio of the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world.

Parantica aspasia, the yellow glassy tiger, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.

Pareronia hippia, the common wanderer or Indian wanderer, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in India. Some authors consider this as a subspecies of Pareronia valeria.

Satyrium acaciae, the sloe hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Tanaecia cocytus, the lavender count, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.

Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Terinos atlita is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as Zizina labradus, the common grass blue.