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EspañolWESTERN GHATS BUTTERFLIES
This is a list of butterfly species found in the Western Ghats region. This region is a biodiversity hotspot and about 334 species of butterflies have been recorded.
★ Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species)
★ Pieridae - Yellow-White Butterflies (34 species)
★ Nymphalidae- Brush-Footed Butterflies (97 species)
★ Lycaenidae- Blues, hairstreaks and Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (101 species)
★ Hesperiidae - Skipper Butterflies (83 species)
=Family Papilionidae=
★ Spot Swordtail, ''Pathysa nomius'' (Esper, 1798)
★ Fivebar Swordtail, ''Pathysa antiphates '' (Cramer, 1775)
★ Common Jay, ''Graphium doson'' (C. & R. Felder, 1864)
★ Tailed Jay, ''Graphium agamemnon'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Bluebottle, ''Graphium sarpedon'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Rose, ''Pachliopta aristolochiae'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Crimson Rose, ''Pachliopta hector'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Malabar Rose, ''Pachliopta pandiyana'' (Moore, 1881)
★ Southern Birdwing, ''Troides minos'' (Cramer, 1779)
★ Common Mime, ''Chilasa clytia'', Linnaeus, 1758
★ Malabar Banded Swallowtail, ''Papilio liomedon'' (Moore, 1874)
★ Blue Mormon, ''Papilio polymnestor'' (Cramer, 1775)
★ Red Helen, ''Papilio helenus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Mormon, ''Papilio polytes'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Malabar Raven, ''Papilio dravidarum'' (Wood-Mason, 1880)
★ Lime Butterfly, ''Papilio demoleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Banded Peacock, '' Papilio crino'' (Fabricius, 1792)
★ Malabar Banded Peacock, ''Papilio buddha'' (Westwood, 1872)
★ Paris Peacock, ''Papilio paris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
=Family Pieridae =
There are 34 species recorded.
★ Indian Cabbage White , ''Pieris canidia'' Linnaeus, 1768
★ Pioneer(Caper White) , ''Anaphaeis aurota'' Fabricius, 1793
★ Common Gull , ''Cepora nerissa'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Lesser Gull , ''Cepora nadina'' Lucas, 1852
★ White Orange Tip , ''Ixias marianne'' Cramer, 1779
★ Yellow Orange Tip , ''Ixias pyrene'' Linnaeus, 1764
★ Common Jezebel , ''Delias eucharis'' Drury, 1773
★ Painted Sawtooth , ''Prioneris sita'' C. Felder, 1865
★ Spot Puffin , ''Appias lalage'' (Doubleday, 1842)
★ Plain Puffin , ''Appias indra'' Moore, 1857
★ Striped Albatross , ''Appias libythea'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Chocolate Albatross , ''Appias lyncida'' Cramer, 1777
★ Common Albatross, ''Appias albina'' Felder
★ Lesser Albatross , ''Appias wardii'' (Moore, 1884)
★ Psyche , ''Leptosia nina'' Fabricius, 1793
★ Great Orange-Tip , ''Hebomoia glaucippe'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Small Salmon Arab , ''Colotis amata'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Blue-Spotted Arab , ''Colotis phisadia'' (Godart, 1819)
★ White Arab , ''Colotis vestalis'' (Butler, 1876)
★ Large Salmon Arab , ''Colotis fausta'' (Olivier, 1804)
★ Small Orange-Tip , ''Colotis etrida'' Boisduval, 1836
★ Plain Orange-Tip , ''Colotis eucharis'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Crimson-Tip , ''Colotis danae'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Dark Wanderer , ''Pareronia ceylanica'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
★ Common Wanderer , ''Pareronia valeria'' (Cramer, 1776)
★ Common Emigrant , ''Catopsilia pomona'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Mottled Emigrant , ''Catopsilia pyranthe'' Latreille, 1758
★ Small Grass Yellow , ''Eurema brigitta'' Cramer, 1780
★ Spotless Grass Yellow , ''Eurema laeta'' Boisduval, 1836
★ One-Spot Grass Yellow , ''Eurema andersonii'' Moore
★ Common Grass Yellow , ''Eurema hecabe'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Three-Spot Grass Yellow , ''Eurema blanda'' Boisduval, 1836
★ Nilgiri Grass Yellow , ''Eurema nilgiriensis''
★ Nilgiri Clouded Yellow , ''Colias nilgiriensis''
=Family Nymphalidae=
★ Common Beak ''Libythea lepita'' (Moore, 1857)
★ Club Beak ''Libythea myrrha', (Godart, 1819)
★ Glassy Tiger, ''Parantica aglea'' (Stoll, 1782)
★ Nilgiri Tiger, ''Parantica nilgiriensis'' (Moore, 1877)
★ Dark Blue Tiger, ''Tirumala septentrionis'' (Butler, 1874)
★ Blue Tiger, ''Tirumala limniace'' Cramer, 1775
★ Plain Tiger, ''Danaus chrysippus'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Common Or Striped Tiger, ''Danaus genutia'' Cramer, 1779
★ Common Indian Crow, ''Euploea core'' (Cramer, 1780)
★ Double-Branded Crow, ''Euploea sylvester'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Blue King Crow, ''Euploea klugii'' Moore, 1858
★ Malabar Tree Nymph, ''Idea malabarica'' Moore, 1877
★ Tawny Rajah ''Charaxes bernardus'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Black Rajah ''Charaxes solon'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Blue Nawab ''Polyura schreiberi'' (Godart, 1819)
★ Common Nawab ''Polyura athamas'' (Drury, 1773)
★ Anomalous Common Nawab ''Polyura agraria''
★ Southern Duffer ''Discophora lepida'' (Moore, 1857)
★ Palmking ''Amathusia phidippus'' Linnaeus, 1763
★ Whitebar Bushbrown ''Mycalesis anaxias'' Hewitson, 1862
★ Small Longbrand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis igilia'' Fruhstorfer, 1909
★ Long-Brand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis visala'' Moore, 1858
★ Palebrand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis khasia'' Evans, 1920
★ Redeye Bushbrown ''Mycalesis adolphei'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)
★ Palni Bushbrown ''Mycalesis mamerata davisoni''
★ Red-Disc Bushbrown ''Mycalesis oculus'' Marshall, 1880
★ Gladeye Bushbrown, ''Mycalesis patnia'' Moore, 1857
★ Tamil Bushbrown ''Mycalesis subdita'' Moore
★ Common Bushbrown ''Mycalesis perseus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Dark Branded Bushbrown ''Mycalesis mineus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Treebrown ''Lethe rohria'' (Fabricius, 1787)
★ Tamil Treebrown ''Lethe drypetis'' (Hewitson, ?1868)
★ Bamboo Treebrown ''Lethe europa'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Common Threering ''Ypthima asterope''
★ Jewel Fourring ''Ypthima avanta'' Moore, 1875
★ Common Fivering ''Ypthima baldus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ White Fourring ''Ypthima ceylonica'' Hewitson, 1865
★ Nilgiri Fourring ''Ypthima chenui'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
★ Common Fourring ''Ypthima huebneri'' Kirby, 1871
★ Baby Fivering ''Ypthima philomela'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Palni Fourring ''Ypthima ypthimoides'' Moore, 1881
★ Tamil Catseye ''Zipoetis saitis'' Hewitson, 1863
★ Nigger ''Orsotriaena medus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Common Evening Brown ''Melanitis leda'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Dark Evening Brown ''Melanitis phedima'' (Cramer, 1780)
★ Great Evening Brown ''Melanitis zitenius'' (Herbst, 1796)
★ Travancore Evening Brown ''Parantirrhoea marshalli'' Wood-Mason, 1880
★ Common Palmfly ''Elymnias hypermnestra'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Cruiser ''Vindula erota'' Fabricius, 1793
★ Tamil Yeoman ''Cirrochroa thais'' (Fabricius, 1787)
★ Rustic ''Cupha erymanthis'' (Drury, 1773)
★ Small Leopard ''Phalanta alcippe'' Stoll, 1782
★ Leopard ''Phalanta phalantha'' Drury, 1773
★ Indian Fritillary ''Argynnis hyperbius'' Linnaeus, 1763
★ Tamil Lacewing ''Cethosia nietneri'' Felder & Felder, 1867
★ Tawny Coster ''Acraea terpsicore'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Commander ''Limenitis procris'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Common Sergeant ''Athyma perius'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Blackvein Sergeant ''Athyma ranga'' Moore, 1857
★ Staff Sergeant, ''Athyma selenophora'' (Kollar, 1844)
★ Colour Sergeant, ''Athyma nefte'' (Cramer, 1780)
★ Common Lascar ''Pantoporia hordonia'' (Stoll, 1790)
★ Extra Lascar ''Pantoporia sandaka'' (Butler, 1892)
★ Common Sailer ''Neptis hylas'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Shortbanded Sailer ''Neptis columella''
★ Chestnut-Streaked Sailer ''Neptis jumbah'' Moore, 1857
★ Yellowback Sailer ''Neptis viraja''
★ Sullied Sailer ''Neptis soma''
★ Clear Sailer ''Neptis nata''
★ Southern Sullied Sailer ''Neptis clinia''
★ Clipper ''Parthenos sylvia'' (Cramer, 1775)
★ Common Baron ''Euthalia aconthea'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Gaudy Baron ''Euthalia lubentina'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Baronet ''Euthalia nais'' (Forster, 1771)
★ Blue Baron ''Euthalia telchinia'' (Ménétriés, 1857)
★ Grey Count ''Tanaecia lepidea'' (Butler, 1868)
★ Redspot Duke ''Dophla evelina'' (Stoll, 1790)
★ Common Map ''Cyrestis thyodamas'' Boisduval, 1836
★ Angled Castor ''Ariadne ariadne'' Linnaeus, 1763
★ Common Castor ''Ariadne merione''
★ Joker ''Byblia ilithyia'' (Drury, 1773)
★ Black Prince ''Rohana parisatis'' (Westwood, 1850)
★ Painted Courtesan ''Euripus consimilis'' (Westwood, 1850)
★ Indian Red Admiral ''Vanessa indica'' (Herbst, 1794)
★ Painted Lady ''Vanessa cardui''
★ Blue Admiral ''Kaniska canace'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Gray Pansy ''Junonia atlites'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Peacock Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) almana'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Yellow Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) hierta'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Chocolate Pansy, ''Junonia (Precis) iphita'' (Cramer, 1779)
★ Lemon Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) lemonias'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Blue Pansy ''Junonia orithya'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Great Eggfly ''Hypolimnas bolina'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Danaid Eggfly ''Hypolimnas misippus'' (Linnaeus, 1764)
★ Orange Oakleaf ''Kallima inachus'' (Boisduval, 1846)
★ South Indian Blue Oakleaf ''Kallima horsfieldi'' Kollar, 1844
★ Autumnleaf ''Doleschallia bisaltide malabarica'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Plum Judy, ''Abisara echerius'' (Moore, 1901)
★ Mottle ''Logania distanti'' Semper, 1889.
★ Apefly ''Spalgis epius'' (Westwood, 1851) (L6.1)
★ Red Pierrot ''Talicada nyseus'' Guérin, 1843. (L8.1)
★ Common Pierrot ''Castalius rosimon'' Fabricius, 1775. (L9.1)
★ Dark Pierrot ''Castalius ananda'' de Nicéville, 1884 previously ''Tarucus ananda'' De Nicéville (L10.1)
★ Angled Pierrot ''Caleta caleta'' Hewitson, 1876 earlier ''Castalius caleta'' Moore (L9.2)
★ Banded Blue Pierrot ''Discolampa ethion'' Westwood, 1851 earlier ''Castalius ethion'' Doubleday & Hewitson (L9.3)
★ Spotted Pierrot ''Tarucus callinara'' Butler, 1886 (L10.4)
★ Striped Pierrot ''Tarucus nara'' Kollar, 1848 (L10.9)
★ Indian Pierrot ''Tarucus indica'' Evans, 1932
★ Balkan Pierrot ''Tarucus balkanicus'' (Freyer, 1845)
★ Zebra Blue ''Syntarucus plinius'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L11.1) (synonyms ''Leptotus plinius, ''Tarucus plinius'')
★ Bright Babul Blue ''Azanus ubaldus'' Cramer, 1782 (L12.1)
★ Dull Babul Blue ''Azanus uranus'' Butler, 1886 (L12.2)
★ African Babul Blue ''Azanus jesous'' Guérin-Meneville, 1847 (L12.4)
★ Quaker ''Neopithecops zalmora'' Butler 1870 (L15.1)
★ Malayan ''Megisba malaya'' (Horsfield, 1828) (H20.1, p. 220)
★ Plain Hedge Blue ''Celastrina lavendularis'' (Moore, 1877) previously ''Lycaenopsis lavendularis'' Moore (L19.15)
★ Common Hedge Blue ''Acytolepis puspa'' (Horsfield, 1828) previously ''Lycaenopsis puspa'' (''Toxopeus'') (L19.1)
★ Hampson's Hedge Blue ''Acytolepis lilacea'' (Hampson, 1889) ''Lycaenopsis lilacea'' Hampson (L19.2)
★ White Hedge Blue ''Akasinula akasa'' (Horsfield, 1828) previously ''Lycaenopsis akasa'' Frühstorfer (L19.10)
★ Whitedisc Hedge Blue ''Cyaniris albidisca'' Moore, 1883 previously ''Lycaenopsis albidisca'' Moore (L19.6)
★ Singhalese Hedge Blue ''Polyommatus singalensis'' Moore, 1877 previously ''Lycaenopsis singalensis'' Felder (L19.13)
★ Lime Blue ''Chilades laius'' (Cramer, 1782) (L21.1)
★ Indian Cupid ''Chilades parrhasius'' (Fabricius, 1793) previously ''Everes parrhasius'' Fabricius (L16.4)
★ Small Cupid ''Chilades contracta'' (Butler 1880) previously ''Euchrysops contracta'' Butler (L23.2)?
★ Dark Grass Blue ''Zizeeria lysimon'' (Hübner, 1798-1803) (L22.3)
★ Lesser Grass Blue ''Zizeeria otis'' (Fabricius, 1787) (L22.5)
★ Pale Grass Blue ''Pseudozizeeria maha'' (Kollar, 1848) previously ''Zizeeria maha'' Kollar (L22.2)
★ Tiny Grass Blue ''Zizula gaika'' (Trimen, 1862) synonym ''Zizula hylax'' (Fabricius 1775) (now suppressed) (L22.4)
★ Grass Jewel ''Freyeria trochylus'' (Freyer, 1845) previously ''Zizeeria trochilus'' Freyer (L22.1)
★ Gram Blue ''Euchrysops cnejus'' (Fabricius, 1798) (L23.1)
★ Plains Cupid ''Edales pandava'' (Horsfield, 1829) previously ''Euchrysops pandava'' Horsfield (L23.3)
★ Ciliate Blue ''Anthene emolus'' (Godart, 1823) previously ''Lycaenesthes emolus'' Godart (L24.1)
★ Pointed Ciliate Blue ''Anthene lycaenina'' (C. Felder, 1868) previously ''Lycaenesthes lycaenina'' Felder (L24.2)
★ Forget-me-not ''Catachrysops strabo'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L25.1)
★ Silver Forget-me-not ''Catachrysops panoramus'' (C. Felder, 1860)
★ Peablue ''Lampides boeticus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (L26.1)
★ Dark Cerulean ''Jamides bochus'' Stoll, 1782 (L27.1)
★ Common Cerulean ''Jamides celeno'' (Cramer, 1775) (L27.3)
★ Metallic Cerulean ''Jamides alecto'' (Felder, 1860) (L27.7)
★ Large Four-line Blue ''Nacaduba pactolus'' (Felder, 1860) (L30.2)
★ Pale Four-line Blue ''Nacaduba hermus'' (Felder, 1860) (L30.3)
★ Pointed Lineblue ''Nacaduba helicon'' Felder,? (L30.7)
★ Transparent Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba kurava'' (Moore, 1857) (L30.8)
★ Opaque Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba beroe'' (Felder & Felder, 1865) (L30.9)
★ Rounded Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba berenice'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (L30.10)
★ Dark Ceylon Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba calauria'' (C. Felder, 1860)
★ Common Lineblue ''Prosotas nora'' (Felder, 1860) previously ''Nacaduba nora'' Felder (L30.13)
★ Tailless Lineblue ''Prosotas dubiosa'' (Semper, 1879) previously ''Nacaduba dubiosa'' Evans (L30.14)
★ White-tipped Lineblue ''Prosotas noreia'' (Felder, 1868) previously ''Nacaduba noreia'' Felder (L30.15)
★ Dingy Lineblue ''Petrelea dana'' (De Nicéville, 1884) previously ''Nacaduba dana'' De Nicéville (L30.16)
★ Indian Sunbeam ''Curetis thetis'' (Drury, 1773) (L40.1)
★ Shiva's Sunbeam ''Curetis siva'' Evans, 1954
★ Toothed Sunbeam ''Curetis dentata'' Moore, 1879
★ Silverstreak Blue ''Iraota timoleon'' Stoll, 1790 (L41.1)
★ Leaf Blue ''Horsfieldia anita'' Moore
★ Many-tailed Oak-Blue ''Thaduka multicaudata'' Moore, 1878 (L43.1)
★ Large Oakblue ''Arhopala amantes'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia amantes'' Hewitson (L45.18)
★ Aberrant Bushblue ''Arhopala abseus'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia abseus'' (L45.39)
★ Dark Broken-Band Oakblue ''Arhopala atrax'' (Hewitson, 1862)
★ Centaur Oakblue ''Nilasera centaurus'' (Fabricius, 1775) previously ''Amblypodia centaurus'' Moore (L45.16)
★ Rosy Oakblue ''Panchala alea'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia alea'' Hewitson (L45.11)
★ Tamil Oakblue ''Narathura bazaloides'' (Hewitson, 1878) previously ''Amblypodia bazaloides'' Hewitson (L45.23)
★ Common Acacia Blue ''Surendra quercetorum'' (Moore, 1857) (L46.1)
★ Silver Streaked Acacia Blue ''Zinaspa todara'' (Moore, 1883) previously ''Surendra todara'' Moore (L46.2)
★ Yamfly ''Loxura atymnus'' (Cramer, 1782) (L48.1)
★ Tawny Silverline ''Apharitis acamus'' Butler (L51.1)
★ Common Silverline ''Spindasis vulcanus'' (Fabricius, 1775) (L52.1)
★ Long-banded Silverline ''Spindasis lohita'' (Horsfield, 1829) (L52.11)
★ Plumbeous Silverline ''Aphnaeus schistacea'' Moore, 1881 previously ''Spindasis schistacea'' Moore (L52.2)
★ Abnormal Silverline ''Aphnaeus abnormis'' Moore, 1883 previously ''Spindasis abnormis'' Moore (L52.4)
★ Common Shot Silverline ''Aphnaeus ictis'' Hewitson, 1865 previously ''Spindasis ictis'' Felder (L52.5)
★ Scarce Shot Silverline ''Aphnaeus elima'' Moore, 1877 previously ''Spindasis elima'' Moore (L52.6)
★ Lilac Silverline ''Aphnaeus lilacinus'' Moore, 1884 previously ''Apharitis lilacinus'' Moore (L51.2)
★ Redspot ''Zesius chrysomallus'' Hübner, 1819/21 (L53.1)
★ White Royal ''Pratapa deva'' (Moore, 1857) (L54.5)
★ Silver Royal ''Ancema blanka'' (De Nicéville, 1895) previously ''Pratapa blanka'' Evans (L54.4)
★ Broadtail Royal ''Creon cleobis'' (Godart, 1823) previously ''Pratapa cleobis'' Godart (L54.8)
★ Plains Blue Royal ''Tajuria jehana'' Moore, 1883 (L55.12)
★ Peacock Royal ''Tajuria cippus'' (Fabricius, 1798) (L55.13)
★ Spotted Royal ''Tajuria maculata'' Hewitson, ? (L55.17)
★ Branded Royal ''Ops melastigma'' (De Nicéville, 1887) previously ''Tajuria melastigma'' De Nicéville (L55.4)
★ Banded Royal ''Charana jalindra'' Moore (L56.1)
★ Common Imperial ''Cheritra freja'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L60.1)
★ Monkeypuzzle ''Rathinda amor'' (Fabricius, 1775) (L63.1)
★ Common Onyx ''Horaga onyx'' (Moore, 1857) (L64.1)
★ Brown Onyx ''Horaga viola'' Moore, 1882 (L64.4)
★ Common Tinsel ''Catapaecilma elegans'' Druce, 1873 (L64.1)
★ Orchid Tit ''Chliaria othona'' (Hewitson, 1865) (L66.1)
★ Nilgiri Tit ''Chliaria nilgirica'' (Moore, 1883) previously ''Hypolycaena nilgirica'' Moore (L67.1)
★ Fluffy Tit ''Zeltus etolus'' (Fabricius, 1787) (L68.1)
★ Cornelian ''Deudorix epijarbas'' (Moore, 1857) (L70.1)
★ Common Guava Blue ''Virachola isocrates'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L71.1)
★ Large Guava Blue ''Virachola perse'' (Hewitson, 1863) (L71.2)
★ Indigo Flash ''Rapala varuna'' (Hewitson, 1863) (L72.7)
★ Slate Flash ''Rapala schistacea'' (Moore, 1879) (L72.8)
★ Common Red Flash ''Rapala iarbus'' (Fabricius, 1787) previously ''Rapala jarbas'' Fabricius (L72.13)
★ Malabar Flash ''Vadebra lankana'' (Moore, 1879) previously ''Rapala lankana'' Moore (L72.3)
★ Plane ''Bindahara phocides'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L74.1)
=Family Hesperiidae=
★ Brown Awl ''Badamia exclamationis'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Pale Green Awlet ''Bibasis gomata'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Orange-striped Awl/Orange Awlet ''Bibasis jaina'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Orangetail Awl/Pale Green Awlet ''Bibasis sena'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Indian Awlking, ''Choaspes benjaminii'' (Guérin-Meneville, 1843)
★ Common Awl ''Hasora badra'' (Moore , 1857)
★ Common Banded Awl ''Hasora chromus'' (Cramer , 1780)
★ White Banded Awl ''Hasora taminatus'' (Hübner, 1818)
★ Plain Banded Awl ''Hasora vitta'' (Butler , 1870)
★ Dingy Scrub-Hopper '' Aeromachus dubius'' (Elwes & Edwards , 1897)
★ Pygmy Grass/Scrub-Hopper '' Aeromachus pygmaeus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Bush Hopper '' Ampittia dioscorides'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Coorg Forest Hopper '' Arnetta mercara'' (Evans, 1932)
★ Vindhyan Bob '' Arnetta vindhiana'' (Moore, 1883)
★ Paintbrush Swift '' Baoris farri'' (Moore , 1878)
★ Hedge/Hampson's Hedge-Hopper '' Baracus vittatus'' (Felder, 1862)
★ Beavan's Swift '' Pseudoborbo bevani'' (Moore, 1878) ?
★ Rice Swift '' Borbo cinnara'' (Wallace, 1866)
★ Kanara Swift '' Caltoris canaraica'' (Moore , 1883)
★ Blank Swift '' Caltoris kumara'' (Moore , 1878)
★ Philippine Swift '' Caltoris philippina'' (Herrich-Schäffer , 1869)
★ Wax Dart '' Cupitha purreea'' (Moore , 1877)
★ Palm Redeye '' Erionota thrax'' (Linnaeus , 1767)
★ Giant Redeye '' Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius , 1775)
★ Dingy Swift '' Gegenes nostradamus'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Indian/Ceylon Ace '' Halpe homolea'' (Hewitson, 1868)
★ Moore's Ace '' Halpe porus'' (Mabille , 1876)
★ Chestnut Bob '' Iambrix salsala'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common Redeye '' Matapa aria'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Restricted Demon '' Notocrypta curvifascia'' (Felder & Felder, 1862)
★ Common Banded Demon '' Notocrypta paralysos'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)
★ African Straight/Straight Swift '' Parnara naso'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Continental Swift '' Parnara ganga'' (Evans, 1937)
★ Dark Branded Swift '' Pelopidas agna'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Great Swift '' Pelopidas assamensis'' (De Nicéville, 1882)
★ Conjoined Swift '' Pelopidas conjuncta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
★ Dark Small-Branded Swift '' Pelopidas mathias'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Large Branded Swift '' Pelopidas subochracea'' (Moore, 1878)
★ Pale Small-Branded Swift '' Pelopidas thrax'' (Hübner, 1821)
★ Contiguous Swift '' Polytremis lubricans'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
★ Confucian/Chinese Dart '' Potanthus confucius'' (Felder & Felder, 1862)
★ Pallied Dart '' Potanthus pallida'' (Evans, 1932)
★ Palni Dart '' Potanthus palnia'' (Evans, 1914)
★ Pava Dart '' Potanthus pava'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
★ Pseudomaesa/Common Dart '' Potanthus pseudomaesa'' (Moore, 1881)
★ Coon '' Psolos fuligo'' (Mabille, 1876)
★ Yellow-Base/Golden Tree Flitter '' Quedara basiflava'' (De Nicéville, 1888)
★ Maculate Lancer '' Salanoemia sala'' (Hewitson, 1866)
★ Bicolour Ace '' Sovia hyrtacus'' (De Nicéville, 1897)
★ Indian Palm Bob, '' Suastus gremius'' (fabricius, 1798)
★ Small Palm Bob, '' Suastus minuta'' (Moore, 1877)
★ Tamil Grass Dart '' Taractrocera ceramas'' (Hewitson, 1868)
★ Common Grass Dart '' Taractrocera maevius'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Dark Palm Dart '' Telicota ancilla'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
★ Pale Palm Dart '' Telicota colon'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Plain Palm Dart '' Cephrenes chrysozona'' (Plötz, 1883)
★ Southern Spotted Ace or Unbranded Ace '' Thoressa astigmata'' (Swinhoe, 1890)
★ Evershed's Ace '' Thoressa evershedi'' (Evans, 1910)
★ Madras Ace '' Thoressa honorei'' (De Nicéville, 1887)
★ Tamil Ace or Sitala Ace '' Thoressa sitala'' (De Nicéville, 1885)
★ Grass Demon, '' Udaspes folus'' (Cramer, 1775)
★ Tree Flitter '' Hyarotis adrastus'' (Stoll , 1782)
★ Brush Flitter '' Hyarotis microstrictum'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)
★ Tamil Dartlet '' Oriens concinna'' (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
★ Common Dartlet '' Oriens goloides'' (Moore, 1881)
★ Golden Angle ''Caprona ransonnetti'' (Felder, 1868)
★ Spotted Angle ''Caprona agama'' (Moore , 1857 )
★ Spotted Angle ''Caprona alida'' (De Nicéville , 1891)
★ Malabar Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus ambareesa'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus leucocera'' (Kollar , 1848)
★ Tamil Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus ruficornis'' (Mabille , 1878)
★ Fulvous Pied Flat ''Coladenia dan'' (Fabricius , 1787)
★ Tricolour Flat ''Coladenia indrani'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common Yellowbreasted Flat ''Daimio bhagava'' (Moore, 1865) ?
★ African Mallow/Marbled Skipper, ''Gomalia elma'' (Trimen , 1862)
★ Chestnut/Banded Angle ''Odontoptilum angulata'' (Felder, 1862)
★ Common Small Flat ''Sarangesa dasahara'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Spotted Small Flat ''Sarangesa purendra'' (Moore, 1882)
★ Indian Grizzled/Indian Skipper ''Spialia galba'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Immaculate/Large/Suffused Snow Flat ''Tagiades gana'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common/Ceylon Snow Flat ''Tagiades jepetus'' (Stoll, 1782)
★ Water Snow Flat ''Tagiades litigiosa'' (Möschler, 1878)
★ Angled Flat/Black Angle ''Tapena twaithesi'' (Moore, 1881)
★ Butterfly
★ List of butterflies of India
★ Fauna and flora of India
★ List of Butterflies of Kerala
★ List of Butterflies of Tamilnadu
★ List of Butterflies of Karnataka
★ (In press.) Checklist of the Butterflies of the Western Ghats, Southwestern India. In K. A. Subramanian (ed.) Diversity and Conservation of Invertebrates in the Western Ghats.
★ (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
★ (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
★ 1996. Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka): a biodiversity assessment of a threatened mountain system. Report to the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore.
★ 1987-88. The butterflies of the Nilgiri Mountains of southern India (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., vol 84 & 85.
★ ButterflyIndia email discussion group
★ Western Ghats list
★ Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species)
★ Pieridae - Yellow-White Butterflies (34 species)
★ Nymphalidae- Brush-Footed Butterflies (97 species)
★ Lycaenidae- Blues, hairstreaks and Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (101 species)
★ Hesperiidae - Skipper Butterflies (83 species)
=Family Papilionidae=
Subfamily Papilioninae
Genus ''Graphium'' (''Pathysa'') - The Swordtails, Zebras
''Spot Swordtail''
★ Spot Swordtail, ''Pathysa nomius'' (Esper, 1798)
★ Fivebar Swordtail, ''Pathysa antiphates '' (Cramer, 1775)
Genus ''Graphium'' (''Graphium'') - The Bluebottles and Jays
★ Common Jay, ''Graphium doson'' (C. & R. Felder, 1864)
★ Tailed Jay, ''Graphium agamemnon'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Bluebottle, ''Graphium sarpedon'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus ''Atrophaneura'' (''Pachliopta'') - The Roses
''Crimson Rose''
★ Common Rose, ''Pachliopta aristolochiae'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Crimson Rose, ''Pachliopta hector'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Malabar Rose, ''Pachliopta pandiyana'' (Moore, 1881)
Genus ''Troides'' - The Birdwings
★ Southern Birdwing, ''Troides minos'' (Cramer, 1779)
Genus ''Papilio'' (''Chilasa'') - The Mimes
★ Common Mime, ''Chilasa clytia'', Linnaeus, 1758
Genus ''Papilio'' (''Papilio'') - The Swallowtails
''Lime Butterfly''
★ Malabar Banded Swallowtail, ''Papilio liomedon'' (Moore, 1874)
★ Blue Mormon, ''Papilio polymnestor'' (Cramer, 1775)
★ Red Helen, ''Papilio helenus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Mormon, ''Papilio polytes'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Malabar Raven, ''Papilio dravidarum'' (Wood-Mason, 1880)
★ Lime Butterfly, ''Papilio demoleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Common Banded Peacock, '' Papilio crino'' (Fabricius, 1792)
★ Malabar Banded Peacock, ''Papilio buddha'' (Westwood, 1872)
★ Paris Peacock, ''Papilio paris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
=Family Pieridae =
There are 34 species recorded.
Subfamily ''Pierinae'' - The Whites
Genus ''Pieris'', The Whites
★ Indian Cabbage White , ''Pieris canidia'' Linnaeus, 1768
Genus ''Anaphaeis'' - The Pioneers
'' Pioneer(Caper White) ''
★ Pioneer(Caper White) , ''Anaphaeis aurota'' Fabricius, 1793
Genus ''Cepora'' - The Gulls
★ Common Gull , ''Cepora nerissa'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Lesser Gull , ''Cepora nadina'' Lucas, 1852
Genus ''Ixias'' - The Indian Orange Tips
'' Yellow Orange Tip ''
★ White Orange Tip , ''Ixias marianne'' Cramer, 1779
★ Yellow Orange Tip , ''Ixias pyrene'' Linnaeus, 1764
Genus ''Delias'' - The Jezebels
'' Common Jezebel ''
★ Common Jezebel , ''Delias eucharis'' Drury, 1773
Genus ''Prioneris'' - The Sawtooths
★ Painted Sawtooth , ''Prioneris sita'' C. Felder, 1865
Genus ''Appias'' - The Puffins and Albatrosses
★ Spot Puffin , ''Appias lalage'' (Doubleday, 1842)
★ Plain Puffin , ''Appias indra'' Moore, 1857
★ Striped Albatross , ''Appias libythea'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Chocolate Albatross , ''Appias lyncida'' Cramer, 1777
★ Common Albatross, ''Appias albina'' Felder
★ Lesser Albatross , ''Appias wardii'' (Moore, 1884)
Genus ''Leptosia'' - The Psyche
★ Psyche , ''Leptosia nina'' Fabricius, 1793
Genus ''Hebomoia'' - The Great Orange Tip
★ Great Orange-Tip , ''Hebomoia glaucippe'' Linnaeus, 1758
Genus ''Colotis'' - The Arabs
'' Crimson-Tip ''
★ Small Salmon Arab , ''Colotis amata'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Blue-Spotted Arab , ''Colotis phisadia'' (Godart, 1819)
★ White Arab , ''Colotis vestalis'' (Butler, 1876)
★ Large Salmon Arab , ''Colotis fausta'' (Olivier, 1804)
★ Small Orange-Tip , ''Colotis etrida'' Boisduval, 1836
★ Plain Orange-Tip , ''Colotis eucharis'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Crimson-Tip , ''Colotis danae'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Pareronia'' - The Wanderers
★ Dark Wanderer , ''Pareronia ceylanica'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
★ Common Wanderer , ''Pareronia valeria'' (Cramer, 1776)
Subfamily ''Coliadinae'' - The Yellows
'' Mottled Emigrant ''
Genus ''Catopsilia'' - The Emigrants
★ Common Emigrant , ''Catopsilia pomona'' Fabricius, 1775
★ Mottled Emigrant , ''Catopsilia pyranthe'' Latreille, 1758
'' Common Grass Yellow ''
Genus ''Eurema'' - The Grass Yellows
★ Small Grass Yellow , ''Eurema brigitta'' Cramer, 1780
★ Spotless Grass Yellow , ''Eurema laeta'' Boisduval, 1836
★ One-Spot Grass Yellow , ''Eurema andersonii'' Moore
★ Common Grass Yellow , ''Eurema hecabe'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Three-Spot Grass Yellow , ''Eurema blanda'' Boisduval, 1836
★ Nilgiri Grass Yellow , ''Eurema nilgiriensis''
Genus ''Colias'' - The Clouded Yellows
★ Nilgiri Clouded Yellow , ''Colias nilgiriensis''
=Family Nymphalidae=
Subfamily Libytheinae
Genus ''Libythea'' - The Beaks
★ Common Beak ''Libythea lepita'' (Moore, 1857)
★ Club Beak ''Libythea myrrha', (Godart, 1819)
Subfamily Danainae
''Blue Tiger''
''Plain Tiger''
Genus ''Parantica'' - The Glassy Tigers
★ Glassy Tiger, ''Parantica aglea'' (Stoll, 1782)
★ Nilgiri Tiger, ''Parantica nilgiriensis'' (Moore, 1877)
Genus ''Tirumala'' - The Blue Tigers
★ Dark Blue Tiger, ''Tirumala septentrionis'' (Butler, 1874)
★ Blue Tiger, ''Tirumala limniace'' Cramer, 1775
Genus ''Danaus'' - The Tigers
★ Plain Tiger, ''Danaus chrysippus'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Common Or Striped Tiger, ''Danaus genutia'' Cramer, 1779
Genus ''Euploea'' - The Crows
★ Common Indian Crow, ''Euploea core'' (Cramer, 1780)
★ Double-Branded Crow, ''Euploea sylvester'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Blue King Crow, ''Euploea klugii'' Moore, 1858
Genus ''Idea'' - The Tree Nymphs
★ Malabar Tree Nymph, ''Idea malabarica'' Moore, 1877
Subfamily Charaxinae
Genus ''Charaxes'' - The Rajahs
★ Tawny Rajah ''Charaxes bernardus'' (Fabricius, 1793)
★ Black Rajah ''Charaxes solon'' (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus ''Polyura'' - The Nawabs
''Common Nawab''
★ Blue Nawab ''Polyura schreiberi'' (Godart, 1819)
★ Common Nawab ''Polyura athamas'' (Drury, 1773)
★ Anomalous Common Nawab ''Polyura agraria''
Subfamily Morphinae
Genus ''Discophora'' - The Duffers
★ Southern Duffer ''Discophora lepida'' (Moore, 1857)
Genus ''Amathusia'' - The Palmking
★ Palmking ''Amathusia phidippus'' Linnaeus, 1763
Subfamily Satyrinae
''Lethe europa''
''Common Palmfly''
Genus ''Mycalesis'' - The Bushbrowns
★ Whitebar Bushbrown ''Mycalesis anaxias'' Hewitson, 1862
★ Small Longbrand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis igilia'' Fruhstorfer, 1909
★ Long-Brand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis visala'' Moore, 1858
★ Palebrand Bushbrown ''Mycalesis khasia'' Evans, 1920
★ Redeye Bushbrown ''Mycalesis adolphei'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)
★ Palni Bushbrown ''Mycalesis mamerata davisoni''
★ Red-Disc Bushbrown ''Mycalesis oculus'' Marshall, 1880
★ Gladeye Bushbrown, ''Mycalesis patnia'' Moore, 1857
★ Tamil Bushbrown ''Mycalesis subdita'' Moore
★ Common Bushbrown ''Mycalesis perseus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ Dark Branded Bushbrown ''Mycalesis mineus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus ''Lethe'' - The Treebrowns
★ Common Treebrown ''Lethe rohria'' (Fabricius, 1787)
★ Tamil Treebrown ''Lethe drypetis'' (Hewitson, ?1868)
★ Bamboo Treebrown ''Lethe europa'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Ypthima'' - The Rings
★ Common Threering ''Ypthima asterope''
★ Jewel Fourring ''Ypthima avanta'' Moore, 1875
★ Common Fivering ''Ypthima baldus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
★ White Fourring ''Ypthima ceylonica'' Hewitson, 1865
★ Nilgiri Fourring ''Ypthima chenui'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
★ Common Fourring ''Ypthima huebneri'' Kirby, 1871
★ Baby Fivering ''Ypthima philomela'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Palni Fourring ''Ypthima ypthimoides'' Moore, 1881
Genus ''Zipoetis'' - The Catseyes
★ Tamil Catseye ''Zipoetis saitis'' Hewitson, 1863
Genus ''Orsotriaena'' - The Nigger
★ Nigger ''Orsotriaena medus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Melanitis'' - The Evening Browns
★ Common Evening Brown ''Melanitis leda'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Dark Evening Brown ''Melanitis phedima'' (Cramer, 1780)
★ Great Evening Brown ''Melanitis zitenius'' (Herbst, 1796)
Genus ''Parantirrhoea'' - The Travancore Evening Brown
★ Travancore Evening Brown ''Parantirrhoea marshalli'' Wood-Mason, 1880
Genus ''Elymnias'' - The Palmflies
★ Common Palmfly ''Elymnias hypermnestra'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
Subfamily Heliconiinae
''Rustic''
''Leopard''
Genus ''Vindula'' - The Cruiser
★ Cruiser ''Vindula erota'' Fabricius, 1793
Genus ''Cirrochroa'' - The Yeomen
★ Tamil Yeoman ''Cirrochroa thais'' (Fabricius, 1787)
Genus ''Cupha'' - The Rustic
★ Rustic ''Cupha erymanthis'' (Drury, 1773)
Genus ''Phalanta'' - The Leopards
★ Small Leopard ''Phalanta alcippe'' Stoll, 1782
★ Leopard ''Phalanta phalantha'' Drury, 1773
Genus ''Argynnis'' - The Fritillaries
★ Indian Fritillary ''Argynnis hyperbius'' Linnaeus, 1763
Genus ''Cethosia'' - The lacewings
★ Tamil Lacewing ''Cethosia nietneri'' Felder & Felder, 1867
Subfamily Acraeinae
Genus ''Acraea'' - The Tawny Coster
★ Tawny Coster ''Acraea terpsicore'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subfamily Limenitidinae
Genus ''Limenitis'' - The Admirals
★ Commander ''Limenitis procris'' (Cramer, 1777)
Genus ''Athyma'' - The Sergeants
The 'Colour Sergeant' (''Athyma nefte'')
★ Common Sergeant ''Athyma perius'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Blackvein Sergeant ''Athyma ranga'' Moore, 1857
★ Staff Sergeant, ''Athyma selenophora'' (Kollar, 1844)
★ Colour Sergeant, ''Athyma nefte'' (Cramer, 1780)
Genus ''Pantoporia'' - The Lascars
★ Common Lascar ''Pantoporia hordonia'' (Stoll, 1790)
★ Extra Lascar ''Pantoporia sandaka'' (Butler, 1892)
Genus ''Neptis'' - The Sailers
''Neptis hylas''
''Pantoporia hordonia''
★ Common Sailer ''Neptis hylas'' Linnaeus, 1758
★ Shortbanded Sailer ''Neptis columella''
★ Chestnut-Streaked Sailer ''Neptis jumbah'' Moore, 1857
★ Yellowback Sailer ''Neptis viraja''
★ Sullied Sailer ''Neptis soma''
★ Clear Sailer ''Neptis nata''
★ Southern Sullied Sailer ''Neptis clinia''
Genus ''Parthenos'' - The Clipper
★ Clipper ''Parthenos sylvia'' (Cramer, 1775)
Genus ''Euthalia'' - The Barons
★ Common Baron ''Euthalia aconthea'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Gaudy Baron ''Euthalia lubentina'' (Cramer, 1777)
★ Baronet ''Euthalia nais'' (Forster, 1771)
★ Blue Baron ''Euthalia telchinia'' (Ménétriés, 1857)
Genus ''Tanaecia'' - The Counts
★ Grey Count ''Tanaecia lepidea'' (Butler, 1868)
Genus ''Dophla'' - The Dukes
★ Redspot Duke ''Dophla evelina'' (Stoll, 1790)
Subfamily Cyrestinae
Genus ''Cyrestis'' - The Map Butterflies
★ Common Map ''Cyrestis thyodamas'' Boisduval, 1836
Subfamily Biblidinae
Genus ''Ariadne'' - The Castors
★ Angled Castor ''Ariadne ariadne'' Linnaeus, 1763
★ Common Castor ''Ariadne merione''
Genus ''Byblia'' - The Joker
★ Joker ''Byblia ilithyia'' (Drury, 1773)
Subfamily Apaturinae
Painted Courtesan ''Euripus consimilis''
Genus ''Rohana'' -
★ Black Prince ''Rohana parisatis'' (Westwood, 1850)
Genus ''Euripus'' - The Courtesans
★ Painted Courtesan ''Euripus consimilis'' (Westwood, 1850)
Subfamily Nymphalinae
Genus ''Vanessa'' - Admirals, Painted Lady
★ Indian Red Admiral ''Vanessa indica'' (Herbst, 1794)
★ Painted Lady ''Vanessa cardui''
Genus ''Kaniska''
★ Blue Admiral ''Kaniska canace'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
Genus ''Junonia'' - The Pansies
★ Gray Pansy ''Junonia atlites'' (Linnaeus, 1763)
★ Peacock Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) almana'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Yellow Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) hierta'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Chocolate Pansy, ''Junonia (Precis) iphita'' (Cramer, 1779)
★ Lemon Pansy ''Junonia (Precis) lemonias'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Blue Pansy ''Junonia orithya'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus ''Hypolimnas'' - The Eggflies
★ Great Eggfly ''Hypolimnas bolina'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
★ Danaid Eggfly ''Hypolimnas misippus'' (Linnaeus, 1764)
Genus ''Kallima'' - The Oakleafs
★ Orange Oakleaf ''Kallima inachus'' (Boisduval, 1846)
★ South Indian Blue Oakleaf ''Kallima horsfieldi'' Kollar, 1844
Genus ''Doleschallia'' - The Autumn Leaf
★ Autumnleaf ''Doleschallia bisaltide malabarica'' (Cramer, 1777)
Family Lycaenidae
Genus ''Abisara'', The Judies
★ Plum Judy, ''Abisara echerius'' (Moore, 1901)
Genus ''Logania'' - The Mottles
★ Mottle ''Logania distanti'' Semper, 1889.
Genus ''Spalgis'' - The Apefly
★ Apefly ''Spalgis epius'' (Westwood, 1851) (L6.1)
Genus ''Talicada'' - The Red Pierrot
★ Red Pierrot ''Talicada nyseus'' Guérin, 1843. (L8.1)
Genus ''Castalius'' - The Common Pierrot
★ Common Pierrot ''Castalius rosimon'' Fabricius, 1775. (L9.1)
★ Dark Pierrot ''Castalius ananda'' de Nicéville, 1884 previously ''Tarucus ananda'' De Nicéville (L10.1)
Genus ''Caleta'' - The Angled Pierrot
★ Angled Pierrot ''Caleta caleta'' Hewitson, 1876 earlier ''Castalius caleta'' Moore (L9.2)
Genus ''Discolampa'' - The Banded Blue Pierrot
★ Banded Blue Pierrot ''Discolampa ethion'' Westwood, 1851 earlier ''Castalius ethion'' Doubleday & Hewitson (L9.3)
Genus ''Tarucus'' - The Blue Pierrots
★ Spotted Pierrot ''Tarucus callinara'' Butler, 1886 (L10.4)
★ Striped Pierrot ''Tarucus nara'' Kollar, 1848 (L10.9)
★ Indian Pierrot ''Tarucus indica'' Evans, 1932
★ Balkan Pierrot ''Tarucus balkanicus'' (Freyer, 1845)
Genus ''Syntarucus'' - The Zebra Blue
★ Zebra Blue ''Syntarucus plinius'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L11.1) (synonyms ''Leptotus plinius, ''Tarucus plinius'')
Genus ''Azanus'' - The Babul Blues
★ Bright Babul Blue ''Azanus ubaldus'' Cramer, 1782 (L12.1)
★ Dull Babul Blue ''Azanus uranus'' Butler, 1886 (L12.2)
★ African Babul Blue ''Azanus jesous'' Guérin-Meneville, 1847 (L12.4)
Genus ''Neopithecops'' - The Quaker
★ Quaker ''Neopithecops zalmora'' Butler 1870 (L15.1)
Genus ''Megisba'' - The Malayan
★ Malayan ''Megisba malaya'' (Horsfield, 1828) (H20.1, p. 220)
Genus ''Celastrina'' - The Hedge Blues
★ Plain Hedge Blue ''Celastrina lavendularis'' (Moore, 1877) previously ''Lycaenopsis lavendularis'' Moore (L19.15)
Genus ''Acytolepis'' - The Hedge Blues
★ Common Hedge Blue ''Acytolepis puspa'' (Horsfield, 1828) previously ''Lycaenopsis puspa'' (''Toxopeus'') (L19.1)
★ Hampson's Hedge Blue ''Acytolepis lilacea'' (Hampson, 1889) ''Lycaenopsis lilacea'' Hampson (L19.2)
Genus ''Akasinula'' - The White Hedge Blue
★ White Hedge Blue ''Akasinula akasa'' (Horsfield, 1828) previously ''Lycaenopsis akasa'' Frühstorfer (L19.10)
Genus ''Cyaniris'' - The Hedge Blues
★ Whitedisc Hedge Blue ''Cyaniris albidisca'' Moore, 1883 previously ''Lycaenopsis albidisca'' Moore (L19.6)
Genus ''Polyommatus'' - The Meadow Blues
★ Singhalese Hedge Blue ''Polyommatus singalensis'' Moore, 1877 previously ''Lycaenopsis singalensis'' Felder (L19.13)
Genus ''Chilades'' - The Lime Blue
★ Lime Blue ''Chilades laius'' (Cramer, 1782) (L21.1)
★ Indian Cupid ''Chilades parrhasius'' (Fabricius, 1793) previously ''Everes parrhasius'' Fabricius (L16.4)
★ Small Cupid ''Chilades contracta'' (Butler 1880) previously ''Euchrysops contracta'' Butler (L23.2)?
Genus ''Zizeeria'' - The Grass Blues
★ Dark Grass Blue ''Zizeeria lysimon'' (Hübner, 1798-1803) (L22.3)
★ Lesser Grass Blue ''Zizeeria otis'' (Fabricius, 1787) (L22.5)
Genus ''Pseudozizeeria'' - The Pale Grass Blue
★ Pale Grass Blue ''Pseudozizeeria maha'' (Kollar, 1848) previously ''Zizeeria maha'' Kollar (L22.2)
Genus ''Zizula'' - The Tiny Grass Blue
★ Tiny Grass Blue ''Zizula gaika'' (Trimen, 1862) synonym ''Zizula hylax'' (Fabricius 1775) (now suppressed) (L22.4)
Genus ''Freyeria'' - The Grass Jewel
★ Grass Jewel ''Freyeria trochylus'' (Freyer, 1845) previously ''Zizeeria trochilus'' Freyer (L22.1)
Genus ''Euchrysops'' - The Gram Blues
★ Gram Blue ''Euchrysops cnejus'' (Fabricius, 1798) (L23.1)
Genus ''Edales'' - The Plains Cupid
★ Plains Cupid ''Edales pandava'' (Horsfield, 1829) previously ''Euchrysops pandava'' Horsfield (L23.3)
Genus ''Anthene'' - The Ciliate Blues
★ Ciliate Blue ''Anthene emolus'' (Godart, 1823) previously ''Lycaenesthes emolus'' Godart (L24.1)
★ Pointed Ciliate Blue ''Anthene lycaenina'' (C. Felder, 1868) previously ''Lycaenesthes lycaenina'' Felder (L24.2)
Genus ''Catachrysops'' - The Forget-me-nots
★ Forget-me-not ''Catachrysops strabo'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L25.1)
★ Silver Forget-me-not ''Catachrysops panoramus'' (C. Felder, 1860)
Genus ''Lampides'' - The Ceruleans and the Peablue
★ Peablue ''Lampides boeticus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (L26.1)
Genus ''Jamides'' - The Ceruleans
★ Dark Cerulean ''Jamides bochus'' Stoll, 1782 (L27.1)
★ Common Cerulean ''Jamides celeno'' (Cramer, 1775) (L27.3)
★ Metallic Cerulean ''Jamides alecto'' (Felder, 1860) (L27.7)
Genus ''Nacaduba'' - The Lineblues
★ Large Four-line Blue ''Nacaduba pactolus'' (Felder, 1860) (L30.2)
★ Pale Four-line Blue ''Nacaduba hermus'' (Felder, 1860) (L30.3)
★ Pointed Lineblue ''Nacaduba helicon'' Felder,? (L30.7)
★ Transparent Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba kurava'' (Moore, 1857) (L30.8)
★ Opaque Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba beroe'' (Felder & Felder, 1865) (L30.9)
★ Rounded Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba berenice'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (L30.10)
★ Dark Ceylon Six-line Blue ''Nacaduba calauria'' (C. Felder, 1860)
Genus ''Prosotas'' - The Lineblues
★ Common Lineblue ''Prosotas nora'' (Felder, 1860) previously ''Nacaduba nora'' Felder (L30.13)
★ Tailless Lineblue ''Prosotas dubiosa'' (Semper, 1879) previously ''Nacaduba dubiosa'' Evans (L30.14)
★ White-tipped Lineblue ''Prosotas noreia'' (Felder, 1868) previously ''Nacaduba noreia'' Felder (L30.15)
Genus ''Petrelea'' - The Dingy Lineblue
★ Dingy Lineblue ''Petrelea dana'' (De Nicéville, 1884) previously ''Nacaduba dana'' De Nicéville (L30.16)
Genus ''Curetis'' - The Sunbeams
★ Indian Sunbeam ''Curetis thetis'' (Drury, 1773) (L40.1)
★ Shiva's Sunbeam ''Curetis siva'' Evans, 1954
★ Toothed Sunbeam ''Curetis dentata'' Moore, 1879
Genus ''Iraota'' - The Silverstreak Blues
★ Silverstreak Blue ''Iraota timoleon'' Stoll, 1790 (L41.1)
Genus ''Horsfieldia'' - The Leaf Blue
★ Leaf Blue ''Horsfieldia anita'' Moore
Genus ''Thaduka'' - The Many-tailed Oak-Blue
★ Many-tailed Oak-Blue ''Thaduka multicaudata'' Moore, 1878 (L43.1)
Genus ''Arhopala'' - The Oakblues
★ Large Oakblue ''Arhopala amantes'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia amantes'' Hewitson (L45.18)
★ Aberrant Bushblue ''Arhopala abseus'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia abseus'' (L45.39)
★ Dark Broken-Band Oakblue ''Arhopala atrax'' (Hewitson, 1862)
Genus ''Nilasera'' - The Oakblues
★ Centaur Oakblue ''Nilasera centaurus'' (Fabricius, 1775) previously ''Amblypodia centaurus'' Moore (L45.16)
Genus ''Panchala'' - The Oakblues
★ Rosy Oakblue ''Panchala alea'' (Hewitson, 1862) previously ''Amblypodia alea'' Hewitson (L45.11)
Genus ''Narathura'' - The Tamil Oakblue
★ Tamil Oakblue ''Narathura bazaloides'' (Hewitson, 1878) previously ''Amblypodia bazaloides'' Hewitson (L45.23)
Genus ''Surendra'' - The Acacia Blue
★ Common Acacia Blue ''Surendra quercetorum'' (Moore, 1857) (L46.1)
Genus ''Zinaspa'' - The Silver Streaked Acacia Blue
★ Silver Streaked Acacia Blue ''Zinaspa todara'' (Moore, 1883) previously ''Surendra todara'' Moore (L46.2)
Genus ''Loxura'' - The Yamfly
★ Yamfly ''Loxura atymnus'' (Cramer, 1782) (L48.1)
Genus ''Apharitis'' - The Tawny Silverline
★ Tawny Silverline ''Apharitis acamus'' Butler (L51.1)
Genus ''Spindasis'' - The Silverlines
★ Common Silverline ''Spindasis vulcanus'' (Fabricius, 1775) (L52.1)
★ Long-banded Silverline ''Spindasis lohita'' (Horsfield, 1829) (L52.11)
Genus ''Aphnaeus'' - The Silverlines
★ Plumbeous Silverline ''Aphnaeus schistacea'' Moore, 1881 previously ''Spindasis schistacea'' Moore (L52.2)
★ Abnormal Silverline ''Aphnaeus abnormis'' Moore, 1883 previously ''Spindasis abnormis'' Moore (L52.4)
★ Common Shot Silverline ''Aphnaeus ictis'' Hewitson, 1865 previously ''Spindasis ictis'' Felder (L52.5)
★ Scarce Shot Silverline ''Aphnaeus elima'' Moore, 1877 previously ''Spindasis elima'' Moore (L52.6)
★ Lilac Silverline ''Aphnaeus lilacinus'' Moore, 1884 previously ''Apharitis lilacinus'' Moore (L51.2)
Genus ''Zesius'' - The Redspot
★ Redspot ''Zesius chrysomallus'' Hübner, 1819/21 (L53.1)
Genus ''Pratapa'' - The Tufted Royals
★ White Royal ''Pratapa deva'' (Moore, 1857) (L54.5)
Genus ''Ancema'' - The Royals
★ Silver Royal ''Ancema blanka'' (De Nicéville, 1895) previously ''Pratapa blanka'' Evans (L54.4)
Genus ''Creon'' - The Broadtail Royal
★ Broadtail Royal ''Creon cleobis'' (Godart, 1823) previously ''Pratapa cleobis'' Godart (L54.8)
Genus ''Tajuria'' - The Royals
★ Plains Blue Royal ''Tajuria jehana'' Moore, 1883 (L55.12)
★ Peacock Royal ''Tajuria cippus'' (Fabricius, 1798) (L55.13)
★ Spotted Royal ''Tajuria maculata'' Hewitson, ? (L55.17)
Genus ''Ops'' - The Branded Royal
★ Branded Royal ''Ops melastigma'' (De Nicéville, 1887) previously ''Tajuria melastigma'' De Nicéville (L55.4)
Genus ''Charana'' - The Mandarin Blues
★ Banded Royal ''Charana jalindra'' Moore (L56.1)
Genus ''Cheritra'' - The Common Imperial
★ Common Imperial ''Cheritra freja'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L60.1)
Genus ''Rathinda'' - The Monkeypuzzle
★ Monkeypuzzle ''Rathinda amor'' (Fabricius, 1775) (L63.1)
Genus ''Horaga'' - The Onyxs
★ Common Onyx ''Horaga onyx'' (Moore, 1857) (L64.1)
★ Brown Onyx ''Horaga viola'' Moore, 1882 (L64.4)
Genus ''Catapaecilma'' - The Common Tinsel
★ Common Tinsel ''Catapaecilma elegans'' Druce, 1873 (L64.1)
Genus ''Chliaria'' - The Tits
★ Orchid Tit ''Chliaria othona'' (Hewitson, 1865) (L66.1)
★ Nilgiri Tit ''Chliaria nilgirica'' (Moore, 1883) previously ''Hypolycaena nilgirica'' Moore (L67.1)
Genus ''Zeltus'' - The Fluffy Tit
★ Fluffy Tit ''Zeltus etolus'' (Fabricius, 1787) (L68.1)
Genus ''Deudorix'' - The Cornelians
★ Cornelian ''Deudorix epijarbas'' (Moore, 1857) (L70.1)
Genus ''Virachola'' - The Guava Blues
★ Common Guava Blue ''Virachola isocrates'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L71.1)
★ Large Guava Blue ''Virachola perse'' (Hewitson, 1863) (L71.2)
Genus ''Rapala'' - The Flashes
★ Indigo Flash ''Rapala varuna'' (Hewitson, 1863) (L72.7)
★ Slate Flash ''Rapala schistacea'' (Moore, 1879) (L72.8)
★ Common Red Flash ''Rapala iarbus'' (Fabricius, 1787) previously ''Rapala jarbas'' Fabricius (L72.13)
Genus ''Vadebra'' - The Malabar Flash
★ Malabar Flash ''Vadebra lankana'' (Moore, 1879) previously ''Rapala lankana'' Moore (L72.3)
Genus ''Bindahara'' - The Plane
★ Plane ''Bindahara phocides'' (Fabricius, 1793) (L74.1)
=Family Hesperiidae=
Coeliadinae
Genus ''Badamia'' - The Brown Awl
★ Brown Awl ''Badamia exclamationis'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Bibasis'' - The Orange Tailed Awl
★ Pale Green Awlet ''Bibasis gomata'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Orange-striped Awl/Orange Awlet ''Bibasis jaina'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Orangetail Awl/Pale Green Awlet ''Bibasis sena'' (Moore, 1865)
Genus ''Choaspes'' - The Awlkings.
★ Indian Awlking, ''Choaspes benjaminii'' (Guérin-Meneville, 1843)
Genus ''Hasora'' - The Awls
★ Common Awl ''Hasora badra'' (Moore , 1857)
★ Common Banded Awl ''Hasora chromus'' (Cramer , 1780)
★ White Banded Awl ''Hasora taminatus'' (Hübner, 1818)
★ Plain Banded Awl ''Hasora vitta'' (Butler , 1870)
Hesperiinae
Genus ''Aeromachus'' - The Scrub Hoppers
★ Dingy Scrub-Hopper '' Aeromachus dubius'' (Elwes & Edwards , 1897)
★ Pygmy Grass/Scrub-Hopper '' Aeromachus pygmaeus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Ampittia'' - The Bush Hoppers
★ Bush Hopper '' Ampittia dioscorides'' (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus ''Arnetta'' - The Bobs
★ Coorg Forest Hopper '' Arnetta mercara'' (Evans, 1932)
★ Vindhyan Bob '' Arnetta vindhiana'' (Moore, 1883)
Genus ''Baoris'' - The Swifts.
★ Paintbrush Swift '' Baoris farri'' (Moore , 1878)
Genus ''Baracus'' - Hedge Hoppers
★ Hedge/Hampson's Hedge-Hopper '' Baracus vittatus'' (Felder, 1862)
Genus ''Pseudoborbo'' - Bevan's Swift
★ Beavan's Swift '' Pseudoborbo bevani'' (Moore, 1878) ?
Genus ''Borbo'' - The Swifts
★ Rice Swift '' Borbo cinnara'' (Wallace, 1866)
Genus ''Caltoris'' - The Swifts
★ Kanara Swift '' Caltoris canaraica'' (Moore , 1883)
★ Blank Swift '' Caltoris kumara'' (Moore , 1878)
★ Philippine Swift '' Caltoris philippina'' (Herrich-Schäffer , 1869)
Genus ''Cupitha'' - The Wax Dart
★ Wax Dart '' Cupitha purreea'' (Moore , 1877)
Genus ''Erionota'' - The Palm Redeye
★ Palm Redeye '' Erionota thrax'' (Linnaeus , 1767)
Genus ''Gangara'' - The Giant Redeye
Giant Redeye '' Gangara thyrsis''
★ Giant Redeye '' Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius , 1775)
Genus ''Gegenes''
★ Dingy Swift '' Gegenes nostradamus'' (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus ''Halpe'' - The Aces
★ Indian/Ceylon Ace '' Halpe homolea'' (Hewitson, 1868)
★ Moore's Ace '' Halpe porus'' (Mabille , 1876)
★ Chestnut Bob '' Iambrix salsala'' (Moore, 1865)
Genus ''Matapa'' - The Branded Redeye
★ Common Redeye '' Matapa aria'' (Moore, 1865)
Genus ''Notocrypta'' - The Demons
★ Restricted Demon '' Notocrypta curvifascia'' (Felder & Felder, 1862)
★ Common Banded Demon '' Notocrypta paralysos'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)
Genus ''Parnara''
★ African Straight/Straight Swift '' Parnara naso'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Continental Swift '' Parnara ganga'' (Evans, 1937)
Genus ''Pelopidas'' - The Branded Swifts
★ Dark Branded Swift '' Pelopidas agna'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Great Swift '' Pelopidas assamensis'' (De Nicéville, 1882)
★ Conjoined Swift '' Pelopidas conjuncta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
★ Dark Small-Branded Swift '' Pelopidas mathias'' (Fabricius, 1798)
★ Large Branded Swift '' Pelopidas subochracea'' (Moore, 1878)
★ Pale Small-Branded Swift '' Pelopidas thrax'' (Hübner, 1821)
Genus ''Polytremis''
★ Contiguous Swift '' Polytremis lubricans'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Genus ''Potanthus'' - The Darts
★ Confucian/Chinese Dart '' Potanthus confucius'' (Felder & Felder, 1862)
★ Pallied Dart '' Potanthus pallida'' (Evans, 1932)
★ Palni Dart '' Potanthus palnia'' (Evans, 1914)
★ Pava Dart '' Potanthus pava'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
★ Pseudomaesa/Common Dart '' Potanthus pseudomaesa'' (Moore, 1881)
Genus ''Psolos'' - The Coon
★ Coon '' Psolos fuligo'' (Mabille, 1876)
Genus ''Quedara''
★ Yellow-Base/Golden Tree Flitter '' Quedara basiflava'' (De Nicéville, 1888)
Genus ''Salanoemia'' - The Lancer
★ Maculate Lancer '' Salanoemia sala'' (Hewitson, 1866)
Genus ''Sovia''
★ Bicolour Ace '' Sovia hyrtacus'' (De Nicéville, 1897)
Genus ''Suastus'' - The Palm Bob.
★ Indian Palm Bob, '' Suastus gremius'' (fabricius, 1798)
★ Small Palm Bob, '' Suastus minuta'' (Moore, 1877)
Genus ''Taractrocera'' - The Grass Darts
★ Tamil Grass Dart '' Taractrocera ceramas'' (Hewitson, 1868)
★ Common Grass Dart '' Taractrocera maevius'' (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus ''Telicota'' - The Palm Darts
★ Dark Palm Dart '' Telicota ancilla'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
★ Pale Palm Dart '' Telicota colon'' (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus ''Cephrenes''
★ Plain Palm Dart '' Cephrenes chrysozona'' (Plötz, 1883)
Genus ''Thoressa'' - The Aces
★ Southern Spotted Ace or Unbranded Ace '' Thoressa astigmata'' (Swinhoe, 1890)
★ Evershed's Ace '' Thoressa evershedi'' (Evans, 1910)
★ Madras Ace '' Thoressa honorei'' (De Nicéville, 1887)
★ Tamil Ace or Sitala Ace '' Thoressa sitala'' (De Nicéville, 1885)
Genus ''Udaspes'' - The Grass Demon.
★ Grass Demon, '' Udaspes folus'' (Cramer, 1775)
Genus ''Hyarotis'' - The Flitters
★ Tree Flitter '' Hyarotis adrastus'' (Stoll , 1782)
★ Brush Flitter '' Hyarotis microstrictum'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)
Genus ''Oriens'' - The Dartlets
★ Tamil Dartlet '' Oriens concinna'' (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
★ Common Dartlet '' Oriens goloides'' (Moore, 1881)
Pyrginae
Genus ''Caprona '' - The Angles
★ Golden Angle ''Caprona ransonnetti'' (Felder, 1868)
★ Spotted Angle ''Caprona agama'' (Moore , 1857 )
★ Spotted Angle ''Caprona alida'' (De Nicéville , 1891)
Genus ''Celaenorrhinus'' - The Flat
★ Malabar Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus ambareesa'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus leucocera'' (Kollar , 1848)
★ Tamil Spotted Flat ''Celaenorrhinus ruficornis'' (Mabille , 1878)
Genus ''Coladenia'' - The Pied Flats
★ Fulvous Pied Flat ''Coladenia dan'' (Fabricius , 1787)
★ Tricolour Flat ''Coladenia indrani'' (Moore, 1865)
Genus ''Daimio'' - The White Flat
★ Common Yellowbreasted Flat ''Daimio bhagava'' (Moore, 1865) ?
Genus ''Gomalia''
★ African Mallow/Marbled Skipper, ''Gomalia elma'' (Trimen , 1862)
Genus ''Odontoptilum'' - The Angles
★ Chestnut/Banded Angle ''Odontoptilum angulata'' (Felder, 1862)
Genus ''Sarangesa'' - The Samll Flats.
★ Common Small Flat ''Sarangesa dasahara'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Spotted Small Flat ''Sarangesa purendra'' (Moore, 1882)
Genus ''Spialia '' - The Grizzled Skippers.
★ Indian Grizzled/Indian Skipper ''Spialia galba'' (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus ''Tagiades'' - The Snow Flats.
Immaculate/Large/Suffused Snow Flat ''Tagiades gana''
★ Immaculate/Large/Suffused Snow Flat ''Tagiades gana'' (Moore, 1865)
★ Common/Ceylon Snow Flat ''Tagiades jepetus'' (Stoll, 1782)
★ Water Snow Flat ''Tagiades litigiosa'' (Möschler, 1878)
Genus ''Tapena'' - The Angles
★ Angled Flat/Black Angle ''Tapena twaithesi'' (Moore, 1881)
Notes
See also
★ Butterfly
★ List of butterflies of India
★ Fauna and flora of India
★ List of Butterflies of Kerala
★ List of Butterflies of Tamilnadu
★ List of Butterflies of Karnataka
References
★ (In press.) Checklist of the Butterflies of the Western Ghats, Southwestern India. In K. A. Subramanian (ed.) Diversity and Conservation of Invertebrates in the Western Ghats.
★ (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
★ (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
★ 1996. Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka): a biodiversity assessment of a threatened mountain system. Report to the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore.
★ 1987-88. The butterflies of the Nilgiri Mountains of southern India (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., vol 84 & 85.
External links
★ ButterflyIndia email discussion group
★ Western Ghats list
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