List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.

Danainae (26 spp)[]

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).

Morphinae (20 spp)[]

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae).

Satyrinae (176 spp)[]

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae).

Limenitidinae (99 spp)[]

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

Libytheinae[]

• European or common beak, Libythea celtis (Laicharting, [1782]) earlier Libythea lepita (Moore, 1857).^[1]
• Whitespotted beak, Libythea narina (Marshall, 1880)
• Club beak, Libythea myrrha (Godart, 1819)

Charaxinae[]

Charaxes - rajahs[]

• Chestnut rajah, Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884
• Tawny rajah, Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Scarce tawny rajah, Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, 1867
• Yellow rajah, Charaxes marmax (Westwood, 1847)
• Variegated rajah, Charaxes kahruba (Moore 1895)
• Black rajah, Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793)

Polyura - nawabs[]

• Stately nawab, Polyura dolon (Westwood, 1847) (formerly a Rajah)
• Blue nawab, Polyura schreiberi (Godart, 1824)
• Common nawab, Polyura athamas (Drury, 1773)
• Pallid nawab, Polyura arja (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
• Malayan nawab, Polyura moori (Distant, 1883)
• Great nawab, Polyura eudamippus (Doubleday, 1843)
• Jewelled nawab, Polyura delphis (Doubleday, 1843)
• China nawab, Polyura narcaeus (Hewitson, 1854)

Prothoe - blue begum[]

• Blue begum, Prothoe franck (Godart, 1824)

Agatasa - glorious begum[]

• Glorious begum, Agatasa calydonia (Hewitson, 1854)

Calinaginae[]

• Freak, Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857
• Sikkim freak, Moore, 1896 (Sikkim, Bhutan)
• Abor freak, Calinaga aborica Tyler, 1915 (Abor Hills)

Heliconiinae[]

Acraea - tawny coster[]

• Tawny coster, Acraea violae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Yellow coster, Acraea issoria (Hübner, 1819)

Cethosia - lacewings[]

• Red lacewing, Cethosia biblis (Drury, 1773)
• Leopard lacewing, Cethosia cyane (Drury, 1773)
• Tamil lacewing, Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1867

Boloria - fritillaries[]

• Jerdon's silverspot, Boloria jerdoni (Lang, 1868)

Issoria - Queen of Spain fritillary[]

• Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)
• Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)
• Issoria mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)

Argynnis - fritillaries and silverstripes[]

• Indian fritillary, Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Large silverstripe, Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
• Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771)

Fabriciana - silverstripes[]

• Common silverstripe, Fabriciana kamala (Moore, 1857)
• Fabriciana argyrospilata (Kotsch, 1938)

Speyeria - fritillaries[]

• Speyeria clara (Blanchard, 1844)

Phalanta - leopards[]

• Small leopard, Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, 1782)
• Leopard, Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)

Vindula - cruiser[]

• Cruiser, Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793

Cirrochroa - yeomans[]

• Large yeoman, Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847
• Tamil yeoman, Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787)
• Nicobar yeoman, Wood-Mason, 1881 (Nicobar Is)
• Common yeoman, Cirrochroa tyche Felder & Felder, 1861

Cupha - rustic[]

• Rustic, Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)

Vagrans - vagrant[]

• Vagrant, Vagrans egista (Cramer, [1780])

Cyrestinae[]

Cyrestis - maps[]

• Marbled map, Cyrestis cocles (Fabricius, 1787)
• Common map, Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
• Nicobar map, de Nicéville, 1883.
• Straight line map, Cyrestis nivea (Zinken-Sommer, 1831)
• Andaman map, Staudinger

Chersonesia - maplets[]

• Common maplet, Chersonesia risa (Doubleday, 1848)
• Intermediate maplet, Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895
• Wavy maplet, Chersonesia rahria (Moore, 1858)

Dichorragia - constable[]

• Constable, Dichorragia nesimachus (Doyère, 1840)

Stibochiona - popinjay[]

• Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846)

Pseudergolinae[]

• Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, 1844)

Biblidinae[]

Ariadne - castors[]

• Angled castor, Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Common castor, Ariadne merione (Cramer, 1777)

Laringa[]

• Banded dandy, (Boisduval, 1833) (Andamans)

Byblia - joker[]

• Joker, Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Apaturinae[]

Mimathyma - purple emperors[]

• Sergeant emperor, Mimathyma chevana (Moore, 1866) (Sikkim)
• Indian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica (Kollar, 1844)

Chitoria - emperors[]

• Sordid emperor, Chitoria sordida (Moore, 1866)
• Tawny emperor, Chitoria ulupi (Doherty, 1889)

Dilipa - golden emperor[]

• Golden emperor, Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, 1850)

Eulacera - Tytler's emperor[]

• Tytler's emperor, Eulaceura manipuriensis Tytler, 1915

Rohana - princes[]

• Black prince, Rohana parisatis (Westwood, 1850)
• Brown prince, Rohana parvata (Moore, 1857)

Euripus - courtesans[]

• Painted courtesan, Euripus consimilis (Westwood, 1850)
• Courtesan, Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)

Helcyra - white emperors[]

• White emperor, Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864

Herona - pasha[]

• Pasha, Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848

Hestina - circe[]

• Circe, Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1845)
• Siren, Hestina persimilis (Westwood, 1850)
• H. Druce, 1911 (Himalayas)

Sephisa - courtiers[]

• Western courtier, Sephisa dichroa (Kollar, 1844)
• Eastern courtier, Sephisa chandra (Moore, 1858)

Nymphalinae[]

Araschnia - Mongol[]

• Mongol, Araschnia prorsoides (Blanchard, 1871)

Symbrenthia - jesters[]

• Common jester, Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 (= Symbrenthia hippoclus in part)
• Spotted jester, Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart, 1824)
• Himalayan jester, Moore, 1872
• Tytler's jester, Tytler, 1940 (= dalailama Huang, 1998)
• Blue-tail jester, Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872
• Scarce jester, de Nicéville

Vanessa - Indian red admiral[]

• Indian red admiral, Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)
• Painted lady, Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nymphalis - tortoiseshells[]

• Scarce tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)

Aglais - tortoiseshells[]

• Indian tortoiseshell, Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844])
• Ladakh tortoiseshell, Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1878)

Polygonia - commas[]

• Eastern comma, Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
• Polygonia interposita (Staudinger, 1881)

Kaniska - blue admiral[]

• Blue admiral, Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763)

Junonia - pansies[]

• Gray pansy, Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Peacock pansy, Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Yellow pansy, Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798)
• Chocolate pansy, Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)
• Lemon pansy, Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Blue pansy, Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hypolimnas - eggflys[]

• Great eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaid eggfly, Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

Kallima - oakleafs[]

• Orange oakleaf, Kallima inachus (Boisduval, 1846)
• Andaman oakleaf, Kallima albofasciata (Moore, 1877) (Andaman Is.)
• Scarce blue oakleaf, (Moore, 1879) (Sikkim)
• South Indian blue oakleaf, Kallima horsfieldii (Kollar, 1844)
• Ceylon blue oakleaf, Kallima philarchus (Westwood, 1848) (Sri Lanka)
• Kallima knyvetti (de Nicéville, 1886) (Bhutan, Assam)
• Indian leafwing, Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, 1829) (Indonesia, Malaysia)

Doleschallia - autumn leaf[]

• Autumn leaf, Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777)

Rhinopalpa - wizard[]

• Wizard, Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, 1779)

Melitaea[]

• Chitral fritillary, Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
• Shandur fritillary, Evans, 1924
• Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865
• Melitaea balbita Moore, 1874
• Evans, 1912

See also[]

• Nymphalidae
• List of butterflies of India

Cited references[]

References[]

• Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
• Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.