List of butterflies of Kerala
This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.
Family: Papilionidae[]
Subfamily: Papilioninae[]
Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)[]
Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Graphium doson (common jay)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)[]
Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa
Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)[]
Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Papilio clytia (common mime)[]
Dorsal view (Form clytia)
Dorsal view (Form dissimilis)
Ventral view (Form clytia)
Ventral view (Form dissimilis)
Prepupa
Pupa
Papilio crino (common banded peacock)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Papilio helenus (red Helen)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Papilio paris (Paris peacock)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Papilio polytes (common Mormon)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female, form stichius)
Ventral view (female, form stichius)
Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
Ventral view (female, form romulus)
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Troides (birdwings)[]
Troides minos (southern birdwing)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Pupa
Family: Pieridae[]
Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)[]
Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)[]
Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Colias (clouded yellows)[]
Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)[]
Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larvae
Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)[]
Ventral view
Ventral view
Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)[]
Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)[]
Appias albina (common albatross)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Form semiflava (female)
Mud puddling
Appias indra (plain puffin)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Appias lalage (spot puffin)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Appias libythea (striped albatross)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Belenois (pioneers)[]
Belenois aurota (pioneer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Cepora (gulls)[]
Cepora nadina (lesser gull)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Cepora nerissa (common gull)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pupa
Genus: Colotis (Arabs)[]
Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (female)
Colotis danae (crimson-tip)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (female)
Genus: Delias (Jezebels)[]
Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)[]
Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)[]
Ixias marianne (white orange tip)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)[]
Leptosia nina (Psyche)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)[]
Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)[]
Male, Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa
Genus: Pieris (whites)[]
Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Prioneris (sawtooths)[]
Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)[]
Ventral view
Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis
Family: Nymphalidae[]
Subfamily: Apaturinae[]
Genus: Euripus (courtesans)[]
Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pupa
Genus: Rohana (princes)[]
Rohana parisatis (black prince)[]
Male (dorsal view)
Female (dorsal view)
Male (ventral view)
Female (ventral view)
Pupa
Subfamily: Biblidinae[]
Genus: Ariadne (castors)[]
Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Ariadne merione (common castor)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Byblia (jokers)[]
Byblia ilithyia (joker)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Subfamily: Charaxinae[]
Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)[]
Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)[]
Dorsal view with one apical spot missing (left)
Ventral view
Ventral view
Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Charaxes solon (black rajah)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Subfamily: Cyrestinae[]
Genus: Cyrestis (maps)[]
Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Subfamily: Danainae[]
Genus: Danaus (tigers)[]
Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Euploea (crows)[]
Euploea core (common crow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Euploea klugii (king crow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)[]
Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)[]
Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)[]
Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Subfamily: Heliconiinae[]
Genus: Acraea (costers)[]
Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Argynnis (fritillaries)[]
Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Cethosia (lacewings)[]
Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Chrysalis
Genus: Cirrochroa (yeomen)[]
Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Cupha (rustics)[]
Cupha erymanthis (rustic)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Phalanta (leopards)[]
Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Genus: Vindula (cruisers)[]
Vindula erota (cruiser)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Subfamily: Libytheinae[]
Genus: Libythea (beaks)[]
Libythea laius (lobed beak)[]
Libythea myrrha (club beak)[]
Collected specimen
Ventral view
Subfamily: Limenitidinae[]
Genus: Athyma (sergeants)[]
Athyma nefte inara (colour sergeant)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Athyma perius (common sergeant)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Athyma ranga (blackvein sergeant)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Dophla (dukes)[]
Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Euthalia (barons)[]
Euthalia aconthea (common baron)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (female)
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Moduza (commanders)[]
Moduza procris (commander)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Neptis (sailers)[]
Neptis clinia (clear sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Neptis hylas (common sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Neptis nata (sullied sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Neptis soma (creamy sailer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Neptis/Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Genus: Pantoporia (lascars)[]
Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pantoporia sandaka (extra lascar)[]
Dorsal view
Genus: Parthenos (clippers)[]
Parthenos sylvia (clipper)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Tanaecia (counts)[]
Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Subfamily: Nymphalinae[]
Genus: Doleschallia (autumn leaves)[]
Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies)[]
Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Larva
Pupa
Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Form inaria (female)
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Junonia (pansies)[]
Junonia almana (peacock pansy)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Junonia atlites (grey pansy)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Mating pair
Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)[]
Dorsal view (wet-season form)
Dorsal view (dry-season form)
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Pupa
Junonia orithya (blue pansy)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Pupa
Genus: Kallima (oakleaves)[]
Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Kaniska[]
Kaniska canace (blue admiral)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)[]
Vanessa cardui (painted lady)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Larva case
Subfamily: Satyrinae[]
Genus: Amathusia (palmkings)[]
Amathusia phidippus (palmking)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Pupa
Genus: Discophora (duffers)[]
Discophora lepida (southern duffer)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)[]
Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Heteropsis[]
Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Genus: Lethe (treebrowns)[]
Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)[]
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Dorsal view (female)
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Lethe rohria (common treebrown)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Melanitis (evening browns)[]
Melanitis leda (common evening brown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Larva
Pupa
Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)[]
Dorsal view (wet-season form)
Dorsal view (dry-season form)
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)[]
Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Mycalesis igilia (small longbrand bushbrown)[]
Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (red-disc bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Mycalesis orcha (pale-brand bushbrown)[]
Mycalesis patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)[]
Illustration
Mycalesis visala (long-brand bushbrown)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Brand on the underside of the forewing
Brand on the upperside of the hindwing
Genus: Orsotriaena[]
Orsotriaena medus (dark grass-brown / smooth-eyed bushbrown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
mating pair
Genus: Parantirrhoea[]
Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Ypthima (rings)[]
Ypthima asterope (common threering)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ypthima baldus (common fivering)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Ypthima ceylonica (white fourring)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)[]
Illustarion
Dorsal view
Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ypthima singala (Sinhalese fivering)[]
Ventral view
Ypthima striata (Nilgiri jewel fourring)[]
Ventral view
Ypthima philomela/tabella (baby fivering)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Zipaetis (catseyes)[]
Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Family: Riodinidae[]
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae[]
Genus: Abisara (Judies)[]
Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Abisara echerius (plum Judy)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Family: Lycaenidae[]
Subfamily: Curetinae[]
Genus: Curetis (sunbeams)[]
Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Subfamily: Miletinae[]
Genus: Spalgis (apeflies)[]
Spalgis epius (apefly)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Subfamily: Polyommatinae[]
Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues)[]
Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)[]
Museum specimen
Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)[]
Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Azanus (babul blues)[]
Azanus jesous (African babul blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Azanus uranus (dull babul blue)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Genus: Caleta[]
Caleta decidia (angled Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Castalius[]
Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Catochrysops[]
Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Celastrina[]
Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Celatoxia[]
Celatoxia albidisca (white-disc hedge blue)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Chilades[]
Chilades lajus (lime blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Discolampa[]
Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Euchrysops[]
Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Everes[]
Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Freyeria[]
Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)[]
Ventral view
Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)[]
Ventral view
Genus: Ionolyce[]
Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)[]
Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Jamides celeno (common cerulean)[]
Museum specimens
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Lampides[]
Lampides boeticus (peablue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Leptotes[]
Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Luthrodes[]
Luthrodes pandava (plains cupid)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Megisba[]
Megisba malaya (Malayan)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Dorsal view
Genus: Nacaduba[]
Nacaduba beroe (opaque six-line blue)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Nacaduba berenice (rounded six-line blue)[]
Museum specimen
Nacaduba calauria (dark Ceylon six-line blue)[]
Museum specimen
Nacaduba hermus (pale four-line blue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Nacaduba kurava (transparent six-line blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Neopithecops[]
Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Petrelaea[]
Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)[]
Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva and Pupa
Prosotas nora (common lineblue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)[]
Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Talicada[]
Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Tarucus[]
Tarucus ananda (dark Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Tarucus callinara (spotted Pierrot)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Udara[]
Udara akasa (white hedge blue)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Zizeeria[]
Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Zizina[]
Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Zizula[]
Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Subfamily: Theclinae[]
Genus: Amblypodia[]
Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Ancema[]
Ancema blanka (silver royal)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Arhopala[]
Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Arhopala alea (Kanara oakblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Bindahara[]
Bindahara phocides (plane)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Catapaecilma[]
Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Larva
Larva attended by ant
Genus: Cheritra[]
Cheritra freja (common imperial)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Creon[]
Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Deudorix[]
Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Horaga[]
Horaga onyx (common onyx)[]
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Horaga viola (brown onyx)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Genus: Hypolycaena[]
Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)[]
Ventral view
Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Iraota[]
Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Loxura[]
Loxura atymnus (yamfly)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Pratapa[]
Pratapa deva (white royal)[]
Museum specimen
Genus: Rachana[]
Rachana jalindra (banded royal)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Rapala[]
Rapala iarbus (common red flash)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Rapala manea (slate flash)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Larva
Pupa
Rapala varuna (indigo flash)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Rathinda[]
Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Mating pair
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Surendra[]
Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)[]
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Tajuria[]
Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)[]
Illustration
Tajuria maculata (spotted royal)[]
Museum specimen
Tajuria melastigma (branded royal)[]
Museum specimen
Genus: Thaduka[]
Thaduka multicaudata (many-tailed oak-blue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Virachola[]
Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)[]
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Pupa
Virachola perse (large guava blue)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Zeltus[]
Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Zesius[]
Zesius chrysomallus (redspot)[]
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Genus: Zinaspa[]
Zinaspa todara (silver streaked acacia blue)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae[]
Genus: Cigaritis[]
Cigaritis abnormis (abnormal silverline)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Cigaritis elima (scarce shot silverline)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Ventral view
Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Cigaritis lilacinus (lilac silverline)[]
Ventral view
Cigaritis lohita (long banded silverline)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Cigaritis schistacea (plumbeous silverline)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Illustration
Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Family: Hesperiidae[]
Subfamily: Coeliadinae[]
Genus: Badamia[]
Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Bibasis[]
Bibasis sena (orange-tailed awlet)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Burara[]
Burara gomata (pale green awlet)[]
Ventral view
Burara jaina (orange awlet)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Genus: Choaspes[]
Choaspes benjaminii (Indian awlking)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Hasora[]
Hasora badra (common awl)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Hasora chromus (common banded awl)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Hasora taminatus (white banded awl)[]
Ventral view
Hasora vitta (plain banded awl)[]
Illustration
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Subfamily: Hesperiinae[]
Genus: Aeromachus[]
Aeromachus dubius (dingy scrub-hopper)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Aeromachus pygmaeus (pygmy scrub-hopper)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Ampittia[]
Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Genus: Arnetta[]
Arnetta mercara (Coorg forest hopper)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Arnetta vindhiana (Vindhyan bob)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva and pupa
Genus: Baoris[]
Baoris farri (paintbrush swift)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Baracus[]
Baracus vittatus (hedge hopper)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Borbo[]
Borbo bevani (Beavan's swift)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Borbo cinnara (rice swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Caltoris[]
Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)[]
Ventral view
Ventral view
Caltoris kumara (blank swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)[]
Illustration
Genus: Cephrenes[]
Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Cupitha[]
Cupitha purreea (wax dart)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Genus: Erionota[]
Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Genus: Gangara[]
Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva (second instar)
Larva (final instar)
Pupa
Genus: Halpe[]
Halpe homolea (Indian ace)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Dorsal view
Halpe porus (Moore's ace)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Hyarotis[]
Hyarotis adrastus (tree flitter)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Hyarotis microstictum (brush flitter)[]
Ventral view
Genus: Iambrix[]
Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Genus: Matapa[]
Matapa aria (common redeye)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Notocrypta[]
Notocrypta curvifascia (restricted demon)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Notocrypta paralysos (common banded demon)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Oriens[]
Oriens concinna (Tamil dartlet)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Oriens goloides (Ceylon dartlet)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Parnara[]
Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Pelopidas[]
Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Polytremis[]
Polytremis lubricans (contiguous swift)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Potanthus[]
Potanthus confucius (Chinese dart)[]
Potanthus pallida (pallid dart)[]
Potanthus palnia (Palni dart)[]
Potanthus pava (Pava dart)[]
Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Psolos[]
Psolos fuligo (dusky partwing/coon)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Genus: Quedara[]
Quedara basiflava (golden flitter)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Salanoemia[]
Salanoemia sala (maculate lancer)[]
Illustration
Ventral view
Genus: Sovia[]
Sovia hyrtacus (bicolour/white-branded ace)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Suastus[]
Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob)[]
Museum specimen
Ventral view
Egg
Suastus minuta (small palm bob)[]
Illustration
Genus: Taractrocera[]
Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil grass dart)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view
Genus: Telicota[]
Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pupa
Telicota colon (pale palm dart)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Genus: Thoressa[]
Thoressa astigmata (southern spotted ace)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Thoressa evershedi (Evershed's ace)[]
Illustration
Thoressa honorei (Madras ace)[]
Dorsal view
Lateral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Thoressa sitala (Tamil ace)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Udaspes[]
Udaspes folus (grass demon)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Zographetus[]
Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Subfamily: Pyrginae[]
Genus: []
Caprona agama (spotted angle)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view (DSF)
Dorsal view (WSF)
Ventral view (WSF)
Caprona alida (Alida angle)[]
Illustration
Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Genus: Celaenorrhinus[]
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar spotted flat)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis
Celaenorrhinus leucocera (common spotted flat)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Celaenorrhinus ruficornis fusca (Tamil spotted flat)[]
Dorsal view
Genus: Coladenia[]
Coladenia indrani (tricolour pied flat)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Gerosis[]
Gerosis bhagava (common yellowbreast flat)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Gomalia[]
Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper)[]
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Odontoptilum[]
Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Dorsal view
ventral view
Genus: Pseudocoladenia[]
Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)[]
Dorsal view
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Sarangesa[]
Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)[]
Illustration
Dorsal view
Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat)[]
Dorsal view
Spotted small flat laying eggs on Lepidagathis keralensis at Madayipara
Genus: Spialia[]
Spialia galba (Indian skipper)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Genus: Tagiades[]
Tagiades gana (large/suffused snow flat)[]
Museum specimen
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)[]
Dorsal view
Mating pair
Tagiades litigiosa (water snow flat)[]
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva case
Larva
Pupa
Genus: Tapena[]
Tapena thwaitesi (black angle)[]
Dorsal view (wet-season form)
Dorsal view (dry-season form)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
See also[]
- Butterfly
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of the Western Ghats
- Fauna of India
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