List of butterflies of West Bengal
This is a list of butterfly species and subspecies found in West Bengal, India.
Family: Papilionidae[]
Subfamily: Papilioninae[]
Tribe: Leptocircini
Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)[]
Species: Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental tailed jay)
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Species: Graphium agetes (four-bar swordtail)[]
Subspecies: (Assam four-bar swordtail)
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Species: Graphium antiphates (five-bar swordtail)[]
Subspecies: (Indo-Chinese five-bar swordtail)
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Species: Graphium aristeus (chain swordtail)[]
Subspecies: (Assam chain swordtail)
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Species: Graphium cloanthus (glassy bluebottle)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan glassy bluebottle)
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Species: Graphium doson (common jay)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common jay)
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Species: Graphium macareus (lesser zebra)[]
Subspecies: (east Himalayan lesser zebra)
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Species: Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)[]
Subspecies: (Indian spot swordtail)
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Species: Graphium sarpedon (common bluebottle)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common bluebottle)
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Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)[]
Species: Papilio alcmenor (redbreast)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi redbreast)
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Species: Papilio bianor (common peacock)[]
Subspecies: (east Himalayan common peacock)
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Species: Papilio castor (common raven)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common raven)
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Species: Papilio clytia (common mime)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common mime)
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Species: Papilio crino (common banded peacock)[]
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Species: Papilio demoleus (lime swallowtail)[]
Subspecies: (northern lime swallowtail or lime butterfly)
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Species: Papilio epycides (lesser mime)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan lesser mime)
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Species: Papilio memnon (great Mormon)[]
Subspecies: (continental great Mormon)
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Species: Papilio nephelus (yellow Helen)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi yellow Helen)
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Species: Papilio paris (Paris peacock)[]
Subspecies: (Chinese Paris peacock)
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Species: Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)[]
Subspecies: (Indian blue Mormon)
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Species: Papilio polytes (common Mormon)[]
Subspecies: (Indian common Mormon)
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Species: Papilio protenor (spangle)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan spangle)
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Tribe: Teinopalpini
Genus: Meandrusa[]
Species: Meandrusa payeni (yellow gorgon)[]
Subspecies: (Sikkim yellow gorgon)
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Tribe: Troidini
Genus: Atrophaneura[]
Species: Atrophaneura polyeuctes (common windmill)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet common windmill)
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Genus: Pachliopta[]
Species: Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)[]
Subspecies: (Indian common rose)
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Genus: Troides[]
Species: Troides helena (common birdwing)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi common birdwing)
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Family: Pieridae[]
Subfamily: Coliadinae[]
Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)[]
Species: Catopsilia pomona (lemon emigrant or common emigrant)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental lemon emigrant)
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Species: Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental mottled emigrant)
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Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)[]
Species: Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)[]
Subspecies: (Sikkim one-spot grass yellow or Jordan's grass yellow)
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Species: Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)[]
Subspecies: Eurema hecabe hecabe (Oriental common grass yellow)
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Genus: Gandaca[]
Species: Gandaca harina (tree yellow)[]
Subspecies: (Assam tree yellow)
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Subfamily: Pierinae[]
Tribe: Anthocharidini
Genus: Hebomoia[]
Species: Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange-tip)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental great orange-tip)
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Tribe: Leptosiaini
Genus: Leptosia[]
Species: Leptosia nina (psyche)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental psyche)
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Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Appias[]
Species: Appias albina (common albatross)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet common albatross)
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Species: Appias lalage (spot puffin)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan spot puffin)
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Species: Appias libythea (western striped albatross)[]
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Species: Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)[]
Subspecies: (Indo-Chinese chocolate albatross)
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Genus: Delias (Jezebels)[]
Species: Delias acalis (redbreast Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan redbreast Jezebel)
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Species: Delias agostina (yellow Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Sikkim yellow Jezebel)
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Species: Delias belladonna (hill Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Sikkim hill Jezebel)
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Species: Delias descombesi (red-spot Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Vietnamese red-spot Jezebel)
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Species: Delias eucharis (Indian Jezebel)[]
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Species: Delias hyparete (painted Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Indian painted Jezebel)
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Species: Delias pasithoe (red-base Jezebel)[]
Subspecies: (Chinese red-base Jezebel)
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Genus: Prioneris[]
Species: Prioneris philonome (redspot sawtooth)[]
Subspecies: (Myanmarese redspot sawtooth)
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Species: Prioneris thestylis (spotted sawtooth)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan spotted sawtooth)
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Tribe: Teracolini
Genus: Ixias[]
Species: Ixias pyrene (yellow orange-tip)[]
Subspecies: (east Himalayan yellow orange-tip)
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Family: Nymphalidae[]
Subfamily: Apaturinae[]
Tribe: Apaturini
Genus: Euripus[]
Species: Euripus nyctelius (courtesan)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet Circe)
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Genus: Hestinalis[]
Species: (Circe)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet courtesan)
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Genus: Mimathyma[]
Species: Mimathyma ambica (Indian purple emperor)[]
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Genus: Rohana (princes)[]
Species: Rohana parisatis (black prince)[]
Subspecies: (Assam black prince)
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Subfamily: Biblidinae[]
Tribe: Danaini
Genus: Ariadne (castors)[]
Species: Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)[]
Subspecies: (Indian angled castor)
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Species: Ariadne merione (common castor)[]
Subspecies: (intricate common castor)
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Subfamily: Charaxinae[]
Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)[]
Species: (pallid nawab)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal pallid nawab)
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Species: Charaxes bernardus (tawny rajah)[]
Subspecies: (variable tawny rajah)
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Charaxes athamas (common nawab)[]
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Species: Charaxes eudamippus (great nawab)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan great nawab)
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Species: Charaxes marmax (yellow rajah)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet yellow rajah)
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Species: Charaxes solon (black rajah)[]
Subspecies: (pale black rajah)
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Subfamily: Cyrestinae[]
Genus: Cyrestis (maps)[]
Species: Cyrestis thyodamas (map butterfly)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental map butterfly)
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Subfamily: Danainae[]
Tribe: Danaini
Genus: Danaus[]
Species: Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental plain tiger)
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Species: Danaus genutia (striped tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental striped tiger)
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Species: Euploea klugii (king crow)[]
Subspecies: (brown king crow)
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Species: Euploea radamanthus (magpie crow)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental magpie crow)
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Species: Euploea sylvester (magpie crow)[]
Subspecies: (Cachar double-branded blue crow)
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Species: Euploea mulciber (striped blue crow)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal striped blue crow)
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Genus: Parantica[]
Species: Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan glassy tiger)
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Species: Parantica melaneus (chocolate tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan chocolate tiger)
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Genus: Tirumala[]
Species: Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental blue tiger)
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Species: Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental dark blue tiger)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae[]
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea[]
Species: Acraea terpsicore (tawny coster)[]
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Genus: Cethosia[]
Species: Cethosia biblis (red lacewing)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan red lacewing)
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Species: Cethosia cyane (leopard lacewing)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal leopard lacewing)
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Tribe: Argynnini
Genus: Argynnis[]
Species: Argynnis hyperbius (tropical fritillary)[]
Subspecies: (Chinese tropical fritillary)
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Tribe: Vagrantini
Genus: Cirrochroa[]
Species: Cirrochroa aoris (large yeoman)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan large yeoman)
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Species: Cirrochroa tyche (common yeoman)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal common yeoman)
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Genus: Phalanta[]
Species: Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common leopard)
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Genus: Vagrans[]
Species: Vagrans egista (vagrant)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan vagrant)
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Genus: Vindula[]
Species: Vindula erota (cruiser)[]
Subspecies: (Thai cruiser)
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Subfamily: Limenitidinae[]
Tribe: Adoliadini
Genus: Euthalia[]
Species: Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)[]
Subspecies: (Chinese gaudy baron)
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Species: Euthalia monina (powdered baron)[]
Subspecies: (Assam powdered baron)
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Species: Euthalia phemius (white-edged blue baron)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet white-edged blue baron)
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Genus: []
Species: (baronet)[]
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Genus: Tanaecia[]
Species: (plain earl)[]
Subspecies: (Darjeeling plain earl)
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Species: Tanaecia julii (common earl)[]
Subspecies: (changeable common earl)
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Species: Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan grey count)
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Tribe: Limenitidini
Genus: Athyma[]
Species: Athyma cama (orange staff sergeant)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan orange staff sergeant)
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Species: Athyma inara (colour sergeant)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan colour sergeant)
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Genus: Auzakia[]
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Subspecies: (Indian commodore)
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Genus: Lebadea[]
Species: Lebadea martha (knight)[]
Subspecies: (Thai knight)
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Genus: Moduza[]
Species: Moduza procris (commander)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental commander)
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Genus: Parasarpa[]
Species: Parasarpa dudu (white commodore)[]
Subspecies: (Sylhet white commodore)
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Tribe: Neptini
Genus: Lasippa[]
Species: Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal yellowjack sailer)
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Genus: Neptis[]
Species: Neptis hylas (common sailer)[]
Subspecies: (Indian common sailer)
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Species: (pale green sailer)[]
Subspecies: (east Himalayan pale green sailer)
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Genus: Pantoporia[]
Species: Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common lascar)
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae[]
Tribe: Junoniini
Genus: Hypolimnas[]
Species: (great eggfly)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental great eggfly)
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Genus: Junonia[]
Species: Junonia almana (peacock pansy)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental peacock pansy)
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Species: Junonia atlites (grey pansy)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental grey pansy)
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Species: Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental yellow pansy)
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Species: Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental chocolate pansy)
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Species: Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)[]
Subspecies: (Chinese lemon pansy)
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Species: Junonia orithya (blue pansy)[]
Subspecies: (dark blue pansy)
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Tribe: Kallimini
Genus: []
Species: (autumn leaf)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan autumn leaf)
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Genus: Kallima[]
Species: Kallima inachus (orange oakleaf)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan orange oakleaf)
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Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Aglais[]
Species: Aglais caschmirensis (Indian tortoiseshell)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan tortoiseshell)
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Genus: Symbrenthia[]
Species: Symbrenthia lilaea (northern common jester)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi common mester)
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Genus: Vanessa[]
Species: Vanessa cardui (painted lady)[]
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Species: Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan red admiral)
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Subfamily: Pseudergolinae[]
Tribe: Pseudergolini
Genus: Pseudergolis[]
Species: Pseudergolis wedah (tabby)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan tabby)
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Genus: []
Species: Stibochiona nicea (popinjay)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan popinjay)
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Subfamily: Satyrinae[]
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Elymnias[]
Species: Elymnias hypermnestra (common palmfly)[]
Subspecies: (wavy common palmfly)
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Species: Elymnias malelas (spotted palmfly)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal spotted palmfly)
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Species: Elymnias vasudeva (Jezebel palmfly)[]
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Tribe: Melanitini
Genus: Melanitis[]
Species: Melanitis leda (common evening brown)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common evening brown)
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Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Lethe[]
Species: Lethe chandica (angled red forester)[]
Subspecies: (Darjeeling angled red forester)
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Species: Lethe confusa (banded treebrown)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan banded treebrown)
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Genus: Mycalesis[]
Species: Mycalesis anaxias (white-bar bushbrown)[]
Subspecies: (Indo-Chinese white-bar bushbrown)
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Species: (white-line bushbrown)[]
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Genus: Ypthima[]
Species: Ypthima baldus (common five-ring)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common five-ring)
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Species: Ypthima huebneri (common four-ring)[]
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Family: Lycaenidae[]
Subfamily: Curetinae[]
Genus: Curetis[]
Species: Curetis acuta (acute sunbeam)[]
Subspecies: (Indian acute sunbeam)
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Species: Curetis bulis (bright sunbeam)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan bright sunbeam)
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Species: Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)[]
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Subfamily: Lycaeninae[]
Genus: Heliophorus[]
Species: Heliophorus brahma (golden sapphire)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan golden sapphire)
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae[]
Tribe: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene[]
Species: Anthene emolus (common ciliate blue)[]
Subspecies: Anthene emolus emolus (Bengal common ciliate blue)
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Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Acytolepis[]
Species: Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common hedge blue)
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Genus: Caleta[]
Species: Caleta elna (elbowed Pierrot)[]
Subspecies: Caleta elna noliteia (Indo-Chinese elbowed Pierrot)
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Genus: Castalius[]
Species: Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)[]
Subspecies: (Continental common Pierrot)
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Genus: Catochrysops[]
Species: Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)[]
Subspecies: (Malay silver forget-me-not)
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Species: Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)[]
Subspecies: Catochrysops strabo strabo (Oriental forget-me-not)
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Genus: Luthrodes[]
Species: Luthrodes pandava (plains Cupid)[]
Subspecies: Luthrodes pandava pandava (Oriental plains Cupid)
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Genus: Everes[]
Species: Everes lacturnus (Oriental Cupid)[]
Subspecies: (Dakhan Cupid)
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Genus: Jamides[]
Species: Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)[]
Subspecies: (Indian dark cerulean)
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Species: Jamides celeno (common cerulean)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common cerulean)
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Genus: Leptotes[]
Species: Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)[]
Subspecies: (Asian zebra blue)
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Genus: Neopithecops[]
Species: Neopithecops zalmora (common Quaker)[]
Subspecies: Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (Myanmar common Quaker)
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Genus: Prosotas[]
Species: Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)[]
Subspecies: (Indian tailless lineblue)
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Species: Prosotas nora (common lineblue)[]
Subspecies: (Indian common lineblue)
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Genus: Pseudozizeeria[]
Species: Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan pale grass blue)
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Genus: Zizeeria[]
Species: Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)[]
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Genus: Zizina[]
Species: Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental lesser grass blue)
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Subfamily: Poritiinae[]
Tribe: Poritiini
Genus: Poritia[]
Species: Poritia hewitsoni (common gem)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common gem)
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Subfamily: Theclinae[]
Tribe: Amblypodiini
Genus: Amblypodia[]
Species: Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)[]
Subspecies: (Indian purple leaf blue)
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Genus: Iraota[]
Species: Iraota rochana (scarce silverstreak blue)[]
Subspecies: Iraota rochana boswelliana (Malayan scarce silverstreak blue)
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Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala[]
Species: Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)[]
Subspecies: (Indian aberrant oakblue)
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Species: Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)[]
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Species: Arhopala bazalus (powdered oakblue)[]
Subspecies: (Teesta powdered oakblue)
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Species: Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)[]
Subspecies: Arhopala centaurus pirithous (Bengal centaur oakblue)
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Genus: Flos[]
Species: (variegated plushblue)[]
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Species: Flos areste (tailless plushblue)[]
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Genus: Surendra[]
Species: Surendra quercetorum (common acacia blue)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common acacia blue)
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Tribe: Catapaecilmini
Genus: Catapaecilma[]
Species: Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)[]
Subspecies: Catapaecilma major major (Himalayan common tinsel)
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Tribe: Cheritrini
Genus: Cheritra[]
Species: Cheritra freja (common imperial)[]
Subspecies: Cheritra freja evansi (Khasi common imperial)
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Genus: Ticherra[]
Species: Ticherra acte (blue imperial)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan blue imperial)
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Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Rapala[]
Species: Rapala iarbus (common red flash)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental red flash)
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Species: Rapala pheretima (copper flash)[]
Subspecies: (Indian copper flash)
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Genus: Virachola[]
Species: Virachola perse (large guava blue)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan large guava blue)
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Tribe: Iolaini
Genus: Creon[]
Species: Creon cleobis (broad-tail royal)[]
Subspecies: Creon cleobis cleobis (Bengal broad-tail royal)
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Tribe: Horagini
Genus: Horaga[]
Species: Horaga onyx (common onyx)[]
Subspecies: (variable common onyx)
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Genus: Rathinda[]
Species: Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)[]
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Tribe: Hypolycaenini
Genus: Hypolycaena[]
Species: Hypolycaena erylus (common tit)[]
Subspecies: Hypolycaena erylus himavantus (Sikkim common tit)
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Species: Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental orchid tit)
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Genus: Zeltus[]
Species: Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)[]
Subspecies: (Indian fluffy tit)
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Tribe: Remelanini
Genus: Ancema[]
Species: Ancema blanka (silver royal)[]
Subspecies: Ancema blanka minturna (blue-streaked silver royal)
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Genus: Remelana[]
Species: Remelana jangala (chocolate royal)[]
Subspecies: (northern chocolate royal)
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Family: Riodinidae[]
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae[]
Tribe: Abisarini
Genus: Abisara[]
Species: Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)[1][]
Subspecies: (angled double-banded Judy)
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Species: Abisara echerius (plum Judy)[]
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Species: Abisara fylla (dark Judy)[]
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Tribe: Nemeobiini
Genus: Dodona[]
Species: Dodona dipoea (lesser Punch)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan lesser Punch)
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Species: Dodona egeon (orange Punch)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan orange Punch)
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Genus: Zemeros[]
Species: Zemeros flegyas (Punchinello)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan Punchinello)
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Family: Hesperiidae[]
Subfamily: Coeliadinae[]
Genus: Badamia[]
Species: Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)[]
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Genus: Bibasis[]
Species: Bibasis sena (orangetail awl)[]
Subspecies: (Indian orangetail awl)
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Genus: Choaspes[]
Species: Choaspes benjaminii (common awlking)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common awlking)
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Species: Choaspes furcata (hooked awlking)[]
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Genus: Hasora[]
Species: Hasora badra (common awl)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental common awl)
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Subfamily: Hesperiinae[]
Tribe: Aeromachini
Genus: Matapa[]
Species: Matapa aria (common branded redeye or common redeye)[]
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Genus: Ochus[]
Species: Ochus subvittatus (tiger hopper)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi tiger hopper)
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Genus: Suastus[]
Species: Suastus gremius (Oriental palm bob)[]
Subspecies: ( Indian palm bob)
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Genus: Udaspes[]
Species: Udaspes folus (grass demon)[]
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Genus: Zographetus[]
Species: Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)[]
Subspecies: (continental purple-spotted flitter)
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Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Ancistroides[]
Species: Ancistroides nigrita (chocolate demon)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal chocolate demon)
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Genus: Arnetta[]
Species: Arnetta atkinsoni (black-tufted bob or Atkinson's bob)[]
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Genus: Iambrix[]
Species: Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)[2][]
Subspecies: (eastern chestnut bob)
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Tribe: Baorini
Genus: Borbo[]
Species: Borbo bevani (lesser rice swift or Bevan's swift)[]
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Subfamily: Pyrginae[]
Tribe: Carcharodini
Genus: Spialia[]
Species: Spialia galba (Indian grizzled skipper)[]
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Tribe: Celaenorrhinini
Genus: Celaenorrhinus[]
Species: Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)[]
Subspecies: (Bengal restricted spotted flat)
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Genus: Pseudocoladenia[]
Species: Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan fulvous pied flat)
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Genus: Sarangesa[]
Species: Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)[]
Subspecies: (Indian common small flat)
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Tribe: Tagiadini
Genus: Caprona[]
Species: Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)[]
Subspecies: Caprona ransonnetii potiphera (Dakhan golden angle)
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Genus: Coladenia[]
Species: Coladenia agni (brown pied flat)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan brown pied flat)
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Genus: Ctenoptilum[]
Species: (tawny angle)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan tawny angle)
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Genus: Gerosis[]
Species: Gerosis phisara (dusky yellow-breast flat)[]
Subspecies: (Khasi dusky yellow-breast flat)
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Genus: Mooreana[]
Species: Mooreana trichoneura (yellow flat)[]
Subspecies: (yellow-veined flat)
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Genus: Odontoptilum[]
Species: Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)[]
Subspecies: (Oriental chestnut angle)
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Genus: []
Species: (contiguous seseria)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan contiguous seseria or Himalayan white flat)
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Species: (notched seseria)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan notched seseria or Sikkim white flat)
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Genus: Tagiades[]
Species: Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)[]
Subspecies: (Himalayan common snow flat)
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See also[]
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- Butterfly
- List of butterflies of India
References[]
- ^ "Abisara bifasciata Moore, 1877 – Double-banded Judy". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 – Chestnut Bob". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Lepidoptera". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Butterflies of India
- India Biodiversity Portal
- Fauna of British India. Butterflies 1 by Talbot G
- Fauna of British India. Butterflies 2 by Talbot G.
- Lists of butterflies of India
- Lepidoptera of India