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[[File:Open wing basking position of Papilio krishna Moore, 1858 - Krishna Peacock WLB IMG 1589.jpg|thumb|305x305px|[[Krishna peacock]] (''Papilio krishna''). Voted as the national butterfly of India as well as the most beautiful Indian butterfly.{{efn|This butterfly received the most votes out of the seven options in the citizen poll. It is not officially the National Butterfly of India.}}<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://zenodo.org/records/4430179 |title=Nomination for India's National Butterfly: Report of the National Butterfly Poll |last=Kunte |first=Krushnamegh |last2=Barve |first2=Vijay |last3=Thombre |first3=Divakar |last4=V |first4=Sharan |last5=Consortium |first5=National Butterfly |date=2021-01-01 |publisher=Zenodo}}</ref>]]
{{Wildlife of India}}
The following is a '''list of the [[butterflies]] of [[India]]'''.  
The following is a '''list of the [[butterflies]] of [[India]]'''.  


India has extremely diverse [[terrain]], [[climate]] and [[vegetation]], which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons.<ref name="Evans">{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |year=1932 |page=1 }}</ref> India forms a large part of the [[Indomalaya]]n biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some [[taxa]] being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's [[biodiversity hotspot]]s: the [[Western Ghats]], the [[Eastern Himalaya]]s, and the hilly ranges bordering India and [[Myanmar]], each having numerous [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] species. Accordingly, India's diverse and varied fauna include a rich variety of [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[moth]]s. [[W. H. Evans|Brigadier William Harry Evans ]] recorded approximately 1439 species of butterfly from British India, including [[Ceylon]] and [[Burma]].<ref name="Evans species number">{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |year=1932 |page=23 }}</ref> After 1947, the rise of several new nations led to a reduction of the area forming part of India proper, and the number of species has been noted to be an estimated 1318 species.<ref>Cotton, Adam & Fric, Zdenek & Jit Gupta, Inder & Van Gasse, Paul & Inayoshi, Yutaka & Sin Khoon, Khew & G Kirton, Laurence & Larsen, Torben & Markhasiov, Maxim & Majumdar, Mridula & Pequin, Olivier & Rieger, Jiri & Motoki, Saito & P Smith, Colin & K Varshney, Rajendra & Smetacek, Peter. (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.</ref>
India has extremely diverse [[terrain]], [[climate]] and [[vegetation]], which comprises extremes of heat and cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. India forms a large part of the [[Indomalaya]]n biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some [[taxa]] being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's [[biodiversity hotspot]]s: the [[Western Ghats]], the [[Himalaya]]s, and the hilly ranges bordering India and [[Myanmar]], each having numerous [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] species. Accordingly, India's diverse and varied fauna include a rich variety of [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[moth]]s. [[W. H. Evans|Brigadier William Harry Evans]] recorded approximately 1439 species of butterfly from British India, including [[Ceylon]] and [[Burma]].<ref name="Evans species number">{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |year=1932 |page=23 }}</ref> After 1947, the rise of several new nations led to a reduction of the area forming part of India proper, and the number of species has been noted to be an estimated 1403 species.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392870238_SYNOPTIC_CATALOGUE_OF_THE_BUTTERFLIES_OF_INDIA_Second_Edition |title=Synoptic catalogue of the butterflies of India - Second Edition |isbn=978-81-979604-1-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gay |first=Thomas |title=Common butterflies of India |last2=Kehimkar |first2=Isaac David |last3=Punetha |first3=Jagdish Chandra |date=1992 |publisher=Oxford Univ. Press |isbn=978-0-19-563164-7 |series=Nature guides |location=Bombay}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Wynter-Blyth |first=Mark Alexander |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Butterflies of the Indian Region |date=1957 |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society |language=en}}</ref>


==Per-family lists==
Many papers and books<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smetacek |first=Peter |title=A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka |publisher=John Beaufoy Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=9788175994065}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kunte |first=Krushnamegh |title=India, a lifescape: butterflies of Peninsular India |last2=Gadgil |first2=Madhav |date=2000 |publisher=Universities Press ; Distributed by Orient Longman |others=Indian Academy of Sciences |isbn=978-81-7371-354-5 |location=Hyderabad : [S.l.]}}</ref> have been written on Indian butterflies, some of the most famous are the ''Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India''<ref name=":0" /> and ''The Book of Indian Butterflies''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kehimkar |first=Isaac |title=The Book of Indian Butterflies |date=2008 |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0195696202}}</ref>''.''
[[Image:Ind bfly thumbstrip.jpg|thumb|100px|Butterfly diversity]]
Six [[Family (biology)|families]] of butterflies are represented in India.
The quoted numbers of species per family are likely to evolve as a result of advances in taxonomy and in the collection of data regarding occurrence and distribution.<!--Under updation from synoptic catalogue-->


* [[List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)|Papilionidae - swallowtail butterflies]] (84 species)
Here is a key to the terms used in this list-
* [[List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)|Hesperiidae - skipper butterflies]] (277 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Coeliadinae)|Coeliadinae]] (22 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)|Pyrginae]] (69 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae)|Hesperiinae]] (133 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)#Subfamily Heteropterinae|Heteropterinae]] (1 species)
* [[List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)|Pieridae - yellow and white butterflies]] (81 species)
* [[List of butterflies of India (Riodinidae)|Riodinidae - punches & judies]] (16 species)
* [[List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)|Lycaenidae - blues, hairstreaks and gossamer-winged butterflies]] (318 species)
* [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)|Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies]] (439 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Danainae)|Danainae]] (26 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)|Morphinae]] (20 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)|Satyrinae]] (176 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)|Limenitidinae]] (99 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Libytheinae|Libytheinae]] (3 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Charaxinae|Charaxinae]] (16 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Calinaginae|Calinaginae]] (3 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Heliconiinae|Heliconiinae]] (27 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Cyrestinae|Cyrestinae]] (10 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Pseudergolinae|Pseudergolinae]] (1 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Biblidinae|Biblidinae]] (4 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Apaturinae|Apaturinae]] (17 species)
** [[List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)#Nymphalinae|Nymphalinae]] (37 species)


==Per-state lists==
# Endemic: [[Endemism|Endemic]] species are species found only in a particular region, in this case, [[India]].
India has 29 states and 7 union territories. The list of butterflies for each state can be found using the index below:
# Schedule 1: This is used on all species under Schedule 1 of the [[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972|Wildlife Protection Act]] (Amendment 2022).<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |title=The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 |url=https://ntca.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-Wild-Life-Protection-Amendment-Act-2022_compressed.pdf |journal=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
# Schedule 2: This is used on all species under Schedule 2 of the [[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972|Wildlife Protection Act]] (Amendment 2022).<ref name=":1" />


'''States'''
== History of studies on butterflies in India ==
The first book to deal with Indian butterflies was ''The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon'' by [[Lionel de Nicéville]] and [[G. F. L. Marshall]], followed shortly after with [[Lepidoptera Indica|''Lepidoptera Indica'']] by [[Frederic Moore]].
 
From the 1920 to the 1960s, two major books on Indian butterflies were published. These were ''The Identification of Indian Butterflies'' by [[William Harry Evans]]<ref name="Evans species number" /> and ''Butterflies of the Indian Region'' by [[Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth]].<ref name=":2" />
 
In recent times, field guides like ''Butterflies of India'' by Isaac Kehimkar and ''A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka'' by Peter Smetacek helped in spreading popularity on butterfly watching and identification.
 
''The Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India'' by R. K. Varshney and Peter Smetacek provided the first complete list of the butterflies found in India.
 
== Papilionidae ==
The Papilionidae or the swallowtail butterflies are a family of about 550 species. Many species show [[sexual dimorphism]]. Males of this family are attracted to wet mud (this behavior is called mud-puddling). The swallowtail butterflies have three well-developed pairs of legs and the abdomen is not covered by the wing. There are 96 species of this family found in India.
 
=== Papilioninae ===
[[File:Malabar rose (2782415699).jpg|thumb|[[Malabar Rose|Malabar rose]], ''Pachliopta pandiyana'']]
[[File:Southern Birdwing (Troides minos).jpg|thumb|[[Southern birdwing]], ''Troides minos'']]
 
==== Troidini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Losaria doubledayi|Common clubtail]]
|''Losaria doubledayi''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Andaman Clubtail|Andaman clubtail]]
|''Losaria rhodifer''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Common rose]]
|''Pachliopta aristolochiae''
|5
|
|-
|[[Crimson rose]]
|''Pachliopta hector''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Malabar Rose|Malabar rose]]
|''Pachliopta pandiyana''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Golden birdwing]]
|''Troides aeacus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Common birdwing]]
|''Troides helena''
|3
|
|-
|[[Southern birdwing]]
|''Troides minos''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|-
|[[Lesser batwing]]
|''Atrophaneura aidoneus''
|
|
|-
|[[Atrophaneura astorion|Common batwing]]
|''Atrophaneura astorion''
|1
|
|-
|[[Black windmill]]
|''Byasa crassipes''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Great Windmill|Great windmill]]
|''Byasa dasarada''
|2
|
|-
|[[Rose Windmill|Rose windmill]]
|''Byasa latreillei''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Nevill's Windmill|Nevill's windmill]]
|''Byasa nevilli''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Byasa plutonius|Chinese windmill]]
|''Byasa plutonius''
|2
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|-
|[[Byasa polla|De Nicéville's windmill]]
|''Byasa polla''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Common windmill]]
|''Byasa polyeuctes''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Papilio liomedon Moore, 1874 – Malabar Banded Swallowtail - Life cycle at Peravoor. Hostplant Melicope lunu-ankenda (394).jpg|thumb|[[Malabar Banded Swallowtail|Malabar banded swallowtail]], ''Papilio liomedon'']]
[[File:Papilio machaon Mitterbach 01.jpg|thumb|[[Old World Swallowtail|Common yellow swallowtail]], ''Papilio machaon'']]
[[File:Close wing moisture sucking of Meandrusa payeni (Boisduval, 1836) - Yellow Gorgon (2) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Meandrusa payeni|Yellow gorgon]], ''Meandrusa payeni'']]
[[File:Closewing pudding position of Papilio agestor Gray, 1831 - Tawny Mime.jpg|thumb|[[Tawny mime]], ''Papilio agestor'']]
 
==== Papilionini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Papilio agenor|Grand mormon]]
|''Papilio agenor''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Papilio agestor|Tawny mime]]
|''Papilio agestor''
|2
|
|-
|[[Redbreast butterfly|Redbreast]]
|''Papilio alcmenor''
|1
|
|-
|[[Papilio arcturus|Blue peacock]]
|''Papilio arcturus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Chinese peacock]]
|''Papilio bianor''
|2
|
|-
|[[Tailed redbreast]]
|''Papilio bootes''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Malabar banded peacock]]
|''Papilio buddha''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|-
|[[Common raven (butterfly)|Common raven]]
|''Papilio castor''
|2
|
|-
|[[Papilio chaon|Yellow helen]]
|''Papilio chaon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Papilio clytia|Common mime]]
|''Papilio clytia''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Common Banded Peacock|Common banded peacock]]
|''Papilio crino''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Papilio daksha|Indian helen]]
|''Papilio daksha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lime Swallowtail|Lime swallowtail]]
|''Papilio demoleus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Malabar raven]]
|''Papilio dravidarum''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Papilio elephenor|Yellow-crested spangle]]
|''Papilio elephenor''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lesser mime]]
|''Papilio epycides''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Papilio everesti|Everest yellow swallowtail]]
|''Papilio everesti''
|1
|
|-
|[[Red helen]]
|''Papilio helenus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Papilio janaka|Western tailed redbreast]]
|''Papilio janaka''
|
|
|-
|[[Krishna peacock]]
|''Papilio krishna''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Malabar Banded Swallowtail|Malabar banded swallowtail]]
|''Papilio liomedon''
|
|Schedule 1, Endemic
|-
|[[Common yellow swallowtail]]
|''Papilio machaon''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Great mormon]]
|''Papilio memnon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Papilio noblei|Noble's helen]]
|''Papilio noblei''
|
|
|-
|[[Papilio palinurus|Green-banded peacock]]
|''Papilio palinurus''
|1
|A vagrant to West Bengal
|-
|[[Papilio paradoxa|Great blue mime]]
|''Papilio paradoxa''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Paris peacock]]
|''Papilio paris''
|2
|
|-
|[[Papilio polyctor|Common peacock]]
|''Papilio polyctor''
|
|
|-
|[[Common Mormon|Common mormon]]
|''Papilio polytes''
|3
|
|-
|[[Blue helen]]
|''Papilio prexaspes''
|1
|
|-
|[[Papilio protenor|Spangle]]
|''Papilio protenor''
|1
|
|-
|[[Blue Striped Mime|Blue-striped mime]]
|''Papilio slateri''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Papilio verityi|Eastern yellow swallowtail]]
|''Papilio verityi''
|
|
|-
|[[Papilio xuthus|Chinese yellow swallowtail]]
|''Papilio xuthus''
|
|
|-
|[[Meandrusa gyas|Brown gorgon]]
|''Meandrusa lachinus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Yellow gorgon]]
|''Meandrusa payeni''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Open wing basking position of Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tailed Jay.jpg|thumb|[[Tailed jay]], ''Graphium agamemnon'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Graphium nomius Esper, 1799 – Spot Swordtail .jpg|thumb|[[Spot swordtail]], ''Graphium nomius'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Graphium sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Bluebottle.jpg|thumb|[[Common Bluebottle|Common bluebottle]], ''Graphium sarpedon'']]
 
==== Leptocircini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Graphium agamemnon|Tailed jay]]
|''Graphium agamemnon''
|5
|
|-
|[[Graphium agetes|Fourbar swallowtail]]
|''Graphium agetes''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Graphium albociliatus|Scarce jay]]
|''Graphium albociliatus''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Fivebar Swordtail|Fivebar swordtail]]
|''Graphium antiphates''
|2
|
|-
|[[Chain Swordtail|Chain swordtail]]
|''Graphium aristeus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Spotted jay]]{{efn|Probably does not occur in India, see ''Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India'', Second Edition, pg 228<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392870238_SYNOPTIC_CATALOGUE_OF_THE_BUTTERFLIES_OF_INDIA_Second_Edition |title=Synoptic catalogue of the butterflies of India - Second Edition |isbn=978-81-979604-1-3}}</ref>}}
|''Graphium arycles''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Veined jay]]
|''Graphium chironides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Glassy Bluebottle|Glassy bluebottle]]
|''Graphium cloanthus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Common jay]]
|''Graphium doson''
|2
|
|-
|[[Andaman swordtail]]
|''Graphium epaminondas''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Sixbar Swordtail|Sixbar swordtail]]
|''Graphium eurous''
|2
|
|-
|[[Great jay]]
|''Graphium eurypylus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Graphium garhwalica|Western spectacle swordtail]]
|''Graphium garhwalica''
|
|
|-
|[[Lesser zebra]]
|''Graphium macareus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Spotted zebra]]
|''Graphium megarus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Spot swordtail]]
|''Graphium nomius''
|2
|
|-
|[[Graphium paphus|Indian spectacle swordtail]]
|''Graphium paphus''
|
|
|-
|[[Common Bluebottle|Common bluebottle]]
|''Graphium sarpedon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Graphium septentrionicolus|Cryptic bluebottle]]
|''Graphium septentrionicolus''
|
|
|-
|[[Southern bluebottle]]
|''Graphium teredon''
|
|
|-
|[[Great zebra]]
|''Graphium xenocles''
|2
|
|-
|[[White Dragontail|White dragontail]]
|''Lamproptera curius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Green Dragontail|Green dragontail]]
|''Lamproptera meges''
|1
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Opened wing Puddling position of Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843 - Kaiser-i-Hind 36.jpg|thumb|[[Kaiser-i-hind (butterfly)|Kaiser-i-hind]], ''Teinopalpus imperialis'']]
 
==== Teinopalpini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Kaiser-i-hind (butterfly)|Kaiser-i-hind]]
|''Teinopalpus imperialis''
|2
|Schedule 1
|}
 
=== Parnassiinae ===
 
==== Sericinini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Bhutanitis lidderdalii|Bhutan glory]]
|''Bhutanitis lidderdalii''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Ludlow's Bhutan Swallowtail|Ludlow's Bhutan glory]]
|''Bhutanitis ludlowi''
|
|Schedule 1
|}
[[File:Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii I IMG 7202.jpg|thumb|[[Parnassius hardwickii|Common blue apollo]], ''Parnassius hardwickii'']]
[[File:Parnassius actius - james qiii - 443325059.jpeg|thumb|[[Parnassius actius|Scarce red apollo]], ''Parnassius actius'']]
[[File:Parnassius epaphus from India.jpg|thumb|[[Common Red Apollo|Common red apollo]], ''Parnassius epaphus'']]
 
==== Parnassiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Parnassius acco|Varnished apollo]]
|''Parnassius acco''
|4
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Parnassius acdestis|Dusky apollo]]
|''Parnassius acdestis''
|4
|
|-
|[[Parnassius actius|Scarce red apollo]]
|''Parnassius actius''
|3
|
|-
|[[Parnassius augustus|Noble apollo]]
|''Parnassius augustus''
|
|
|-
|[[Regal Apollo|Regal apollo]]
|''Parnassius charltonius''
|9
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Common Red Apollo|Common red apollo]]
|''Parnassius epaphus''
|9
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Parnassius hardwickii|Common blue apollo]]
|''Parnassius hardwickii''
|
|
|-
|[[Parnassius staudingeri hunza|Karakoram banded apollo]]
|''Parnassius hunza''
|2
|
|-
|[[Keeled Apollo|Keeled apollo]]
|''Parnassius jacquemontii''
|5
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Parnassius kumaonensis|Himalayan banded apollo]]
|''Parnassius kumaonensis''
|2
|''P. nandadevinensis'' is merged here.
|-
|[[Parnassius loxias|Stately apollo]]
|''Parnassius loxias''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parnassius maharaja|Royal apollo]]
|''Parnassius maharaja''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parnassius mamaievi|Scarce banded apollo]]
|''Parnassius mamaievi''
|3
|
|-
|[[Parnassius simo|Black-edged apollo]]
|''Parnassius simo''
|7
|
|-
|[[Parnassius stenosemus|Greater banded apollo]]
|''Parnassius stenosemus''
|6
|
|-
|[[Parnassius stoliczkanus|Lesser banded apollo]]
|''Parnassis stoliczkanus''
|5
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Large keeled apollo]]
|''Parnassius tianshanica''
|1
|
|}
 
== Hesperiidae ==
The Hesperiidae or the skipper butterflies are a family of about 3500 species. Many members of this family are hard to distinguish from each other and require dissection to properly identify. They are called "skippers" due to their quick and darting flights. There are 292 species of this family found in India. [[File:Close wing position of Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 – Brown Awl.jpg|thumb|[[Brown awl]], ''Badamia exclamationis'']]
[[File:Closed wing mud-puddling activity of Burara jaina (Moore, 1866) - Common Orange Awlet WLB DSC 9396 - Copya.jpg|thumb|[[Burara jaina|Common orange awlet]], ''Burara jaina'']]
[[File:Close wing view of Hasora chromus (Cramer, 1780) - Common Banded Awl ANK3447.jpg|thumb|[[Common banded awl]], ''Hasora chromus'']]
 
=== Coeliadinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Brown awl]]
|''Badamia exclamationis''
|
|
|-
|[[Indian Awlking|Indian awlking]]
|''Choaspes benjaminii''
|2
|
|-
|[[Choaspes furcata|Hooded awlking]]
|''Choaspes furcata''
|
|
|-
|[[Choaspes stigmata|Branded awlking]]
|''Choaspes stigmata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Choaspes xanthopogon|Similar awlking]]
|''Choaspes xanthopogon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Bibasis mahintha|Slate awlet]]
|''Bibasis mahintha''
|
|
|-
|[[Orange-tailed Awl|Orange-tailed awlet]]
|''Bibasis sena''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Small green awlet]]
|''Burara amara''
|
|
|-
|[[Plain Orange Awlet|Plain orange awlet]]
|''Burara anadi''
|
|
|-
|[[Great Orange Awlet|Great orange awlet]]
|''Burara etelka''
|
|
|-
|[[Pale Green Awlet|Pale green awlet]]
|''Burara gomata''
|2
|
|-
|[[Burara harisa|Orange striped awlet]]
|''Burara harisa''
|2
|
|-
|[[Burara jaina|Common orange awlet]]
|''Burara jaina''
|3
|
|-
|[[Burara oedipodea|Branded orange awlet]]
|''Burara oedipodea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Burara vasutana|Green awlet]]
|''Burara vasutana''
|
|
|-
|[[Hasora anura|Slate awl]]
|''Hasora anura''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hasora badra|Common awl]]
|''Hasora badra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hasora chromus|Common banded awl]]
|''Hasora chromus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hasora danda|Purple awl]]
|''Hasora danda''
|
|
|-
|[[Hasora khoda|Large banded awl]]
|''Hasora khoda''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hasora leucospila|Violet awl]]
|''Hasora leucospila''
|
|
|-
|[[Hasora salanga|Green awl]]
|''Hasora salanga''
|
|
|-
|[[Hasora schoenherr|Yellow banded awl]]
|''Hasora schoenherr''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hasora taminatus|White-banded awl]]
|''Hasora taminatus''
|4
|
|-
|[[Hasora vitta|Plain banded awl]]
|''Hasora vitta''
|2
|
|}
 
=== Eudaminae ===
 
==== Eudamini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Marbled Flat|Marbled flat]]
|''Lobocla liliana''
|3
|
|}
[[File:Open wing Basking of Sarangesa dasahara (Moore, 1866) - Common Small Flat WLB DSC 2890a.jpg|thumb|[[Common small flat]], ''Sarangesa dasahara'']]
[[File:RD Tamil spotted flat.jpg|thumb|[[Tamil spotted flat]], ''Celaenorrhinus ruficornis'']]
 
=== Tagiadinae ===
[[File:Malabar Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN0584 (2).jpg|thumb|[[Celaenorrhinus ambareesa|Malabar flat]], ''Celaenorrhinus ambareesa'']]
[[File:Open wing of Celaenorrhinus pero lucifera Leech, -1893- – Eastern Yellow-bordered Spotted Flat ( WLB ) Picture..jpg|thumb|[[Celaenorrhinus pero|Mussoorie spotted flat]], ''Celaenorrhinus'' ''pero'']]
 
==== Celaenorrhinini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Common small flat]]
|''Sarangesa dasahara''
|4
|
|-
|[[Spotted Small Flat|Spotted small flat]]
|''Sarangesa purendra''
|4
|
|-
|[[Fulvous pied flat]]
|''Pseudocoladenia dan''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudocoladenia fabia|Indented pied flat]]
|''Pseudocoladenia'' ''fabia''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudocoladenia fatih|West Himalayan pied flat]]
|''Pseudocoladenia'' ''fatih''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudocoladenia fatua|Sikkim pied flat]]
|''Pseudocoladenia fatua''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudocoladenia festa|Naga pied flat]]
|''Pseudocoladenia'' ''festa''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus affinis|Khasi yellow-banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''affinis''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus ambareesa|Malabar flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''ambareesa''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus andamanicus|Andaman yellow-banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''andamanicus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus asmara|White-banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''asmara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus aspersa|Large-streaked flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus aspersa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus badia|Scarce banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''badia''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus dhanada|Himalayan yellow-banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''dhanada''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus flavocincta|Buxa flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''flavocincta''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus leucocera|Common spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''leucocera''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus morena|Evans' spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''morena''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus munda|Himalayan spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''munda''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus nigricans|Small banded flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''nigricans''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus patula|Large-spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''patula''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus pero|Mussoorie spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''pero''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus plagifera|De Nicéville's spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''plagifera''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus pulomaya|Multi-spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''pulomaya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus putra|Bengal spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''putra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus pyrrha|Double-spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''pyrrha''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus ratna|Tytler's multi-spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''ratna''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus ruficornis|Tamil spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''ruficornis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus sumitra|Moore's spotted flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''sumitra''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus tibetana|Tibet flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''tibetana''
|
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus zea|Swinhoe's flat]]
|''Celaenorrhinus'' ''zea''
|
|
|-
|[[Aurivittia aurivittata|Dark yellow-banded flat]]
|''Aurivittia aurivittia''
|
|
|}
[[File:Golden Angle Caprona ransonnetti. Hesperiidae..jpg|thumb|[[Abaratha ransonnetii|Golden angle]], ''Abaratha ransonnetti'']]
[[File:Black Angle Tapena thwaitesi Butterfly.jpg|thumb|255x255px|[[Black angle]], ''Tapena thwaitesi'']]
[[File:Suffused snow flat - Tagiades gana 02.jpg|thumb|[[Tagiades gana|Large snow flat]], ''Tagiades gana'']]
[[File:Open wing Basking of Coladenia indrani (Moore, 1866) - Tricolour Pied Flat WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Coladenia indrani|Tricolor pied flat]], ''Coladenia indrani'']]
[[File:Open wing position of Satarupa gopala (Moore,1866) - Large White Flat.jpg|thumb|[[Satarupa gopala|Large white flat]], ''Satarupa gopala'']]
 
==== Tagiadini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Abaratha agama|Spotted angle]]
|''Abaratha agama''
|1
|
|-
|[[Abaratha alida|Alida angle]]
|''Abaratha alida''
|3
|
|-
|[[Abaratha angulata|Chestnut angle]]
|''Abaratha angulata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Abaratha ransonnetii|Golden angle]]
|''Abaratha ransonnetii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Darpa dealbata|Snowy angle]]
|''Darpa dealbata''
|
|
|-
|[[Darpa hanria|Hairy angle]]
|''Darpa hanria''
|
|
|-
|[[Darpa striata|Striated angle]]
|''Darpa striata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Odina decoratus|Zigzag flat]]
|''Odina decoratus''
|
|
|-
|[[Tapena miniscula|Tiny angle]]
|''Tapena miniscula''
|
|
|-
|[[Tapena multiguttata|Multispot angle]]
|''Tapena multiguttata''
|
|
|-
|[[Black angle]]
|''Tapena thwaitesi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tapena vasava|Tawny angle]]
|''Tapena vasava''
|1
|
|-
|[[Gerosis bhagava|Common yellow-breast flat]]
|''Gerosis bhagava''
|2
|
|-
|[[Gerosis phisara|Dusky yellow-breast flat]]
|''Gerosis phisara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Gerosis sinica|White yellow-breast flat]]
|''Gerosis sinica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tagiades cohaerens|Striped snow flat]]
|''Tagiades cohaerens''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tagiades gana|Large snow flat]]
|''Tagiades gana''
|3
|
|-
|[[Tagiades japetus|Common snow flat]]
|''Tagiades japetus''
|6
|
|-
|[[Tagiades litigiosa|Water snow flat]]
|''Tagiades litigiosa''
|2
|
|-
|[[Tagiades menaka|Spotted snow flat]]
|''Tagiades menaka''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tagiades parra|Straight snow flat]]
|''Tagiades parra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Capila jayadeva|Striped dawnfly]]
|''Capila jayadeva''
|
|
|-
|[[Capila lidderdali|Lidderdale's dawnfly]]
|''Capila lidderdali''
|
|
|-
|[[Capila penicillatum|Fringed dawnfly]]
|''Capila penicillatum''
|1
|
|-
|[[Capila phanaeus|Fulvous dawnfly]]
|''Capila phanaeus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Capila pieridoides|White dawnfly]]
|''Capila pieridoides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Capila zennara|Pale striped dawnfly]]
|''Capila zennara''
|
|
|-
|[[Coladenia agni|Brown pied flat]]
|''Coladenia agni''
|1
|
|-
|[[Coladenia agnioides|Elwes' pied flat]]
|''Coladenia agnioides''
|
|
|-
|[[Coladenia indrani|Tricolor pied flat]]
|''Coladenia indrani''
|3
|
|-
|[[Coladenia laxmi|Grey pied flat]]
|''Coladenia laxmi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Coladenia pinsbukana|Large-spot pied flat]]
|''Coladenia pinsbukana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Satarupa gopala|Large white flat]]
|''Satarupa gopala''
|1
|
|-
|[[Satarupa splendens|Splendid white flat]]
|''Satarupa splendens''
|
|
|-
|[[Satarupa zulla|Tytler's white flat]]
|''Satarupa zulla''
|1
|
|-
|[[Seseria dohertyi|Himalayan white flat]]
|''Seseria dohertyi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Seseria sambara|Sikkim white flat]]
|''Seseria sambara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pintara tabrica|Crenulate orange flat]]
|''Pintara tabrica''
|
|
|-
|[[Mooreana trichoneura|Yellow flat]]
|''Mooreana trichoneura''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celaenorrhinus ficulnea|Velvet flat]]
|''Charmion ficulnea''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Carcharodus alceae - Lucas Benaiche - 604783441.jpeg|thumb|[[Carcharodus alceae|Plain marbled skipper]], ''Carcharodus alceae'']]
 
=== Pyrginae ===
[[File:Spialia galba by kadavoor.jpg|thumb|[[Spialia galba|Indian skipper]], ''Spialia galba'']]
 
==== Carcharodini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Spialia doris|Desert skipper]]
|''Spialia doris''
|1
|
|-
|[[Spialia galba|Indian skipper]]
|''Spialia galba''
|1
|
|-
|[[Spialia orbifer|Greenish skipper]]
|''Spialia orbifer''
|1
|
|-
|[[Spialia rubicunda|Brick-red skipper]]
|''Spialia rubicunda''
|
|
|-
|[[Spialia zebra|Zebra skipper]]
|''Spialia zebra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Gomalia elma|African grizzled skipper]]
|''Gomalia elma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Carcharodus alceae|Plain marbled skipper]]
|''Carcharodus alceae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Carcharodus dravira|Tufted marbled skipper]]
|''Carcharodus dravira''
|
|
|}
==== Pyrgini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Pyrgus alpinus|Mountain skipper]]
|''Pyrgus alpinus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pyrgus cashmirensis|Kashmir skipper]]
|''Pyrgus cashmirensis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pyrgus darwazicus|Darwaz skipper]]
|''Pyrgus darwazicus''
|1
|
|}
 
==== Erynnini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Erynnis pathan|Inky duskywing]]
|''Erynnis pathan''
|
|
|-
|[[Erynnis pelias|Frosted duskywing]]
|''Erynnis pelias''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Chamunda chamunda - Gerard Chartier - 96902646.jpeg|thumb|[[Chamunda chamunda|Olive flat]], ''Chamunda chamunda'']]
 
=== Chamundinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Chamunda chamunda|Olive flat]]
|''Chamunda chamunda''
|
|
|}
 
=== Heteropterinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Carterocephalus avanti|Orange-and-silver hopper]]
|''Carterocephalus avanti''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Barcinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Apostictopterus fuliginosus|Giant hopper]]
|''Apostictopterus fuliginosus''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Hesperiinae ===
[[File:Close wing position of Arnetta atkinsoni (Moore, 1878) – Black-tufted Bob..jpg|thumb|[[Arnetta atkinsoni|Atkinson's bob]], ''Arnetta atkinsoni'' ]]
[[File:Moore's Ace DSC 3050.jpg|thumb|[[Moore's ace]], ''Halpe porus'']]
[[File:MADRAS ACE (Thoressa honorei) 2008 12 07 aralam (7310917474).jpg|thumb|[[Thoressa honorei|Madras ace]], ''Thoressa honorei'']]
[[File:Close wing basking position of Ampittia subvittatus (Moore, 1878)-Tiger Hopper WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Ampittia subvittatus|Tiger hopper]], ''Ampittia subvittatus'']]
[[File:Close wing moisture sucking position of Zographetus dzonguensis Kunte, Karmakar & Lepcha, 2021 - Chocolate-bordered Flitter on bird dropping.jpg|thumb|[[Zographetus dzonguensis|Chocolate-bordered flitter]], ''Zographetus dzonguensis'']]
[[File:Close wing resting position of Hidari bhawani de Nicéville, -1889- - Veined Palmer.jpg|thumb|[[Hidari bhawani|Veined palmer]], ''Hidari bhawani'']]
 
==== Aeromachini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Creteus cyrina|Nonsuch palmer]]
|''Creteus cyrina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arnetta atkinsoni|Atkinson's bob]]
|''Arnetta atkinsoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Arnetta mercara|Coorg forest bob]]
|''Arnetta mercara''
|
|
|-
|[[Arnetta vindhiana|Vindhyan bob]]
|''Arnetta vindhiana''
|2
|
|-
|[[Sovia grahami|Graham's ace]]
|''Sovia grahami''
|1
|
|-
|[[Sovia lucasii|Lucas' ace]]
|''Sovia lucasii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Sovia malta|Manipur ace]]
|''Sovia malta''
|
|Endemic (only known from [[Manipur]])
|-
|[[Sovia separata|Chequered ace]]
|''Sovia separata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aeromachus dubius|Dingy scrub hopper]]
|''Aeromachus dubius''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aeromachus jhora|Grey scrub hopper]]
|''Aeromachus jhora''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aeromachus kali|Blue-spotted scrub hopper]]
|''Aeromachus kali''
|
|
|-
|[[Aeromachus pygmaeus|Pygmy scrub hopper]]
|''Aeromachus pygmaeus''
|
|
|-
|[[Aeromachus stigmata|Veined scrub hopper]]
|''Aeromachus stigmata''
|2
|
|-
|[[Baracus vittatus|Hedge hopper]]
|''Baracus vittatus''
|4
|
|-
|[[Halpe arcuata|Overlapped ace]]
|''Halpe arcuata''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe aucma|Gold-spotted ace]]
|''Halpe aucma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Halpe filda|Elwes' ace]]
|''Halpe filda''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe flava|Tavoy sulphur ace]]
|''Halpe flava''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe hauxwelli|Pale-marked ace]]
|''Halpe hauxwelli''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe homolea|Indian ace]]
|''Halpe homolea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Halpe knyvetti|Knyvett's ace]]
|''Halpe knyvetti''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe kumara|Plain ace]]
|''Halpe kumara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Halpe kusala|Tenasserim ace]]
|''Halpe kusala''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe molta|Molta ace]]
|''Halpe molta''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe porus|Moore's ace]]
|''Halpe porus''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe sikkima|Sikkim ace]]
|''Halpe sikkima''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe wantona|Confusing ace]]
|''Halpe wantona''
|
|
|-
|[[Halpe zema|Banded ace]]
|''Halpe zema''
|1
|
|-
|[[Halpe zola|Long-banded ace]]
|''Halpe zola''
|
|
|-
|[[Pithauria marsena|Banded straw ace]]
|''Pithauria marsena''
|
|
|-
|[[Pithauria murdava|Dark straw ace]]
|''Pithauria murdava''
|
|
|-
|[[Pithauria stramineipennis|Light straw ace]]
|''Pithauria stramineipennis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pedesta fusca|Fuscous ace]]
|''Pedesta fusca''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pedesta gupta|Olive ace]]
|''Pedesta'' ''gupta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pedesta hyrie|Largespot plain ace]]
|''Pedesta'' ''hyrie''
|
|
|-
|[[Pedesta masuriensis|Mussoorie bush bob]]
|''Pedesta'' ''masuriensis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pedesta panda|Naga bush bob]]
|''Pedesta'' ''panda''
|
|
|-
|[[Pedesta pandita|Brown bush bob]]
|''Pedesta pandita''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa aina|Garwhal ace]]
|''Thoressa aina''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa astigmata|Southern spotted ace]]
|''Thoressa astigmata''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa cerata|Northern spotted ace]]
|''Thoressa cerata''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa evershedi|Evershed's ace]]
|''Thoressa evershedi''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa honorei|Madras ace]]
|''Thoressa honorei''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa masoni|Mason's ace]]
|''Thoressa masoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Thoressa sitala|Tamil ace]]
|''Thoressa sitala''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Sebastonyma dolopia|Tufted ace]]
|''Sebastonyma dolopia''
|
|
|-
|[[Ampittia dioscorides|Bush hopper]]
|''Ampittia dioscorides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ampittia maroides|Scarce bush hopper]]
|''Ampittia maroides''
|
|
|-
|[[Ampittia subvittatus|Tiger hopper]]
|''Ampittia subvittatus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Halpemorpha hyrtacus|White-branded ace]]
|''Halpemorpha hyrtacus''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Actinor|Veined dart]]
|''Actinor radians''
|
|
|-
|[[Cupitha|Wax dart]]
|''Cupitha purreea''
|
|
|-
|[[Zographetus dzonguensis|Chocolate-bordered flitter]]
|''Zographetus dzonguensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Zographetus flavalum|Sikkim flitter]]
|''Zographetus flavalum''
|
|
|-
|[[Zographetus ogygia|Purple-spotted flitter]]
|''Zographetus ogygia''
|
|
|-
|[[Zographetus rama|Small flitter]]
|''Zographetus rama''
|
|
|-
|[[Zographetus satwa|Purple-and-gold flitter]]
|''Zographetus satwa''
|
|
|-
|[[Eogenes alcides|Desert torpedo]]
|''Eogenes alcides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Eogenes lesliei|Leslie's torpedo]]
|''Eogenes lesliei''
|
|
|-
|[[Astictopterus jama|Forest hopper]]
|''Astictopterus jama''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hidari bhawani|Veined palmer]]
|''Hidari bhawani''
|
|
|}
[[File:Silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma) female underside.jpg|thumb|[[Hesperia comma|Chequered darter]], ''Hesperia comma'' ]]
 
==== Hesperiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Hesperia comma|Chequered darter]]
|''Hesperia comma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ochlodes brahma|Himalayan darter]]
|''Ochlodes brahma''
|
|
|-
|[[Ochlodes siva|Assam darter]]
|''Ochlodes siva''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ochlodes subhyalina|Sub-hyaline darter]]
|''Ochlodes subhyalina''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Caltoris canaraica Bangalore.jpg|thumb|[[Caltoris canaraica|Kanara swift]], ''Caltoris canaraica'']]
[[File:Close wing basking position of Baoris farri (Moore, 1878) - Complete Paint-brush Swift.jpg|thumb|[[Baoris farri|Paintbrush swift]], ''Baoris farri'']]
[[File:Dark Small-branded Swift.jpg|thumb|[[Pelopidas mathias|Small-branded swift]], ''Pelopidas mathias'']]
[[File:Borbo cinnara (Rice swift) on a leaf.jpg|thumb|[[Borbo cinnara|Rice swift]], ''Borbo cinnara'']]
 
==== Baorini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Polytremis discreta|Himalayan swift]]
|''Zenonoida discreta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Polytremis eltola|Yellow-spot swift]]
|''Zenonoida eltola''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caltoris aurociliata|Yellow-fringed swift]]
|''Caltoris aurociliata''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris bromus|Extra-spot swift]]
|''Caltoris bromus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caltoris brunnea|Dark-branded swift]]
|''Caltoris brunnea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caltoris cahira|Colon swift]]
|''Caltoris cahira''
|2
|
|-
|[[Caltoris canaraica|Kanara swift]]
|''Caltoris canaraica''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris chimdroa|Arunachal swift]]
|''Caltoris chimdroa''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris confusa|Confusing swift]]
|''Caltoris confusa''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris cormasa|Full-stop swift]]
|''Caltoris cormasa''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris kumara|Blank swift]]
|''Caltoris kumara''
|2
|
|-
|[[Caltoris philippina|Philippine swift]]
|''Caltoris philippina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caltoris plebeia|Tufted swift]]
|''Caltoris plebeia''
|
|
|-
|[[Caltoris sirius|Sirius swift]]
|''Caltoris sirius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tulsia tulsi|Purple swift]]
|''Tulsia tulsi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Baoris farri|Paintbrush swift]]
|''Baoris farri''
|2
|
|-
|[[Baoris pagana|Figure of eight swift]]
|''Baoris pagana''
|
|
|-
|[[Baoris penicillata|Black paintbrush swift]]
|''Baoris penicillata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas agna|Obscure-branded swift]]
|''Pelopidas agna''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas assamensis|Great swift]]
|''Pelopidas assamensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas mathias|Conjoined swift]]
|''Pelopidas conjuncta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas mathias|Small-branded swift]]
|''Pelopidas mathias''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas sinensis|Large-branded swift]]
|''Pelopidas sinensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas subochracea|Moore's swift]]
|''Pelopidas subochracea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pelopidas thrax|Pale small-branded swift]]
|''Pelopidas thrax''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pseudoborbo bevani|Beavan's swift]]
|''Pseudoborbo bevani''
|
|
|-
|[[Gegenes nostrodamus|Dingy swift]]
|''Gegenes nostrodamus''
|
|
|-
|[[Gegenes pumilio|Pygmy swift]]
|''Gegenes pumilio''
|1
|
|-
|[[Borbo cinnara|Rice swift]]
|''Borbo cinnara''
|
|
|-
|[[Polytremis lubricans|Contiguous swift]]
|''Polytremis lubricans''
|1
|
|-
|[[Polytremis minuta|Baby swift]]
|''Polytremis minuta''
|
|
|-
|[[Iton semamora|Common wight]]
|''Iton semamora''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parnara ganga|Continental swift]]
|''Parnara ganga''
|
|
|-
|[[Parnara guttata|Straight swift]]
|''Parnara guttatus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parnara bada|Oriental straight swift]]
|''Parnara bada''
|
|
|}
[[File:Psolos fuligo 06338.jpg|thumb|[[Psolos fuligo|Coon]], ''Psolos fuligo'']]
 
==== Psolosini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Koruthaialos butleri|Dark velvet bob]]
|''Koruthaialos butleri''
|
|
|-
|[[Koruthaialos rubecula|Narrow-banded velvet bob]]
|''Koruthaialos rubecula''
|1
|
|-
|[[Koruthaialos sindu|Bright red velvet bob]]
|''Koruthaialos sindu''
|1
|
|-
|[[Koruthaialos swinhoei|Pale demon]]
|''Koruthaialos swinhoei''
|1
|
|-
|[[Psolos fuligo|Coon]]
|''Psolos fuligo''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Close wing puddling behavior of Iambrix salsala (Moore, (1866)) - Chestnut Bob.jpg|thumb|[[Chestnut bob]], ''Iambrix salsala'']]
 
==== Ismini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Isma bonota|Assam lancer]]
|''Isma bonota''
|
|
|-
|[[Iambrix salsala|Chestnut bob]]
|''Iambrix salsala''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Udaspes folus-Kadavoor-2016-04-12-001.jpg|thumb|[[Grass demon]], ''Ancistroides folus'']]
 
==== Notocryptini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Chocolate Demon|Chocolate demon]]
|''Tamela nigrita''
|1
|
|-
|[[Restricted demon]]
|''Ancistroides curvifascia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Spotted demon]]
|''Ancistroides feisthamelii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Grass demon]]
|''Ancistroides folus''
|
|
|-
|[[Common banded demon]]
|''Ancistroides paralysos''
|3
|
|}
[[File:Gangara thyrsis ad sec.jpg|thumb|[[Giant redeye]], ''Gangara thyrsis'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 – Oriental Palm Bob WLB DSC 2771.jpg|thumb|[[Indian palm bob]], ''Suastus gremius'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Scobura cephala (Hewitson, 1876) – Extra Forest Bob DSC 1818.jpg|thumb|[[Scobura cephala|Forest bob]], ''Scobura cephala'']]
[[File:Close wing resting position of Suada swerga (de Nicéville, -1884-) - Grass Bob.jpg|thumb|[[Suada swerga|Grass bob]], ''Suada swerga'']]
 
==== Erionotini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Gangara lebadea|Banded redeye]]
|''Gangara lebadea''
|2
|
|-
|[[Gangara thyrsis|Giant redeye]]
|''Gangara thyrsis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Erionota acroleuca|Small palm redeye]]
|''Erionota'' ''acroleuca''
|2
|
|-
|[[Erionota thrax|Palm redeye]]
|''Erionota'' ''thrax''
|1
|
|-
|[[Erionota torus|Banana skipper]]
|''Erionota'' ''torus''
|
|
|-
|[[Zela zeus|Redeye palmer]]
|''Zela zeus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Acerbas sarala|Yellowband palmer]]
|''Acerbas sarala''
|1
|
|-
|[[Matapa aria|Common redeye]]
|''Matapa aria''
|
|
|-
|[[Matapa cresta|Fringed redeye]]
|''Matapa cresta''
|
|
|-
|[[Matapa druna|Grey-brand redeye]]
|''Matapa druna''
|
|
|-
|[[Matapa purpurascens|Purple redeye]]
|''Matapa purpurascens''
|
|
|-
|[[Matapa sasivarna|Black-veined redeye]]
|''Matapa sasivarna''
|
|
|-
|[[Unkana ambasa|Hoary palmer]]
|''Unkana ambasa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pyroneura margharita|Assamese yellow-vein lancer]]
|''Pyroneura'' ''margharita''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pyroneura niasana|Red-vein lancer]]
|''Pyroneura niasana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Suastus gremius|Indian palm bob]]
|''Suastus gremius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Suastus minutus|Small palm bob]]
|''Suastus minutus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Salanoemia fuscicornis|Purple lancer]]
|''Salanoemia fuscicornis''
|
|
|-
|[[Salanoemia noemi|Spotted yellow lancer]]
|''Salanoemia noemi''
|
|
|-
|[[Salanoemia sala|Maculate lancer]]
|''Salanoemia sala''
|
|
|-
|[[Salanoemia tavoyana|Yellow-streaked lancer]]
|''Salanoemia tavoyana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Plastingia naga|Silver-spotted lancer]]
|''Plastingia naga''
|
|
|-
|[[Pirdana hyela|Green-striped palmer]]
|''Pirdana hyela''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pirdana distanti|Plain green palmer]]
|''Pirdana distanti''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hyarotis adrastus|Tree flitter]]
|''Hyarotis adrastus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hyarotis microstictum|Brush flitter]]
|''Hyarotis microstictum''
|2
|
|-
|[[Quedara basiflava|Golden flitter]]
|''Quedara basiflava''
|
|
|-
|[[Quedara monteithi|Dubious flitter]]
|''Quedara monteithi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Scobura cephala|Forest bob]]
|''Scobura cephala''
|
|
|-
|[[Scobura cephaloides|Large forest bob]]
|''Scobura cephaloides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Scobura isota|Sinhoe's forest bob]]
|''Scobura isota''
|
|
|-
|[[Scobura parawoolletti|Assam forest bob]]
|''Scobura parawoolletti''
|
|
|-
|[[Scobura phiditia|Malay forest bob]]
|''Scobura phiditia''
|
|
|-
|[[Scobura tytleri|Tytler's forest bob]]
|''Scobura tytleri''
|
|
|-
|[[Suada swerga|Grass bob]]
|''Suada swerga''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pudicitia (butterfly)|Spotted redeye]]
|''Pudicitia pholus''
|
|
|}
[[File:Close wing Basking of Oriens gola (Moore, 1877) - Common Dartlet WLB IMG 0644a.jpg|thumb|[[Oriens gola|Common dartlet]], ''Oriens gola'']]
[[File:Indian Dart Potanthus pseudomaesa by Dr Raju Kasambe DSCN3695 (11).jpg|thumb|[[Potanthus pseudomaesa|Indian dart]], ''Potanthus pseudomaesa'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Telicota bambusae Moore, 1878 – Dark Palm-Dart WLB DSC 3871.jpg|thumb|[[Telicota bambusae|Dark palm dart]], ''Telicota bambusae'']]
[[File:Close wing resting of Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775) - Pale Palm-Dart WLB MG 4094.jpg|thumb|[[Telicota colon|Common palm dart]], ''Telicota colon'']]
 
==== Taractrocerini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Oriens concinna|Tamil dartlet]]
|''Oriens concinna''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Oriens gola|Common dartlet]]
|''Oriens gola''
|2
|
|-
|[[Oriens goloides|Ceylon dartlet]]
|''Oriens goloides''
|
|
|-
|[[Oriens paragola|Malay dartlet]]
|''Oriens paragola''
|
|
|-
|[[Taractrocera ceramas|Tamil grass dart]]
|''Taractrocera ceramas''
|5
|
|-
|[[Taractrocera danna|Himalayan grass dart]]
|''Taractrocera danna''
|
|
|-
|[[Taractrocera maevius|Common grass dart]]
|''Taractrocera maevius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus confucius|Chinese dart]]
|''Potanthus confucius''
|3
|
|-
|[[Potanthus dara|Himalayan dart]]
|''Potanthus dara''
|
|
|-
|[[Potanthus flavus|Japanese dart]]
|''Potanthus flava''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus ganda|Sumatran dart]]
|''Potanthus ganda''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus juno|Burmese dart]]
|''Potanthus juno''
|
|
|-
|[[Potanthus lydia|Forest dart]]
|''Potanthus lydia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus mara|Sikkim dart]]
|''Potanthus mara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus mingo|Narrow bi-dent dart]]
|''Potanthus mingo''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus nesta|Brandless dart]]
|''Potanthus nesta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus pallida|Pale dart]]
|''Potanthus pallida''
|
|
|-
|[[Potanthus palnia|Palni dart]]
|''Potanthus palnia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus pava|Yellow dart]]
|''Potanthus pava''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus pseudomaesa|Indian dart]]
|''Potanthus pseudomaesa''
|2
|
|-
|[[Potanthus rectifasciatus|Branded dart]]
|''Potanthus rectifasciatus''
|
|
|-
|[[Potanthus serina|Large dart]]
|''Potanthus serina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Potanthus sita|Yellow-and-black dart]]
|''Potanthus sita''
|
|
|-
|[[Potanthus trachala|Broad bi-dent dart]]
|''Potanthus trachala''
|2
|
|-
|[[Telicota augias|Pale palm dart]]
|''Telicota augias''
|1
|
|-
|[[Telicota bambusae|Dark palm dart]]
|''Telicota bambusae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Telicota besta|Large palm dart]]
|''Telicota besta''
|
|
|-
|[[Telicota colon|Common palm dart]]
|''Telicota colon''
|3
|
|-
|[[Telicota linna|Evans' palm dart]]
|''Telicota linna''
|
|
|-
|[[Telicota ohara|Narrow-banded palm dart]]
|''Telicota ohara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cephrenes acalle|Plain palm dart]]
|''Cephrenes acalle''
|2
|
|}
 
== Pieridae ==
The Pieridae or the white, yellow and sulphur butterflies are a family of about 1050 species. Most members of the family are white or yellow in colour. Butterflies of this family are attracted to wet mud. There are 99 species of this family found in India.[[File:Close wing moisture sucking of Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) - Lemon Emigrant (Male , form Alcmeone).jpg|thumb|[[Lemon Emigrant|Lemon emigrant]], ''Catopsilia pomona'']]
[[File:Close wing moisture sucking of Gandaca harina (Horsfield, 1829) - Tree Yellow (Male) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Gandaca harina|Tree yellow]], ''Gandaca harina'']]
[[File:Close wing Basking of Eurema blanda (Boisduval, 1836) - Three-spot Grass Yellow (8) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Eurema blanda|Three-spotted grass yellow]], ''Eurema blanda'']]
[[File:Colias nilagiriensis – Nilgiri Clouded Yellow.jpg|thumb|[[Nilgiri clouded yellow]], ''Colias nilagiriensis'']]
 
=== Coliadinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Catopsilia pomona|Lemon emigrant]]
|''Catopsilia pomona''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mottled Emigrant|Mottled emigrant]]
|''Catopsilia pyranthe''
|1
|
|-
|[[Catopsilia scylla|Orange emigrant]]
|''Catopsilia scylla''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dercas verhuelli|Tailed sulphur]]
|''Dercas verhuelli''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dercas lycorias|Plain sulphur]]
|''Dercas lycorias''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Gonepteryx amintha|Tibet brimstone]]
|''Gonepteryx amintha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Gonepteryx chitralensis|Karakoram brimstone]]
|''Gonepteryx chitralensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Gonepteryx mahaguru|Lesser brimstone]]
|''Gonepteryx mahaguru''
|1
|
|-
|[[Gonepteryx nepalensis|Himalayan brimstone]]
|''Gonepteryx nepalensis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Gandaca harina|Tree yellow]]
|''Gandaca harina''
|3
|
|-
|[[Eurema andersonii|One-spot grass yellow]]
|''Eurema andersonii''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Eurema blanda|Three-spotted grass yellow]]
|''Eurema blanda''
|4
|
|-
|[[Eurema drona|Small grass yellow]]
|''Eurema drona''
|1
|
|-
|[[Eurema hecabe|Common grass yellow]]
|''Eurema hecabe''
|1
|
|-
|[[Eurema laeta|Spotless grass yellow]]
|''Eurema laeta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Eurema nilgiriensis|Nilgiri grass yellow]]
|''Eurema nilgiriensis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Eurema simulatrix|Scarce grass yellow]]
|''Eurema simulatrix''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias alpherakii|Green clouded yellow]]
|''Colias alpherakii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias berylla|Everest clouded yellow]]
|''Colias berylla''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias cocandica|Pamir clouded yellow]]
|''Colias cocandica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias dubia|Dwarf clouded yellow]]
|''Colias dubia''
|
|
|-
|[[Colias eogene|Fiery clouded yellow]]
|''Colias eogene''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Colias erate|Pale clouded yellow]]
|''Colias erate''
|
|
|-
|[[Colias fieldii|Dark clouded yellow]]
|''Colias fieldii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias ladakensis|Ladakh clouded yellow]]
|''Colias ladakensis''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Colias leechi|Glaucous clouded yellow]]
|''Colias leechi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias marcopolo|Marcopolo's clouded yellow]]
|''Colias marcopolo''
|1
|
|-
|[[Nilgiri clouded yellow]]
|''Colias nilagiriensis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Colias nina|Fawcett's clouded yellow]]
|''Colias nina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias stoliczkana|Orange clouded yellow]]
|''Colias stoliczkana''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Colias thrasibulus|Lemon clouded yellow]]
|''Colias thrasibulus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colias wiskotti|Broad-bordered clouded yellow]]
|''Colias wiskotti''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Pierinae ===
[[File:Leptosia nina-Kadavoor-2017-05-04-003.jpg|thumb|[[Leptosia nina|Psyche]], ''Leptosia nina'']]
 
==== Leptosiaini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Leptosia nina|Psyche]]
|''Leptosia nina''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Close Wing position of Aporia agathon (Gray, 1831) – Great Blackvein.jpg|thumb|[[Great Blackvein|Great blackvein]], ''Aporia agathon'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Pieris canidia indica Evans, 1926 – Indian Cabbage White.jpg|thumb|[[Indian Cabbage White|Indian cabbage white]], ''Pieris canidia'']]
[[File:Appias albina semperi male 20151031.jpg|thumb|[[Appias albina|Common albatross]], ''Appias albina'']]
[[File:Painted Sawtooth Prioneris sita (4120576455).jpg|thumb|[[Prioneris sita|Painted sawtooth]], ''Prioneris sita'']]
[[File:Close wing puddling position of Cepora nerissa (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Gull WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Cepora nerissa|Common gull]], ''Cepora nerissa'']]
[[File:Common jezebel (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Common jezebel]], ''Delias eucharis'']]
 
==== Pierini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Aporia agathon|Great blackvein]]
|''Aporia agathon''
|3
|
|-
|[[Aporia belucha|Baluchi blackvein]]
|''Aporia belucha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aporia harrietae|Bhutan blackvein]]
|''Aporia harrietae''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Aporia japfuensis|Naga blackvein]]
|''Aporia japfuensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Aporia nabellica|Dusky blackvein]]
|''Aporia nabellica''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Aporia omotoi|Mishmi blackvein]]
|''Aporia omotoi''
|
|
|-
|[[Aporia peloria|Thibet blackvein]]
|''Aporia peloria''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aporia soracta|Himalayan blackvein]]
|''Aporia soracta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pieris ajaka|Himalayan white]]
|''Pieris ajaka''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pieris brassicae|Large cabbage white]]
|''Pieris brassicae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pieris canidia|Indian cabbage white]]
|''Pieris canidia''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pieris chumbiensis|Chumbi white]]
|''Pieris chumbiensis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pieris deota|Kashmir white]]
|''Pieris deota''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pieris erutae|Mizo white]]
|''Pieris erutae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pieris extensa|Bhutan white]]
|''Pieris extensa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pieris krueperi|Green-banded white]]
|''Pieris krueperi''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Pieris rapae|Small cabbage white]]
|''Pieris rapae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pieris tadokoroi|Cryptic white]]
|''Pieris tadokoroi''
|
|
|-
|[[Talbotia naganum|Naga white]]
|''Talbotia naganum''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pontia butleri|Butler's white]]
|''Pontia butleri''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Pontia callidice|Lofty bath white]]
|''Pontia callidice''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pontia chloridice|Lesser bath white]]
|''Pontia chloridice''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pontia edusa|Greater bath white]]
|''Pontia edusa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pontia glauconome|Desert bath white]]
|''Pontia glauconome''
|
|
|-
|[[Pontia shawii|Shaw's dwarf]]
|''Pontia shawii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Appias albina|Common albatross]]
|''Appias albina''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Appias galba|Apricot albatross]]
|''Appias galba''
|
|
|-
|[[Appias indra|Plain puffin]]
|''Appias indra''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Appias lalage|Spot puffin]]
|''Appias lalage''
|
|
|-
|[[Appias libythea|Western striped albatross]]
|''Appias libythea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Appias olferna|Eastern striped albatross]]
|''Appias olferna''
|1
|
|-
|[[Appias lyncida|Chocolate albatross]]
|''Appias lyncida''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Appias paulina|Lesser albatross]]
|''Appias paulina''
|2
|
|-
|[[Appias wardii|South Indian albatross]]
|''Appias wardii''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Appias panda|Nicobar albatross]]
|''Catophaga panda''
|1
|Endemic
|-
|[[Prioneris philonome|Redspot sawtooth]]
|''Prioneris philonome''
|1
|
|-
|[[Prioneris sita|Painted sawtooth]]
|''Prioneris sita''
|
|
|-
|[[Prioneris thestylis|Spotted sawtooth]]
|''Prioneris thestylis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pioneer White|Pioneer]]
|''Belenois aurota''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cepora lichenosa|Andaman gull]]
|''Cepora lichenosa''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Cepora nadina|Lesser gull]]
|''Cepora nadina''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cepora nerissa|Common gull]]
|''Cepora nerissa''
|2
|
|-
|[[Delias acalis|Redbreast jezabel]]
|''Delias acalis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Delias agostina|Yellow jezabel]]
|''Delias agostina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Delias belladonna|Hill jezabel]]
|''Delias belladonna''
|3
|
|-
|[[Delias berinda|Dark jezabel]]
|''Delias berinda''
|3
|
|-
|[[Delias descombesi|Redspot jezabel]]
|''Delias descombesi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Delias eucharis|Common jezabel]]
|''Delias eucharis''
|
|
|-
|[[Delias hyparete|Painted jezabel]]
|''Delias hyparete''
|3
|
|-
|[[Delias lativitta|Broadwing jezabel]]
|''Delias lativitta''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Delias pasithoe|Redbase jezabel]]
|''Delias pasithoe''
|1
|
|-
|[[Delias sanaca|Pale jezabel]]
|''Delias sanaca''
|3
|Schedule 1
|}
[[File:Close wing position of Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 – Yellow Orange-tip (Male).jpg|thumb|[[Ixias pyrene|Yellow orange-tip]], ''Ixias pyrene'']]
[[File:வெளிர்சிவப்பு வெள்ளையன் - Small salmon arab - Colotis amata.jpg|thumb|[[Colotis amata|Small salmon arab]], ''Colotis amata'']]
 
==== Euchloeini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Euchloe daphalis|Little white]]
|''Euchloe daphalis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ixias marianne|White orange tip]]
|''Ixias marianne''
|
|
|-
|[[Ixias pyrene|Yellow orange tip]]
|''Ixias pyrene''
|4
|
|-
|[[Colotis amata|Small salmon arab]]
|''Colotis amata''
|2
|
|-
|[[Colotis aurora|Plain orange tip]]
|''Colotis aurora''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colotis danae|Crimson tip]]
|''Colotis danae''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colotis etrida|Little orange tip]]
|''Colotis etrida''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colotis fausta|Large salmon arab]]
|''Colotis fausta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Colotis phisadia|White arab]]
|''Colotis phisadia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Colotis protractus|Blue-spotted arab]]
|''Colotis protractus''
|
|
|-
|[[Pareronia hippia|Indian wanderer]]
|''Pareronia anais''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pareronia avatar|Pale wanderer]]
|''Pareronia avatar''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pareronia ceylanica|Dark wanderer]]
|''Pareronia'' ''ceylanica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hebomoia glaucippe|Great orange tip]]
|''Hebomoia glaucippe''
|4
|
|}
 
== Riodinidae ==
The Riodinidae or the metalmark butterflies are a family of about 1600 species. The name "metalmark" owes to the metallic spots on the [[Neotropical realm|Neotropical]] members of this family. There are 20 species of this family found in India.
 
=== Riodininae ===
[[File:Abisara abnormis Tad Fa Waterfall Chaiyaphum (16058190188).jpg|thumb|[[Abisara abnormis|Abnormal judy]], ''Abisara abnormis'']]
 
==== Abisarini ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Abisara abnormis|Abnormal judy]]
|''Abisara abnormis''
|
|
|-
|[[Abisara bifasciata|Double-banded judy]]
|''Abisara bifasciata''
|3
|
|-
|[[Abisara echerius|Plum judy]]
|''Abisara echerius''
|2
|
|-
|[[Abisara saturata|Malayan plum judy]]
|''Abisara saturata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Taxila haquinus|Harlequin]]
|''Taxila haquinus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Sibosia burnii|Burn's judy]]
|''Sibosia burnii''
|
|
|-
|[[Archigenes attenuata|Short-tailed judy]]
|''Archigenes'' ''attenuata''
|
|
|-
|[[Archigenes chela|Spot judy]]
|''Archigenes chela''
|2
|
|-
|[[Archigenes neophron|Tailed judy]]
|''Archigenes'' ''neophron''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Common Punch (Dodona durga) I IMG 6391.jpg|thumb|[[Dodona durga|Common punch]], ''Dodona durga'']]
 
==== Nemeobiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Polycaena tamerlana|Tamerlane's coppermark]]
|''Polycaena tamerlana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dodona adonira|Striped punch]]
|''Dodona adonira''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Dodona deodata|Broad-banded punch]]
|''Dodona deodata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dodona dipoea|Lesser punch]]
|''Dodona dipoea''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Dodona durga|Common punch]]
|''Dodona durga''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dodona egeon|Orange punch]]
|''Dodona egeon''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Dodona eugenes|Tailed punch]]
|''Dodona eugenes''
|2
|
|-
|[[Dodona ouida|Mixed punch]]
|''Dodona ouida''
|2
|
|-
|[[Spitosa fylla|Dark judy]]
|''Spitosa fylla''
|
|
|-
|[[Stiboges nymphidia|Columbine]]
|''Stiboges nymphidia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Zemeros flegyas|Punchinello]]
|''Zemeros flegyas''
|1
|
|}
 
== Lycaenidae ==
The Lycaenidae or the gossamer-winged butterflies are a large family of about 6000 species. They are a group of relatively small butterflies, and most species are attracted to flowers. There are 399 species of this family found in India.[[File:Close wing Basking of Curetis thetis (Drury, 1773) - Indian Sunbeam (3) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Indian Sunbeam|Indian sunbeam]], ''Curetis thetis'']]
 
=== Curetinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Curetis acuta|Angled sunbeam]]
|''Curetis acuta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Curetis bulis|Bright sunbeam]]
|''Curetis bulis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Curetis naga|Naga sunbeam]]
|''Curetis naga''
|
|
|-
|[[Curetis saronis|Burmese sunbeam]]
|''Curetis saronis''
|5
|
|-
|[[Curetis siva|Shiva sunbeam]]
|''Curetis siva''
|
|
|-
|[[Curetis thetis|Indian sunbeam]]
|''Curetis thetis''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Poritia erycinoides - Oleg Kosterin - 64422246.jpeg|thumb|[[Poritia erycinoides|Blue gem]], ''Poritia erycinoides'']]
 
=== Poritinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Poritia erycinoides|Blue gem]]
|''Poritia erycinoides''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Poritia hewitsoni|Common gem]]
|''Poritia hewitsoni''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Poritia phalena|Broad-banded brilliant]]
|''Simiskina phalena''
|1
|Schedule 1
|}
 
=== Liphyrinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Moth butterfly]]
|''Liphyra brassolis''
|1
|Schedule 1
|}
 
=== Miletinae ===
[[File:Close wing Basking of Spalgis epius (Westwood, 1851) - Apefly (6) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Apefly]], ''Spalgis epius'']]
 
==== Miletini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Allotinus drumila|Great darkie]]
|''Allotinus drumila''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Allotinus subviolaceus|Blue darkie]]
|''Allotinus subviolaceus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Allotinus taras|Brown-tipped darkie]]
|''Allotinus taras''
|
|
|-
|[[Allotinus unicolor|Common darkie]]
|''Allotinus unicolor''
|1
|
|-
|[[Logania distanti|Dark mottle]]
|''Logania distanti''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Logania marmorata|Pale mottle]]
|''Logania marmorata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Logania watsoniana|Watson's mottle]]
|''Logania watsoniana''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Miletus chinensis|Common brownie]]
|''Miletus chinensis''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Miletus mallus|Manipur brownie]]
|''Miletus mallus''
|
|
|-
|[[Miletus nymphis|Coorg brownie]]
|''Miletus nymphis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Taraka hamada|Forest pierrot]]
|''Taraka hamada''
|1
|
|-
|[[Spalgis baiongus|Assam apefly]]
|''Spalgis baiongus''
|
|
|-
|[[Spalgis epius|Apefly]]
|''Spalgis epius''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Lycaeninae ===
[[File:Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) underside Bulgaria.jpg|thumb|[[Lycaena phlaeas|Common copper]], ''Lycaena phleas'']]
[[File:Open wing position of Male Heliophorus brahma Moore, 1857 – Golden Sapphire DSC 5656.jpg|thumb|[[Golden sapphire]], ''Heliophorus brahma'']]
 
==== Lycaenini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Lycaena aditya|Ladakh copper]]
|''Lycaena aditya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lycaena alpherakii|Plain copper]]
|''Lycaena alpherakii''
|
|
|-
|[[Lycaena kasyapa|Green copper]]
|''Lycaena kasyapa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lycaena pavana|White-bordered copper]]
|''Lycaena pavana''
|
|
|-
|[[Lycaena phlaeas|Common copper]]
|''Lycaena phlaeas''
|4
|
|-
|[[Hyrcanana evansii|Chitral purple copper]]
|''Hyrcanana evansii''
|
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus androcles|Green sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus androcles''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Heliophorus bakeri|Western blue sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus bakeri''
|
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus brahma|Golden sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus brahma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus epicles|Purple sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus epicles''
|1
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus hybrida|Hybrid sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus hybrida''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Heliophorus ila|Restricted purple sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus ila''
|1
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus indicus|Indian purple sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus indicus''
|
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus kohimensis|Naga sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus kohimensis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Heliophorus moorei|Azure sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus moorei''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Heliophorus oda|Eastern blue sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus oda''
|
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus sena|Sorrel sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus sena''
|
|
|-
|[[Heliophorus tamu|Powdery green sapphire]]
|''Heliophorus tamu''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Lilac silverline IMG 4510 1.jpg|thumb|[[Cigaritis lilacinus|Lilac silverline]], ''Cigaritis lilacinus'']]
[[File:Close wing posture Mud puddle of Spindasis rukma (de Nicéville, (1889)) – Cinnamon Silverline WLB IMG 1243.jpg|thumb|[[Cigaritis rukma|Silver-red silverline]], ''Cigaritis rukma'']]
 
=== Aphnaeinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Cigaritis abnormis|Abnormal silverline]]
|''Cigaritis abnormis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Cigaritis acamas|Tawny silverline]]
|''Cigaritis acamas''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis chitralensis|Chitral silverline]]
|''Cigaritis chitralensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis elima|Scarce shot silverline]]
|''Cigaritis elima''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis elwesi|Elwes' silverline]]
|''Cigaritis elwesi''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis evansii|Cinnamon silverline]]
|''Cigaritis evansii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis ictis|Common shot silverline]]
|''Cigaritis ictis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis lilacinus|Lilac silverline]]
|''Cigaritis lilacinus''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis lohita|Long-banded silverline]]
|''Cigaritis lohita''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis meghamalaiensis|Cloud silverline]]
|''Cigaritis meghamalaiensis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Cigaritis mishmisensis|Mishmi silverline]]
|''Cigaritis mishmisensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis nipalicus|SIlver-grey silverline]]
|''Cigaritis nipalicus''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis rukma|Silver-red silverline]]
|''Cigaritis rukma''
|
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis rukmini|Khaki silverline]]
|''Cigaritis rukmini''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cigaritis schistacea|Plumbeous silverline]]
|''Cigaritis schistacea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis syama|Club silverline]]
|''Cigaritis syama''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis vulcanus|Common silverline]]
|''Cigaritis vulcanus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cigaritis zhengweilie|Contiguous silverline]]
|''Cigaritis zhengweilie''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Close wing basking position of Yamamotozephyrus kwangthgenesis. (Forster, 1942)-Striped hairsteak.jpg|thumb|[[Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis|Translucent hairstreak]], ''Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis'']]
 
=== Theclinae ===
[[File:Euaspa milionia formosana 20180627.jpg|thumb|[[Euaspa milionia|Water hairstreak]], ''Euaspa milionia'']]
[[File:Wonderful Hairstreak (Thermozephyrus ataxus).jpg|thumb|[[Thermozephyrus ataxus|Wonderful hairstreak]], ''Thermozephyrus ataxus'']]
 
==== Theclini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Chaetoprocta kurumi|Nepal walnut blue]]
|''Chaetoprocta kurumi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chaetoprocta odata|Walnut blue]]
|''Chaetoprocta odata''
|2
|
|-
|[[Euaspa hishikawai|Orange-disc hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa hishikawai''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euaspa milionia|Water hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa milionia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euaspa miyashitai|Darjeeling hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa miyashitai''
|
|
|-
|[[Euaspa mikamii|Arunachal hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa mikamii''
|
|
|-
|[[Euaspa motokii|Kachin hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa motokii''
|
|
|-
|[[Euaspa pavo|Peacock hairstreak]]
|''Euaspa pavo''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Shizuyaozephyrus ziha|White-spotted hairstreak]]
|''Shizuyaozephyrus ziha''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Fujiokaozephyrus tsangkie|Suroifui hairstreak]]
|''Fujiokaozephyrus tsangkie''
|1
|
|-
|[[Iwaseozephyrus mandara|Indian purple hairstreak]]
|''Iwaseozephyrus mandara''
|3
|
|-
|[[Esakiozephyrus icana|Dull green hairstreak]]
|''Esakiozephyrus icana''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Yamamotozephyrus|Translucent hairstreak]]
|''Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus disparatus|Howarth's green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus disparatus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus duma|Metallic green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus duma''
|
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus dumoides|Broad-bordered green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus dumoides''
|
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus intermedius|Intermediate green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus intermedius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus kabrua|Kabru green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus kabrua''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus sandersi|Sanders' green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus sandersi''
|
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis|Sikkim green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus tytleri|Manipur green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus tytleri''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus vittata|Naga green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus vittatus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus zoa|Powdered green hairstreak]]
|''Chrysozephyrus zoa''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chrysozephyrus suroia|Cerulean hairstreak]]
|''Neozephyrus suroia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus bhutanensis|Bhutan hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus bhutanensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus birupa|Fawn hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus birupa''
|
|
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis|Jakama hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus khasia|Tailless metallic green hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus khasia''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis|Kirbari hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus paona|Paona hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus paona''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Shirozuozephyrus triloka|Kumaon hairstreak]]
|''Shirozuozephyrus triloka''
|
|
|-
|[[Inomataozephyrus assamicus|Assam hairstreak]]
|''Inomataozephyrus assamicus''
|
|
|-
|[[Inomataozephyrus syla|Silver hairstreak]]
|''Inomataozephyrus syla''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Thermozephyrus|Wonderful hairstreak]]
|''Thermozephyrus ataxus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Leucantigius|Pale hairstreak]]
|''Leucantigius atayalicus''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Close wing position of Arhopala atrax, Hewitson, 1862 – Indian Oakblue WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Arhopala atrax|Indian oakblue]], ''Arhopala atrax'']]
[[File:Close wing posture of Arhopala centaurus (Fabricius, 1775) - Centaur Oakblue.jpg|thumb|[[Centaur oakblue]], ''Arhopala centaurus'']]
[[File:Arhopala ganesa formosana 20180531.jpg|thumb|[[Tailless Bushblue|Tailless bushblue]], ''Arhopala ganesa'']]
[[File:Arhopala perimuta - Rejoice Gassah - 568120815.jpeg|thumb|[[Yellowdisc oakblue]], ''Arhopala perimuta'']]
[[File:Arhopala silhetensis - Rejoice Gassah - 223173084.jpeg|thumb|[[Arhopala silhetensis|Sylhet oakblue]], ''Arhopala silhetensis'']]
[[File:Thaduka multicaudata Moore, 1878 – Many-tailed Oakblue at Makutta (8).jpg|thumb|[[Many-tailed Oak-Blue|Many-tailed oakblue]], ''Thaduka multicaudata'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Flos adriana de Nicéville, 1883 – Variegated Plushblue WLB DSC 00 36.jpg|thumb|[[Flos adriana|Variegated plushblue]], ''Flos adriana'']]
[[File:Common Acacia Blue - Surendra quercetorum biplagiata 3.jpg|thumb|[[Common acacia blue]], ''Surendra quercetorum'']]
[[File:Zinaspa todara distorta – Silver-streaked Acacia Blue 1.jpg|thumb|[[Zinaspa todara|Silver-streaked acacia blue]], ''Zinaspa todara'']]
 
==== Arhopalini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Amblopala|Chinese hairstreak]]
|''Amblopala avidiena''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala aberrans|Pale bushblue]]
|''Arhopala aberrans''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala ace|Tytler's dull oakblue]]
|''Arhopala ace''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala aeeta|Dawnas tailless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala aaeta''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala agrata|De Nicéville's dull oakblue]]
|''Arhopala agrata''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala alea|Kanara oakblue]]
|''Arhopala alea''
|
|Schedule 1, Endemic
|-
|[[Arhopala allata|Tytler's rosy oakblue]]
|''Arhopala allata''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala alax|Silky oakblue]]
|''Arhopala alax''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala alesia|Pallid oakblue]]
|''Arhopala alesia''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala amantes|Large oakblue]]
|''Arhopala amantes''
|3
|
|-
|[[Arhopala ammonides|Dark bushblue]]
|''Arhopala ammonides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala anarte|Magnificent oakblue]]
|''Arhopala anarte''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala anthelus|Multi-spotted oakblue]]
|''Arhopala anthelus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala ariel|Chocolate bushblue]]
|''Arhopala ariel''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala arvina|Purple-brown tailless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala arvina''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala asinarus|Broad-banded oakblue]]
|''Arhopala asinarus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala asopia|Plain tailless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala asopia''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala athada|Vinous oakblue]]
|''Arhopala athada''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala atrax|Indian oakblue]]
|''Arhopala atrax''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala aurelia|Grey-washed oakblue]]
|''Arhopala aurelia''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala bazaloides|Tamil oakblue]]
|''Arhopala bazaloides''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala bazalus|Powdered oakblue]]
|''Arhopala bazalus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala belphoebe|Doherty's oakblue]]
|''Arhopala belphoebe''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala birmana|Burmese bushblue]]
|''Arhopala birmana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala camdeo|Lilac oakblue]]
|''Arhopala camdeo''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala centaurus|Centaur oakblue]]
|''Arhopala centaurus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Arhopala comica|Comic oakblue]]
|''Arhopala comica''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala curiosa|Bhutan oakblue]]
|''Arhopala curiosa''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala democritus|White-spotted oakblue]]
|''Arhopala democritus''
|1
|Subspecies not named
|-
|[[Arhopala dispar|Frosted oakblue]]
|''Arhopala dispar''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala dodonaea|Pale Himalayan oakblue]]
|''Arhopala dodonaea''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala eumolphus|Green oakblue]]
|''Arhopala eumolphus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala fulla|Spotless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala fulla''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala ganesa|Tailless bushblue]]
|''Arhopala ganesa''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala hellenore|Pointed green oakblue]]
|''Arhopala hellenore''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala khamti|Doherty's dull oakblue]]
|''Arhopala khamti''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala nicevillei|Large-spotted oakblue]]
|''Arhopala nicevillei''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala oenea|Hewitson's dull oakblue]]
|''Arhopala oenea''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala opalina|Opal oakblue]]
|''Arhopala opalina''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Arhopala paraganesa|Dusky bushblue]]
|''Arhopala paraganesa''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala paralea|Glazed oakblue]]
|''Arhopala paralea''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala paramuta|Hooked oakblue]]
|''Arhopala paramuta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala perimuta|Yellowdisc tailless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala perimuta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala rama|Dark Himalayan oakblue]]
|''Arhopala rama''
|2
|
|-
|[[Arhopala selta|Rosy oakblue]]
|''Arhopala selta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Arhopala silhetensis|Sylhet oakblue]]
|''Arhopala silhetensis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala singla|Yellowdisc oakblue]]
|''Arhopala singla''
|
|
|-
|[[Arhopala zeta|Andaman tailless oakblue]]
|''Arhopala zeta''
|
|Schedule 1, Endemic
|-
|[[Thaduka|Many-tailed oakblue]]
|''Thaduka multicaudata''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Apporasa atkinsoni|Crenulate oakblue]]
|''Apporasa atkinsoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Mahathala ameria|Falcate oakblue]]
|''Mahathala ameria''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Arhopala abseus|Aberrant bushblue]]
|''Flos abseus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Flos adriana|Variegated plushblue]]{{efn|This tentatively includes ''[[Flos asoka]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392870238_SYNOPTIC_CATALOGUE_OF_THE_BUTTERFLIES_OF_INDIA_Second_Edition |title=Synoptic catalogue of the butterflies of India - Second Edition |isbn=978-81-979604-1-3}}</ref> as the relationship between ''Flos adriana'' and ''Flos asoka'' is unclear. A DNA analysis showed that the two species were identical.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flos adriana |url=https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4f/82660001.html |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=yutaka.it-n.jp}}</ref>}}
|''Flos adriana''
|
|
|-
|[[Flos anniella|Briliant plushblue]]
|''Flos anniella''
|1
|
|-
|[[Flos apidanus|Plain plushblue]]
|''Flos apidanus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Flos areste|Tailless plushblue]]
|''Flos areste''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Flos chinensis|Chinese plushblue]]
|''Flos chinensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Flos diardi|Bifid plushblue]]
|''Flos diardi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Flos fulgida|Shining plushblue]]
|''Flos fulgida''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mota massyla|Saffron]]
|''Mota massyla''
|
|
|-
|[[Surendra quercetorum|Common acacia blue]]
|''Surendra quercetorum''
|3
|
|-
|[[Zinaspa todara|Silver-streaked acacia blue]]
|''Zinaspa todara''
|2
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Close wing Basking of Zesius chrysomallus (Hübner, 1819) - Redspot WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Zesius chrysomallus|Redspot]], ''Zesius chrysomallus'']]
 
==== Zesiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Zesius chrysomallus|Redspot]]
|''Zesius chrysomallus''
|
|
|}
 
==== Amblypodiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Amblypodia anita|Purple leaf blue]]
|''Amblypodia anita''
|3
|
|-
|[[Iraota rochana|Scarce silverstreak blue]]
|''Iraota rochana''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Iraota timoleon|SIlverstreak blue]]
|''Iraota timoleon''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Close wing Basking of Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 – Common Tinsel WLB DSC 3181.jpg|thumb|[[Catapaecilma major|Common tinsel]], ''Catapaecilma major'']]
 
==== Catapaecilmatini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Catapaecilma major|Common tinsel]]
|''Catapaecilma major''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Catapaecilma subochrea|Yellow tinsel]]
|''Catapaecilma subochrea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Acupicta delicatum|Dark tinsel]]
|''Acupicta delicatum''
|
|Schedule 2
|}
 
==== Loxurini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Loxura atymnus|Yamfly]]
|''Loxura atymnus''
|4
|
|-
|[[Yasoda tripunctata|Branded yamfly]]
|''Yasoda tripunctata''
|1
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Drina donina - Yi-Kai Tea - 59096272.jpeg|thumb|[[Drina donina|Brown yam]], ''Drina donina'']]
 
==== Drinini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Drina donina|Brown yam]]
|''Drina donina''
|
|
|}
[[File:Rathinda amor - Firos AK - 517751680.jpeg|thumb|[[Rathinda|Monkey puzzle]], ''Rathinda amor'']]
 
==== Cheritrini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Horaga albimacula|Violet onyx]]
|''Horaga albimacula''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Horaga onyx|Common onyx]]
|''Horaga onyx''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Horaga syrinx|Yellow onyx]]
|''Horaga syrinx''
|1
|
|-
|[[Horaga takanamii|Litin onyx]]
|''Horaga takanamii''
|1
|Subspecies not named
|-
|[[Rathinda|Monkey puzzle]]
|''Rathinda amor''
|
|
|-
|[[Cheritra freja|Common imperial]]
|''Cheritra freja''
|2
|
|-
|[[Cheritrella|Truncate imperial]]
|''Cheritrella truncipennis''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ticherra|Blue imperial]]
|''Ticherra acte''
|1
|
|-
|[[Drupadia scaeva|Blue posy]]
|''Drupadia scaeva''
|1
|Schedule 1
|}
[[File:Tajuria cippus - Firos AK - 488771044.jpeg|thumb|[[Peacock royal]], ''Tajuria cippus'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Tajuria jehana Moore, -1884- – Plains Blue Royal.jpg|thumb|[[Tajuria jehana|Plains blue royal]], ''Tajuria jehana'']]
 
==== Iolaini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Pratapa bhotea|Slate royal]]
|''Pratapa bhotea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pratapa deva|White-tufted royal]]
|''Pratapa deva''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pratapa icetas|Dark blue royal]]
|''Pratapa icetas''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pratapa icetoides|Blue royal]]
|''Pratapa icetoides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria albiplaga|Pallid royal]]
|''Tajuria albiplaga''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria cippus|Peacock royal]]
|''Tajuria cippus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria culta|Black-branded royal]]
|''Tajuria culta''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria deudorix|Flash royal]]
|''Tajuria deudorix''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria diaeus|Straightline royal]]
|''Tajuria diaeus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria illurgioides|Scarce white royal]]
|''Tajuria illurgioides''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria illurgis|White royal]]
|''Tajuria illurgis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria isaeus|Bornean royal]]
|''Tajuria isaeus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria ister|Uncertain royal]]
|''Tajuria ister''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria jehana|Plains blue royal]]
|''Tajuria jehana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria maculata|Spotted royal]]
|''Tajuria maculata''
|
|
|-
|[[Tajuria megistia|Orange-and-black royal]]
|''Tajuria megistia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria melastigma|Branded royal]]
|''Tajuria melastigma''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tajuria nela|Cerulean royal]]
|''Tajuria nela''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tajuria yajna|Chestnut-and-black royal]]
|''Tajuria yajna''
|2
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|-
|[[Dacalana cotys|White-banded royal]]
|''Dacalana cotys''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dacalana penicilligera|Double-tufted royal]]
|''Dacalana penicilligera''
|
|
|-
|[[Broadtail royal]]
|''Creon cleobis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Bullis buto|Baby royal]]
|''Bullis buto''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rachana jalindra|Banded royal]]
|''Rachana jalindra''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Jacoona fabronia|Pale grand imperial]]
|''Neocheritra fabronia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charana cepheis|Cachar mandarin blue]]
|''Charana cepheis''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Charana mandarinus|Mandarin blue]]
|''Charana mandarina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Suasa (butterfly)|Red imperial]]
|''Suasa lisides''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Britomartis cleoboides|Azure royal]]
|''Britomartis cleoboides''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas – Cornelian (1).jpg|thumb|[[Deudorix epijarbas|Cornelian]], ''Deudorix epijarbas'']]
[[File:Sinthusa chandrana - Rejoice Gassah - 393205932.jpeg|thumb|[[Sinthusa chandrana|Broad spark]], ''Sinthusa chandrana'']]
[[File:Close wing nectaring position of Virachola isocrates (Fabricius, 1793) – Common Guava Blue.jpg|thumb|[[Deudorix isocrates|Common guava blue]], ''Virachola isocrates'']]
[[File:Rapala lankana Moore, 1879 – Malabar Flash at Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary 02.jpg|thumb|[[Rapala lankana|Malabar flash]], ''Rapala'' ''lankana'']]
[[File:Rapala varuna lazulina – Indigo Flash male underside.jpg|thumb|[[Rapala varuna|Indigo flash]], ''Rapala'' ''varuna'']]
 
==== Deudorigini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Deudorix epijarbas|Cornelian]]
|''Deudorix epijarbas''
|1
|
|-
|[[Deudorix gaetulia|Assam cornelian]]
|''Deudorix gaetulia''
|
|
|-
|[[Virachola dohertyi|Doherty's guava blue]]
|''Virachola dohertyi''
|
|
|-
|[[Deudorix isocrates|Common guava blue]]
|''Virachola isocrates''
|
|
|-
|[[Deudorix kessuma|Whiteline flash]]
|''Virachola kessuma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Deudorix perse|Large guava blue]]
|''Virachola perse''
|2
|
|-
|[[Virachola refulgens|Refulgent flash]]
|''Virachola refulgens''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Virachola rubida|Rosy guava blue]]
|''Virachola rubida''
|
|
|-
|[[Deudorix smilis|Scarce guava blue]]
|''Virachola similis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Artipe eryx|Green flash]]
|''Artipe eryx''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Sinthusa chandrana|Broad spark]]
|''Sinthusa chandrana''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Sinthusa confusa|Obscure spark]]
|''Sinthusa confusa''
|
|
|-
|[[Sinthusa nasaka|Narrow spark]]
|''Sinthusa nasaka''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Sinthusa menglaensis|Yunnan spark]]
|''Sinthusa menglaensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Sinthusa virgo|Pale spark]]
|''Sinthusa virgo''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Araotes lapithis|Witch]]
|''Araotes lapithis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Bindahara phocides|Plane]]
|''Bindahara phocides''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Rapala damona|Malay red flash]]
|''Rapala damona''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala dieneces|Scarlet flash]]
|''Rapala dieneces''
|2
|
|-
|[[Rapala extensa|Chitral flash]]
|''Rapala extensa''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala huangi|Cryptic flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''huangi''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala iarbus|Common red flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''iarbus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Rapala lankana|Malabar flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''lankana''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Rapala manea|Slate flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''manea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rapala melida|Brilliant flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''melida''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rapala nissa|Common flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''nissa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rapala pheretima|Copper flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''pheretima''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rapala rectivitta|Shot flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''rectivitta''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala rosacea|Rosy flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''rosacea''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala scintilla|Scarce red flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''scintilla''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Rapala selira|Himalayan red flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''selira''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala suffusa|Suffused flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''suffusa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rapala tara|Assam flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''tara''
|
|
|-
|[[Rapala varuna|Indigo flash]]
|''Rapala'' ''varuna''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pamela (butterfly)|Lister's hairstreak]]
|''Pamela dudgeonii''
|
|Schedule 2
|}
 
==== Eumaeini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Callophrys huertasblancae|Naga elfin]]
|''Callophrys huertasblancae''
|
|
|-
|[[Thecla leechii|Ferruginous elfin]]
|''Callophrys leechii''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Callophrys monstrabila|Chindwin elfin]]
|''Callophrys monstrabila''
|
|
|-
|[[Satyrium mackwoodi|Mackwood's hairstreak]]
|''Satyrium mackwoodi''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Satyrium deria|Moore's hairstreak]]
|''Satyrium deria''
|
|
|}
 
=== Polyommatinae ===
[[File:Close wing Position of Remelana jangala (Horsfield, 1829) - Chocolate Royal 01.jpg|thumb|[[Remelana jangala|Chocolate royal]], ''Remelana jangala'']]
 
==== Remelanini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Remelana jangala|Chocolate royal]]
|''Remelana jangala''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ancema blanka|Silver royal]]
|''Ancema blanka''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ancema ctesia|Bi-spot royal]]
|''Ancema ctesia''
|1
|
|}
[[File:B tit niligiri Rv.JPG|thumb|[[Hypolycaena nilgirica|Nilgiri tit]], ''Hypolycaena nilgirica'']]
 
==== Hypolycaenini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Zeltus|Fluffy tit]]
|''Hypolycaena amasa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hypolycaena erylus|Common tit]]
|''Hypolycaena erylus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Hypolycaena kina|Blue tit]]
|''Hypolycaena kina''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Hypolycaena narada|Banded tit]]
|''Hypolycaena narada''
|
|
|-
|[[Hypolycaena nilgirica|Nilgiri tit]]
|''Hypolycaena nilgirica''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Hypolycaena othona|Orchid tit]]
|''Hypolycaena othona''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Hypolycaena thecloides|Brown tit]]
|''Hypolycaena thecloides''
|1
|Schedule 2 (for the Nicobar subspecies)
|}
[[File:Close wing puddling of Anthene emolus (Godart, 1824) - Common Ciliate Blue WLB MG 4415.jpg|thumb|[[Anthene emolus|Ciliate blue]], ''Anthene emolus'']]
 
==== Lycaenesthini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Anthene emolus|Ciliate blue]]
|''Anthene emolus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Anthene lycaenina|Pointed ciliate blue]]
|''Anthene lycaenina''
|2
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Close wing posture mud-puddling of Petrelaea dana (de Nicéville, (1884)) – Dingy Lineblue Q6199.jpg|thumb|[[Petrelaea dana|Dingy lineblue]], ''Petrelaea dana'']]
[[File:Nacaduba kurava - Firos AK - 457053545.jpeg|thumb|[[Nacaduba kurava|Transparent six-lineblue]], ''Nacaduba kurava'']]
[[File:Nacaduba pactolus - Rejoice Gassah - 63809542.jpeg|thumb|[[Nacaduba pactolus|Large four-lineblue]], ''Nacaduba pactolus'' ]]
[[File:Jamides elpis - Rejoice Gassah - 393970891.jpeg|thumb|[[Jamides elpis|Glistening cerulean]], ''Jamides elpis'']]
[[File:Open wing position of Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Forget-me-not (Male) DSC 9413 .jpg|thumb|[[Catochrysops strabo|Forget-me-not]], ''Catochrysops strabo'']]
[[File:Close wing Nectering of Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Zebra blue]], ''Leptotes plinius'']]
[[File:Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon by kadavoor.JPG|thumb|[[Castalius rosimon|Common pierrot]], ''Castalius rosimon'']]
[[File:Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax by kadavoor.JPG|thumb|[[Zizula hylax|Tiny grass blue]], ''Zizula hylax'']]
[[File:Talicada nyseus (1).jpg|thumb|[[Red pierrot]], ''Talicada nyseus'']]
[[File:African Babul Blue (Azanus jesous).jpg|thumb|[[Azanus jesous|African babul blue]], ''Azanus jesous'']]
[[File:Closed wing resting position of Celastrina lavendularis (Moore, 1877) - Plain Hedge Blue WLB DSC 2148.jpg|thumb|[[Celastrina lavendularis|Plain hedge blue]], ''Celastrina lavendularis'']]
[[File:Common hedge blue (Acytolepis puspa gisca) underside Phang Nga.jpg|thumb|[[Acytolepis puspa|Common hedge blue]], ''Acytolepis puspa'']]
[[File:Chilades trochylus - Grass Jewel butterfly 02.jpg|thumb|[[Freyeria trochylus|Grass jewel]], ''Freyeria trochylus'']]
[[File:Luthrodes pandava 2.jpg|thumb|[[Plains cupid]], ''Luthrodes pandava'']]
[[File:Albulina metallica closed wing.jpg|thumb|[[Pamiria metallica|Small green underwing]], ''Pamiria metallica'']]
[[File:2017.08.25.-02-Mannheim Vogelstang--Hauhechel-Blaeuling-Maennchen.jpg|thumb|[[Common blue]], ''Polyommatus icarus'']]
 
==== Polyommatini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Niphanda asialis|Fawcett's pierrot]]
|''Niphanda asialis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Niphanda cymbia|Pointed pierrot]]
|''Niphanda cymbia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Una usta|Singleton]]
|''Una usta''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Orthomiella pontis|Straightwing blue]]
|''Orthomiella pontis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Orthomiella rantaizana|Burmese straightwing blue]]
|''Orthomiella rantaizana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Petrelaea dana|Dingy lineblue]]
|''Petrelaea dana''
|
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba berenice|Rounded six-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba berenice''
|2
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba beroe|Opaque six-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba beroe''
|1
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba calauria|Dark Ceylon six-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba calauria''
|1
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba hermus|Pale four-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba hermus''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Nacaduba kurava|Transparent six-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba kurava''
|3
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba pactolus|Large four-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba pactolus''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Nacaduba pavana|Small four-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba pavana''
|2
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba sanaya|Jewel four-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba sanaya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba sinhala|Pale Ceylon six-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba sinhala''
|1
|
|-
|[[Nacaduba subperusia|Violet four-lineblue]]
|''Nacaduba subperusia''
|2
|
|-
|[[Prosotas aluta|Barred lineblue]]
|''Prosotas aluta''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Prosotas bhutea|Bhutya lineblue]]
|''Prosotas bhutea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Prosotas dubiosa|Tailless lineblue]]
|''Prosotas dubiosa''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Prosotas lutea|Brown lineblue]]
|''Prosotas lutea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Prosotas nora|Common lineblue]]
|''Prosotas nora''
|3
|
|-
|[[Prosotas noreia|White-tipped lineblue]]
|''Prosotas noreia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Prosotas pia|Margined lineblue]]
|''Prosotas pia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ionolyce helicon|Pointed lineblue]]
|''Ionolyce helicon''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Catopyrops ancyra|Felder's lineblue]]
|''Catopyrops ancyra''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Caleta decidia|Angled pierrot]]
|''Caleta decidia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caleta elna|Elbowed pierrot]]
|''Caleta elna''
|1
|
|-
|[[Caleta roxus|Straight pierrot]]
|''Caleta roxus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Discolampa ethion|Banded blue pierrot]]
|''Discolampa ethion''
|2
|
|-
|[[Jamides alecto|Metallic cerulean]]
|''Jamides alecto''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Jamides bochus|Darlk cerulean]]
|''Jamides bochus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Jamides caerulea|Royal cerulean]]
|''Jamides caeruleus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Jamides celeno|Common cerulean]]
|''Jamides celeno''
|4
|
|-
|[[Jamides elpis|Glistening cerulean]]
|''Jamides elpis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Jamides ferrari|Ferrar's cerulean]]
|''Jamides ferrari''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Jamides kankena|Frosted cerulean]]
|''Jamides kankena''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Jamides pura|White cerulean]]
|''Jamides pura''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Catochrysops panormus|Silver forget-me-not]]
|''Catochrysops panormus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Catochrysops strabo|Forget-me-not]]
|''Catochrysops strabo''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lampides boeticus|Pea blue]]
|''Lampides boeticus''
|
|
|-
|[[Leptotes plinius|Zebra blue]]
|''Leptotes plinius''
|
|
|-
|[[Castalius rosimon|Common pierrot]]
|''Castalius rosimon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tarucus ananda|Dark pierrot]]
|''Tarucus ananda''
|
|
|-
|[[Tarucus balkanicus|Black-spotted pierrot]]
|''Tarucus balkanica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tarucus callinara|Spotted pierrot]]
|''Tarucus callinara''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tarucus hazara|Hazara pierrot]]
|''Tarucus hazara''
|
|
|-
|[[Tarucus indica|Indian pierrot]]
|''Tarucus indica''
|
|
|-
|[[Tarucus nara|Striped pierrot]]
|''Tarucus nara''
|
|
|-
|[[Tarucus venosus|Himalayan pierrot]]
|''Tarucus venosus''
|
|
|-
|[[Tarucus waterstradti|Assam pierrot]]
|''Tarucus waterstradti''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Zizeeria karsandra|Dark grass blue]]
|''Zizeeria karsandra''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudozizeeria maha|Pale grass blue]]
|''Pseudozizeeria maha''
|2
|
|-
|[[Zizina otis|Lesser grass blue]]
|''Zizina otis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Zizula hylax|Tiny grass blue]]
|''Zizula hylax''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cupido alaina|Pamir cupid]]
|''Cupido alaina''
|
|
|-
|[[Cupido buddhista|Shandur cupid]]
|''Cupido buddhista''
|
|
|-
|[[Elkalyce diporides|Tailed cupid]]
|''Cupido diporides''
|2
|
|-
|[[Cupido huegelii|Dusky-blue cupid]]
|''Cupido huegelii''
|2
|
|-
|[[Cupido lacturnus|Indian cupid]]
|''Cupido lacturnus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Iolana gigantea|Gilgit mountain blue]]
|''Iolana gigantea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Bothrinia chennellii|Hedge cupid]]
|''Bothrinia chennellii''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tongeia kala|Black cupid]]
|''Tongeia kala''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tongeia pseudozuthus|False Tibetan cupid]]
|''Tongeia pseudozuthus''
|
|
|-
|[[Shijimia moorei|Moore's cupid]]
|''Shijimia moorei''
|1
|
|-
|[[Talicada nyseus|Red pierrot]]
|''Talicada nyseus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Pithecops corvus|Forest quaker]]
|''Pithecops corvus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pithecops fulgens|Blue quaker]]
|''Pithecops fulgens''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Azanus jesous|African babul blue]]
|''Azanus jesous''
|1
|
|-
|[[Azanus ubaldus|Bright babul blue]]
|''Azanus ubaldus''
|
|
|-
|[[Azanus uranus|Dull babul blue]]
|''Azanus uranus''
|
|
|-
|[[Neopithecops zalmora|Quaker]]
|''Neopithecops zalmora''
|3
|
|-
|[[Megisba malaya|Malayan]]
|''Megisba malaya''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Holly blue]]
|''Celastrina argiolus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celastrina gigas|Silvery hedge blue]]
|''Celastrina gigas''
|
|
|-
|[[Celastrina hersilia|Mishmi hedge blue]]
|''Celastrina hersilia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Celastrina huegeli|Large hedge blue]]
|''Celastrina huegelii''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celastrina lavendularis|Plain hedge blue]]
|''Celastrina lavendularis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Celastrina oreas|Khasi hedge blue]]
|''Celastrina oreas''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lestranicus transpectus|White-banded hedge blue]]
|''Lestranicus transpectus''
|
|
|-
|[[Celatoxia albidisca|Whitedisc hedge blue]]
|''Celatoxia albidisca''
|
|
|-
|[[Celatoxia marginata|Margined hedge blue]]
|''Celatoxia marginata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Notarthrinus|Chapman's hedge blue]]
|''Notarthinus binghami''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Acytolepis lilacea|Hampson's hedge blue]]
|''Acytolepis lilacea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Acytolepis puspa|Common hedge blue]]
|''Acytolepis puspa''
|4
|
|-
|[[Oreolyce dohertyi|Naga hedge blue]]
|''Oreolyce dohertyi''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Oreolyce vardhana|Dusky hedge blue]]
|''Oreolyce vardhana''
|2
|
|-
|[[Callenya melaena|Metallic hedge blue]]
|''Callenya melaena''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Monodontides musina|Swinhoe's hedge blue]]
|''Monodontides musina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Udara akasa|White hedge blue]]
|''Udara akasa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Udara albocaerulea|Albocerulean]]
|''Udara albocaerulea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Udara dilecta|Pale hedge blue]]
|''Udara dilectus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Udara placidula|Narrow-bordered hedge blue]]
|''Udara placidula''
|1
|
|-
|[[Udara selma|Bicolored hedge blue]]
|''Udara selma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Udara singalensis|Singhalese hedge blue]]
|''Udara singalensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Euchrysops cnejus|Gram blue]]
|''Euchrysops cnejus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Freyeria putli|Small grass jewel]]
|''Freyeria putli''
|1
|
|-
|[[Freyeria trochylus|Grass jewel]]
|''Freyeria trochylus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Luthrodes pandava|Plains cupid]]
|''Luthrodes pandava''
|
|
|-
|[[Chilades lajus|Lime blue]]
|''Chilades lajus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chilades parrhasius|Small cupid]]
|''Chilades parrhasius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Turanana chitrali|Chitral argus blue]]
|''Turanana chitrali''
|
|
|-
|[[Pseudophilotes vicrama|Eastern baton blue]]
|''Pseudophilotes vicrama''
|2
|
|-
|[[Phengaris atroguttata|Great spotted blue]]
|''Phengaris atroguttata''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Plebejus eversmanni|Pamir jewel blue]]
|''Plebejus eversmanni''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Plebejus samudra|Ladakh jewel blue]]
|''Plebejus samudra''
|
|
|-
|[[Aricia agestis|Orange-bordered argus blue]]
|''Aricia agestis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Northern brown argus]]
|''Aricia artaxerxes''
|1
|
|-
|[[Eumedonia astorica|Astor argus blue]]
|''Eumedonia astorica''
|
|
|-
|[[Eumedonia eumedon|Streaked argus blue]]
|''Eumedonia eumedon''
|
|
|-
|[[Grumania annulata|White-ringed argus blue]]
|''Grumania annulata''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades arcaseia|Kamba mountain blue]]
|''Agriades arcaseia''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades asiatica|Azure mountain blue]]
|''Agriades asiatica''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades lehanus|Common mountain blue]]
|''Agriades lehanus''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades orbitulus|Alpine mountain blue]]
|''Agriades orbitulus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Agriades sikhima|Sikkim mountain blue]]
|''Agriades sikhima''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades jaloka|Greenish mountain blue]]
|''Agriades jaloka''
|4
|
|-
|[[Agriades morsheadi|Evans' mountain blue]]
|''Agriades morsheadi''
|
|
|-
|[[Agriades pheretiades|Tien Shan mountain blue]]
|''Agriades pheretiades''
|
|
|-
|[[Pamiria chrysopis|Golden green underwing]]
|''Pamiria chrysopis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pamiria galathea|Large green underwing]]
|''Pamiria galathea''
|3
|
|-
|[[Pamiria metallica|Small green underwing]]
|''Pamiria metallica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pamiria omphisa|Dusky green underwing]]
|''Pamiria omphisa''
|
|
|-
|[[Pamiria sikkima|Sikkim green underwing]]
|''Pamiria sikkima''
|
|
|-
|[[Pamiria wojtusiaki|Garwhal green underwing]]
|''Pamiria wojtusiaki''
|
|
|-
|[[Patricius younghusbandi|Chumbi green underwing]]
|''Patricius younghusbandi''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Plebejidea loewii|Large jewel blue]]
|''Plebejidea loewii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Kretania beani|Baluchi jewel blue]]
|''Kretania beani''
|
|
|-
|[[Kretania csomai|Bálint's meadow blue]]
|''Kretania csomai''
|
|
|-
|[[Afarsia ashretha|Chitral argus blue]]
|''Afarsia ashretha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Afarsia hanna|Jewel argus blue]]
|''Afarsia hanna''
|
|
|-
|[[Alpherakya bellona|Afghan meadow blue]]
|''Alpherakya bellona''
|
|
|-
|[[Alpherakya devanica|Dusky meadow blue]]
|''Alpherakya devanica''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Alpherakya rupala|Rupal meadow blue]]
|''Alpherakya rupala''
|
|
|-
|[[Alpherakya sartoides|Ladakh meadow blue]]
|''Alpherakya sartoides''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus ariana|Lahaul meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus ariana''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus dux|Kumaon meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus dux''
|2
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus florenciae|Briliant meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus florenciae''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus hunza|Hunza meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus hunza''
|
|
|-
|[[Common blue]]
|''Polyommatus icarus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus icadius|Gilgit meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus icadius''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus pseuderos|Kashmir meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus pseuderos''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus pulchella|Beautiful meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus pulchella''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyommatus stoliczkanus|Himalayan meadow blue]]
|''Polyommatus stoliczkana''
|3
|
|}
 
== Nymphalidae ==
The Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterflies are the largest family of butterflies by number of species (more than 6000 species are described). They are medium sized to large butterflies and are often easily distinguishable in the field. The uppersides are usually more vibrantly colored than the undersides. Most species can be found basking in the sun or visiting flowers and over-ripe fruits. There are 497 species of this family found in India.[[File:Close wing mud-puddling position of Libythea lepita Moore, (1858) - Common Beak.jpg|thumb|[[Libythea lepita|Common beak]], ''Libythea lepita'']]
 
=== Libytheinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Libythea lepita|Common beak]]
|''Libythea lepita''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Libythea myrrha|Club beak]]
|''Libythea myrrha''
|2
|
|-
|[[Libythea narina|White-spotted beak]]
|''Libythea narina''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Danainae ===
[[File:Parantica nilgiriensis Moore, 1877 – Nilgiri Tiger from Parambikulam (8).jpg|thumb|[[Parantica nilgiriensis|Nilgiri tiger]], ''Parantica nilgiriensis'']]
[[File:Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace exoticus) male underside.jpg|thumb|[[Tirumala limniace|Blue tiger]], ''Tirumala limniace'']]
 
==== Danaini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Parantica aglea|Glassy tiger]]
|''Parantica aglea''
|3
|
|-
|[[Parantica agleoides|Dark glassy tiger]]
|''Parantica agleoides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parantica melaneus|Chocolate tiger]]
|''Parantica melaneus''
|
|
|-
|[[Parantica nilgiriensis|Nilgiri tiger]]
|''Parantica nilgiriensis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Parantica pedonga|Talbot's chestnut tiger]]
|''Parantica pedonga''
|
|
|-
|[[Parantica sita|Chestnut tiger]]
|''Parantica sita''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parantica swinhoei|Swinhoe's chocolate tiger]]
|''Parantica swinhoei''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ideopsis juventa|Grey glassy tiger]]
|''Ideopsis juventa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ideopsis similis|Blue glassy tiger]]
|''Ideopsis similis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tirumala gautama|Scarce blue tiger]]
|''Tirumala gautama''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Tirumala limniace|Blue tiger]]
|''Tirumala limniace''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tirumala septentrionis|Dark blue tiger]]
|''Tirumala septentrionis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Danaus affinis|Malay tiger]]
|''Danaus affinis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Danaus chrysippus|Plain tiger]]
|''Danaus chrysippus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Danaus genutia|Common tiger]]
|''Danaus genutia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Danaus melanippus|White tiger]]
|''Danaus melanippus''
|3
|
|}
[[File:Euploea core by kadavoor.jpg|thumb|[[Euploea core|Common crow]], ''Euploea core'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Euploea radamanthus Fabricius, 1793 - Magpie crow WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Euploea radamanthus|Magpie crow]], ''Euploea radamanthus'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Euploea klugii Moore, 1857 - King Crow WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Euploea klugii|King crow]], ''Euploea klugii'']]
 
==== Euploeini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Euploea algea|Long-branded blue crow]]
|''Euploea algea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Andaman crow]]
|''Euploea andamanensis''
|3
|Endemic
|-
|[[Euploea core|Common crow]]
|''Euploea core''
|2
|
|-
|[[Euploea crameri|Spotted black crow]]
|''Euploea crameri''
|4
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Euploea doubledayi|Striped black crow]]
|''Euploea doubledayi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euploea eunice|Blue-branded king crow]]
|''Euploea eunice''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euploea klugii|King crow]]
|''Euploea klugii''
|2
|
|-
|[[Euploea midamus|Spotted blue crow]]
|''Euploea midamus''
|3
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euploea modesta|Plain blue crow]]
|''Euploea modesta''
|
|
|-
|[[Euploea mulciber|Striped blue crow]]
|''Euploea mulciber''
|2
|
|-
|[[Euploea phaenareta|Great crow]]
|''Euploea phaenareta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euploea radamanthus|Magpie crow]]
|''Euploea radamanthus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Nicobar crow]]
|''Euploea scherzeri''
|3
|Endemic
|-
|[[Euploea sylvester|Double-branded crow]]
|''Euploea sylvester''
|3
|
|-
|[[Idea agamarschana|Burmese tree nymph]]
|''Idea agamarschana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Idea malabarica|Malabar tree nymph]]
|''Idea malabarica''
|2
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|}
 
=== Charaxinae ===
[[File:Close wing moisture sucking of Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) - Black Rajah (2) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Charaxes solon|Black rajah]], ''Eriboea solon'']]
[[File:Anomalous Nawab (Polyura agraria) at Kambalakonda 03.jpg|thumb|[[Charaxes agrarius|Anomalous nawab]], ''Polyura agrarius'']]
[[File:Polyura athamas athamas (Moore, 1873) (6349366931).jpg|thumb|[[Polyura athamas|Common nawab]], ''Polyura athamas'']]
 
==== Charaxini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Charaxes agrarius|Anomalous nawab]]
|''Polyura agrarius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Polyura arja|Pallid nawab]]
|''Polyura arja''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyura athamas|Common nawab]]
|''Polyura athamas''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Polyura bharata|Cryptic nawab]]
|''Polyura bharata''
|
|
|-
|[[Polyura delphis|Jewelled nawab]]
|''Polyura delphis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Polyura dolon|Stately nawab]]
|''Polyura dolon''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Polyura eudamippus|Great nawab]]
|''Polyura eudamippus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Polyura moori|Malayan nawab]]
|''Polyura moori''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Polyura narcaeus|China nawab]]
|''Polyura narcaeus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Polyura schreiber|Blue nawab]]
|''Polyura schreiber''
|3
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Charaxes solon|Black rajah]]
|''Eriboea solon''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charaxes aristogiton|Scarce tawny rajah]]
|''Charaxes aristogiton''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charaxes bernardus|Tawny rajah]]
|''Charaxes bernardus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charaxes durnfordi|Chestnut rajah]]
|''Charaxes durnfordi''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Charaxes kahruba|Variegated rajah]]
|''Charaxes kahruba''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charaxes marmax|Yellow rajah]]
|''Charaxes marmax''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Charaxes psaphon|Plain tawny rajah]]
|''Charaxes psaphon''
|1
|
|}
 
==== Prothoini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Prothoe franck|Blue begum]]
|''Prothoe franck''
|1
|Schedule 1
|}
 
=== Satyrinae ===
[[File:Common Faun Faunis canens DSCN8433 (11).jpg|thumb|[[Faunis canens|Common faun]], ''Faunis canens'']]
[[File:Discophora sondaica 455267905.jpg|thumb|[[Discophora sondaica|Common duffer]], ''Discophora sondaica'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Stichophthalma camadeva Westwood, 1848 – Northern Junglequeen WLB DSC 9917.jpg|thumb|[[Stichophthalma camadeva|Northern junglequeen]], ''Stichophthalma camadeva'']]
 
==== Amathusiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Faunis eumeus|Large faun]]
|''Faunis eumeus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Faunis canens|Common faun]]
|''Faunis canens''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aemona amathusia|Yellow dryad]]
|''Aemona amathusia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Enispe cycnus|Blue caliph]]
|''Enispe cycnus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Enispe euthymius|Red caliph]]
|''Enispe euthymius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Enispe duranius|Malayan red caliph]]
|''Enispe duranius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Discophora deo|Banded duffer]]
|''Discophora deo''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Discophora lepida|Southern duffer]]
|''Discophora lepida''
|1
|
|-
|[[Discophora sondaica|Common duffer]]
|''Discophora sondaica''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Discophora timora|Great duffer]]
|''Discophora timora''
|2
|
|-
|[[Amathusia andamanensis|Andaman palmking]]
|''Amathusia andamanensis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Amathusia travancorica|Travancore palmking]]
|''Amathusia travancorica''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Amathuxidia amythaon|Koh-i-noor]]
|''Amathuxidia amythaon''
|1
|
|-
|[[Thaumantis diores|Jungleglory]]
|''Thaumantis diores''
|1
|
|-
|[[Thauria lathyi|Jungleking]]
|''Thauria lathyi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Stichophthalma camadeva|Northern jungelqueen]]
|''Stichophthalma camadeva''
|4
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Stichophthalma neumogeni|Hainan junglequeen]]
|''Stichophthalma neumogeni''
|1
|
|-
|[[Stichophthalma nourmahal|Chocolate jungelqueen]]
|''Stichophthalma nourmahal''
|1
|
|-
|[[Stichophthalma sparta|Manipur junglequeen]]
|''Stichophthalma sparta''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Elymnias caudata of Kadavoor.jpg|thumb|[[Elymnias caudata|Tailed palmfly]], ''Elymnias caudata'']]
 
==== Elymniini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Elymnias caudata|Tailed palmfly]]
|''Elymnias caudata''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Elymnias hypermnestra|Common palmfly]]
|''Elymnias hypermnestra''
|2
|
|-
|[[Elymnias malelas|Spotted palmfly]]
|''Elymnias malelas''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Elymnias nesaea|Tiger palmfly]]
|''Elymnias nesaea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Elymnias obnubila|Chestnut palmfly]]
|''Elymnias obnubila''
|
|
|-
|[[Elymnias panthera|Tawny palmfly]]
|''Elymnias panthera''
|1
|
|-
|[[Elymnias patna|Blue-striped palmfly]]
|''Elymnias patna''
|1
|
|-
|[[Elymnias pealii|Peal's palmfly]]
|''Elymnias peali''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Elymnias penanga|Pointed palmfly]]
|''Elymnias penanga''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Elymnias vasudeva|Jezabel palmfly]]
|''Elymnias vasudeva''
|
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Melanitis leda-Kadavoor-2017-04-26-001.jpg|thumb|[[Melanitis leda|Common evening brown]], ''Melanitis leda'']]
 
==== Melanitini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Melanitis leda|Common evening brown]]
|''Melanitis leda''
|1
|
|-
|[[Melanitis phedima|Dark evening brown]]
|''Melanitis phedima''
|4
|
|-
|[[Melanitis zitenius|Great evening brown]]
|''Melanitis zitenius''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cyllogenes janetae|Scarce evening brown]]
|''Cyllogenes janetae''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cyllogenes suradeva|Branded evening brown]]
|''Cyllogenes suradeva''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Parantirrhoea|Travancore evening brown]]
|''Parantirrhoea marshalli''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|}
[[File:Close wing position of Ethope himachala Moore, 1857 – Dusky Diadem DSC 1778.jpg|thumb|[[Ethope himachala|Dusky diadem]], ''Ethope himachala'']]
 
==== Zetherini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Penthema lisarda|Yellow kaiser]]
|''Penthema lisarda''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ethope himachala|Dusky diadem]]
|''Ethope himachala''
|
|
|-
|[[Neorina hilda|Yellow owl]]
|''Neorina hilda''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neorina patria|White owl]]
|''Neorina patria''
|1
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Lasiommata schakra - Theivaprakasham Hari - 418572054.jpeg|thumb|[[Lasiommata schakra|Common wall]], ''Lasiommata schakra'']]
[[File:Tamil treebrown (Lethe drypetis drypetis) female underside.jpg|thumb|[[Lethe drypetis|Tamil treebrown]], ''Lethe drypetis'']]
[[File:Close wing Basking of Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775) - Bamboo Treebrown WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Lethe europa|Bamboo treebrown]], ''Lethe europa'']]
[[File:Lethe rohria, Common treebrown at Tadiyantamol (11).jpg|thumb|[[Common treebrown]], ''Lethe rohria'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Lethe verma Kollar, 1844 – Straight-banded Treebrown WLB DSC 3972.jpg|thumb|[[Lethe verma|Straight-banded treebrown]], ''Lethe verma'']]
[[File:Close wing resting position of Telinga mestra (Hewitson, 1862) - White-edged Bushbrown 20230904145058 MG 4735.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis mestra|White-edged bushbrown]], ''Telinga mestra'']]
[[File:Close wing Basking of Mycalesis gotama (Moore, 1858) - Chinese Bushbrown WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis gotama|Chinese bushbrown]], ''Mycalesis gotama'']]
[[File:Mycalesis junonia-Thekkady.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis patnia|Gladeye bushbrown]], ''Mycalesis patnia'']]
[[File:Common bush brown (Mycalesis perseus cepheus) underside Phuket.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis perseus|Common bushbrown]], ''Mycalesis perseus'']]
[[File:Close wing basking of Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 – Dark-branded Bushbrown W7118.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis mineus|Dark-brand bushbrown]], ''Mycalesis mineus'']]
[[File:Long-brand bushbrown (Mycalesis visala phamis) S.jpg|thumb|[[Mycalesis visala|Long-brand bushbrown]], ''Mycalesis visala'']]
[[File:Zipaetis saitis UN.jpg|thumb|[[Zipaetis saitis|Tamil catseye]], ''Zipaetis saitis'']]
[[File:Close wing Basking of Zipaetis scylax (Hewitson, 1863) - Dark Catseye WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Zipaetis scylax|Dark catseye]], ''Zipaetis scylax'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Aulocera saraswati (Kollar,1844 )-Striated Satyr.jpg|thumb|[[Aulocera saraswati|Common satyr]], ''Aulocera saraswati'']]
[[File:Common Three Ring-SavanDurga Bangalore rural.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima asterope|Common threering]], ''Ypthima asterope'']]
[[File:White Fourring (Ypthima ceylonica).JPG|thumb|[[Ypthima ceylonica|White fourring]], ''Ypthima ceylonica'']]
[[File:Ypthima chenu by Manoj P.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima chenu|Nilgiri fourring]], ''Ypthima chenu'']]
[[File:Ypthima nikaea 58264537.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima nikaea|Moore's fivering]], ''Ypthima nikaea'']]
[[File:Close wing posture of Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857 – Himalayan Five-ring Butterflies of Talle valley - 7.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima sakra|Himalayan fivering]], ''Ypthima sakra'']]
[[File:Ypthima striata from bangalore.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima striata|Nilgiri jewel fourring]], ''Ypthima striata'']]
[[File:Callerebia-nirmala-openwing.jpg|thumb|[[Callerebia nirmala|Common argus]], ''Callerebia nirmala'']]
[[File:Ypthima tabella by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg|thumb|[[Ypthima tabella|Indian fivering]], ''Ypthima tabella'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Callerebia scanda (Kollar, -1844-) - Pallid Argus.jpg|thumb|[[Callerebia scanda|Pallid argus]], ''Callerebia scanda'']]
 
==== Satyrini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Chonala masoni|Chumbi wall]]
|''Chonala masoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Esperage cashmirensis|Yellow wall]]
|''Esperage cashmirensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Lasiommata maerula|Scarce wall]]
|''Lasiommata maerula''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lasiommata maeroides|Ladakh wall]]
|''Lasiommata maeroides''
|
|
|-
|[[Lasiommata menava|Dark wall]]
|''Lasiommata menava''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lasiommata pakistana|Pakistan wall]]
|''Lasiommata pakistana''
|
|
|-
|[[Lasiommata schakra|Common wall]]
|''Lasiommata schakra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Orinoma damaris|Tigerbrown]]
|''Orinoma damaris''
|1
|
|-
|[[Rhaphicera moorei|Small tawny wall]]
|''Orinoma moorei''
|2
|
|-
|[[Rhaphicera satricus|Large tawny wall]]
|''Orinoma satricus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe andersoni|Anderson's silverstripe]]
|''Lethe andersoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe atkinsonia|Small goldenfork]]
|''Lethe atkinsonia''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe baladeva|Treble silverstripe]]
|''Lethe baladeva''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe bhairava|Rusty forester]]
|''Lethe bhairava''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe brisanda|Dark forester]]
|''Lethe brisanda''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe chandica|Angled red forester]]
|''Lethe chandica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe confusa|Banded treebrown]]
|''Lethe confusa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe dakwania|Garwhal woodbrown]]
|''Lethe dakwania''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe dura|Scarce lilacfork]]
|''Lethe dura''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe distans|Scarce red forester]]
|''Lethe distans''
|
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe drypetis|Tamil treebrown]]
|''Lethe drypetis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe elwesi|Eastern small silverfork]]
|''Lethe elwesi''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe europa|Bamboo treebrown]]
|''Lethe europa''
|4
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe gemina|Tytler's treebrown]]
|''Lethe gemina''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe goalpara|Large goldenfork]]
|''Lethe goalpara''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe gulnihal|Dull forester]]
|''Lethe gulnihal''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe hyrania|Common forester]]
|''Lethe hyrania''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lethe jalaurida|Small silverfork]]
|''Lethe jalaurida''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe kabrua|Manipur goldenfork]]
|''Lethe kabrua''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe kanjupkula|Manipur woodbrown]]
|''Lethe kanjupkula''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe kansa|Bamboo forester]]
|''Lethe kansa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe latiaris|Pale forester]]
|''Lethe latiaris''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe maitrya|Barred woodbrown]]
|''Lethe maitrya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe margaritae|Bhutan treebrown]]
|''Lethe margaritae''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe mekara|Common red forester]]
|''Lethe mekara''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lethe moelleri|Möller's silverfork]]
|''Lethe moelleri''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe naga|Naga treebrown]]
|''Lethe naga''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe nicetas|Yellow woodbrown]]
|''Lethe nicetas''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe nicetella|Small woodbrown]]
|''Lethe nicetella''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe ramadeva|Single silverstripe]]
|''Lethe ramadeva''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe rohria|Common treebrown]]
|''Lethe rohria''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lethe satyavati|Pallid forester]]
|''Lethe satyavati''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Lethe scanda|Blue forester]]
|''Lethe scanda''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe serbonis|Brown forester]]
|''Lethe serbonis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe siderea|Scarce woodbrown]]
|''Lethe siderea''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe sidonis|Common woodbrown]]
|''Lethe sidonis''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe sinorix|Tailed red forester]]
|''Lethe sinorix''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe sura|Lilacfork]]
|''Lethe sura''
|
|
|-
|[[Lethe tristigmata|Spotted mystic]]
|''Lethe tristigmata''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe verma|Straight-banded treebrown]]
|''Lethe verma''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lethe vindhya|Black forester]]
|''Lethe vindhya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lethe visrava|White-edged woodbrown]]
|''Lethe visrava''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lethe wui|Tibetan silverfork]]
|''Lethe wui''
|
|
|-
|[[Neope armandii|Chinese labyrinth]]
|''Neope armandii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neope bhadra|Tailed labyrinth]]
|''Neope bhadra''
|
|
|-
|[[Neope pulaha|Veined labyrinth]]
|''Neope pulaha''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neope pulahina|Scarce labyrinth]]
|''Neope pulahina''
|
|
|-
|[[Neope pulahoides|Large veined labyrinth]]
|''Neope pulahoides''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neope yama|Dusky labyrinth]]
|''Neope yama''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Heteropsis adolphei|Redeye bushbrown]]
|''Telinga adolphei''
|
|
|-
|[[Telinga bethami|Betham's bushbrown]]
|''Telinga bethami''
|
|
|-
|[[Heteropsis davisoni|Palni bushbrown]]
|''Telinga davisoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Telinga heri|Moore's bushbrown]]
|''Telinga heri''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Telinga kohimensis|Naga bushbrown]]
|''Telinga kohimensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis lepcha|Lepcha bushbrown]]
|''Telinga lepcha''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Telinga malsara|White-line bushbrown]]
|''Telinga malsara''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis malsarida|Plain bushbrown]]
|''Telinga malsarida''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis mestra|White-edged bushbrown]]
|''Telinga mestra''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis misenus|De Nicéville's bushbrown]]
|''Telinga misenus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Telinga mystes|Many-tufted bushbrown]]
|''Telinga mystes''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis nicotia|Bright-eyed bushbrown]]
|''Telinga nicotia''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis oculus|Red-disc bushbrown]]
|''Telinga oculus''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Culapa mnasicles|Cyclops bushbrown]]
|''Culapa mnasicles''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mydosama radza|Andaman bushbrown]]
|''Mydosama radza''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Mycalesis adamsonii|Watson's bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis adamsonii''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis anapita|Tawny bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis anapita''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis anaxias|Whitebar bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis anaxias''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis evansii|Tytler's bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis evansii''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis francisca|Lilacine bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis francisca''
|2
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis gotama|Chinese bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis gotama''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis igilia|Small long-brand bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis igilia''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis intermedia|Intermediate bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis intermedia''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis manii|Nicobar bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis manii''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Mycalesis mineus|Dark-brand bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis mineus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis orseis|Purple bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis orseis''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Mycalesis patnia|Gladeye bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis patnia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis perseoides|Pachmari bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis perseoides''
|
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis perseus|Common bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis perseus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Mycalesis suaveolens|Wood-Mason's bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis suaveolens''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mycalesis visala|Long-brand bushbrown]]
|''Mycalesis visala''
|3
|
|-
|[[Coelites nothis|Scarce catseye]]
|''Coelites nothis''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Erites falcipennis|Common cyclops]]
|''Erites falcipennis''
|
|
|-
|[[Orsotriaena medus|Smooth-eyed bushbrown]]
|''Orsotriaena medus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Zipaetis saitis|Tamil catseye]]
|''Zipaetis saitis''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|-
|[[Zipaetis scylax|Dark catseye]]
|''Zipaetis scylax''
|
|
|-
|[[Ragadia crisilda|Striped ringlet]]
|''Ragadia crisilda''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Coenonympha emmonsi|Ladakh heath]]
|''Coenonympha emmonsi''
|
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele brevistigma|Short-branded meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele brevistigma''
|
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele cheena|Branded meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele cheena''
|3
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele coenonympha|Spotted meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele coenonympha''
|
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele davendra|White-ringed meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele davendra''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Hyponephele hilaris|Pamir meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele hilaris''
|
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele pulchella|Tawny meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele pulchella''
|
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele pulchra|Dusky meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele pulchra''
|5
|
|-
|[[Hyponephele tenuistigma|Lesser white-ringed meadowbrown]]
|''Hyponephele tenuistigma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hipparchia parisatis|White-edged rockbrown]]
|''Hipparchia parisatis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Kanetisa|Chitrali satyr]]
|''Kanestia digna''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera bicolor|Bicolor mountain satyr]]
|''Aulocera bicolor''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera brahminoides|Small satyr]]
|''Aulocera brahminoides''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera brahminus|Narrow-banded satyr]]
|''Aulocera brahminus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Aulocera chumbica|Chumbi satyr]]
|''Aulocera chumbica''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aulocera gilgitica|Gilgit satyr]]
|''Aulocera gilgitica''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera kurogane|Eastern satyr]]
|''Aulocera kurogane''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera loha|Doherty's satyr]]
|''Aulocera loha''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aulocera padma|Great satyr]]
|''Aulocera padma''
|4
|
|-
|[[Aulocera pumilus|Mountain satyr]]
|''Aulocera pumilus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aulocera saraswati|Common satyr]]
|''Aulocera saraswati''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aulocera sikkimensis|Sikkim mountain satyr]]
|''Aulocera sikkimensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Aulocera swaha|Common satyr]]
|''Aulocera swaha''
|2
|
|-
|[[Aulocera tsukadai|Zanskar satyr]]
|''Aulocera tsukadai''
|
|
|-
|[[Karanasa alpherakyi|Avinoff's satyr]]
|''Karanasa alpherakyi''
|
|
|-
|[[Karanasa bolorica|Turkestan satyr]]
|''Karanasa bolorica''
|2
|
|-
|[[Karanasa huebneri|Tawny satyr]]
|''Karanasa huebneri''
|7
|
|-
|[[Karanasa leechi|Leech's satyr]]
|''Karanasa leechi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Karanasa moorei|Shandur satyr]]
|''Karanasa moorei''
|2
|
|-
|[[Karanasa pupilata|Drosh satyr]]
|''Karanasa pupilata''
|
|
|-
|[[Karanasa rohtanga|Rohtang satyr]]
|''Karanasa rohtanga''
|
|
|-
|[[Oeneis buddha|Tibetan satyr]]
|''Oeneis buddha''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chazara enervata|Dark rockbrown]]
|''Chazara enervata''
|
|
|-
|[[Chazara heydenreichi|Shandur rockbrown]]
|''Chazara heydenreichi''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pseudochazara baldiva|Spiti rockbrown]]
|''Pseudochazara baldiva''
|4
|
|-
|[[Pseudochazara droshica|Tytler's rockbrown]]
|''Pseudochazara droshica''
|
|
|-
|[[Satyrus alaica|Dark satyr]]
|''Satyrus alaica''
|
|
|-
|[[Satyrus pimpla|Black satyr]]
|''Satyrus pimpla''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima affectata|Khasi fivering]]
|''Ypthima affectata''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima asterope|Common threering]]
|''Ypthima asterope''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima atra|Black fivering]]
|''Ypthima atra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima avanta|Jewel fivering]]
|''Ypthima avanta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Ypthima baldus|Common fivering]]
|''Ypthima baldus''
|3
|
|-
|[[Ypthima bolanica|Desert fourring]]
|''Ypthima bolanica''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ypthima ceylonica|White fourring]]
|''Ypthima ceylonica''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima chenu|Nilgiri fourring]]
|''Ypthima chenu''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Ypthima confusa|Confusing threering]]
|''Ypthima confusa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima davidsoni|Davidson's fivering]]
|''Ypthima davidsoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima dohertyi|Great fivering]]
|''Ypthima dohertyi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima fusca|Assam threering]]
|''Ypthima fusca''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima hannyngtoni|Hannyngton's fourring]]
|''Ypthima hannyngtoni''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima huebneri|Common fourring]]
|''Ypthima huebneri''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima hyagriva|Brown argus]]
|''Ypthima hyagriva''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ypthima indecora|Western fivering]]
|''Ypthima indecora''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima inica|Lesser threering]]
|''Ypthima inica''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima kasmira|Kashmir fourring]]
|''Ypthima kasmira''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima lycus|Plain threering]]
|''Ypthima lycus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ypthima menpae|Menpa fivering]]
|''Ypthima menpae''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima methora|Variegated fivering]]
|''Ypthima methora''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ypthima nareda|Large threering]]
|''Ypthima nareda''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima newara|Newar threering]]
|''Ypthima newara''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima nikaea|Moore's fivering]]
|''Ypthima nikaea''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima norma|Burmese threering]]
|''Ypthima norma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima parasakra|Himalayan fourring]]
|''Ypthima parasakra''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima persimilis|Manipur fivering]]
|''Ypthima persimilis''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Ypthima philomela|Baby fivering]]
|''Ypthima philomela''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima sakra|Himalayan fivering]]
|''Ypthima sakra''
|2
|
|-
|[[Ypthima savara|Pallid fivering]]
|''Ypthima savara''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima similis|Eastern fivering]]
|''Ypthima similis''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Ypthima singala|Small jewel fivering]]
|''Ypthima singala''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima sobrina|Karen fivering]]
|''Ypthima sobrina''
|
|
|-
|[[Ypthima striata|Nilgiri jewel fourring]]
|''Ypthima striata''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Ypthima tabella|Indian fivering]]
|''Ypthima tabella''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Ypthima tappana|Taiwan fourring]]
|''Ypthima tappana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima watsoni|Looped threering]]
|''Ypthima watsoni''
|1
|
|-
|[[Ypthima ypthimoides|Palni fourring]]
|''Ypthima yphthimoides''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Paralasa chitralica|Chitral argus]]
|''Paralasa chitralica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Paralasa kalinda|Scarce mountain argus]]
|''Paralasa kalinda''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Paralasa mani|Yellow argus]]
|''Paralasa mani''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Paralasa shallada|Mountain argus]]
|''Paralasa shallada''
|1
|
|-
|[[Paralasa yasina|Yasin argus]]
|''Paralasa yasina''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia ananda|Ringed argus]]
|''Callerebia ananda''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Callerebia baileyi|White-bordered argus]]
|''Callerebia baileyi''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia dibangensis|Roy's argus]]
|''Callerebia dibangensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia hybrida|Hybrid argus]]
|''Callerebia hybrida''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia nirmala|Common argus]]
|''Callerebia nirmala''
|3
|
|-
|[[Callerebia orixa|Moore's argus]]
|''Callerebia orixa''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia scanda|Pallid argus]]
|''Callerebia scanda''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Callerebia suroia|Manipur argus]]
|''Callerebia suroia''
|
|
|-
|[[Callerebia watsoni|Naga argus]]
|''Callerebia watsoni''
|
|
|-
|[[Hemadara narasingha|Mottled argus]]
|''Hemadara narasingha''
|1
|Schedule 1
|}
[[File:Calinaga buddha formosana back 20130316.jpg|thumb|[[Calinaga buddha|Freak]], ''Calinaga buddha'']]
 
=== Calinaginae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Calinaga aborica|Dark freak]]
|''Calinaga aborica''
|2
|
|-
|[[Calinaga brahma|Common freak]]
|''Calinaga brahma''
|1
|
|-
|[[Calinaga buddha|Freak]]
|''Calinaga buddha''
|2
|Schedule 1, Schedule 2
|}
 
=== Heliconiinae ===
[[File:Close wing roosting position of Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tawny Coster WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Acraea terpsicore|Tawny coster]], ''Acraea terpsicore'']]
 
==== Acraeini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Acraea terpsicore|Tawny coster]]
|''Acraea terpsicore''
|
|
|-
|[[Yellow coster]]
|''Telchinia issoria''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Close wing Mud puddling position of Cethosia biblis (Drury,1773) - Red Lacewing.jpg|thumb|[[Cethosia biblis|Red lacewing]], ''Cethosia biblis'']]
 
==== Cethosiini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Cethosia biblis|Red lacewing]]
|''Cethosia biblis''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cethosia cyane|Leopard lacewing]]
|''Cethosia cyane''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cethosia nietneri|Tamil lacewing]]
|''Cethosia nietneri''
|1
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) underside Macedonia 2.jpg|thumb|[[Queen of Spain fritillary]], ''Issoria lathonia'']]
[[File:Open wing Nectaring of Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) - Tropical Fritillary (Male) WLB IMG 0467.jpg|thumb|[[Argynnis hyperbius|Indian fritillary]], ''Argynnis hyperbius'']]
[[File:Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) female underside Dobruja.jpg|thumb|[[Argynnis pandora|Cardinal]], ''Argynnis pandora'']]
 
==== Argynnini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Boloria erubescens|Whitespot fritillary]]
|''Boloria erubescens''
|
|
|-
|[[Boloria generator|Hunza silverspot]]
|''Boloria generator''
|
|
|-
|[[Boloria jerdoni|Jerdon's silverspot]]
|''Boloria jerdoni''
|1
|
|-
|[[Boloria eupales|Sikkim silverspot]]
|''Boloria eupales''
|
|
|-
|[[Boloria sipora|Straightwing silverspot]]
|''Boloria sipora''
|1
|
|-
|[[Issoria altissima|Mountain silverspot]]
|''Issoria altissima''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Issoria gemmata|Gem silverspot]]
|''Issoria gemmata''
|
|
|-
|[[Queen of Spain fritillary]]
|''Issoria lathonia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Issoria mackinnonii|Brilliant silverspot]]
|''Issoria mackinnonii''
|
|
|-
|[[Dark green fritillary]]
|''Argynnis aglaja''
|1
|
|-
|[[Argynnis childreni|Large silverstreak]]
|''Argynnis childreni''
|2
|
|-
|[[Speyeria clara|Silverstreak]]
|''Argynnis clara''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Argynnis hyperbius|Indian fritillary]]
|''Argynnis hyperbius''
|3
|
|-
|[[Argynnis jainadeva|Himalayan highbrown silverspot]]
|''Argynnis jainadeva''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Fabriciana kamala|Common silverstripe]]
|''Argynnis kamala''
|
|
|-
|[[Argynnis laodice|Eastern silverstripe]]
|''Argynnis laodice''
|1
|
|-
|[[Argynnis pandora|Cardinal]]
|''Argynnis pandora''
|1
|
|-
|[[Argynnis westphali|Yunnan fritillary]]
|''Argynnis westphali''
|
|
|}
[[File:Open wing basking position of Phalanta alcippe (Stoll,1782) - Small Leopard.jpg|thumb|[[Phalanta alcippe|Small leopard]], ''Phalanta alcippe'']]
[[File:Common leopard (Phalanta phalantha) Lumbini.jpg|thumb|[[Phalanta phalantha|Common leopard]], ''Phalanta phalantha'']]
 
==== Vagrantini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Phalanta alcippe|Small leopard]]
|''Phalanta alcippe''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Phalanta phalantha|Common leopard]]
|''Phalanta phalantha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Vindula erota|Cruiser]]
|''Vindula erota''
|3
|
|-
|[[Cirrochroa aoris|Large yeoman]]
|''Cirrochroa aoris''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cirrochroa nicobarica|Nicobar yeoman]]
|''Cirrochroa nicobarica''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Cirrochroa thais|Tamil yeoman]]
|''Cirrochroa thais''
|1
|
|-
|[[Cirrochroa tyche|Common yeoman]]
|''Cirrochroa tyche''
|2
|
|-
|[[Algia fasciata|Branded yeoman]]
|''Algia fasciata''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Cupha erymanthis|Rustic]]
|''Cupha erymanthis''
|4
|
|-
|[[Vagrans egista|Vagrant]]
|''Vagrans sinha''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Limenitidinae ===
 
==== Parthenini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Parthenos sylvia|Clipper]]
|''Parthenos sylvia''
|4
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Open wing basking position of Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872) - Grey Commodore.jpg|thumb|[[Limenitis austenia|Grey commodore]], ''Bhagadatta austenia'']]
 
==== Cymothoini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Limenitis austenia|Grey commodore]]
|''Bhagadatta austenia''
|2
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Open wing basking upon cemented floor of Bassarona durga (Moore, 1858) - Blue Duke WLB IMG 4446.jpg|thumb|[[Bassarona durga|Blue duke]], ''Euthalia durga'']]
[[File:Euthalia lubentina - Firos AK - 83978796.jpeg|thumb|[[Euthalia lubentina|Gaudy baron]], ''Euthalia lubentina'']]
[[File:Open wing basking position of Tanaecia julii (Lesson, 1837) - Common Earl WLB IMG 2527.jpg|thumb|[[Tanaecia julii|Common earl]], ''Tanaecia julii'']]
 
==== Adoliadini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Euthalia aconthea|Common baron]]
|''Euthalia aconthea''
|5
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia alpheda|Streaked baron]]
|''Euthalia alpheda''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia anosia|Grey baron]]
|''Euthalia anosia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia confucius|Chinese duke]]
|''Euthalia confucius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia curvifascia|Naga duke]]
|''Euthalia curvifascia''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Euthalia duda|Blue duchess]]
|''Euthalia duda''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Bassarona durga|Blue duke]]
|''Euthalia durga''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Euthalia franciae|French duke]]
|''Euthalia franciae''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia iva|Grand duke]]
|''Euthalia iva''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Euthalia lengba|Tytler's duchess]]
|''Euthalia lengba''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia lubentina|Gaudy baron]]
|''Euthalia lubentina''
|2
|
|-
|[[Euthalia malaccana|Malay red baron]]
|''Euthalia malaccana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia merta|Dark baron]]
|''Euthalia merta''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia monina|Powdered baron]]
|''Euthalia monina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia nais|Baronet]]
|''Euthalia nais''
|
|
|-
|[[Euthalia nara|Bronze duke]]
|''Euthalia nara''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia narayana|Burmese baron]]
|''Euthalia narayana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia patala|Grand duchess]]
|''Euthalia patala''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euthalia phemius|White-edged blue baron]]
|''Euthalia phemius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia sahadeva|Green duke]]
|''Euthalia sahadeva''
|
|
|-
|[[Euthalia saitaphernes|Mottled baron]]
|''Euthalia saitaphernes''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euthalia telchinia|Blue baron]]
|''Euthalia telchinia''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Euthalia thawgawa|Tytler's duke]]
|''Euthalia thawgawa''
|
|
|-
|[[Tanaecia cibaritis|Andaman viscount]]
|''Tanaecia cibaritis''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Tanaecia cocytus|Lavender count]]
|''Tanaecia cocytus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Tanaecia jahnu|Plain earl]]
|''Tanaecia jahnu''
|
|
|-
|[[Tanaecia julii|Common earl]]
|''Tanaecia julii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Tanaecia lepidea|Grey count]]
|''Tanaecia lepidea''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Dophla evelina|Redspot duke]]
|''Dophla evelina''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lexias cyanipardus|Great archduke]]
|''Lexias cyanipardus''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lexias dirtea|Dark archduke]]
|''Lexias dirtea''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Lexias pardalis|Archduke]]
|''Lexias pardalis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Bassarona recta|Redtail marquis]]
|''Bassarona recta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Bassarona teuta|Banded marquis]]
|''Bassarona teuta''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Abrota ganga|Sergeant-major]]
|''Abrota ganga''
|1
|
|}
[[File:Close wing Basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Sergeant (5) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Athyma perius|Common sergeant]], ''Athyma perius'']]
[[File:Openwing position of Parasarpa dudu (Westwood, -1850-) - White Commodore.jpg|thumb|[[Limenitis dudu|White commodore]], ''Limenitis dudu'']]
[[File:Open wing basking position of Athyma selenophora (Kollar,1844) – Staff Sergeant (Male).jpg|thumb|[[Athyma selenophora|Staff sergeant]], ''Athyma selenophora'']]
 
==== Limenitidini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Tacola larymna|Great sergeant]]
|''Tacola larymna''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Auzakia|Commodore]]
|''Auzakia danava''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neurosigma|Panther]]
|''Neurosigma siva''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Moduza procris|Commander]]
|''Moduza procris''
|3
|
|-
|[[Athyma cama|Orange staff sergeant]]
|''Athyma cama''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma daraxa|Green commodore]]
|''Athyma daraxa''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma kanwa|Dot-dash sergeant]]
|''Athyma kanwa''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Athyma nefte|Tri-coloured sergeant]]
|''Athyma inara''
|2
|
|-
|[[Athyma opalina|Hill sergeant]]
|''Athyma opalina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma orientalis|Oriental sergeant]]
|''Athyma orientalis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma perius|Common sergeant]]
|''Athyma perius''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma pravara|Unbroken sergeant]]
|''Athyma pravara''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Athyma punctata|White-patched sergeant]]
|''Athyma punctata''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma ranga|Blackvein sergeant]]
|''Athyma ranga''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Athyma reta|Malay staff sergeant]]
|''Athyma reta''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Athyma rufula|Andaman sergeant]]
|''Athyma rufula''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Athyma selenophora|Staff sergeant]]
|''Athyma selenophora''
|3
|
|-
|[[Athyma whitei|Cryptic sergeant]]
|''Athyma whitei''
|1
|
|-
|[[Athyma zeroca|Small staff sergeant]]
|''Athyma zeroca''
|1
|
|-
|[[Parasarpa zayla|Bicolour commodore]]
|''Parasarpa zayla''
|
|
|-
|[[Parasarpa zulema|Scarce white commodore]]
|''Parasarpa zulema''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Limenitis asura|Studded sergeant]]
|''Limenitis asura''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Parasarpa dudu|White commodore]]
|''Limenitis dudu''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Limenitis hydaspes|Chitral white admiral]]
|''Limenitis hydaspes''
|2
|
|-
|[[Limenitis jina|Bhutan sergeant]]
|''Limenitis jina''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Limenitis ligyes|Kashmir white admiral]]
|''Limenitis ligyes''
|1
|
|-
|[[Limenitis rileyi|Mishmi admiral]]
|''Limenitis rileyi''
|1
|
|-
|[[Limenitis trivena|Indian white admiral]]
|''Limenitis trivena''
|2
|
|}
[[File:Open wing position of Lebadea martha, Fabricius, 1787 – Knight WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Lebadea martha|Knight]], ''Lebadea martha'']]
[[File:Open wing position of Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790 – Common Lascar JAyanti.jpg|thumb|[[Pantoporia hordonia|Common lascar]], ''Pantoporia hordonia'']]
[[File:Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 – Sullied Sailer from Parambikulam (7).jpg|thumb|[[Neptis clinia|Sullied sailer]], ''Neptis clinia'']]
[[File:Neptis hylas by kadavoor.JPG|thumb|[[Neptis hylas|Common sailer]], ''Neptis hylas'']]
[[File:Neptis sappho MĐ1.jpg|thumb|[[Neptis sappho|Pallas's sailer]], ''Neptis sappho'']]
 
==== Neptini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Lebadea martha|Knight]]
|''Lebadea martha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pantoporia assamica|Assamese lascar]]
|''Pantoporia assamica''
|
|
|-
|[[Pantoporia aurelia|Baby lascar]]
|''Pantoporia aurelia''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pantoporia bieti|Tytler's lascar]]
|''Pantoporia bieti''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Pantoporia hordonia|Common lascar]]
|''Pantoporia hordonia''
|2
|
|-
|[[Pantoporia paraka|Perak lascar]]
|''Pantoporia paraka''
|1
|
|-
|[[Pantoporia sandaka|Extra lascar]]
|''Pantoporia sandaka''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lasippa monata|Dark sailer]]
|''Lasippa monata''
|
|
|-
|[[Lasippa tiga|Burmese sailer]]
|''Lasippa tiga''
|1
|
|-
|[[Lasippa viraja|Yellowjack sailer]]
|''Lasippa viraja''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis ananta|Yellow sailer]]
|''Neptis ananta''
|2
|
|-
|[[Neptis armandia|Variegated sailer]]
|''Neptis armandia''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis capnodes|Eliot's sailer]]
|''Neptis capnodes''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis cartica|Plain sailer]]
|''Neptis cartica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis clinia|Sullied sailer]]
|''Neptis clinia''
|4
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis cydippe|Chinese yellow sailer]]
|''Neptis cydippe''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis harita|Dingiest sailer]]
|''Neptis harita''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis hylas|Common sailer]]
|''Neptis hylas''
|5
|
|-
|[[Neptis ilira|Dark dingy sailer]]
|''Neptis ilira''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis jumbah|Chestnut-streaked sailer]]
|''Neptis jumbah''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis magadha|Spotted sailer]]
|''Neptis magadha''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis mahendra|Himalayan sailer]]
|''Neptis mahendra''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis manasa|Pale hockeystick sailer]]
|''Neptis manasa''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis miah|Small yellow sailer]]
|''Neptis miah''
|2
|
|-
|[[Neptis namba|Manipur yellow sailer]]
|''Neptis namba''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis narayana|Broadstick sailer]]
|''Neptis narayana''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis nashona|Less rich sailer]]
|''Neptis nashona''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis nata|Nata sailer]]
|''Neptis nata''
|4
|
|-
|[[Neptis nemorum|Naga hockeystick sailer]]
|''Neptis nemorum''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis nycteus|Hockeystick sailer]]
|''Neptis nycteus''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Neptis philyra|Long-streak sailer]]
|''Neptis philyra''
|1
|Subspecies not named
|-
|[[Neptis pseudovikasi|Dingy sailer]]
|''Neptis pseudovikasi''
|
|
|-
|[[Neptis radha|Great yellow sailer]]
|''Neptis radha''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis sankara|Broad-banded sailer]]
|''Neptis sankara''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis sappho|Pallas's sailer]]
|''Neptis sappho''
|1
|
|-
|[[Neptis soma|Creamy sailer]]
|''Neptis soma''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Neptis zaida|Pale green sailer]]
|''Neptis zaida''
|3
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Phaedyma aspasia|Great hockeystick sailer]]
|''Phaedyma aspasia''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Neptis columella|Short-banded sailer]]
|''Phaedyma columella''
|3
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Open wing Basking of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) - Popinjay (2) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Stibochiona nicea|Popinjay]], ''Stibochiona nicea'']]
 
=== Pseudergolinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Pseudergolis wedah|Tabby]]
|''Pseudergolis wedah''
|1
|
|-
|[[Dichorragia nesimachus|Constable]]
|''Dichorragia nesimachus''
|1
|
|-
|[[Stibochiona nicea|Popinjay]]
|''Stibochiona nicea''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Biblidinae ===
[[File:Common joker (Byblia ilithyia) male, Semliki Wildlife Reserve1.jpg|thumb|[[Byblia ilithyia|Joker]], ''Byblia ilithyia'']]
 
==== Biblidini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Ariadne ariadne|Angled castor]]
|''Ariadne ariadne''
|2
|
|-
|[[Ariadne merione|Common castor]]
|''Ariadne merione''
|2
|
|-
|[[Laringa horsfieldii|Banded dandy]]
|''Laringa horsfieldii''
|1
|
|-
|[[Byblia ilithyia|Joker]]
|''Byblia ilithyia''
|
|
|}
 
=== Apaturinae ===
[[File:Open wing moisture sucking of Mimathyma ambica (Kollar,1844) - Indian Purple Emperor (2) WLB.jpg|thumb|[[Mimathyma ambica|Indian purple emperor]], ''Mimathyma ambica'']]
[[File:Open wing position of Herona marathus marathus Doubleday, 1848 – Assam Pasha DSC 0076.jpg|thumb|[[Herona marathus|Pasha]], ''Herona marathus'']]
[[File:Close wing position of Hestina persimilis ( Westwood,1851) - Siren.jpg|thumb|[[Hestina persimilis|Siren]], ''Hestina persimilis'']]
 
==== Apaturini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Mimathyma ambica|Indian purple emperor]]
|''Mimathyma ambica''
|1
|
|-
|[[Mimathyma bhavana|Restricted purple emperor]]
|''Mimathyma bhavana''
|
|
|-
|[[Mimathyma chevana|Sergeant emperor]]
|''Mimathyma chevana''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Mimathyma chitralensis|Chitral emperor]]
|''Mimathyma chitralensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Hestina nama|Circe]]
|''Mimathyma nama''
|
|
|-
|[[Chitoria naga|Naga emperor]]
|''Chitoria naga''
|
|
|-
|[[Chitoria sordida|Sordid emperor]]
|''Chitoria sordida''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chitoria ulupi|Tawny emperor]]
|''Chitoria ulupi''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Dilipa morgiana|Golden emperor]]
|''Dilipa morgiana''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Eulaceura manipuriensis|Tytler's emperor]]
|''Eulaceura manipuriensis''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Rohana parisatis|Black prince]]
|''Rohana parisatis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Rohana parvata|Brown prince]]
|''Rohana parvata''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Rohana tonkiniana|Elusive prince]]
|''Rohana tonkiniana''
|1
|
|-
|[[Euripus consimilis|Painted courtesan]]
|''Euripus consimilis''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Euripus nyctelius|Courtesan]]
|''Euripus nyctelius''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Helcyra hemina|White emperor]]
|''Helcyra hemina''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Herona marathus|Pasha]]
|''Herona marathus''
|2
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Hestina nicevillei|Scarce siren]]
|''Hestina nicevillei''
|2
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Hestina persimilis|Siren]]
|''Hestina persimilis''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Sasakia funebris|Empress]]
|''Sasakia funebris''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Sephisa chandra|Eastern courtier]]
|''Sephisa chandra''
|1
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Sephisa dichroa|Western courtier]]
|''Sephisa dichroa''
|
|
|}
[[File:Open Wing puddling of Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895 – Wavy Maplet WLB DSC 27559-223--.jpg|thumb|[[Chersonesia intermedia|Wavy maplet]], ''Chersonesia intermedia'']]
 
=== Cyrestinae ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Cyrestis cocles|Marbled map]]
|''Cyrestis cocles''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Cyrestis tabula|Nicobar map]]
|''Cyrestis tabula''
|
|Endemic
|-
|[[Cyrestis thyodamas|Common map]]
|''Cyrestis thyodamas''
|4
|
|-
|[[Chersonesia intermedia|Wavy maplet]]
|''Chersonesia intermedia''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Chersonesia risa|Common maplet]]
|''Chersonesia risa''
|1
|
|}
 
=== Nymphalinae ===
[[File:Araschnia prorsoides - Wang.QG - 224523257.jpeg|thumb|[[Araschnia prorsoides|Mongol]], ''Araschnia prorsoides'']]
[[File:Vanessa cardui - Viote 08.jpg|thumb|[[Vanessa cardui|Painted lady]], ''Vanessa cardui'']]
[[File:Open wing basking position of Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763) - Blue Admiral.jpg|thumb|[[Kaniska canace|Blue admiral]], ''Nymphalis canace'']]
 
==== Nymphalini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Araschnia prorsoides|Mongol]]
|''Araschnia prorsoides''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Symbrenthia brabira|Himalayan jester]]
|''Symbrenthia brabira''
|1
|
|-
|[[Symbrenthia doni|Naga jester]]
|''Symbrenthia doni''
|
|
|-
|[[Symbrenthia hypselis|Spotted jester]]
|''Symbrenthia hypselis''
|1
|
|-
|[[Symbrenthia lilaea|Common jester]]
|''Symbrenthia lilaea''
|1
|
|-
|[[Symbrenthia niphanda|Bluetail jester]]
|''Symbrenthia niphanda''
|
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Symbrenthia silana|Scarce jester]]
|''Symbrenthia silana''
|
|Schedule 1
|-
|[[Vanessa atalanta|Red admiral]]
|''Vanessa atalanta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Vanessa cardui|Painted lady]]
|''Vanessa cardui''
|
|
|-
|[[Vanessa indica|Indian red admiral]]
|''Vanessa indica''
|2
|
|-
|[[Polygonia c-album|Comma]]
|''Nymphalis c-album''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Kaniska canace|Blue admiral]]
|''Nymphalis canace''
|1
|
|-
|[[Aglais caschmirensis|Indian tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis caschmirensis''
|2
|
|-
|[[Nymphalis l-album|Commoa tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis l-album''
|1
|Schedule 2
|-
|[[Aglais ladakensis|Ladakh tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis ladakensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Large tortoiseshell|Blackleg tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis polychloros''
|
|
|-
|[[Aglais rizana|Mountain tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis rizana''
|
|
|-
|[[Polygonia undina|Pamir comma]]
|''Nymphalis undina''
|
|
|-
|[[Nymphalis xanthomelas|Large tortoiseshell]]
|''Nymphalis xanthomelas''
|1
|
|}
 
==== Rhinopalpini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Rhinopalpa|Wizard]]
|''Rhinopalpa polynice''
|1
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Junonia almana-Kadavoor-2016-07-11-002.jpg|thumb|[[Junonia almana|Peacock pansy]], ''Junonia almana'']]
 
==== Junoniini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Junonia almana|Peacock pansy]]
|''Junonia almana''
|2
|
|-
|[[Junonia atlites|Grey pansy]]
|''Junonia atlites''
|1
|
|-
|[[Junonia hierta|Yellow pansy]]
|''Junonia hierta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Chocolate pansy]]
|''Junonia iphita''
|2
|
|-
|[[Lemon pansy]]
|''Junonia lemonias''
|1
|
|-
|[[Blue pansy]]
|''Junonia orithya''
|1
|
|-
|[[Yoma sabina|Lurcher]]
|''Yoma sabina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Hypolimnas anomala|Malayan eggfly]]
|''Hypolimnas anomala''
|1
|
|-
|[[Great eggfly]]
|''Hypolimnas bolina''
|1
|
|-
|[[Danaid Egg-fly|Danaid eggfly]]
|''Hypolimnas misippus''
|
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Open wing position of Kallima inachus Doyere, 1840 – Orange Oakleaf WLB DSC 0288.jpg|thumb|[[Orange oakleaf]], ''Kallima inachus'']]
 
==== Kallimini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Kallima albofasciata|Andaman oakleaf]]
|''Kallima albofasciata''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|-
|[[Kallima horsfieldii|Southern blue oakleaf]]
|''Kallima horsfieldii''
|
|Schedule 2, Endemic
|-
|[[Kallima inachus|Orange oakleaf]]
|''Kallima inachus''
|2
|
|-
|[[Kallima incognita|Cryptic oakleaf]]
|''Kallima incognita''
|
|
|-
|[[Kallima knyvetti|Scarce blue oakleaf]]
|''Kallima knyvettii''
|
|Schedule 2
|}
[[File:Open wing Basking of Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777) - Autumn Leaf WLB IMG 0893.jpg|thumb|[[Doleschallia bisaltide|Autumn leaf]], ''Doleschallia bisaltide'']]
 
==== Doleschalliaini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Doleschallia bisaltide|Autumn leaf]]
|''Doleschallia bisaltide''
|3
|Schedule 2
|}
 
==== Melitaeini ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Common name
!Binomial name
!Subspecies (in India)
!Comments
|-
|[[Melitaea balbina|Tytler's fritillary]]
|''Melitaea balbina''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea chitralensis|Chitral fritillary]]
|''Melitaea chitralensis''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea fergana|Fiery fritillary]]
|''Melitaea fergana''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea mixta|Pamir fritillary]]
|''Melitaea mixta''
|1
|
|-
|[[Melitaea pallas|Tien-Shan fritillary]]
|''Melitaea pallas''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea robertsi|Lesser spotted fritillary]]
|''Melitaea robertsi''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea shandura|Shandur fritillary]]
|''Melitaea shandura''
|
|
|-
|[[Melitaea sindura|Blackvein fritillary]]
|''Melitaea sindura''
|5
|
|}
 
== Regional lists ==
India has 28 states and 8 union territories. The list of butterflies for each state can be found using the index below:
 
=== States ===
* [[List of butterflies of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]]
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* [[List of butterflies of Haryana|Haryana]]
* [[List of butterflies of Haryana|Haryana]]
* [[List of butterflies of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[List of butterflies of Jharkhand|Jharkhand]]
* [[List of butterflies of Jharkhand|Jharkhand]]
* [[List of butterflies of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
* [[List of butterflies of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
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* [[List of butterflies of Sikkim|Sikkim]]
* [[List of butterflies of Sikkim|Sikkim]]
* [[List of butterflies of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
* [[List of butterflies of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
* [[List of butterflies of Telangana|Telangana]]
* [[List of Lepidoptera of Telangana|Telangana]]
* [[List of butterflies of Tripura|Tripura]]
* [[List of butterflies of Tripura|Tripura]]
* [[List of butterflies of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
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* [[List of butterflies of West Bengal|West Bengal]]
* [[List of butterflies of West Bengal|West Bengal]]


'''Union territories''':
=== Union territories ===
* [[List of butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
* [[List of butterflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
* [[List of butterflies of Chandigarh|Chandigarh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Chandigarh|Chandigarh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Dadra and Nagar Haveli|Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
* [[List of butterflies of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
* [[List of butterflies of Daman and Diu|Daman and Diu]]
* [[List of butterflies of Delhi|Delhi]]
* [[List of butterflies of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[List of butterflies of Ladakh|Ladakh]]
* [[List of butterflies of Lakshadweep|Lakshadweep]]
* [[List of butterflies of Lakshadweep|Lakshadweep]]
* [[List of butterflies of National Capital Territory of Delhi|Delhi]]
* [[List of butterflies of Pondicherry|Pondicherry]]
* [[List of butterflies of Pondicherry|Pondicherry]]


==See also==
=== Non state-wise lists ===
* [[Butterfly]]
The following non state-wise lists of butterflies can be found using the index below:
* [[Fauna of India]]
 
* [[List of butterflies of the Western Ghats]]
* [[List of butterflies of the Western Ghats]]
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==Other sources==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/ |title=The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) |last1=Beccaloni |first1=George |last2=Scoble |first2=Malcolm |last3=Kitching |first3=Ian |last4=Simonsen |first4=Thomas |last5=Robinson |first5=Gaden |last6=Pitkin |first6=Brian |last7=Hine |first7=Adrian |last8=Lyal |first8=Chris |publisher=Natural History Museum, London |access-date=2016-10-15 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=N. Mark |last2=Morris |first2=Michael G. |title=Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up |year=1985 |publisher=[[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] |location=Gland & Cambridge |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
*{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |year=1932 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Gay |first1=Thomas |last2=Kehimkar |first2=Isaac David |last3=Punetha |first3=Jagdish Chandra |title=Common Butterflies of India |series=Nature Guides |publisher= World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press |location=Bombay, India |year=1992 |isbn=978-0195631647 }}
*{{cite book |last=Haribal |first=Meena |title=The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History |location=Gangtok, Sikkim, India |publisher=Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation |year=1992 }}
*{{cite book |last=Kunte |first=Krushnamegh |title=Butterflies of Peninsular India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cuPPjOMcu_4C |series=India, A Lifescape |location=Hyderabad, India |publisher=Universities Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-8173713545 }}
*Kehimkar, I. (2008) ''The Book of Indian Butterflies''. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
*{{cite book|last=Wynter-Blyth |first=Mark Alexander |author-link=Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth |title=Butterflies of the Indian Region |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ |year=1957 |location=Bombay, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |isbn=978-8170192329 }}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213120453/http://meghalaya.nic.in/naturalres/butterflies.htm Butterflies of Meghalaya]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051215200217/http://www.zoologi.su.se/research/wahlberg/Nymphalidae/Orientspecies.htm Oriental Nymphalidae]
* [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/rhopnos.html Butterfly taxonomy]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ |title=Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420182128/http://envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#R Indian Wildlife Act and scheduled species lists]
** [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife1s1.html Schedule 1]
** [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife1s2.html Schedule 2]
* [http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/tx/472-Apaturini Butterflies of India]


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Krishna peacock (Papilio krishna). Voted as the national butterfly of India as well as the most beautiful Indian butterfly.[lower-alpha 1][1]

Template:Wildlife of India The following is a list of the butterflies of India.

India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. India forms a large part of the Indomalayan biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some taxa being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats, the Himalayas, and the hilly ranges bordering India and Myanmar, each having numerous endemic species. Accordingly, India's diverse and varied fauna include a rich variety of butterflies and moths. Brigadier William Harry Evans recorded approximately 1439 species of butterfly from British India, including Ceylon and Burma.[2] After 1947, the rise of several new nations led to a reduction of the area forming part of India proper, and the number of species has been noted to be an estimated 1403 species.[3][4][5]

Many papers and books[6][7] have been written on Indian butterflies, some of the most famous are the Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India[3] and The Book of Indian Butterflies[8].

Here is a key to the terms used in this list-

  1. Endemic: Endemic species are species found only in a particular region, in this case, India.
  2. Schedule 1: This is used on all species under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act (Amendment 2022).[9]
  3. Schedule 2: This is used on all species under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act (Amendment 2022).[9]

History of studies on butterflies in India[edit | edit source]

The first book to deal with Indian butterflies was The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon by Lionel de Nicéville and G. F. L. Marshall, followed shortly after with Lepidoptera Indica by Frederic Moore.

From the 1920 to the 1960s, two major books on Indian butterflies were published. These were The Identification of Indian Butterflies by William Harry Evans[2] and Butterflies of the Indian Region by Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth.[5]

In recent times, field guides like Butterflies of India by Isaac Kehimkar and A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by Peter Smetacek helped in spreading popularity on butterfly watching and identification.

The Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India by R. K. Varshney and Peter Smetacek provided the first complete list of the butterflies found in India.

Papilionidae[edit | edit source]

The Papilionidae or the swallowtail butterflies are a family of about 550 species. Many species show sexual dimorphism. Males of this family are attracted to wet mud (this behavior is called mud-puddling). The swallowtail butterflies have three well-developed pairs of legs and the abdomen is not covered by the wing. There are 96 species of this family found in India.

Papilioninae[edit | edit source]

Malabar rose, Pachliopta pandiyana
Southern birdwing, Troides minos

Troidini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common clubtail Losaria doubledayi 2 Schedule 1
Andaman clubtail Losaria rhodifer Endemic
Common rose Pachliopta aristolochiae 5
Crimson rose Pachliopta hector Schedule 2
Malabar rose Pachliopta pandiyana Endemic
Golden birdwing Troides aeacus 1 Schedule 2
Common birdwing Troides helena 3
Southern birdwing Troides minos Schedule 2, Endemic
Lesser batwing Atrophaneura aidoneus
Common batwing Atrophaneura astorion 1
Black windmill Byasa crassipes Schedule 1
Great windmill Byasa dasarada 2
Rose windmill Byasa latreillei 2 Schedule 2
Nevill's windmill Byasa nevilli Schedule 1
Chinese windmill Byasa plutonius 2 Schedule 1, Schedule 2
De Nicéville's windmill Byasa polla Schedule 1
Common windmill Byasa polyeuctes 2
Malabar banded swallowtail, Papilio liomedon
Common yellow swallowtail, Papilio machaon
Yellow gorgon, Meandrusa payeni
Tawny mime, Papilio agestor

Papilionini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Grand mormon Papilio agenor 3 Schedule 2
Tawny mime Papilio agestor 2
Redbreast Papilio alcmenor 1
Blue peacock Papilio arcturus 2
Chinese peacock Papilio bianor 2
Tailed redbreast Papilio bootes 2 Schedule 2
Malabar banded peacock Papilio buddha Schedule 2, Endemic
Common raven Papilio castor 2
Yellow helen Papilio chaon 1
Common mime Papilio clytia 2 Schedule 2
Common banded peacock Papilio crino Schedule 2
Indian helen Papilio daksha 1
Lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus 1
Malabar raven Papilio dravidarum Endemic
Yellow-crested spangle Papilio elephenor Schedule 1
Lesser mime Papilio epycides 1 Schedule 2
Everest yellow swallowtail Papilio everesti 1
Red helen Papilio helenus 1
Western tailed redbreast Papilio janaka
Krishna peacock Papilio krishna 2 Schedule 1
Malabar banded swallowtail Papilio liomedon Schedule 1, Endemic
Common yellow swallowtail Papilio machaon 3 Schedule 2
Great mormon Papilio memnon 1
Noble's helen Papilio noblei
Green-banded peacock Papilio palinurus 1 A vagrant to West Bengal
Great blue mime Papilio paradoxa 1 Schedule 2
Paris peacock Papilio paris 2
Common peacock Papilio polyctor
Common mormon Papilio polytes 3
Blue helen Papilio prexaspes 1
Spangle Papilio protenor 1
Blue-striped mime Papilio slateri 1 Schedule 2
Eastern yellow swallowtail Papilio verityi
Chinese yellow swallowtail Papilio xuthus
Brown gorgon Meandrusa lachinus 1 Schedule 2
Yellow gorgon Meandrusa payeni 1
Tailed jay, Graphium agamemnon
Spot swordtail, Graphium nomius
Common bluebottle, Graphium sarpedon

Leptocircini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tailed jay Graphium agamemnon 5
Fourbar swallowtail Graphium agetes 1 Schedule 2
Scarce jay Graphium albociliatus Schedule 2
Fivebar swordtail Graphium antiphates 2
Chain swordtail Graphium aristeus 1 Schedule 2
Spotted jay[lower-alpha 2] Graphium arycles Schedule 2
Veined jay Graphium chironides 1
Glassy bluebottle Graphium cloanthus 1 Schedule 2
Common jay Graphium doson 2
Andaman swordtail Graphium epaminondas Endemic
Sixbar swordtail Graphium eurous 2
Great jay Graphium eurypylus 2 Schedule 2
Western spectacle swordtail Graphium garhwalica
Lesser zebra Graphium macareus 2
Spotted zebra Graphium megarus 1 Schedule 2
Spot swordtail Graphium nomius 2
Indian spectacle swordtail Graphium paphus
Common bluebottle Graphium sarpedon 1
Cryptic bluebottle Graphium septentrionicolus
Southern bluebottle Graphium teredon
Great zebra Graphium xenocles 2
White dragontail Lamproptera curius 1
Green dragontail Lamproptera meges 1 Schedule 2
Kaiser-i-hind, Teinopalpus imperialis

Teinopalpini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Kaiser-i-hind Teinopalpus imperialis 2 Schedule 1

Parnassiinae[edit | edit source]

Sericinini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Bhutan glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii 1 Schedule 1
Ludlow's Bhutan glory Bhutanitis ludlowi Schedule 1
Common blue apollo, Parnassius hardwickii
Scarce red apollo, Parnassius actius
Common red apollo, Parnassius epaphus

Parnassiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Varnished apollo Parnassius acco 4 Schedule 1
Dusky apollo Parnassius acdestis 4
Scarce red apollo Parnassius actius 3
Noble apollo Parnassius augustus
Regal apollo Parnassius charltonius 9 Schedule 2
Common red apollo Parnassius epaphus 9 Schedule 2
Common blue apollo Parnassius hardwickii
Karakoram banded apollo Parnassius hunza 2
Keeled apollo Parnassius jacquemontii 5 Schedule 2
Himalayan banded apollo Parnassius kumaonensis 2 P. nandadevinensis is merged here.
Stately apollo Parnassius loxias 1
Royal apollo Parnassius maharaja 1
Scarce banded apollo Parnassius mamaievi 3
Black-edged apollo Parnassius simo 7
Greater banded apollo Parnassius stenosemus 6
Lesser banded apollo Parnassis stoliczkanus 5 Schedule 1
Large keeled apollo Parnassius tianshanica 1

Hesperiidae[edit | edit source]

The Hesperiidae or the skipper butterflies are a family of about 3500 species. Many members of this family are hard to distinguish from each other and require dissection to properly identify. They are called "skippers" due to their quick and darting flights. There are 292 species of this family found in India.

Brown awl, Badamia exclamationis
Common orange awlet, Burara jaina
Common banded awl, Hasora chromus

Coeliadinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Brown awl Badamia exclamationis
Indian awlking Choaspes benjaminii 2
Hooded awlking Choaspes furcata
Branded awlking Choaspes stigmata 1
Similar awlking Choaspes xanthopogon 1
Slate awlet Bibasis mahintha
Orange-tailed awlet Bibasis sena 1 Schedule 2
Small green awlet Burara amara
Plain orange awlet Burara anadi
Great orange awlet Burara etelka
Pale green awlet Burara gomata 2
Orange striped awlet Burara harisa 2
Common orange awlet Burara jaina 3
Branded orange awlet Burara oedipodea 1
Green awlet Burara vasutana
Slate awl Hasora anura 1
Common awl Hasora badra 1
Common banded awl Hasora chromus 1
Purple awl Hasora danda
Large banded awl Hasora khoda 1
Violet awl Hasora leucospila
Green awl Hasora salanga
Yellow banded awl Hasora schoenherr 1
White-banded awl Hasora taminatus 4
Plain banded awl Hasora vitta 2

Eudaminae[edit | edit source]

Eudamini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Marbled flat Lobocla liliana 3
Common small flat, Sarangesa dasahara
Tamil spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus ruficornis

Tagiadinae[edit | edit source]

Malabar flat, Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
Mussoorie spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus pero

Celaenorrhinini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common small flat Sarangesa dasahara 4
Spotted small flat Sarangesa purendra 4
Fulvous pied flat Pseudocoladenia dan
Indented pied flat Pseudocoladenia fabia
West Himalayan pied flat Pseudocoladenia fatih
Sikkim pied flat Pseudocoladenia fatua
Naga pied flat Pseudocoladenia festa
Khasi yellow-banded flat Celaenorrhinus affinis
Malabar flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa Endemic
Andaman yellow-banded flat Celaenorrhinus andamanicus 2
White-banded flat Celaenorrhinus asmara 1
Large-streaked flat Celaenorrhinus aspersa 1
Scarce banded flat Celaenorrhinus badia
Himalayan yellow-banded flat Celaenorrhinus dhanada 1
Buxa flat Celaenorrhinus flavocincta
Common spotted flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Evans' spotted flat Celaenorrhinus morena
Himalayan spotted flat Celaenorrhinus munda 2
Small banded flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans 1
Large-spotted flat Celaenorrhinus patula
Mussoorie spotted flat Celaenorrhinus pero 2
De Nicéville's spotted flat Celaenorrhinus plagifera
Multi-spotted flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya 1
Bengal spotted flat Celaenorrhinus putra 1
Double-spotted flat Celaenorrhinus pyrrha
Tytler's multi-spotted flat Celaenorrhinus ratna 2
Tamil spotted flat Celaenorrhinus ruficornis 1
Moore's spotted flat Celaenorrhinus sumitra
Tibet flat Celaenorrhinus tibetana
Swinhoe's flat Celaenorrhinus zea
Dark yellow-banded flat Aurivittia aurivittia
Golden angle, Abaratha ransonnetti
Black angle, Tapena thwaitesi
Large snow flat, Tagiades gana
Tricolor pied flat, Coladenia indrani
Large white flat, Satarupa gopala

Tagiadini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Spotted angle Abaratha agama 1
Alida angle Abaratha alida 3
Chestnut angle Abaratha angulata 1
Golden angle Abaratha ransonnetii 1
Snowy angle Darpa dealbata
Hairy angle Darpa hanria
Striated angle Darpa striata 1
Zigzag flat Odina decoratus
Tiny angle Tapena miniscula
Multispot angle Tapena multiguttata
Black angle Tapena thwaitesi 1
Tawny angle Tapena vasava 1
Common yellow-breast flat Gerosis bhagava 2
Dusky yellow-breast flat Gerosis phisara 1
White yellow-breast flat Gerosis sinica 1
Striped snow flat Tagiades cohaerens 1
Large snow flat Tagiades gana 3
Common snow flat Tagiades japetus 6
Water snow flat Tagiades litigiosa 2
Spotted snow flat Tagiades menaka 1
Straight snow flat Tagiades parra 1
Striped dawnfly Capila jayadeva
Lidderdale's dawnfly Capila lidderdali
Fringed dawnfly Capila penicillatum 1
Fulvous dawnfly Capila phanaeus 2
White dawnfly Capila pieridoides 1
Pale striped dawnfly Capila zennara
Brown pied flat Coladenia agni 1
Elwes' pied flat Coladenia agnioides
Tricolor pied flat Coladenia indrani 3
Grey pied flat Coladenia laxmi 1
Large-spot pied flat Coladenia pinsbukana 1
Large white flat Satarupa gopala 1
Splendid white flat Satarupa splendens
Tytler's white flat Satarupa zulla 1
Himalayan white flat Seseria dohertyi 1
Sikkim white flat Seseria sambara 1
Crenulate orange flat Pintara tabrica
Yellow flat Mooreana trichoneura 1
Velvet flat Charmion ficulnea 1
Plain marbled skipper, Carcharodus alceae

Pyrginae[edit | edit source]

Indian skipper, Spialia galba

Carcharodini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Desert skipper Spialia doris 1
Indian skipper Spialia galba 1
Greenish skipper Spialia orbifer 1
Brick-red skipper Spialia rubicunda
Zebra skipper Spialia zebra 1
African grizzled skipper Gomalia elma 1
Plain marbled skipper Carcharodus alceae 1
Tufted marbled skipper Carcharodus dravira

Pyrgini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Mountain skipper Pyrgus alpinus 1
Kashmir skipper Pyrgus cashmirensis 2
Darwaz skipper Pyrgus darwazicus 1

Erynnini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Inky duskywing Erynnis pathan
Frosted duskywing Erynnis pelias 1
Olive flat, Chamunda chamunda

Chamundinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Olive flat Chamunda chamunda

Heteropterinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Orange-and-silver hopper Carterocephalus avanti 1

Barcinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Giant hopper Apostictopterus fuliginosus 1

Hesperiinae[edit | edit source]

Atkinson's bob, Arnetta atkinsoni
Moore's ace, Halpe porus
Madras ace, Thoressa honorei
Tiger hopper, Ampittia subvittatus
Chocolate-bordered flitter, Zographetus dzonguensis
Veined palmer, Hidari bhawani

Aeromachini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Nonsuch palmer Creteus cyrina 1
Atkinson's bob Arnetta atkinsoni
Coorg forest bob Arnetta mercara
Vindhyan bob Arnetta vindhiana 2
Graham's ace Sovia grahami 1
Lucas' ace Sovia lucasii 1
Manipur ace Sovia malta Endemic (only known from Manipur)
Chequered ace Sovia separata 1
Dingy scrub hopper Aeromachus dubius 2
Grey scrub hopper Aeromachus jhora 2
Blue-spotted scrub hopper Aeromachus kali
Pygmy scrub hopper Aeromachus pygmaeus
Veined scrub hopper Aeromachus stigmata 2
Hedge hopper Baracus vittatus 4
Overlapped ace Halpe arcuata
Gold-spotted ace Halpe aucma 1
Elwes' ace Halpe filda
Tavoy sulphur ace Halpe flava
Pale-marked ace Halpe hauxwelli
Indian ace Halpe homolea 1 Schedule 2
Knyvett's ace Halpe knyvetti
Plain ace Halpe kumara 1
Tenasserim ace Halpe kusala
Molta ace Halpe molta
Moore's ace Halpe porus
Sikkim ace Halpe sikkima
Confusing ace Halpe wantona
Banded ace Halpe zema 1
Long-banded ace Halpe zola
Banded straw ace Pithauria marsena
Dark straw ace Pithauria murdava
Light straw ace Pithauria stramineipennis 1
Fuscous ace Pedesta fusca 1
Olive ace Pedesta gupta 1
Largespot plain ace Pedesta hyrie
Mussoorie bush bob Pedesta masuriensis 1
Naga bush bob Pedesta panda
Brown bush bob Pedesta pandita
Garwhal ace Thoressa aina
Southern spotted ace Thoressa astigmata
Northern spotted ace Thoressa cerata
Evershed's ace Thoressa evershedi
Madras ace Thoressa honorei
Mason's ace Thoressa masoni
Tamil ace Thoressa sitala Endemic
Tufted ace Sebastonyma dolopia
Bush hopper Ampittia dioscorides 1
Scarce bush hopper Ampittia maroides
Tiger hopper Ampittia subvittatus 1
White-branded ace Halpemorpha hyrtacus Endemic
Veined dart Actinor radians
Wax dart Cupitha purreea
Chocolate-bordered flitter Zographetus dzonguensis
Sikkim flitter Zographetus flavalum
Purple-spotted flitter Zographetus ogygia
Small flitter Zographetus rama
Purple-and-gold flitter Zographetus satwa
Desert torpedo Eogenes alcides 1
Leslie's torpedo Eogenes lesliei
Forest hopper Astictopterus jama 1
Veined palmer Hidari bhawani
Chequered darter, Hesperia comma

Hesperiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Chequered darter Hesperia comma 1
Himalayan darter Ochlodes brahma
Assam darter Ochlodes siva 1
Sub-hyaline darter Ochlodes subhyalina 1
Kanara swift, Caltoris canaraica
Paintbrush swift, Baoris farri
Small-branded swift, Pelopidas mathias
Rice swift, Borbo cinnara

Baorini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Himalayan swift Zenonoida discreta 1
Yellow-spot swift Zenonoida eltola 1
Yellow-fringed swift Caltoris aurociliata
Extra-spot swift Caltoris bromus 1
Dark-branded swift Caltoris brunnea 1
Colon swift Caltoris cahira 2
Kanara swift Caltoris canaraica
Arunachal swift Caltoris chimdroa
Confusing swift Caltoris confusa
Full-stop swift Caltoris cormasa
Blank swift Caltoris kumara 2
Philippine swift Caltoris philippina 1
Tufted swift Caltoris plebeia
Sirius swift Caltoris sirius 1
Purple swift Tulsia tulsi 1
Paintbrush swift Baoris farri 2
Figure of eight swift Baoris pagana
Black paintbrush swift Baoris penicillata 1
Obscure-branded swift Pelopidas agna 1
Great swift Pelopidas assamensis
Conjoined swift Pelopidas conjuncta 2
Small-branded swift Pelopidas mathias 1
Large-branded swift Pelopidas sinensis
Moore's swift Pelopidas subochracea 1
Pale small-branded swift Pelopidas thrax 2
Beavan's swift Pseudoborbo bevani
Dingy swift Gegenes nostrodamus
Pygmy swift Gegenes pumilio 1
Rice swift Borbo cinnara
Contiguous swift Polytremis lubricans 1
Baby swift Polytremis minuta
Common wight Iton semamora 1
Continental swift Parnara ganga
Straight swift Parnara guttatus 1
Oriental straight swift Parnara bada
Coon, Psolos fuligo

Psolosini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Dark velvet bob Koruthaialos butleri
Narrow-banded velvet bob Koruthaialos rubecula 1
Bright red velvet bob Koruthaialos sindu 1
Pale demon Koruthaialos swinhoei 1
Coon Psolos fuligo 1
Chestnut bob, Iambrix salsala

Ismini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Assam lancer Isma bonota
Chestnut bob Iambrix salsala 2
Grass demon, Ancistroides folus

Notocryptini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Chocolate demon Tamela nigrita 1
Restricted demon Ancistroides curvifascia 1
Spotted demon Ancistroides feisthamelii 1
Grass demon Ancistroides folus
Common banded demon Ancistroides paralysos 3
Giant redeye, Gangara thyrsis
Indian palm bob, Suastus gremius
Forest bob, Scobura cephala
Grass bob, Suada swerga

Erionotini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Banded redeye Gangara lebadea 2
Giant redeye Gangara thyrsis 1
Small palm redeye Erionota acroleuca 2
Palm redeye Erionota thrax 1
Banana skipper Erionota torus
Redeye palmer Zela zeus 1
Yellowband palmer Acerbas sarala 1
Common redeye Matapa aria
Fringed redeye Matapa cresta
Grey-brand redeye Matapa druna
Purple redeye Matapa purpurascens
Black-veined redeye Matapa sasivarna
Hoary palmer Unkana ambasa 1
Assamese yellow-vein lancer Pyroneura margharita 1
Red-vein lancer Pyroneura niasana 1
Indian palm bob Suastus gremius 1
Small palm bob Suastus minutus 3
Purple lancer Salanoemia fuscicornis
Spotted yellow lancer Salanoemia noemi
Maculate lancer Salanoemia sala
Yellow-streaked lancer Salanoemia tavoyana 1
Silver-spotted lancer Plastingia naga
Green-striped palmer Pirdana hyela 1
Plain green palmer Pirdana distanti 1
Tree flitter Hyarotis adrastus 1
Brush flitter Hyarotis microstictum 2
Golden flitter Quedara basiflava
Dubious flitter Quedara monteithi 1
Forest bob Scobura cephala
Large forest bob Scobura cephaloides 1
Sinhoe's forest bob Scobura isota
Assam forest bob Scobura parawoolletti
Malay forest bob Scobura phiditia
Tytler's forest bob Scobura tytleri
Grass bob Suada swerga 1
Spotted redeye Pudicitia pholus
Common dartlet, Oriens gola
Indian dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa
Dark palm dart, Telicota bambusae
Common palm dart, Telicota colon

Taractrocerini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tamil dartlet Oriens concinna Endemic
Common dartlet Oriens gola 2
Ceylon dartlet Oriens goloides
Malay dartlet Oriens paragola
Tamil grass dart Taractrocera ceramas 5
Himalayan grass dart Taractrocera danna
Common grass dart Taractrocera maevius 1
Chinese dart Potanthus confucius 3
Himalayan dart Potanthus dara
Japanese dart Potanthus flava 1
Sumatran dart Potanthus ganda 1
Burmese dart Potanthus juno
Forest dart Potanthus lydia 1
Sikkim dart Potanthus mara 1
Narrow bi-dent dart Potanthus mingo 1
Brandless dart Potanthus nesta 1
Pale dart Potanthus pallida
Palni dart Potanthus palnia 1
Yellow dart Potanthus pava 1
Indian dart Potanthus pseudomaesa 2
Branded dart Potanthus rectifasciatus
Large dart Potanthus serina 1
Yellow-and-black dart Potanthus sita
Broad bi-dent dart Potanthus trachala 2
Pale palm dart Telicota augias 1
Dark palm dart Telicota bambusae 1
Large palm dart Telicota besta
Common palm dart Telicota colon 3
Evans' palm dart Telicota linna
Narrow-banded palm dart Telicota ohara 1
Plain palm dart Cephrenes acalle 2

Pieridae[edit | edit source]

The Pieridae or the white, yellow and sulphur butterflies are a family of about 1050 species. Most members of the family are white or yellow in colour. Butterflies of this family are attracted to wet mud. There are 99 species of this family found in India.

Lemon emigrant, Catopsilia pomona
Tree yellow, Gandaca harina
Three-spotted grass yellow, Eurema blanda
Nilgiri clouded yellow, Colias nilagiriensis

Coliadinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Lemon emigrant Catopsilia pomona 1
Mottled emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe 1
Orange emigrant Catopsilia scylla 1
Tailed sulphur Dercas verhuelli 1
Plain sulphur Dercas lycorias 1 Schedule 2
Tibet brimstone Gonepteryx amintha 1
Karakoram brimstone Gonepteryx chitralensis
Lesser brimstone Gonepteryx mahaguru 1
Himalayan brimstone Gonepteryx nepalensis 2
Tree yellow Gandaca harina 3
One-spot grass yellow Eurema andersonii 3 Schedule 2
Three-spotted grass yellow Eurema blanda 4
Small grass yellow Eurema drona 1
Common grass yellow Eurema hecabe 1
Spotless grass yellow Eurema laeta 2
Nilgiri grass yellow Eurema nilgiriensis Endemic
Scarce grass yellow Eurema simulatrix 1
Green clouded yellow Colias alpherakii 1
Everest clouded yellow Colias berylla 1
Pamir clouded yellow Colias cocandica 1
Dwarf clouded yellow Colias dubia
Fiery clouded yellow Colias eogene 2 Schedule 2
Pale clouded yellow Colias erate
Dark clouded yellow Colias fieldii 1
Ladakh clouded yellow Colias ladakensis Schedule 2
Glaucous clouded yellow Colias leechi 1
Marcopolo's clouded yellow Colias marcopolo 1
Nilgiri clouded yellow Colias nilagiriensis Endemic
Fawcett's clouded yellow Colias nina 1
Orange clouded yellow Colias stoliczkana 2 Schedule 2
Lemon clouded yellow Colias thrasibulus 1
Broad-bordered clouded yellow Colias wiskotti 1

Pierinae[edit | edit source]

Psyche, Leptosia nina

Leptosiaini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Psyche Leptosia nina 2
Great blackvein, Aporia agathon
Indian cabbage white, Pieris canidia
Common albatross, Appias albina
Painted sawtooth, Prioneris sita
Common gull, Cepora nerissa
Common jezebel, Delias eucharis

Pierini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Great blackvein Aporia agathon 3
Baluchi blackvein Aporia belucha 1
Bhutan blackvein Aporia harrietae 1 Schedule 2
Naga blackvein Aporia japfuensis
Dusky blackvein Aporia nabellica 3 Schedule 2
Mishmi blackvein Aporia omotoi
Thibet blackvein Aporia peloria 1
Himalayan blackvein Aporia soracta 2
Himalayan white Pieris ajaka 2
Large cabbage white Pieris brassicae 1
Indian cabbage white Pieris canidia 2
Chumbi white Pieris chumbiensis 2
Kashmir white Pieris deota Schedule 2
Mizo white Pieris erutae 1
Bhutan white Pieris extensa 1
Green-banded white Pieris krueperi 1 Schedule 1
Small cabbage white Pieris rapae 1
Cryptic white Pieris tadokoroi
Naga white Talbotia naganum 1
Butler's white Pontia butleri 2 Schedule 1
Lofty bath white Pontia callidice 1
Lesser bath white Pontia chloridice 1 Schedule 2
Greater bath white Pontia edusa 1
Desert bath white Pontia glauconome
Shaw's dwarf Pontia shawii 1
Common albatross Appias albina 2 Schedule 2
Apricot albatross Appias galba
Plain puffin Appias indra 2 Schedule 2
Spot puffin Appias lalage
Western striped albatross Appias libythea 1
Eastern striped albatross Appias olferna 1
Chocolate albatross Appias lyncida 3 Schedule 2
Lesser albatross Appias paulina 2
South Indian albatross Appias wardii Schedule 2
Nicobar albatross Catophaga panda 1 Endemic
Redspot sawtooth Prioneris philonome 1
Painted sawtooth Prioneris sita
Spotted sawtooth Prioneris thestylis 1
Pioneer Belenois aurota 1
Andaman gull Cepora lichenosa Endemic
Lesser gull Cepora nadina 3 Schedule 2
Common gull Cepora nerissa 2
Redbreast jezabel Delias acalis 2
Yellow jezabel Delias agostina 1
Hill jezabel Delias belladonna 3
Dark jezabel Delias berinda 3
Redspot jezabel Delias descombesi 1
Common jezabel Delias eucharis
Painted jezabel Delias hyparete 3
Broadwing jezabel Delias lativitta 2 Schedule 2
Redbase jezabel Delias pasithoe 1
Pale jezabel Delias sanaca 3 Schedule 1
Yellow orange-tip, Ixias pyrene
Small salmon arab, Colotis amata

Euchloeini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Little white Euchloe daphalis 1
White orange tip Ixias marianne
Yellow orange tip Ixias pyrene 4
Small salmon arab Colotis amata 2
Plain orange tip Colotis aurora 1
Crimson tip Colotis danae 1
Little orange tip Colotis etrida 1
Large salmon arab Colotis fausta 2
White arab Colotis phisadia 1
Blue-spotted arab Colotis protractus
Indian wanderer Pareronia anais 2
Pale wanderer Pareronia avatar Schedule 2
Dark wanderer Pareronia ceylanica 1
Great orange tip Hebomoia glaucippe 4

Riodinidae[edit | edit source]

The Riodinidae or the metalmark butterflies are a family of about 1600 species. The name "metalmark" owes to the metallic spots on the Neotropical members of this family. There are 20 species of this family found in India.

Riodininae[edit | edit source]

Abnormal judy, Abisara abnormis

Abisarini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Abnormal judy Abisara abnormis
Double-banded judy Abisara bifasciata 3
Plum judy Abisara echerius 2
Malayan plum judy Abisara saturata 1
Harlequin Taxila haquinus 1
Burn's judy Sibosia burnii
Short-tailed judy Archigenes attenuata
Spot judy Archigenes chela 2
Tailed judy Archigenes neophron 2
Common punch, Dodona durga

Nemeobiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tamerlane's coppermark Polycaena tamerlana 1
Striped punch Dodona adonira 2 Schedule 2
Broad-banded punch Dodona deodata 1
Lesser punch Dodona dipoea 2 Schedule 2
Common punch Dodona durga 1
Orange punch Dodona egeon 1 Schedule 2
Tailed punch Dodona eugenes 2
Mixed punch Dodona ouida 2
Dark judy Spitosa fylla
Columbine Stiboges nymphidia 1
Punchinello Zemeros flegyas 1

Lycaenidae[edit | edit source]

The Lycaenidae or the gossamer-winged butterflies are a large family of about 6000 species. They are a group of relatively small butterflies, and most species are attracted to flowers. There are 399 species of this family found in India.

Indian sunbeam, Curetis thetis

Curetinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Angled sunbeam Curetis acuta 1
Bright sunbeam Curetis bulis 1
Naga sunbeam Curetis naga
Burmese sunbeam Curetis saronis 5
Shiva sunbeam Curetis siva
Indian sunbeam Curetis thetis 1
Blue gem, Poritia erycinoides

Poritinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Blue gem Poritia erycinoides 1 Schedule 2
Common gem Poritia hewitsoni 1 Schedule 2
Broad-banded brilliant Simiskina phalena 1 Schedule 1

Liphyrinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Moth butterfly Liphyra brassolis 1 Schedule 1

Miletinae[edit | edit source]

Apefly, Spalgis epius

Miletini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Great darkie Allotinus drumila 1 Schedule 1
Blue darkie Allotinus subviolaceus 1 Schedule 2
Brown-tipped darkie Allotinus taras
Common darkie Allotinus unicolor 1
Dark mottle Logania distanti 1 Schedule 2
Pale mottle Logania marmorata 1
Watson's mottle Logania watsoniana Schedule 1
Common brownie Miletus chinensis 2 Schedule 1
Manipur brownie Miletus mallus
Coorg brownie Miletus nymphis 1
Forest pierrot Taraka hamada 1
Assam apefly Spalgis baiongus
Apefly Spalgis epius 1

Lycaeninae[edit | edit source]

Common copper, Lycaena phleas
Golden sapphire, Heliophorus brahma

Lycaenini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Ladakh copper Lycaena aditya 1
Plain copper Lycaena alpherakii
Green copper Lycaena kasyapa 1
White-bordered copper Lycaena pavana
Common copper Lycaena phlaeas 4
Chitral purple copper Hyrcanana evansii
Green sapphire Heliophorus androcles 2 Schedule 2
Western blue sapphire Heliophorus bakeri
Golden sapphire Heliophorus brahma 1
Purple sapphire Heliophorus epicles 1
Hybrid sapphire Heliophorus hybrida Schedule 1
Restricted purple sapphire Heliophorus ila 1
Indian purple sapphire Heliophorus indicus
Naga sapphire Heliophorus kohimensis 1 Schedule 2
Azure sapphire Heliophorus moorei 2 Schedule 2
Eastern blue sapphire Heliophorus oda
Sorrel sapphire Heliophorus sena
Powdery green sapphire Heliophorus tamu 2
Lilac silverline, Cigaritis lilacinus
Silver-red silverline, Cigaritis rukma

Aphnaeinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Abnormal silverline Cigaritis abnormis Endemic
Tawny silverline Cigaritis acamas 1
Chitral silverline Cigaritis chitralensis
Scarce shot silverline Cigaritis elima 2 Schedule 2
Elwes' silverline Cigaritis elwesi Schedule 2
Cinnamon silverline Cigaritis evansii 1
Common shot silverline Cigaritis ictis 1
Lilac silverline Cigaritis lilacinus Schedule 2
Long-banded silverline Cigaritis lohita 3 Schedule 2
Cloud silverline Cigaritis meghamalaiensis Endemic
Mishmi silverline Cigaritis mishmisensis
SIlver-grey silverline Cigaritis nipalicus Schedule 2
Silver-red silverline Cigaritis rukma
Khaki silverline Cigaritis rukmini Schedule 2
Plumbeous silverline Cigaritis schistacea 1
Club silverline Cigaritis syama 1
Common silverline Cigaritis vulcanus 1
Contiguous silverline Cigaritis zhengweilie 1
Translucent hairstreak, Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis

Theclinae[edit | edit source]

Water hairstreak, Euaspa milionia
Wonderful hairstreak, Thermozephyrus ataxus

Theclini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Nepal walnut blue Chaetoprocta kurumi 1
Walnut blue Chaetoprocta odata 2
Orange-disc hairstreak Euaspa hishikawai 1
Water hairstreak Euaspa milionia 1
Darjeeling hairstreak Euaspa miyashitai
Arunachal hairstreak Euaspa mikamii
Kachin hairstreak Euaspa motokii
Peacock hairstreak Euaspa pavo Schedule 1
White-spotted hairstreak Shizuyaozephyrus ziha Schedule 2
Suroifui hairstreak Fujiokaozephyrus tsangkie 1
Indian purple hairstreak Iwaseozephyrus mandara 3
Dull green hairstreak Esakiozephyrus icana 1 Schedule 2
Translucent hairstreak Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis 1
Howarth's green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus disparatus 2
Metallic green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus duma
Broad-bordered green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus dumoides
Intermediate green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus intermedius 1
Kabru green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus kabrua 1 Schedule 2
Sanders' green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus sandersi
Sikkim green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis
Manipur green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus tytleri 1
Naga green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus vittatus 1 Schedule 2
Powdered green hairstreak Chrysozephyrus zoa 1 Schedule 2
Cerulean hairstreak Neozephyrus suroia 1 Schedule 2
Bhutan hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus bhutanensis
Fawn hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus birupa
Jakama hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis Schedule 2
Tailless metallic green hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus khasia Schedule 2
Kirbari hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis 1 Schedule 2
Paona hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus paona 1 Schedule 1
Kumaon hairstreak Shirozuozephyrus triloka
Assam hairstreak Inomataozephyrus assamicus
Silver hairstreak Inomataozephyrus syla Schedule 2
Wonderful hairstreak Thermozephyrus ataxus 2 Schedule 2
Pale hairstreak Leucantigius atayalicus 1
Indian oakblue, Arhopala atrax
Centaur oakblue, Arhopala centaurus
Tailless bushblue, Arhopala ganesa
Yellowdisc oakblue, Arhopala perimuta
Sylhet oakblue, Arhopala silhetensis
Many-tailed oakblue, Thaduka multicaudata
Variegated plushblue, Flos adriana
Common acacia blue, Surendra quercetorum
Silver-streaked acacia blue, Zinaspa todara

Arhopalini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Chinese hairstreak Amblopala avidiena 1 Schedule 1
Pale bushblue Arhopala aberrans Schedule 2
Tytler's dull oakblue Arhopala ace 1 Schedule 1
Dawnas tailless oakblue Arhopala aaeta
De Nicéville's dull oakblue Arhopala agrata 1 Schedule 2
Kanara oakblue Arhopala alea Schedule 1, Endemic
Tytler's rosy oakblue Arhopala allata 1 Schedule 2
Silky oakblue Arhopala alax
Pallid oakblue Arhopala alesia 2 Schedule 2
Large oakblue Arhopala amantes 3
Dark bushblue Arhopala ammonides 1
Magnificent oakblue Arhopala anarte
Multi-spotted oakblue Arhopala anthelus 1
Chocolate bushblue Arhopala ariel Schedule 1
Purple-brown tailless oakblue Arhopala arvina 1 Schedule 1
Broad-banded oakblue Arhopala asinarus 1
Plain tailless oakblue Arhopala asopia Schedule 1
Vinous oakblue Arhopala athada 1
Indian oakblue Arhopala atrax
Grey-washed oakblue Arhopala aurelia
Tamil oakblue Arhopala bazaloides 1 Schedule 2
Powdered oakblue Arhopala bazalus 1
Doherty's oakblue Arhopala belphoebe 1
Burmese bushblue Arhopala birmana 1
Lilac oakblue Arhopala camdeo 1 Schedule 2
Centaur oakblue Arhopala centaurus 3
Comic oakblue Arhopala comica 1 Schedule 1
Bhutan oakblue Arhopala curiosa
White-spotted oakblue Arhopala democritus 1 Subspecies not named
Frosted oakblue Arhopala dispar 1
Pale Himalayan oakblue Arhopala dodonaea
Green oakblue Arhopala eumolphus 1
Spotless oakblue Arhopala fulla 2 Schedule 2
Tailless bushblue Arhopala ganesa 2 Schedule 2
Pointed green oakblue Arhopala hellenore 1
Doherty's dull oakblue Arhopala khamti
Large-spotted oakblue Arhopala nicevillei
Hewitson's dull oakblue Arhopala oenea Schedule 2
Opal oakblue Arhopala opalina 1 Schedule 1
Dusky bushblue Arhopala paraganesa 2 Schedule 2
Glazed oakblue Arhopala paralea Schedule 2
Hooked oakblue Arhopala paramuta 1
Yellowdisc tailless oakblue Arhopala perimuta 1
Dark Himalayan oakblue Arhopala rama 2
Rosy oakblue Arhopala selta 1
Sylhet oakblue Arhopala silhetensis 1 Schedule 2
Yellowdisc oakblue Arhopala singla
Andaman tailless oakblue Arhopala zeta Schedule 1, Endemic
Many-tailed oakblue Thaduka multicaudata 1 Schedule 2
Crenulate oakblue Apporasa atkinsoni
Falcate oakblue Mahathala ameria 2 Schedule 2
Aberrant bushblue Flos abseus 1
Variegated plushblue[lower-alpha 3] Flos adriana
Briliant plushblue Flos anniella 1
Plain plushblue Flos apidanus 1 Schedule 2
Tailless plushblue Flos areste Schedule 2
Chinese plushblue Flos chinensis
Bifid plushblue Flos diardi 1
Shining plushblue Flos fulgida 1
Saffron Mota massyla
Common acacia blue Surendra quercetorum 3
Silver-streaked acacia blue Zinaspa todara 2 Schedule 2
Redspot, Zesius chrysomallus

Zesiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Redspot Zesius chrysomallus

Amblypodiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Purple leaf blue Amblypodia anita 3
Scarce silverstreak blue Iraota rochana 1 Schedule 2
SIlverstreak blue Iraota timoleon 2
Common tinsel, Catapaecilma major

Catapaecilmatini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common tinsel Catapaecilma major 3 Schedule 2
Yellow tinsel Catapaecilma subochrea 1
Dark tinsel Acupicta delicatum Schedule 2

Loxurini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Yamfly Loxura atymnus 4
Branded yamfly Yasoda tripunctata 1 Schedule 2
Brown yam, Drina donina

Drinini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Brown yam Drina donina
Monkey puzzle, Rathinda amor

Cheritrini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Violet onyx Horaga albimacula 2 Schedule 2
Common onyx Horaga onyx 3 Schedule 2
Yellow onyx Horaga syrinx 1
Litin onyx Horaga takanamii 1 Subspecies not named
Monkey puzzle Rathinda amor
Common imperial Cheritra freja 2
Truncate imperial Cheritrella truncipennis Schedule 2
Blue imperial Ticherra acte 1
Blue posy Drupadia scaeva 1 Schedule 1
Peacock royal, Tajuria cippus
Plains blue royal, Tajuria jehana

Iolaini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Slate royal Pratapa bhotea 1
White-tufted royal Pratapa deva 2 Schedule 2
Dark blue royal Pratapa icetas 3 Schedule 2
Blue royal Pratapa icetoides 1
Pallid royal Tajuria albiplaga 1 Schedule 2
Peacock royal Tajuria cippus 1 Schedule 2
Black-branded royal Tajuria culta Schedule 2
Flash royal Tajuria deudorix 1
Straightline royal Tajuria diaeus 1 Schedule 2
Scarce white royal Tajuria illurgioides Schedule 2
White royal Tajuria illurgis 1 Schedule 2
Bornean royal Tajuria isaeus 1
Uncertain royal Tajuria ister 1 Schedule 2
Plains blue royal Tajuria jehana 1
Spotted royal Tajuria maculata
Orange-and-black royal Tajuria megistia 1
Branded royal Tajuria melastigma Schedule 2
Cerulean royal Tajuria nela 1
Chestnut-and-black royal Tajuria yajna 2 Schedule 1, Schedule 2
White-banded royal Dacalana cotys 1
Double-tufted royal Dacalana penicilligera
Broadtail royal Creon cleobis 1
Baby royal Bullis buto 1
Banded royal Rachana jalindra 3 Schedule 2
Pale grand imperial Neocheritra fabronia 1 Schedule 2
Cachar mandarin blue Charana cepheis Schedule 1
Mandarin blue Charana mandarina 1
Red imperial Suasa lisides 1 Schedule 2
Azure royal Britomartis cleoboides 1
Cornelian, Deudorix epijarbas
Broad spark, Sinthusa chandrana
Common guava blue, Virachola isocrates
Malabar flash, Rapala lankana
Indigo flash, Rapala varuna

Deudorigini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas 1
Assam cornelian Deudorix gaetulia
Doherty's guava blue Virachola dohertyi
Common guava blue Virachola isocrates
Whiteline flash Virachola kessuma 1
Large guava blue Virachola perse 2
Refulgent flash Virachola refulgens Schedule 2
Rosy guava blue Virachola rubida
Scarce guava blue Virachola similis 2
Green flash Artipe eryx 1 Schedule 2
Broad spark Sinthusa chandrana 2 Schedule 2
Obscure spark Sinthusa confusa
Narrow spark Sinthusa nasaka 2 Schedule 2
Yunnan spark Sinthusa menglaensis
Pale spark Sinthusa virgo Schedule 2
Witch Araotes lapithis 1 Schedule 2
Plane Bindahara phocides 3 Schedule 2
Malay red flash Rapala damona
Scarlet flash Rapala dieneces 2
Chitral flash Rapala extensa
Cryptic flash Rapala huangi
Common red flash Rapala iarbus 2
Malabar flash Rapala lankana Endemic
Slate flash Rapala manea 1
Brilliant flash Rapala melida 1
Common flash Rapala nissa 1
Copper flash Rapala pheretima 1
Shot flash Rapala rectivitta
Rosy flash Rapala rosacea
Scarce red flash Rapala scintilla 1 Schedule 2
Himalayan red flash Rapala selira
Suffused flash Rapala suffusa 1
Assam flash Rapala tara
Indigo flash Rapala varuna 4 Schedule 2
Lister's hairstreak Pamela dudgeonii Schedule 2

Eumaeini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Naga elfin Callophrys huertasblancae
Ferruginous elfin Callophrys leechii Schedule 1
Chindwin elfin Callophrys monstrabila
Mackwood's hairstreak Satyrium mackwoodi Schedule 1
Moore's hairstreak Satyrium deria

Polyommatinae[edit | edit source]

Chocolate royal, Remelana jangala

Remelanini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Chocolate royal Remelana jangala 2 Schedule 2
Silver royal Ancema blanka 2 Schedule 2
Bi-spot royal Ancema ctesia 1
Nilgiri tit, Hypolycaena nilgirica

Hypolycaenini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Fluffy tit Hypolycaena amasa 1
Common tit Hypolycaena erylus 2
Blue tit Hypolycaena kina 1 Schedule 2
Banded tit Hypolycaena narada
Nilgiri tit Hypolycaena nilgirica Schedule 2
Orchid tit Hypolycaena othona 1 Schedule 1
Brown tit Hypolycaena thecloides 1 Schedule 2 (for the Nicobar subspecies)
Ciliate blue, Anthene emolus

Lycaenesthini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Ciliate blue Anthene emolus 2
Pointed ciliate blue Anthene lycaenina 2 Schedule 2
Dingy lineblue, Petrelaea dana
Transparent six-lineblue, Nacaduba kurava
Large four-lineblue, Nacaduba pactolus
Glistening cerulean, Jamides elpis
Forget-me-not, Catochrysops strabo
Zebra blue, Leptotes plinius
Common pierrot, Castalius rosimon
Tiny grass blue, Zizula hylax
Red pierrot, Talicada nyseus
African babul blue, Azanus jesous
Plain hedge blue, Celastrina lavendularis
Common hedge blue, Acytolepis puspa
Grass jewel, Freyeria trochylus
Plains cupid, Luthrodes pandava
Small green underwing, Pamiria metallica
Common blue, Polyommatus icarus

Polyommatini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Fawcett's pierrot Niphanda asialis 1
Pointed pierrot Niphanda cymbia 1 Schedule 2
Singleton Una usta 1 Schedule 2
Straightwing blue Orthomiella pontis 1 Schedule 2
Burmese straightwing blue Orthomiella rantaizana 1
Dingy lineblue Petrelaea dana
Rounded six-lineblue Nacaduba berenice 2
Opaque six-lineblue Nacaduba beroe 1
Dark Ceylon six-lineblue Nacaduba calauria 1
Pale four-lineblue Nacaduba hermus 3 Schedule 2
Transparent six-lineblue Nacaduba kurava 3
Large four-lineblue Nacaduba pactolus 3 Schedule 2
Small four-lineblue Nacaduba pavana 2
Jewel four-lineblue Nacaduba sanaya 1
Pale Ceylon six-lineblue Nacaduba sinhala 1
Violet four-lineblue Nacaduba subperusia 2
Barred lineblue Prosotas aluta 1 Schedule 2
Bhutya lineblue Prosotas bhutea 1 Schedule 2
Tailless lineblue Prosotas dubiosa 1 Schedule 2
Brown lineblue Prosotas lutea 1
Common lineblue Prosotas nora 3
White-tipped lineblue Prosotas noreia 1 Schedule 2
Margined lineblue Prosotas pia 1
Pointed lineblue Ionolyce helicon 4 Schedule 2
Felder's lineblue Catopyrops ancyra 1 Schedule 2
Angled pierrot Caleta decidia 1
Elbowed pierrot Caleta elna 1
Straight pierrot Caleta roxus 2 Schedule 2
Banded blue pierrot Discolampa ethion 2
Metallic cerulean Jamides alecto 3 Schedule 2
Darlk cerulean Jamides bochus 1
Royal cerulean Jamides caeruleus 1 Schedule 2
Common cerulean Jamides celeno 4
Glistening cerulean Jamides elpis 2
Ferrar's cerulean Jamides ferrari 1 Schedule 1
Frosted cerulean Jamides kankena 1 Schedule 2
White cerulean Jamides pura 1 Schedule 2
Silver forget-me-not Catochrysops panormus 2
Forget-me-not Catochrysops strabo 1
Pea blue Lampides boeticus
Zebra blue Leptotes plinius
Common pierrot Castalius rosimon 1
Dark pierrot Tarucus ananda
Black-spotted pierrot Tarucus balkanica 1
Spotted pierrot Tarucus callinara Schedule 2
Hazara pierrot Tarucus hazara
Indian pierrot Tarucus indica
Striped pierrot Tarucus nara
Himalayan pierrot Tarucus venosus
Assam pierrot Tarucus waterstradti 1 Schedule 2
Dark grass blue Zizeeria karsandra
Pale grass blue Pseudozizeeria maha 2
Lesser grass blue Zizina otis 1
Tiny grass blue Zizula hylax 1
Pamir cupid Cupido alaina
Shandur cupid Cupido buddhista
Tailed cupid Cupido diporides 2
Dusky-blue cupid Cupido huegelii 2
Indian cupid Cupido lacturnus 3
Gilgit mountain blue Iolana gigantea 1
Hedge cupid Bothrinia chennellii 1 Schedule 2
Black cupid Tongeia kala Schedule 2
False Tibetan cupid Tongeia pseudozuthus
Moore's cupid Shijimia moorei 1
Red pierrot Talicada nyseus 3
Forest quaker Pithecops corvus 1
Blue quaker Pithecops fulgens 1 Schedule 2
African babul blue Azanus jesous 1
Bright babul blue Azanus ubaldus
Dull babul blue Azanus uranus
Quaker Neopithecops zalmora 3
Malayan Megisba malaya 3 Schedule 2
Holly blue Celastrina argiolus 2
Silvery hedge blue Celastrina gigas
Mishmi hedge blue Celastrina hersilia 1
Large hedge blue Celastrina huegelii 2
Plain hedge blue Celastrina lavendularis 2
Khasi hedge blue Celastrina oreas 1
White-banded hedge blue Lestranicus transpectus
Whitedisc hedge blue Celatoxia albidisca
Margined hedge blue Celatoxia marginata 1
Chapman's hedge blue Notarthinus binghami Schedule 1
Hampson's hedge blue Acytolepis lilacea 1 Schedule 2
Common hedge blue Acytolepis puspa 4
Naga hedge blue Oreolyce dohertyi Schedule 1
Dusky hedge blue Oreolyce vardhana 2
Metallic hedge blue Callenya melaena 1 Schedule 2
Swinhoe's hedge blue Monodontides musina 1
White hedge blue Udara akasa 1
Albocerulean Udara albocaerulea 1 Schedule 2
Pale hedge blue Udara dilectus 1
Narrow-bordered hedge blue Udara placidula 1
Bicolored hedge blue Udara selma 1
Singhalese hedge blue Udara singalensis
Gram blue Euchrysops cnejus 1
Small grass jewel Freyeria putli 1
Grass jewel Freyeria trochylus 1
Plains cupid Luthrodes pandava
Lime blue Chilades lajus 1
Small cupid Chilades parrhasius 1
Chitral argus blue Turanana chitrali
Eastern baton blue Pseudophilotes vicrama 2
Great spotted blue Phengaris atroguttata 1 Schedule 2
Pamir jewel blue Plebejus eversmanni 1 Schedule 2
Ladakh jewel blue Plebejus samudra
Orange-bordered argus blue Aricia agestis 1
Northern brown argus Aricia artaxerxes 1
Astor argus blue Eumedonia astorica
Streaked argus blue Eumedonia eumedon
White-ringed argus blue Grumania annulata
Kamba mountain blue Agriades arcaseia
Azure mountain blue Agriades asiatica
Common mountain blue Agriades lehanus
Alpine mountain blue Agriades orbitulus 1
Sikkim mountain blue Agriades sikhima
Greenish mountain blue Agriades jaloka 4
Evans' mountain blue Agriades morsheadi
Tien Shan mountain blue Agriades pheretiades
Golden green underwing Pamiria chrysopis 2
Large green underwing Pamiria galathea 3
Small green underwing Pamiria metallica 1
Dusky green underwing Pamiria omphisa
Sikkim green underwing Pamiria sikkima
Garwhal green underwing Pamiria wojtusiaki
Chumbi green underwing Patricius younghusbandi 2 Schedule 2
Large jewel blue Plebejidea loewii 1
Baluchi jewel blue Kretania beani
Bálint's meadow blue Kretania csomai
Chitral argus blue Afarsia ashretha 1
Jewel argus blue Afarsia hanna
Afghan meadow blue Alpherakya bellona
Dusky meadow blue Alpherakya devanica 1 Schedule 2
Rupal meadow blue Alpherakya rupala
Ladakh meadow blue Alpherakya sartoides
Lahaul meadow blue Polyommatus ariana
Kumaon meadow blue Polyommatus dux 2
Briliant meadow blue Polyommatus florenciae
Hunza meadow blue Polyommatus hunza
Common blue Polyommatus icarus 1
Gilgit meadow blue Polyommatus icadius
Kashmir meadow blue Polyommatus pseuderos
Beautiful meadow blue Polyommatus pulchella
Himalayan meadow blue Polyommatus stoliczkana 3

Nymphalidae[edit | edit source]

The Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterflies are the largest family of butterflies by number of species (more than 6000 species are described). They are medium sized to large butterflies and are often easily distinguishable in the field. The uppersides are usually more vibrantly colored than the undersides. Most species can be found basking in the sun or visiting flowers and over-ripe fruits. There are 497 species of this family found in India.

Common beak, Libythea lepita

Libytheinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common beak Libythea lepita 2 Schedule 2
Club beak Libythea myrrha 2
White-spotted beak Libythea narina 1

Danainae[edit | edit source]

Nilgiri tiger, Parantica nilgiriensis
Blue tiger, Tirumala limniace

Danaini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Glassy tiger Parantica aglea 3
Dark glassy tiger Parantica agleoides 1
Chocolate tiger Parantica melaneus
Nilgiri tiger Parantica nilgiriensis Endemic
Talbot's chestnut tiger Parantica pedonga
Chestnut tiger Parantica sita 1
Swinhoe's chocolate tiger Parantica swinhoei 1
Grey glassy tiger Ideopsis juventa 1
Blue glassy tiger Ideopsis similis 1
Scarce blue tiger Tirumala gautama 1 Schedule 1
Blue tiger Tirumala limniace 1
Dark blue tiger Tirumala septentrionis 2
Malay tiger Danaus affinis 1
Plain tiger Danaus chrysippus 1
Common tiger Danaus genutia 1
White tiger Danaus melanippus 3
Common crow, Euploea core
Magpie crow, Euploea radamanthus
King crow, Euploea klugii

Euploeini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Long-branded blue crow Euploea algea 1 Schedule 2
Andaman crow Euploea andamanensis 3 Endemic
Common crow Euploea core 2
Spotted black crow Euploea crameri 4 Schedule 1
Striped black crow Euploea doubledayi 1
Blue-branded king crow Euploea eunice 1
King crow Euploea klugii 2
Spotted blue crow Euploea midamus 3 Schedule 1, Schedule 2
Plain blue crow Euploea modesta
Striped blue crow Euploea mulciber 2
Great crow Euploea phaenareta 1
Magpie crow Euploea radamanthus 2
Nicobar crow Euploea scherzeri 3 Endemic
Double-branded crow Euploea sylvester 3
Burmese tree nymph Idea agamarschana 1
Malabar tree nymph Idea malabarica 2 Schedule 2, Endemic

Charaxinae[edit | edit source]

Black rajah, Eriboea solon
Anomalous nawab, Polyura agrarius
Common nawab, Polyura athamas

Charaxini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Anomalous nawab Polyura agrarius 1
Pallid nawab Polyura arja
Common nawab Polyura athamas 2 Schedule 2
Cryptic nawab Polyura bharata
Jewelled nawab Polyura delphis 1 Schedule 2
Stately nawab Polyura dolon 4 Schedule 2
Great nawab Polyura eudamippus 1
Malayan nawab Polyura moori 1 Schedule 1
China nawab Polyura narcaeus 2 Schedule 2
Blue nawab Polyura schreiber 3 Schedule 1
Black rajah Eriboea solon 1 Schedule 2
Scarce tawny rajah Charaxes aristogiton 1 Schedule 2
Tawny rajah Charaxes bernardus 2 Schedule 2
Chestnut rajah Charaxes durnfordi 1 Schedule 1
Variegated rajah Charaxes kahruba Schedule 2
Yellow rajah Charaxes marmax 1 Schedule 2
Plain tawny rajah Charaxes psaphon 1

Prothoini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Blue begum Prothoe franck 1 Schedule 1

Satyrinae[edit | edit source]

Common faun, Faunis canens
Common duffer, Discophora sondaica
Northern junglequeen, Stichophthalma camadeva

Amathusiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Large faun Faunis eumeus 1
Common faun Faunis canens 1
Yellow dryad Aemona amathusia 1
Blue caliph Enispe cycnus 1
Red caliph Enispe euthymius 1
Malayan red caliph Enispe duranius 1
Banded duffer Discophora deo 1 Schedule 1
Southern duffer Discophora lepida 1
Common duffer Discophora sondaica 1 Schedule 1
Great duffer Discophora timora 2
Andaman palmking Amathusia andamanensis Endemic
Travancore palmking Amathusia travancorica Endemic
Koh-i-noor Amathuxidia amythaon 1
Jungleglory Thaumantis diores 1
Jungleking Thauria lathyi 1
Northern jungelqueen Stichophthalma camadeva 4 Schedule 1
Hainan junglequeen Stichophthalma neumogeni 1
Chocolate jungelqueen Stichophthalma nourmahal 1
Manipur junglequeen Stichophthalma sparta 2
Tailed palmfly, Elymnias caudata

Elymniini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tailed palmfly Elymnias caudata Endemic
Common palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra 2
Spotted palmfly Elymnias malelas Schedule 2
Tiger palmfly Elymnias nesaea 1
Chestnut palmfly Elymnias obnubila
Tawny palmfly Elymnias panthera 1
Blue-striped palmfly Elymnias patna 1
Peal's palmfly Elymnias peali Schedule 1
Pointed palmfly Elymnias penanga 1 Schedule 1
Jezabel palmfly Elymnias vasudeva Schedule 2
Common evening brown, Melanitis leda

Melanitini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common evening brown Melanitis leda 1
Dark evening brown Melanitis phedima 4
Great evening brown Melanitis zitenius 4 Schedule 2
Scarce evening brown Cyllogenes janetae 2 Schedule 2
Branded evening brown Cyllogenes suradeva Schedule 2
Travancore evening brown Parantirrhoea marshalli Schedule 2, Endemic
Dusky diadem, Ethope himachala

Zetherini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Yellow kaiser Penthema lisarda 1 Schedule 2
Dusky diadem Ethope himachala
Yellow owl Neorina hilda Schedule 2
White owl Neorina patria 1 Schedule 2
Common wall, Lasiommata schakra
Tamil treebrown, Lethe drypetis
Bamboo treebrown, Lethe europa
Common treebrown, Lethe rohria
Straight-banded treebrown, Lethe verma
White-edged bushbrown, Telinga mestra
Chinese bushbrown, Mycalesis gotama
Gladeye bushbrown, Mycalesis patnia
Common bushbrown, Mycalesis perseus
Dark-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis mineus
Long-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis visala
Tamil catseye, Zipaetis saitis
Dark catseye, Zipaetis scylax
Common satyr, Aulocera saraswati
Common threering, Ypthima asterope
White fourring, Ypthima ceylonica
Nilgiri fourring, Ypthima chenu
Moore's fivering, Ypthima nikaea
Himalayan fivering, Ypthima sakra
Nilgiri jewel fourring, Ypthima striata
Common argus, Callerebia nirmala
Indian fivering, Ypthima tabella
Pallid argus, Callerebia scanda

Satyrini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Chumbi wall Chonala masoni
Yellow wall Esperage cashmirensis
Scarce wall Lasiommata maerula 1 Schedule 2
Ladakh wall Lasiommata maeroides
Dark wall Lasiommata menava 1 Schedule 1
Pakistan wall Lasiommata pakistana
Common wall Lasiommata schakra 1
Tigerbrown Orinoma damaris 1
Small tawny wall Orinoma moorei 2
Large tawny wall Orinoma satricus 2 Schedule 2
Anderson's silverstripe Lethe andersoni
Small goldenfork Lethe atkinsonia Schedule 2
Treble silverstripe Lethe baladeva Schedule 2
Rusty forester Lethe bhairava
Dark forester Lethe brisanda Schedule 2
Angled red forester Lethe chandica 1
Banded treebrown Lethe confusa 1
Garwhal woodbrown Lethe dakwania
Scarce lilacfork Lethe dura 1 Schedule 1
Scarce red forester Lethe distans Schedule 1, Schedule 2
Tamil treebrown Lethe drypetis 1
Eastern small silverfork Lethe elwesi
Bamboo treebrown Lethe europa 4 Schedule 1, Schedule 2
Tytler's treebrown Lethe gemina 1 Schedule 1
Large goldenfork Lethe goalpara 3 Schedule 2
Dull forester Lethe gulnihal 1 Schedule 1
Common forester Lethe hyrania 2
Small silverfork Lethe jalaurida 1 Schedule 2
Manipur goldenfork Lethe kabrua Schedule 2
Manipur woodbrown Lethe kanjupkula Schedule 2
Bamboo forester Lethe kansa 1
Pale forester Lethe latiaris 1 Schedule 2
Barred woodbrown Lethe maitrya 1
Bhutan treebrown Lethe margaritae Schedule 1
Common red forester Lethe mekara 2
Möller's silverfork Lethe moelleri 1 Schedule 2
Naga treebrown Lethe naga 1 Schedule 2
Yellow woodbrown Lethe nicetas
Small woodbrown Lethe nicetella Schedule 2
Single silverstripe Lethe ramadeva Schedule 1
Common treebrown Lethe rohria 2
Pallid forester Lethe satyavati Schedule 1
Blue forester Lethe scanda Schedule 2
Brown forester Lethe serbonis 1 Schedule 2
Scarce woodbrown Lethe siderea Schedule 2
Common woodbrown Lethe sidonis
Tailed red forester Lethe sinorix 1 Schedule 2
Lilacfork Lethe sura
Spotted mystic Lethe tristigmata Schedule 2
Straight-banded treebrown Lethe verma 2
Black forester Lethe vindhya 1
White-edged woodbrown Lethe visrava Schedule 2
Tibetan silverfork Lethe wui
Chinese labyrinth Neope armandii 1
Tailed labyrinth Neope bhadra
Veined labyrinth Neope pulaha 2 Schedule 2
Scarce labyrinth Neope pulahina
Large veined labyrinth Neope pulahoides 1
Dusky labyrinth Neope yama 2 Schedule 2
Redeye bushbrown Telinga adolphei
Betham's bushbrown Telinga bethami
Palni bushbrown Telinga davisoni
Moore's bushbrown Telinga heri Schedule 2
Naga bushbrown Telinga kohimensis
Lepcha bushbrown Telinga lepcha Schedule 2
White-line bushbrown Telinga malsara
Plain bushbrown Telinga malsarida Schedule 2
White-edged bushbrown Telinga mestra 1 Schedule 2
De Nicéville's bushbrown Telinga misenus 1 Schedule 2
Many-tufted bushbrown Telinga mystes Schedule 2
Bright-eyed bushbrown Telinga nicotia
Red-disc bushbrown Telinga oculus Endemic
Cyclops bushbrown Culapa mnasicles 1
Andaman bushbrown Mydosama radza Endemic
Watson's bushbrown Mycalesis adamsonii 1 Schedule 2
Tawny bushbrown Mycalesis anapita 1
Whitebar bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias 2 Schedule 2
Tytler's bushbrown Mycalesis evansii
Lilacine bushbrown Mycalesis francisca 2
Chinese bushbrown Mycalesis gotama 1 Schedule 2
Small long-brand bushbrown Mycalesis igilia
Intermediate bushbrown Mycalesis intermedia
Nicobar bushbrown Mycalesis manii Endemic
Dark-brand bushbrown Mycalesis mineus 3
Purple bushbrown Mycalesis orseis 1 Schedule 1
Gladeye bushbrown Mycalesis patnia 1
Pachmari bushbrown Mycalesis perseoides
Common bushbrown Mycalesis perseus 2
Wood-Mason's bushbrown Mycalesis suaveolens 3 Schedule 2
Long-brand bushbrown Mycalesis visala 3
Scarce catseye Coelites nothis 1 Schedule 1
Common cyclops Erites falcipennis
Smooth-eyed bushbrown Orsotriaena medus 3
Tamil catseye Zipaetis saitis Schedule 2, Endemic
Dark catseye Zipaetis scylax
Striped ringlet Ragadia crisilda 2 Schedule 2
Ladakh heath Coenonympha emmonsi
Short-branded meadowbrown Hyponephele brevistigma
Branded meadowbrown Hyponephele cheena 3
Spotted meadowbrown Hyponephele coenonympha
White-ringed meadowbrown Hyponephele davendra 1 Schedule 2
Pamir meadowbrown Hyponephele hilaris
Tawny meadowbrown Hyponephele pulchella
Dusky meadowbrown Hyponephele pulchra 5
Lesser white-ringed meadowbrown Hyponephele tenuistigma 1
White-edged rockbrown Hipparchia parisatis 2
Chitrali satyr Kanestia digna
Bicolor mountain satyr Aulocera bicolor
Small satyr Aulocera brahminoides
Narrow-banded satyr Aulocera brahminus 3
Chumbi satyr Aulocera chumbica 2
Gilgit satyr Aulocera gilgitica
Eastern satyr Aulocera kurogane
Doherty's satyr Aulocera loha 2
Great satyr Aulocera padma 4
Mountain satyr Aulocera pumilus 1
Common satyr Aulocera saraswati 2
Sikkim mountain satyr Aulocera sikkimensis
Common satyr Aulocera swaha 2
Zanskar satyr Aulocera tsukadai
Avinoff's satyr Karanasa alpherakyi
Turkestan satyr Karanasa bolorica 2
Tawny satyr Karanasa huebneri 7
Leech's satyr Karanasa leechi 1
Shandur satyr Karanasa moorei 2
Drosh satyr Karanasa pupilata
Rohtang satyr Karanasa rohtanga
Tibetan satyr Oeneis buddha 1 Schedule 2
Dark rockbrown Chazara enervata
Shandur rockbrown Chazara heydenreichi Schedule 2
Spiti rockbrown Pseudochazara baldiva 4
Tytler's rockbrown Pseudochazara droshica
Dark satyr Satyrus alaica
Black satyr Satyrus pimpla 1
Khasi fivering Ypthima affectata
Common threering Ypthima asterope 1
Black fivering Ypthima atra 1
Jewel fivering Ypthima avanta 2
Common fivering Ypthima baldus 3
Desert fourring Ypthima bolanica Schedule 2
White fourring Ypthima ceylonica
Nilgiri fourring Ypthima chenu Endemic
Confusing threering Ypthima confusa 1
Davidson's fivering Ypthima davidsoni
Great fivering Ypthima dohertyi 1
Assam threering Ypthima fusca
Hannyngton's fourring Ypthima hannyngtoni 1
Common fourring Ypthima huebneri
Brown argus Ypthima hyagriva 1 Schedule 2
Western fivering Ypthima indecora
Lesser threering Ypthima inica
Kashmir fourring Ypthima kasmira
Plain threering Ypthima lycus 1 Schedule 2
Menpa fivering Ypthima menpae
Variegated fivering Ypthima methora Schedule 2
Large threering Ypthima nareda
Newar threering Ypthima newara 1
Moore's fivering Ypthima nikaea
Burmese threering Ypthima norma 1
Himalayan fourring Ypthima parasakra
Manipur fivering Ypthima persimilis Schedule 1
Baby fivering Ypthima philomela 1
Himalayan fivering Ypthima sakra 2
Pallid fivering Ypthima savara
Eastern fivering Ypthima similis Schedule 2
Small jewel fivering Ypthima singala 1
Karen fivering Ypthima sobrina
Nilgiri jewel fourring Ypthima striata Endemic
Indian fivering Ypthima tabella Endemic
Taiwan fourring Ypthima tappana 1
Looped threering Ypthima watsoni 1
Palni fourring Ypthima yphthimoides Endemic
Chitral argus Paralasa chitralica 1
Scarce mountain argus Paralasa kalinda 4 Schedule 2
Yellow argus Paralasa mani 2 Schedule 2
Mountain argus Paralasa shallada 1
Yasin argus Paralasa yasina
Ringed argus Callerebia ananda 2 Schedule 2
White-bordered argus Callerebia baileyi
Roy's argus Callerebia dibangensis
Hybrid argus Callerebia hybrida
Common argus Callerebia nirmala 3
Moore's argus Callerebia orixa
Pallid argus Callerebia scanda 2 Schedule 2
Manipur argus Callerebia suroia
Naga argus Callerebia watsoni
Mottled argus Hemadara narasingha 1 Schedule 1
Freak, Calinaga buddha

Calinaginae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Dark freak Calinaga aborica 2
Common freak Calinaga brahma 1
Freak Calinaga buddha 2 Schedule 1, Schedule 2

Heliconiinae[edit | edit source]

Tawny coster, Acraea terpsicore

Acraeini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tawny coster Acraea terpsicore
Yellow coster Telchinia issoria 1
Red lacewing, Cethosia biblis

Cethosiini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Red lacewing Cethosia biblis 3 Schedule 2
Leopard lacewing Cethosia cyane 1
Tamil lacewing Cethosia nietneri 1 Schedule 2
Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia
Indian fritillary, Argynnis hyperbius
Cardinal, Argynnis pandora

Argynnini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Whitespot fritillary Boloria erubescens
Hunza silverspot Boloria generator
Jerdon's silverspot Boloria jerdoni 1
Sikkim silverspot Boloria eupales
Straightwing silverspot Boloria sipora 1
Mountain silverspot Issoria altissima Schedule 2
Gem silverspot Issoria gemmata
Queen of Spain fritillary Issoria lathonia 1 Schedule 2
Brilliant silverspot Issoria mackinnonii
Dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja 1
Large silverstreak Argynnis childreni 2
Silverstreak Argynnis clara 2 Schedule 2
Indian fritillary Argynnis hyperbius 3
Himalayan highbrown silverspot Argynnis jainadeva 2 Schedule 2
Common silverstripe Argynnis kamala
Eastern silverstripe Argynnis laodice 1
Cardinal Argynnis pandora 1
Yunnan fritillary Argynnis westphali
Small leopard, Phalanta alcippe
Common leopard, Phalanta phalantha

Vagrantini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Small leopard Phalanta alcippe 4 Schedule 2
Common leopard Phalanta phalantha 1
Cruiser Vindula erota 3
Large yeoman Cirrochroa aoris 1
Nicobar yeoman Cirrochroa nicobarica Endemic
Tamil yeoman Cirrochroa thais 1
Common yeoman Cirrochroa tyche 2
Branded yeoman Algia fasciata 1 Schedule 1
Rustic Cupha erymanthis 4
Vagrant Vagrans sinha 1

Limenitidinae[edit | edit source]

Parthenini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Clipper Parthenos sylvia 4 Schedule 2
Grey commodore, Bhagadatta austenia

Cymothoini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Grey commodore Bhagadatta austenia 2 Schedule 2
Blue duke, Euthalia durga
Gaudy baron, Euthalia lubentina
Common earl, Tanaecia julii

Adoliadini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Common baron Euthalia aconthea 5 Schedule 2
Streaked baron Euthalia alpheda 1
Grey baron Euthalia anosia 1 Schedule 2
Chinese duke Euthalia confucius 1
Naga duke Euthalia curvifascia 1 Schedule 1
Blue duchess Euthalia duda 1 Schedule 2
Blue duke Euthalia durga 2 Schedule 1
French duke Euthalia franciae Schedule 2
Grand duke Euthalia iva 1 Schedule 1
Tytler's duchess Euthalia lengba 1
Gaudy baron Euthalia lubentina 2
Malay red baron Euthalia malaccana 1
Dark baron Euthalia merta 1 Schedule 2
Powdered baron Euthalia monina 1
Baronet Euthalia nais
Bronze duke Euthalia nara 1 Schedule 2
Burmese baron Euthalia narayana 1
Grand duchess Euthalia patala 1 Schedule 2
White-edged blue baron Euthalia phemius 1
Green duke Euthalia sahadeva
Mottled baron Euthalia saitaphernes 1
Blue baron Euthalia telchinia 1 Schedule 1
Tytler's duke Euthalia thawgawa
Andaman viscount Tanaecia cibaritis Endemic
Lavender count Tanaecia cocytus 1 Schedule 2
Plain earl Tanaecia jahnu
Common earl Tanaecia julii 1
Grey count Tanaecia lepidea 2 Schedule 2
Redspot duke Dophla evelina 2 Schedule 2
Great archduke Lexias cyanipardus 1 Schedule 2
Dark archduke Lexias dirtea 1 Schedule 2
Archduke Lexias pardalis 1 Schedule 2
Redtail marquis Bassarona recta 1
Banded marquis Bassarona teuta 2 Schedule 2
Sergeant-major Abrota ganga 1
Common sergeant, Athyma perius
White commodore, Limenitis dudu
Staff sergeant, Athyma selenophora

Limenitidini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Great sergeant Tacola larymna 1 Schedule 2
Commodore Auzakia danava 1 Schedule 2
Panther Neurosigma siva 1 Schedule 2
Commander Moduza procris 3
Orange staff sergeant Athyma cama 1
Green commodore Athyma daraxa 1
Dot-dash sergeant Athyma kanwa 1 Schedule 2
Tri-coloured sergeant Athyma inara 2
Hill sergeant Athyma opalina 1
Oriental sergeant Athyma orientalis 1
Common sergeant Athyma perius 1
Unbroken sergeant Athyma pravara 1 Schedule 2
White-patched sergeant Athyma punctata 1
Blackvein sergeant Athyma ranga 2 Schedule 2
Malay staff sergeant Athyma reta 1 Schedule 1
Andaman sergeant Athyma rufula Endemic
Staff sergeant Athyma selenophora 3
Cryptic sergeant Athyma whitei 1
Small staff sergeant Athyma zeroca 1
Bicolour commodore Parasarpa zayla
Scarce white commodore Parasarpa zulema Schedule 1
Studded sergeant Limenitis asura 1 Schedule 2
White commodore Limenitis dudu 1 Schedule 2
Chitral white admiral Limenitis hydaspes 2
Bhutan sergeant Limenitis jina 1 Schedule 1
Kashmir white admiral Limenitis ligyes 1
Mishmi admiral Limenitis rileyi 1
Indian white admiral Limenitis trivena 2
Knight, Lebadea martha
Common lascar, Pantoporia hordonia
Sullied sailer, Neptis clinia
Common sailer, Neptis hylas
Pallas's sailer, Neptis sappho

Neptini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Knight Lebadea martha 1
Assamese lascar Pantoporia assamica
Baby lascar Pantoporia aurelia 1
Tytler's lascar Pantoporia bieti 1 Schedule 2
Common lascar Pantoporia hordonia 2
Perak lascar Pantoporia paraka 1
Extra lascar Pantoporia sandaka 2
Dark sailer Lasippa monata
Burmese sailer Lasippa tiga 1
Yellowjack sailer Lasippa viraja 3 Schedule 2
Yellow sailer Neptis ananta 2
Variegated sailer Neptis armandia 2 Schedule 2
Eliot's sailer Neptis capnodes 1
Plain sailer Neptis cartica 1
Sullied sailer Neptis clinia 4 Schedule 2
Chinese yellow sailer Neptis cydippe 1 Schedule 2
Dingiest sailer Neptis harita 1
Common sailer Neptis hylas 5
Dark dingy sailer Neptis ilira 1
Chestnut-streaked sailer Neptis jumbah 2 Schedule 2
Spotted sailer Neptis magadha 1
Himalayan sailer Neptis mahendra 1
Pale hockeystick sailer Neptis manasa 1 Schedule 2
Small yellow sailer Neptis miah 2
Manipur yellow sailer Neptis namba 1
Broadstick sailer Neptis narayana 2 Schedule 2
Less rich sailer Neptis nashona 1
Nata sailer Neptis nata 4
Naga hockeystick sailer Neptis nemorum 1
Hockeystick sailer Neptis nycteus 1 Schedule 1
Long-streak sailer Neptis philyra 1 Subspecies not named
Dingy sailer Neptis pseudovikasi
Great yellow sailer Neptis radha 1 Schedule 2
Broad-banded sailer Neptis sankara 2 Schedule 2
Pallas's sailer Neptis sappho 1
Creamy sailer Neptis soma 3 Schedule 2
Pale green sailer Neptis zaida 3 Schedule 2
Great hockeystick sailer Phaedyma aspasia 1 Schedule 1
Short-banded sailer Phaedyma columella 3 Schedule 2
Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea

Pseudergolinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tabby Pseudergolis wedah 1
Constable Dichorragia nesimachus 1
Popinjay Stibochiona nicea 1

Biblidinae[edit | edit source]

Joker, Byblia ilithyia

Biblidini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Angled castor Ariadne ariadne 2
Common castor Ariadne merione 2
Banded dandy Laringa horsfieldii 1
Joker Byblia ilithyia

Apaturinae[edit | edit source]

Indian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica
Pasha, Herona marathus
Siren, Hestina persimilis

Apaturini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Indian purple emperor Mimathyma ambica 1
Restricted purple emperor Mimathyma bhavana
Sergeant emperor Mimathyma chevana 1 Schedule 2
Chitral emperor Mimathyma chitralensis
Circe Mimathyma nama
Naga emperor Chitoria naga
Sordid emperor Chitoria sordida 1 Schedule 2
Tawny emperor Chitoria ulupi 1 Schedule 1
Golden emperor Dilipa morgiana Schedule 1
Tytler's emperor Eulaceura manipuriensis Schedule 1
Black prince Rohana parisatis 2
Brown prince Rohana parvata Schedule 2
Elusive prince Rohana tonkiniana 1
Painted courtesan Euripus consimilis 2 Schedule 2
Courtesan Euripus nyctelius 1 Schedule 2
White emperor Helcyra hemina 1 Schedule 1
Pasha Herona marathus 2 Schedule 2
Scarce siren Hestina nicevillei 2 Schedule 1
Siren Hestina persimilis 1 Schedule 2
Empress Sasakia funebris 1 Schedule 1
Eastern courtier Sephisa chandra 1 Schedule 1
Western courtier Sephisa dichroa
Wavy maplet, Chersonesia intermedia

Cyrestinae[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Marbled map Cyrestis cocles 1 Schedule 2
Nicobar map Cyrestis tabula Endemic
Common map Cyrestis thyodamas 4
Wavy maplet Chersonesia intermedia 1 Schedule 2
Common maplet Chersonesia risa 1

Nymphalinae[edit | edit source]

Mongol, Araschnia prorsoides
Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
Blue admiral, Nymphalis canace

Nymphalini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Mongol Araschnia prorsoides 1 Schedule 2
Himalayan jester Symbrenthia brabira 1
Naga jester Symbrenthia doni
Spotted jester Symbrenthia hypselis 1
Common jester Symbrenthia lilaea 1
Bluetail jester Symbrenthia niphanda Schedule 2
Scarce jester Symbrenthia silana Schedule 1
Red admiral Vanessa atalanta 1
Painted lady Vanessa cardui
Indian red admiral Vanessa indica 2
Comma Nymphalis c-album 1 Schedule 2
Blue admiral Nymphalis canace 1
Indian tortoiseshell Nymphalis caschmirensis 2
Commoa tortoiseshell Nymphalis l-album 1 Schedule 2
Ladakh tortoiseshell Nymphalis ladakensis
Blackleg tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros
Mountain tortoiseshell Nymphalis rizana
Pamir comma Nymphalis undina
Large tortoiseshell Nymphalis xanthomelas 1

Rhinopalpini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice 1 Schedule 2
Peacock pansy, Junonia almana

Junoniini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Peacock pansy Junonia almana 2
Grey pansy Junonia atlites 1
Yellow pansy Junonia hierta 1
Chocolate pansy Junonia iphita 2
Lemon pansy Junonia lemonias 1
Blue pansy Junonia orithya 1
Lurcher Yoma sabina 1
Malayan eggfly Hypolimnas anomala 1
Great eggfly Hypolimnas bolina 1
Danaid eggfly Hypolimnas misippus Schedule 2
Orange oakleaf, Kallima inachus

Kallimini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Andaman oakleaf Kallima albofasciata Schedule 2, Endemic
Southern blue oakleaf Kallima horsfieldii Schedule 2, Endemic
Orange oakleaf Kallima inachus 2
Cryptic oakleaf Kallima incognita
Scarce blue oakleaf Kallima knyvettii Schedule 2
Autumn leaf, Doleschallia bisaltide

Doleschalliaini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Autumn leaf Doleschallia bisaltide 3 Schedule 2

Melitaeini[edit | edit source]

Common name Binomial name Subspecies (in India) Comments
Tytler's fritillary Melitaea balbina
Chitral fritillary Melitaea chitralensis
Fiery fritillary Melitaea fergana
Pamir fritillary Melitaea mixta 1
Tien-Shan fritillary Melitaea pallas
Lesser spotted fritillary Melitaea robertsi
Shandur fritillary Melitaea shandura
Blackvein fritillary Melitaea sindura 5

Regional lists[edit | edit source]

India has 28 states and 8 union territories. The list of butterflies for each state can be found using the index below:

States[edit | edit source]

Union territories[edit | edit source]

Non state-wise lists[edit | edit source]

The following non state-wise lists of butterflies can be found using the index below:

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ This butterfly received the most votes out of the seven options in the citizen poll. It is not officially the National Butterfly of India.
  2. ↑ Probably does not occur in India, see Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India, Second Edition, pg 228[3]
  3. ↑ This tentatively includes Flos asoka[3] as the relationship between Flos adriana and Flos asoka is unclear. A DNA analysis showed that the two species were identical.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kunte, Krushnamegh; Barve, Vijay; Thombre, Divakar; V, Sharan; Consortium, National Butterfly (2021-01-01). Nomination for India's National Butterfly: Report of the National Butterfly Poll (Report). Zenodo.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Synoptic catalogue of the butterflies of India - Second Edition. ISBN 978-81-979604-1-3.
  4. ↑ Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common butterflies of India. Nature guides. Bombay: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563164-7.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society.
  6. ↑ Smetacek, Peter (2017). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 9788175994065.
  7. ↑ Kunte, Krushnamegh; Gadgil, Madhav (2000). India, a lifescape: butterflies of Peninsular India. Indian Academy of Sciences. Hyderabad : [S.l.]: Universities Press ; Distributed by Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-7371-354-5.
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022" (PDF). The Gazette of India.
  10. ↑ "Flos adriana". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2026-03-13.

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