List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

Clipper Parthenos sylvia, a nymphalid butterfly found in India.
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) butterfly found at Visakhapatnam, India (nymphalid butterfly)

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

Danainae (26 spp)

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).

Morphinae (20 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae).

Satyrinae (176 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae).

Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

Libytheinae

Charaxinae

Charaxes - the rajahs

Polyura - the nawabs

Prothoe - the blue begum

Agatasa - the glorious begum

Calinaginae

Heliconiinae

Acraea - the tawny coster

Cethosia - the lacewings

Clossiana - the fritillaries

Issoria - the Queen of Spain fritillary

Kuekenthaliella - the fritillaries

Fabriciana - the silverstripes

Argyreus - the Indian fritillary

Childrena - the large silverstripe

Speyeria - the fritillaries

Argyronome - the eastern silverstripe

Phalanta - the leopards

Vindula - the cruiser

Cirrochroa - the yeomans

Cupha - the rustic

Vagrans - the vagrant

Cyrestinae

Cyrestis - the maps

Chersonesia - the maplets

Dichorragia - the constable

Stibochiona - the popinjay

Pseudergolinae

Biblidinae

Ariadne - the castors

Laringa

Byblia - the joker

Apaturinae

Mimathyma - the purple emperors

Chitoria - the emperors

Dilipa - the golden emperor

Eulacera - Tytler's emperor

Rohana - the princes

Euripus - the courtesans

Helcyra - the white emperors

Herona - the pasha

Hestina - the circe

Sephisa - the courtiers

Nymphalinae

Araschnia - the Mongol

Symbrenthia - the jesters

Vanessa - the Indian red admiral

Nymphalis - the tortoiseshells

Junonia - the pansies

Hypolimnas - the eggflys

Kallima - the oakleafs

Doleschallia - the autumn leaf

Rhinopalpa - the wizard

Melitaea

Cited references

  1. Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Libythea genus.

References


See also

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