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

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

Charaxinae

Charaxes - the rajahs

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

Polyura - the nawabs

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

Prothoe - the blue begum

Blue begum Prothoe franck (Godart, 1824)

Agatasa - the glorious begum

Glorious begum Agatasa calydonia (Hewitson, 1854)

Calinaginae

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

Heliconiinae

Acraea - the tawny coster

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

Cethosia - the lacewings

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

Clossiana - the fritillaries

Jerdon's silverspot, Clossiana jerdoni (Lang, 1868)

Issoria - the Queen of Spain fritillary

Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kuekenthaliella - the fritillaries

Kuekenthaliella gemmata (Butler, 1881)
Kuekenthaliella altissima (Elwes, 1882)
Kuekenthaliella mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)

Fabriciana - the silverstripes

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

Argyreus - the Indian fritillary

Indian fritillary Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Childrena - the large silverstripe

Large silverstripe Childrena childreni (Gray, 1831)

Speyeria - the fritillaries

Speyeria clara (Blanchard, 1844)
Speyeria claudia (Fawcett 1904)

Argyronome - the eastern silverstripe

Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)

Phalanta - the leopards

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

Vindula - the cruiser

Cruiser Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793

Cirrochroa - the yeomans

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

Cupha - the rustic

Rustic Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)

Vagrans - the vagrant

Vagrant Vagrans egista (Cramer, [1780])

Cyrestinae

Cyrestis - the maps

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

Chersonesia - the maplets

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

Dichorragia - the constable

Constable Dichorragia nesimachus (Doyère, 1840)

Stibochiona - the popinjay

Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846)

Pseudergolinae

Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, 1844)

Biblidinae

Ariadne - the castors

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

Laringa

The banded dandy Laringa horsfieldii (Boisduval, 1833) (Andamans)

Byblia - the joker

Joker Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

Apaturinae

Mimathyma - the purple emperors

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

Chitoria - the emperors

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

Dilipa - the golden emperor

Golden emperor Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, 1850)

Eulacera - Tytler's emperor

Tytler's emperor Eulaceura manipurensis Tytler, 1915

Rohana - the princes

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

Euripus - the courtesans

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

Helcyra - the white emperors

White emperor Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864

Herona - the pasha

Pasha Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848

Hestina - the circe

Circe, Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1845)
Siren Hestina persimilis (Westwood, 1850)
Hestina jermyni Druce, 1911 (Himalayas)

Sephisa - the courtiers

Sephisa chandra

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

Nymphalinae

Gray Pansy, Monsanto Insectarium, St. Louis Zoo

Araschnia - the Mongol

Mongol Araschnia prorsoides (Blanchard, 1871)

Symbrenthia - the jesters

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

Vanessa - the Indian red admiral

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

Nymphalis - the tortoiseshells

Scarce tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
Indian tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais) kaschmirensis (Kollar, 1844)
Ladakh tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais) ladakensis (Moore, 1878)
Eastern comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
Blue admiral Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763)
Polygonia interposita Staudinger, 1881

Junonia - the pansies

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

Hypolimnas - the eggflys

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

Kallima - the oakleafs

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

Doleschallia - the autumn leaf

Autumn leaf Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777)

Rhinopalpa - the wizard

Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, 1779)

Melitaea

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

Cited references

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

References

Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.