List of butterflies of Chandigarh

This is a list of butterfly species found in the Union territory of Chandigarh.

Chocolate Pansy, Butterfly Park, Sector 26, Chandigarh, India

Milkweed Butterflies (Danaidae)^[1][2]

1) Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
2) Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
3) Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
4) Common Indian Crow (Euploea core)
5) Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)

Satyrs or Browns (Satyridae)

6) Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)
7) Dark-branded Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)
8) Common Fivering (Ypthima baldus)
9) Common Threering (Ypthima asterope)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Common Map on a Marigold bloom, Butterfly Garden, Sector 26, Chandigarh, India

10) Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
11) Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
12) Angled Castor (Ariadne ariadne)
13) Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
14) Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
15) Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
16) Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
17) Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
18) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
19) Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
20) Indian Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
21) Yellow Pansy (Precis hierta)
22) Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
23) Common Sailer (Nepris hylas)
24) Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
25) Club Beak (Libythea myrrha)

Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae)

Common Silverline, Saketri, Chandigarh, India

26) Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus)
27) Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
28) Bright Babul Blue (Azanus ubaldus)
29) Grass Jewel (Chilades trochylus)
30) Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
31) Common Silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus)
32) Common Guava Blue (Virachola isocrates)
33) Zebra Blue (Leptotes plinius)
34) Pale Grass Blue (Zizeeria maha)

Whites & Sulphurs (Pieridae)

35) Common Jezebekl (Delias eucharis)
36) Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
37) Belenois aurota (Belenois aurota)
38) Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
39) Three-Spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
40) Common Emigrant (Catopsilia crocale)
41) Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
42) White Orange Tip (Ixias Marianne)
43) Yellow Orange Tip (Ixias Pyrene)
44) Dark Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
45) Indian Large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae)^[3]

Pieris brassicae by Navtej Singh at Panjab University, Chandigar

46) Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)

Swallotails (Papilionidae)

46) Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
47) Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
48) Common Jay (Graphium doson)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

The Indian Skipper butterfly spotted in Botanical Garden, Chandigarh, India

Small Branded Swift taken at Chandigarh

49) Indian Skipper (Spialia galba)
50) Straight Swift (Baoris guttatus bada)
51) Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)

1. Kunte, K., S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). 2012. Butterflies of India. v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
2. Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
3. Pieris brassicae by Navtej Singh at Panjab University, Chandigarh