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List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)



 
 
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterfly which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies....
 and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India
List of butterflies of India

India has an extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold, of 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....
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This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterfly which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies....
 and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India
List of butterflies of India

India has an extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold, of 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....
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Danainae (26 spp)

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae)
List of butterflies of India (Danainae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Danainae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India which itself is part of the complete list of butterflies of India....
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Morphinae (20 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Morphinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India which itself forms part of the complete list of butterflies of India....
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Satyrinae (176 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)
List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India which itself forms part of the complete list of butterflies of India....
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Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)
List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

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


Libytheinae

  • European or Common Beak Libythea celtis
    Libythea celtis

    The European Beak or Nettle-tree Butterfly is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Laicharting, [1782]) earlier Libythea lepita
    Libythea lepita

    The Common Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Moore
    Frederic Moore

    Frederic Moore Zoological Society of London was a United Kingdom entomologist.Moore was an assistant curator in the British East India Company Museum, London....
    , 1857).
  • Whitespotted Beak Libythea narina
    Libythea narina

    The Whitespotted Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Marshall
    Marshall

    Marshall may refer to:*"Marshall", an American spelling for the military rank of marshal*Marshall *Marshall Aerospace, an aerospace contractor based in Cambridge, England...
    , 1880)
  • Club Beak Libythea myrrha
    Libythea myrrha

    The Club Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Godart
    Jean Baptiste Godart

    Jean-Baptiste Godart was a France entomologist.Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre Andr? Latreille with writing the article on these insects in the Encyclop?die m?thodique....
    , 1819)

Charaxinae


Charaxes - The Rajahs

  • Chestnut Rajah Charaxes durnfordi
    Charaxes durnfordi

    The Chestnut Rajah is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     Distant, 1884
  • Tawny Rajah Charaxes bernardus
    Charaxes bernardus

    The Tawny Rajah is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Fabricius
    Johan Christian Fabricius

    Johan Christian Fabricius was a Denmark entomologist and economist.Fabricius was born at T?nder in the duchy of Schleswig. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762....
    , 1793)
  • Scarce Tawny Rajah Charaxes aristogiton
    Charaxes aristogiton

    The Scarce Tawny Rajah is a butterfly species found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Yellow Rajah Charaxes marmax
    Charaxes marmax

    The Yellow Rajah is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Westwood
    John Obadiah Westwood

    John Obadiah Westwood was an England entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests....
    , 1847)
  • Variegated Rajah Charaxes kahruba
    Charaxes kahruba

    The Variegated Rajah is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Moore
    Frederic Moore

    Frederic Moore Zoological Society of London was a United Kingdom entomologist.Moore was an assistant curator in the British East India Company Museum, London....
     1895)
  • Black Rajah Charaxes solon
    Charaxes solon

    The Black Rajah is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family ....
     (Fabricius
    Johan Christian Fabricius

    Johan Christian Fabricius was a Denmark entomologist and economist.Fabricius was born at T?nder in the duchy of Schleswig. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762....
    , 1793)


Polyura - The Nawabs

  • Stately Nawab Polyura dolon
    Polyura dolon

    The Stately Nawab or Stately Rajah is a butterfly found in India belonging to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Westwood, 1847) (formerly a Rajah)
  • Blue Nawab Polyura schreiberi
    Polyura schreiberi

    The Blue Nawab is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family . It occurs from South India and Assam through Myanmar, Tenasserim and Southeast Asia to southern China and to Java, Indonesia....
     (Godart
    Jean Baptiste Godart

    Jean-Baptiste Godart was a France entomologist.Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre Andr? Latreille with writing the article on these insects in the Encyclop?die m?thodique....
    , 1824)
  • Common Nawab Polyura athamas
    Polyura athamas

    The Common Nawab is a species of fast-flying canopy butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family ....
     (Drury
    Dru Drury

    Dru Drury was a United Kingdom entomologist, one of the foremost of his time.He was born in Wood Lane, London. His father was a silversmith, and Dru took over the business in 1748....
    , 1773)
  • Pallid Nawab Polyura arja
    Polyura arja

    The Pallid Nawab is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (C.Felder
    Cajetan Freiherr von Felder

    Baron Cajetan von Felder, German language: Cajetan Freiherr von Felder was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist . He was elected to the first district council of Vienna in 1848 and served as mayor of the city from 1868 to 1878....
     & R. Felder
    Rudolf Felder

    Rudolf Felder was an Austria jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder a huge collection....
    , 1867)
  • Malayan Nawab Polyura moori
    Polyura moori

    The Malayan Nawab is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Distant, 1883)
  • Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus
    Polyura eudamippus

    The Great Nawab is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Doubleday
    Henry Doubleday

    Henry Doubleday may refer to:* Henry Doubleday , English entomologist and ornithologist of Epping, Essex, UK* Henry Doubleday , English scientist and horticulturist of Coggeshall, Essex, UK...
    , 1843)
  • Jewelled Nawab Polyura delphis
    Polyura delphis

    The Jewelled Nawab is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Nymphalidae family....
     (Doubleday
    Henry Doubleday

    Henry Doubleday may refer to:* Henry Doubleday , English entomologist and ornithologist of Epping, Essex, UK* Henry Doubleday , English scientist and horticulturist of Coggeshall, Essex, UK...
    , 1843)
  • China Nawab Polyura narcaeus (Hewitson, 1854)


Prothoe - The Blue Begum

  • Blue Begum Prothoe franck
    Prothoe franck

    The Blue Begum is a butterfly species found in India. It belongs to the leafwings in the Nymphalidae family . Its genus, Prothoe, is monotypic....
     (Godart
    Jean Baptiste Godart

    Jean-Baptiste Godart was a France entomologist.Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre Andr? Latreille with writing the article on these insects in the Encyclop?die m?thodique....
    , 1824)


Agatasa - The Glorious Begum

  • Glorious Begum Agatasa calydonia
    Agatasa calydonia

    The Glorious Begum is a butterfly species found in India. It belongs to the leafwings in the Nymphalidae family . Its genus, Agatasa, is monotypic....
     (Hewitson
    William Chapman Hewitson

    William Chapman Hewitson was a United Kingdom natural history, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on May 28, 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs....
    , 1854)


Calinaginae

  • Freak Calinaga buddha
    Calinaginae

    Calinaginae is a butterfly subfamily from the family Nymphalidae. This group of butterflies includes one genus, Calinaga, that occurs in Asia....
     Moore
    Frederic Moore

    Frederic Moore Zoological Society of London was a United Kingdom entomologist.Moore was an assistant curator in the British East India Company Museum, London....
    , 1857
  • Sikkim Freak Calinaga gautama
    Calinaginae

    Calinaginae is a butterfly subfamily from the family Nymphalidae. This group of butterflies includes one genus, Calinaga, that occurs in Asia....
     Moore
    Frederic Moore

    Frederic Moore Zoological Society of London was a United Kingdom entomologist.Moore was an assistant curator in the British East India Company Museum, London....
    , 1896 (Sikkim
    Sikkim

    Sikkim is a landlocked States and territories of India nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India, and the second-smallest in area after Goa....
    , Bhutan
    Bhutan

    The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China....
    )
  • Abor Freak Calinaga aborica
    Calinaginae

    Calinaginae is a butterfly subfamily from the family Nymphalidae. This group of butterflies includes one genus, Calinaga, that occurs in Asia....
     Tyler, 1915 (Abor Hills
    Abor Hills

    The Abor Hills is a region of Arunachal Pradesh in the far northeast of India, near the border with China. The hills are bordered by the Mishmi Hills and Miri Hills, and drained by the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra....
    )


Heliconiinae


Acraea - The Tawny Coster

  • Tawny Coster Acraea violae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Yellow Coster Acraea issoria
    Acraea issoria

    The Yellow Coster is a small leathery winged butterfly. This species and the The Tawny Coster are the only two Indian representatives of the predominantly African sub-family Acraeinae....
     (Hübner,1819)


Cethosia - The Lacewings

  • Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis
    Cethosia biblis

    The Red Lacewing is a species of Heliconiinae butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Drury, 1773)
  • Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane
    Cethosia cyane

    The Leopard Lacewing is a species of Heliconiinae butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Drury, 1773)
  • Tamil Lacewing Cethosia nietneri
    Cethosia nietneri

    The Tamil Lacewing Cethosia nietneri is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia....
     Felder & Felder, 1867


Clossiana - The Fritillaries

  • Jerdon's Silverspot, Clossiana jerdoni (Lang, 1868)


Issoria - The Queen of Spain Fritillaries

  • 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
    Childrena childreni

    The Nymphalidae butterfly Childrena childreni was first described by Gray in 1861. It is also known as the Large Silverstripe, or Himalayan Fritillary ....
     (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
    Phalanta alcippe

    The Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe is a beautiful sun-loving butterfly of the Nymphalidae or Brush-footed Butterfly family.References...
     (Stoll, 1782)
  • Leopard Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)


Vindula - The Cruiser

  • Cruiser Vindula erota
    Vindula erota

    The Cruiser is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     Fabricius, 1793


Cirrochroa - The Yeomans

  • Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris
    Cirrochroa aoris

    The Large Yeoman is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     Doubleday, 1847
  • Tamil Yeoman Cirrochroa thais
    Cirrochroa thais

    The Tamil Yeoman is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Nicobar Yeoman Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881 (Nicobar Is)
  • Common Yeoman Cirrochroa tyche Felder & Felder, 1861


Cupha - The Rustic

  • Rustic Cupha erymanthis
    Cupha erymanthis

    The Rustic is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     (Drury, 1773)


Vagrans - The Vagrant

  • Vagrant Vagrans egista
    Vagrans egista

    The Vagrant is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     (Cramer, [1780]) (=Issoria egista sinha)


Cyrestinae


Cyrestis - The Maps

  • Marbled Map Cyrestis cocles
    Cyrestis cocles

    The Marbled Map is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in parts of Asia....
     (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Common Map Cyrestis thyodamas
    Cyrestis thyodamas

    The Common Map is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     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
    Stibochiona nicea

    The Popinjay Stibochiona nicea is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Gray, 1846)


Pseudergolinae

  • Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, 1844)


Biblidinae


Ariadne - The Castors

  • Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne
    Ariadne ariadne

    The Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Common Castor Ariadne merione
    Ariadne merione

    Ariadne merione, also known as the Common Castor, is an orange butterfly with brown lines whose larvae feed almost exclusively on Castor Ricinus communis....
     (Cramer, 1777)


Laringa

  • The Banded Dandy Laringa horsfieldii (Boisduval, 1833) (Andamans)


Byblia - The Joker

  • Joker Byblia ilithyia
    Byblia ilithyia

    The Joker Byblia ilithyia is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Drury, 1773)


Apaturinae


Mimathyma - The Purple Emperors

  • Sergeant Emperor Mimathyma chevana (Moore, 1866) (Sikkim)
  • Indian Purple Emperor, Mimathyma ambica
    Mimathyma ambica

    The Indian Purple Emperor Mimathyma ambica is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Kollar, 1844)


Chitoria - The Emperors

  • Sordid Emperor Chitoria sordida
    Chitoria sordida

    The Sordid Emperor is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Asia....
     (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
    Rohana parisatis

    The Black Prince, Rohana parisatis, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia....
     (Westwood, 1850)
  • Brown Prince Rohana parvata (Moore, 1857)


Euripus - The Courtesans

  • Painted Courtesan Euripus consimilis
    Euripus consimilis

    The Painted Courtesan Euripus consimilis is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Westwood, 1850)
  • Courtesan Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)


Helcyra - The White Emperors

  • White Emperor Helcyra heminea Hewitson, 1864


Herona - The Pasha

  • Pasha Herona marathus
    Herona marathus

    The Pasha Herona marathus is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in India....
     Doubleday, 1848


Hestina - The Circe

  • Circe, Hestina nama
    Hestina nama

    The Circe Hestina nama is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Doubleday, 1845)
  • Siren Hestina persimilis (Westwood, 1850)
  • Hestina jermyni Druce
    Herbert Druce

    Herbert Druce was an England entomologist.His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London....
    , 1911 (Himalayas)


Sephisa - The Courtiers

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


Nymphalinae

Gray Pansy

Araschnia - The Mongol

  • Mongol Araschnia prorsoides (Blanchard, 1871)


Symbrenthia - The Jesters

  • Asian Jester, Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864
  • Spotted Jester, Symbrenthia hypselis
    Symbrenthia hypselis

    The Himalayan Jester, Symbrenthia hypselis is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Godart, 1824)
  • Common Jester Symbrenthia hippoclus
    Symbrenthia hippoclus

    The Common Jester, Symbrenthia hippoclus is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia....
     (Cramer, 1779)
  • Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872
  • Tytler's Jester Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940 (= dalailama Huang, 1998)
  • Blue-Tail Jester Symbrenthia niphanda
    Symbrenthia niphanda

    The Bluetail Jester, Symbrenthia niphanda is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in South Asia....
     Moore, 1872
  • Scarce Jester Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville


Vanessa -The Indian Red Admiral

  • Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica
    Vanessa indica

    Vanessa indica, called the Asian Admiral in the United States and the Indian Red Admiral elsewhere, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India....
     (Herbst, 1794)
  • Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
    Vanessa cardui

    The Painted Lady is a well-known colourful butterfly, sometimes known in North America as the Cosmopolitan.It is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica....
     (Linnaeus, 1758)


Nymphalis - The Tortoiseshells

  • Scarce Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas
    Nymphalis xanthomelas

    The Scarce Tortoiseshell is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia. This butterfly is also referred as Yellow-legged Tortoisehell or Large Tortoiseshell ....
     (Esper, 1781)
  • Indian Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais)kaschmirensis
    Nymphalis kaschmirensis

    The Indian Tortoiseshell is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Kollar, 1844)
  • Ladakh Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais) ladakensis
    Nymphalis ladakensis

    The Ladakh Tortoiseshell is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Moore, 1878)
  • Eastern Comma Polygonia egea
    Polygonia egea

    The Southern Comma is a butterfly of the Brush-footed butterfly family. It is found in Southern Europe.The butterfly flies from March to September depending on the location....
     (Cramer, 1775)
  • Blue Admiral Kaniska canace
    Kaniska canace

    The Blue Admiral is a species of nymphalidae butterfly found in Asia....
     (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Polygonia interposita Staudinger, 1881


Junonia - The Pansies

  • Gray Pansy Junonia atlites
    Junonia atlites

    The Gray Pansy Junonia atlites is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
    Junonia almana

    The Peacock Pansy is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia....
     (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
    Junonia hierta

    The Yellow Pansy is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats....
     (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Chocolate Pansy, Junonia iphita
    Junonia iphita

    The Chocolate Pansy or Chocolate Soldier is a butterfly found in Asia.It is about 5-6 cm in wingspan and the female can be told apart from the male by white markings on the oblique line on the underside of the hind wing....
     (Cramer, 1779)
  • Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias
    Junonia lemonias

    The Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias is a common nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It is found in gardens, fallow land, and open wooded areas....
     (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Blue Pansy Junonia orithya
    Junonia orithya

    The Blue Pansy is a Nymphalid butterfly of South Asia which occurs in open areas, often sitting on bare ground. This species has a stiff flap and glide style of flight and maintains a territory driving away other butterflies that may enter it....
     (Linnaeus, 1758)


Hypolimnas - The eggflies

  • Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
    Hypolimnas bolina

    The Great Eggfly , also called Blue Moon Butterfly in New Zealand or Common Eggfly, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly....
     (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
    Hypolimnas misippus

    The Danaid Eggfly is a widespread species of nymphalidae butterfly. It is well known for Polymorphism and mimicry....
     (Linnaeus, 1764)


Kallima - The Oakleafs

  • Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus
    Kallima inachus

    The Orange Oakleaf or Dead Leaf Kallima inachus is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage....
     (Boisduval, 1846)
  • Andaman Oakleaf Kallima albofasciata
    Kallima albofasciata

    Kallima albofasciata is a species of oakleaf butterfly found in the Andaman Islands....
     (Moore, 1877) (Andaman Is.)
  • Scarce Blue Oakleaf Kallima alompra (Moore, 1879) (Sikkim)
  • South Indian Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi
    Kallima horsfieldi

    The South Indian Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in India. The underside appears like a leaf complete with midrib while the upperside is brilliantly coloured....
     (Kollar, 1844)
  • Ceylon Blue Oak Leaf Kallima philarchus
    Kallima philarchus

    The Ceylon Blue Oakleaf Kallima philarchus is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in Sri Lanka. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage....
     (Westwood, 1848) (Sri Lanka)
  • Kallima knyvetti
    Kallima knyvetti

    Kallima knyvetti is a species of leaf mimic butterfly found in Southeast Asia....
     (De Nicéville, 1886) (Bhutan, Assam)
  • Indian Leafwing Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, 1829) (Indonesia, Malaysia)


Doleschallia - The Autumn Leaf

  • Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
    Doleschallia bisaltide

    The Autumnleaf Doleschallia bisaltide is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in India, also found in Australia where known as Leafwing....
     (Cramer, 1777)


Rhinopalpa - The Wizard

  • Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice
    Rhinopalpa polynice

    The Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in India and South Asia.External links...
     (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



See also

  • Nymphalidae
    Nymphalidae

    The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterfly which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies....
  • List of butterflies of India
    List of butterflies of India

    India has an extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold, of 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....