List of butterflies of India (Danainae)

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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.

1 Parantica, The Glassy Tigers
2 Ideopsis, The Blue Glassy Tigers
3 Tirumala, The Blue Tigers
4 Danaus, The Tigers
5 Euploea, The Crows
6 Idea, The Tree Nymphs
7 References
8 See also

[edit] Parantica, The Glassy Tigers

Yellow Glassy Tiger, Parantica aspasia (Fabricius, 1787)
Dark Glassy Tiger, Parantica agleoides (Felder & Felder, 1860)
Glassy Tiger, Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
Chocolate Tiger, Parantica melaneus (Cramer, 1775)
Chestnut Tiger, Parantica sita (Kollar, 1844)
Nilgiri Tiger, Parantica nilgiriensis (Moore, 1877)

[edit] Ideopsis, The Blue Glassy Tigers

Blue Glassy Tiger, Ideopsis vulgaris (Butler, 1874)
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger, Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)

[edit] Tirumala, The Blue Tigers

Dark Blue Tiger, Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874)
Scarce Blue Tiger, Tirumala gautama (Moore, 1877)
Blue Tiger, Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775

[edit] Danaus, The Tigers

Plain Tiger, Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Common Or Striped Tiger, Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
White Tiger, Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777
Malay Tiger, Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775

[edit] Euploea, The Crows

Striped Blue Crow, Euploea mulciber (Cramer, 1777)
Striped Black Crow, Euploea doubledayi Felder & Felder, 1865
Spotted Black Crow, Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853
Common Indian Crow, Euploea core (Cramer, 1780)
Long Branded Blue Crow Euploea algea (Godart, 1819)
Double-Branded Crow, Euploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793)
Magpie Crow, Euploea radamanthus (Fabricius, 1793)
Blue King Crow, Euploea klugii Moore, 1858
Blue Spotted Crow, Euploea midamus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)

[edit] Idea, The Tree Nymphs

Malabar Tree Nymph, Idea malabarica Moore, 1877

[edit] 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. [1] [accessed 14 Oct 2006]
Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.