List of butterflies of India
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The following is a list of the butterflies of India. Approximately 1439 species of butterfly have been described from India. The families and the approximate numbers of species in them are as follows.
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[edit] Superfamily Papilionoidea
- Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterflies (84 species)
- Pieridae - Yellow-White Butterflies (81 species)
- Nymphalidae- Brush-Footed Butterflies (480 species)
- Lycaenidae- Blues, hairstreaks and Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (318 species)
- Riodinidae - Punches & Judies (16 species)
[edit] Superfamily Hesperioidea
- Hesperiidae - Skipper Butterflies (307 species)
[edit] See also
[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. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 6 January 2007]
- Collins, N. M. & M. G. Morris (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
- Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Gay, T., Kehimkar, I. & J. C. Punetha (1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, M. (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Kunte, K. (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
- Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
[edit] External links
- Butterflies of Meghalaya
- Oriental Nymphalidae
- Butterfly taxonomy
- Indian Butterfly photographs
- Insects of Sri Lanka
- Western Ghats list
- Markku Savela's pages
- Heiner Ziegler's pages
- Indian Wildlife Act and scheduled species lists
