List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

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Commander, Moduza procris, a limenitidine butterfly found in India.
Commander, Moduza procris, a limenitidine butterfly found in India.

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.

A total of 99 species belonging to 20 genera are found in India.

Contents

[edit] Limenitis - The Admirals

[edit] Summalia - The Green Commodore

[edit] Moduza - The Commander

[edit] Parasarpa - The Commodores

[edit] Auzakia danava - The Commodore

[edit] Athyma - The Sergeants

[edit] Lebadea - The Knight

[edit] Pantoporia - The Lascars

[edit] Lasippa - The Lascars

  • Burmese Lascar Lasippa heliodore (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Burmese Lascar Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)
  • Yellowjack Sailer Lasippa viraja (Moore, 1872)

[edit] Neptis - The Sailers

  • Chestnut-Streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah Moore 1857
  • Neptis pseudovikasi (Moore, 1899)
  • Indian Dingiest Sailer Neptis harita Moore, 1875
  • Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884
  • Neptis vikasi Horsfield, [1829]
  • Small Yellow Sailer Neptis miah Moore, 1858
  • Yerbury's Sailer Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886
  • Pallas' Sailer Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
  • Common Sailer Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758
  • Clear Sailer or Southern Sullied Sailer Neptis clinia Moore, 1872
  • Clear Sailer Neptis nata Moore, 1858
  • Shortbanded Sailer Neptis (Phaedyma) columella (Cramer, 1780)
  • Sullied Sailer Neptis soma Moore, 1858
  • Himalayan Sailer Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872
  • Broad-banded Sailer Neptis sankara (Kollar, 1844)
  • Pale-green Sailer Neptis zaida Doubleday, 1848
  • Spotted Sailer Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Great Yellow Sailer Neptis radha Moore, 1857
  • Broadstick Sailer Neptis narayana Moore, 1858
  • Yellow Sailer Neptis ananta Moore, 1858
  • Rich Sailer Neptis anjana Moore, 1881
  • Less Rich Sailer Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896
  • Hockeystick Sailer Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890
  • Pale Hockeystick Sailer Neptis manasa Moore, 1857
  • Manipur Yellow Sailer Neptis namba Tytler, 1915
  • Plain Sailer Neptis cartica Moore, 1872
  • Armand's Sailer' Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876
  • Chinese Yellow Sailer Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890
  • Spotted Sailer Neptis magatha (Stoll) (?)
  • Clear Sailer Neptis nandina Moore, 1858

[edit] Phaedyma - The Great Hockeystick Sailer

  • Great Hockeystick Sailer Phaedyma aspasia (Leech, 1890)
  • Short-banded Sailer Phaedyma columella (Cramer, [1780])

[edit] Parthenos - The Clipper

[edit] Bhagadatta - The Grey Commodore

  • Grey Commodore Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872)[10]

[edit] Euthalia - The Barons

  • Powdered Baron Euthalia monina, (Moore, 1859)[11]
  • White-tipped Baron Euthalia merta (Moore, 1859)[11]
  • Euthalia eriphylae de Nicéville, 1891 [11]
  • White-Edged Blue Baron, Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)[11]
  • Common Baron Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, 1777)[11]
  • Streaked Baron, Euthalia alpheda (Godart, [1824]) (ssp. jama C. & R. Felder, 1867 [11]
  • Grey Baron Euthalia anosia (Moore, 1858)[11]
  • Euthalia malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899 [11]
  • Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina (Cramer, 1777)[11]
  • Baronet Euthalia nais (Forster, 1771)[11]
  • Blue Duchess Euthalia duda (Staudinger, 1855)[11]
  • French Duke Euthalia franciae (Gray, 1846)[11]
  • Naga Duke Euthalia khama Alphéraky, 1898 [11]
  • Bronze Duke Euthalia nara Moore, 1859 [11]
  • Grand Duchess Euthalia patala (Kollar, 1844)[11]
  • Green Duke Euthalia sahadeva (Moore, ?1861)[11]
  • Blue Baron Euthalia telchinia (Ménétriés, 1857)[11]

[edit] Tanaecia - The Counts

[edit] Neurosigma - The Panther

  • Panther, Neurosigma siva (Westwood, 1850)[13]

[edit] Abrota

  • Abrota ganga Moore, 1857 [14]

[edit] Dophla - Redspot Duke

[edit] Lexias - The Archdukes

  • Great Archduke Lexias cyanipardus (Butler, 1869)[16]
  • Lexias pardalis (Moore, 1878)[16]
  • Archduke Lexias dirtea (Fabricius, 1793)[16]

[edit] Bassarona - The Dukes


[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Limenitis genus.
  2. ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Sumalia genus.
  3. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Moduza genus.
  4. ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Parasarpa genus.
  5. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Auzakia genus.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Athyma genus.
  7. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Lebadea genus.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Pantoporia genus.
  9. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Parthenos genus.
  10. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Bhagadatta genus.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Euthalia genus.
  12. ^ a b c d e Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Tanaecia genus
  13. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Neurosigma.
  14. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Abrota.
  15. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Dophla genus.
  16. ^ a b c Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Lexias genus.
  17. ^ a b c d Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Bassarona genus.

[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.
  • 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 [1].
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.


[edit] See also