List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

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

Contents 1 Danainae (26 spp) 2 Morphinae (20 spp) 3 Satyrinae (176 spp) 4 Limenitidinae (99 spp) 5 Libytheinae 6 Charaxinae 6.1 Charaxes - The Rajahs 6.2 Polyura - The Nawabs 6.3 Prothoe - The Blue Begum 6.4 Agatasa - The Glorious Begum 7 Calinaginae 8 Heliconiinae 8.1 Acraea - The Tawny Coster 8.2 Cethosia - The Lacewings 8.3 Clossiana - The Fritillaries 8.4 Issoria - The Queen of Spain Fritillaries 8.5 Kuekenthaliella - The Fritillaries 8.6 Fabriciana - The Siverstripes 8.7 Argyreus - The Indian Fritillary 8.8 Childrena - The Large Sikverstripe 8.9 Speyeria - The Fritillaries 8.10 Argyronome - The Eastern Silverstripe 8.11 Phalanta - The Leopards 8.12 Vindula - The Cruiser 8.13 Cirrochroa - The Yeomans 8.14 Cupha - The Rustic 8.15 Vagrans - The Vagrant 9 Cyrestinae 9.1 Cyrestis - The Maps 9.2 Chersonesia - The Maplets 9.3 Dichorragia - The Constable 9.4 Stibochiona - The Popinjay 10 Pseudergolinae 11 Biblidinae 11.1 Ariadne - The Castors 11.2 Laringa 11.3 Byblia - The Joker 12 Apaturinae 12.1 Mimathyma - The Purple Emperors 12.2 Chitoria - The Emperors 12.3 Dilipa - The Golden Emperor 12.4 Eulacera - Tytler's Emperor 12.5 Rohana - The Princes 12.6 Euripus - The Courtesans 12.7 Helcyra - The White Emperors 12.8 Herona - The Pasha 12.9 Hestina - The Circe 12.10 Sephisa - The Courtiers 13 Nymphalinae 13.1 Araschnia - The Mongol 13.2 Symbrenthia - The Jesters 13.3 Vanessa -The Indian Red Admiral 13.4 Nymphalis - The Tortoiseshells 13.5 Junonia - The Pansies 13.6 Hypolimnas - The eggflies 13.7 Kallima - The Oakleafs 13.8 Doleschallia - The Autumn Leaf 13.9 Rhinopalpa - The Wizard 13.10 Melitaea 14 Cited references 15 References 16 See also

[edit] Danainae (26 spp)

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).

[edit] Morphinae (20 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae).

[edit] Satyrinae (176 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae).

[edit] Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

[edit] Libytheinae

• European or Common Beak Libythea celtis (Laicharting, [1782]) earlier Libythea lepita (Moore, 1857).^[1]
• Whitespotted Beak Libythea narina (Marshall, 1880)
• Club Beak Libythea myrrha (Godart, 1819)

[edit] Charaxinae

[edit] Charaxes - The Rajahs

• Chestnut Rajah Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884
• Tawny Rajah Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Scarce Tawny Rajah Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, 1867
• Yellow Rajah Charaxes marmax (Westwood, 1847)
• Variegated Rajah Charaxes kahruba (Moore 1895)
• Black Rajah Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793)

[edit] Polyura - The Nawabs

• Stately Nawab Polyura dolon (Westwood, 1847) (formerly a Rajah)
• Blue Nawab Polyura schreiberi (Godart, 1824)
• Common Nawab Polyura athamas (Drury, 1773)
• Pallid Nawab Polyura arja (C.Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
• Malayan Nawab Polyura moori (Distant, 1883)
• Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus (Doubleday, 1843)
• Jewelled Nawab Polyura delphis (Doubleday, 1843)
• China Nawab Polyura narcaeus (Hewitson, 1854)

[edit] Prothoe - The Blue Begum

• Blue Begum Prothoe franck (Godart, 1824)

[edit] Agatasa - The Glorious Begum

• Glorious Begum Agatasa calydonia (Hewitson, 1854)

[edit] Calinaginae

• Freak Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857
• Sikkim Freak Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896 (Sikkim, Bhutan)
• Abor Freak Calinaga aborica Tyler, 1915 (Abor Hills)

[edit] Heliconiinae

[edit] Acraea - The Tawny Coster

• Tawny Coster Acraea violae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Yellow Coster Acraea issoria (Hübner,1819)

[edit] Cethosia - The Lacewings

• Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis (Drury, 1773)
• Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane (Drury, 1773)
• Tamil Lacewing Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1867

[edit] Clossiana - The Fritillaries

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

[edit] Issoria - The Queen of Spain Fritillaries

• Queen of Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vagrant, Issoria sinha (Kollar, 1848)

[edit] Kuekenthaliella - The Fritillaries

• Kuekenthaliella gemmata (Butler, 1881)
• Kuekenthaliella altissima (Elwes, 1882)
• Kuekenthaliella mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)

[edit] Fabriciana - The Siverstripes

• Common Silverstripe Fabriciana kamala (Moore, 1857)
• Fabriciana argyrospilata (Kotsch, 1938)

[edit] Argyreus - The Indian Fritillary

• Indian Fritillary Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)

[edit] Childrena - The Large Sikverstripe

• Large Silverstripe Childrena childreni (Gray, 1831)

[edit] Speyeria - The Fritillaries

• Speyeria clara (Blanchard, 1844)
• Speyeria claudia (Fawcett 1904)

[edit] Argyronome - The Eastern Silverstripe

• Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)

[edit] Phalanta - The Leopards

• Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, 1782)
• Leopard Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)

[edit] Vindula - The Cruiser

• Cruiser Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793

[edit] Cirrochroa - The Yeomans

• Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847
• Tamil Yeoman Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787)
• Nicobar Yeoman Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881 (Nicobar Is)
• Common Yeoman Cirrochroa tyche Felder & Felder, 1861

[edit] Cupha - The Rustic

• Rustic Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)

[edit] Vagrans - The Vagrant

• Vagrant Vagrans egista (Cramer, [1780])

[edit] Cyrestinae

[edit] Cyrestis - The Maps

• Marbled Map Cyrestis cocles (Fabricius, 1787)
• Common Map Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
• Nicobar Map Cyrestis tabula de Nicéville, 1883.
• Straight Line Map Cyrestis nivea (Zinken-Sommer, 1831)
• Andaman Map Cyrestis andamanensis Staudinger

[edit] Chersonesia - The Maplets

• Common Maplet, Chersonesia risa (Doubleday, 1848)
• Intermediate Maplet Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895
• Wavy Maplet Chersonesia rahria (Moore, 1858)

[edit] Dichorragia - The Constable

• Constable Dichorragia nesimachus (Doyère, 1840)

[edit] Stibochiona - The Popinjay

• Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846)

[edit] Pseudergolinae

• Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, 1844)

[edit] Biblidinae

[edit] Ariadne - The Castors

• Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Common Castor Ariadne merione (Cramer, 1777)

[edit] Laringa

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

[edit] Byblia - The Joker

• Joker Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

[edit] Apaturinae

[edit] Mimathyma - The Purple Emperors

• Sergeant Emperor Mimathyma chevana (Moore, 1866) (Sikkim)
• Indian Purple Emperor, Mimathyma ambica (Kollar, 1844)

[edit] Chitoria - The Emperors

• Sordid Emperor Chitoria sordida (Moore, 1866)
• Tawny Emperor Chitoria ulupi (Doherty, 1889)

[edit] Dilipa - The Golden Emperor

• Golden Emperor Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, 1850)

[edit] Eulacera - Tytler's Emperor

• Tytler's Emperor Eulaceura manipurensis Tytler, 1915

[edit] Rohana - The Princes

• Black Prince Rohana parisatis (Westwood, 1850)
• Brown Prince Rohana parvata (Moore, 1857)

[edit] Euripus - The Courtesans

• Painted Courtesan Euripus consimilis (Westwood, 1850)
• Courtesan Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)

[edit] Helcyra - The White Emperors

• White Emperor Helcyra heminea Hewitson, 1864

[edit] Herona - The Pasha

• Pasha Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848

[edit] Hestina - The Circe

• Circe, Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1845)
• Siren Hestina persimilis (Westwood, 1850)
• Hestina jermyni Druce, 1911 (Himalayas)

[edit] Sephisa - The Courtiers

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

[edit] Nymphalinae

[edit] Araschnia - The Mongol

• Mongol Araschnia prorsoides (Blanchard, 1871)

[edit] Symbrenthia - The Jesters

• Asian Jester, Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864
• Spotted Jester, Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart, 1824)
• Common Jester Symbrenthia hippoclus (Cramer, 1779)
• Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872
• Tytler's Jester Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940 (= dalailama Huang, 1998)
• Blue-Tail Jester Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872
• Scarce Jester Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville

[edit] Vanessa -The Indian Red Admiral

• Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)
• Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

[edit] Nymphalis - The Tortoiseshells

• Scarce Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
• Indian Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais)kaschmirensis (Kollar, 1844)
• Ladakh Tortoiseshell Nymphalis (Aglais) ladakensis (Moore, 1878)
• Eastern Comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
• Blue Admiral Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Polygonia interposita Staudinger, 1881^{[verification needed]}

[edit] Junonia - The Pansies

• Gray Pansy Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Peacock Pansy Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798)
• Chocolate Pansy, Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)
• Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Blue Pansy Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)

[edit] Hypolimnas - The eggflies

• Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

[edit] Kallima - The Oakleafs

• Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus (Boisduval, 1846)
• Andaman Oakleaf Kallima albofasciata (Moore, 1877) (Andaman Is.)
• Scarce Blue Oakleaf Kallima alompra (Moore, 1879) (Sikkim)
• South Indian Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi (Kollar, 1844)
• Ceylon Blue Oak Leaf Kallima philarchus (Westwood, 1848) (Sri Lanka)
• Kallima knyvetti (De Nicéville, 1886) (Bhutan, Assam)
• Indian Leafwing Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, 1829) (Indonesia, Malaysia)

[edit] Doleschallia - The Autumn Leaf

• Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777)

[edit] Rhinopalpa - The Wizard

• Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, 1779)

[edit] 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

[edit] Cited references

1. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Libythea 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

• Nymphalidae
• List of butterflies of India

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