List of butterflies of Pakistan
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The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan.
Famliy Papilionidae (Apollo Butterflies and Swallowtails)
Sub-Family : Parnassiinae (Apollo Butterflies)
- Hypermnestra helios (Desert Apollo)
- Parnassius acco(Varnished Apollo)
- Parnassius actius (Pale Keeled Apollo)
- Parnassius jacquemontii (Keeled Apollo)
- Parnassius tianschanica (Large Keeled Apollo)
- Parnassius boedromius
- Parnassius charltonius (Regal Apollo)
- Parnassius delphius (Kafir Banded Apollo)
- Parnassius epaphus (Common Red Apollo)
- Parnassius hardwickii (Common Blue Apollo)
- Parnassius inopinatus
- Parnassius loxias
- Parnassius simo (Black-edged Apollo)
- Parnassius staudingeri (Karakoram Banded Apollo)
- Parnassius stenosemus (Pir Panjal Banded Apollo)
- Parnassius stoliczkanus (Ladak Banded Apollo)
- Parnassius cardinalis (Astor Banded Apollo)
Subfamily: Papilioninae (Swallowtails, Peacocks and Mimes)
12 species of 4-5 genera belonging to this subfamily are found in Pakistan.
- Graphium cloanthus (Glassy Bluebottle)
- Graphium sarpedon (Common Bluebottle)
- Papilio alexanor (Alexanor or Southern Swallowtail or Baluchi Yellow Swallowtail)
- Papilio arcturus (Blue Peacock)
- Papilio clytia or Chilasa clytia (Common Mime)
- Papilio demoleus - (Lemon Butterfly or Lime Butterfly)
- Papilio machaon (Common Yellow Swallowtail)
- Papilio polyctor or Papilio bianor (Common Peacock)
- Papilio polytes (Common Mormon)
- Atrophaneura polyeuctes - (Common Windmill)
- Pachliopta aristolochiae (Common Rose)
- Papilio ladakensis (Ladak Swallowtail)
Famliy Pieridae (Whites and Yellows)
Subfamily: Pierinae (Whites)
- Leptosia nina - (Psyche)
- Baltia shawi -(Shaw’s Dwarf)
- Baltia butleri - (Butler’s Dwarf or Two-spotted Dwarf)
- Euchloe charlonia - (Lemon White)
- Euchloe lucilla - (Pale Lemon White)
- Euchloe belemia - (Striped White)
- Euchloe daphalis - (Pearl White)
- Pontia chloridice - (Lesser Bath White)
- Pontia callidice - (Lofty Bath White or Peak White)
- Pontia daplidice - (Bath White)
- Pontia glauconome - (Desert Bath White)
- Pieris devta - (Chitral Green-banded White)
- Pieris ajaka - (Himalayan Green-veined White or Murree Green-veined White)
- Pieris deota - (Alpine or Kashmir Large White)
- Pieris canidia - (Asian Cabbage White)
- Pieris rapae - (Small Cabbage White)
- Pieris brassicae - (Large Cabbage White)
- Aporia leucodice - (Himalayan Blackvein)
- Aporia nabellica - (Dusky Blackvein)
- Delias belladonna - (Hill Jezebel)
- Delias sanaca - (Pale Jezebel)
- Delias eucharis - (Common Jezebel)
- Belenois aurota - (Pioneer)
- Cepora nerissa - (Common Gull)
- Pareronia hippia - (Indian Wanderer)
- Appias libythea - (Western Striped Albatross)
Subfamily: Coliadinae(Yellows)
- Catopsilia pomona Common Emigrant or Lemon Migrant Butterfly
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant or White Migrant Butterfly
- Ixias pyrene Yellow Orangetip
- Ixias marianne White Orangetip (Not Confirmed)
- Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow
- Eurema brigitta Small Grass Yellow
- Eurema laeta Short-bordered or Spotless Grass Yellow
- Eurema blanda Three-spot Grass Yellow
- Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone
- Gonepteryx mahaguru Lesser Brimstone
- Gonepteryx farinosa Chitral Brimstone (Ssp. G.f.chitralensis )
- Colias fieldii Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colias erate Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias marcopolo Marcopolo’s Clouded Yellow
- Colias alpherakii Green Clouded Yellow
- Colias wiskotti Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
- Colias stoliczkana Orange Clouded Yellow
- Colias cocandica Pamir Clouded Yellow
- Colias ladakensis Ladak Clouded Yellow
- Colias eogene Fiery Clouded Yellow
- Colias leechi Glaucous Clouded Yellow
- Colotis amata Small Salmon Arab
- Colotis protractus Blue-spotted Arab
- Colotis vestalis White Arab
- Colotis fausta Large Salmon Arab
- Colotis liagore Desert Orangetip
- Colotis etrida Little or Small Orangetip
- Colotis danae Crimsontip or scarlet-tip
Subfamily: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
This huge family is represented in Pakistan by following 11 subfamilies:
- Charaxinae 1 Species
- Apaturinae 5 Species
- Calinaginae 1 Species
- Biblidinae 1 Species
- Nymphalinae 28 Species
- Cyrestinae 1 Species
- Limenitidinae 8 Species
- Heliconiinae 15 Species
- Danainae 4 Species
- Libytheinae 2 Species
- Satyrinae 55 Species
Subfamily: Charaxinae (Leafwings)
- Polyura athamas (Common Nawab)
Subfamily: Apaturinae (Emperors and allies)
- Apatura ambica (Indian Purple Emperor)
- Hestina nicevillei (Scarce Siren)
- Sephisa dichroa (Western Courtier)
- Limenitis lepechini (Chitral White Admiral)
- Limenitis trivena (Indian White Admiral)
Subfamily: Calinaginae (Freaks)
- Calinaga buddha (Freak)
Subfamily: Biblidinae (Castors etc.)
- Ariadne merione (Common Castor)
Subfamily: Nymphalinae (Nymphs, Fritillaries, Pansies, Eggflies etc.)
- Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
- Junonia orithya Blue Pansy
- Junonia almana Peacock Pansy
- Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy
- Junonia iphita Chocolate Pansy or Chocolate Soldier
- Junonia atlites Grey Pansy
- Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral
- Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
- Cynthia cardui Painted Lady
- Kaniska canace Blue Admiral
- Polygonia egea Eastern Comma
- Polygonia c-album Comma
- Polygonia vau-album = Nymphalis l-album l-album (False Comma or Comma Tortoiseshell)
- Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Large Tortoiseshell or Scarce Tortoiseshell or Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell
- Nymphalis polychloros = Vanessa polychloros fervida (Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell)
- Nymphalis (Aglais) kaschmirensis = Venessa caschmirensis (Indian Tortoiseshell)
- Aglais rizana Mountain Tortoiseshell
- Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly
- Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
Genus Melitaea Small Fritillaries
- Melitaea shandura Shandur Fritillary
- Melitaea persea M.p.dodgsoni (Persian Fritillary or Desert Fritillary)
- Melitaea lutko Balochi Fritillary
- Melitaea trivia M.t.robertsi (Lesser Spotted Fritillary)
- Melitaea didyma M.d.mixta mixta (Spotted Fritillary or Red-band Fritillary or Fiery Fritillary)
- Melitaea chitralensis Chitral Redband Fritillary
- Melitaea minerva Pamir Fritillary
- Melitaea arcesia M.s.balbita(Blackvein Fritillary)
- Melitaea ala or Melitaea pseudoala
Subfamily: Cyrestinae (Maps)
- Cyrestis thyodamas (Common Map Butterfly)
Subfamily: Limenitidinae (Sergeants,Sailers, Barons etc.)
- Limenitis trivena (Indian White Admiral)
- Limenitis lepechini (Chitral White Admiral)
- Athyma opalina (Hill Sergeant or Himalayan Sergeant)
- Neptis sappho (Pallas’s Sailer or Common Glider)
- Neptis mahendra (Himalayan Sailer)
- Neptis zaida (Pale-green Sailer)
- Neptis soma (Sullied Sailer)
- Neptis nata (Clear Sailer)
- Euthalia aconthea (Common Baron)
- Euthalia patala (Grand Duchess)
Subfamily: Heliconiinae (Heliconians or Longwings)
- Phalanta phalanta (Common Leopard)
- Acraea violae (Tawny Coster or Indian Acraea) Synonym: Telchinia violae
- Issoria lathonia (Queen of Spain Fritillary)
- Issoria isaea Himalayan Queen Fritillary()
- Argyreus hyperbius (Tropical or Indian Fritillary)
- Argynnis pandora Ssp. pasargades (Cardinal or Western Silverstripe)
- Argynnis aglaia = Speyeria aglaja (Dark-green Silverspot/Fritillary)
- Argynnis adippe (High Brown Silverspot/Fritillary) Synonym: Fabriciana jainadeva
- Childrena childreni (Large Silverstripe or Himalayan Fritillary)
- Fabriciana kamala (Common Silverstripe)
- Fabriciana argyrospilata (Afghan Fritillary)
- Clossiana jerdoni (Jerdon’s Silverspot)
- Clossiana hegemone (Whitespot (False) Fritillary)
- Boloria pales (Straightwing Silverspot or Shephard`s Fritillary)
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies)
- Tirumala limniace (Blue Tiger)
- Danaus genutia (Common or Striped Tiger or Indian Monarch)
- Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
- Euploea core (Common Crow)
Subfamily: Libytheinae (Beaks)
- Libythea celtis (Common Beak)
- Libythea celtis (European Beak or Nettle Tree Butterfly)
Subfamily: Satyrinae (Browns)
- Lethe verma (Straight-banded Tree Brown)
- Lethe rohria (Common Tree Brown)
- Lethe confusa (Banded Tree Brown)
- Lasiommata schakra (Common Wall)
- Lasiommata maerula (Kashmir Wall or Scarce Wall)
- Lasiommata ananda (Chitral Wall)
- Lasiommata menava (Dark Wall)
- Kirinia eversmanni (Yellow Wall)
- Hyponephele pulchra (Dusky Meadow Brown or Beautiful Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele pulchella (Tawny Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele carbonelli (Baltistan Meadowbrown)
- Hyponephele narica (Tawny Branded Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele lupina (Branded Meadow Brown or Oriental Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele davendra (White-ringed Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele tenuistigma (Lesser White-ringed Meadow Brown)
- Maniola mandane (Oval Spot Meadow Brown)
- Hyponephele hilaris (Pamir Meadow Brown)
- Coenonympha myops Ssp. macmahoni (Balochi Heath)
- Hipparchia parisatis (White-edged Rock Brown)
- Eumenis thelephassa (Baluchi Rock Brown)
- Hipparchia persephone Ssp. enervata (Dark Rock Brown)
- Chazara heydenreichi Ssp. shandura(Shandur Rock Brown)
- Pseudochazara mniszechii Ssp. gilgitica (Tawny Rock Brown) Synonym: Eumenis baldiva
- Pseudochazara annieae (Annie’s Rockbrown)
- Satyrus pimpla (Dark or Black Satyr)
- Karanasa bolorica (Turkestan Satyr)
- Karanasa leechi Ssp. hunza (Leech’s Satyr)
- Karanasa digna (Chitrali Satyr) Synonym: Kanetisa digna
- Karanasa pupilata (Chitral Satyr)
- Karanasa modesta (Modest Satyr)
- Karanasa astorica (Astor Satyr)
- Karanasa huebneri (Tawny Satyr)
- Karanasa safeda (Safed Koh Satyr)
- Karanasa cadesia (Moore’s Satyr)
- Hipparchia moorei (Turkestan Satyr or Shandur Satyr)
- Aulocera padma (Great Satyr)
- Aulocera swaha (Common Satyr)
- Aulocera saraswati (Striated Satyr)
- Callerebia nirmala (Common Argus)
- Callerebia annada (Ringed Argus)
- Callerebia scanda Ssp. caeca (Ringed Argus)
- Callerebia kalinda (Scarce Mountain Argus)
- Callerebia shallada (Mountain Argus)
- Paralasa mani (Yellow Argus) Synonym: Erebia mani
- Ypthima inica (Lesser Threering)
- Ypthima nareda (Large Threering)
- Ypthima asterope (Common Threering or African Ringlet)
- Ypthima huebneri (Common Fourring)
- Ypthima bolanica (Desert Fourring)
- Ypthima lisandra (Jewel Fourring) or Ypthima avanta
- Ypthima baldus (Common Fivering)
- Ypthima nikaea (Moore’s Fivering or West Himalayan Five-ring) Formerly Ypthima sakra (Himalayan Fivering)
- Melanitis leda (Common Evening Brown)
- Mycalesis perseus (Common Bush Brown)
- Mycalesis nicotia (Bright-eyed Bush Brown)
Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae(Blues)
- Castalius rosimon (Common Pierrot)
- Tarucus balkanicus nigra (Balkan Pierrot or Little Tiger Blue)
- Tarucus nara Synonym: Tarucus extricatus (Striped or Rounded Pierrot)
- Tarucus indicus (Indian Pierrot)
- Tarucus rosacea or Tarucus mediterraneae (Balochistan Pierrot or Mediterranean Pierrot)
- Tarucus callinara (Spotted Pierrot)
- Tarucus venosus (Himalayan Pierrot or Viened Pierrot)
- Tarucus hazara (Hazara Pierrot)
- Leptotes plinius (Zebra Blue)
- Azanus jesous (African Babul Blue or Topaz-spotted Blue)
- Azanus ubaldus (Bright Babul Blue or Desert Babul Blue-or-Velvet-spotted Blue)
- Azanus uranus (Dull Babul Blue or Indian Babul Blue)
- Cupido buddhista shandua (Shandur Cupid or Buddhist Blue)
- Everes deporides (Himalayan Cupid or Chapman`s Cupid)
- Everes argiades indica (Short-tailed Blue-or-Tailed Cupid)
- Everes huegelii (Dusky-blue Cupid)
- Celastrina huegeli (Large Hedge Blue)
- Celastrina ladonides or Celastrina gigas?(Silvery Hedge Blue)
- Celastrina argiolus Ssp. kollari (Holly Blue or Hill Hedge Blue)
- Acytolepis puspa (Common Hedge Blue)
- Oreolyce vardhana (Dusky Hedge Blue)
- Pseudophilotes vicrama (Lesser Chequered Blue-or-Eastern Baton Blue)
- Aricia agestis Ssp. nazira (Brown Argus)
- Aricia astorica (Astor Argus)
- Plebejus eumedon = Eumedonia eumedon(Streaked Argus or Geranium Argus)
- Plebejus kwaja (Dark Jewel Blue)
- Plebejus christophe (Small Jewel Blue)
- Plebejus beani (Balochi Jewel Blue or Zephyr Blue)
- Plebejus baroghila (Baroghil Jewel Blue)
- Turanana cytis Ssp. laspura (Spotted Argus Blue)
- Turanana chitrali (Chitral Argus Blue)
- Agriades pheretiades (Tien Shan Blue)
- Agriades jaloka (Greenish Mountain Blue or Jaloka Mountain Blue)
- Albulina iris (Jewel Argus)
- Albulina pheretes (Mountain Blue)
- Albulina asiatica (Azure Mountain Blue)
- Albulina omphisa (Dusky Green Underwing)
- Glaucopsyche alexis (Western Green Underwing or Green-Underside Blue)
- Iolana gigantea Ssp. gilgitica (Gilgit Mountain Blue)
- Polyommatus loewii (Large Jewel Blue)
- Polyommatus sarta (Brilliant Meadow Blue)
- Polyommatus sieversi Ssp. felicia (Pale Jewel Blue)
- Polyommatus bogra (Balochi Meadow Blue)
- Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue or Violet Meadow Blue)
- Polyommatus eros (Common Meadow Blue)
- Polyommatus florenciae (Silvery Meadow Blue)
- Tiora devanica (Dusky Meadow Blue)
- Chilades laius (Lime Blue)
- Chilades contracta or Chilades parrhasius ? (Small Cupid or Parrhasius Cupid)
- Edales pandava (Plains Cupid or Cycad Blue)
- Freyeria trochylus (Southern Grass Jewel)
- Pseudozizeeria maha (Pale Grass Blue)
- Zizeeria karsandra (Dark Grass Blue)
- Lachides galba Ssp. phiala (Small Desert Blue or Persian Grass Blue)
- Zizina otis (Lesser Grass Blue)
- Zizula hylax or Zizula gaika (Tiny Grass Blue or Gaika Blue)
- Euchrysops cnejus (Gram Blue or Spotted Pea Blue)
- Catochrysops strabo (Forget-me-not)
- Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue or Long-tailed Pea Blue)
- Jamides celeno (Common Cerulean)
- Jamides bochus (Dark Cerulean)
- Prosotas nora (Common Lineblue or Nora Lineblue or Long-tailed Lineblue)
- Prosotas dubiosa (Tailless Lineblue or Small Purple Lineblue)
Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers and Sapphires)
- Lycaena metallica (Small Green Underwing)
- Lycaena galathea (Large Green Underwing)
- Lycaena pavana (White-bordered Copper)
- Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper or Common Copper)
- Lycaena kasyapa (Green Copper)
- Lycaena solskyi Ssp. L.s.aditya (Golden Copper)
- Lycaena caspius (Purple Copper)
- Lycaena phoenicurus (Baluchi Copper)
- Lycaena (Thersamonia) lampon (Persian Fiery Copper)
- Tomares callimachus (Red Copper)
- Heliophorus sena (Sorrel Sapphire)
- Heliophorus bakeri (Western Blue Sapphire)
- Heliophorus tamu (Powdery Green Sapphire)
Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks and allies)
- Neolycaena connae (Baluchi Hairstreak)
- Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)
- Superflua sassanides (Whiteline Hairstreak)
- Euaspa milionia (Water Hairstreak)
- Thecla ziha (White-spotted Hairstreak)
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus (Wonderful Hairstreak)
- Chrysozephyrus syla (Silver Hairstreak)
- Chaetoprocta odata (Walnut Blue)
- Arhopala dodonaea (Pale Himalayan Oakblue)
- Amblypodia rama (Dark Himalayan Oakblue)
- Arhopala alemon (Indian Oakblue)
- Panchala ganesa (Tailless Bushblue or Tailless Oakblue)
- Apharitis epargyros (Yellow Silverline)
- Apharitis acamus (Tawny Silverline or Arab Leopard)
- Spindasis vulcanus (Common Silverline)
- Aphnaeus ictis (Common Shot Silverline)
- Aphnaeus elima (Scarce Shot Silverline)
- Tajuria cippus (Peacock Royal)
- Deudoryx epijarbas (Cornelian)
- Virachola isocrates (Common Guava Blue)
- Rapala manea (Slate Flash)
- Rapala iarbus (Common Red Flash)
- Rapala nissa (Common Flash)
- Rapala extensa (Chitral Flash)
- Baspa melampus (Indian Red Flash)
- Bidaspa selira (Himalayan Red Flash)
Family: Riodinidae (Metalmarks)
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae (Punches)
- Dodona durga (Common Punch)
- Dodona dipoea (Lesser Punch)
- Dodona eugenes (Tailed Punch)
Family Hesperidae (Skippers)
Subfamily: Coeliadinae (Awls)
- Bibasis sena (Orangetail Awl or Pale-green Awlet)
- Hasora chromus (Common Banded Awl)
- Badamia exclamationis (Brown Awl)
- Choaspes xanthopogon (Similar Awlking or Indian Awlking)
Subfamily: Pyrginae (Spread-winged Skippers: Flats and Angles)
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera (Common Spotted Flat)
- Celaenorrhinus munda (Himalayan Spotted Flat)
- Sarangesa purendra Ssp. pandra (Spotted Small Flat)
- Seseria dohertyi (Contiguous Seseria or Himalayan White Flat)
- Lobocla liliana (Marbled Flat)
- Tagiades cohaerens Ssp. cynthia (Evans’s Snow Flat)
- Caprona agama (Spotted Angle)
- Caprona alida (Yellow-spotted or Alida Angle)
Subfamily: Hesperinae (Grass Skippers: Swifts and Darts etc)
- Gomalia elma (Marbled Skipper or African Mallow Skipper)
- Spialia galba (Indian Skipper or Indian Grizzled Skipper)
- Spialia sertorius = Syrichtus orbifer carnea (Red-underwing Skipper or Brick Skipper)
- Spialia phlomidis (Persian Skipper or Balochi Skipper)
- Spialia geron =Spialia doris evanida (Aden Skipper)
- Muschampia staudingeri (Syrian Skipper or Streaked Skipper)
- Hesperia alpina Ssp. alichurensis (Mountain Skipper)
- Pyrgus cashmirensis (Kashmir Skipper)
- Carcharodus altheae (Tufted Marbled Skipper)
- Carcharodus alceae (Plain Marbled Skipper or Mallow Skipper)
- Nisoniades marloyi (marloyi)
- Erynnis pathan (Chitral Inky Skipper) [Synonym: Nisoniades marloyi ?]
- Aeromachus stigmata (Veined Scrub Hopper)
- Suastus gremius (Palm Bob)
- Notocrypta feisthamelii (Spotted Demon)
- Halpe homolea (Indian/Ceylon Ace)
- Actinor radians (Veined Dart)
- Taractrocera danna (Himalayan Grass Dart)
- Taractrocera maevius (Common or Oriental Grass Dart)
- Potanthus dara (Himalayan Dart)
- Telicota bambusae (Dark Palm Dart)
- Telicota colon (Pale Palm dart or Pale-orange Darter)
- Pamphila comma (Chequered Darter or Silver-spotted Skipper)
- Polytremis eltola (Yellow Spot Swift)
- Polytremis discreta (White-fringed Swift or Himalayan Swift)
- Pelopidas mathias (Dark Small-branded Swift, Small Branded Swift, Lesser Millet Skipper or Black Branded Swift or Rice skipper)
- Pelopidas agna (Obscure Branded or Dark Branded Swift)
- Pelopidas thrax (White-branded Swift)
- Parnara guttata (Common Straight Swift)
- Pseudoborbo bevani (Bevan's Swift or Lesser Rice Swift)
- Gegenes nostrodamus (Dingy Swift, Light Pygmy Skipper or Mediterranean Skipper)
- Gegenes pumilio (Pygmy Swift or Pygmy Skipper or Dark Hottentot)
- Eogenes alcides (Alcides Skipper or Torpedo)
- Eogenes lesliei (Leslie`s Hopper)
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