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    • LYCAENIDAE
      • POLYOMMATINAE
        • AGRIADES
          • Agriades leela
        • ALBULINA
        • Aricia agestis – Brown Argus
        • ALPHERAKYA
          • Alpherakya devanica
        • Eastern Baton Blue – Pseudophilotes vicrama
        • AZANUS
          • Azanus ubaldus – Bright Babul Blue
          • Azanus jesous – African Babul Blue
        • Bothrinia chennellii – hedge Cupid
        • Castalius rosimon – Common Pierrot
        • Banded Blue Pierrot – Discolampa ethion
        • Straight Pierrot- Caleta roxus
        • CHILADES
        • FREYERIA
        • JAMIDES
        • Leptotes plinius – Zebra Blue
        • NACADUBA
        • NIPHANDA
        • POLYOMMATUS
        • PROSOTAS
        • TARUCUS
          • Tarucus ananda
          • Tarucus callinara – Spotted Pierrot
          • Tarucus Indica
          • Tarucus nara
        • TONGEIA
          • Tongeia ion – Black Spotted Cupid
          • Tongeia potanini – Dark Cupid
      • MILETINAE
        • Allotinus drumila – Crenulate darkie
        • Miletus chinensis – Common brownie
        • Miletus Croton- Plain Brownie
        • Spalgis epeus – Apefly
      • LYCAENINAE
        • HELIOPHORUS
          • Western Blue Sapphire – Heliophorus bakeri
          • Heliophorus sena – Sorrel Sapphire
          • Heliophorus moorei – Azure Sapphire
        • Ladakh Copper – Lycaena aditya
        • Common Copper – Lycaena phlaeas
      • Poritia hewitsoni – Common Gem
      • RIODINIDAE
        • Abisara fylla – Dark Judy
        • Abisara neophron – Tailed Judy
        • Dodona dipoea – Lesser Punch
      • THECLINAE
        • Arhopala
        • Ancema ctesia – Bi-spot Royal
        • Chrysozephyrus birupa – Fawn Hairstreak
        • Euaspa milionia – Water Hairstreak
        • Horaga onyx – Common Onyx
        • SPINDASIS
          • Khaki Silverline – Spindasis Rukmini
          • Long-banded Silverline – Spindasis lohita
        • Tawny Silverline – Apharitis acamas
        • Apharitis lilacinus – Lilac Silverline
        • Rathinda amor – Monkey Puzzle
        • CATAPAECILMINI
        • CHERITRINI
          • Cheritra freja – Common Imperial
          • Suasa lisides – Red Imperial
          • Cheritrella truncipennis – Truncate Imperial
          • Ticherra acte – Blue Imperial
        • HYPOLYCAENINI
          • Hypolycaena kina – Blue Tit
        • Abisara fylla – Dark Judy
        • Zinaspa todara – Silver-streaked Acacia Blue
    • NYMPHALIDAE
      • APATURINAE
        • Chitoria naga – Naga Emperor
        • Dilipa morgiana – Golden Emperor
        • Mimathyma chevana – Sergeant Emperor
        • Mimathyma ambica – Indian Purple Emperor
        • Rohana parisatis – Black Prince
        • Rohana parvata – Brown Prince
        • Sephisa chandra – Eastern Courtier
      • BIBLIDINAE
      • CHARAXINAE
        • Charaxes agrarius – Anomalous Nawab
        • Charaxes bernardus – Tawny Rajah
        • Charaxes dolon – Stately Nawab
        • Charaxes kahruba -Variegated Rajah
        • Charaxes solon – Black Rajah
        • Polyura eudamippus-great nawab
        • Indian yellow nawab – Polyura Jalysus
      • CYRESTINAE
        • Chersonesia risa – Common Maplet
        • Chersonesia rahria – Wavy Maplet
        • Dichorragia nesimachus – Constable
      • DANAINAE
      • HELICONIINAE
        • Acraea issoria – Yellow Coster
        • Argynnis jainadeva – Highbrown Silverspot
        • Argynnis hyperbius – Indian Fritillary
        • Straightwing silverspot – Boloria sipora
        • Cethosia biblis – Red Lacewing
        • Cethosia cyane – Leopard Lacewing
        • Cethosia nietneri – Tamil lacewing
      • LIBYTHEINAE
      • LIMENITIDINAE
        • Athyma asura – Studded Sergeant
        • Colour Sergeant -Athyma nefte
        • Dingiest Sailer – Neptis harita
        • Euthalia anosia – Grey Baron
        • Euthalia lubentina – Gaudy Baron
        • Euthalia franciae – French Duke
        • Euthalia patala – Grand Duchess
        • Lebadea martha – Knight
        • Lexis – Archduke
        • Moduza procris – Commander
        • Sumalia zulema -Scarce White Commodore
        • Yellow Sailer – Neptis ananta
        • Perak Lascar- Pantoporia paraka
        • The Variable Sailor -Neptis zaida inayoshii
        • Symbrenthia brabira – Yellow Jester
      • NYMPHALINAE
        • Vanessa indica – Indian Red Admiral
        • Symbrenthia brabira – Yellow Jester
        • Symbrenthia niphanda – Bluetail Jester
      • SATYRINAE
        • Aulocera swaha – Common Satyr
        • Discophora sondaica – Common Duffer
        • Elymnias vasudeva – Jezebel Palmfly
        • Enispe euthymius – Red Caliph
        • Hyponephele -Meadowbrown
        • Paralasa mani
        • Yellow Kaiser -Penthema lisarda
        • Ypthima
        • Zipaetis scylax – Dark Catseye
    • HESPERIIDAE
      • COELIADINAE
        • Burara amara – Small Green Awlet
        • Burara jaina – Orange Striped Awlet
      • PYRGINAE
      • HESPERIINAE
        • Aeromachus stigmata – Veined Scrub Hopper
        • Baoris chapmani
        • Tiger Hopper – Ochus subvittatus
        • Scobura cephala – Indian Forest Bob
    • PAPILIONIDAE
      • Meandrusa payeni – Yellow Gorgon
      • Atrophaneura varuna-Burmese Batwing
      • Byasa adamsoni- Adamson’s rose
      • Graphium antiphates – Five-bar Swordtail
      • Papilio polymnestor – Blue Mormon
      • Papilio memnon – Great Mormon
      • Papilio alcmenor – Redbreast
      • Papilio clytia – Common Mime
      • Pachliopta aristolochiae – Common Rose
      • Pachliopta hector – Crimson Rose
    • PIERIDAE
      • Delias acalis – Redbreast Jezebel
      • Delias agostina – Yellow Jezebel
      • Delias eucharis – Common Jezebel
      • Delias pasithoe – Red-base Jezebel
      • Colotis etrida – Little Orange-tip
      • Colotis danae – Crimson-tip
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  • HOME
  • LEPIDOPTERA
    • LYCAENIDAE
      • POLYOMMATINAE
        • AGRIADES
          • Agriades leela
        • ALBULINA
        • Aricia agestis – Brown Argus
        • ALPHERAKYA
          • Alpherakya devanica
        • Eastern Baton Blue – Pseudophilotes vicrama
        • AZANUS
          • Azanus ubaldus – Bright Babul Blue
          • Azanus jesous – African Babul Blue
        • Bothrinia chennellii – hedge Cupid
        • Castalius rosimon – Common Pierrot
        • Banded Blue Pierrot – Discolampa ethion
        • Straight Pierrot- Caleta roxus
        • CHILADES
        • FREYERIA
        • JAMIDES
        • Leptotes plinius – Zebra Blue
        • NACADUBA
        • NIPHANDA
        • POLYOMMATUS
        • PROSOTAS
        • TARUCUS
          • Tarucus ananda
          • Tarucus callinara – Spotted Pierrot
          • Tarucus Indica
          • Tarucus nara
        • TONGEIA
          • Tongeia ion – Black Spotted Cupid
          • Tongeia potanini – Dark Cupid
      • MILETINAE
        • Allotinus drumila – Crenulate darkie
        • Miletus chinensis – Common brownie
        • Miletus Croton- Plain Brownie
        • Spalgis epeus – Apefly
      • LYCAENINAE
        • HELIOPHORUS
          • Western Blue Sapphire – Heliophorus bakeri
          • Heliophorus sena – Sorrel Sapphire
          • Heliophorus moorei – Azure Sapphire
        • Ladakh Copper – Lycaena aditya
        • Common Copper – Lycaena phlaeas
      • Poritia hewitsoni – Common Gem
      • RIODINIDAE
        • Abisara fylla – Dark Judy
        • Abisara neophron – Tailed Judy
        • Dodona dipoea – Lesser Punch
      • THECLINAE
        • Arhopala
        • Ancema ctesia – Bi-spot Royal
        • Chrysozephyrus birupa – Fawn Hairstreak
        • Euaspa milionia – Water Hairstreak
        • Horaga onyx – Common Onyx
        • SPINDASIS
          • Khaki Silverline – Spindasis Rukmini
          • Long-banded Silverline – Spindasis lohita
        • Tawny Silverline – Apharitis acamas
        • Apharitis lilacinus – Lilac Silverline
        • Rathinda amor – Monkey Puzzle
        • CATAPAECILMINI
        • CHERITRINI
          • Cheritra freja – Common Imperial
          • Suasa lisides – Red Imperial
          • Cheritrella truncipennis – Truncate Imperial
          • Ticherra acte – Blue Imperial
        • HYPOLYCAENINI
          • Hypolycaena kina – Blue Tit
        • Abisara fylla – Dark Judy
        • Zinaspa todara – Silver-streaked Acacia Blue
    • NYMPHALIDAE
      • APATURINAE
        • Chitoria naga – Naga Emperor
        • Dilipa morgiana – Golden Emperor
        • Mimathyma chevana – Sergeant Emperor
        • Mimathyma ambica – Indian Purple Emperor
        • Rohana parisatis – Black Prince
        • Rohana parvata – Brown Prince
        • Sephisa chandra – Eastern Courtier
      • BIBLIDINAE
      • CHARAXINAE
        • Charaxes agrarius – Anomalous Nawab
        • Charaxes bernardus – Tawny Rajah
        • Charaxes dolon – Stately Nawab
        • Charaxes kahruba -Variegated Rajah
        • Charaxes solon – Black Rajah
        • Polyura eudamippus-great nawab
        • Indian yellow nawab – Polyura Jalysus
      • CYRESTINAE
        • Chersonesia risa – Common Maplet
        • Chersonesia rahria – Wavy Maplet
        • Dichorragia nesimachus – Constable
      • DANAINAE
      • HELICONIINAE
        • Acraea issoria – Yellow Coster
        • Argynnis jainadeva – Highbrown Silverspot
        • Argynnis hyperbius – Indian Fritillary
        • Straightwing silverspot – Boloria sipora
        • Cethosia biblis – Red Lacewing
        • Cethosia cyane – Leopard Lacewing
        • Cethosia nietneri – Tamil lacewing
      • LIBYTHEINAE
      • LIMENITIDINAE
        • Athyma asura – Studded Sergeant
        • Colour Sergeant -Athyma nefte
        • Dingiest Sailer – Neptis harita
        • Euthalia anosia – Grey Baron
        • Euthalia lubentina – Gaudy Baron
        • Euthalia franciae – French Duke
        • Euthalia patala – Grand Duchess
        • Lebadea martha – Knight
        • Lexis – Archduke
        • Moduza procris – Commander
        • Sumalia zulema -Scarce White Commodore
        • Yellow Sailer – Neptis ananta
        • Perak Lascar- Pantoporia paraka
        • The Variable Sailor -Neptis zaida inayoshii
        • Symbrenthia brabira – Yellow Jester
      • NYMPHALINAE
        • Vanessa indica – Indian Red Admiral
        • Symbrenthia brabira – Yellow Jester
        • Symbrenthia niphanda – Bluetail Jester
      • SATYRINAE
        • Aulocera swaha – Common Satyr
        • Discophora sondaica – Common Duffer
        • Elymnias vasudeva – Jezebel Palmfly
        • Enispe euthymius – Red Caliph
        • Hyponephele -Meadowbrown
        • Paralasa mani
        • Yellow Kaiser -Penthema lisarda
        • Ypthima
        • Zipaetis scylax – Dark Catseye
    • HESPERIIDAE
      • COELIADINAE
        • Burara amara – Small Green Awlet
        • Burara jaina – Orange Striped Awlet
      • PYRGINAE
      • HESPERIINAE
        • Aeromachus stigmata – Veined Scrub Hopper
        • Baoris chapmani
        • Tiger Hopper – Ochus subvittatus
        • Scobura cephala – Indian Forest Bob
    • PAPILIONIDAE
      • Meandrusa payeni – Yellow Gorgon
      • Atrophaneura varuna-Burmese Batwing
      • Byasa adamsoni- Adamson’s rose
      • Graphium antiphates – Five-bar Swordtail
      • Papilio polymnestor – Blue Mormon
      • Papilio memnon – Great Mormon
      • Papilio alcmenor – Redbreast
      • Papilio clytia – Common Mime
      • Pachliopta aristolochiae – Common Rose
      • Pachliopta hector – Crimson Rose
    • PIERIDAE
      • Delias acalis – Redbreast Jezebel
      • Delias agostina – Yellow Jezebel
      • Delias eucharis – Common Jezebel
      • Delias pasithoe – Red-base Jezebel
      • Colotis etrida – Little Orange-tip
      • Colotis danae – Crimson-tip
  • BLOG
    • Butterflies of Namdapha National Park
    • Rare butterflies of India
    • Butterflies of Leh & Ladakh
    • Tarucus Of North Maharashtra
  • LINKS
  • ABOUT US

LINKS

Best available Online information on Indian Butterflies

  1. Butterflies Of India 
  2. Flutters.org

 

International 

  1. A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China
  2. Butterflies of Thailand

Books 

  1. BNHS field Guide -Butterflies Of India – Isaac Kehimkar
  2. A Naturalists Guide to the Butterflies Of India – Peter Smetacek
  3. Butterflies of the Garo Hills – Sanjay Sondhi , Krushnamegh Kunte,Gaurav Agavekar , Rohan Lovalekar , Kedar Tokekar

Eastern Baton Blue

Butterflies of Leh & Ladakh
Eastern-Baton-Blue

Ladakh Copper

Ladakh Copper
Ladakh Copper

Spindasis

Spindasis
Spindasis

Agriades

Agriades leela
Agriades leela

Tarucus Indica

T.Indica ( Male )
T.Indica ( Male )

Butterflies from Assam

Butterflies-from-Assam
Butterflies from Assam

Leh & Ladakh ( Part -1 )

Butterflies of leh ladakh
Butterflies of Leh & Ladakh (Part-one)

Leh & Ladakh ( Part -2 )

Leh Ladakh two
Butterflies of Leh & Ladakh ( Part-two )

The Green Dragontail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLW-wmI4lI

Butterflies from Sikkim

Butterflies-from-Sikkim
Butterflies from Sikkim

Butterflies from Meghalaya

Butterflies-from-Meghalaya
Butterflies from Meghalaya

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Alpherakya devanica

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