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This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily
Morphinae
The Morphinae are a subfamily of Nymphalidae butterflies that includes the morphos, the owl butterflies (''Caligo''), and related lineages. It is either considered a sister group of the Satyrinae, or disassembled and included therein.
System ...
of the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full
List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
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.
Danainae (26 spp)
See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).
Morp ...
which itself forms part of the complete
List of butterflies of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.
India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, i ...
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There are 20 species spanning nine genera which are to be found in Indian limits. However, detailed lepidopterological investigations in the north east of India may locate additional or new species.
Taxa of subfamily Morphinae
''Faunis'' - fauns
* Common faun, ''
Faunis canens
''Faunis canens'', the common faun, is a butterfly from South and South East Asia that belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies. This species may include the Indian faun, '' Faunis arcesilaus''.
The common faun rang ...
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, 1826
* Indian faun, ''
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'' (Johan Christian Fabricius">Fabricius, 1787). Also considered as conspecific with ''Faunis carens'' above. If separate, may be called the Indian faun instead.
* Assam faun, ''Faunis assama'' (
Westwood, 1858)
* Large faun, ''Faunis eumeus'' (Dru Drury, Drury, 1773)
''Aemona'' - dryads
* Yellow dryad, ''
Aemona amathusia'' (
Hewitson, 1867)
''Stichophthalma'' - junglequeens
* Northern jungle queen, ''
'' (
Westwood, 1848)
* Chocolate jungle queen, ''
'' (
Westwood, 1851)
* Manipur jungle queen, ''
''
de Nicéville, 1889
''Thaumantis'' - jungleglories
* Jungle glory, ''
Thaumantis diores''
Doubleday, 1845
''Thauria'' - jungleking
* Jungleking, ''
''
Frühstorfer, 1902
''Amathusia'' - palmkings
* Palmking, ''
Amathusia phidippus
''Amathusia phidippus'', the palmking, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Description
Male: upperside umber brown. Forewing with the costal margin narrow ...
'' (
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
,
1763
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* Andaman palmking, ''
Amathusia andamanensis
''Amathusia andamanensis'', the Andaman palmking, is an endemic butterfly found in India that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family.
The Andaman palmking was earlier considered as a subspecies of the palmkin ...
''
Frühstorfer, 1899
''Amathuxidia'' - kohinoor
* Koh-i-noor, ''
Amathuxidia amythaon
''Amathuxidia amythaon'', the koh-i-noor, is a butterfly found in Asia. It belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
Distribution
The koh-i-noor ranges from in India from Sikkim to Assam and onto Myanmar. The butte ...
'' (
Doubleday, 1847)
''Discophora'' - duffers
* Banded duffer, ''
Discophora deo''
de Nicéville, 1898
* Southern duffer, ''
Discophora lepida'' (
Moore, 1857)
* Common duffer, ''
Discophora sondaica''
Boisduval, 1836
* Great duffer, ''
Discophora timora''
Westwood, 1850
''Enispe'' - caliphs
* Blue caliph, ''
Enispe cycnus
Enispe cycnus, the blue caliph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Description
Male has the upperside dark brown. Forewing with a broad oblique bluish-white band beyond cell from costa to vein 4, deflected inwards be ...
''
Westwood, 1851
* Red caliph, ''
Enispe euthymius
''Enispe euthymius'', the red caliph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Description
The upperside of both males and females is a rich ochraceous orange. The forewing has a spot along the upper portion of the discoc ...
'' (
Doubleday, 1845)
* ''
Enispe intermedia
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*Nymphalidae_
The_Nymphalidae_are_the_largest_family_of__butterflies,_with_more_than_6,000_species_distributed_throughout_most_of_the_world._Belonging_to_the_superfamily_Papilionoidea,_they_are_usually_medium-sized_to_large_butterflies._Most_species_have_a_red_...
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List_of_butterflies_of_India_
The_following_is_a_list_of_the__butterflies_of_India._
India_has_extremely_diverse_terrain,_climate_and_vegetation,_which_comprises_extremes_of_heat_cold,_desert_and_jungle,_of_low-lying_plains_and_the_highest_mountains,_of_dryness_and_dampness,_i_...
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