This is a list of the butterflies of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

belonging to the subfamily

Satyrinae The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...

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 ...

. A total of 177 species belonging to 22 genera are found in India.

''Cyllogenes'' - evening browns

* Scarce evening brown, '' Cyllogenes janetae'' de Nicéville, 1887 (Bhutan, Naga Hills.)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Cyllogenes''.
/ref> * Branded evening brown, '' Cyllogenes suradeva'' (Moore, 1857) (N.India, Sikkim - Bhutan.).

''Melanitis'' - evening browns

* Common evening brown, ''

Melanitis leda ''Melanitis leda'', the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia. Description ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Melanitis''.
/ref> * Dark evening brown, ''

Melanitis phedima ''Melanitis phedima'', the dark evening brown, is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in south and southeast Asia. Description Wet-season form: Male. Upperside dusky fuliginous-br ...

'' (Cramer, 1780) * Great evening brown, ''

Melanitis zitenius ''Melanitis zitenius'', the great evening brown, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. The species is crepuscular. Description Wet-season form. Male and female: Forewing: costa strongly arched, apex acute; termen immediately belo ...

'' (Herbst, 1796)

''Parantirrhoea'' - Travancore evening brown

* Travancore evening brown, '' Parantirrhoea marshalli'' Wood-Mason, 1880Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Parantirrhoea''.
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''Lethe'' - treebrowns

* Bamboo treebrown, '' Lethe europa'' (Fabricius, 1775)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Lethe''.
/ref> * Common treebrown, '' Lethe rohria'' (Fabricius, 1787) * Tamil treebrown, '' Lethe drypetis'' (Hewitson, 1863) * Banded treebrown, '' Lethe confusa'' Aurivillius,

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ref name="Savela Lethe"/> * Common red forester, '' Lethe mekara'' (Moore,

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* Angled red forester, '' Lethe chandica'' (Moore, 1858) * Pallid forester, '' Lethe satyavati'' de Nicéville, 1880 * Scarce red forester, '' Lethe distans'' Butler, 1870 * Naga treebrown, ''

Lethe naga ''Lethe naga'', the Naga treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm where it occurs from Assam to Myanmar, Thailand and LaosDoherty, W. 1889 Notes on Assam butterflies ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Beng ...

'' Doherty, 1889 * Bhutan treebrown, ''

Lethe margaritae ''Lethe margaritae'', the Bhutan treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the so ...

'' (Elwes, 1882) * Common forester, ''

Lethe insana ''Lethe insana'', the common forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southe ...

'' (Kollar, 1844) * Brown forester, ''

Lethe serbonis ''Lethe serbonis '', the brown forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Burma, West China) Weymer, G. 1910-1911. 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge ...

'' (Hewitson, 1876)Haribal (1994) mentions ''L. s. serbonis'' and ''L. s. teesta'' * Blue forester, ''

Lethe scanda ''Lethe scanda'', the blue forester, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in parts of Asia. It is known from Sikkim and Bhutan. This butterfly has a wingspan. The male is a deep indigo blue on the upperside with the margins being paler. ...

'' (Moore, 1857) * Black forester, ''

Lethe vindhya ''Lethe vindhya'', the black forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in India and Indochina.

'' (Felder & Felder, 1859) * Bamboo forester, ''

Lethe kansa ''Lethe kansa'', the bamboo forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the souther ...

'' (Moore, 1857) * Tailed red forester, ''

Lethe sinorix ''Lethe sinorix'', the tailed red forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the s ...

'' (Hewitson, 1863) * Pale forester, ''

Lethe latiaris ''Lethe latiaris '', the pale forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the sout ...

'' Hewitson, 1863 * Dull forester, ''

Lethe gulnihal ''Lethe gulnihal '', the dull forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm Weymer, G. 1910-1911. 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde''. Stuttgart, A. Kernen. 5: 185-22 ...

'' de Nicéville, 1887 * Rusty forester, '' Lethe bhairava'' (Moore, 1857) * Straight-banded treebrown, '' Lethe verma'' (Kollar, 1844) * White-edged woodbrown, '' Lethe visrava'' (Moore, 1865) * Scarce woodbrown, '' Lethe siderea'' Marshall, 1880 * Common woodbrown, '' Lethe sidonis'' (Hewitson, 1863) * Small woodbrown, '' Lethe nicetella'' de Nicéville, 1887 * Barred woodbrown, '' Lethe maitrya'' de Nicéville, 1880 * Yellow woodbrown, '' Lethe nicetas'' Hewitson, ?1868 * Manipur goldenfork, '' Lethe kabrua'' Tytler, 1914 * Small silverfork, '' Lethe jalaurida'' (de Nicéville, 1880)Haribal, 1994:Noted under ''Zophoessa'' * Moeller's silverfork, '' Lethe moelleri'' (Elwes, 1887) * Large goldenfork, '' Lethe goalpara'' (Moore, 1865) *Lilacfork, '' Lethe sura'' (Doubleday, 1849) * Treble silverstripe, '' Lethe baladeva'' (Moore, 1886) * Small goldenfork, '' Lethe atkinsonia'' Hewitson, 1876 * Single silverstripe, '' Lethe ramadeva'' (de Nicéville, 1887) * Manipur woodbrown, '' Lethe violaceopicta'' (Poujade, 1884) * Spotted mystic, '' Lethe tristigmata'' Elwes, 1887 * Tytler's treebrown, '' Lethe gemina'' Leech, 1891 * Chinese labyrinth, '' Lethe armandina'' Oberthür, 1881 * Anderson's labyrinth, '' Lethe andersoni'' (Atkinson, 1871) * Dismal mystic, '' Lethe ocellata'' Poujade, 1885 * '' Lethe dakwania'' Tytler, 1939 * Scarce lilacfork, '' Lethe dura'', (Marshall, 1882)

''Neope'' - labyrinths

* Chinese labyrinth, '' Neope armandii'' (Oberthür, 1879) (Khasi hills)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Neope''.
/ref> * Veined labyrinth, '' Neope pulaha'' (Moore, 1857) * Indo-Chinese labyrinth, ''

Neope pulahoides ''Neope'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia. * Scarce labyrinth, '' Neope pulahina'' (Evans, 1923) * Dusky labyrinth, '' Neope yama'' (Moore, 1857)Meena Haribal, 1994:138. * Tailed labyrinth, '' Neope bhadra'' (Moore, 1857)

''Chonala'' - Chumbi wall

* Chumbi wall, '' Chonala masoni'' (Elwes, 1882)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Chonala''.
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''Lasiommata'' - walls

* Large wall, '' Lasiommata maera'' (Linnaeus, 1758)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Lasiommata''.
/ref> * Common wall, '' Lasiommata schakra'' (Kollar,

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* Kashmir wall, ''

Lasiommata maerula ''Lasiommata'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Species * ''Lasiommata megera'' (Linnaeus, 1767) Himalayas, Kashmir * '' Lasiommata majuscula'' (Leech, 892 Year 892 ( DCCCXCII) was a leap year ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1867 * Dark wall, '' Lasiommata menava'' Moore, 1865

''Orinoma'' - tiger brown

* Tiger brown, ''

Orinoma damaris ''Orinoma damaris'', the tigerbrown, is a species of Satyrinae, satyrine butterfly found in Asia.

'' Gray, 1846Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Orinoma''.
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''Rhapicera'' - tawny walls

* Small tawny wall, '' Rhaphicera moorei'' Butler, 1867Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Rhapicera''.
/ref> * Large tawny wall, '' Rhaphicera satricus'' (Doubleday,

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''Penthema'' - kaisers

* Yellow kaiser, '' Penthema lisarda'' (Doubleday, 1845)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Penthema''.
/ref> * Blue kaiser, '' Penthema darlisa'' Moore, 1879

''Ethope'' - dusky diadem

* Dusky diadem, '' Ethope himachala'' (Moore, 1857)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Ethope''.
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''Neorina'' - owl

* Yellow owl, '' Neorina hilda'' Westwood, 1850Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Neorina''.
/ref> * White owl, '' Neorina patria'' Leech, 1891

''Elymnias'' - palmflies

* South Indian palmfly, '' Elymnias caudata'' Butler, 1872Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Elymnias''.
/ref> (Appears that '' Elymnias hypermnestra caudata'' is raised to status of species.) * Andaman palmfly, '' Elymnias cottonis'' Hewitson, 1874 (Andamans) * Common palmfly, '' Elymnias hypermnestra'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * Spotted palmfly, '' Elymnias malelas'' Hewitson, 1865 * Tiger palmfly, '' Elymnias nesaea'' (Linnaeus, 1764) * Tawny palmfly, '' Elymnias panthera'' (Fabricius, 1787) (Nicobars) * Blue striped palmfly, '' Elymnias patna'' (Westwood, 1851) * Peal's palmfly, '' Elymnias pealii'' Wood-Mason, ?1883 * Pointed palmfly, '' Elymnias penanga'' (Westwood, 1851) * Jezebel palmfly, '' Elymnias vasudeva'' Moore, 1857

''Rhapicera'' - walls

* Large tawny wall, '' Rhaphicera satricus'' (Doubleday, 1849) * Small tawny wall, '' Rhaphicera moorei'' Butler, 1867

''Mycalesis'' - bushbrowns

* Whitebar bushbrown, '' Mycalesis anaxias'' Hewitson, 1862Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Mycalesis''.
/ref> * Lilacine bushbrown, '' Mycalesis francisca'' (Stoll, 1780) * Watson's bushbrown, '' Mycalesis adamsoni'' Watson, 1897 * Chinese bushbrown, '' Mycalesis gotama'' Moore, 1857Haribal, 1994:143 ''M. g. charaka'' * Purple bushbrown, ''

Mycalesis orseis ''Mycalesis orseis'', the purple bushbrown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-east Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia o ...

'' Hewitson, 1864 * Dingy bushbrown, '' Mycalesis perseus'' (Fabricius, 1775) * Dark-branded bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mineus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * Small long-brand bushbrown, '' Mycalesis igilia'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 * Long-brand bushbrown, '' Mycalesis visala'' Moore, 1858 ** Tamil bushbrown, '' Mycalesis visala subdita'' Moore * Tytler's bushbrown, '' Mycalesis evansii'' Tytler, 1914 * Red-disc bushbrown, '' Mycalesis oculus'' Marshall, 1880 * Plain bushbrown, '' Mycalesis malsarida'' Butler, 1868 * Moore's bushbrown, '' Mycalesis heri'' Moore, 1857 * White-edged bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mestra'' Hewitson, 1862 * Wood-Mason's bushbrown, '' Mycalesis suaveolens'' Wood-Mason, 1883 * Brighteye bushbrown, '' Mycalesis nicotia'' Hewitson, 1850 * Salmon-branded bushbrown, '' Mycalesis misenus'' de Nicéville, 1901 * Blind-eye bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mamerta'' (Stoll, 1780) ** Palni bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mamerta davisoni'' Moore * Whiteline bushbrown, ''

Mycalesis malsara ''Mycalesis'', the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea. They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and ...

'' Moore, 1857 * Annam bushbrown, ''

Mycalesis annamitica ''Mycalesis'', the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea. They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 ** '' Mycalesis watsoni'' Evans, 1912 is correctly '' Mycalesis annamitica lepcha'' * Lepcha bushbrown, '' Mycalesis lepcha'' (Moore, 1880) * Gladeye bushbrown, ''

Mycalesis patnia ''Mycalesis patnia'', the glad-eye bushbrown, is a Satyrinae, satyrid butterfly found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Description Upperside: The male has a dark umber-brown ground colour slightly suffused with ochraceous. Forewings and hindw ...

'' Moore, 1857 * Many-tufted bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mystes'' de Nicéville, 1891 * '' Mycalesis anapita'' Moore, 1858 * ''

Mycalesis manii ''Mycalesis'', the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea. They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and d ...

'' Doherty, 1886 * '' Mycalesis mnasicles'' Hewitson, 1864 * ''

Mycalesis patiana ''Mycalesis'', the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea. They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and d ...

'' Eliot, 1969 * '' Mycalesis radza'' Moore, 1878 * Intermediate bushbrown, '' Mycalesis intermedia'' (Moore, 1892) * Pachmarhi bushbrown, '' Mycalesis mercea'' Evans (''nomen nudum'' ?)

''Heteropsis'' - red-eye bushbrown

* Red-eye bushbrown, '' Heteropsis adolphei'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Heteropsis''.
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''Orsotriaena'' - nigger

* Nigger, '' Orsotriaena medus'' (Fabricius, 1775)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Orsotriaena''.
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''Coelites'' - catseye

* Scarce catseye, '' Coelites nothis'' Westwood, 1850 (Assam)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Coelites''.
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''Erites'' - cyclops

* Common cyclops, '' Erites falcipennis'' Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, ?1886Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Erites''.
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''Ragadia'' - ringlets

* Striped ringlet, '' Ragadia crisilda'' Hewitson, 1862Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Ragadia''.
/ref> * Ringlet, '' Ragadia crito'' de Nicéville, 1890

''Coenonympha'' - heath

* Tibetan heath, '' Coenonympha sinica'' Alphéraky, 1888Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Coenonympha''.
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''Zipaetis'' - catseye

* Dark catseye, '' Zipaetis scylax'' Hewitson, 1863Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Zipaetis''.
/ref> * Tamil Catseye, '' Zipaetis saitis'' Hewitson, 1863

''Hyponephele'' - meadowbrowns

* Oriental or branded meadowbrown, ''

Hyponephele lupina ''Hyponephele lupina'', the Oriental meadow brown or branded meadowbrown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa, south western Europe, southern Russia, Asia Minor, southern Siberia, Middle Asia, Iran and from Balo ...

'' (Costa, 1836) * White-ringed meadowbrown, ''

Hyponephele davendra ''Hyponephele davendra'', the white-ringed meadowbrown, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

'' (Moore, 1865) * ''

Hyponephele brevistigma ''Hyponephele brevistigma'' is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.Hyponephele tenuistigma'' (Moore, 1893) * '' Hyponephele narica'' (Hübner, 808-1813 * '' Hyponephele pulchella'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 * Tawny meadowbrown, '' Hyponephele pulchra'' (C. & R. Felder, 867

''Aulocera'' - satyrs

* Great satyr, '' Aulocera padma'' (Kollar, 1844)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Aulocera''.
/ref> * Narrow-banded satyr, '' Aulocera brahminus'' (Blanchard, 1853) * '' Aulocera brahminoides'' (Moore, 1901) * Common satyr, '' Aulocera swaha'' (Kollar,

* Striated satyr, '' Aulocera saraswati'' (Kollar,

''Callerebia'' - arguses

* Pallid argus, '' Callerebia scanda'' (Kollar, 1844)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Callerebia''.
/ref> * Ringed argus, '' Callerebia annada'' (Moore, 1858)

''Chazara'' - rockbrowns

* Shandur rockbrown, '' Chazara heydenreichi'' (Lederer, 1853)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Chazara''.
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''Karanasa''

* '' Karanasa modesta'' Moore, 1893-96Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Karanasa''.
/ref> * '' Karanasa astorica'' Tytler, 1926 * '' Karanasa huebneri'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 * '' Karanasa rohtanga'' Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951

''Loxerebia'' - mottled argus

* Mottled argus, '' Loxerebia narasingha'' (Moore, 1857)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Loxerebia''.
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''Paralasa''

* '' Paralasa chitralica'' (Evans, 1923)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Paralasa''.
/ref> * '' Paralasa mani'' (de Nicéville, 1880)

''Paroeneis'' - mountain arguses

* Mountain argus, '' Paroeneis pumilus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1867)Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Paroeneis''.
/ref> * Arctic argus, '' Paroeneis sikkimensis'' (Staudinger, 1889)

''Pesudochazara'' - tawny rockbrown

* Tawny rockbrown, '' Pseudochazara mniszechii'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

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Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Pseudochazara''.
/ref> * '' Pseudochazara baldiva'' (Moore, 1865) * '' Pseudochazara lehana'' (Moore, 1878)

''Satyrus'' - satyrs

* Black satyr, ''

Satyrus actaea ''Satyrus actaea'', the black satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-Western Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran and Baluchistan (Pakistan), Baluchistan (SW Pakistan). The length of the forewings is 24 to 28 mm. U ...

'' (Esper, 780Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Satyrus''.
/ref> * Great sooty satyr, '' Satyrus ferula'' (Fabricius, 1793) * '' Satyrus pimpla'' C. & R. Felder, 867ref name="Savela Satyrus"/>

''Ypthima'' - rings

* '' Ypthima affectata'' Elwes & Edwards, 1893Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter
Page on genus ''Ypthima''.
/ref> * Common threering, ''

Ypthima asterope ''Ypthima asterope'', the African ringlet or common three-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of Africa and Asia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wing ...

'' * Jewel fourring, '' Ypthima avanta'' Moore, 1875 * Common fivering, ''

Ypthima baldus ''Ypthima baldus'', the common five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Description Wet-season form (in India) Male: Upperside brown, both forewing and hindwing with terminal margins much darker, and generally with more ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''

Ypthima cantlei ''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. * White fourring, ''

Ypthima ceylonica ''Ypthima ceylonica'', the white fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...

'' Hewitson, 1865 * Nilgiri fourring, ''

Ypthima chenui ''Ypthima chenu'', the Nilgiri fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in south India. Description Charles Thomas Bingham Charles Thomas Bingham (16 April 1848, India – 18 October 1908 West Kensington, London) was an Irish ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) * Great five-ring, '' Ypthima dohertyi'' (Moore, 1893) * Common fourring, '' Ypthima huebneri'' Kirby, 1871 * Brown argus, '' Ypthima hyagriva'' Moore, 1857 * Western five-ring, '' Ypthima indecora'' Moore, 1883 * Lesser three-ring, '' Ypthima inica'' Hewitson, 1865 * '' Ypthima lisandra'' (Cramer, 1780)(Ypthima avanta bara Evans, 1923; ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' 29 (3): 786, 797, No. D. 14/12b) * Variegated five-ring, '' Ypthima methora'' Hewitson, 1865 * Plain three-ring, '' Ypthima lycus'' de Nicéville, 1889 * Looped three-ring, '' Ypthima watsoni'' (Moore, 1893) * Large three-ring, '' Ypthima nareda'' (Kollar, 1844) * '' Ypthima hannyngtoni'' Eliot, 1967 * Eastern fivering, '' Ypthima persimilis'' Elwes & Edwards, 1893 * Baby fivering, '' Ypthima philomela'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * Himalayan five-ring, '' Ypthima sakra'' (Moore, 1857) * ''

Ypthima parasakra ''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. * '' Ypthima nikaea'' Moore, 1875 * '' Ypthima kedarnathensis'' Singh, 2007 * Pallid five-ring, '' Ypthima savara'' Grose-Smith, 1887 * Eastern five-ring, '' Ypthima similis'' Elwes & Edwards, 1893 * '' Ypthima sobrina'' Elwes & Edwards, 1893 * '' Ypthima striata'' Hampson, 1888 * Palni fourring, '' Ypthima ypthimoides'' Moore, 1881

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