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This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to 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 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 ...

Danainae (26 spp)

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List of butterflies of India (Danainae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Danainae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself is part of the comp ...

Morphinae (20 spp)

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List of butterflies of India (Morphinae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Morphinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the co ...

Satyrinae (176 spp)

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List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the ...

Limenitidinae (99 spp)

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List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Limenitidinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. A total of 99 species belonging to 20 ge ...

Libytheinae

* European or common beak, ''

Libythea celtis ''Libythea celtis'', the European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies family. Description The upperside ground colour is rich silky brown. The forewing has the c ...

'' (Laicharting,

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Libythea lepita ''Libythea lepita'', the common beak, is a butterfly that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It is found from southern India to Japan and its larval food plants include members of the Cannabaceae, particular ...

'' ( Moore, 1857). * Whitespotted beak, ''

Libythea narina ''Libythea narina'', the whitespotted beak, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. See also *List of butterflies of India *List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) This i ...

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, 1880) * Club beak, ''

Libythea myrrha ''Libythea myrrha'', the club beak, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family found in the Indomalayan realm. Description Variable in the extent and breadth of the orange-yellow ...

'' ( Godart, 1819)

Charaxinae

''Charaxes'' - rajahs

* Chestnut rajah, ''

Charaxes durnfordi ''Charaxes durnfordi'', the chestnut rajah, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Description Male upperside brown, the basal third of fo ...

'' Distant, 1884 * Tawny rajah, '' Charaxes bernardus'' ( Fabricius, 1793) * Scarce tawny rajah, '' Charaxes aristogiton'' C. & R. Felder, 1867 * Yellow rajah, ''

Charaxes marmax ''Charaxes marmax'', the yellow rajah, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Description The male has the ground colour of the upperside ...

'' ( Westwood, 1847) * Variegated rajah, ''

Charaxes kahruba ''Charaxes kahruba'', the variegated rajah, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Description This is very similar in appearance to '' Ch ...

'' ( Moore 1895) * Black rajah, '' Charaxes solon'' ( Fabricius, 1793)

''Polyura'' - nawabs

* Stately nawab, ''

Polyura dolon ''Polyura dolon'', the stately nawab or stately rajah (because it was formerly placed in '' Charaxes''), is a butterfly found in India belonging to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies famil ...

'' (Westwood, 1847) (formerly a Rajah) * Blue nawab, ''

Polyura schreiberi ''Polyura schreiber'', the blue nawab, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (rajahs and nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It occurs from south India and Assam through Myanmar, Te ...

'' ( Godart, 1824) * Common nawab, '' Polyura athamas'' ( Drury, 1773) * Pallid nawab, ''

Polyura arja ''Polyura arja'', the pallid nawab, is a butterfly belonging to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family. Subspecies *''Polyura arja arja'' Description ''Polyura arja'' has a wing ...

'' ( C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) * Malayan nawab, ''

Polyura moori ''Polyura moori'', the Malayan nawab, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group (subfamily Charaxinae) of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Description The species closely resembles '' Polyura jal ...

'' (Distant, 1883) * Great nawab, '' Polyura eudamippus'' ( Doubleday, 1843) * Jewelled nawab, ''

Polyura delphis ''Polyura delphis'', the jewelled nawab, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family. The front wings have a concave outer ...

'' ( Doubleday, 1843) * China nawab, '' Polyura narcaeus'' (Hewitson, 1854)

''Prothoe'' - blue begum

* Blue begum, '' Prothoe franck'' ( Godart, 1824)

''Agatasa'' - glorious begum

* Glorious begum, '' Agatasa calydonia'' ( Hewitson, 1854)

Calinaginae

* Freak, '' Calinaga buddha'' Moore, 1857 * Sikkim freak, '' Calinaga gautama'' Moore, 1896 (

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

) * Abor freak, '' Calinaga aborica'' Tyler, 1915 (

Abor Hills The Abor Hills is a region of Arunachal Pradesh in the far northeast of India, near the border with China. The hills are bordered by the Mishmi Hills and Miri Hills, and drained by the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. During the Br ...

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Heliconiinae

''Acraea'' - tawny coster

* Tawny coster, '' Acraea violae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * Yellow coster, '' Acraea issoria'' (Hübner, 1819)

''Cethosia'' - lacewings

* Red lacewing, ''

Cethosia biblis ''Cethosia biblis'', the red lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''C. b. biblis'' - Assam, central India – south-western China * ''C. b. insularis'' C. & R. Felder, 1861 - Philipp ...

'' (Drury, 1773) * Leopard lacewing, ''

Cethosia cyane ''Cethosia cyane'', the leopard lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly found from India to southern China (southern Yunnan), and Indochina. Its range has expanded in the last few decades, and its arrival in the southern part of the Ma ...

'' (Drury, 1773) * Tamil lacewing, ''

Cethosia nietneri ''Cethosia nietneri'', the Tamil lacewing, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India. The species name is after John Nietner who obtained specimens of the butterfly from Ceylon from which it was described. Descript ...

'' Felder & Felder, 1867

''Boloria'' - fritillaries

* Jerdon's silverspot, '' Boloria jerdoni'' (Lang, 1868)

''Issoria'' - Queen of Spain fritillary

* Queen of Spain fritillary, ''

Issoria lathonia The Queen of Spain fritillary (''Issoria lathonia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: In the dry regions ''Issoria lathonia'' carries out a seasonal vertical migration between hardy evergreen shrubs and ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Issoria gemmata'' (Butler, 1881) * ''

Issoria altissima ''Issoria altissima'' is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm region that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. It was first described by Henry John Elwes in 1882. It is found in the Indian state o ...

'' (Elwes, 1882) * '' Issoria mackinnonii'' (de Nicéville, 1891)

''Argynnis'' - fritillaries and silverstripes

* Indian fritillary, ''

Argynnis hyperbius The Indian fritillary (''Argynnis hyperbius'') is a species of butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed family. It is usually found from south and southeast Asia to Australia. Description Male: Upperside: forewing rich orange yellow, hindwi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * Large silverstripe, '' Argynnis childreni'' Gray, 1831 * '' Argynnis laodice'' (Pallas, 1771)

''Fabriciana'' - silverstripes

* Common silverstripe, ''

Fabriciana kamala ''Fabriciana kamala'', the kamala fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It has an eastern range in the Palearctic realm – the Himalayas, Tibet, Kashmir and Kashmir - northwest India, Spīn Ghar, Chitral to Kumaon Kumaon or K ...

'' (Moore, 1857) *''

Fabriciana argyrospilata ''Fabriciana argyrospilata'' is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It has an eastern range in the Palearctic realm – Afghanistan, the western Pamirs, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakis ...

'' (Kotsch, 1938)

''Speyeria'' - fritillaries

* '' Speyeria clara'' (Blanchard, 1844)

''Phalanta'' - leopards

* Small leopard, ''

Phalanta alcippe ''Phalanta alcippe'', the small leopard, is a butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family found in Asia. Description Subspecies Listed alphabetically:Phalanta phalantha'' (Drury, 1773)

''Vindula'' - cruiser

* Cruiser, '' Vindula erota'' Fabricius, 1793

''Cirrochroa'' - yeomans

* Large yeoman, '' Cirrochroa aoris'' Doubleday, 1847 * Tamil yeoman, ''

Cirrochroa thais ''Cirrochroa thais'', also known as the Tamil yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical Sri Lanka and India. It is the state butterfly of the Indian state of Tamilnadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state i ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) * Nicobar yeoman, ''

Cirrochroa nicobarica ''Cirrochroa'', commonly called yeomen, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia. The genus ranges from India to New Guinea. Species In alphabetical order:847]"">"''Cirrochro ...

'' Wood-Mason, 1881 (Nicobar Is) * Common yeoman, ''

Cirrochroa tyche ''Cirrochroa tyche'', the common yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern ...

'' Felder & Felder, 1861

''Cupha'' - rustic

* Rustic, ''

Cupha erymanthis ''Cupha erymanthis'', the rustic, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. The males and females are identical. Description Upperside The upperside of the rustic is ochraceous ...

'' (Drury, 1773)

''Vagrans'' - vagrant

* Vagrant, '' Vagrans egista'' (Cramer, 780

Cyrestinae

''Cyrestis'' - maps

* Marbled map, '' Cyrestis cocles'' (Fabricius, 1787) * Common map, ''

Cyrestis thyodamas ''Cyrestis thyodamas'', the common map, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Description Males and femal ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 * Nicobar map, ''

Cyrestis tabula ''Cyrestis'' is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. They are known as map butterflies, so named because the wing-markings of some species resemble the lines of latitude and longitude of a world map. ''Cyrestis'' is a widespread genus ra ...

'' de Nicéville, 1883. * Straight line map, ''

Cyrestis nivea ''Cyrestis nivea'', the straight-line map-wing, 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 As ...

'' (Zinken-Sommer, 1831) * Andaman map, ''

Cyrestis andamanensis ''Cyrestis'' is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. They are known as map butterflies, so named because the wing-markings of some species resemble the lines of latitude and longitude of a world map. ''Cyrestis'' is a widespread genus ra ...

'' Staudinger

''Chersonesia'' - maplets

* Common maplet, '' Chersonesia risa'' (Doubleday, 1848) * Intermediate maplet, '' Chersonesia intermedia'' Martin, 1895 * Wavy maplet, '' Chersonesia rahria'' (Moore, 1858)

''Dichorragia'' - constable

* Constable, '' Dichorragia nesimachus'' (Doyère, 1840)

''Stibochiona'' - popinjay

* Popinjay, '' Stibochiona nicea'' (Gray, 1846)

Pseudergolinae

* Tabby, '' Pseudergolis wedah'' (Kollar, 1844)

Biblidinae

''Ariadne'' - castors

* Angled castor, ''

Ariadne ariadne ''Ariadne ariadne'', the angled castor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. Description This butterfly is orange brown with wavy lines running across. The margin is somewhat wavy and appearing truncated at the apex of the fore ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * Common castor, ''

Ariadne merione ''Ariadne merione'', the common castor, is an orange butterfly with brown lines whose larvae feed almost exclusively on castor ('' Ricinus communis''). It is similar in appearance to ''Ariadne ariadne'', the angled castor. This species is found ...

'' (Cramer, 1777)

''Laringa''

* Banded dandy, ''

Laringa horsfieldii ''Laringa'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterfly found in South-east Asia.

'' (Boisduval, 1833) (Andamans)

''Byblia'' - joker

* Joker, ''

Byblia ilithyia ''Byblia ilithyia'', the spotted joker or joker, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in parts of Africa and Asia. Description Wet-season form in Asia The male has the upperwings of a deep rich orange. The forewing has the costa broadl ...

'' (Drury, 1773)

Apaturinae

''Mimathyma'' - purple emperors

* Sergeant emperor, ''

Mimathyma chevana ''Mimathyma chevana'', the sergeant emperor, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. There are two subspecies: *''M. c. chevana'' Sikkim, Assam, northern Myanmar *''M. c ...

'' (Moore, 1866) (Sikkim) * Indian purple emperor, '' Mimathyma ambica'' (Kollar, 1844)

''Chitoria'' - emperors

* Sordid emperor, '' Chitoria sordida'' (Moore, 1866) * Tawny emperor, ''

Chitoria ulupi ''Chitoria ulupi'', the tawny emperor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcont ...

'' (Doherty, 1889)

''Dilipa'' - golden emperor

* Golden emperor, ''

Dilipa morgiana ''Dilipa morgiana'', the golden emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttaranchal), Nepal, northern Myanmar and Vietnam ...

'' (Westwood, 1850)

''Eulacera'' - Tytler's emperor

* Tytler's emperor, '' Eulaceura manipuriensis'' Tytler, 1915

''Rohana'' - princes

* Black prince, '' Rohana parisatis'' (Westwood, 1850) * Brown prince, '' Rohana parvata'' (Moore, 1857)

''Euripus'' - courtesans

* Painted courtesan, '' Euripus consimilis'' (Westwood, 1850) * Courtesan, ''

Euripus nyctelius ''Euripus nyctelius'', the courtesan, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was Species description, first described by Henry Doubleday (entomologist), Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females Mimicry, mimic ''Euploea'' species. T ...

'' (Doubleday, 1845)

''Helcyra'' - white emperors

* White emperor, '' Helcyra hemina'' Hewitson, 1864

''Herona'' - pasha

* Pasha, '' Herona marathus'' Doubleday, 1848

''Hestina'' - circe

* Circe, ''

Hestina nama ''Hestina nama'', the Circe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. See also * 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 s ...

'' (Doubleday, 1845) * Siren, '' Hestina persimilis'' (Westwood, 1850) * '' Hestina jermyni'' H. Druce, 1911 (Himalayas)

''Sephisa'' - courtiers

* Western courtier, '' Sephisa dichroa'' (Kollar, 1844) * Eastern courtier, '' Sephisa chandra'' (Moore, 1858)

Nymphalinae

''Araschnia'' - Mongol

* Mongol, '' Araschnia prorsoides'' (Blanchard, 1871)

''Symbrenthia'' - jesters

* Common jester, '' Symbrenthia lilaea'' Hewitson, 1864 (= ''Symbrenthia hippoclus'' in part) * Spotted jester, ''

Symbrenthia hypselis ''Symbrenthia hypselis'', the Himalayan jester, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, and some islands in South East Asia ( Sumatra, Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Ind ...

'' (Godart, 1824) * 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

''Vanessa'' - Indian red admiral

* Indian red admiral, '' Vanessa indica'' (Herbst, 1794) * Painted lady, ''

Vanessa cardui ''Vanessa cardui'' is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan. Description File:Vanessa cardui MHNT CUT 2013 3 14 Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers Dos. ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

''Nymphalis'' - tortoiseshells

* Scarce tortoiseshell, ''

Nymphalis xanthomelas ''Nymphalis xanthomelas'', the scarce tortoiseshell, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in eastern Europe and Asia. This butterfly is also referred as yellow-legged tortoiseshell or large tortoiseshell (however, in Europe, "large tortois ...

'' (Esper, 1781)

''Aglais'' - tortoiseshells

* Indian tortoiseshell, ''

Aglais caschmirensis ''Aglais caschmirensis'', the Indian tortoiseshell, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas. Subspecies The subspecies of ''Aglais caschmirensis'' found in India a ...

'' (Kollar,

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* Ladakh tortoiseshell, ''

Aglais ladakensis ''Aglais ladakensis'' (Ladakh tortoiseshell) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. Description Differs from '' Aglais caschmirensis'' with the forewing termen Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of ...

'' (Moore, 1878)

''Polygonia'' - commas

* Eastern comma, '' Polygonia egea'' (Cramer, 1775) * ''

Polygonia interposita ''Polygonia interposita'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Ghissar to the Altai Mountains, north-western China, the Himalayas and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of M ...

'' (Staudinger, 1881)

''Kaniska'' - blue admiral

* Blue admiral, ''

Kaniska canace ''Kaniska canace'', the blue admiral, is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus ''Kaniska''. It is found in south and southeast Asia. Subspecies Subspecies are: * ''K. c. canace'' (Linnaeus, 1763) (Sikkim, Myanmar, southern Chin ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763)

''Junonia'' - pansies

* Gray pansy, '' Junonia atlites'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * Peacock pansy, ''

Junonia almana ''Junonia almana'', the peacock pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Cambodia and South Asia. It exists in two distinct adult forms, which differ chiefly in the patterns on the underside of the wings; the dry-season form has few ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * Yellow pansy, ''

Junonia hierta ''Junonia hierta'', the yellow pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats. Description The male upper side is bright yellow. The costa of the forewing has a b ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) * Chocolate pansy, ''

Junonia iphita ''Junonia iphita'', the chocolate pansy or chocolate soldier, is a butterfly found in Asia. The wingspan is about and the female can be told apart from the male by white markings on the oblique line on the underside of the hindwing. The wavy l ...

'' (Cramer, 1779) * Lemon pansy, ''

Junonia lemonias ''Junonia lemonias'', the lemon pansy, is a common nymphalid butterfly found in Cambodia and South Asia. It is found in gardens, fallow land, and open wooded areas. Description It is brown with numerous eyespots as well as black and lemon-yel ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * Blue pansy, '' Junonia orithya'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

''Hypolimnas'' - eggflys

* Great eggfly, ''

Hypolimnas bolina ''Hypolimnas bolina'', the great eggfly, common eggfly, varied eggfly or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia and Australia. Appearance Race ''bolina'' ''H. bolina'' is a blac ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * Danaid eggfly, '' Hypolimnas misippus'' (Linnaeus, 1764)

''Kallima'' - oakleafs

* Orange oakleaf, ''

Kallima inachus ''Kallima inachus'', the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of cam ...

'' (Boisduval, 1846) * Andaman oakleaf, ''

Kallima albofasciata ''Kallima albofasciata'', the Andaman oakleaf, is a species of oak leaf butterfly found in the Andaman Islands. Description Males and females upperside blue. Forewing with a broad pure while obliquely-placed discal sinuous band, its inner mar ...

'' (Moore, 1877) (Andaman Is.) * Scarce blue oakleaf, ''

Kallima alompra ''Kallima'', known as the oakleaf or oak leaf butterflies, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found in east, south and southeast Asia. Their common name is a reference to the lower surface ...

'' (Moore, 1879) (Sikkim) * South Indian blue oakleaf, ''

Kallima horsfieldii ''Kallima horsfieldii'', the blue oakleaf, southern blue oakleaf or Sahyadri blue oakleaf,Kallima philarchus ''Kallima philarchus'', the Ceylon blue oakleaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ( ...

'' (Westwood, 1848) (Sri Lanka) * ''

Kallima knyvetti ''Kallima knyvetti'', the scarce blue oakleaf, is a species of leaf mimic butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Description Male upperside forewing: basal area to near apex of cell and thence obliquely to the zigzag subterminal line as it crosses ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1886) (Bhutan, Assam) * Indian leafwing, ''

Kallima paralekta ''Kallima paralekta'', the Indian leafwing or Malayan leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly of the genus ''Kallima''. Despite its common names, it is not found in India or Malaysia, but is endemic to Java and Sumatra of Indonesia. Lik ...

'' (Horsfield, 1829) (Indonesia, Malaysia)

''Doleschallia'' - autumn leaf

* Autumn leaf, ''

Doleschallia bisaltide ''Doleschallia bisaltide'', the autumn leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. In Australia it is also known as the leafwing. Description The larvae are black, with two rows of dorsal white spots ...

'' (Cramer, 1777)

''Rhinopalpa'' - wizard

* Wizard, ''

Rhinopalpa polynice ''Rhinopalpa polynice'', the wizard, is a nymphalid butterfly found in India and South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combinat ...

'' (Cramer, 1779)

''Melitaea''

* Chitral fritillary, ''

Melitaea chitralensis ''Melitaea chitralensis'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kashmir and Chitral. References

Butterflies described in 1901 Melitaea {{Nymphalinae-stub ...

'' Moore, 1901 * Shandur fritillary, ''

Melitaea shandura ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Evans, 1924 * '' Melitaea sindura'' Moore, 1865 * ''

Melitaea balbita ''Melitaea balbita'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Pakistan and the western Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tib ...

'' Moore, 1874 * ''

Melitaea balba ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Evans, 1912

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