List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

Danainae (26 spp)

Morphinae (20 spp)

Satyrinae (176 spp)

Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Libytheinae

• European or common beak, Libythea celtis earlier Libythea lepita.
• Whitespotted beak, Libythea narina
• Club beak, Libythea myrrha

  Charaxinae

''Charaxes'' - rajahs

• Chestnut rajah, Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884
• Tawny rajah, Charaxes bernardus
• Scarce tawny rajah, Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, 1867
• Yellow rajah, Charaxes marmax
• Variegated rajah, Charaxes kahruba
• Black rajah, Charaxes solon

  ''Polyura'' - nawabs

• Stately nawab, Polyura dolon
• Blue nawab, Polyura schreiberi
• Common nawab, Polyura athamas
• Pallid nawab, Polyura arja
• Malayan nawab, Polyura moori
• Great nawab, Polyura eudamippus
• Jewelled nawab, Polyura delphis
• China nawab, Polyura narcaeus

  ''Prothoe'' - blue begum

• Blue begum, Prothoe franck

  ''Agatasa'' - glorious begum

• Glorious begum, Agatasa calydonia

  Calinaginae

• Freak, Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857
• Sikkim freak, Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896
• Abor freak, Calinaga aborica Tyler, 1915

  Heliconiinae

''Acraea'' - tawny coster

• Tawny coster, Acraea violae
• Yellow coster, Acraea issoria

  ''Cethosia'' - lacewings

• Red lacewing, Cethosia biblis
• Leopard lacewing, Cethosia cyane
• Tamil lacewing, Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1867

  ''Boloria'' - fritillaries

• Jerdon's silverspot, Boloria jerdoni

  ''Issoria'' - Queen of Spain fritillary

• Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia
• Issoria gemmata
• Issoria altissima
• Issoria mackinnonii

  ''Argynnis'' - fritillaries and silverstripes

• Indian fritillary, Argynnis hyperbius
• Large silverstripe, Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
• Argynnis laodice

  ''Fabriciana'' - silverstripes

• Common silverstripe, Fabriciana kamala
• Fabriciana argyrospilata

  ''Speyeria'' - fritillaries

• Speyeria clara

  ''Phalanta'' - leopards

• Small leopard, Phalanta alcippe
• Leopard, Phalanta phalantha

  ''Vindula'' - cruiser

• Cruiser, Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793

  ''Cirrochroa'' - yeomans

• Large yeoman, Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847
• Tamil yeoman, Cirrochroa thais
• Nicobar yeoman, Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881
• Common yeoman, Cirrochroa tyche Felder & Felder, 1861

  ''Cupha'' - rustic

• Rustic, Cupha erymanthis

  ''Vagrans'' - vagrant

• Vagrant, Vagrans egista

  Cyrestinae

''Cyrestis'' - maps

• Marbled map, Cyrestis cocles
• Common map, Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
• Nicobar map, Cyrestis tabula de Nicéville, 1883.
• Straight line map, Cyrestis nivea
• Andaman map, Cyrestis andamanensis Staudinger

  ''Chersonesia'' - maplets

• Common maplet, Chersonesia risa
• Intermediate maplet, Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895
• Wavy maplet, Chersonesia rahria

  ''Dichorragia'' - constable

• Constable, Dichorragia nesimachus

  ''Stibochiona'' - popinjay

• Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea

  Pseudergolinae

• Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah

  Biblidinae

''Ariadne'' - castors

• Angled castor, Ariadne ariadne
• Common castor, Ariadne merione

  ''Laringa''

• Banded dandy, Laringa horsfieldii

  ''Byblia'' - joker

• Joker, Byblia ilithyia

  Apaturinae

''Mimathyma'' - purple emperors

• Sergeant emperor, Mimathyma chevana
• Indian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica

  ''Chitoria'' - emperors

• Sordid emperor, Chitoria sordida
• Tawny emperor, Chitoria ulupi

  ''Dilipa'' - golden emperor

• Golden emperor, Dilipa morgiana

  ''Eulacera'' - Tytler's emperor

• Tytler's emperor, Eulaceura manipuriensis Tytler, 1915

  ''Rohana'' - princes

• Black prince, Rohana parisatis
• Brown prince, Rohana parvata

  ''Euripus'' - courtesans

• Painted courtesan, Euripus consimilis
• Courtesan, Euripus nyctelius

  ''Helcyra'' - white emperors

• White emperor, Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864

  ''Herona'' - pasha

• Pasha, Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848

  ''Hestina'' - circe

• Circe, Hestina nama
• Siren, Hestina persimilis
• Hestina jermyni H. Druce, 1911

  ''Sephisa'' - courtiers

• Western courtier, Sephisa dichroa
• Eastern courtier, Sephisa chandra

  Nymphalinae

''Araschnia'' - Mongol

• Mongol, Araschnia prorsoides

  ''Symbrenthia'' - jesters

• Common jester, Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864
• Spotted jester, Symbrenthia hypselis
• Himalayan jester, Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872
• Tytler's jester, Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940
• Blue-tail jester, Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872
• Scarce jester, Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville

  ''Vanessa'' - Indian red admiral

• Indian red admiral, Vanessa indica
• Painted lady, Vanessa cardui

  ''Nymphalis'' - tortoiseshells

• Scarce tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas

  ''Aglais'' - tortoiseshells

• Indian tortoiseshell, Aglais caschmirensis
• Ladakh tortoiseshell, Aglais ladakensis

  ''Polygonia'' - commas

• Eastern comma, Polygonia egea
• Polygonia interposita

  ''Kaniska'' - blue admiral

• Blue admiral, Kaniska canace

  ''Junonia'' - pansies

• Gray pansy, Junonia atlites
• Peacock pansy, Junonia almana
• Yellow pansy, Junonia hierta
• Chocolate pansy, Junonia iphita
• Lemon pansy, Junonia lemonias
• Blue pansy, Junonia orithya

  ''Hypolimnas'' - eggflys

• Great eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina
• Danaid eggfly, Hypolimnas misippus

  ''Kallima'' - oakleafs

• Orange oakleaf, Kallima inachus
• Andaman oakleaf, Kallima albofasciata
• Scarce blue oakleaf, Kallima alompra
• South Indian blue oakleaf, Kallima horsfieldii
• Ceylon blue oakleaf, Kallima philarchus
• Kallima knyvetti
• Indian leafwing, Kallima paralekta

  ''Doleschallia'' - autumn leaf

• Autumn leaf, Doleschallia bisaltide

  ''Rhinopalpa'' - wizard

• Wizard, Rhinopalpa polynice

  ''Melitaea''

• Chitral fritillary, Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
• Shandur fritillary, Melitaea shandura Evans, 1924
• Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865
• Melitaea balbita Moore, 1874
• Melitaea balba Evans, 1912

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