List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

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Clipper Parthenos sylvia, a nymphalid butterfly found in India.

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.

Contents

[edit] Danainae (26 spp)

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).

[edit] Morphinae (20 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae).

[edit] Satyrinae (176 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae).

[edit] Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

[edit] Libytheinae


[edit] Charaxinae

[edit] Charaxes - The Rajahs

[edit] Polyura - The Nawabs

[edit] Prothoe - The Blue Begum

[edit] Agatasa - The Glorious Begum

[edit] Calinaginae

[edit] Heliconiinae

[edit] Acraea - The Tawny Coster

[edit] Cethosia - The Lacewings

[edit] Clossiana - The Fritillaries

[edit] Issoria - The Queen of Spain Fritillaries

[edit] Kuekenthaliella - The Fritillaries

[edit] Fabriciana - The Silverstripes

[edit] Argyreus - The Indian Fritillary

[edit] Childrena - The Large Silverstripe

[edit] Speyeria - The Fritillaries

[edit] Argyronome - The Eastern Silverstripe

[edit] Phalanta - The Leopards

[edit] Vindula - The Cruiser

[edit] Cirrochroa - The Yeomans

[edit] Cupha - The Rustic

[edit] Vagrans - The Vagrant

[edit] Cyrestinae

[edit] Cyrestis - The Maps

[edit] Chersonesia - The Maplets

[edit] Dichorragia - The Constable

[edit] Stibochiona - The Popinjay

[edit] Pseudergolinae

[edit] Biblidinae

[edit] Ariadne - The Castors

[edit] Laringa

[edit] Byblia - The Joker

[edit] Apaturinae

[edit] Mimathyma - The Purple Emperors

[edit] Chitoria - The Emperors

[edit] Dilipa - The Golden Emperor

[edit] Eulacera - Tytler's Emperor

[edit] Rohana - The Princes

[edit] Euripus - The Courtesans

[edit] Helcyra - The White Emperors

[edit] Herona - The Pasha

[edit] Hestina - The Circe

[edit] Sephisa - The Courtiers

Sephisa chandra

[edit] Nymphalinae

Gray Pansy, Monsanto Insectarium, St. Louis Zoo

[edit] Araschnia - The Mongol

[edit] Symbrenthia - The Jesters

[edit] Vanessa - The Indian Red Admiral

[edit] Nymphalis - The Tortoiseshells

[edit] Junonia - The Pansies

[edit] Hypolimnas - The eggflies

[edit] Kallima - The Oakleafs

[edit] Doleschallia - The Autumn Leaf

[edit] Rhinopalpa - The Wizard

[edit] Melitaea

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Libythea genus.

[edit] References

  • Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
  • Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
  • Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.


[edit] See also

Butterflies and moths of India
Butterflies

Papilionidae · Pieridae · Lycaenidae · Riodinidae · Hesperiidae · Hesperiinae · Pyrginae · Hesperiidae (balance) · Nymphalidae · Danainae · Limenitidinae · Morphinae · Satyrinae · Nymphalidae (balance)
Clipper butterfly
Indian moom moth
Moths
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