List of butterflies of Kerala
Appearance
This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)
Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Pupa
Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Graphium doson (common jay)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)
Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Pupa
Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Eggs
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Prepupa
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Pupa
Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)
Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)
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Pupa
Papilio clytia (common mime)
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Dorsal view (Form clytia)
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Dorsal view (Form dissimilis)
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Ventral view (Form clytia)
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Ventral view (Form dissimilis)
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Prepupa
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Pupa
Papilio crino (common banded peacock)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
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Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Pupa
Papilio helenus (red Helen)
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Dorsal view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)
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Dorsal view
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Eggs
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Larva
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Papilio paris (Paris peacock)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)
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Dorsal view
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Egg
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Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
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Dorsal view (female, form stichius)
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Ventral view (female, form stichius)
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Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
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Ventral view (female, form romulus)
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Genus: Troides (birdwings)
Troides minos (southern birdwing)
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Pupa
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)
Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)
Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)
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Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
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Genus: Colias (clouded yellows)
Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)
Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
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Dorsal view
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Eggs
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Larvae
Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)
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Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)
Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)
Appias albina (common albatross)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
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Form semiflava (female)
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Mud puddling
Appias indra (plain puffin)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Appias lalage (spot puffin)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Appias libythea (striped albatross)
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
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Eggs
Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)
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Larva
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Pupa
Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Belenois (pioneers)
Belenois aurota (pioneer)
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Dorsal view
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Genus: Cepora (gulls)
Cepora nadina (lesser gull)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Cepora nerissa (common gull)
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Pupa
Genus: Colotis (Arabs)
Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)
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Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)
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Colotis danae (crimson-tip)
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Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)
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Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)
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Genus: Delias (Jezebels)
Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
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Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)
Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)
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Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)
Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
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Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
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Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)
Leptosia nina (Psyche)
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Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)
Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)
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Male, Dorsal view
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Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
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Ventral view (male)
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Genus: Pieris (whites)
Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)
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Ventral view
Genus: Prioneris (sawtooths)
Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)
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Ventral view
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Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Euripus (courtesans)
Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)
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Pupa
Genus: Rohana (princes)
Rohana parisatis (black prince)
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Male (dorsal view)
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Female (dorsal view)
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Male (ventral view)
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Female (ventral view)
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Pupa
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Genus: Ariadne (castors)
Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
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Larva
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Pupa
Ariadne merione (common castor)
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Pupa
Genus: Byblia (jokers)
Byblia ilithyia (joker)
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Larva
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)
Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)
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Dorsal view with one apical spot missing (left)
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Chrysalis
Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)
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Charaxes solon (black rajah)
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Egg
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Subfamily: Cyrestinae
Genus: Cyrestis (maps)
Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
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Larva
Subfamily: Danainae
Genus: Danaus (tigers)
Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
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Larva
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Pupa
Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (male)
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Genus: Euploea (crows)
Euploea core (common crow)
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Euploea klugii (king crow)
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Ventral view
Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)
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Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)
Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)
Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)
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Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)
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Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)
Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
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Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Acraea (costers)
Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)
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Genus: Argynnis (fritillaries)
Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
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Larva
Genus: Cethosia (lacewings)
Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)
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Chrysalis
Genus: Cirrochroa (yeomen)
Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)
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Genus: Cupha (rustics)
Cupha erymanthis (rustic)
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Genus: Phalanta (leopards)
Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)
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Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
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Egg
Genus: Vindula (cruisers)
Vindula erota (cruiser)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Subfamily: Libytheinae
Genus: Libythea (beaks)
Libythea laius (lobed beak)
Libythea myrrha (club beak)
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Collected specimen
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Ventral view
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Genus: Athyma (sergeants)
Athyma nefte inara (colour sergeant)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Athyma perius (common sergeant)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Athyma ranga (blackvein sergeant)
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Dorsal view
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Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Genus: Dophla (dukes)
Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)
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Genus: Euthalia (barons)
Euthalia aconthea (common baron)
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Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)
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Egg
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Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)
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Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)
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Genus: Moduza (commanders)
Moduza procris (commander)
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Genus: Neptis (sailers)
Neptis clinia (clear sailer)
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Dorsal view
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Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)
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Dorsal view
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Neptis hylas (common sailer)
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Egg
Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Neptis nata (sullied sailer)
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Neptis soma (creamy sailer)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Neptis/Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
Genus: Pantoporia (lascars)
Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Pantoporia sandaka (extra lascar)
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Dorsal view
Genus: Parthenos (clippers)
Parthenos sylvia (clipper)
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Genus: Tanaecia (counts)
Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Doleschallia (autumn leaves)
Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)
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Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies)
Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view (female)
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Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view (female)
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Form inaria (female)
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Genus: Junonia (pansies)
Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
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Mating pair
Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
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Dorsal view
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Egg
Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
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Dorsal view (wet-season form)
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Dorsal view (dry-season form)
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Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
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Genus: Kallima (oakleaves)
Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
Genus: Kaniska
Kaniska canace (blue admiral)
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Larva
Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)
Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
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Dorsal view
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Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
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Larva case
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Amathusia (palmkings)
Amathusia phidippus (palmking)
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Genus: Discophora (duffers)
Discophora lepida (southern duffer)
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Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)
Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Genus: Heteropsis
Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)
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Illustration
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Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Genus: Lethe (treebrowns)
Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)
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Ventral view (male)
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Lethe rohria (common treebrown)
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Genus: Melanitis (evening browns)
Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)
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Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)
Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Mycalesis igilia (small longbrand bushbrown)
Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)
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Ventral view
Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (red-disc bushbrown)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Mycalesis orcha (pale-brand bushbrown)
Mycalesis patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)
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Chrysalis
Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)
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Illustration
Mycalesis visala (long-brand bushbrown)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
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Brand on the underside of the forewing
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Brand on the upperside of the hindwing
Genus: Orsotriaena
Orsotriaena medus (dark grass-brown / smooth-eyed bushbrown)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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mating pair
Genus: Parantirrhoea
Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)
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Dorsal view
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Genus: Ypthima (rings)
Ypthima asterope (common threering)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Ypthima ceylonica (white fourring)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)
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Illustarion
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Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)
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Ventral view
Ypthima singala (Sinhalese fivering)
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Ventral view
Ypthima striata (Nilgiri jewel fourring)
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Ventral view
Ypthima philomela/tabella (baby fivering)
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Dorsal view
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Chrysalis
Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Zipaetis (catseyes)
Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
Genus: Abisara (Judies)
Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Abisara echerius (plum Judy)
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Dorsal view
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Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Curetinae
Genus: Curetis (sunbeams)
Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Subfamily: Miletinae
Genus: Spalgis (apeflies)
Spalgis epius (apefly)
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues)
Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)
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Museum specimen
Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)
Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Azanus (babul blues)
Azanus jesous (African babul blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Azanus uranus (dull babul blue)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Genus: Caleta
Caleta decidia (angled Pierrot)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Castalius
Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Catochrysops
Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Celastrina
Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Celatoxia
Celatoxia albidisca (white-disc hedge blue)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Chilades
Chilades lajus (lime blue)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Discolampa
Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Euchrysops
Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Everes
Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Freyeria
Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)
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Ventral view
Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
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Ventral view
Genus: Ionolyce
Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)
Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Jamides celeno (common cerulean)
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Museum specimens
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Lampides
Lampides boeticus (peablue)
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Leptotes
Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Luthrodes
Luthrodes pandava (plains cupid)
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Megisba
Megisba malaya (Malayan)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
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Dorsal view
Genus: Nacaduba
Nacaduba beroe (opaque six-line blue)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Nacaduba berenice (rounded six-line blue)
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Museum specimen
Nacaduba calauria (dark Ceylon six-line blue)
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Museum specimen
Nacaduba hermus (pale four-line blue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Nacaduba kurava (transparent six-line blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Neopithecops
Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
Genus: Petrelaea
Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)
Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)
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Ventral view
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Larva and Pupa
Prosotas nora (common lineblue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)
Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Talicada
Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Tarucus
Tarucus ananda (dark Pierrot)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Tarucus callinara (spotted Pierrot)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Udara
Udara akasa (white hedge blue)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
Genus: Zizeeria
Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Zizina
Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Zizula
Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Subfamily: Theclinae
Genus: Amblypodia
Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Ancema
Ancema blanka (silver royal)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Arhopala
Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Arhopala alea (Kanara oakblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Chrysalis
Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Bindahara
Bindahara phocides (plane)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
-
Ventral view
Genus: Catapaecilma
Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Larva attended by ant
Genus: Cheritra
Cheritra freja (common imperial)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Eggs
-
Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Creon
Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Deudorix
Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Horaga
Horaga onyx (common onyx)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Horaga viola (brown onyx)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Genus: Hypolycaena
Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)
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Ventral view
Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Iraota
Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Loxura
Loxura atymnus (yamfly)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Pratapa
Pratapa deva (white royal)
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Museum specimen
Genus: Rachana
Rachana jalindra (banded royal)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Rapala
Rapala iarbus (common red flash)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Rapala manea (slate flash)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
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Larva
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Pupa
Rapala varuna (indigo flash)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Rathinda
Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Mating pair
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Surendra
Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Tajuria
Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)
-
Illustration
Tajuria maculata (spotted royal)
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Museum specimen
Tajuria melastigma (branded royal)
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Museum specimen
Genus: Thaduka
Thaduka multicaudata (many-tailed oak-blue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Virachola
Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
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Pupa
Virachola perse (large guava blue)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Zeltus
Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Zesius
Zesius chrysomallus (redspot)
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view
Genus: Zinaspa
Zinaspa todara (silver streaked acacia blue)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Cigaritis
Cigaritis abnormis (abnormal silverline)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Cigaritis elima (scarce shot silverline)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Cigaritis lilacinus (lilac silverline)
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Ventral view
Cigaritis lohita (long banded silverline)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view (wet-season form)
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Ventral view (dry-season form)
Cigaritis schistacea (plumbeous silverline)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Illustration
Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Badamia
Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Bibasis
Bibasis sena (orange-tailed awlet)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
Genus: Burara
Burara gomata (pale green awlet)
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Ventral view
Burara jaina (orange awlet)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Chrysalis
Genus: Choaspes
Choaspes benjaminii (Indian awlking)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Hasora
Hasora badra (common awl)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Hasora chromus (common banded awl)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Eggs
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Larva
Hasora taminatus (white banded awl)
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Ventral view
Hasora vitta (plain banded awl)
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Illustration
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Genus: Aeromachus
Aeromachus dubius (dingy scrub-hopper)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Aeromachus pygmaeus (pygmy scrub-hopper)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Ampittia
Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view (male)
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Dorsal view (female)
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Ventral view (male)
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Ventral view (female)
Genus: Arnetta
Arnetta mercara (Coorg forest hopper)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Arnetta vindhiana (Vindhyan bob)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva and pupa
Genus: Baoris
Baoris farri (paintbrush swift)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Baracus
Baracus vittatus (hedge hopper)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Borbo
Borbo bevani (Beavan's swift)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Borbo cinnara (rice swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Caltoris
Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Caltoris kumara (blank swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)
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Illustration
Genus: Cephrenes
Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Cupitha
Cupitha purreea (wax dart)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
Genus: Erionota
Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
Genus: Gangara
Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva (second instar)
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Larva (final instar)
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Pupa
Genus: Halpe
Halpe homolea (Indian ace)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
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Dorsal view
Halpe porus (Moore's ace)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Hyarotis
Hyarotis adrastus (tree flitter)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Hyarotis microstictum (brush flitter)
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Ventral view
Genus: Iambrix
Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
Genus: Matapa
Matapa aria (common redeye)
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Illustration
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Notocrypta
Notocrypta curvifascia (restricted demon)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Notocrypta paralysos (common banded demon)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Oriens
Oriens concinna (Tamil dartlet)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Oriens goloides (Ceylon dartlet)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Parnara
Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Pelopidas
Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Polytremis
Polytremis lubricans (contiguous swift)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Potanthus
Potanthus confucius (Chinese dart)
Potanthus pallida (pallid dart)
Potanthus palnia (Palni dart)
Potanthus pava (Pava dart)
Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Psolos
Psolos fuligo (dusky partwing/coon)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
Genus: Quedara
Quedara basiflava (golden flitter)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Salanoemia
Salanoemia sala (maculate lancer)
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Illustration
-
Ventral view
Genus: Sovia
Sovia hyrtacus (bicolour/white-branded ace)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Suastus
Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob)
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Museum specimen
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Ventral view
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Egg
Suastus minuta (small palm bob)
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Illustration
Genus: Taractrocera
Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil grass dart)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Ventral view
Genus: Telicota
Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Pupa
Telicota colon (pale palm dart)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
Genus: Thoressa
Thoressa astigmata (southern spotted ace)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Thoressa evershedi (Evershed's ace)
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Illustration
Thoressa honorei (Madras ace)
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Dorsal view
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Lateral view
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Larva
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Chrysalis
Thoressa sitala (Tamil ace)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Udaspes
Udaspes folus (grass demon)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Zographetus
Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Caprona
Caprona agama (spotted angle)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view (DSF)
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Dorsal view (WSF)
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Ventral view (WSF)
Caprona alida (Alida angle)
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Illustration
Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar spotted flat)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Chrysalis
Celaenorrhinus leucocera (common spotted flat)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Celaenorrhinus ruficornis fusca (Tamil spotted flat)
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Dorsal view
Genus: Coladenia
Coladenia indrani (tricolour pied flat)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Gerosis
Gerosis bhagava (common yellowbreast flat)
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Illustration
-
Dorsal view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Gomalia
Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper)
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Odontoptilum
Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
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Dorsal view
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Genus: Pseudocoladenia
Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)
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Dorsal view
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Sarangesa
Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)
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Illustration
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Dorsal view
Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat)
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Dorsal view
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Spotted small flat laying eggs on Lepidagathis keralensis at Madayipara
Genus: Spialia
Spialia galba (Indian skipper)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Genus: Tagiades
Tagiades gana (large/suffused snow flat)
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Museum specimen
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)
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Dorsal view
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Mating pair
Tagiades litigiosa (water snow flat)
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Larva case
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Larva
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Pupa
Genus: Tapena
Tapena thwaitesi (black angle)
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Dorsal view (wet-season form)
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Dorsal view (dry-season form)
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Ventral view
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Larva
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Pupa
See also
References
- Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema Naturae (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Halae Magdeburgicae: Typis et sumtibus Io. Iac. Curt. p. 458.
- Drury, Dru; Westwood, John Obadiah (1773). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah).
- Fabricius, Johann Christian (1775). Systema Entomologiae. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae : In Officina Libraria Kortii.
- Cramer, Pieter; Stoll, Caspar (1775–1782). De uitlandsche kapellen, voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America. Amsteldam: Chez S.J. Baalde.
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