List of butterflies of Kerala

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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  Larva
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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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  Pupa

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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  Ventral 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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)

Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral 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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  Ventral 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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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Papilio paris (Paris peacock)

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  Dorsal view
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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)

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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

Papilio polytes (common Mormon)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Ventral view (male)
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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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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Troides (birdwings)

Troides minos (southern birdwing)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa
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  Pupa

Family: Pieridae

Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)

Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)

Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)

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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

Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view (male)
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  Ventral view (female)
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

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
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  Ventral view

Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral 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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

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
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  Ventral view

Appias libythea (striped 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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  Eggs

Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Cepora (gulls)

Cepora nadina (lesser gull)

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  Dorsal view
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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Cepora nerissa (common gull)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Pupa

Genus: Colotis (Arabs)

Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs

Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Ventral view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view (female)

Colotis danae (crimson-tip)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva

Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Ventral view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view (female)

Genus: Delias (Jezebels)

Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)

Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)

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  Dorsal view
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)

Ixias marianne (white orange tip)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)

Leptosia nina (Psyche)

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  Dorsal view
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)

Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)

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  Male, Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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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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  Ventral view (female)
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  Eggs
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  Prepupa
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  Pupa

Genus: Pieris (whites)

Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)

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  Dorsal view
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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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Ariadne merione (common castor)

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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: Byblia (jokers)

Byblia ilithyia (joker)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral 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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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view (male)
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  Ventral view (female)

Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Charaxes solon (black rajah)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Egg
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  Larva

Subfamily: Cyrestinae

Genus: Cyrestis (maps)

Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view (female)
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Euploea (crows)

Euploea core (common crow)

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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

Euploea klugii (king crow)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Ventral view

Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)

Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)

Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)

Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)

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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

Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)

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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

Subfamily: Heliconiinae

Genus: Acraea (costers)

Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Argynnis (fritillaries)

Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)

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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

Genus: Cethosia (lacewings)

Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Chrysalis

Genus: Cirrochroa (yeomen)

Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Cupha (rustics)

Cupha erymanthis (rustic)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Phalanta (leopards)

Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view

Subfamily: Libytheinae

Genus: Libythea (beaks)

Libythea laius (lobed beak)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)

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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

Genus: Dophla (dukes)

Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Euthalia (barons)

Euthalia aconthea (common baron)

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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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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Egg
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  Larva

Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)

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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

Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Moduza (commanders)

Moduza procris (commander)

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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: Neptis (sailers)

Neptis clinia (clear sailer)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Neptis hylas (common sailer)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view

Neptis nata (sullied sailer)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Tanaecia (counts)

Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Genus: Doleschallia (autumn leaves)

Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

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 (male)
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  Ventral view (female)
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)

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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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  Form inaria (female)
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Junonia (pansies)

Junonia almana (peacock pansy)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)

Junonia atlites (grey pansy)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral 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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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)
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  Pupa

Junonia orithya (blue pansy)

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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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  Pupa

Genus: Kallima (oakleaves)

Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva

Genus: Kaniska

Kaniska canace (blue admiral)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva

Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)

Vanessa cardui (painted lady)

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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

Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Larva case

Subfamily: Satyrinae

Genus: Amathusia (palmkings)

Amathusia phidippus (palmking)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Ventral view
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  Pupa

Genus: Discophora (duffers)

Discophora lepida (southern duffer)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)

Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)

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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

Genus: Heteropsis

Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)

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  Illustration
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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

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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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Ventral view (female)
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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Lethe rohria (common treebrown)

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  Illustration
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  Ventral view
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  Ventral view

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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  Ventral view (dry-season form)
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)

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  Dorsal view (wet-season form)
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  Dorsal view (dry-season form)
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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)

Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)

Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)

Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)

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  Dorsal view
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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 patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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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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  Ventral 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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  Ventral view

Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)

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  Illustarion
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  Dorsal view

Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Chrysalis

Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)

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Genus: Zipaetis (catseyes)

Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)

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  Larva

Family: Riodinidae

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae

Genus: Abisara (Judies)

Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)

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  Ventral view

Abisara echerius (plum Judy)

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  Larva
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  Pupa

Family: Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Curetinae

Genus: Curetis (sunbeams)

Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)

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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)

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  Ventral view

Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)

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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 (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)

Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)

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  Ventral view

Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Azanus (babul blues)

Azanus jesous (African babul blue)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Castalius

Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)

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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 (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 (female)
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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)

Chilades pandava (plains cupid)

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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)

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  Ventral view

Chilades/Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)

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Chilades/Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)

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Genus: Discolampa

Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)

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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Euchrysops

Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)

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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: Ionolyce

Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)

Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)

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  Ventral view

Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)

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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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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Megisba

Megisba malaya (Malayan)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Neopithecops

Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)

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  Larva

Genus: Petrelaea

Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)

Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)

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  Larva and Pupa

Prosotas nora (common lineblue)

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  Ventral view

Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)

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Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)

Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Talicada

Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)

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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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  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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  Ventral view

Genus: Udara

Udara akasa (white hedge blue)

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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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Genus: Zizina

Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)

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  Dorsal view (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Zizula

Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)

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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
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  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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  Ventral view
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  Eggs
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Creon

Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Deudorix

Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)

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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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  Ventral view

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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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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  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 (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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  Ventral view
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  Mating pair
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  Egg
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Spindasis

Spindasis/Cigaritis abnormis (abnormal silverline)

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  Illustration
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  Ventral view

Spindasis elima (scarce shot silverline)

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  Museum specimen
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  Ventral view
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  Ventral view

Spindasis/Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)

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  Illustration
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  Ventral view

Spindasis/Cigaritis/Apharitis lilacinus (lilac silverline)

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  Ventral view

Spindasis/Cigaritis lohita (long banded silverline)

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  Ventral view (wet-season form)
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  Ventral view (dry-season form)

Spindasis/Cigaritis schistacea (plumbeous silverline)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
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  Illustration

Spindasis/Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)

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  Dorsal view
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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Surendra

Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)

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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Tajuria

Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)

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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)

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  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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  Larva
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  Pupa
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  Pupa

Virachola perse (large guava blue)

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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 (female)
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  Ventral view

Genus: Zinaspa

Zinaspa todara (silver streaked acacia blue)

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  Ventral view

Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Coeliadinae

Genus: Badamia

Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)

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  Ventral view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Bibasis

Bibasis sena (orange-tailed awlet)

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  Ventral view
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  Larva

Genus: Burara

Burara gomata (pale green awlet)

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Burara jaina (orange awlet)

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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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Hasora

Hasora badra (common awl)

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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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  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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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Baracus

Baracus vittatus (hedge hopper)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Caltoris

Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)

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  Ventral view

Caltoris kumara (blank swift)

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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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  Ventral view

Genus: Cupitha

Cupitha purreea (wax dart)

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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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  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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  Ventral view
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  Dorsal view

Halpe porus (Moore's ace)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Hyarotis

Hyarotis adrastus (tree flitter)

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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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Genus: Iambrix

Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)

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  Ventral view
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  Egg

Genus: Matapa

Matapa aria (common redeye)

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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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  Ventral view

Notocrypta paralysos (common banded demon)

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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Oriens

Oriens concinna (Tamil dartlet)

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Oriens goloides (Ceylon dartlet)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Parnara

Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)

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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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  Ventral view

Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Polytremis

Polytremis lubricans (contiguous swift)

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  Ventral view

Genus: Potanthus

Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)

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Genus: Psolos

Psolos fuligo (dusky partwing/coon)

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  Egg
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  Larva

Genus: Quedara

Quedara basiflava (golden flitter)

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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Salanoemia

Salanoemia sala (maculate lancer)

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  Illustration
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  Ventral view

Genus: Sovia

Sovia hyrtacus (bicolour/white-branded ace)

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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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  Ventral view

Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)

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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view

Genus: Telicota

Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)

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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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  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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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Udaspes

Udaspes folus (grass demon)

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  Larva
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  Pupa

Genus: Zographetus

Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)

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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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  Ventral view
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  Larva

Genus: Celaenorrhinus

Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar spotted flat)

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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
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  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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  ventral view

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

• Butterfly
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of the Western Ghats
• Fauna of India

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External links

• Markku Savela Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths
• Butterflies of India. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
• India Biodiversity Portal. Biodiversity Informatics Platform.
• Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". The Natural History Museum, London. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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• Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society hosted at Yale