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

Source: Wikipedia — List of butterflies of Kerala (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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