Butterflies of Kerala
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Hexapoda • Classis: Insecta • Subclassis: Pterygota • Infraclassis: Neoptera • Superordo: Holometabola • Ordo: Lepidoptera • Divisio: Rhopalocera
States of India: Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Kerala · Sikkim · West Bengal
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This is a gallery list of butterfly species found in Kerala, India. (Some of the images may be from other Indian States and so different subspecies from those found in Kerala.)
Family: Papilionidae
[edit]Subfamily: Papilioninae
[edit]Graphium agamemnon (Tailed jay)
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Graphium antiphates (Fivebar swordtail)
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Graphium doson (Common jay)
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Graphium nomius (Spot swordtail)
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Graphium teredon (Narrow banded bluebottle)
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Genus: Pachliopta (Red-bodied swallowtail, roses)
[edit]Pachliopta aristolochiae (Common rose)
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Pachliopta hector (Crimson rose)
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Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)
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Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)
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Papilio clytia (Common mime)
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Papilio crino (Common banded peacock)
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Papilio demoleus (Lime butterfly)
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Papilio dravidarum (Malabar Raven)
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Papilio helenus (Red Helen)
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Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)
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Papilio paris (Paris Peacock)
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Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon)
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Papilio polytes (Common Mormon)
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Troides minos (Southern birdwing)
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Subfamily: Coliadinae (Yellows)
[edit]Genus: Catopsilia (Emigrants)
[edit]Catopsilia pomona (Common emigrant)
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Catopsilia pyranthe (Mottled emigrant)
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Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)
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Eurema andersonii (One-spot grass yellow)
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Eurema blanda (Three-spot grass yellow)
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Eurema brigitta (Small grass yellow)
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Eurema hecabe (Common grass yellow)
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Eurema laeta (Spotless grass yellow)
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Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)
[edit]Appias albina (Common albatross)
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Appias indra (Plain puffin)
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Appias lalage (Spot puffin)
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Appias libythea (Striped albatross)
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Appias lyncida (Chocolate albatross)
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Appias wardii (Lesser albatross)
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Belenois aurota (Pioneer white, Caper white)
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Cepora nadina (Lesser gull)
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Cepora nerissa (Common gull)
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Colotis amata (Small salmon Arab)
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Colotis aurora (Plain orange-tip)
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Colotis danae (Crimson-tip)
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Colotis fausta (Large salmon Arab)
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Colotis etrida (Small orange-tip)
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Delias eucharis (Common Jezebel)
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Hebomoia glaucippe (Great orange tip)
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Ixias marianne (White orange tip)
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Ixias pyrene (Yellow orange tip)
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Leptosia nina (Psyche)
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Pareronia ceylanica (Dark wanderer)
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Pareronia hippia (Indian wanderer)
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Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)
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Prioneris sita (Painted sawtooth)
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Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis
Family: Nymphalidae
[edit]Subfamily: Apaturinae
[edit]Euripus consimilis (Painted courtesan)
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Rohana parisatis (Black prince)
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Subfamily: Biblidinae
[edit]Ariadne ariadne (Angled castor)
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Ariadne merione (Common castor)
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Byblia ilithyia (Joker)
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Subfamily: Charaxinae
[edit]Charaxes agrarius (Anomalous nawab)
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Charaxes athamas (Common nawab)
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Charaxes psaphon (Plain tawny rajah)
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Charaxes schreiber (Blue nawab)
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Charaxes solon (Black rajah)
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Subfamily: Cyrestinae
[edit]Cyrestis thyodamas (Common map)
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Danaus chrysippus (Plain tiger)
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Danaus genutia (Striped tiger)
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Euploea core (Common Indian crow)
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Euploea klugii (King crow)
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Euploea sylvester (Double-branded crow)
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Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)
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Parantica aglea (Glassy tiger)
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Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)
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Tirumala limniace (Blue tiger)
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Tirumala septentrionis (Dark blue tiger)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae
[edit]Acraea terpsicore/violae (Tawny coster)
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Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
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Cethosia mahratta (Sahyadri lacewing)
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Genus: Cirrochroa (Yeomen)
[edit]Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)
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Cupha erymanthis (Rustic)
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Phalanta alcippe (Small leopard)
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Phalanta phalantha (Common leopard)
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Vindula erota (Cruiser)
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Subfamily: Libytheinae
[edit]Libythea laius (Lobed beak)
[edit]Libythea myrrha (Club beak)
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Subfamily: Limenitidinae
[edit]Athyma inara (Colour sergeant)
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Athyma perius (Common sergeant)
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Athyma ranga (Blackvein sergeant)
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Athyma selenophora (Staff sergeant)
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Dophla evelina (Redspot duke)
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Euthalia aconthea (Common baron)
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Euthalia lubentina (Gaudy baron)
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Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (Baronet)
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Euthalia telchinia (Blue baron)
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Moduza procris (Commander)
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Neptis clinia (Southern sullied sailer)
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Neptis/Phaedyma columella (Shortbanded sailer)
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Neptis hylas (Common sailer)
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Neptis jumbah (Chestnut-streaked sailer)
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Neptis nata (Clear sailer)
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Neptis soma (Creamy Sailer / Sullied sailer)
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Neptis/Lasippa viraja (Yellowjack Sailer / Yellowback Sailer)
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Genus: Pantoporia (Lascars)
[edit]Pantoporia hordonia (Common lascar)
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Pantoporia sandaka (Extra lascar)
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Parthenos sylvia (Clipper)
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Tanaecia lepidea (Grey count)
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae
[edit]Genus: Doleschallia (Autumn leaves)
[edit]Doleschallia bisaltide (Autumn leaf)
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Genus: Hypolimnas (Eggflies)
[edit]Hypolimnas bolina (Great eggfly)
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Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)
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Junonia almana (Peacock pansy)
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Junonia atlites (Grey pansy)
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Junonia hierta (Yellow pansy)
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Junonia iphita (Chocolate pansy)
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Junonia lemonias (Lemon pansy)
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Junonia orithya (Blue pansy)
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Kallima horsfieldi (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)
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Kaniska canace (Blue admiral)
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Vanessa cardui (Painted lady)
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Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
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Amathusia phidippus (Palmking)
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Genus: Discophora (Duffers)
[edit]Discophora lepida (Southern duffer)
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Elymnias hypermnestra (Tailed palmfly)
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Genus: Heteropsis
[edit]Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (Redeye Bushbrown)
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Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)
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Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)
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Lethe europa (Bamboo treebrown)
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Lethe rohria (Common treebrown)
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Melanitis leda (Common evening brown)
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Melanitis phedima (Dark evening brown)
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Melanitis zitenius (Great evening brown)
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Mycalesis anaxias (Whitebar bushbrown)
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Mycalesis igilia (Small longbrand bushbrown)
[edit]Mycalesis junonia (Malabar glad-eye bushbrown)
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Mycalesis mineus (Dark branded bushbrown)
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Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (Red-disc bushbrown)
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Mycalesis perseus (Common bushbrown)
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Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)
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Mycalesis visala (Long-brand bushbrown)
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Genus: Orsotriaena
[edit]Orsotriaena medus (Smooth-eyed bushbrown)
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Genus: Parantirrhoea
[edit]Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)
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Ypthima asterope (Common threering)
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Ypthima baldus (Common fivering)
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Ypthima ceylonica (White fourring)
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Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)
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Ypthima huebneri (Common fourring)
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Ypthima striata (Striated fivering)
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Ypthima tabella (Baby fivering)
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Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)
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Zipaetis saitis (Tamil/Banded catseye)
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Family: Riodinidae
[edit]Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
[edit]Abisara bifasciata (Double-banded judy)
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Abisara echerius (Plum judy)
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Family: Lycaenidae
[edit]Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
[edit]Cigaritis abnormis (Abnormal silverline)
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Cigaritis elima (Scarce shot silverline)
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Cigaritis ictis (Common shot silverline)
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Cigaritis lilacinus (Lilac silverline)
[edit]Cigaritis lohita (Common shot silverline)
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Cigaritis schistacea (Plumbeous silverline)
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Cigaritis vulcanus (Common silverline)
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Curetis acuta (Angled sunbeam)
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Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)
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Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)
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Spalgis epius (Apefly)
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae
[edit]Genus: Acytolepis (Hedge blues)
[edit]Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)
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Acytolepis puspa (Common hedge blue)
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Anthene emolus (Ciliate blue)
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Anthene lycaenina (Pointed ciliate blue)
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Azanus jesous (African babul blue)
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Azanus ubaldus (Bright babul blue)
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Azanus uranus (Dull babul blue)
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Caleta decidia (Angled pierrot)
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Castalius rosimon (Common Pierrot)
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Genus: Catochrysops
[edit]Catochrysops panormus (Silver forget-me-not)
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Catochrysops strabo (Forget-me-not)
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Genus: Celastrina
[edit]Celastrina lavendularis (Plain hedge blue)
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Celatoxia albidisca (White-disc hedge blue)
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Chilades lajus (Lime blue)
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Chilades parrhasius (Small cupid)
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Genus: Discolampa
[edit]Discolampa ethion (Banded blue pierrot)
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Genus: Euchrysops
[edit]Euchrysops cnejus (Gram blue)
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Everes lacturnus (Oriental/Indian cupid)
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Freyeria putli (Small Grass jewel)
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Freyeria trochylus (Grass jewel)
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Ionolyce helicon (pointed linebluee)
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Jamides alecto (Metallic cerulean)
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Jamides bochus (Dark cerulean)
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Jamides celeno (Common cerulean)
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Lampides boeticus (Peablue)
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Leptotes plinius (Peablue)
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Luthrodes pandava (Plains cupid)
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Megisba malaya (Malayan)
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Nacaduba beroe (Opaque six-line blue)
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Nacaduba berenice (Rounded six-line blue)
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Nacaduba calauria (Dark Ceylon six-line blue)
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Nacaduba hermus (Pale four-line blue)
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Nacaduba kurava (Transparent six-line blue)
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Nacaduba pactolus (Large four-line blue)
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Genus: Neopithecops
[edit]Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)
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Petrelaea dana (Dingy lineblue)
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Prosotas dubiosa (Tailless lineblue)
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Prosotas nora (Common lineblue)
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Prosotas noreia (White-tipped lineblue)
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Genus: Pseudozizeeria (Lineblues)
[edit]Pseudozizeeria maha (Tailless lineblue)
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Talicada nyseus (Red Pierrot)
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Tarucus ananda (Dark pierrot)
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Tarucus callinara (Spotted pierrot)
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Tarucus nara (Striped pierrot)
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Udara akasa (White hedge blue)
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Zizeeria karsandra (Dark grass blue)
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Zizina otis (Lesser grass blue)
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Zizula hylax (Tiny grass blue)
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Genus: Amblypodia
[edit]Amblypodia anita (Purple leaf blue)
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Ancema blanka (Silver royal)
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Arhopala abseus (Aberrant oakblue)
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Arhopala alea (Rosy oakblue)
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Arhopala amantes (Large oakblue)
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Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)
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Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)
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Arhopala centaurus (Centaur oakblue)
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Bindahara phocides (Plane)
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Genus: Catapaecilma
[edit]Catapaecilma major (Common tinsel)
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Cheritra freja (Common imperial)
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Creon cleobis (Broadtail royal)
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Deudorix epijarbas (Cornelian)
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Horaga onyx (Common onyx)
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Horaga viola (Brown onyx)
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Genus: Hypolycaena
[edit]Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)
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Hypolycaena othona (Orchid tit)
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Iraota timoleon (Silverstreak blue)
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Loxura atymnus (Yamfly)
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Pratapa deva (White royal)
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Rachana jalindra (Banded royal)
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Rapala iarbus (Common red flash)
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Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)
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Rapala manea (Slate flash)
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Rapala varuna (Indigo flash)
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Rathinda amor (Monkey puzzle)
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Surendra vivarna biplagiata (Acacia blue)
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Tajuria cippus (Peacock royal)
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Tajuria jehana (Plains blue royal)
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Tajuria maculata (Spotted royal)
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Tajuria melastigma (Branded royal)
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Thaduka multicaudata (Many-tailed oak-blue)
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Virachola isocrates (Common guava blue)
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Virachola perse (Large guava blue)
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Zeltus amasa (Fluffy tit)
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Zesius chrysomallus (Redspot)
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Zinaspa todara (Silver streaked acacia blue)
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Family: Hesperiidae
[edit]Subfamily: Coeliadinae
[edit]Badamia exclamationis (Brown awl)
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Bibasis sena (Orangetail awl)
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Burara gomata (Pale green awlet)
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Burara jaina (Orange-striped awlet)
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Choaspes benjaminii (Common/Indian awlking)
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Hasora badra (Common awl)
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Hasora chromus (Common banded awl)
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Hasora taminatus (White banded awl)
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Hasora vitta (Plain banded awl)
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Subfamily: Hesperiinae
[edit]Genus: Aeromachus
[edit]Aeromachus dubius (Dingy scrub-hopper)
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Aeromachus pygmaeus (Pygmy scrub-hopper)
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Ampittia dioscorides (Bush hopper)
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Arnetta mercara (Coorg forest hopper)
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Arnetta vindhiana (Vindhyan bob)
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Baoris farri (Paintbrush swift)
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Category:Baracus vittatus (Hedge hopper)
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Borbo bevani (Lesser rice/Beavan's swift)
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Borbo cinnara (Rice swift)
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Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)
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Caltoris kumara (Blank swift)
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Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)
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Cephrenes acalle (Plain palm dart)
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Cupitha purreea (Wax dart)
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Erionota torus (Rounded palm-redeye)
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Gangara thyrsis (Giant redeye)
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Halpe homolea hindu (Indian/Ceylon ace)
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Halpe porus (Bi-spot banded/Moore's ace)
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Hyarotis adrastus (Tree flitter)
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Hyarotis microstrictum (Brush flitter)
[edit]Iambrix salsala (Chestnut bob)
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Matapa aria (Common redeye)
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Genus: Notocrypta
[edit]Notocrypta curvifascia (Restricted demon)
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Notocrypta paralysos (Common banded demon)
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Oriens concinna (Tamil/Sahyadri dartlet)
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Oriens goloides (Common dartlet)
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Parnara bada (Oriental/Variable swift)
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Pelopidas agna (Dark/Obscure branded swift)
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Pelopidas conjuncta (Conjoined swift)
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Pelopidas mathias (Small branded swift)
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Pelopidas subochracea (Large branded swift)
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Genus: Polytremis
[edit]Polytremis lubricans (Contiguous swift)
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Potanthus confucius (Chinese dart)
[edit]Potanthus pallida (pallid dart)
[edit]Potanthus palnia (Palni dart)
[edit]Potanthus pava (Pava dart)
[edit]Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)
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Psolos fuligo (Dusky partwing/Coon)
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Quedara basiflava (Yellow-base flitter, Golden tree flitter)
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Genus: Salanoemia
[edit]Salanoemia sala (Maculate lancer)
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Sovia hyrtacus (Bicolour/White-branded ace)
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Suastus gremius (Indian/Oriental palm bob)
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Suastus minuta (Small palm bob)
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Illustration
Genus: Taractrocera
[edit]Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil/Tawny-spotted grass dart)
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Taractrocera maevius (Common grass dart)
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Telicota bambusae (Dark palm dart)
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Telicota colon (Pale palm dart)
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Thoressa astigmata (Southern spotted ace, Unbranded ace)
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Thoressa evershedi (Evershed's ace, Travancore tawny ace)
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Thoressa honorei (Madras ace, Sahyadri orange ace)
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Thoressa sitala (Tamil/Sitala ace)
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Udaspes folus (Grass demon)
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Genus: Zographetus
[edit]Zographetus ogygia (Purple-spotted Flitter)
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Caprona agama (Spotted angle)
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Caprona alida (Alida angle)
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Caprona ransonnetii (Golden angle)
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Genus: Celaenorrhinus
[edit]Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar/Dakhan spotted flat)
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Celaenorrhinus leucocera (Common spotted flat)
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Celaenorrhinus putra (Restricted spotted flat)
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Celaenorrhinus ruficornis/fusca (Tamil/Dusky spotted flat)
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Coladenia indrani (Tricolour pied flat)
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Gerosis bhagava (Common yellowbreasted flat)
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Gomalia elma (Marbled/Mallow skipper)
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Genus: Odontoptilum
[edit]Odontoptilum angulata (Chestnut/banded angle)
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Genus: Pseudocoladenia
[edit]Pseudocoladenia dan (Fulvous pied flat)
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Sarangesa dasahara (Common small flat)
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Sarangesa purendra (Spotted small flat)
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Spialia galba (Indian grizzled/Indian skipper)
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Tagiades gana (Immaculate/large/suffused snow flat)
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Tagiades japetus (Common/Ceylon snow flat)
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Tagiades litigiosa (Water snow flat)
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Tapena thwaitesi (Angled flat/black angle)
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[edit]- Markku Savela Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths
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