List of butterflies of Sikkim
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This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India.
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Family: Papilionidae
[edit]Subfamily: Papilioninae
[edit]Tribe: Leptocircini
Species: Graphium cloanthus (glassy bluebottle)
[edit]Subspecies: Graphium cloanthus cloanthus (Himalayan glassy bluebottle)
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Tribe: Papilionini
Species: Papilio bianor (common peacock)
[edit]Subspecies: Papilio bianor ganesa (east Himalayan common peacock)
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Species: Papilio helenus (red Helen)
[edit]Subspecies: Papilio helenus helenus (Oriental red Helen)
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Species: Papilio nephelus (yellow Helen)
[edit]Subspecies: Papilio nephelus chaon (Khasi yellow Helen)
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Tribe: Pierini
Species: Delias agostina (yellow Jezebel)
[edit]Subspecies: Delias agostina agostina (Sikkim yellow Jezebel)
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Species: Pieris canidia (Asian cabbage white)
[edit]Subspecies: Pieris canidia indica (Indian cabbage white)
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Family: Lycaenidae
[edit]Tribe: Miletini
Species: Allotinus drumila (crenulate mottle)
[edit]Subspecies: Allotinus drumila drumila (Himalayan Crenulate Mottle)
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae
[edit]Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Acytolepis
[edit]Species: Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
[edit]Subspecies: Acytolepis puspa gisca (Himalayan common hedge blue)
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Species: Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)
[edit]Subspecies: Jamides alecto eurysaces (Himalayan metallic cerulean)
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Tribe: Hypolycaenini
Genus: Hypolycaena
[edit]Species: Hypolycaena kina (blue tit)
[edit]Subspecies: Hypolycaena kina kina (Darjeeling blue tit)
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Family: Nymphalidae
[edit]Subfamily: Cyrestinae
[edit]Genus: Chersonesia
[edit]Species: Chersonesia risa (common maplet)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae
[edit]Tribe: Acraeini
Species: Acraea issoria (yellow coster)
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Subfamily: Libytheinae
[edit]Species: Libythea myrrha (club beak)
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Subfamily: Limenitidinae
[edit]Tribe: Adoliadini
Species: Bassarona durga (blue duke)
[edit]Subspecies: bassarona durga durga (Himalayan blue duke)
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Species: Tanaecia julii (common earl)
[edit]Subspecies: Tanaecia julii appiades (changeable common earl)
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Tribe: Limenitidini
Species: Athyma jina (Bhutan sergeant)
[edit]Subspecies: Athyma jina jina (sullied Bhutan sergeant)
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae
[edit]Tribe: Junoniini
Species: Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
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Tribe: Nymphalini
Species: Aglais caschmirensis (Indian tortoiseshell)
[edit]Subspecies: Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Himalayan tortoiseshell)
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Subfamily: Pseudergolinae
[edit]Tribe: Pseudergolini
Genus: Pseudergolis
[edit]Species: Pseudergolis wedah (tabby)
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Genus: Stibochiona
[edit]Species: Stibochiona nicea (popinjay)
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Tribe: Elymniini
Species: Elymnias malelas (spotted palmfly)
[edit]Subspecies: Elymnias malelas malelas (Bengal spotted palmfly)
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Tribe: Satyrini
Species: Lethe verma (straight-banded treebrown)
[edit]Subspecies: Lethe verma sintica (east Himalayan straight-banded treebrown)
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Species: Mycalesis visala (long-branded bushbrown)
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Family: Riodinidae
[edit]Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
[edit]Tribe: Abisarini
Species: Abisara chela (spot Judy)
[edit]Subspecies: Abisara chela chela (Sikkim spot Judy)
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Tribe: Nemeobiini
Species: Zemeros flegyas (Punchinello)
[edit]Subspecies: Zemeros flegyas flegyas (Himalayan Punchinello)
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Family: Hesperiidae
[edit]Subfamily: Hesperiinae
[edit]Tribe: Aeromachini
Genus: Aeromachus
[edit]Species: Aeromachus stigmata (veined scrub hopper)[1]
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Genus: Ancistroides
[edit]Species: Ancistroides nigrita (chocolate demon)
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Species: Pedesta pandita (brown bush bob)
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Genus: Sebastonyma
[edit]Species: Sebastonyma dolopia (tufted ace)[2]
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Genus: Zographetus
[edit]Species: Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)
[edit]Subspecies: Zographetus ogygia ogygia (continental purple-spotted flitter)
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Tribe: Baorini
Species: Pelopidas assamensis (great swift)
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Genus: Polytremis
[edit]Species: Polytremis eltola (yellow-spot swift)
[edit]Subspecies: Polytremis eltola eltola (Darjeeling yellow-spot swift)
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Tribe: Taractrocerini
Species: Telicota bambusae (dark palm-dart)
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Tribe: Tagiadini
Species: Coladenia indrani (tricolor pied flat)[3]
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Species: Mooreana trichoneura (yellow flat)[4]
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Species: Tagiades menaka (spotted snow flat)[5]
[edit]Subspecies: Tagiades menaka menaka (Bengal spotted snow flat)
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References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Coladenia indrani (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tagiades menaka (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Life". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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