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List of butterflies of Uttarakhand

This article lists the butterfly species found in Uttarakhand.

History of studies on butterflies in Uttarakhand
In 1886, William Doherty published a list of 271 species of butterflies from Kumaon. 13 years later, Philip Mackinnon and Lionel de Nicéville published several papers documenting 323 species from Mussoorie and neighboring regions. Between 1910 and 1915, Frank Hannyngton compiled a list of 378 species from the Kumaon region. In 1963, M. L. Roonwal published a list of the identified species of insects in the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun. == Papilionidae ==
Papilionidae
Papilioninae Lesser batwing, Atrophaneura aidoneusCommon batwing, Atrophaneura astorionCommon windmill, Byasa polyeuctes letinciusGreat windmill, Byasa dasarada ravanaRose windmill, Byasa latreillei latreilleiCommon rose, Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiaeRedbreast, Papilio alcmenor alcmenorWestern tailed redbreast, Papilio janakaBlue peacock, Papilio arcturus ariusCommon peacock, Papilio polyctorParis peacock, Papilio paris parisKrishna peacock, Papilio krishna krishnaCommon mormon, Papilio polytes romulusSpangle, Papilio protenor protenorRed helen, Papilio helenus helenusCommon yellow swallowtail, Papilio machaon asiaticaLime swallowtail, Papilio demoleus demoleusTawny mime, Papilio agestor govindraCommon mime, Papilio clytia clytiaSixbar swordtail, Graphium eurous caschmirensisWestern spectacle swordtail, Graphium garhwalicaSpot swordtail, Graphium nomius nomiusCommon jay, Graphium doson axionidesTailed jay, Graphium agamemnon agamemnonGlassy bluebottle, Graphium cloanthus cloanthusCommon bluebottle, Graphium sarpedon sarpedonGreat zebra, Graphium xenocles phrontisBrown gorgon, Meandrusa lachinus lachinusGolden birdwing, Troides aeacus aeacus Parnassiinae Regal apollo, Parnassius charltoniusCommon red apollo, Parnassius eahusCommon blue apollo, Parnassius hardwickiiKeeled apollo, Parnassius jacquemontiiBlack-edged apollo, Parnassius simoGreater banded apollo, Parnassius stenosemusLesser banded apollo, Parnassius stoliczkanus == Hesperiidae ==
Hesperiidae
Coeliadinae Brown awl, Badamia exclamationisOrange-tailed awlet, Bibasis sena senaPlain orange awlet, Burara anadi anadiCommon orange awlet, Burara jaina jainaBranded orange awlet, Burara oedipodea belesisGreen awlet, Burara vasutanaSlate awl, Hasora anuraCommon banded awl, Hasora chromus chromusIndian awlking, Choaspes benjaminii japonicaSimilar awlking, Choaspes xanthopogon xanthopogon Hesperiinae Orange-and-silver hopper, Carterocephalus avanti avantiVeined scrub hopper, Aeromachus stigmata stigmataForest hopper, Astictopterus jama olivascensTiger hopper, Ampittia subvittatusBush hopper, Ampittia dioscorides dioscoridesMussoorie bush bob, Pedesta masuriensis masuriensisIndian palm bob, Suastus gremius gremiusChestnut bob, Iambrix salsala salsalaChocolate demon, Tamela nigrita dioclesGrass demon, Ancistroides folusRestricted demon, Ancistroides curvifascia curvifasciaCommon banded demon, Ancistroides paralysos asawaSpotted demon, Ancistroides feisthamelii alysosBanana skipper, Erionota torusCommon redeye, Matapa ariaGiant redeye, Gangara thyrsis thyrsisTree flitter, Hyarotis adrastus prabaPurple-and-gold flitter, Zographetus satwaMoore's ace, Halpe porusChequered ace, Sovia separata separataGraham's ace, Sovia grahami grahamiGarhwal ace, Thoressa ainaOlive ace, Pedesta gupta guptaVeined dart, Actinor radiansCeylon dartlet, Oriens goloidesHimalayan dart, Potanthus daraSikkim dart, Potanthus mara maraPale dart, Potanthus pallidaYellow dart, Potanthus pava pavaIndian dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa clioHimalayan grass dart, Taratrocera dannaCommon grass dart, Taractrocera maeviusDark palm dart, Telicota bambusae bambusaeCommon palm dart, Telicota colon colonHimalayan darter, Ochlodes brahma brahmaAssam darter, Ochlodes siva sivaChequered darter, Hesperia comma dimilaPaintbrush swift, Baoris farriFigure of eight swift, Baoris paganaBevan's swift, Pseudoborbo bevaniRice swift, Borbo cinnaraTufted swift, Caltoris plebeiaDingy swift, Gegenes nostrodamusOriental straight swift, Parnara badaStraight swift, Parnara guttatus mangalaGreat swift, Pelopidas assamensisSmall-branded swift, Pelopidas mathias mathiasObscure-branded swift, Pelopidas agna agnaLarge-branded swift, Pelopidas sinensisConjoined swift, Pelopidas conjuncta conjunctaYellow-spot swift, Zenonoida eltola eltolaHimalayan swift, Zenonoida discreta discretaContiguous swift, Polytremis lubricans lubricans Pyrginae Marbled flat, Lobocla liliana ignatiusHimalayan yellow-banded flat, Celaenorrhinus dhanadaCommon spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus leucoceraHimalayan spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus mundaLarge-spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus patulaMussoorie spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus pero peroMulti-spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus pulomaya pulomayaDouble-spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus pyrrhaTytler's multi-spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus ratna daphneMoore's spotted flat, Celaenorrhinus sumitraWest Himalayan pied flat, Pseudocoladenia fatihCommon small flat, Sarangesa dasaharaSpotted small flat, Sarangesa purendra purendraHimalayan white flat, Seseria dohertyi dohertyiSikkim white flat, Seseria sambara sambaraDusky yellow-breast flat, Gerosis phisara phisaraCommon snow flat, Tagiades japetus raviWater snow flat, Tagiades litigiosa litigiosaSpotted snow flat, Tagiades menaka menakaStriped snow flat, Tagiades cohaerens cynthiaYellow flat, Mooreana trichoneura pralayaTricolor pied flat, Coladenia indrani indraniSpotted angle, Abaratha agama agamaAlida angle, Abaratha alida yerburiGolden angle, Abaratha ransonnetii potipheraTawny angle, Tapena vasava vasavaHairy angle, Darpa hanriaChestnut angle, Abaratha angulata angulataKashmir skipper, Pyrgus cashmirensis cashmirensisPlain marbled skipper, Carcharodus alceae gooraisaIndian skipper, Spialia galba galba == Pieridae ==
Pieridae
Coliadinae Lemon emigrant, Catopsilia pomona pomonaMottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe pyrantheFiery clouded yellow, Colias eogene eogenePale clouded yellow, Colias erateDark clouded yellow, Colias fieldii fieldiiLadakh clouded yellow, Colias ladakensisOne-spot grass yellow, Eurema andersonii jordaniThree-spot grass yellow, Eurema blanda silhetanaSmall grass yellow, Eurema drona rubellaCommon grass yellow, Eurema hecabe hecabeSpotless grass yellow, Eurema laeta laetaTree yellow, Gandaca harina assamicaLesser brimstone, Gonepteryx mahaguru mahaguruHimalayan brimstone, Gonepteryx nepalensis Pierinae Great blackvein, Aporia agathonAporia agathon phryxeAporia agathon caphusaHimalayan blackvein, Aporia soractaDusky blackvein, Aporia nabellica nabellicaThibet balckvein, Aporia peloria peloriaCommon albatross, Appias albina daradaSpot puffin, Appias lalage lalageChocolate albatross, Appias lyncida eleonoraWestern striped albatross, Appias libytheaPioneer, Belenois aurota aurotaRed-breast jezabel, Delias acalis pyramusHill jezabel, Delias belladonna horsfieldiiDark jezabel, Delias berinda bolyeaePale jezabel, Delias sanaca sanacaCommon jezabel, Delias eucharisPainted jezabel, Delias hyparete indicaPsyche, Leptosia nina ninaSpotted sawtooth, Prioneris thestylis thestylisButler's white, Pontia butleri butleriLofty bath white, Pontia callidice kalloraLesser bath white, Pontia chloridiceGreater bath white, Pontia edusa mooreiDesert bath white, Pontia glauconome iranicaLittle white, Euchloe daphalisLarge cabbage white, Pieris brassicae nepalensisIndian cabbage white, Pieris canidia indicaHimalayan white, Pieris ajakaCommon gull, Cepora nerissa phryneYellow orange tip, Ixias pyrene evippeWhite orange tip, Ixias marianneIndian wanderer, Pareronia anais == Riodinidae ==
Riodinidae
Riodininae Common punch, Dodona durga durgaLesser punch, Dodona dipoea nostiaTailed punch, Dodona eugenes eugenesOrange punch, Dodona egeon egeonMixed punch, Dodona ouida phlegraDouble-banded judy, Abisara bifasciata suffusaDark judy, Spitosa fyllaPunchinello, Zemeros flegyas flegyas == Lycaenidae ==
Lycaenidae
Curetinae Bright sunbeam, Curetis bulis bulisAngled sunbeam, Curetis acuta dentata Lycaeninae Golden sapphire, Heliophorus brahma brahmaPurple sapphire, Heliophorus epicles latilimbataEastern blue sapphire, Heliophorus odaAzure sapphire, Heliophorus moorei coruscansPowdery green sapphire, Heliophorus tamu tamuSorrel sapphire, Heliophorus senaGreen copper, Lycaena kasyapaCommon copper, Lycaena phlaeas baralachaWhite-bordered copper, Lycaena pavana Miletinae Common brownie, Miletus chinensis assamensisGreat darkie, Allotinus drumila drumilaApefly, Spalgis epius epius Polyommatinae Ciliate blue, Anthene emolus emolusCommon hedge blue, Acytolepis puspa giscaHolly blue, Celastrina argiolus kollariSilvery hedge blue, Celastrina gigasLarge hedge blue, Celastrina huegelii huegeliiPlain hedge blue, Celastrina lavendularis limbataMargined hedge blue, Celatoxia marginata marginataDusky hedge blue, Oreolyce vardhana vardhanaPale hedge blue, Udara dilectus dilectusAlbocerulean, Udara albocaerulea albocaeruleaAfrican babul blue, Azanus jesous gabraBright babul blue, Azanus ubaldusDull babul blue, Azanus uranusAngled pierrot, Caleta decidiaCommon pierrot, Castalius rosimon rosimonBanded blue pierrot, Discolampa ethion ethionRed pierrot, Talicada nyseus nyseusBlack-spotted pierrot, Tarucus balkanica nigraSpotted pierrot, Tarucus callinaraHazara pierrot, Tarucus hazaraIndian pierrot, Tarucus indicaStriped pierrot, Tarucus naraHimalayan pierrot, Tarucus venosusForget-me-not, Catochrysops strabo straboTailed cupid, Cupido diporidesDusky-blue cupid, Cupido huegeliiCupido huegelii diporaCupido huegelii huegelliIndian cupid, Cupido lacturnus assamicaGram blue, Euchrysops cnejus cnejusLime blue, Chilades lajus lajusPlains cupid, Luthrodes pandava pandavaDark cerulean, Jamides bochus bochusCommon cerulean, Jamides celeno celenoPea blue, Lampides boeticus boeticusZebra blue, Leptotes plinius pliniusTransparent six-lineblue, Nacaduba kuravaBarred lineblue, Prosotas aluta coelestisCommon lineblue, Prosotas nora ardatesWhite-tipped lineblue, Prosotas noreia hampsoniiTailless lineblue, Prosotas dubiosa indicaDingy lineblue, Petrelaea danaGrass jewel, Freyeria trochylus orientalisSmall grass jewel, Freyeria putliPale grass blue, Pseudozizeeria maha mahaDark grass blue, Zizeeria karsandraLesser grass blue, Zizina otis otisTiny grass blue, Zizula hylax hylaxMalayan, Megisba malaya sikkimaQuaker, Neopithecops zalmora zalmoraHimalayan meadow blue, Polyommatus stoliczkana stolickzanaKumaon meadow blue, Polyommatus duxOrange-bordered argus blue, Aricia agestis naziraCommon mountain blue, Agriades lehanusLarge green underwing, Pamiria galathea galatheaPamir meadow blue, Plebejus eversmanni eversmanni Poritinae Common gem, Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni Theclinae Large oakblue, Arhopala amantes amantrixIndian oakblue, Arhopala atraxPowdered oakblue, Arhopala bazalus teestaCentaur oakblue, Arhopala centaurus pirithousPale Himalayan oakblue, Arhopala dodonaeaTailless oakblue, Arhopala ganesa ganesaHewitson's dull oakblue, Arhopala oeneaDusky bushblue, Arhopala paraganesa paraganesaDark Himalayan oakblue, Arhopala rama ramaYellowdisc oakblue, Arhopala singlaAberrant bushblue, Flos abseusVariegated plushblue, Flos adrianaSpangled plushblue, Flos asokaWalnut blue, Chaetoprocta odata peileiNepal walnut blue, Chaetoprocta kurumi baileyiFawn hairstreak, Shirozuozephyrus birupaKumaon hairstreak, Shirozuozephyrus trilokaSilver hairstreak, Inomataozephyrus syla sylaDull green hairstreak, Esakiozephyrus icanaIndian purple hairstreak, Iwaseozephyrus mandaraWater hairstreak, Euaspa milionia milioniaWhite-spotted hairstreak, Shizuyaozephyrus zihaLister's hairstreak, Pamela dudgeoniiMoore's hairstreak, Satyrium deriaWonderful hairstreak, Thermozephyrus ataxus ataxusCommon tinsel, Catapaecilma major majorCommon imperial, Cheritra freja evansiBlue imperial, Ticherra acte acteBlue tit, Hypolycaena kina kinaOrchid tit, Hypolycaena othona othonaCornelian, Deudorix epijarbas epijarbasCommon onyx, Horaga onyx onyxViolet onyx, Horaga albimacula violaSilverstreak blue, Iraota timoleon timoleonYamfly, Loxura atymnus continentalisWhite-tufted royal, Pratapa deva lilaDark blue royal, Pratapa icetas icetasPeacock royal, Tajuria cippus cippusStraightline royal, Tajuria diaeus diaeusWhite royal, Tajuria illurgis illurgisScarce white royal, Tajuria illurgioidesPlains blue royal, Tajuria jehana jehanaBranded royal, Tajuria melastigmaChestnut-and-black royal, Tajuria yajna yajnaBi-spot royal, Ancema ctesia ctesiaBroad-tailed royal, Creon cleobis cleobisCommon red flash, Rapala iarbus soryaSlate flash, Rapala manea schistaceaCommon flash, Rapala nissa nissaCopper flash, Rapala pheretima petosirisHimalayan red flash, Rapala seliraAssam flash, Rapala taraIndigo flash, Rapala varuna orseisBroad spark, Sinthusa chandrana chandranaNarrow spak, Sinthusa nasaka pallidiorLilac silverline, Cigaritis lilacinusElwes' silverline, Cigaritis elwesiCommon shot silverline, Cigaritis ictis ictisScarce shot silverline, Cigaritis elima uniformisLong-branded silverline, Cigaritis lohita himalayanusSilver-grey silverline, Cigaritis nipalicusCommon silverline, Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanusCommon acacia blue, Surendra quercetorum quercetorumCommon guava blue, Virachola isocratesLarge guava blue, Virachola perse perseRedspot, Zesius chrysomallus == Nymphalidae ==
Nymphalidae
Apaturinae Sordid emperor, Chitoria sordida sordidaGolden emperor, Dilipa morgianaIndian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica ambicaPainted courtesan, Euripus consimilis consimilisCourtesan, Euripus nyctelius nycteliusCirce, Mimathyma nama namaSiren, Hestina persimilisScarce siren, Hestina nicevillei nicevilleiBlack prince, Rohana parisatis parisatisWestern courtier, Sephisa dichroaEastern courtier, Sephisa chandra chandra Biblidinae Angleed castor, Ariadne ariadne pallidiorCommon castor, Ariadne merione tapestrina Calinaginae Freak, Calinaga buddha Charaxinae Anomalous nawab, Polyura agrariusPallid nawab, Polyura arja arjaCryptic nawab, Polyura bharataStately nawab, Polyura dolon dolonGreat nawab, Polyura eudamippus eudamippusTawny rajah, Charaxes bernardus hieraxVariegated rajah, Charaxes kahrubaYellow rajah, Charaxes marmax marmaxBlack rajah, Eriboea solon solon Cyrestinae Common maplet, Chersonesia risa risaCommon map, Cyrestis thyodamas ganescha Danainae Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus chrysippusCommon tiger, Danaus genutia genutiaGlassy tiger, Parantica aglea melanoidesChocolate tiger, Parantica melaneus platanistonChestnut tiger, Parantica sita sitaBlue tiger, Tirumala limniace exoticusDark blue tiger, Tirumala septentrionis spetentrionisCommon crow, Euploea core coreSpotted blue crow, Euploea midamus rogenhoferiStriped blue crow, Euploea mulciber mulciberMagpie crow, Euploea radamanthus radamanthusDouble-branded crow, Euploea sylvester Heliconiinae Yellow coster, Telchinia issoria issoriaTawny coster, Acraea terpsicoreLarge silverstreak, Argynnis childreni sakontalaSilverstreak, Argynnis clara claraIndian fritillary, Argynnis hyperbius hyperbiusHimalayan highbrown silverspot, Argynnis jainadeva jainadevaCommon silverstripe, Argynnis kamalaGem silverspot, Issoria gemmata gemmataBrilliant silverspot, Issoria mackinnoniiQueen of Spain fritilary, Issoria lathonia isaeeaStraightwing silverspot, Boloria siporaLeopard lacewing, Cethosia cyane cyaneRustic, Cupha erymanthis lotisCommon leopard, Phalanta phalantha phalanthaVagrant, Vagrans sinha Libytheinae Common beak, Libythea lepita lepitaClub beak, Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Limenitidinae Studded sergeant, Limenitis asura asuraIndian white admiral, Limenitis trivena pallidaOrange staff sergeant, Athyma cama camaGreen commodore, Athyma daraxa daraxaHill sergeant, Athyma opalina opalinaCommon sergeant, Athyma perius periusStaff sergeant, Athyma selenophora selenophoraSmall staff sergeant, Athyma zeroca zerocaCommodore, Auzakia danava danavaCommander, Moduza procris procrisCommon sailer, Neptis hylas varmonaPallas's sailer, Neptis sappho astolaChestnut-streaked sailer, Neptis jumbahCreamy sailer, Neptis soma butleriHimalayan sailer, Neptis mahendra mahendraVariegated sailer, Neptis armandia melbaNata sailer, Neptis nata yerburiiSullied sailer, Neptis clinia praedictaDingy sailer, Neptis pseudovikasiBroad-banded sailer, Neptis sankara sankaraPlain sailer, Neptis cartica carticaBroadstick sailer, Neptis narayana narayanaPale hockeystick sailer, Neptis manasa manasaPale green sailer, Neptis zaida zaidaYellow sailer, Neptis ananta anantaSmall yellow sailer, Neptis miah varshneyiGreat yellow sailer, Neptis radha radhaShort-banded sailer, Phaedyma columella ophianaCommon lascar, Pantoporia hordonia hordoniaExtra lascar, Pantoporia sandaka davidsoniCommon earl, Tanaecia julii appaidesGrey count, Tanaecia lepidea lepideaCommon baron, Euthalia aconthea garudaGaudy baron, Euthalia lubentina lubentinaGrand duchess, Euthalia patala patalaBaronet, Euthalia nais Nymphalinae Blue admiral, Nymphalis canace canaceIndian tortoiseshell, Nymphalis caschmirensis aesisComma, Nymphalis c-album cognataMountain tortoiseshell, Nymphalis rizanaLadakh tortoiseshell, Nymphalis ladakensisLarge tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescensGreat eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina jacinthaDanaid eggfly, Hypolimnas misippusPeacock pansy, Junonia almana almanaGrey pansy, Junonia atlites atlitesYellow pansy, Junonia hierta hiertaChocolate pansy, Junonia iphita iphitaLemon pansy, Junonia lemonias lemoniasBlue pansy, Junonia orithya orithyaOrange oakleaf, Kallima inachus inachusCryptic oakleaf, Kallima incognitaHimalayan jester, Symbrenthia brabira brabiraSpotted jester, Symbrenthia hypselis cotandaCommon jester, Symbrenthia lilaea khasianaBluetail jester, Symbrenthia niphanda hysudraPainted lady, Vanessa cardui carduiIndian red admiral, Vanessa indica indica Pseudergolinae Constable, Dichorragia nesimachus nesimachusTabby, Pseudergolis wedah wedahPopinjay, Stibochiona nicea nicea Satyrinae Narrow-banded satyr, Aulocera brahminusAulocera brahminus brahminusAulocera brahminus dokwanaGreat satyr, Aulocera padma padmaDoherty's satyr, Aulocera loha lohaMountain satyr, Aulocera pumilusCommon satyr, Aulocera swaha swahaStriated satyr, Aulocera saraswati saraswatiRinged argus, Callerebia ananda caecaHybrid argus, Callerebia hybridaPallid argus, Callerebia scanda scandaCommon satyr, Callerebia nirmalaScarce mountain argus, Paralasa kalinda kalindaMountain argus, Paralasa shallada shalladaCommon palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra undularisSpotted palmfly, Elymnias malelas nilambaBlue-striped palmfly, Elymnias patna patnaBranded meadowbrown, Hyponephele cheena cheenaWhite-ringed meadowbrown, Hyponephele davendra davendraTawny meadowbrown, Hyponephele pulchellaDusky meadowbrown, Hyponephele pulchraWhite-edged rockbrown, Hipparchia parisatis shivaTibetan satyr, Oeneis buddha garhwalicaCommon wall, Lasiommata schakra schakraScarce wall, Lasiommata maerula maerulaSmall tawny wall, Orinoma moorei mooreiTigerbrown, Orinoma damaris damarisTreble silverstripe, Lethe baladevaBanded treebrown, Lethe confusa confusaBamboo treebrown, Lethe europa niladanaCommon treebrown, Lethe rohria rohriaStraight-banded treebrown, Lethe verma vermaCommon forester, Lethe hyrania hyraniaBamboo forester, Lethe kansaTailed red forester, Lethe sinorix sinorixScarce woodbrown, Lethe siderea sidereaCommon woodbrown, Lethe sidonisGarhwal woodbrown, Lethe dakwaniaYellow woodbrown, Lethe nicetasBarred woodbrown, Lethe maitrya maitryaSmall silverfork, Lethe jalaurida jalauridaLarge goldenfork, Lethe goalpara goalparaCommon evening brown, Melanitis leda ledaDark evening brown, Melanitis phedima belaGreat evening brown, Melanitis zitenius ziteniusLilacine bushbrown, Mycalesis francisca sanatanaDark-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis mineus mineusCommon bushbrown, Mycalesis perseus blasiusWood-Mason's bushbrown, Mycalesis suaveolens ranoteiLong-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis visala visalaVeined labyrinth, Neope pulaha pandyiaDusky labyrinth, Neope yama buckleyiSmooth-eyed bushbrown, Orsotriaena medus medusMoore's bushbrown, Telinga heriLepcha bushbrown, Telinga lepcha lepchaBright-eyed bushbrown, Telinga nicotiaCommon threering, Ypthima asterope mahrattaLarge threering, Ypthima naredaNewar threering, Ypthima newara newaraLesser threering, Ypthima inicaCommon fourring, Ypthima huebneriKashmir fourring, Ypthima kasmiraJewel fivering, Ypthima avantaCommon fivering, Ypthima baldus baldusMoore's fivering, Ypthima nikaeaHimalayan fivering, Ypthima sakra sakraHannyngton's fivering, Ypthima hannyngtoniWestern fivering, Ypthima indecora == References ==
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