List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Limenitidinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.

Commander, Moduza procris, a limenitidine butterfly found in India.

A total of 99 species belonging to 20 genera are found in India.

Limenitis - admirals

Summalia - green commodore

Moduza - commander

Parasarpa - commodores

Auzakia - commodore

Commodore, Auzakia danava

Athyma - sergeants

Lebadea - knight

Pantoporia - lascars

Lasippa - lascars

Neptis - sailers

  • Chestnut-streaked sailer, Neptis jumbah Moore 1857
  • Indian dingiest sailer, Neptis harita Moore, 1875
  • Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884
  • Neptis vikasi Horsfield, [1829]
  • Small yellow sailer, Neptis miah Moore, 1858
  • Yerbury's sailer, Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886
  • Pallas' sailer, Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
  • Common sailer, Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758
  • Clear sailer or southern sullied sailer, Neptis clinia Moore, 1872
  • Clear sailer, Neptis nata Moore, 1858
  • Shortbanded sailer, Neptis columella (Cramer, 1780)
  • Sullied sailer, Neptis soma Moore, 1858
  • Himalayan sailer, Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872
  • Broad-banded sailer, Neptis sankara (Kollar, 1844)
  • Pale-green sailer, Neptis zaida Doubleday, 1848
  • Spotted sailer, Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Great yellow sailer, Neptis radha Moore, 1857
  • Broadstick sailer, Neptis narayana Moore, 1858
  • Yellow sailer, Neptis ananta Moore, 1858
  • Rich sailer, Neptis anjana Moore, 1881
  • Less rich sailer, Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896
  • Hockeystick sailer, Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890
  • Pale hockeystick sailer, Neptis manasa Moore, 1857
  • Manipur yellow sailer, Neptis namba Tytler, 1915
  • Plain sailer, Neptis cartica Moore, 1872
  • Armand's sailer, Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876
  • Chinese yellow sailer, Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890
  • Spotted sailer, Neptis magatha (Stoll) (?)
  • Clear sailer, Neptis nandina Moore, 1858

Phaedyma - great hockeystick sailer

  • Great hockeystick sailer, Phaedyma aspasia (Leech, 1890)
  • Short-banded sailer, Phaedyma columella (Cramer, [1780])

Parthenos - clipper

Bhagadatta - grey commodore

Euthalia - barons


Tanaecia - counts

Neurosigma - panther

Abrota - sergeant-major

Dophla - redspot duke

Lexias - archdukes

Bassarona - dukes

See also

Cited references

  1. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Limenitis.
  2. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Sumalia.
  3. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Moduza.
  4. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Parasarpa.
  5. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Auzakia.
  6. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Athyma.
  7. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Lebadea.
  8. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Pantoporia.
  9. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Parthenos.
  10. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Bhagadatta.
  11. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Euthalia .
  12. Yokochi, T. (2011): Revision of the Subgenus Limbusa Moore, [1897] (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Adoliadini) Part 2. Group division and descriptions of species (1). Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. Hum. Hist., Ser. A, 9: 9-106, Kitakyushu.
  13. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Tanaecia
  14. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Neurosigma.
  15. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Abrota.
  16. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dophla.
  17. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Lexias.
  18. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Bassarona.

References

  • Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
  • "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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