List of butterflies of Kerala

This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.

Family: Papilionidae
Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Graphium doson (common jay)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Prepupa
  • Pupa
Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio clytia (common mime)
  • Dorsal view (Form clytia)
  • Dorsal view (Form dissimilis)
  • Ventral view (Form clytia)
  • Ventral view (Form dissimilis)
  • Prepupa
  • Pupa
Papilio crino (common banded peacock)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio helenus (red Helen)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio paris (Paris peacock)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female, form stichius)
  • Ventral view (female, form stichius)
  • Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
  • Ventral view (female, form romulus)
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Troides minos (southern birdwing)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
  • Pupa

Family: Pieridae
Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larvae
Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Appias albina (common albatross)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Form semiflava (female)
  • Mud puddling
Appias indra (plain puffin)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Appias lalage (spot puffin)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Appias libythea (striped albatross)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Eggs
Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Belenois aurota (pioneer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Cepora nadina (lesser gull)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Cepora nerissa (common gull)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Pupa
Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (female)
Colotis danae (crimson-tip)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (female)
Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Leptosia nina (Psyche)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)
  • Male, Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Eggs
  • Prepupa
  • Pupa
Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)
  • Ventral view
  • Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis

Family: Nymphalidae
Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Pupa
Rohana parisatis (black prince)
  • Male (dorsal view)
  • Female (dorsal view)
  • Male (ventral view)
  • Female (ventral view)
  • Pupa
Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Ariadne merione (common castor)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Byblia ilithyia (joker)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)
  • Dorsal view with one apical spot missing (left)
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Charaxes solon (black rajah)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Euploea core (common crow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Euploea klugii (king crow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Cupha erymanthis (rustic)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
Vindula erota (cruiser)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Libythea laius (lobed beak)
Libythea myrrha (club beak)
  • Collected specimen
  • Ventral view
Athyma nefte inara (colour sergeant)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Athyma perius (common sergeant)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Athyma ranga (blackvein sergeant)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Euthalia aconthea (common baron)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Moduza procris (commander)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Neptis clinia (clear sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neptis hylas (common sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neptis nata (sullied sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neptis soma (creamy sailer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neptis/Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pantoporia sandaka (extra lascar)
  • Dorsal view
Parthenos sylvia (clipper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Form inaria (female)
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Mating pair
Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
  • Dorsal view (wet-season form)
  • Dorsal view (dry-season form)
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
  • Pupa
Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Pupa
Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Kaniska canace (blue admiral)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Larva case
Amathusia phidippus (palmking)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
  • Pupa
Discophora lepida (southern duffer)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Lethe rohria (common treebrown)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)
  • Dorsal view (wet-season form)
  • Dorsal view (dry-season form)
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (red-disc bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Mycalesis patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)
  • Illustration
Mycalesis visala (long-brand bushbrown)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Brand on the underside of the forewing
  • Brand on the upperside of the hindwing
Orsotriaena medus (dark grass-brown / smooth-eyed bushbrown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • mating pair
Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ypthima asterope (common threering)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Ypthima ceylonica (white fourring)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)
  • Illustarion
  • Dorsal view
Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ypthima singala (Sinhalese fivering)
  • Ventral view
Ypthima striata (Nilgiri jewel fourring)
  • Ventral view
Ypthima philomela/tabella (baby fivering)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva

Family: Riodinidae
Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Abisara echerius (plum Judy)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa

Family: Lycaenidae
Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Spalgis epius (apefly)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)
  • Museum specimen
Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Azanus jesous (African babul blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Azanus uranus (dull babul blue)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Caleta decidia (angled Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Celatoxia albidisca (white-disc hedge blue)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Chilades lajus (lime blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)
  • Ventral view
Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
  • Ventral view
Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Jamides celeno (common cerulean)
  • Museum specimens
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Lampides boeticus (peablue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Luthrodes pandava (plains cupid)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Megisba malaya (Malayan)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Dorsal view
Nacaduba beroe (opaque six-line blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Nacaduba berenice (rounded six-line blue)
  • Museum specimen
Nacaduba calauria (dark Ceylon six-line blue)
  • Museum specimen
Nacaduba hermus (pale four-line blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Nacaduba kurava (transparent six-line blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva and Pupa
Prosotas nora (common lineblue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tarucus ananda (dark Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Tarucus callinara (spotted Pierrot)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Udara akasa (white hedge blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ancema blanka (silver royal)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Arhopala alea (Kanara oakblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Bindahara phocides (plane)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Larva attended by ant
Cheritra freja (common imperial)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Horaga onyx (common onyx)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Horaga viola (brown onyx)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)
  • Ventral view
Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Loxura atymnus (yamfly)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Pratapa deva (white royal)
  • Museum specimen
Rachana jalindra (banded royal)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Rapala iarbus (common red flash)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Rapala manea (slate flash)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Rapala varuna (indigo flash)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Mating pair
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)
  • Illustration
Tajuria maculata (spotted royal)
  • Museum specimen
Tajuria melastigma (branded royal)
  • Museum specimen
Thaduka multicaudata (many-tailed oak-blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
  • Pupa
Virachola perse (large guava blue)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Zesius chrysomallus (redspot)
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view
Zinaspa todara (silver streaked acacia blue)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Cigaritis abnormis (abnormal silverline)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Cigaritis elima (scarce shot silverline)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Cigaritis lilacinus (lilac silverline)
  • Ventral view
Cigaritis lohita (long banded silverline)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view (wet-season form)
  • Ventral view (dry-season form)
Cigaritis schistacea (plumbeous silverline)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Illustration
Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view

Family: Hesperiidae
Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Bibasis sena (orange-tailed awlet)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Burara gomata (pale green awlet)
  • Ventral view
Burara jaina (orange awlet)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Choaspes benjaminii (Indian awlking)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Hasora badra (common awl)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Hasora chromus (common banded awl)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Eggs
  • Larva
Hasora taminatus (white banded awl)
  • Ventral view
Hasora vitta (plain banded awl)
  • Illustration
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Aeromachus dubius (dingy scrub-hopper)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Aeromachus pygmaeus (pygmy scrub-hopper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view (male)
  • Dorsal view (female)
  • Ventral view (male)
  • Ventral view (female)
Arnetta mercara (Coorg forest hopper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Arnetta vindhiana (Vindhyan bob)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva and pupa
Baoris farri (paintbrush swift)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Baracus vittatus (hedge hopper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Borbo bevani (Beavan's swift)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Borbo cinnara (rice swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Caltoris kumara (blank swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)
  • Illustration
Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Cupitha purreea (wax dart)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva (second instar)
  • Larva (final instar)
  • Pupa
Halpe homolea (Indian ace)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Dorsal view
Halpe porus (Moore's ace)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Hyarotis adrastus (tree flitter)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Hyarotis microstictum (brush flitter)
  • Ventral view
Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
Matapa aria (common redeye)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Notocrypta curvifascia (restricted demon)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Notocrypta paralysos (common banded demon)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Oriens concinna (Tamil dartlet)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Oriens goloides (Ceylon dartlet)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Polytremis lubricans (contiguous swift)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Psolos fuligo (dusky partwing/coon)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
Quedara basiflava (golden flitter)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Salanoemia sala (maculate lancer)
  • Illustration
  • Ventral view
Sovia hyrtacus (bicolour/white-branded ace)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob)
  • Museum specimen
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
Suastus minuta (small palm bob)
  • Illustration
Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil grass dart)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Ventral view
Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Pupa
Telicota colon (pale palm dart)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
Thoressa astigmata (southern spotted ace)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Thoressa evershedi (Evershed's ace)
  • Illustration
Thoressa honorei (Madras ace)
  • Dorsal view
  • Lateral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Thoressa sitala (Tamil ace)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Udaspes folus (grass demon)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Caprona agama (spotted angle)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view (DSF)
  • Dorsal view (WSF)
  • Ventral view (WSF)
Caprona alida (Alida angle)
  • Illustration
Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar spotted flat)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Chrysalis
Celaenorrhinus leucocera (common spotted flat)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Celaenorrhinus ruficornis fusca (Tamil spotted flat)
  • Dorsal view
Coladenia indrani (tricolour pied flat)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Gerosis bhagava (common yellowbreast flat)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
  • Dorsal view
  • ventral view
Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)
  • Dorsal view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)
  • Illustration
  • Dorsal view
Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat)
Spialia galba (Indian skipper)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
Tagiades gana (large/suffused snow flat)
  • Museum specimen
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)
  • Dorsal view
  • Mating pair
Tagiades litigiosa (water snow flat)
  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
  • Larva case
  • Larva
  • Pupa
Tapena thwaitesi (black angle)
  • Dorsal view (wet-season form)
  • Dorsal view (dry-season form)
  • Ventral view
  • Larva
  • Pupa

See also

References
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