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Butterflies of W. Arunachal PradeshChecklistby Ramana AthreyaPage content : Butterfly list and links to images Link to butterfly images webpage References Butterfly list
155 species till date, 39 species photographed in the area |
Family Papilionidae : Papilioninae | |||||
Bhutan Glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii |
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Tailed Jay Graphium agammemnon | P | |
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Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes (Tros philoxenus) | |
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Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada | P | ? | |
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Nevill's Windmill (Tros nevilli) ? | |
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Birdwing sp Troides aeacus/helena | |
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Lime Butterfly princeps demoleus | P | |
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Redbreast Princeps alcmenor | |
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Great Mormon Princeps memnon | P | |
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Common Mormon Princeps polytes | P | |
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Red Helen Princeps helenus | P | E | |
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Paris Peacock Princeps paris | |
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Family Pieridae : Pierinae | |||||
Large Cabbage-white Pieris brassicae | P | E | |
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Spotted Sawtooth Prioneris thestylis | |
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Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida | P | E | |
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Spot Puffin Appias lalage | |
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Pale Wanderer Parenonia avatar | |
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Lesser Gull Huphina nadina | P | E | |
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Yellow Orangetip Ixias pyrene | P | E | |
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Great Orangetip Hebomoia glaucippe | P | E | |
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Hill Jezebel Delias belladonna | |
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Red-breast Jezebel Delias thysbe | P | |
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Family Pieridae : Coliadinae | |||||
Common (Lemon) Emigrant Catopsilia pomona | P | |
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Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli image | |
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Three-spot Grass-Yellow Eurema blanda | P | E | |
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Common Grass-Yellow Eurema hecabe | P | E | |
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Clouded Yellow Colias sp image | |
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Family Lycaenidae : Theclinae | |||||
Common Acaciablue Surendra quercetorum | P | |
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Silverstreak blue Iraota timoleon | |
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Common Tinsel Catapaecilma elegans | |
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Common Imperial Cheritra freja | P | |
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Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita image | P | E | |
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Silver Royal maneca bhotea | P | |
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Common Tit Hypolycaena erylus image | |
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Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa (Z. etolus) image | |
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Assam Flash (Rapala tara) | P | |
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Copper Flash Vadebra petosivis (Rapala pheritima) | P | |
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Family Lycaenidae : Lycaeninae | |||||
Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles image | P | E | |
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Family Lycaenidae : Polyommatinae | |||||
Violet Four-Lineblue Nacaduba pavana | P | |
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Six-Lineblue Nacaduba sp image | |
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Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa | P | |
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Una Una usta | P | |
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Elbowed Pierrot Caleta elna | P | E | |
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Common Caerulean Jamaides celeno | |
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Metallic Caerulean Jamides alecto image | |
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Dark Caerulean Jamaides bochus | |
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Peablue Lampides boeticus | |
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Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon | P | |
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Pale Grassblue Zizeeria maha | P | |
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Grassblue Zizeeria knyasna image | |
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Quaker Neopithecops zalmora | P | |
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Plain Hedgeblue Celastrina lavendularis | |
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Pale Hedgeblue Celastrina cardia | |
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Large Hedgeblue Celastrina heugelii ? | |
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Common Hedgeblue Acetolepis puspa | P | E | |
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Family Lycaenidae : Riodininae | |||||
Punchinello Zemeros flegyas | P | E | |
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Tailed Judy Abisara neophron image | P | E | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Amathusiinae | |||||
Jungle-Queen Sticopthalma sp image | E | Y |
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Family Nymphalidae : Satyrinae | |||||
Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra | P | |
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Common Woodbrown Lethe sidonis | |
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Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa image | |
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Blue Forester Lethe scanda | |
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Straight-banded Treebrown Neope verma image | |
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Scarce Lilacfork Lethe dura | |
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Dusky Diadem Anadebis himachala image | |
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White Owl (Neorina patria) image image | |
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Lilacine Bushbrown Mycalesis franscica image | |
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Long-brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala image | |
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Striped Ringlet Ragadia crisilda image | |
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Himalayan Five-Ring Ypthima sakra | |
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Variegated Five-Ring Ypthima methora | P | E | |
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Common Five-ring Ypthima baldus | P | E | |
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Large Three-Ring Ypthima newara (Y. nareda) | |
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Great Satyr Aulocera padma | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Charaxinae | |||||
Black Rajah Charaxes fabius | P | |
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Common Nawab Polyura athamas | P | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Apaturninae | |||||
Indian Purple Emperor Apatura ambica image image | |
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Black Prince Rohana parisatis image | |
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Circe Hestina nama | |
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Popinjay Stibochiona nicea image image | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Nymphalinae | |||||
Tabby Pseudergolis wedah image image | |
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Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne | P | |
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Common Castor Ariadne merione | P | E | |
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Rustic Cupha erymanthis | |
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Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris image | P | E | |
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Indian Fritilary Argyreus/(Argynnis) hyperbius | |
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Yellow Pansy precis hierta | P | E | |
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Blue Pansy Precis orithya | |
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Lemon Pansy precis lemonias | P | E | |
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Peacock Pansy Precis almana | P | E | |
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Grey Pansy Precis atlites | P | E | |
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Chocolate Pansy Precis iphita | P | E | |
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Red Admiral Vanessa indica | |
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Painted Lady Cynthia/(Vanessa) cardui | |
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Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais cachmirensis image | |
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Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea image | P | E | |
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Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis image image | |
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Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina | P | E | |
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Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide image | |
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Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi | |
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Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus | P | |
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Common Map Cryestis thyodamas | |
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Common Maplet Chersonesia risa image | P | E | |
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Common Sailer Neptis hylas | P | E | |
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Sullied Sailer Neptis soma image | |
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Clear Sailer Neptis clinea | P | |
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Rich Sailer Neptis nashona/(anjana) image | |
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Small Yellow Sailer Neptis miah image | |
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Common Lascar Pantoporia/(Neptis) hordonia | P | |
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Orange Staff Sergeant Parathyma cama image | P | E | |
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Colour Sergeant Parathyma nefte | P | |
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Black-vein Sergeant Parathyma ranga | P | |
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Common Sergeant Parathyma perius | P | |
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Himalayan Sergeant Parathyma opalina image | |
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Small Staff Sergeant Pantoporia zeroca | |
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Commander Modusa procris | P | |
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Commodore Limenitis danava image | |
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Green Commodore Limenitis daraxa image | P | E | |
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Clipper Parthenos sylvia | P | |
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Knight Lebadea martha | P | |
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Panther Neurosigma doubledayi | |
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Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea | P | E | |
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Plain Earl Tanaecia jahnu | P | |
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Powdered Baron Euthalias kesava | P | |
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Streaked Baron Euthalia jama | P | ? | |
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White-edged Blue Baron Euthalia phemius | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Heliconiinae | |||||
Cruiser Vindula erota | P | |
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Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis image image | P | E | |
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Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane | P | E | |
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Family Nymphalidae : Danainae | |||||
Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea | P | E | |
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Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita/(tytia) | P | E | |
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Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus | P | E | |
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Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septrentionis | P | |
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Double-branded Crow Euploea sylvester/(coreta)? | |
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Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber | P | E | |
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Blue-spotted Crow Euploea midamus | P | E | |
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Magpie Crow Euploea radmanthus image | P | E | |
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Family Hesperiidae : Coeliadinae | |||||
Plain Banded Awl Hasora/(Chromus) vitta ? | |
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Common Banded Awl (Chromus alexis) | P | |
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Family Hesperiidae : Pyrginae | |||||
Multispotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya | P | E | |
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Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera | P | |
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Fulvous Pied-Flat Coladenia dan | P | E | |
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Tricolored Pied-Flat Coladenia indrani | |
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Small Common Flat Sarangesa dasahara | P | |
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Family Hesperiidae : Hesperiinae | |||||
Indian Skipper Spialia galba | P | |
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Chocolate Demon Ancistroides nigrita image | |
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Common Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos | P | |
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Spotted Demon Notocrypta feithamelii | |
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Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia | P | E | |
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Tree-Flitter Hyarotis adrastus | P | |
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Common Dartlet Orien's gola | |
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Rice Swift Borbo cinnara | P | |
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Beavan's Swift Borbo bevani | |
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Great Swift Pleopidas assamensis | P | |
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Himalayan Swift Polytremis discreta image | |
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