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Long-banded Silverline
Long-banded Silverline  Spindasis lohita       inset : magnified section of a 'silver line'         Khellong, Eaglenest

Butterflies  of  W. Arunachal Pradesh

Checklist 

 by     Ramana  Athreya


          Page 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

In the list below  :  
column 1  :  lists the name,
column 2  :  Pakke record (P)
column 3  :  Eaglenest record (E)
column 4  :  recorded elsewhere in W. Arunachal (J : Jang)
column 5  :  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project record (i.e. during Nov 2003 - Dec 2004) and
column 6  :  Remarks, including code for brief notes (notes listed below the table) and IUCN redlist status.
Check this page for an updated list of images, especially from Pakke, in the near future.

Family  Papilionidae  :  Papilioninae
Bhutan Glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii
E
Y
Tailed Jay Graphium agammemnon P



Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes (Tros philoxenus)
E
Y
Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada P ?
?
Nevill's Windmill (Tros nevilli) ?
?
?
Birdwing sp Troides aeacus/helena
E
E
Lime Butterfly princeps demoleus P



Redbreast Princeps alcmenor
E
Y
Great Mormon Princeps memnon P



Common Mormon Princeps polytes P



Red Helen Princeps helenus P E
Y
Paris Peacock Princeps paris
E
Y
Family  Pieridae : Pierinae
Large Cabbage-white Pieris brassicae P E
Y
Spotted Sawtooth Prioneris thestylis
E
Y
Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida P E
Y
Spot Puffin Appias lalage
E
Y
Pale Wanderer Parenonia avatar
E
Y
Lesser Gull Huphina nadina P E
Y
Yellow Orangetip Ixias pyrene P E
Y
Great Orangetip Hebomoia glaucippe P E
Y
Hill Jezebel Delias belladonna
E
Y
Red-breast Jezebel Delias thysbe P



Family  Pieridae : Coliadinae
Common (Lemon) Emigrant Catopsilia pomona P



Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli                                                             image
E
Y
Three-spot Grass-Yellow Eurema blanda P E
Y
Common Grass-Yellow Eurema hecabe P E
Y
Clouded Yellow Colias sp                                                                      image

J Y
Family  Lycaenidae : Theclinae
Common Acaciablue Surendra quercetorum P



Silverstreak blue Iraota timoleon
E
Y
Common Tinsel Catapaecilma elegans
E
Y
Common Imperial Cheritra freja P



Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita                                               image P E
Y
Silver Royal maneca bhotea P



Common Tit Hypolycaena erylus                                                           image
E
Y
Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa (Z. etolus)                                                         image
E
Y
Assam Flash (Rapala tara) P



Copper Flash Vadebra petosivis (Rapala pheritima) P



Family  Lycaenidae : Lycaeninae
Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles                                                     image P E
Y
Family  Lycaenidae : Polyommatinae
Violet Four-Lineblue Nacaduba pavana P



Six-Lineblue Nacaduba sp                                                                     image
E
Y
Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa P



Una Una usta P



Elbowed Pierrot Caleta elna P E
Y
Common Caerulean Jamaides celeno
E
Y
Metallic Caerulean Jamides alecto                                                        image
E
Y
Dark Caerulean Jamaides bochus
E
Y
Peablue Lampides boeticus
E
Y
Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon P



Pale Grassblue Zizeeria maha P



Grassblue Zizeeria knyasna                                                                    image
E
Y
Quaker Neopithecops zalmora P



Plain Hedgeblue Celastrina lavendularis
E
Y
Pale Hedgeblue Celastrina cardia
E
Y
Large Hedgeblue Celastrina heugelii ?
E
Y
Common Hedgeblue Acetolepis puspa P E
Y
Family  Lycaenidae : Riodininae
Punchinello Zemeros flegyas P E
Y
Tailed Judy Abisara neophron                                                              image P E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Amathusiinae
Jungle-Queen      Sticopthalma sp                                                         image
E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Satyrinae
Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra P



Common Woodbrown Lethe sidonis
E
Y
Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa                                                         image
E
Y
Blue Forester Lethe scanda
?
?
Straight-banded Treebrown Neope verma                                            image
E
Y
Scarce Lilacfork Lethe dura
E
Y
Dusky Diadem Anadebis himachala                                                      image
E
Y
White Owl (Neorina patria)                                                    image     image
E
Y
Lilacine Bushbrown Mycalesis franscica                                                image
E
Y
Long-brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala                                                image
E
Y
Striped Ringlet Ragadia crisilda                                                           image
E
Y
Himalayan Five-Ring Ypthima sakra
E
Y
Variegated Five-Ring Ypthima methora P E
Y
Common Five-ring Ypthima baldus P E
Y
Large Three-Ring Ypthima newara (Y. nareda)
E
Y
Great Satyr Aulocera padma
E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Charaxinae
Black Rajah Charaxes fabius P



Common Nawab Polyura athamas P



Family  Nymphalidae : Apaturninae
Indian Purple Emperor Apatura ambica                                image     image
E
Y
Black Prince Rohana parisatis                                                               image
E
Y
Circe Hestina nama
E
Y
Popinjay Stibochiona nicea                                                    image     image
E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Nymphalinae
Tabby Pseudergolis wedah                                                      image     image
E
Y
Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne P



Common Castor Ariadne merione P E
Y
Rustic Cupha erymanthis
E
Y
Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris                                                            image P E
Y
Indian Fritilary Argyreus/(Argynnis) hyperbius
E
Y
Yellow Pansy precis hierta P E
Y
Blue Pansy Precis orithya
E
Y
Lemon Pansy precis lemonias P E
Y
Peacock Pansy Precis almana P E
Y
Grey Pansy Precis atlites P E
Y
Chocolate Pansy Precis iphita P E
Y
Red Admiral Vanessa indica
E
Y
Painted Lady Cynthia/(Vanessa) cardui
E
Y
Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais cachmirensis                                               image
E J Y
Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea                                                       image P E
Y
Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis                                  image     image
E
Y
Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina P E
Y
Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide                                                       image
E
Y
Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsfieldi
E
Y
Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus P



Common Map Cryestis thyodamas
E
Y
Common Maplet Chersonesia risa                                                         image P E
Y
Common Sailer Neptis hylas P E
Y
Sullied Sailer Neptis soma                                                                      image
E
Y
Clear Sailer Neptis clinea P



Rich Sailer Neptis nashona/(anjana)                                                     image
E
Y
Small Yellow Sailer Neptis miah                                                            image
E
Y
Common Lascar Pantoporia/(Neptis) hordonia P



Orange Staff Sergeant Parathyma cama                                              image P E
Y
Colour Sergeant Parathyma nefte P



Black-vein Sergeant Parathyma ranga P



Common Sergeant Parathyma perius P



Himalayan Sergeant Parathyma opalina                                              image
E
Y
Small Staff Sergeant Pantoporia zeroca
E
Y
Commander Modusa procris P



Commodore Limenitis danava                                                               image
?
?
Green Commodore Limenitis daraxa                                                     image P E
Y
Clipper Parthenos sylvia P



Knight Lebadea martha P



Panther Neurosigma doubledayi
?
?
Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea P E
Y
Plain Earl Tanaecia jahnu P



Powdered Baron Euthalias kesava P



Streaked Baron Euthalia jama P ?
?
White-edged Blue Baron Euthalia phemius
E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Heliconiinae
Cruiser Vindula erota P



Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis                                                 image     image P E
Y
Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane P E
Y
Family  Nymphalidae : Danainae
Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea P E
Y
Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita/(tytia) P E
Y
Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus P E
Y
Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septrentionis P



Double-branded Crow Euploea sylvester/(coreta)?
?
?
Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber P E
Y
Blue-spotted Crow Euploea midamus P E
Y
Magpie Crow Euploea radmanthus                                                       image P E
Y
Family  Hesperiidae : Coeliadinae
Plain Banded Awl Hasora/(Chromus) vitta ?
E
Y
Common Banded Awl (Chromus alexis) P



Family  Hesperiidae : Pyrginae
Multispotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya P E
Y
Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera P



Fulvous Pied-Flat Coladenia dan P E
Y
Tricolored Pied-Flat Coladenia indrani
E
Y
Small Common Flat Sarangesa dasahara P



Family  Hesperiidae : Hesperiinae
Indian Skipper Spialia galba P



Chocolate Demon Ancistroides nigrita                                                   image
E
Y
Common Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos P



Spotted Demon Notocrypta feithamelii
E
Y
Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia P E
Y
Tree-Flitter Hyarotis adrastus P



Common Dartlet Orien's gola
?
?
Rice Swift Borbo cinnara P



Beavan's Swift Borbo bevani
?
?
Great Swift Pleopidas assamensis P



Himalayan Swift Polytremis discreta                                                     image
?
?

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References

identification
a.  Wynter-Blythe M.A. (1957)
b.  Haribal M. (1992)

field records
1. Athreya R. M. & Kartikeyan S. (1994)
2. Athreya R. M., Mistry V. & Dalvi S. (2005)

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The  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project  was funded by a grant from the Rufford Foundation (UK) to Ramana Athreya.
The information contained herein may be freely used, provided that these webpages and/or the report (Athreya 2005)  are  appropriately cited. The images are copyright and may not be reproduced without permission from  Ramana Athreya
The author would appreciate an email from people, scientists and tourists alike, who found these webpages useful.

13 March 2005
Kaati Trust, Pune