List of butterflies of Nepal

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Papilio krishna has been proposed as the national butterfly of Nepal.
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The following is a list of butterflies of Nepal. Six hundred and seventy-six species and thirty subspecies are listed.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies,[1] with some recent additions and a modernized classification. Scientific and common names are also from that book (though corrections have been made when clear). The 27 endemic species or subspecies are marked.

Family Hesperiidae - skippers[edit]

Subfamily Coeliadinae[edit]

Subfamily Pyrginae[edit]

Tribe Calaenorrhini[edit]

Common small flat
Sarangesa dasahara dasahara
West Himalayan pied flat
Pseudocoladenia fatih

Tribe Pyrgini[edit]

Subfamily Hesperiinae[edit]

Tribe Heteropterini[edit]

Tribe Astictopterini[edit]

Tribe Ancistroidini[edit]

Tribe Plastingiini[edit]

Tribe Hesperiini[edit]

Tribe Taractrocerini[edit]

Tribe Gegenini[edit]

Family Papilionidae - swallowtails[edit]

Subfamily Parnassiinae[edit]

Subfamily Papilioninae[edit]

Tribe Leptocircini[edit]

Tribe Papilionini[edit]

Common Mormon
Papilio polytes male f. romulus

Tribe Troidini[edit]

Family Pieridae - whites[edit]

Tribe Pierini[edit]

Indian cabbage white
Pieris canidia indica female
Red base Jezebel
Delias pasithoe thyra
Psyche
Leptosia nina nina

Tribe Euchloeini[edit]

Common wanderer
Pareronia hippia male

Tribe Coliadini[edit]

Common grass yellow
Eurema hecabe contubernalis with no cell spots on forewing
Three-spot grass yellow
Eurema blanda silhetana

Family Lycaenidae - blues[edit]

Subfamily Poritiinae[edit]

Subfamily Miletinae[edit]

Tribe Miletini[edit]

Tribe Spalgini[edit]

Tribe Tarakini[edit]

Tribe Liphyrini[edit]

Subfamily Curetinae[edit]

Subfamily Aphnaeinae[edit]

Subfamily Theclinae[edit]

Tribe Theclini[edit]

Tribe Arhopalini[edit]

Tribe Zesiini[edit]

Tribe Amblypodiini[edit]

Tribe Catapaecilmatini[edit]

Tribe Horagini[edit]

Tribe Loxurini[edit]

Tribe Cheritrini[edit]

Tribe Iolaini[edit]

Tribe Remelaini[edit]

Tribe Hypolycaenini[edit]

Tribe Deudorigini[edit]

Indigo flash
Rapala varuna orseis
Copper flash
Rapala pheritima petosiris

Subfamily Lycaeninae[edit]

Subfamily Polyommatinae[edit]

Tribe Lycaenesthini[edit]

Tribe Niphandini[edit]

Tribe Polyommatini[edit]

Dark cerulean
Jamides bochus bochus
Common cerulean
Jamides celeno aelianus
dry-season form
Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo female
Angled Pierrot
Caleta decidia
Pale grass blue
Pseudozizeeria maha
Malayan
Megisba malaya sikkima female
Pale hedge blue
Udara dilecta

Family Riodinidae[edit]

Dark judy
Abisara fylla fylla male

Family Nymphalidae - nymphalids[edit]

Subfamily Libytheinae[edit]

Subfamily Heliconiinae[edit]

Rustic
Cupha erymanthis lotis
Common leopard
Phalanta phalantha

Subfamily Nymphalinae[edit]

Indian tortoiseshell
Aglais caschmirensis aesis
Peacock pansy
Junonia almana almana
dry-season form
Chocolate pansy
Junonia iphita

Subfamily Biblidinae[edit]

Common castor
Ariadne merione tapestrina
dry-season form

Subfamily Limenitidinae[edit]

Tribe Limenitidini[edit]

Blackvein sergeant
Athyma ranga ranga female

Tribe Neptini[edit]

Tribe Euthaliini[edit]

Common baron
Euthalia aconthea suddhodana male
Grey count
Tanaecia lepidea lepidea

Subfamily Cyrestinae[edit]

Subfamily Apaturinae[edit]

Subfamily Charaxinae[edit]

Subfamily Morphinae[edit]

Subfamily Satyrinae[edit]

Tribe Melanitini[edit]

Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda
dry-season form
Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda
dry-season form

Tribe Lethini[edit]

Tribe Elymniini[edit]

Tribe Mycalesini[edit]

Dark-brand bushbrown
Mycalesis mineus mineus
dry-season form
Jungle brown
Orsotriaena medus medus
dry-season form

Tribe Ypthimini[edit]

Tribe Coenonymphini[edit]

Tribe Maniolini[edit]

Tribe Satyrini[edit]

Subfamily Danainae[edit]

Tribe Danaini[edit]

Plain tiger
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
mating

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smith, Colin (2006). Majupuria, Trilok Chandra (ed.). Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies. Kathmandu, Nepal: Walden Book House. ISBN 974-88810-7-5.
  2. ^ a b K. C., Sajan (2020). "SOME NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORDS OF HESPERIID BUTTERFLIES IN NEPAL". Bionotes. 22 (3): 190–194.
  3. ^ Tamang, Sanjaya; Nuppa, John; Pandeya, Pratik; Panthee, Shristee & Subedi, Bandana (2019). "Confirmation of Pale Green Awlet Burara gomata (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Eastern Nepal". Bionotes. 21: 109-111.
  4. ^ K. C., Sajan; Pariyar, Surendra (2019). "New Evidence of Himalayan Small-banded Flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans (de Nicéville, 1885) from Nepal". International Journal of Zoology Studies. 4 (5): 55–57.
  5. ^ a b c d Poel, Piet Van Der; Smith, Colin; Limbu, Mahendra Singh; Pariyar, Surendra (2020). "Four New Butterfly Species for Nepal: Abisara chela, Tagiades japetus, Lethe dura & Lethe distans". Bionotes. 22 (2): 21–23.
  6. ^ a b Poel (2020). "TWO NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES FOR NEPAL: EUREMA ANDERSONI (PIERIDAE) AND LETHE DAKWANIA (NYMPHALIDAE)". Bionotes. 22 (3): 148–152.
  7. ^ Poel, Piet Van Der; Limbu, Mahendra Singh (2020). "Re-Discovery of the Prickly Ash Elfin Ahlbergia haradai (Igarashi, 1973) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Nepal". Bionotes. 21 (3): 61–62.
  8. ^ Yago, Masaya; Nakanishi, Akinori (2003). "A New Species of Heliophoris Greyer from Nepal with a key of the Nepalese Species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 108 (1): 27–34.
  9. ^ Sapkota, Anisha; KC, Sajan; Pariyar, Surendra (2020). "First record of Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969 -Extra Lascar from Nepal" (PDF). International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. 7 (2): 24–26.
  10. ^ Panthee, Shristee; Limbu, Mahendra; Subedi, Bandana; Poudel, Amrit & Tamang, Sanjaya (2019). "Record of Mycalesis adamsoni (Watson, 1897) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Pokhara and Godavari, Nepal". Bionotes. 21: 144-145.

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