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Butterflies of Shillong and its Environs

List of Species

Family Genera Species

Orange Oak Leaf

Danaidae 3 7
Satyridae 5 12
Amathusiidae 1 1
Nymphalidae 22 38
Acraeidae 1 1
Erycinidae 2 2
Lycaenidae 3 4
Papilionidae 4 14
Pieridae 9 20
Hesperiidae 5 5


Taxonomic Arrangement
Order : Lepidoptera

Family : Danaidae
  1. Parantica aglea (Stoll)
  2. Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus (Linnaeus)
  3. D. (Salatura) genutia (Cramer)
  4. D. melaneus (Cramer)
  5. D. sita (Kollar)
  6. Euploea core (Cramer)
  7. E. mulciber (Cramer)

Family : Satyridae

  1. Lethe confusa Aurivillius
  2. L. verma (Kollar)
  3. L. yama (Moore)
  4. L. Vindhya (C-Fedler)
  5. Melanitis leda ismene (Cramer)
  6. M. phedima (Stoll)
  7. M. zitenius (Herbst)
  8. Ypthima nareda (Kollar)
  9. Y. sakra Moore
  10. Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus
  11. E. malelas (Hewitson)
  12. Ethope himachala (Moore)

Family : Amathusiidae

  1. Thaumantis diores Doubleday

Family : Nymphalidae

  1. Argynnis childreni Gray
  2. A. hyperbius (Johanssen)
  3. A. laodice (Pallas)
  4. Cethosia biblis (Drury)
  5. C. cyane (Drury)
  6. Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday
  7. Cyrestis thyodamas (Boisduval)
  8. Ergolis merione (Cramer)
  9. Eriboea dolon (Westwood)
  10. E. arja (Felder)
  11. Neptis hordonia Stoll
  12. N. hylas Moore
  13. N.nandina Moore
  14. N. yeburyi Butler
  15. Pantoporia perius (Linnaeus)
  16. P. selanophora (Kollar)
  17. Phalanta phalantha (Drury)
  18. Precis almana (Linnaeus)
  19. P. atlities (Johanssen)
  20. P. hierta (Fabricius)
  21. P. iphita (Cramer)
  22. P. lemonias (Linnaeus)
  23. P. orithyia (Linnaeus)
  24. Vanessa canace (Johanssen)
  25. V. cardui (Linnaeus)
  26. V. indica (Herbst)
  27. Kallima inachus (Boisduval)
  28. Cynthia erota (Fabricius)
  29. Chersonesia risa (Doubleday)
  30. Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart)
  31. Hestina nama (Doubleday)
  32. Apatura ambica (Kollar)
  33. Stibochiona nicea (Gray)
  34. Charaxes polyxena (Cramer)
  35. Issoria sinha (Kollar)
  36. Euthalia phemius (Doubleday)
  37. E. lepidea (Butler)
  38. Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer)
Family : Acraeidae
  1. Acraea issoria (Hubner)

Family : Erycinidae

  1. Abisara chela (de-Niceville)
  2. Zemeros flegyas (Cramer)

Family : Lycaenidae

  1. Heliophorus androcles (Hewitson)
  2. H. brahma (Moore)
  3. Jamides alecto (Felder)
  4. Zizeeria maha (Kollar)

Family : Papilionidae

  1. Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus)
  2. G. antiphates (Cramer)
  3. Papilo clytia Linnaeus
  4. P. demoleus (Linnaeus
  5. P. helenus (Linnaeus)
  6. P. polyctor (Boisduval)
  7. P. polytes romulus Cramer
  8. P. protenor (Cramer)
  9. P. chaon Westwood
  10. Troides helena (Linnaeus)
  11. Atrophaneura aidoneus (Doubleday)
  12. A. aristoochiae (Fabricius)
  13. A dasarada (Moore)
  14. A. philoxenus (Gray)

Family : Pieridae

  1. Aporia agathon (Gray)
  2. Appias lyncida (Cramer)
  3. A. pandione (Geyer)
  4. Catopsilia crocale (Cramer)
  5. C. pyranthe (Linnaeus)
  6. Colias electo fieldi Menetries
  7. Delias acalis (Godart)
  8. D. pasithoe (Linnaeus)
  9. D. belladonna (Fabricius)
  10. D. descombesi (Boisduval)
  11. D. hyparete (Linnaeus)
  12. Eurema blanda silhetana (Wallace)
  13. E. brigitta rubella (Wallace)
  14. E. hecabe (Linnaeus)
  15. E. leata (Boisduval)
  16. Ixias pyrene (Linnaeus)
  17. Pieis brassicae nepalensis (Doubleday)
  18. P. canidia (Sparrman)
  19. P. napi (Linnaeus)
  20. Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday)

Family : Hesperiidae

  1. Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius)
  2. Celaenorrhinus leucocera (Kollar)
  3. Notocrypta curvifacia (Felder)
  4. Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius)
  5. Udaspes folus (Cramer)