Butterflies of Bangalore

This is a gallery list of butterfly species found in the Bangalore, Karnataka, India.(Some of the images may be from other Indian States and so different subspecies from those found in Bangalore.)

Family: Papilionidae edit

Subfamily: Papilioninae edit

Genus: Atrophaneura / Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses) edit

Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose) edit

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Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Pachliopta hector (crimson rose) edit

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Ventral view
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa

Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays) edit

Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Graphium doson (common jay) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Graphium nomius (spot swordtail) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Graphium teredon (narrow banded bluebottle) edit

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Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes) edit

Papilio crino (common banded peacock) edit

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Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio helenus (red Helen) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio polytes (common Mormon) edit

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Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Troides (birdwings) edit

Troides minos (southern birdwing) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Family: Pieridae edit

Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows) edit

Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants) edit

Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Eurema (grass yellows) edit

Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow) edit

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Eggs

Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow) edit

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Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow) edit

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Subfamily: Pierinae (whites) edit

Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses) edit

Appias albina (common albatross) edit

Form semiflava (female)
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Appias libythea (striped albatross) edit

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Eggs

Genus: Belenois (pioneers) edit

Belenois aurota (pioneer) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Cepora (gulls) edit

Cepora nerissa (common gull) edit

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Pupa

Genus: Colotis (Arabs) edit

Colotis amata (small salmon Arab) edit

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Eggs

Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip) edit

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Colotis danae (crimson-tip) edit

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Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab) edit

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Colotis etrida (little orange-tip) edit

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Genus: Delias (Jezebels) edit

Delias eucharis (common Jezebel) edit

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Eggs
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips) edit

Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip) edit

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Egg
Larva

Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips) edit

Ixias marianne (white orange tip) edit

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Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip) edit

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Genus: Leptosia (Psyche) edit

Leptosia nina (Psyche) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Pareronia (wanderers) edit

Pareronia hippia (common wanderer) edit

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Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
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Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa

Family: Nymphalidae edit

Subfamily: Biblidinae edit

Genus: Ariadne (castors) edit

Ariadne ariadne (angled castor) edit

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Larva

Ariadne merione (common castor) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Byblia (jokers) edit

Byblia ilithyia (joker) edit

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Larva

Subfamily: Charaxinae edit

Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs) edit

Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab) edit

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Charaxes athamas (common nawab) edit

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Larva
Chrysalis

Charaxes solon (black rajah) edit

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Subfamily: Danainae edit

Genus: Danaus (tigers) edit

Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger) edit

Dorsal view
Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
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Larva
Pupa

Danaus genutia (striped tiger) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Euploea (crows) edit

Euploea core (common crow) edit

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Pupa

Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow) edit

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Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers) edit

Tirumala limniace (blue tiger) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger) edit

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Pupa

Subfamily: Heliconiinae edit

Genus: Acraea (costers) edit

Acraea terpsicore (tawny coster) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Phalanta (leopards) edit

Phalanta phalantha (common leopard) edit

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Egg

Subfamily: Libytheinae edit

Genus: Libythea (beaks) edit

Libythea laius (lobed beak) edit

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Subfamily: Limenitidinae edit

Genus: Euthalia (barons) edit

Euthalia aconthea (common baron) edit

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Pupa

Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron) edit

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Egg
Larva

Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Moduza (commanders) edit

Moduza procris (commander) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Neptis (sailers) edit

Neptis hylas (common sailer) edit

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Egg

Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer) edit

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Genus: Pantoporia (lascars) edit

Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar) edit

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Subfamily: Nymphalinae edit

Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies) edit

Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly) edit

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Pupa

Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly) edit

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Pupa

Genus: Junonia (pansies) edit

Junonia almana (peacock pansy) edit

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Ventral view (dry-season form)

Junonia atlites (gray pansy) edit

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Mating pair

Junonia hierta (yellow pansy) edit

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Pupa

Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy) edit

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Egg

Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy) edit

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Pupa

Junonia orithya (blue pansy) edit

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Pupa

Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies) edit

Vanessa cardui (painted lady) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Subfamily: Satyrinae edit

Genus: Elymnias (palmflies) edit

Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Lethe (treebrowns) edit

Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Lethe rohria (common treebrown) edit

Illustration
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Genus: Melanitis (evening browns) edit

Melanitis leda (common evening brown) edit

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Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns) edit

Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown) edit

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Ventral view

Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown) edit

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Ventral view

Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown) edit

Illustration

Genus: Ypthima (rings) edit

Ypthima asterope (common threering) edit

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Ventral view

Ypthima huebneri (common fourring) edit

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Ventral view

Family: Riodinidae edit

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae edit

Genus: Abisara (Judies) edit

Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy) edit

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Family: Lycaenidae edit

Subfamily: Curetinae edit

Genus: Curetis (sunbeams) edit

Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Subfamily: Miletinae edit

Genus: Spalgis (apeflies) edit

Spalgis epius (apefly) edit

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Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Subfamily: Polyommatinae edit

Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues) edit

Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue) edit

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Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues) edit

Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue) edit

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Genus: Azanus (babul blues) edit

Azanus jesous (African babul blue) edit

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Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue) edit

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Genus: Caleta edit

Caleta decidia/caleta (angled Pierrot) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Castalius edit

Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot) edit

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Larva

Genus: Catochrysops edit

Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not) edit

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Genus: Celastrina edit

Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue) edit

Museum specimen
Ventral view

Genus: Chilades edit

Chilades lajus (lime blue) edit

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Ventral view (dry-season form)

Chilades pandava (plains cupid) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Chilades parrhasius (small cupid) edit

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Ventral view

Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel) edit

Dorsal view

Freyeria putli (small grass jewel) edit

Ventral view

Genus: Discolampa edit

Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot) edit

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Genus: Euchrysops edit

Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue) edit

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Genus: Everes edit

Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid) edit

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Genus: Jamides (ceruleans) edit

Jamides bochus (dark cerulean) edit

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Ventral view

Jamides celeno (common cerulean) edit

Museum specimens
Ventral view (wet-season form)
Ventral view (dry-season form)
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Lampides edit

Lampides boeticus (peablue) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Leptotes edit

Leptotes plinius (Zebrablue) edit

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Larva
Pupa

Genus: Petrelaea edit

Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue) edit

Museum specimen
Ventral view

Genus: Prosotas (lineblues) edit

Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue) edit

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Ventral view
Larva and Pupa

Prosotas nora (common lineblue) edit

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Ventral view

Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues) edit

Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue) edit

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Genus: Talicada edit

Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Tarucus edit

Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot) edit

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Genus: Zizeeria edit

Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue) edit

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Genus: Zizina edit

Zizina otis (lesser grass blue) edit

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Genus: Zizula edit

Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue) edit

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Ventral view

Subfamily: Theclinae edit

Genus: Arhopala edit

Arhopala amantes (large oakblue) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Deudorix edit

Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian) edit

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Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Iraota edit

Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue) edit

Museum specimen
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Ventral view

Genus: Rapala edit

Rapala iarbus (common red flash) edit

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Rapala manea (slate flash) edit

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Rapala varuna (indigo flash) edit

Museum specimen
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Genus: Rathinda edit

Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle) edit

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Ventral view
Pupa

Genus: Spindasis edit

Spindasis/Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline) edit

Illustration
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Spindasis/Cigaritis/Apharitis lilacinus (lilac silverline) edit

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Dorsal view (male)

Spindasis/Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Tajuria edit

Tajuria cippus (peacock royal) edit

Museum specimen
Dorsal and ventral view
Ventral view

Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal) edit

Illustration

Genus: Virachola edit

Virachola isocrates (common guava blue) edit

Ventral view

Virachola perse (large guava blue) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Zesius edit

Zesius chrysomallus (redspot) edit

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Family: Hesperiidae edit

Subfamily: Coeliadinae edit

Genus: Badamia edit

Badamia exclamationis (brown awl) edit

Illustration
Ventral view

Genus: Hasora edit

Hasora chromus (common banded awl) edit

Museum specimen
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva

Subfamily: Hesperiinae edit

Genus: Ampittia edit

Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper) edit

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Genus: Baoris edit

Baoris farri (paintbrush swift) edit

Museum specimen
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Ventral view

Genus: Borbo edit

Borbo bevani (lesser rice/Beavan's swift) edit

Illustration
Ventral view

Borbo cinnara (rice swift) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Caltoris edit

Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift) edit

Ventral view

Caltoris kumara (blank swift) edit

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Egg
Larva
Pupa

Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift) edit

Illustration

Genus: Cephrenes edit

Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart) edit

Ventral view

Genus: Erionota edit

Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye) edit

Museum specimen
Ventral view

Genus: Gangara edit

Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye) edit

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Egg
Larva (second instar)
Larva (final instar)
Pupa

Genus: Halpe edit

Halpe porus (Moore's ace) edit

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Genus: Iambrix edit

Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob) edit

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Egg

Genus: Matapa edit

Matapa aria (common redeye) edit

Illustration
Ventral view

Genus: Oriens edit

Oriens goloides (common dartlet) edit

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Genus: Parnara edit

Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift) edit

Illustration
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Ventral view

Genus: Pelopidas edit

Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift) edit

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Ventral view

Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift) edit

Illustration
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Ventral view

Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift) edit

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Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift) edit

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Genus: Potanthus edit

Potanthus spp. (dart species) edit

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Genus: Suastus edit

Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob) edit

Museum specimen
Ventral view
Egg

Genus: Taractrocera edit

Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart) edit

Illustration
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Ventral view

Genus: Telicota edit

Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart) edit

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Ventral view
Pupa

Telicota colon (pale palm dart) edit

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Museum specimen
Dorsal view

Genus: Udaspes edit

Udaspes folus (grass demon) edit

Museum specimen
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Larva
Pupa

Subfamily: Pyrginae edit

Genus: Caprona edit

Caprona agama (spotted angle) edit

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Dorsal view (WSF)
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Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle) edit

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Ventral view
Larva

Genus: Coladenia edit

Coladenia indrani (tricolour flat) edit

Illustration
Dorsal view
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Gomalia edit

Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper) edit

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Ventral view

Genus: Sarangesa edit

Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat) edit

Dorsal view
Spotted small flat laying eggs on Lepidagathis keralensis at Madayipara
Illustration

Genus: Spialia edit

Spialia galba (Indian grizzled/Indian skipper) edit

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Genus: Tagiades edit

Tagiades japetus (common/Ceylon snow flat) edit

Dorsal view

References edit

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