Table 2 Species recorded as endemic to the Western Ghats, Sri Lanka and peninsular India

Troides minos^a

Southern birdwing

Pachliopta pandiyana^a

Malabar rose

Pachliopta hector^b

Crimson rose

Papilio liomedon^a

Malabar banded swallowtail

Papilio dravidarum^a

Malabar raven

Papilio polymnestor^b

Blue Mormon

Papilio buddha^a

Malabar banded peacock

Papilio crino^b

Common banded peacock

Eurema nilgiriensis^a

Nilgiri grass yellow

Colias nilagiriensis^a

Nilgiri clouded yellow

Delias eucharis^b

Common jezebel

Prioneris sita^b

Painted sawtooth

Appias wardii^a

Lesser albatross

Pareronia ceylanica^b

Dark wanderer

Discophora lepida^b

Southern duffer

Parantirrhoea marshalli^a

Travancore eveningbrown

Lethe drypetis^b

Tamil treebrown

Mycalesis subdita^b

Tamil bushbrown

Mycalesis igilia^a

Small long brand bushbrown

Mycalesis orcha^a

Pale brand bushbrown

Mycalesis patnia^b

Glad eye bushbrown

Mycalesis oculus^a

Red disc bushbrown

Mycalesis adolphei^a

Red eye busbrown

Mycalesis davisoni^a

Palni bushbrown/Lepcha bushbrown

Zipoetis saitis^a

Tamil cats’eye

Ypthima ceylonica^b

White fourring

Ypthima chenui^a

Nilgiri fourring

Ypthima ypthimoides^a

Palni fourring

Cethosia nietneri^b

Tamil lacewing

Cirrochroa thais^b

Tamil yeoman

Euthalia nais^c

Baronet

Kallima horsfieldi^a

Blue oakleaf

Parantica nilgiriensis^a

Nilgiri tiger

Idea malabarica^a

Malabar tree nymph

Tarucus indica^a

Transparent pierrot

Udara akasa^b

White hedgeblue

Udara singalensis^b

Singalese hedgeblue

Celatoxia albidisca^a

White disc hedgeblue

Arhopala alea^a

Rosy oakblue/Kanara oakblue

Arhopala bazaloides^b

Dusted oakblue

Spindasis schistacea^b

Plumbeous silverline

Spindasis ictis^b

Common shot silverline

Spindasis abnormis^a

Abnormal silverline

Zesius chrysomallus^b

Redspot

Tajuria jehana^b

Plains blue royal

Hypolycaena nilgirica^b

Nilgiri tit

Rapala lankana^b

Malabar flash

Curetis thetis^b

Indian sunbeam

Curetis siva^a

Shiva sunbeam

Sarangesa purendra^a

Spotted small flat

Aeromachus pygmaeus^a

Pygmy scrub hopper

Sovia hyrtacus^a

Bicolour ace/White branded ace

Thoressa honorei^a

Madras ace/Sahyadri orange ace

Thoressa astigmata^a

Unbranded ace/Southern spotted ace

Thoressa sitala^a

Tamil ace/Sitala ace/Nigiri plain ace

Thoressa evershedi^a

Evershed’s ace/Travancore tawny ace

Arnetta mercara^a

Coorg/Kodagu forest hopper

Arnetta vindhiana^a

Vindhyan bob

Quedara basiflava^a

Golden/Yellow-base tree flitter

Oriens concinna^a

Tamil/Sahyadri dartlet

Caltoris canaraica^a

Kanara/Karwar swift