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Table 1 List of butterfly species reported in Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam

From: Diversity and species richness of butterfly in soraipung range of Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam, India

Serial No

Common Name

Scientific Name

Restricted species of Eastern Himalaya

Family: Nymphalidae

   

1

Autumn Leaf

Doleschallia bisaltide indica (Moore, 1899)

 

2

Indian Oakleaf

Kallima inachus inachus (Doyere, 1840)

 

3

Myanmarese Wizard

Rhinopalpa Polynice birmana (Fruhstorfer, 1898)

Endemic

4

Common Leopard

Phalantha phalantha phalantha (Drury, 1773)

 

5

Black Vein Sergeant

Athyma ranga ranga (Moore, 1858)

 

6

Common Sergeant

Athyma perius perius (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

7

Colour Sergeant

Athyma inara inara (Westwood, 1850)

 

8

Staff Sergeant

Athyma selenophora bahula (Moore, 1858)

 

9

Orange Staff Sergeant

Athyma cama cama (Moore, 1858)

 

10

Common Duffer

Discophora sondaica zal (Westwoot, 1851)

Endemic

11

Oriental Commander

Moduza procris procris (Cramer, 1777)

 

12

Green Commodore

Sumalia daraxa daraxa (Doubleday, 1848)

Endemic

13

Common Nawab

Charaxes bharata (Felder, 1867)

 

14

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana almana (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

15

Grey Pansy

Precis atlites atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)

 

16

Lemon Pansy

Junonia lemonias lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

17

Common Palmfly

Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (Linnaeus, 1763)

 

18

Jezebel Palmfly

Elymnias Vasudeva (Moore, 1858)

 

19

Spotted Palmfly

Elymnias malelas malelas (Hewitson, 1863)

 

20

Peal’s Palmfly

Elymnias pealii (Wood-Mason, 1883)

Endemic

21

Common Indian Crow

Euploea core core (Cramer, 1780)

 

22

Magpie Crow

Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Febricius, 1793)

 

23

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas varmona (Moore, 1872)

 

24

Plain Sailer

Neptis cartica cartica (Moore, 1872)

Endemic

25

Short Banded Sailer

Phaedyma columella ophiana (Moore, 1872)

 

26

Dingiest Sailer

Neptis harita harita (Moore, 1875)

Endemic

27

Small Yellow Sailer

Neptis miah miah (Moore, 1858)

 

28

Oriental Great Eggfly

Hypolimnus bolina jacintha (Drury, 1773)

 

29

Large Yeoman

Cirrochroa aoris aoris (Doubleday, 1847)

 

30

Variable Tawny Rajah

Charaxes bernardus hierax (C. & R. Felder, 1793)

 

31

Common Bushbrown

Mycalesis perseus blasius (Febricius, 1793)

 

32

Plain Bushbrown

Telinga malsarida (Butler, 1868)

Endemic

33

Wavy Maplet

Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides (Moore, 1899)

Endemic

34

Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

35

Striped Tiger

Danaus genutia genutia (Cramer, 1779)

 

36

Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883)

 

37

Common Evening Brown

Melanitis leda leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

38

Great Evening Brown

Melanitis zitenius zitenius (Herbst, 1796)

 

39

Common Five Ring

Ypthima baldus baldus (Febricius, 1775)

 

40

Common Mapwing

Cyrestis thyodamas indica (Evan, 1924)

 

41

Common Baron

Euthalia aconthea garuda (Moore, 1858)

 

Family: Lycaenidae

   

42

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)

 

43

Indian Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina Otis indica (Murray, 1874)

 

44

Pea Blue

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

 

45

Pale Grass Blue

Pseudozizeeria maha maha (Kollar, 1844)

 

46

Long-tailed Blue

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

 

47

Lime Blue

Chilades lajus lajus (Stoll, 1780)

 

48

Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon rosimon (Febricius, 1775)

 

49

Elbowed Pierrot

Caleta elna noliteia (Fruhstorfer, 1918)

 

50

Himalayan Purple Sapphire

Heliophorus epicles latilimbata (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

 

51

Dark Sapphire

Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

 

52

Plain Hedge Blue

Celastrina lavendularis limbatus (Moore, 1879)

 

53

Hill Hedge Blue

Celastrina argiolus iynteana (de Niceville, 1884)

Endemic

54

Hedge Blue

Acytolepis puspa gisca (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

 

55

Banded Silverline

Spindasis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884)

 

56

Bright Sunbeam

Curetis bulis bulis (Westwood, 1851)

 

57

Common Yamfly

Loxura atymnus atymnus (Stoll, 1780)

 

Family: Pieridae

   

58

Indian Cabbage White

Pieris canidia indica (Evans, 1926)

 

59

Common Grass Yellow

Eurema hecabe hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

60

One Spot Grass Yellow

Eurema andersonii jordani (Moore, 1886)

 

61

Common Emigrant

Catopsilia pomona pomona (Febricius, 1775)

 

62

Mottled Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

63

Red Base Jezebel

Delias pasithoe pasithoe (Linnaeus, 1767)

 

64

Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

65

Indian Orange Albatross

Appias galba (Wallance, 1867)

 

Family: Papilionidae

   

66

Five Bar Swordtail

Graphium antiphates nebulosus (Butler, 1881)

 

67

Great Jay

Graphium eurypylus acheron (Moore, 1885)

 

68

Common Jay

Graphium doson axionides (Page & Treadaway, 2014)

 

69

Common Blue Bottle

Graphium sarpedon sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

70

Common Rose

Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae (Febricius, 1775)

 

71

Common Batwing

Atrophaneura varuna astroion (Westwood, 1842)

 

72

Lesser Batwing

Atrophaneura aidoneus (Doubleday, 1845)

 

73

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes romulus (Cramer, 1775)

 

74

Common Windmill

Byasa polyeuctes polyeuctes (Doubleday, 1842)

 

75

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleous demoleous (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

76

Paris Peacock

Papilio paris paris (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

77

Common Peacock

Papilio polyctor ganesa (Doubleday, 1842)

 

78

Red Helen

Papilio helenus helenus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

79

Yellow Helen

Papilio nephelus (Boisduval, 1836)

Endemic

80

White Dragontail

Lamproptera curius curius (Febricius, 1787)

Endemic

81

Spangle

Papilio protenor eurotenor (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

 

82

Lesser Zebra

Graphium marareus indicus (Rothschild, 1895)

 

Family: Hesperiidae

   

83

Grey Branded Redeye

Matapa druna (Moore, 1866)

 

84

Common Branded Redeye

Matapa aria (Moore, 1866)

 

85

Indian Dart

Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)

 

86

Wax Dart

Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)

 

87

Common Palm Dart

Telicota colon colon (Febricius, 1775)

 

88

Common Snow Flat

Tagiades japetus ravi (Moore, 1866)

 

89

Small Green Awlet

Burara amara (Moore, 1866)

 

90

Common Orange Awlet

Burara jaina jaina (Moore, 1866)

 

91

Small Banded Swift

Pelopidas mathias mathias (Febricius, 1798)

 

92

Large Banded Swift

Pelopidas assamensis (de Niceville, 1882)