Butterflies of Bangalore

Angled Castor

Ariadne ariadne, the angled castor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.

Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone and Wallacea.

Pale Grass Blue

Pseudozizeeria maha, the pale grass blue, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Three-spotted Grass Yellow

Eurema blanda, the three-spot grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and Southeast Asia.

Chestnut Bob

Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

Bamboo Treebrown

Lethe europa, the bamboo treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.

Pied Flat

Tagiades japetus, commonly known as the pied flat or the common snow flat, is a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is widely distributed, being found from India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, to Australia. It contains twenty-four recognized subspecies.

Apefly

Spalgis epeus, the apefly, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It gets its name from the supposed resemblance of its caterpillar to the face of an ape.

Common Jezebel

Delias eucharis, the Common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The Common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described species in the genus Delias.

Dingy Bushbrown

Mycalesis perseus, the dingy bushbrown or common bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Blue Tiger

Tirumala limniace, the blue tiger, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterfly family. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India.

Mottled Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe, the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Australia.

Southern Birdwing

Troides minos, the southern birdwing, is a large and striking Swallowtail butterfly endemic to Peninsular India. With a wingspan of 140–190 mm, it is the largest butterfly of India.

Dark-branded Bushbrown

Mycalesis mineus, the dark-branded bushbrown or dark brand bush brown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.

Lemon Migrant

Catopsilia pomona, the common emigrant or lemon emigrant, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.

Grey Pansy

Junonia atlites, the gray pansy or grey pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.

Plains Cupid

Chilades pandava, the plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. They are among the few butterflies that breed on plants of the cycad class.

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas, the common sailor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal. For the other butterfly called the common sailor, see Neptis laeta.

Common Albatross

Appias albina, the common albatross, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in India, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Zebra Blue

Leptotes plinius, the zebra blue or plumbago blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in India.

Common Line Blue

Prosotas nora, the common lineblue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Asia.

Pioneer

Belenois aurota, the pioneer white or African caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white, and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior.

Chocolate Pansy

Junonia iphita, the chocolate pansy or chocolate soldier, is a butterfly found in Asia.

Bevan's Swift

Pseudoborbo bevani, the Beavan's swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is named after Captain Robert Cecil Beavan.

Gram Blue

Euchrysops cnejus, the gram blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Common Leopard

Phalanta phalantha, the common leopard or spotted rustic, is a sun-loving butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family.

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south Asia. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as Zizina labradus, the common grass blue.

Dark Grass Blue

Common Treebrown

Lethe rohria, the common treebrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.

Pea Blue

Lampides boeticus, the peablue, pea blue, or long-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or gossamer-winged family.

Striped Albatross

Appias libythea, the striped albatross, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and Peninsular Malaysia.

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, common eggfly or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

Yellow Pansy

Junonia hierta, the yellow pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats.

Common Cerulean

Jamides celeno, the common cerulean, is a small butterfly found in Southeast Asia belonging to the lycaenids or blues family.

Psyche

Common Silverline

Cigaritis vulcanus, the common silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

Common Gull

Cepora nerissa, the common gull, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is native to India, China, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.

Lemon Pansy

Junonia lemonias, the lemon pansy, is a common nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It is found in gardens, fallow land, and open wooded areas.

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana, the peacock pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It exists in two distinct adult forms, which differ chiefly in the patterns on the underside of the wings; the dry-season form has few markings, while the wet-season form has additional eyespots and lines.

Common Grass Yellow

Eurema hecabe, a.k.a. the large grass yellow or common grass yellow, is a small pierid butterfly species found in Asia and Africa. They are found flying close to the ground and are found in open grass and scrub habitats. It is simply known as "the grass yellow" in parts of its range; the general term otherwise refers to the entire genus Eurema.

Common Baron

Euthalia aconthea, the common baron, often called simply baron, is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to India and South-East Asia. It flies with stiff wing beats and often glides. The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal.

Common Evening Brown

Melanitis leda, the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia.

Lime Swallowtail

Tailed Jay

Danaid Eggfly

Red Pierrot

Talicada nyseus, the red Pierrot, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia belonging to the lycaenids, or blues family. The red Pierrots, often found perching on the Kalanchoe plant, are usually noticed due to their striking patterns and colors.

Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon, the common Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.

Blue Pansy

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui is a well-known colorful butterfly, known as the painted lady, or in North America as the cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange habit of flying in a sort of screw shape.