Butterflies of Bangalore
Butterflies of Bangalore
Black-spotted Pierrot
Tarucus balkanicus, the Balkan Pierrot or little tiger blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Mauritania, Niger (the Aïr region), Sudan (Khartoum), Uganda, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, North Africa, the Balkans, western Asia, parts of central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid ...more ↓
Lilac Silverline
Aphnaeus lilacinus, the lilac silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Dull Babul Blue
Azanus uranus, the dull babul blue or Indian babul blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.
White-tipped Line Blue
Prosotas noreia, the white-tipped lineblue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia.
Plains Blue Royal
Tajuria jehana, the plains blue royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Common Shot Silverline
The Common shot silverline, Cigaritis ictis, is a species of lycaenid butterflies. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan population is classified as a subspecies: Cigaritis ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868).
Small Cupid
Chilades parrhasius, the small Cupid, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India.
Jewelled Grass-blue
Freyeria putli, the eastern grass jewel or small grass jewel, or oriental grass jewel is a small butterfly found in Ceylon, India and Australia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Large Guava Blue
The Large Guava Blue, Virachola perse is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863.The larva feeds on Randia dumetorum.
Common Guava Blue
Virachola isocrates is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. Its common names include common guava blue, pomegranate butterfly, and anar butterfly. It is a pest of pomegranates in India.
Tailless Line Blue
Prosotas dubiosa, the tailless lineblue or small purple line blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Asia.
Pointed Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina, the pointed ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Black-spotted Grass Jewel
Freyeria putli, the eastern grass jewel or small grass jewel, or oriental grass jewel is a small butterfly found in Ceylon, India and Australia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Indian Sunbeam
Curetis thetis, the Indian sunbeam, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Cornelian
Deudorix epijarbas, the cornelian, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South-East Asia from India to Fiji, including the Philippines, and also the tropical coast of Queensland in Australia.
Grass Jewel
Chilades trochylus, the grass jewel, is a small butterfly found in Africa, Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia) , southern Europe, India and southern Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Bright Babul Blue
Azanus ubaldus, the bright babul blue, desert babul blue, or velvet-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in India, the Middle East and Africa that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Common Hedge Blue
Acytolepis puspa, the common hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Silverstreak Blue
Iraota timoleon, the silverstreak blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
African Babul Blue
Azanus jesous, the African babul blue or topaz-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in India and Africa that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Slate Flash
Rapala manea is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in most of the Indomalayan realm (excluding Taiwan).
Peacock Royal
Tajuria cippus, the peacock royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm....
Monkey Puzzle
Rathinda is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its one species, Rathinda amor, the monkey puzzle, is found in southern Asia.
Common Red Flash
Rapala iarbus, the common red flash, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.
Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo, the forget-me-not, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Ceylon, India, from Sikkim to Indochina and in Sundaland, Sulawesi and the Philippines.
Tiny Grass Blue
Zizula hylax, the Gaika blue or tiny grass blue is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly.
Large Oakblue
Arhopala amantes, the large oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
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 pupa to the face of an ape.
Indian Cupid
Everes lacturnus, the Indian Cupid, is a small butterfly found in the Australasia and Indomalaya realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Lime Blue
Chilades lajus, the lime blue, is a small butterfly found in India, Ceylon, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hainan, Mangulam Island, Sulawesi and the Philippines that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Dark Cerulean
Jamides bochus, the dark cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Pale Grass Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha, the pale grass blue, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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.
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.
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.
Gram Blue
Euchrysops cnejus, the gram blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues 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
Zizeeria karsandra, the dark grass blue, is a small butterfly found from the southern Mediterranean, in a broad band to India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Arabia United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, and ...more ↓
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.
Common Cerulean
Jamides celeno, the common cerulean, is a small butterfly found in Southeast Asia belonging to the lycaenids or blues family.
Common Silverline
Cigaritis vulcanus, the common silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
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.
