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Butterflies of Tamil Nadu

Guide to Butterflies of Tamil Nadu

Painted Lady 1
Vanessa cardui
Blue Pansy 2
Junonia orithya
Common Pierrot 3
Castalius rosimon
Red Pierrot 4
Talicada nyseus
Common Jay 5
Graphium doson
Danaid Eggfly 6
Hypolimnas misippus
Blue Mormon Swallowtail 7
Papilio polymnestor
Tailed Jay 8
Graphium agamemnon
Atrophaneura hector 9
Lime Swallowtail 10
Papilio demoleus
Common Evening Brown 11
Melanitis leda
Common Baron 12
Euthalia aconthea
Common Mormon Swallowtail 13
Papilio polytes
Common Castor Butterfly 14
Ariadne merione
Common Grass Yellow 15
Eurema hecabe
Peacock Pansy 16
Junonia almana
Common Palmfly 17
Elymnias hypermnestra
Lemon Pansy 18
Junonia lemonias
Common Gull 19
Cepora nerissa
Common Silverline 7
Cigaritis vulcanus
Psyche 20
Leptosia nina
Common Caerulean 21
Jamides celeno
Common Five-ring 22
Ypthima baldus
Plain Tiger Butterfly 23
Danaus chrysippus
Yellow Pansy 24
Junonia hierta
Red Tip 25
Colotis danae
Great Eggfly 16
Hypolimnas bolina
Striped Albatross 26
Appias libythea
Malabar Tree Nymph 27
Idea malabarica
Nilgiri Tiger 28
Parantica nilgiriensis
Pea Blue 29
Lampides boeticus
Common Banded Peacock Swallowtail 19
Papilio crino
Common Treebrown 30
Lethe rohria
Dark Grass Blue 20
Zizeeria karsandra
Indian Awlking 31
Choaspes benjaminii
Club Beak 32
Libythea myrrha
Lesser Grass Blue 15
Zizina otis
Common Leopard 33
Phalanta phalantha
Gram Blue 34
Euchrysops cnejus
Bevan's Swift 35
Pseudoborbo bevani
Common Mapwing 36
Cyrestis thyodamas
Chocolate Pansy 17
Junonia iphita
Indian Red Admiral 37
Vanessa indica
Pioneer White 38
Belenois aurota
Common Line Blue 15
Prosotas nora
Blue Admiral 39
Kaniska canace
Indian Cabbage White 40
Pieris canidia
Zebra Blue 30
Leptotes plinius
Common Nawab 41
Polyura athamas
Common Bluebottle 16
Graphium sarpedon
Common Albatross 31
Appias albina
Plain Puffin 31
Appias indra
Colour Sergeant 42
Athyma nefte
Common Sailer 40
Neptis hylas
Common Crow Butterfly 43
Euploea core
Plains Cupid 44
Chilades pandava
Grey Pansy 18
Junonia atlites
Grey Count 45
Tanaecia lepidea
Lemon Migrant 46
Catopsilia pomona
Dark-branded Bushbrown 47
Mycalesis mineus
Glassy Tiger 48
Parantica aglea
Southern Birdwing 49
Troides minos
Red Helen Swallowtail 35
Papilio helenus
Mottled Emigrant 50
Catopsilia pyranthe
Blue Tiger 51
Tirumala limniace
Dingy Bushbrown 52
Mycalesis perseus
Common Jezebel 53
Delias eucharis
Glad-eye Bushbrown 54
Mycalesis patnia
Malabar Glad-eye Bushbrown 55
Mycalesis junonia
Apefly 31
Spalgis epius
Pied Flat 23
Tagiades japetus
Common Ciliate Blue 42
Anthene emolus
common banded demon 56
Notocrypta paralysos
Bamboo Treebrown 57
Lethe europa
Chestnut Bob 42
Iambrix salsala
Three-spotted Grass Yellow 58
Eurema blanda
Pale Grass Blue 59
Pseudozizeeria maha
Fulvous Pied Flat 5
Pseudocoladenia dan
Great Orange Tip 26
Hebomoia glaucippe
Angled Castor 42
Ariadne ariadne
Chocolate Albatross 17
Appias lyncida
Paris Peacock Swallowtail 49
Papilio paris
Purple Leaf Blue 26
Amblypodia anita
Common Rose Swallowtail 60
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Tawny Rajah 5
Charaxes bernardus
Dark Cerulean 42
Jamides bochus
Lime Blue 42
Chilades lajus
Common Lascar 32
Pantoporia hordonia
Common Tiger 9
Danaus genutia
Great Evening Brown 61
Melanitis zitenius
Common Imperial 62
Cheritra freja
One-spot Grass Yellow 16
Eurema andersoni
Broad-bordered Grass Yellow 63
Eurema brigitta
Common Bushbrown 64
Mycalesis janardana
Orange-tipped Pea-blue 2
Everes lacturnus
Metallic Caerulean 65
Jamides alecto
Yamfly 42
Loxura atymnus
Grass Demon 66
Udaspes folus
Yellow Orange Tip 32
Ixias pyrene
Apefly 45
Spalgis epeus

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