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List of butterflies of Nepal

The following is a list of butterflies of Nepal. Six hundred and seventy-six species and thirty subspecies are listed.

Papilio krishna has been proposed as the national butterfly of Nepal.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies,[1] with some recent additions and a modernized classification. Scientific and common names are also from that book (though corrections have been made when clear). The 27 endemic species or subspecies are marked.

Family Hesperiidae - skippers

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Subfamily Coeliadinae

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Subfamily Pyrginae

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Tribe Calaenorrhini

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Common small flat
Sarangesa dasahara dasahara
 
West Himalayan pied flat
Pseudocoladenia fatih

Tribe Pyrgini

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Subfamily Hesperiinae

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Tribe Heteropterini

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Tribe Astictopterini

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Tribe Ancistroidini

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Tribe Plastingiini

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Tribe Hesperiini

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Tribe Taractrocerini

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Tribe Gegenini

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Family Papilionidae - swallowtails

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Subfamily Parnassiinae

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Subfamily Papilioninae

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Tribe Leptocircini

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Tribe Papilionini

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Common Mormon
Papilio polytes male f. romulus

Tribe Troidini

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Family Pieridae - whites

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Tribe Pierini

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Indian cabbage white
Pieris canidia indica female
 
Red base Jezebel
Delias pasithoe thyra
 
Psyche
Leptosia nina nina

Tribe Euchloeini

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Common wanderer
Pareronia hippia male

Tribe Coliadini

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Common grass yellow
Eurema hecabe contubernalis with no cell spots on forewing
 
Three-spot grass yellow
Eurema blanda silhetana

Family Lycaenidae - blues

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Subfamily Poritiinae

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Subfamily Miletinae

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Tribe Miletini

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Tribe Spalgini

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Tribe Tarakini

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Tribe Liphyrini

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Subfamily Curetinae

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Subfamily Aphnaeinae

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Subfamily Theclinae

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Tribe Theclini

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Tribe Arhopalini

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Tribe Zesiini

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Tribe Amblypodiini

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Tribe Catapaecilmatini

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Tribe Horagini

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Tribe Loxurini

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Tribe Cheritrini

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Tribe Iolaini

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Tribe Remelaini

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Tribe Hypolycaenini

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Tribe Deudorigini

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Indigo flash
Rapala varuna orseis
 
Copper flash
Rapala pheritima petosiris

Subfamily Lycaeninae

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Subfamily Polyommatinae

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Tribe Lycaenesthini

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Tribe Niphandini

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Tribe Polyommatini

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Dark cerulean
Jamides bochus bochus
 
Common cerulean
Jamides celeno aelianus
dry-season form
 
Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo female
 
Angled Pierrot
Caleta decidia
 
Pale grass blue
Pseudozizeeria maha
 
Malayan
Megisba malaya sikkima female
 
Pale hedge blue
Udara dilecta

Family Riodinidae

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Dark judy
Abisara fylla fylla male

Family Nymphalidae - nymphalids

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Subfamily Libytheinae

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Subfamily Heliconiinae

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Rustic
Cupha erymanthis lotis
 
Common leopard
Phalanta phalantha

Subfamily Nymphalinae

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Indian tortoiseshell
Aglais caschmirensis aesis
 
Peacock pansy
Junonia almana almana
dry-season form
 
Chocolate pansy
Junonia iphita

Subfamily Biblidinae

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Common castor
Ariadne merione tapestrina
dry-season form

Subfamily Limenitidinae

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Tribe Limenitidini

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Blackvein sergeant
Athyma ranga ranga female

Tribe Neptini

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Tribe Euthaliini

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Common baron
Euthalia aconthea suddhodana male
 
Grey count
Tanaecia lepidea lepidea

Subfamily Cyrestinae

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Subfamily Apaturinae

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Subfamily Charaxinae

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Subfamily Morphinae

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Subfamily Satyrinae

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Tribe Melanitini

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Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda
dry-season form
 
Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda
dry-season form

Tribe Lethini

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Tribe Elymniini

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Tribe Mycalesini

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Dark-brand bushbrown
Mycalesis mineus mineus
dry-season form
 
Jungle brown
Orsotriaena medus medus
dry-season form

Tribe Ypthimini

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Tribe Coenonymphini

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Tribe Maniolini

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Tribe Satyrini

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Subfamily Danainae

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Tribe Danaini

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Plain tiger
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
mating

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Colin (2006). Majupuria, Trilok Chandra (ed.). Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies. Kathmandu, Nepal: Walden Book House. ISBN 974-88810-7-5.
  2. ^ a b K. C., Sajan (2020). "SOME NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORDS OF HESPERIID BUTTERFLIES IN NEPAL". Bionotes. 22 (3): 190–194.
  3. ^ Tamang, Sanjaya; Nuppa, John; Pandeya, Pratik; Panthee, Shristee & Subedi, Bandana (2019). "Confirmation of Pale Green Awlet Burara gomata (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Eastern Nepal". Bionotes. 21: 109-111.
  4. ^ K. C., Sajan; Pariyar, Surendra (2019). "New Evidence of Himalayan Small-banded Flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans (de Nicéville, 1885) from Nepal". International Journal of Zoology Studies. 4 (5): 55–57.
  5. ^ a b c d Poel, Piet Van Der; Smith, Colin; Limbu, Mahendra Singh; Pariyar, Surendra (2020). "Four New Butterfly Species for Nepal: Abisara chela, Tagiades japetus, Lethe dura & Lethe distans". Bionotes. 22 (2): 21–23.
  6. ^ a b Poel (2020). "TWO NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES FOR NEPAL: EUREMA ANDERSONI (PIERIDAE) AND LETHE DAKWANIA (NYMPHALIDAE)". Bionotes. 22 (3): 148–152.
  7. ^ Poel, Piet Van Der; Limbu, Mahendra Singh (2020). "Re-Discovery of the Prickly Ash Elfin Ahlbergia haradai (Igarashi, 1973) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Nepal". Bionotes. 21 (3): 61–62.
  8. ^ Yago, Masaya; Nakanishi, Akinori (2003). "A New Species of Heliophoris Greyer from Nepal with a key of the Nepalese Species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 108 (1): 27–34.
  9. ^ Sapkota, Anisha; KC, Sajan; Pariyar, Surendra (2020). "First record of Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969 -Extra Lascar from Nepal" (PDF). International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. 7 (2): 24–26.
  10. ^ Panthee, Shristee; Limbu, Mahendra; Subedi, Bandana; Poudel, Amrit & Tamang, Sanjaya (2019). "Record of Mycalesis adamsoni (Watson, 1897) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Pokhara and Godavari, Nepal". Bionotes. 21: 144-145.

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