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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 00:18

The following butterfly checklist is of the Eastern Ghats area made between the 16th-18th August 2007 in the Maredumilli region of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

Papilionidae

1. Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor)
2. Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
3. Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector)
4. Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
5. Common Banded Peacock (Papilio crino)
6. Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
7. Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
8. Common bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon)
9. Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)
10. Common Jay (Graphium doson)
11. Paris Peacock  (Papilio paris)

Pieridae

12. Grass Yellow (Urema hecabe)
13. Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
14. Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
15. Common Wanderer (Pareromia valeria)
16. Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
17. Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)
18. Psyche (Leptosia nina)
19. White Orange Tip (Ixias marianne)
20. Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
21. Yellow Orange Tip (Ixias pyrene)

Nymphalidae

22. Common Nawab (Polyura athamas)
23. Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
24. Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
25. Baronet (Euthalia nais)
26. Grey Count (Tanaecia lepidea)
27. Commander (Moduza procris)
28. Double banded Crow (Euploea sylvester)
29. Striped Blue crow (Euploea mulciber)
30. Common Indian Crow (Euploea core)
31. Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
32. Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
33. Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
34. Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
35. Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)
36. Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
37. Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
38. Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)
39. Common Palmfly (Lymnias hypermenstra)
40. Dark Branded Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)
41. Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)
42. Tamil Lacewing (Cethosia nietneri)
43. Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
44. Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
45. Angled Castor (Ariadne ariadne)
46. Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
47. Chocolate Pansy (Precis iphita)
48. Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
49. Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
50. Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
51. Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
52. Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
53. Common Three Ring (Ypthima baldus)
54. Common Four Ring (Ypthima huebneri)
55. Common Five Ring (Ypthima aesterope)
56. Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea)
57. Tawny Rajah (Charaxes polyxena)
58. Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
59. Black Rajah (Charaxes fabius)
60. Vagarant (Issoria sinha)
61. Colour Sergeant (Parathyma nefte)
62. Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)
63. Yellow Jack Sailer (Lassipia viraja)
64. Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
65. Bamboo Tree Brown (Lethe europa)

Lycaenidae

66. Common Hedge Blue (Actolepis puspa)
67. Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
68. Elbow Pierrot (Caleta elna noliteia)
69. Angled Pierrot (Caleta caleta)
70. Rounded Pierrot (Tarucus nara)
71. Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava)
72. Zebra Blue (Leptotes plimius)
73. Tiny Grass Blue (Zizula hylax)
74. Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
75. Lime Blue (Chilades laius)
76. Common Line Blue (Prosotas nora)
77. Orchid Tit (Chliaria othona)
78. Leaf Blue (Amblypodia anitha)
79. Yamfly (Loxura atymnus)
80. Plum Judy (Abisara echerius)
81. Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)
82. Common Silverline (Spindasis vulcanus)
83. Indian Cupid (Everes lacturmus)
84. Indian Sunbeam (Curetis thetis)
85. Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
86. Monkey Puzzle (Rathinda amor)

Hesperiidae

87. Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
88. Chestnut Bob (Ianbrix salsala)
89. Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
90. Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
91. Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
92. Suffused Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
93. Golden Angle (Odontoptilum ransonnetti)
94. Tamil Grass Dart (Taractrocera ceramas)
95. Common Small Flat (Sarangesa dasahara)
96. Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifasci)
97. Indian Skipper (Spialia galba)
98. Dark Palm Dart (Telicota ancilla)
99. Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
100. Common Red eye (Matapa aria)
101. Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulatum)
102. Moors Ace (Halpe porus)

The trip report for this checklist can be found here

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2009 02:00