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Written by Amol Patwardhan   
Monday, 15 June 2009 01:45

The following butterfly checklist is of the Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh made in March 2009.

Papilionidae

1. White Dragontail Lamproptera curius
2. Green Dragontail Lamproptera meges
3. Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus
4. Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon
5. Great Jay Graphium eurypylus
6. Common Jay Graphium doson
7. Veined Jay Graphium chironides
8. Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon
9. Five-bar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates
10. Four-bar Swordtail Graphium agetes
11. Lesser Zebra Pathysa macareus
12. Great Zebra Graphium xenocles
13. Tawny Mime Chilasa agestor
14. Lesser Mime Chilasa epycides
15. Common Mime Chilasa clytia
16. Great Mime Chilasa paradoxa
17. Common Mormon Papilio polytes
18. Common Raven Papilio castor
19. Red Helen Papilio helenus
20. Yellow Helen Papilio nephelus
21. Great Mormon Papilio memnon
22. Spangle Papilio protenor
23. Redbreast Papilio alcmenor
24. Lime Buttrefly Papilio demoleus
25. Paris Peacock Papilio paris
26. Blue Peacock Papilio acturus
27. Common Peacock Papilio polyctor
28. Rose Windmill Atrophaneura latreillei
29. De Niceville's Windmill Atrophaneura polla
30. Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes
31. Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada
32. Common Batwing Atrophaneura varuna
33. Lesser batwing  Atrophaneura aidoneus???
34. Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
35. Common Birdwing Troides Helena

Pieridae

36. One-spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersoni
37. Three-spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda
38. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
39. Tree Yellow Gandaca harina
40. Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli
41. Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona
42. Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
43. Yellow Orange-tip Ixias pyrene
44. Great Orange-tip Hebomoea glaucippe
45. Pale Wanderer Pareronia avatar
46. Dark Wanderer Pareronia ceylanica
47. Common Wanderer Pareronia valeria
48. Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida
49. Plain Puffin Appias indra
50. Spot Puffin Appias lalage
51. Green-veined White Pieris napi
52. Indian Cabbage White Pieris canidia
53. Common Gull Cepora nerissa
54. Lesser Gull Cepora nadina
55. Spotted Sawtooth Prioneris thestylis
56. Hill Jezebel Delias belladona
57. Red-base Jezebel Delias aglaia
58. Red-spot Jezebel Delias descombesi
59. Yellow Jezebel Delias agostina
60. Painted Jezebel Delias hyparete
61. Common Jezebel Delias eucharis
62. Psyche Leptosia nina

Lycaenidae

63. Common Gem Poritia hewitsoni
64. Darkie/ Brownie Miletus ancon ???
65. Forest Pierrot Taraka hamada
66. Bright Sunbeam Curetis bulis
67. Angled Sunbeam Curetis acuta
68. Western Centaur Oakblue Arhopala pseudocentaurus
69. Large Oakblue Arhopala amantes
70. Dark Himalayan Oakblue Arhopala rama
71. Green Oakblue Arhopala eumolphus
72. Dusky Bushblue Arhopala paraganesa
73. Indian Oakblue Arhopala atrax
74. Hooked Oakblue Arhopala paramuta
75. Variegated Plushblue Flos adriana
76. Common Acacia Blue Surendra quercetorum
77. Branded Yamfly Yasoda tripunctata
78. Common Onyx Horaga onyx
79. Blue imperial Ticherra acte
80. Common Imperial Cheritra freja
81. Mandarin Blue Charana mandarinus
82. Chocolate Royal Remelana jangala
83. Bi-spot Royale Ancema ctesia
84. Common Tit Hypolycaena erylus
85. Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa
86. Blue Tit Chliaria kina
87. Orchid Tit Chliaria othona
88. Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas
89. Broad Spark Sinthusa chandrana ***
90. Spark ??? UNID  
91. Copper Flash Rapala pheretima
92. Indian Red flash Rapala iarbus
93. Slate Flash Rapala manea
94. Indigo Flash Rapala varuna
95. Common Flash Rapala nissa
96. Yellow Tinsel Pentila subochracea
97. Common Tinsel  Catapaecilma elegans
98. Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
99. Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles
100. Ciliate Blue Anthene emolus
101. Pointed Ciliate Blue Anthene lycaenina
102. Elbowed Pierrot  Caleta elna
103. Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon
104. Zebra Blue Leptotes plinius
105. Large 4-Lineblue Nacaduba pactolus
106. 6-Lineblue Nacaduba sp.
107. Common Lineblue Prosotas nora
108. Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa indica
109. Pointed Lineblue Ionolyce helicon
110. Dark Cerulean Jamides bochus
111. Common Cerulean Jamides celeno
112. Metalic Cerulean Jamides alecto
113. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
114. Dark Pierrot Tarucus ananda
115. Pointed Pierrot Tarucus indica
116. Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
117. Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha
118. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis
119. Indian Cupid Everes lacturnus
120. Forest Quaker Pithecops corvus
121. Quaker Neopithecops zalmora
122. Malayan Megisba malaya
123. Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa
124. Large Hedge Blue Celastrina huegelii
125. Plain Hedge Blue Celestrina lavendularis
126. Lime Blue Chilades lajus
127. Dark Judy Abisara fylla
128. Tailed Judy Abisara neophron
129. Punchinello Zemeros flegyas
130. White Punch Dodona henrici
131. Singleton Una usta
132. Assam Pierrot Tarucus dharta
133. Common Beak Libythea lepita

Nymphalidae

134. Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
135. Striped Tiger Danaus genutia
136. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
137. Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita
138. Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
139. Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus
140. Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber
141. Brown King Crow Euploea klugii
142. Magpie Crow Euploea radamanthus
143. Common Crow Euploea core
144. Common Nawab Polyura athamas
145. Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus ?
146. Tawny Rajah Charaxes bernardus
147. Common Faun Faunis canens
148. Red Caliph Enispe euthymius
149. Jungle Glory Thaumantis diores
150. Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
151. Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima
152. Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius
153. Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa
154. Common Treebrown Lethe rohira
155. Banded Treebrown Lethe confusa
156. Common Red Forester Lethe mekara
157. Angled Red Forester Lethe chandica
158. Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans
159. Black Forester Lethe vindhya
160. Straight Red Forester Nemetis mekara mekara **
161. Tailed Red Forester Lethe sinorix
162. Rusty Forester Lethe bhairava
163. Straight-banded Treebrown Lethe verma
164. Veined Labyrinth Neope pulaha
165. Tailed Labyrinth Neope bhadra
166. Dusky Diadem Ethope himachala
167. Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisarda
168. Common Palmfly  Elymnias hypermnestra
169. Blue-striped Palmfly Elymnias patna
170. Peal's Palmfly Elymnias pealii
171. White-bar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias
172. Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama
173. Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus
174. White-edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra
175. Nigger Orsotrioena medus
176. Striped Ringlet Ragdia crisilda
177. Common Five-ring Ypthima baldus
178. Common Four-ring Ypthima huebneri
179. Large Three-ring Ypthima nareda
180. Yellow Coster Acraea issoria
181. Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis
182. Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane
183. Cruiser Vindula erota
184. Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris
185. Common Yeoman Cirrochroa tyche
186. Rustic Cupha erymanthis
187. Vagrant Vagrans egista
188. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha
189. Indian White Admiral Limenitis trivena
190. Green Commodore Sumalia daraxa
191. Commander Moduza procris
192. White Commodore Parasarpa dudu
193. Unbroken Sergeant Athyma pravara
194. Common Sergeant Athyma perius
195. Himalayan Sergeant Athyma opalina
196. Blackvein Sergeant Athyma ranga
197. Staff Sergeant Parathyma selenophora
198. Small Staff Sergeant Athyma zeroca
199. Orange Staff Sergeant Athyma cama
200. Colour Sergeant Athyma nefte
201. Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia
202. Small Yellow Sailer  Neptis miah
203. Common Sailer Neptis hylas
204. Clear Sailer Neptis clinia
205. Plain Sailer Neptis cartica
206. Sullied Sailer  Neptis soma
207. Yerbury's Sailer Neptis yerburyi
208. Himalayan Sailer Neptis mahendra
209. Pale Green Sailer Neptis zaida
210. Spotted Sailer Neptis magadha
211. Yellow Sailer Neptis ananta
212. Knight Lebadea martha
213. Powdered Baron Euthalia monina kesava
214. White-edged Blue Baron Euthalia phemius
215. Common Baron Euthalia aconthea
216. Streaked Baron Euthalia alpheda jama
217. Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina
218. French Duke Euthalia franciae
219. Blue Baron Euthalia telchinia
220. Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea
221. Common Earl Tanaecia julii
222. Plain Earl Tanaecia jahnu
223. Panther Neurosigma siva
224. Great Archduke Lexias cyanipardus
225. Archduke Lexias pardalis
226. Dark Archduke Lexias dirtea khasiana
227. Common Map Cyrestis thyodamas
228. Wavy Maplet Chersonesia rahira
229. Common Maplet Chersonesia risa
230. Tabby Pseudergolis wedah
231. Constable Dichorrhagia nesimachus
232. Popinjay Stibochiona nicea
233. Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne
234. Common Castor Ariadne merione
235. Indian Purple Emperor Apatura ambica
236. Golden Emperor Dilipa morgiana
237. Black Prince Rohana parisatis
238. Courtesan Euripus nyctelius
239. Circe Hestina nama
240. Blue-tail Jester Symbrenthia niphanda
241. Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis
242. Common Jester Symbrenthia hippoclus
243. Spotted Jester Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda
244. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica
245. Wizard Rhinopalpa polynice
246. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
247. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita
248. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites
249. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
250. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
251. Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus
252. Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
253. Dingy Sailer Neptis pseudovikasi
254. Dingiest Sailer Neptis harita
255. Jezebel Palmfly  Elymnias vasudeva
256. Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas malelas
257. Dark Catseye Zipaetis scylax
258. Freak Calinaga Buddha

Hesperidae

259. Small Green Awlet Bibasis amara
260. Orange Awlet Bibasis jaina
261. Common Banded Awl Hasora chromus
262. Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta
263. Common Awl Hasora badra
264. Indian Awlking Choaspes benjaminii
265. Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera
266. Dark Yellow-banded Flat Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
267. Fulvous Pied Flat Pseudocoladenia dan
268. Tricoloured Pied Flat Coladenia indrani
269. Common Yellow-breasted Flat Gerosis bhagava
270. Dusky Yellow-breasted Flat Gerosis phisara
271. Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa
272. Spottde Snow Flat Tagiades menaka
273. Sikkim White Flat Seseria sambara
274. Yellow Flat Mooreana trichoneura pralaya
275. Chestnut Angle Odontoptilum angulata
276. Golden Angle Caprona ransonnetti
277. Tawny Angle Ctenoptilum vasava
278. Common Dartlet Oriens goloides
279. Dark Palm Dart Telicota ancilla
280. Plain or Bengal Palm Dart Cephrenes chrysozona
281. Straight Swift Parnara guttatus
282. African Straight Swift Parnara bada
283. Bevan's Swift Pseudoborbo bevani
284. Great Swift Pelopidas assamensis
285. Yellow Spot Swift Polytremis eltola
286. Tufted Ace Sabastonyma dolopia
287. Tree Flitter Hyarotis adrastus
288. Purple & Gold Flitter Zographetus satwa
289. Yellow-vein Lancer Pyroneura latoia
290. Fringed Redeye Matapa cresta ??
291. Forest Hopper Astictopterus jama
292. Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala
293. Dark Velvet Bob Koruthaialos butleri
294. Chocolate Demon Ancistroides nigrita
295. Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia
296. Spotted Demon Notocrypta feisthameli
297. Grass Demon Udaspes folus
298. Tiger Hopper Ochus subvittatus
299. Bush Hopper Ampittia dioscorides
300. Pygmy Scrub Hopper Aeromachus pygmaeus
301. Banded Ace Halpe zema
302. Northern Spotted Ace Thoressa cerata
303. Common Wight Iton semamora

The trip report for this checklist can be found here. 

Dr. Amol Patwardhan is an entomologist based in Thane and an avid nature lover and wildlife photographer. You can find his blog here.

 
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 00:43