List of butterflies of Chandigarh

This is a list of butterfly species found in the union territory of Chandigarh in India.



== Milkweed butterflies (Danainae) ==


 * Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
 * Danaus genutia (common tiger)
 * Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
 * Euploea core (common Indian crow)
 * Melanitis leda (common evening brown)

Satyrs or browns (Satyrinae)

 * Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
 * Mycalesis mineus (dark-branded bushbrown)
 * Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
 * Ypthima asterope (common threering)

Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

 * Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
 * Ariadne merione (common castor)
 * Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
 * Acraea violae (tawny coster)
 * Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
 * Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
 * Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
 * Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
 * Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
 * Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
 * Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
 * Precis hierta (yellow pansy)
 * Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
 * Neptis hylas (common sailer)
 * Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
 * Libythea myrrha (club beak)
 * Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)

Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae)

 * Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
 * Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
 * Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
 * Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
 * Lampides boeticus (pea blue)
 * Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
 * Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
 * Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
 * Zizeeria maha (pale grass blue)

Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae)

 * Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
 * Pontia daplidice (Bath white)
 * Belenois aurota (pioneer white)
 * Gonepteryx rhamni (common brimstone)
 * Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
 * Catopsilia crocale (common emigrant)
 * Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
 * Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
 * Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
 * Colias croceus (dark clouded yellow
 * Pieris brassicae (Indian large cabbage white)


 * Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)

Swallotails (Papilionidae)

 * Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
 * Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
 * Graphium doson (common jay)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

 * Spialia galba (Indian skipper)
 * Baoris guttatus bada (straight swift)
 * Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift )