List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Pyrginae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. The butterflies of this subfamily are commonly referred to as flats because of their habit of holding the wings flat at all times. They are also known as "angles", "elfs" or "grizzled skippers".

This list forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete List of butterflies of India.

A total of 69 species belonging to 21 genera are found in India.

Capila – dawnflies
Evans (1932) had listed the various species of Capila under a number of different genera:


 * Orthopaetus group (dawnflies)
 * Lidderdale's dawnfly, Capila lidderdali (Elwes, 1888)
 * Fulvous dawnfly, Capila phanaeus (Hewitson, 1867)
 * Capila group (striped dawnflies)
 * Pale striped dawnfly, Capila zennara (Moore, 1865)
 * Striped dawnfly, Capila jayadeva (Moore, 1865)
 * Crossiura group (fringed dawnfly)
 * Fringed dawnfly, Capila pennicillatum (de Nicéville, 1893)
 * Calliana group (white dawnfly)
 * White dawnfly, Capila pieridoides (Moore, 1878) (Calliana pieridoides as per LepIndex )

Caprona – angles

 * Golden angle, Caprona ransonnetti (Felder, 1868)
 * Spotted angle, Caprona agama (Moore, 1857)

Carcharodus – mallow skipper

 * Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
 * Carcharodus dravira (Moore, [1875])

Chamunda – olive flat

 * Olive flat, Chamunda chamunda (Moore, 1865)

Coladenia – pied flats

 * Brown pied flat, Coladenia agni (de Nicéville, 1883)
 * Tricolour pied flat, Coladenia indrani (Moore, 1865)
 * Elwes' pied flat, Coladenia agnioides Elwes & Edwards, 1897

Ctenoptilum – tawny angle

 * Tawny angle, Ctenoptilum vasava (Moore, 1865)

Darpa – hairy angle

 * Hairy angle, Darpa hanria (Moore, 1865)
 * Darpa striata (H. Druce, 1873)
 * Darpa pteria (Hewitson, 1868)

Gerosis – yellow-breast flats

 * Common yellow-breast flat, Gerosis bhagava (Moore, [1866])
 * Dusky yellow-breast flat, Gerosis phisara (Moore, 1884)
 * Chinese yellow-breast flat, Gerosis sinica (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

Gomalia – marbled skipper

 * African mallow/marbled skipper, Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Lobocla – marbled flat

 * Marbled flat, Lobocla liliana (Atkinson, 1871)

Mooreana – yellow flat

 * Yellow flat, Mooreana trichoneura (M. t. pralaya, (Moore, 1865))

Odina – zigzag flat

 * Zigzag flat, Odina decoratus Hewitson, 1867
 * Odina hieroglyphica (Butler, 1870)

Odontoptilum – chestnut angle

 * Chestnut/banded angle, Odontoptilum angulatum (Felder, 1862)

Pseudocoladenia

 * Fulvous pied flat, Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius, 1787) previously Coladenia dan
 * Pseudocoladenia festa (Evans, 1949)
 * Pseudocoladenia fatua (Evans, 1949)

Pyrgus – grizzled skippers

 * Pyrgus alpinus (Erschoff, 1874)
 * Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874

Sarangesa – small flats

 * Common small flat, Sarangesa dasahara (Moore, 1865)
 * Spotted small flat, Sarangesa purendra (Moore, 1882)
 * Tiny flat, Sarangesa sati de Nicéville, 1891

Satarupa – white flats

 * Large white flat, Satarupa gopala (Moore, 1865)
 * Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1914

Seseria – white flats

 * Himalayan white flat, Seseria dohertyi Watson, 1863
 * Sikkim white flat, Seseria sambara (Moore, 1865)

Spialia – grizzled skippers

 * Indian grizzled skipper or Indian skipper, Spialia galba (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Desert grizzled skipper, Spialia doris (Walker, 1870)
 * Zebra grizzled skipper, Spialia zebra (Butler, 1888)

Tagiades – snow flats

 * Flat, Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914 (T. c. cynthia Evans, 1934)
 * Ceylon snow flat, Tagiades distans Moore
 * Immaculate/large/suffused snow flat, Tagiades gana (Moore, 1865)
 * Common snow flat, Tagiades japetus (Stoll, 1781)
 * Water snow flat, Tagiades litigiosa (Möschler, 1878)
 * Spotted snow flat, Tagiades menaka (Moore, 1865)
 * Tagiades parra Frühstorfer, 1910
 * Tagiades toba de Nicéville, 1896

Tapena – black angle

 * Black angle, Tapena thwaitesi Moore, 1881