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.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies, 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.

Subfamily Coeliadinae

 * Badamia exclamationis - brown awl
 * Bibasis sena - orange-tail awl
 * Burara anadi anadi - plain orange awlet
 * Burara oedipodea belesis - branded orange awlet
 * Burara jaina jaina - orange awl
 * Burara harisa harisa - orange awlet
 * Burara vasutana - green awlet
 * Burara amara - small green awlet
 * Burara gomata - pale green awlet
 * Hasora anura - slate awl
 * Hasora chromus chromus - common banded awl
 * Hasora badra badra - common awl
 * Choaspes benjaminii japonica - Japanese awlking
 * Choaspes xanthopogon - Indian awlking
 * Choaspes furcata - hooked awlking

Tribe Calaenorrhini

 * Capila lidderdali - Lidderdale's dawnfly
 * Capila penicillatum - fringed dawnfly
 * Capila jayadeva - striped dawnfly
 * Lobocla liliana - marbled flat
 * Celaenorrhinus ratna tytleri - Tytler's multispotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus pero lucifera - Mussoorie spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus patula - large spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus leucocera - common spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus putra putra - Bengal spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus munda - Himalayan spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus maculicornis - Elwes' spotted flat
 * Celaenorrhinus dhanada dhanada - Himalayan yellow-banded flat
 * Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans - Himalayan small-banded flat
 * Dharpa hanria - hairy angle
 * Pseudocoladenia fatih - west Himalayan pied flat
 * Coladenia indrani indrani - tricolour pied flat
 * Coladenia agnioides - Elwes' pied flat
 * Sarangesa purendra purendra - spotted small flat
 * Sarangesa dasahara dasahara - common small flat
 * Satarupa zulla zulla - Tytler's white flat
 * Satarupa gopala - large white flat
 * Seseria dohertyi dohertyi - Himalayan white flat
 * Chamunda chamunda - olive flat
 * Gerosis phisara phisara - dusky yellow-breasted flat
 * Gerosis bhagava bhagava - common yellow-breasted flat
 * Tagiades japetus ravi - common snow flat
 * Tagiades gana athos - suffused snow flat
 * Tagiades parra gala - large snow flat
 * Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa - water snow flat
 * Tagiades menaka menaka - spotted snow flat
 * Tagiades cohaerens cyntyia - Evans' snow flat
 * Mooreana trichoneura pralaya - yellow flat
 * Ctenoptilum vasava vasava - tawny angle
 * Odontoptilum angulata angulata - chestnut angle
 * Caprona agama agama - spotted angle
 * Caprona alida yerburi - Yerbury's golden angle

Tribe Pyrgini

 * Spialia galba - Indian skipper
 * Pyrgus nepalensis - Nepal skipper (endemic)

Tribe Heteropterini

 * Carterocephalus avanti avanti - orange and silver mountain hopper

Tribe Astictopterini

 * Astictopterus jama olivascens - forest hopper
 * Arnetta atkinsoni - Atkinson's bob
 * Ochus subvittatus subradiatus - tiger hopper
 * Baracus vittatus septentrionym - hedge hopper
 * Ampittia dioscorides - bush hopper
 * Aeromachus kali - blue-spotted scrub hopper
 * Aeromachus stigmatus stigmatus - veined scrub hopper
 * Aeromachus jhora jhora - grey scrub hopper
 * Aeromachus dubius dubius - dingy scrub hopper
 * Aeromachus pygmaeus - pygmy scrub hopper
 * Pedesta masuriensis masuriensis - Mussoorie bush bob
 * Pedesta pandita - brown bush bob
 * Sebastronyma dolopia - tufted ace
 * Sovia grahami - Graham's ace
 * Sovia lucasii separata - Lucas' ace
 * Thoressa gupta gupta - olive ace
 * Thoressa aina aina - Garwal ace
 * Halpe arcuata - overlapped ace
 * Halpe zema zema - banded ace
 * Halpe kumara - plain ace
 * Halpe porus - Moore's ace
 * Halpe homolea molta - Indian ace
 * Halpe filda - Elwes' ace
 * Pithauria stramineipennis  - light straw ace
 * Pithauria murdava - dark straw ace

Tribe Ancistroidini

 * Iambrix salsala salsala - chestnut bob
 * Koruthaialos rubecula cachara - narrow banded velvet bob
 * Koruthaialos butleri - dark velvet bob
 * Ancistroides nigrita diocles - chocolate demon
 * Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia - restricted demon
 * Notocrypta feisthamelii alysos - spotted demon
 * Udaspes folus - grass demon

Tribe Plastingiini

 * Scobura cephala - forest bob
 * Suada swerga swerga - grass bob
 * Suastus gremius gremius - Indian palm bob
 * Cupitha purreea - wax dart
 * Zographetus satwa - purple and gold flitter
 * Zographetus ogygia - purple-spotted flitter
 * Hyarotis adrastus praba - tree flitter
 * Gangara thyrsis - giant red-eye
 * Erionota torus - Sikkim palm red-eye
 * Erionota thrax thrax - common palm red-eye
 * Matapa aria - common red-eye
 * Matapa druna - grey-brand red-eye
 * Matapa sasivarna - black-veined red-eye
 * Matapa cresta - fringed red-eye
 * Matapa purpurascens - purple red-eye

Tribe Hesperiini

 * Ochlodes brahma - Himalayan darter

Tribe Taractrocerini

 * Taractrocera danna - Himalayan grass dart
 * Taractrocera maevius sagra - common grass dart
 * Oriens goloides - Ceylon dartlet
 * Oriens gola pseudolus - common dartlet
 * Potanthus pallida - pale dart
 * Potanthus trachala - broad bident dart
 * Potanthus pseudomaesa clio - Indian dart
 * Potanthus dara - Himalayan dart
 * Potanthus confucius dushta - Chinese dart
 * Potanthus mara - branded Sikkim dart
 * Potanthus nesta nesta - Sikkim dart
 * Potanthus pava - Formosan dart
 * Potanthus palnia palnia - Palni dart
 * Telicota colon colon - pale palm dart
 * Telicota bambusae bambusae - dark palm dart
 * Telicota ohara jix - Plotz's palm dart
 * Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica - plain palm dart

Tribe Gegenini

 * Parnara guttata mangala - straight swift
 * Parnara apostata debdasi - Sumatran swift
 * Parnara bada bada - Ceylon swift
 * Borbo cinnara cinnara - rice swift
 * Borbo bevani - Bevan's swift
 * Pelopidas sinensis - large branded swift
 * Pelopidas agna agna - little branded swift
 * Pelopidas mathias mathias - small branded swift
 * Pelopidas assamensis - great swift
 * Pelopidas conjuncta javana - conjoined swift
 * Polytremis lubricans lubricans - contiguous swift
 * Polytremis discreta discreta - Himalayan swift
 * Polytremis eltola eltola - yellow-spot swift
 * Baoris farri farri - paintbrush swift
 * Baoris penicillata unicolor - pencil swift
 * Baoris pagana - figure-of-eight swift
 * Caltoris sirius sirius - Sirius swift
 * Caltoris cahira austeni - colon swift
 * Caltoris kumara moorei - blank swift
 * Caltoris tulsi tulsi - purple swift
 * Caltoris plebeia - tufted swift

Subfamily Parnassiinae

 * Parnassius epaphus epaphus - common red Apollo
 * Parnassius epaphus epaphus
 * Parnassius epaphus sikkimensis
 * Parnassius epaphus chiddii
 * Parnassius epaphus robertsi
 * Parnassius epaphus capdevillei
 * Parnassius epaphus boschmai
 * Parnassius hardwickii - common blue Apollo (endemic)
 * Parnassius stoliczkanus - Ladakh banded Apollo/many eyed Apollo
 * Parnassius stenosemus nobuko - Pir Panjal banded Apollo
 * Parnassius acdestis - banded Apollo
 * Parnassius acdestis katsuhikoi
 * Parnassius acdestis laurentii
 * Parnassius acdestis marki
 * Parnassius acdestis whitei
 * Parnassius cephalus horii - dusky Apollo
 * Parnassius simo - black-edged Apollo
 * Parnassius simo acconus
 * Parnassius simo simo
 * Parnassius acco acco - varnished Apollo

Tribe Leptocircini

 * Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis - Kaiser-i-Hind
 * Meandrusa gyas gyas - brown gorgon
 * Pathysa eurous sikkimica - six-bar swordtail
 * Pathysa glycerion - spectacle swordtail (endemic)
 * Pathysa antiphates pompilius - five-bar swordtail
 * Pathysa nomius nomius - spot swordtail
 * Graphium cloanthus cloanthus - glassy bluebottle
 * Graphium sarpedon luctatius - common bluebottle
 * Graphium agamemnon agamemnon - tailed jay
 * Graphium doson axion - common jay
 * Graphium clanis chironicum - veined jay
 * Graphium xenocles phrontis - great zebra
 * Graphium macareus indicus - lesser zebra

Tribe Papilionini

 * Chilasa agestor - tawny mime
 * Chilasa agestor agestor (endemic)
 * Chilasa agestor govindra (endemic)
 * Chilasa epycides epycides - lesser mime
 * Chilasa clytia clytia - common mime
 * Papilio machaon - common yellow swallowtail
 * Papilio machaon rinpoche
 * Papilio machaon emihippocrates
 * Papilio demoleus demoleus - lime swallowtail
 * Papilio paris decorosa - Paris peacock
 * Papilio polyctor ganesa - common peacock
 * Papilio arcturus arcturus - blue peacock
 * Papilio krishna - Krishna peacock
 * Papilio memnon agenor - great Mormon
 * Papilio polymnestor - blue Mormon
 * Papilio protenor euprotenor - spangle
 * Papilio alcmenor - common redbreast
 * Papilio janaka - tailed redbreast
 * Papilio polytes romolus - common Mormon
 * Papilio helenus helenus - red Helen
 * Papilio nephelus chaon - yellow Helen
 * Papilio castor polias - common raven

Tribe Troidini

 * Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae - common rose
 * Atrophaneura latreillei latreillei - rose windmill (endemic)
 * Atrophaneura polyeuctes letincius - common windmill
 * Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada - great windmill
 * Atrophaneura dasarada ravana
 * Atrophaneura alcinous pembertoni - Chinese windmill
 * Atrophaneura aidoneus - lesser batwing
 * Atrophaneura varuna astorion - common batwing
 * Troides helena cerberus - common birdwing
 * Troides aeacus aeacus - golden birdwing

Tribe Pierini

 * Metaporia agathon agathon - great blackvein
 * Metaporia agathon agathon (endemic)
 * Metaporia agathon caphusa (endemic)
 * Metaporia agathon phryxe (endemic)
 * Metaporia leucodice - Himalayan blackvein
 * Mesapia peloria - Tibetan blackvein
 * Baltia butleri butleri - Butler's dwarf
 * Pieris brassicae nepalensis - large cabbage white
 * Pieris canidia indica - Indian cabbage white
 * Pieris montanus - green-veined white
 * Synchloe callidice - lofty Bath white
 * Synchloe sherpae - Sherpa white (endemic)
 * Pontia daplidice moorei - Bath white
 * Belenois aurota aurota - pioneer
 * Cepora nadina - lesser gull
 * Cepora nerissa phryne - common gull
 * Delias belladonna - hill Jezebel
 * Delias belladonna horsfieldi
 * Delias belladonna lugens
 * Delias sanaca oreas - pale Jezebel
 * Delias berinda boyleae - dark Jezebel
 * Delias pasithoe thyra - red-base Jezebel
 * Delias acalis pyramus - read-breast Jezebel
 * Delias descombesi leucacantha - red-spot Jezebel
 * Delias agostina agostina - yellow Jezebel
 * Delias hyparete indica - painted Jezebel
 * Delias eucharis - common Jezebel
 * Appias libythea olferna - striped albatross
 * Appias lyncida eleonora - chocolate albatross
 * Appias albina darada - common albatross
 * Appias indra indra - plain puffin
 * Appias lalage lalage - spot puffin
 * Leptosia nina nina - Psyche
 * Prioneris thestylis thestylis - spotted sawtooth

Tribe Euchloeini

 * Ixias marianne - white orange tip
 * Ixias pyrene familiaris - yellow orange tip
 * Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe - great orange tip
 * Pareronia valeria hippia - common wanderer
 * Pareronia avatar avatar - pale wanderer

Tribe Coliadini

 * Catopsilia pomona pomona - lemon emigrant or common emigrant
 * Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe - mottled emigrant
 * Gonepteryx rhamni napalensis - common brimstone
 * Gonepteryx aspasia zaneka - lesser brimstone
 * Dercas verhuelli doubledayi - tailed sulpher
 * Gandaca harina assamica - tree yellow
 * Eurema andersonii jordani - one-spot grass yellow
 * Eurema brigitta rubella - small grass yellow
 * Eurema laeta sikkima - spotless grass yellow
 * Eurema blanda silhetana - three-spot grass yellow
 * Eurema hecabe contubernalis - common grass yellow
 * Colias tibetana - Tibetan clouded yellow
 * Colias ladakensis - Ladakh clouded yellow
 * Colias berylla - Everest clouded yellow
 * Colias erate lativitta - pale clouded yellow
 * Colias stoliczkana - orange clouded yellow
 * Colias stoliczkana miranda
 * Colias stoliczkana cathleenae
 * Colias fieldii fieldii - dark clouded yellow

Subfamily Poritiinae

 * Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni - common gem

Tribe Miletini

 * Miletus chinensis assamensis - common brownie
 * Allotinus drumila drumila - great darkie
 * Logania distanti massalia - dark mottle

Tribe Spalgini

 * Spalgis epeus epeus - apefly

Tribe Tarakini

 * Taraka hamada mendesia - forest Pierrot

Tribe Liphyrini

 * Liphyra brassolis brassolis - moth butterfly

Subfamily Curetinae

 * Curetis bulis bulis - bright sunbeam
 * Curetis acuta dentata - angled sunbeam

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

 * Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanus - common silverline
 * Cigaritis schistacea gabriel - plumbous silverline
 * Cigaritis elima uniformis - scarce shot silverline
 * Cigaritis nipalicus nipalicus - silver-grey silverline (endemic)
 * Cigaritis lohita himalayanus - long-banded silverline
 * Cigaritis syama peguanus - club silverline

Tribe Theclini

 * Ahlbergia haradai - prickly ash elfin (endemic)
 * Euaspa milionia - water hairstreak
 * Esakiozephyrus icana - dull green hairstreak
 * Esakiozephyrus mandara dohertyi - Indian purple hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis - Sikkim green hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus zoa - powdered green hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus duma - metallic green hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositas - Sikkim hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus birupa - fawn hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus bhutanensis - Bhutan silver hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus syla - silver hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus assamicus - Assam silver hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis shakuhuge - Kirbari hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus paona - Paona hairstreak
 * Chrysozephyrus ataxus ataxus - wonderful hairstreak
 * Neozephyrus suroia yukie - caerulean hairstreak
 * Chaetoprocta odata - walnut blue
 * Chaetoprocta odata baileyi
 * Chaetoprocta odata kurumi

Tribe Arhopalini

 * Amblopala avidiena nepalica - Chinese hairstreak
 * Mahathala ameria ameria - falcate oakblue
 * Arhopala oenea - Hewitson's dull oakblue
 * Arhopala khamti - Doherty's dull oakblue
 * Arhopala atrax - Indian oakblue
 * Arhopala bazaloides - Tamil oakblue
 * Arhopala birmana birmana - Burmese bushblue
 * Arhopala amantes apella - large oakblue
 * Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous - centaur oakblue
 * Arhopala bazalus teesta - powdered oakblue
 * Arhopala singla - yellow-disc oakblue
 * Arhopala eumolphus - green oakblue
 * Arhopala paramuta paramuta - hooked oakblue
 * Arhopala rama rama - dark Himalayan oakblue
 * Arhopala dodonaea - pale Himalayan oakblue
 * Arhopala perimuta - yellow-disk tailless oakblue
 * Arhopala fulla ignara - spotless oakblue
 * Arhopala abseus indicus - aberrant oakblue
 * Panchala ganesa ganesa - tailless bushblue
 * Panchala paraganesa paraganesa - dusky bushblue
 * Flos fulgida fulgida - shining plushblue
 * Flos adriana - variegated plushblue
 * Flos asoka - spangled plushblue
 * Flos chinensis - Chinese plushblue
 * Flos areste - tailless plushblue
 * Surendra quercetorum quercetorum - common acacia blue
 * Zinaspa todara distorta - silver-streaked acacia blue

Tribe Zesiini

 * Zesius chrysomallus - redspot

Tribe Amblypodiini

 * Iraota timoleon timoleon - silverstreak blue

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

 * Catapaecilma major major - common tinsel

Tribe Horagini

 * Horaga onyx onyx - common onyx
 * Horaga albimacula viola - brown onyx

Tribe Loxurini

 * Loxura atymnus continentalis - yamfly

Tribe Cheritrini

 * Cheritra freja evansi - common imperial
 * Cheritrella truncipennis - truncate imperial
 * Ticherra acte acte - blue imperial

Tribe Iolaini

 * Tajuria yajna istroides - chestnut royal
 * Tajuria diaeus - straightline royal
 * Tajuria cippus cippus - peacock royal
 * Tajuria illurgis - white royal
 * Tajuria illurgoides - scarce white royal
 * Tajuria luculentus nela - Chinese royal
 * Tajuria maculata - spotted royal
 * Dacalana cotys - white banded royal
 * Pratapa deva lila - white tufted royal
 * Pratapa icetas icetas - dark blue royal
 * Creon cleobis cleobis - broadtail royal
 * Maneca bhotea - slate royal
 * Charana mandarinus mandarinus - mandarin blue
 * Rachana jalindra indra - banded royal
 * Neocheritra fabronia fabronia - pale grand imperial

Tribe Remelaini

 * Remelana jangala ravata - chocolate royal
 * Ancema ctesia ctesia - bispot royal
 * Ancema blanka minturna - silver royal

Tribe Hypolycaenini

 * Hypolycaena erylus himavantus - common tit
 * Zeltus amasa amasa - fluffy tit
 * Chliaria othona - orchid tit
 * Chliaria kina - blue tit

Tribe Deudorigini

 * Artipe eryx - green flash
 * Virachola isocrates - common guava blue
 * Virachola perse perse - large guava blue
 * Deudorix epijarbas ancus - cornelian
 * Rapala refulgens - refulgent flash
 * Rapala damona - Malay red flash
 * Rapala tara - Assam flash
 * Rapala varuna orseis - indigo flash
 * Rapala manea schistacea - slate flash
 * Rapala scintilla - scarce slate flash
 * Rapala pheretima petosiris - copper flash
 * Rapala dieneces dieneces - scarlet flash
 * Rapala iarbus - common red flash
 * Rapala rectivitta - shot flash
 * Rapala nissa nissa - common flash
 * Rapala micans selira - Himalayan red flash
 * Sinthusa nasaka pallidior - narrow spark
 * Sinthusa chandrana - broad spark
 * Pamela dudgeoni - Lister's hairstreak

Subfamily Lycaeninae

 * Lycaena pavana - white-bordered copper
 * Lycaena phlaeas baralacha - common copper
 * Heliophorus sena - sorrel sapphire
 * Heliophorus epicles latilimbata - purple sapphire
 * Heliophorus indicus - Indian purple sapphire
 * Heliophorus ila pseudonexus - restricted purple sapphire
 * Heliophorus moorei - azure sapphire
 * Heliophorus bakeri - western blue sapphire
 * Heliophorus oda - eastern blue sapphire
 * Heliophorus brahma brahma - golden sapphire
 * Heliophorus androcles coruscans - green sapphire
 * Heliophorus tamu tamu - powdery green sapphire

Tribe Lycaenesthini

 * Anthene emolus emolus - ciliate blue
 * Anthene lycaenina lycambes - pointed ciliate blue

Tribe Niphandini

 * Niphanda cymbia cymbia - pointed Pierrot

Tribe Polyommatini

 * Orthomiella pontis - straightwing blue
 * Orthomiella ronkayana - Nepal straight wing blue (endemic)
 * Petrelaea dana dana - dingy lineblue
 * Nacaduba pactolus continentalis - large fourline-blue
 * Nacaduba hermus nabo - Pale fourline-blue
 * Nacaduba kurava euplea - transparent sixline-blue
 * Ionolyce helicon merguiana - pointed lineblue
 * Prosotas nora ardates - common lineblue
 * Prosotas pia marginata - margined lineblue
 * Prosotas dubiosa indica - tailless lineblue
 * Prosotas lutes sivoka - banded lineblue
 * Prosotas bhutea - Bhutya lineblue
 * Jamides bochus bochus - dark cerulean
 * Jamides celeno aelianus - common cerulean
 * Jamides alecto alocina - metallic cerulean
 * Catochrysops strabo strabo - forget-me-not blue
 * Catochrysops panormus exiguus - silver forget-me-not blue
 * Lampides boeticus - peablue
 * Syntarucus plinius - zebra blue
 * Castalius rosimon rosimon - common Pierrot
 * Caleta caleta decidia - angled Pierrot
 * Caleta elna noliteia - elbowed Pierrot
 * Tarucus ananda ananda - dark Pierrot
 * Tarucus waterstradti dharta - Assam Pierrot
 * Tarucus callinara - spotted Pierrot
 * Tarucus nara alteratus - striped Pierrot
 * Zizeeria maha maha - pale grass blue
 * Zizeeria karsandra - dark grass blue
 * Zizina otis otis - lesser grass blue
 * Zizula hylax - tiny grass blue
 * Everes argiades diporides - Chapman's Cupid
 * Everes huegelii huegelii - tailed Cupid
 * Everes lacturnus assamica - Indian Cupid
 * Azanus uranus - dull babul blue
 * Pithecops corvus correctus - forest Quaker
 * Neopithecops zalmora zalmora - common Quaker
 * Megisba malaya sikkima - Malayan
 * Lestranicus transpectus - white-banded hedge-blue
 * Acytolepis puspa gisca - common hedge-blue
 * Celatoxia marginata marginata - margined hedge-blue (endemic)
 * Celastrina argiolus kollari - hill hedge-blue
 * Celastrina argiolus jynteana
 * Celastrina hersilia vipia - Naga hedge-blue
 * Celastrina gigas - silvery hedge-blue
 * Celastrina huegelii oreiodes - large hedge-blue
 * Celastrina lavendularis limbata - plain hedge-blue
 * Udara dilecta - pale hedge-blue (endemic)
 * Udara albocaerulea - albocaerulean
 * Oreolyce vardhana - dusky hedge-blue
 * Oreolyce vardhana vardhana
 * Oreolyce vardhana nepalica
 * Euchrysops cnejus - gram blue
 * Luthrodes pandava pandava - plains Cupid
 * Chilades parrhasius - small Cupid
 * Chilades lajus lajus - lime blue
 * Freyeria trochylus orientalis - grass jewel
 * Freyeria putli - least grass jewel
 * Polyommatus pierinoi - Manang meadow blue (endemic)
 * Polyommatus stoliczkana arene - common meadow blue
 * Polyommatus nepalensis - Nepal meadow blue (endemic)
 * Aricia astrarche - orange-bordered argus
 * Agriades luana - Tibetan argus
 * Albulina asiatica - azure mountain blue
 * Albulina lehana - common mountain blue
 * Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri - greenish mountain blue
 * Albulina galathea galathea - large green underwing

Family Riodinidae

 * Dodona durga - common Punch
 * Dodona dipoea - lesser Punch
 * Dodona eugenes eugenes - tailed Punch
 * Dodona egeon egeon - orange Punch
 * Dodona ouida - mixed Punch
 * Dodona adonira - striped Punch
 * Abisara bifasciata suffusa - plum Judy
 * Abisara fylla fylla - dark Judy
 * Abisara chela chela - spot Judy
 * Abisara neophron neophronoides - tailed Judy
 * Zemeros flegyas indicus - Punchinello

Subfamily Libytheinae

 * Libythea celtis lepita - common beak
 * Libythea myrrha sanguinalis - club beak (endemic)

Subfamily Heliconiinae

 * Acraea violae - tawny coster
 * Acraea issoria - yellow coster
 * Cethosia biblis tisamena - red lacewing
 * Cethosia cyane - leopard lacewing
 * Cupha erymanthis lotis - rustic
 * Vagrans egista - vagrant
 * Vindula erota erota - cruiser
 * Cirrochroa aoris aoris - large yeoman
 * Cirrochroa tyche mithila - common yeoman
 * Phalanta phalantha phalantha - common leopard
 * Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius - Indian fritillary
 * Argynnis childreni - large silverstripe
 * Argynnis childreni childreni (endemic)
 * Argynnis childreni sakontala (endemic)
 * Fabriciana kamala - common silverstripe
 * Fabriciana adippe jaindeva - highbrown silverspot
 * Speyeria clara - silverstreak
 * Speyeria clara clara
 * Speyeria clara shieldsi
 * Issoria lathonia - Queen of Spain fritillary (endemic)
 * Issoria annapurnae - Annapurna silverspot
 * Issoria mackinnonii - Mackinnon's silverspot
 * Issoria gemmata - gem silverspot

Subfamily Nymphalinae

 * Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana - common jester
 * Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda - spotted jester
 * Symbrenthia brabira sivokana - Himalayan jester
 * Symbrenthia niphanda niphanda - blue-tail jester
 * Vanessa cardui - painted lady
 * Vanessa indica - Indian red admiral
 * Aglais caschmirensis aesis - Indian tortoiseshell
 * Aglais ladakensis - Ladakh tortoiseshell
 * Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens - large tortoiseshell
 * Kaniska canace canace - blue admiral
 * Polygonia agnicula - Nepal comma (endemic)
 * Junonia hierta hierta - yellow pansy
 * Junonia orithya ocyale - blue pansy
 * Junonia lemonias - lemon pansy
 * Junonia almana almana - peacock pansy
 * Junonia atlites atlites - grey pansy
 * Junonia iphita - chocolate pansy
 * Hypolimnas misippus - Danaid eggfly
 * Hypolimnas bolina jacintha - great eggfly
 * Kallima inachus - orange oakleaf
 * Doleschallia bisaltide indica - autumn leaf
 * Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis - blackvein fritillary

Subfamily Biblidinae

 * Ariadne ariadne pallidor - angled castor
 * Ariadne merione - common castor

Tribe Limenitidini

 * Limenitis trivena pallida - Indian white admiral
 * Limenitis procris procris - commander
 * Limenitis zulema - scarce white commodore
 * Limenitis dudu - white commodore
 * Limenitis daraxa daraxa - green commodore
 * Limenitis zayla - bicolour commodore
 * Limenitis danava - common commodore
 * Lebadea martha martha - knight
 * Neurosigma siva siva - panther
 * Abrota ganga ganga - sergeant major
 * Athyma perius - common sergeant
 * Athyma jina jina - Bhutan sergeant
 * Athyma asura asura - studded sergeant
 * Athyma ranga ranga - blackvein sergeant
 * Athyma opalina orientalis - Himalayan sergeant
 * Athyma selenophora selenophora - staff sergeant
 * Athyma zeroca zeroca - small staff sergeant
 * Athyma cama cama - orange staff sergeant
 * Athyma nefte inara - colour sergeant

Tribe Neptini

 * Pantoporia hordonia hordonia - common lascar
 * Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni - extra lascar
 * Lasippa viraja viraja - yellowjack sailer
 * Neptis clinia susrata - sullied sailer
 * Neptis sappho astola - Pallas' sailer
 * Neptis hylas kamarupa - common sailer
 * Neptis soma butleri - creamy sailer
 * Neptis nata - clear sailer
 * Neptis nata adipala
 * Neptis nata yerburii
 * Neptis mahendra mahendra - Himalayan sailer
 * Neptis pseudovikasi - dingy sailer
 * Neptis miah miah - small yellow sailer
 * Neptis sankara - broad-banded sailer
 * Neptis sankara sankara
 * Neptis sankara amba
 * Neptis cartica cartica - plain sailer (endemic)
 * Neptis magadha khasiana - spotted sailer
 * Neptis ananta ochracea - yellow sailer
 * Neptis zaida bhutanica - pale green sailer
 * Neptis armandia melba - variegated sailer
 * Neptis radha radha - great yellow sailer
 * Neptis narayana nana - broadstick sailer
 * Neptis manasa manasa - pale hockeystick sailer
 * Neptis nycteus - hockeystick sailer
 * Phaedyma aspasia kathmandia - great hockeystick sailer
 * Phaedyma columella ophiana - short-banded sailer

Tribe Euthaliini

 * Tanaecia julii appiades - common earl
 * Tanaecia lepidea lepidea - grey count
 * Euthalia aconthea suddhodana - common baron
 * Euthalia monina arhat - powdered baron
 * Euthalia telchinia - blue baron
 * Euthalia phemius - white-bordered blue baron
 * Euthalia lubentina indica - gaudy baron
 * Euthalia franciae franciae - French duke (endemic)
 * Euthalia durga durga - blue duke
 * Euthalia duda - blue duchess
 * Euthalia nara nara - bronze duke
 * Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva - green duke
 * Euthalia patala patala - grand duchess
 * Symphedra nais - baronet

Subfamily Cyrestinae

 * Pseudergolis wedah - tabby
 * Dichorragia nesimachus - constable
 * Stibochiona nicea - popinjay (endemic)
 * Cyrestis thyodamas - common map
 * Chersonesia risa - common maplet

Subfamily Apaturinae

 * Apatura ambica - Indian purple emperor
 * Apatura ambica ambica
 * Apatura ambica chitralensis
 * Apatura chevana - sergeant emperor
 * Rohana parisatis parisatis - black prince
 * Dilipa morgiana - golden emperor
 * Hestina nama nama - Circe
 * Diagora persimilis persimilis - common Siren
 * Diagora nicevillei - scarce Siren
 * Euripus consimilis - painted courtesan
 * Herona marathus marathus - pasha
 * Sephisa dichroa - western courtier
 * Sephisa chandra chandra - eastern courtier

Subfamily Charaxinae

 * Charaxes bernardus imna - tawny raja
 * Charaxes bernardus hemana
 * Charaxes bernardus hierax
 * Charaxes aristogiton - scarce tawny raja
 * Charaxes marmax - yellow raja
 * Charaxes kahruba - variegated raja
 * Charaxes solon - black raja
 * Polyura athamas - common nawab
 * Polyura agrarius - Swinhoe's nawab
 * Polyura arja - pallid nawab
 * Polyura dolon centralis - stately nawab
 * Polyura eudamippus eudamippus - great nawab

Subfamily Morphinae

 * Enispe euthymius tesallata - red caliph
 * Discophora sondaica zal - common duffer
 * Thaumantis diores diores - jungle-glory
 * Stichophthalma camadeva camadeva - northern jungle-queen

Tribe Melanitini

 * Melanitis leda ismene - common evening brown
 * Melanitis phedima bela - dark evening brown
 * Melanitis zitenius zitenius - great evening brown

Tribe Lethini

 * Lethe baladeva baladeva - treble silverstripe
 * Lethe europa niladana - bamboo treebrown
 * Lethe rohria rohria - common treebrown
 * Lethe confusa confusa - banded treebrown
 * Lethe insana dinarbus - common forester
 * Lethe serbonis teesta - brown forester
 * Lethe vindhya - black forester
 * Lethe kansa - bamboo forester
 * Lethe sinorix - red-tail forester
 * Lethe latiaris hige - pale forester
 * Lethe verma sintica - straight-banded treebrown
 * Lethe siderea - scarce woodbrown
 * Lethe sidonis sidonis - common woodbrown
 * Lethe dakwania - Garhwal woodbrown
 * Lethe nicetella - small woodbrown
 * Lethe nicetas - yellow woodbrown
 * Lethe maitrya maitrya - barred woodbrown
 * Lethe tristigmata - spotted mystic
 * Lethe jalaurida jalaurida - small silverfork
 * Lethe jalaurida elwesi
 * Lethe atkinsonia - small goldenfork
 * Lethe goalpara goalpara - large goldenfork
 * Lethe sura - lilacfork
 * Lethe dura gammiei - scarce lilacfork
 * Nemetis mekara mekara - straight red forester
 * Nemetis chandica - angled red forester
 * Lethe distans - scarce red forester
 * Neope pulaha pulaha - veined labyrinth
 * Neope pulahoides tamur - Tamur labyrinth
 * Neope pulahina - scarce labyrinth
 * Neope bhadra bhadra - tailed labyrinth
 * Patala yama yama - dusky labyrinth
 * Patala yama buckleyi
 * Lasiommata menava menava - dark wall brown
 * Lasiommata schakra - common wall brown
 * Rhaphicera moorei - small tawny wall
 * Rhaphicera satricus satricus - large tawny wall
 * Crebeta lehmanni - Nepal woodland brown
 * Orinoma damaris - tigerbrown

Tribe Elymniini

 * Elymnias hypermnestra undularis - common palmfly
 * Elymnias nesaea - tiger palmfly
 * Elymnias malelas malelas - spotted palmfly
 * Elymnias patna patna - blue-streaked palmfly
 * Elymnias vasudeva vasudeva - Jezebel palmfly

Tribe Mycalesini

 * Mycalesis anaxias aemate - white-bar bushbrown
 * Mycalesis adamsonii - double-branded bushbrown
 * Mycalesis francisca sanatana - lilacine bushbrown
 * Mycalesis perseus blasius - common bushbrown
 * Mycalesis mineus mineus - dark-brand bushbrown
 * Mycalesis visala visala - long-brand bushbrown
 * Mycalesis suaveolens tytleri - Wood-Mason's bushbrown
 * Mycalesis heri - Moore's bushbrown
 * Mycalesis nicotia - bright-eye bushbrown
 * Mycalesis malsara - white-line bushbrown
 * Mycalesis mamerta - blind-eye bushbrown
 * Mycalesis lepcha - Lepcha bushbrown
 * Orsotriaena medus medus - jungle brown

Tribe Ypthimini

 * Ypthima sakra - Himalayan fivering
 * Ypthima hannyngtoni khumbuensis - Hannyngton's fivering
 * Ypthima parasakra - Himalayan fourring
 * Ypthima baldus - common fivering
 * Ypthima indecora - western fivering
 * Ypthima avanta avanta - jewel fourring
 * Ypthima singala - small jewel fourring
 * Ypthima huebneri - common fourring
 * Ypthima kasmira - Kashmir fourring
 * Ypthima nareda - large threering
 * Ypthima asterope mahratta - common threering
 * Ypthima inica - lesser threering
 * Ypthima newara - Newar threering
 * Ypthima confusa - confusing threering
 * Dallacha hyagriva hyagriva - brown argus
 * Dallacha hyagriva nepalica
 * Dallacha narasingha narasingha - mottled argus
 * Callerebia annada caeca - ringed argus
 * Callerebia hybrida - hybrid argus
 * Callerebia scanda opima - pallid argus
 * Callerebia nirmala nirmala - common argus
 * Paralasa nepalica - Nepal argus

Tribe Coenonymphini

 * Coenonympha amaryllis forsteri - heath

Tribe Maniolini

 * Hyponephele lupinus cheerna - branded meadow brown

Tribe Satyrini

 * Aulocera brahminus dokwana - narrow-banded satyr
 * Aulocera padma padma - great satyr
 * Aulocera loha - Doherty's satyr
 * Aulocera swaha - common satyr
 * Aulocera swaha gauena
 * Aulocera saraswati - striated satyr
 * Hipparchia parisatis - mountain satyr
 * Paroeneis pumilus grandis - mountain satyr
 * Paroeneis sikkimensis - Sikkim mountain satyr

Tribe Danaini

 * Danaus chrysippus chrysippus - plain tiger
 * Danaus genutia - common tiger
 * Danaus genutia nipalensis
 * Tirumala limniace exoticus - blue tiger
 * Tirumala septentrionis - dark blue tiger (endemic)
 * Parantica aglea melanoides - glassy tiger
 * Parantica melaneus plataniston - chocolate tiger
 * Parantica sita sita - chestnut tiger (endemic)
 * Parantica pedonga - Talbot's chestnut tiger (endemic)
 * Euploea midamus rogenhoferi - blue-spotted crow
 * Euploea diocletianus ramsayi - magpie crow
 * Euploea klugii klugii - blue king crow
 * Euploea klugii kollari - brown king crow
 * Euploea mulciber mulciber - striped blue crow
 * Euploea sylvester hopei - double-branded blue crow
 * Euploea core core - common Indian crow
 * Euploea algea deione - long-branded blue crow