List of butterflies of Sikkim

This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India.

Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Leptocircini

Species: Graphium cloanthus (glassy bluebottle)
Subspecies: Graphium cloanthus cloanthus (Himalayan glassy bluebottle)

Tribe: Papilionini

Species: Papilio bianor (common peacock)
Subspecies: Papilio bianor ganesa (east Himalayan common peacock)

Species: Papilio helenus (red Helen)
Subspecies: Papilio helenus helenus (Oriental red Helen)

Species: Papilio nephelus (yellow Helen)
Subspecies: Papilio nephelus chaon (Khasi yellow Helen)

Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Pierini

Species: Delias agostina (yellow Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias agostina agostina (Sikkim yellow Jezebel)

Species: Pieris canidia (Asian cabbage white)
 Subspecies: Pieris canidia indica (Indian cabbage white)

Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Miletini

Species: Allotinus drumila (crenulate mottle)
Subspecies: Allotinus drumila drumila (Himalayan Crenulate Mottle)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini

Species: Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
Subspecies: Acytolepis puspa gisca (Himalayan common hedge blue)

Species: Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)
Subspecies: Jamides alecto eurysaces (Himalayan metallic cerulean)

Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Hypolycaenini

Species: Hypolycaena kina (blue tit)
Subspecies: Hypolycaena kina kina (Darjeeling blue tit)

Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Acraeini

Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Tribe: Adoliadini

Species: Bassarona durga (blue duke)
Subspecies: bassarona durga durga (Himalayan blue duke)

Species: Tanaecia julii (common earl)
Subspecies: Tanaecia julii appiades (changeable common earl)

Tribe: Limenitidini

Species: Athyma jina (Bhutan sergeant)
Subspecies: Athyma jina jina (sullied Bhutan sergeant)

Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini

Species: Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
Tribe: Nymphalini

Species: Aglais caschmirensis (Indian tortoiseshell)
Subspecies: Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Himalayan tortoiseshell)

Subfamily: Pseudergolinae
Tribe: Pseudergolini

Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini

Species: Elymnias malelas (spotted palmfly)
Subspecies: Elymnias malelas malelas (Bengal spotted palmfly)

Tribe: Satyrini

Species: Lethe verma (straight-banded treebrown)
Subspecies: Lethe verma sintica (east Himalayan straight-banded treebrown)

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
Tribe: Abisarini

Species: Abisara chela (spot Judy)
Subspecies: Abisara chela chela (Sikkim spot Judy)

Tribe: Nemeobiini

Species: Zemeros flegyas (Punchinello)
Subspecies: Zemeros flegyas flegyas (Himalayan Punchinello)

Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Aeromachini

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Species: Aeromachus stigmata (veined scrub hopper) =====

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Species: Sebastonyma dolopia (tufted ace) =====

Species: Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)
Subspecies: Zographetus ogygia ogygia (continental purple-spotted flitter)

Tribe: Baorini

Species: Polytremis eltola (yellow-spot swift)
Subspecies: Polytremis eltola eltola (Darjeeling yellow-spot swift)

Tribe: Taractrocerini

Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Tagiadini

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Species: Coladenia indrani (tricolor pied flat) =====

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Species: Mooreana trichoneura (yellow flat) =====

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Species: Tagiades menaka (spotted snow flat) ===== Subspecies: Tagiades menaka menaka (Bengal spotted snow flat)