List of butterflies of West Bengal

This is a list of butterfly species and subspecies found in West Bengal, India.

Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Leptocircini

Species: Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)
Subspecies: Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Oriental tailed jay)

Species: Graphium agetes (four-bar swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium agetes agetes (Assam four-bar swordtail)

Species: Graphium antiphates (five-bar swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium antiphates pompilius (Indo-Chinese five-bar swordtail)

Species: Graphium aristeus (chain swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium aristeus anticrates (Assam chain swordtail)

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

Species: Graphium doson (common jay)
Subspecies: Graphium doson axionides (Himalayan common jay)

Species: Graphium macareus (lesser zebra)
Subspecies: Graphium macareus indicus (east Himalayan lesser zebra)

Species: Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium nomius nomius (Indian spot swordtail)

Species: Graphium sarpedon (common bluebottle)
Subspecies: Graphium sarpedon sarpedon (Oriental common bluebottle)

Tribe: Papilionini

Species: Papilio alcmenor (redbreast)
Subspecies: Papilio alcmenor alcmenor (Khasi redbreast)

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

Species: Papilio castor (common raven)
Subspecies: Papilio castor polias (Himalayan common raven)

Species: Papilio clytia (common mime)
Subspecies: Papilio clytia clytia (Oriental common mime)

Species: Papilio demoleus (lime swallowtail)
Subspecies: Papilio demoleus demoleus (northern lime swallowtail or lime butterfly)

Species: Papilio epycides (lesser mime)
Subspecies: Papilio epycides epycides (Himalayan lesser mime)

Species: Papilio memnon (great Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio memnon agenor (continental great Mormon)

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

Species: Papilio paris (Paris peacock)
Subspecies: Papilio paris paris (Chinese Paris peacock)

Species: Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio polymnestor polymnestor (Indian blue Mormon)

Species: Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio polytes romulus (Indian common Mormon)

Species: Papilio protenor (spangle)
Subspecies: Papilio protenor euprotenor (Himalayan spangle)

Tribe: Teinopalpini

Species: Meandrusa payeni (yellow gorgon)
Subspecies: Meandrusa payeni evan (Sikkim yellow gorgon)

Tribe: Troidini

Species: Atrophaneura polyeuctes (common windmill)
Subspecies: Atrophaneura polyeuctes polyeuctes (Sylhet common windmill)

Species: Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)
Subspecies: Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae (Indian common rose)

Species: Troides helena (common birdwing)
Subspecies: Troides helena cerberus (Khasi common birdwing)

Species: Catopsilia pomona (lemon emigrant or common emigrant)
Subspecies: Catopsilia pomona pomona (Oriental lemon emigrant)

Species: Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
Subspecies: Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Oriental mottled emigrant)

Species: Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)
Subspecies: Eurema andersonii jordani (Sikkim one-spot grass yellow or Jordan's grass yellow)

Species: Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)
Subspecies: Eurema hecabe hecabe (Oriental common grass yellow)

Species: Gandaca harina (tree yellow)
Subspecies: Gandaca harina assamica (Assam tree yellow)

Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Anthocharidini

Species: Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange-tip)
 Subspecies: Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe (Oriental great orange-tip)

Tribe: Leptosiaini

Species: Leptosia nina (psyche)
 Subspecies: Leptosia nina nina (Oriental psyche)

Tribe: Pierini

Species: Appias albina (common albatross)
 Subspecies: Appias albina darada (Sylhet common albatross)

Species: Appias lalage (spot puffin)
 Subspecies: Appias lalage lalage (Himalayan spot puffin)

Species: Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)
 Subspecies: Appias lyncida eleonora (Indo-Chinese chocolate albatross)

Species: Delias acalis (redbreast Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias acalis pyramus (Himalayan redbreast Jezebel)

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

Species: Delias belladonna (hill Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias belladonna ithiela (Sikkim hill Jezebel)

Species: Delias descombesi (red-spot Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias descombesi descombesi (Vietnamese red-spot Jezebel)

Species: Delias hyparete (painted Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias hyparete indica (Indian painted Jezebel)

Species: Delias pasithoe (red-base Jezebel)
 Subspecies: Delias pasithoe pasithoe (Chinese red-base Jezebel)

Species: Prioneris philonome (redspot sawtooth)
 Subspecies: Prioneris philonome clemanthe (Burmese redspot sawtooth)

Species: Prioneris thestylis (spotted sawtooth)
 Subspecies: Prioneris thestylis thestylis (Himalayan spotted sawtooth)

Tribe: Teracolini

Species: Ixias pyrene (yellow orange-tip)
 Subspecies: Ixias pyrene familiaris (east Himalayan yellow orange-tip)

Subfamily: Apaturinae
Tribe: Apaturini

Species: Euripus nyctelius (courtesan)
Subspecies: Euripus nyctelius nyctelius (Sylhet Circe)

Species: Hestinalis nama (Circe)
Subspecies: Hestinalis nama nama (Sylhet courtesan)

Species: Rohana parisatis (black prince)
Subspecies: Rohana parisatis parisatis (Assam black prince)

Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Danaini

Species: Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
Subspecies: Ariadne ariadne indica (Indian angled castor)

Species: Ariadne merione (common castor)
Subspecies: Ariadne merione tapestrina (intricate common castor)

Species: Charaxes arja (pallid nawab)
Subspecies: Charaxes arja arja (Bengal pallid nawab)

Species: Charaxes bernardus (tawny rajah)
Subspecies: Charaxes bernardus hierax (variable tawny rajah)

Species: Charaxes eudamippus (great nawab)
Subspecies: Charaxes eudamippus eudamippus (Himalayan great nawab)

Species: Charaxes marmax (yellow rajah)
Subspecies: Charaxes marmax marmax (Sylhet yellow rajah)

Species: Charaxes solon (black rajah)
Subspecies: Charaxes solon solon (pale black rajah)

Species: Cyrestis thyodamas (map butterfly)
Subspecies: Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas (Oriental map butterfly)

Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Danaini

Species: Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
Subspecies: Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Oriental plain tiger)

Species: Danaus genutia (striped tiger)
Subspecies: Danaus genutia genutia (Oriental striped tiger)

Species: Euploea klugii (king crow)
Subspecies: Euploea klugii kollari (brown king crow)

Species: Euploea radamanthus (magpie crow)
Subspecies: Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Oriental magpie crow)

Species: Euploea sylvester (magpie crow)
Subspecies: Euploea sylvester hopei (Cachar double-branded blue crow)

Species: Euploea mulciber (striped blue crow)
Subspecies: Euploea mulciber mulciber (Bengal striped blue crow)

Species: Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)
Subspecies: Parantica aglea melanoides (Himalayan glassy tiger)

Species: Parantica melaneus (chocolate tiger)
Subspecies: Parantica melaneus plataniston (Himalayan chocolate tiger)

Species: Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
Subspecies: Tirumala limniace exoticus (Oriental blue tiger)

Species: Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)
Subspecies: Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis (Oriental dark blue tiger)

Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Acraeini

Species: Cethosia biblis (red lacewing)
Subspecies: Cethosia biblis tisamena (Himalayan red lacewing)

Species: Cethosia cyane (leopard lacewing)
Subspecies: Cethosia cyane cyane (Bengal leopard lacewing)

Tribe: Argynnini

Species: Argynnis hyperbius (tropical fritillary)
Subspecies: Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius (Chinese tropical fritillary)

Tribe: Vagrantini

Species: Cirrochroa aoris (large yeoman)
Subspecies: Cirrochroa aoris aoris (Himalayan large yeoman)

Species: Cirrochroa tyche (common yeoman)
Subspecies: Cirrochroa tyche mithila (Bengal common yeoman)

Species: Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
Subspecies: Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Oriental common leopard)

Species: Vagrans egista (vagrant)
Subspecies: Vagrans egista sinha (Himalayan vagrant)

Species: Vindula erota (cruiser)
Subspecies: Vindula erota erota (Thai cruiser)

Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Tribe: Adoliadini

Species: Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)
Subspecies: Euthalia lubentina lubentina (Chinese gaudy baron)

Species: Euthalia monina (powdered baron)
Subspecies: Euthalia monina kesava (Assam powdered baron)

Species: Euthalia phemius (white-edged blue baron)
Subspecies: Euthalia phemius phemius (Sylhet white-edged blue baron)

Species: Tanaecia jahnu (plain earl)
Subspecies: Tanaecia jahnu jahnu (Darjeeling plain earl)

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

Species: Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)
Subspecies: Tanaecia lepidea lepidea (Himalayan grey count)

Tribe: Limenitidini

Species: Athyma cama (orange staff sergeant)
Subspecies: Athyma cama cama (Himalayan orange staff sergeant)

Species: Athyma inara (colour sergeant)
Subspecies: Athyma inara inara (Himalayan colour sergeant)

Species: Auzakia danava (commodore)
Subspecies: Auzakia danava danava (Indian commodore)

Species: Lebadea martha (knight)
Subspecies: Lebadea martha martha (Thai knight)

Species: Moduza procris (commander)
Subspecies: Moduza procris procris (Oriental commander)

Species: Parasarpa dudu (white commodore)
Subspecies: Parasarpa dudu dudu (Sylhet white commodore)

Tribe: Neptini

Species: Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)
Subspecies: Lasippa viraja viraja (Bengal yellowjack sailer)

Species: Neptis hylas (common sailer)
Subspecies: Neptis hylas varmona (Indian common sailer)

Species: Neptis zaida (pale green sailer)
Subspecies: Neptis zaida bhutanica (east Himalayan pale green sailer)

Species: Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)
Subspecies: Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (Oriental common lascar)

Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini

Species: Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)
Subspecies: Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Oriental great eggfly)

Species: Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia almana almana (Oriental peacock pansy)

Species: Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia atlites atlites (Oriental grey pansy)

Species: Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia hierta hierta (Oriental yellow pansy)

Species: Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia iphita iphita (Oriental chocolate pansy)

Species: Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia lemonias lemonias (Chinese lemon pansy)

Species: Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia orithya ocyale (dark blue pansy)

Tribe: Kallimini

Species: Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)
Subspecies: Doleschallia bisaltide indica (Himalayan autumn leaf)

Species: Kallima inachus (orange oakleaf)
Subspecies: Kallima inachus inachus (Himalayan orange oakleaf)

Tribe: Nymphalini

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

Species: Symbrenthia lilaea (northern common jester)
Subspecies: Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana (Khasi common mester)

Species: Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
Subspecies: Vanessa indica indica (Himalayan red admiral)

Subfamily: Pseudergolinae
Tribe: Pseudergolini

Species: Pseudergolis wedah (tabby)
Subspecies: Pseudergolis wedah wedah (Himalayan tabby)

Species: Stibochiona nicea (popinjay)
Subspecies: Stibochiona nicea nicea (Himalayan popinjay)

Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini

Species: Elymnias hypermnestra (common palmfly)
Subspecies: Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (wavy common palmfly)

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

Species: Elymnias vasudeva (Jezebel palmfly)
Tribe: Melanitini

Species: Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
Subspecies: Melanitis leda leda (Oriental common evening brown)

Tribe: Satyrini

Species: Lethe chandica (angled red forester)
Subspecies: Lethe chandica chandica (Darjeeling angled red forester)

Species: Lethe confusa (banded treebrown)
Subspecies: Lethe confusa confusa (Himalayan banded treebrown)

Species: Mycalesis anaxias (white-bar bushbrown)
Subspecies: Mycalesis anaxias aemate (Indo-Chinese white-bar bushbrown)

Species: Ypthima baldus (common five-ring)
Subspecies: Ypthima baldus baldus (Himalayan common five-ring)

Species: Curetis acuta (acute sunbeam)
Subspecies: Curetis acuta dentata (Indian acute sunbeam)

Species: Curetis bulis (bright sunbeam)
Subspecies: Curetis bulis bulis (Himalayan bright sunbeam)

Species: Heliophorus brahma (golden sapphire)
Subspecies: Heliophorus brahma brahma (Himalayan golden sapphire)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Lycaenesthini

Species: Anthene emolus (common ciliate blue)
Subspecies: Anthene emolus emolus (Bengal common ciliate blue)

Tribe: Polyommatini

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

Species: Caleta elna (elbowed Pierrot)
Subspecies: Caleta elna noliteia (Indo-Chinese elbowed Pierrot)

Species: Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
Subspecies: Castalius rosimon rosimon (Continental common Pierrot)

Species: Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)
Subspecies: Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Malay silver forget-me-not)

Species: Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)
Subspecies: Catochrysops strabo strabo (Oriental forget-me-not)

Species: Luthrodes pandava (plains Cupid)
Subspecies: Luthrodes pandava pandava (Oriental plains Cupid)

Species: Everes lacturnus (Oriental Cupid)
Subspecies: Everes lacturnus syntala (Dakhan Cupid)

Species: Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)
Subspecies: Jamides bochus bochus (Indian dark cerulean)

Species: Jamides celeno (common cerulean)
Subspecies: Jamides celeno celeno (Oriental common cerulean)

Species: Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
Subspecies: Leptotes plinius plinius (Asian zebra blue)

Species: Neopithecops zalmora (common Quaker)
Subspecies: Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (Myanmar common Quaker)

Species: Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)
Subspecies: Prosotas dubiosa indica (Indian tailless lineblue)

Species: Prosotas nora (common lineblue)
Subspecies: Prosotas nora ardates (Indian common lineblue)

Species: Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
Subspecies: Pseudozizeeria maha maha (Himalayan pale grass blue)

Species: Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)
Subspecies: Zizina otis otis (Oriental lesser grass blue)

Subfamily: Poritiinae
Tribe: Poritiini

Species: Poritia hewitsoni (common gem)
Subspecies: Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni (Himalayan common gem)

Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Amblypodiini

Species: Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)
Subspecies: Amblypodia anita dina (Indian purple leaf blue)

Species: Iraota rochana (scarce silverstreak blue)
Subspecies: Iraota rochana boswelliana (Malayan scarce silverstreak blue)

Tribe: Arhopalini

Species: Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)
Subspecies: Arhopala abseus indicus (Indian aberrant oakblue)

Species: Arhopala bazalus (powdered oakblue)
Subspecies: Arhopala bazalus teesta (Teesta powdered oakblue)

Species: Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)
Subspecies: Arhopala centaurus pirithous (Bengal centaur oakblue)

Species: Surendra quercetorum (common acacia blue)
Subspecies: Surendra quercetorum quercetorum (Himalayan common acacia blue)

Tribe: Catapaecilmini

Species: Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)
Subspecies: Catapaecilma major major (Himalayan common tinsel)

Tribe: Cheritrini

Species: Cheritra freja (common imperial)
Subspecies: Cheritra freja evansi (Khasi common imperial)

Species: Ticherra acte (blue imperial)
Subspecies: Ticherra acte acte (Himalayan blue imperial)

Tribe: Deudorigini

Species: Rapala iarbus (common red flash)
Subspecies: Rapala iarbus iarbus (Oriental red flash)

Species: Rapala pheretima (copper flash)
Subspecies: Rapala pheretima petosiris (Indian copper flash)

Species: Virachola perse (large guava blue)
Subspecies: Virachola perse perse (Himalayan large guava blue)

Tribe: Iolaini

Species: Creon cleobis (broad-tail royal)
Subspecies: Creon cleobis cleobis (Bengal broad-tail royal)

Tribe: Horagini

Species: Horaga onyx (common onyx)
Subspecies: Horaga onyx onyx (variable common onyx)

Species: Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)
Tribe: Hypolycaenini

Species: Hypolycaena erylus (common tit)
Subspecies: Hypolycaena erylus himavantus (Sikkim common tit)

Species: Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)
Subspecies: Hypolycaena othona othona (Oriental orchid tit)

Species: Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)
Subspecies: Zeltus amasa amasa (Indian fluffy tit)

Tribe: Remelanini

Species: Ancema blanka (silver royal)
Subspecies: Ancema blanka minturna (blue-streaked silver royal)

Species: Remelana jangala (chocolate royal)
Subspecies: Remelana jangala ravata (northern chocolate royal)

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
Tribe: Abisarini

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Species: Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy) ===== Subspecies: Abisara bifasciata angulata (angled double-banded Judy)

Species: Abisara fylla (dark Judy)
Tribe: Nemeobiini

Species: Dodona dipoea (lesser Punch)
Subspecies: Dodona dipoea dipoea (Himalayan lesser Punch)

Species: Dodona egeon (orange Punch)
Subspecies: Dodona egeon egeon (Himalayan orange Punch)

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

Species: Bibasis sena (orangetail awl)
Subspecies: Bibasis sena sena (Indian orangetail awl)

Species: Choaspes benjaminii (common awlking)
Subspecies: Choaspes benjaminii japonica (Oriental common awlking)

Species: Hasora badra (common awl)
Subspecies: Hasora badra badra (Oriental common awl)

Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Aeromachini

Species: Ochus subvittatus (tiger hopper)
Subspecies: Ochus subvittatus subradiatus (Khasi tiger hopper)

Species: Suastus gremius (Oriental palm bob)
Subspecies: Suastus gremius gremius ( Indian palm bob)

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

Tribe: Erionotini

Species: Ancistroides nigrita (chocolate demon)
Subspecies: Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Bengal chocolate demon)

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Species: Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob) ===== Subspecies: Iambrix salsala salsala (eastern chestnut bob)

Tribe: Baorini

Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Carcharodini

Species: Spialia galba (Indian grizzled skipper)
Tribe: Celaenorrhinini

Species: Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)
Subspecies: Celaenorrhinus putra putra (Bengal restricted spotted flat)

Species: Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)
Subspecies: Pseudocoladenia dan fabia (Himalayan fulvous pied flat)

Species: Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)
Subspecies: Sarangesa dasahara dasahara (Indian common small flat)

Tribe: Tagiadini

Species: Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)
Subspecies: Caprona ransonnetii potiphera (Dakhan golden angle)

Species: Coladenia agni (brown pied flat)
Subspecies: Coladenia agni agni (Himalayan brown pied flat)

Species: Ctenoptilum vasava (tawny angle)
Subspecies: Ctenoptilum vasava vasava (Himalayan tawny angle)

Species: Gerosis phisara (dusky yellow-breast flat)
Subspecies: Gerosis phisara phisara (Khasi dusky yellow-breast flat)

Species: Mooreana trichoneura (yellow flat)
Subspecies: Mooreana trichoneura pralaya (yellow-veined flat)

Species: Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)
Subspecies: Odontoptilum angulata angulata (Oriental chestnut angle)

Species: Seseria dohertyi (contiguous seseria)
Subspecies: Seseria dohertyi dohertyi (Himalayan contiguous seseria or Himalayan white flat)

Species: Seseria sambara (notched seseria)
Subspecies: Seseria sambara sambara (Himalayan notched seseria or Sikkim white flat)

Species: Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)
Subspecies: Tagiades japetus ravi (Himalayan common snow flat)