Butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar
187 butterflies on the India list have an open record placed in Andaman and Nicobar, 2 of them threatened (2 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for butterflies yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar (2)
- Euploea core scherzeri VU
- Graphium epaminondas Andaman Swordtail VU
All butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar on the list (187)
- Abisara bifasciata Double-banded Judy
- Acraea terpsicore Tawny Coster
- Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
- Amathusia andamanensis
- Amblypodia anita Purple Leaf Blue
- Anthene emolus Common Ciliate Blue
- Anthene lycaenina Pointed Ciliate Blue
- Appias albina White Albatross
- Appias libythea Western Striped Albatross
- Appias lyncida Chocolate Albatross
- Appias nero Orange Albatross
- Appias paulina Yellow Albatross
- Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue
- Arhopala centaurus Dull Oak-blue
- Arhopala fulla Spotless Oakblue
- Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl
- Bassarona teuta Banded Marquis
- Bibasis sena Orangetail Awlet
- Bindahara phocides Sword-tailed Flash
- Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift
- Byasa dasarada great windmill
- Caltoris cahira Colon Swift
- Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
- Catochrysops panormus Silver Forget-me-not
- Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
- Catopsilia pomona Lemon Migrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
- Catopsilia scylla Orange Migrant
- Cephrenes chrysozona
- Cepora nadina Lesser Gull
- Cepora nerissa Common Gull
- Cethosia biblis Red Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing Butterfly
- Cheritra freja Common Imperial
- Chilades lajus
- Chilasa clytia
- Chliaria othona Orchid Tit
- Cirrochroa aoris Large Yeoman
- Cirrochroa nicobarica Nicobar Yeoman
- Cirrochroa tyche Common Yeoman
- Cupha erymanthis Rustic
- Cupitha purreea Wax Dart
- Curetis saronis Sumatran Sunbeam
- Cyrestis cocles Marbled Map
- Cyrestis tabula
- Cyrestis thyodamas Common Mapwing
- Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus genutia Common Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus melanippus White Tiger Butterfly
- Delias hyparete Painted Jezebel
- Deudorix epijarbas Cornelian
- Discolampa ethion Banded Blue Pierrot
- Discophora celinde
- Discophora sondaica Common Duffer
- Doleschallia bisaltide Autumn Leaf
- Edales pandava
- Elymnias cottonis
- Elymnias hypermnestra Common Palmfly
- Elymnias panthera Tawny Palmfly
- Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
- Euploea core Common Crow
- Euploea core scherzeri VU
- Euploea crameri Spotted Black Crow Butterfly
- Eurema andersoni One-spot Grass Yellow
- Eurema blanda Three-spotted Grass Yellow
- Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow
- Euthalia aconthea Common Baron
- Euthalia acontius
- Euthalia evelina Red-spot Duke
- Gandaca harina Tree Yellow
- Gangara lebadea banded redeye
- Gangara thyrsis Giant Redeye
- Gerosis bhagava
- Graphium agamemnon Tailed Jay
- Graphium doson Common Jay
- Graphium epaminondas Andaman Swordtail VU
- Graphium eurypylus Great Jay
- Halpe porus Moore's Ace
- Hasora chromus Common Banded Awl
- Hasora taminatus White Banded Awl
- Hasora vitta Plain Banded Awl
- Hebomoia glaucippe Great Orange Tip
- Hebomoia roepstorfii
- Herona marathus Yellow Pasha
- Hyarotis adrastus Tree Flitter
- Hypolimnas anomala Malayan Eggfly
- Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
- Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly
- Hypolycaena erylus Common Tit
- Idea agamarschana Andaman Tree Nymph
- Ideopsis juventa Grey Glassy Tiger
- Ideopsis similis Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger
- Ionolyce helicon Pointed Line Blue
- Ixias pyrene Yellow Orange Tip
- Jamides alecto Metallic Cerulean
- Jamides bochus Dark Cerulean
- Jamides celeno Common Cerulean
- Jamides kankena
- Junonia almana Peacock Pansy
- Junonia atlites Grey Pansy
- Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
- Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy
- Kallima albofasciata Andaman oakleaf
- Kallima sylvia
- Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
- Laringa horsfieldii Banded Dandy
- Lebadea martha Knight
- Leptosia nina Psyche
- Lethe europa Bamboo Treebrown
- Limenitis procris
- Losaria coon Yellow Marked Clubtail
- Losaria doubledayi
- Losaria rhodifer Andaman clubtail NT
- Loxura atymnus Common Yamfly
- Matapa aria Common Redeye
- Matapa cresta Fringed Redeye
- Megisba malaya Malayan
- Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
- Melanitis zitenius Great Evening Brown
- Mycalesis anaxias White-bar Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mineus Dark-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis perseus Dingy Bushbrown
- Mycalesis radza Andamanese Eyed Bushbrown
- Mycalesis visala Long Brand Bushbrown
- Nacaduba kurava Transparent 6-line Blue
- Nacaduba pactolus Large Fourline Blue
- Nacaduba pavana
- Neopithecops zalmora Quaker
- Neptis clinia Southern Sullied Sailer
- Neptis hylas Common Sailer
- Neptis jumbah Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Notocrypta clavata Clavated Banded Demon
- Notocrypta curvifascia Restricted Demon
- Oriens gola Common Dartlet
- Orsotriaena medus Smooth-eyed Bushbrown
- Pachliopta aristolochiae Common Rose Swallowtail
- Pantoporia cnacalis
- Pantoporia hordonia Common Lascar
- Pantoporia rufula
- Papilio ascalaphus Ascalaphus swallowtail
- Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail
- Papilio fuscus Fuscous Swallowtail
- Papilio mayo Andaman Mormon
- Papilio memnon Great Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio nephelus chaon Khasi Yellow Helen
- Papilio polytes Common Mormon Swallowtail
- Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
- Parantica agleoides Dark Glassy Tiger
- Pareronia anais Common Wanderer
- Pareronia ceylanica Dark Wanderer
- Pelopidas conjuncta Conjoined Swift
- Pelopidas mathias Small Branded Swift
- Phalanta alcippe
- Phalanta phalantha Common Leopard
- Polyura athamas Common Nawab
- Polyura schreiber Blue Nawab
- Potanthus ganda Ganda Dart
- Prosotas aluta Barred Lineblue
- Prosotas nora Common Line Blue
- Pycnophallium elna
- Pycnophallium roxus
- Rachana jalindra Banded Royal
- Rapala damona Malay Red Flash
- Rapala dieneces Scarlet Flash
- Rapala manea Slate Flash
- Remelana jangala Chocolate Royal
- Saletara panda
- Sarangesa dasahara Common Small Flat
- Spalgis epius Apefly
- Spindasis lohita Long-banded Silverline
- Suastus gremius Indian Palm Bob
- Surendra vivarna Acacia Blue
- Tagiades gana Suffused Snow Flat
- Tagiades japetus Pied Flat
- Tagiades lavata
- Tagiades litigiosa Water Snow Flat
- Tajuria cippus Peacock Royal
- Tanaecia cibaritis Andaman Viscount
- Tirumala gautama Scarce Blue Tiger
- Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
- Troides helena Common birdwing
- Troides rhadamantus Golden Birdwing
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Vindula erota Common Cruiser
- Zizeeria karsandra Dark Grass Blue
- Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue
- Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue
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