Butterflies of the Gangetic Plain
480 butterflies on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Gangetic Plain.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). 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.
All butterflies of the Gangetic Plain on the list (480)
- Abisara bifasciata Double-banded Judy
- Abisara echeria
- Acraea terpsicore Tawny Coster
- Acraea vesta
- Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
- Aeromachus stigmata Veined Scrub Hopper
- Aglais caschmirensis Indian Tortoiseshell
- Allotinus drumila Crenelate Darkwing
- Amblypodia anita Purple Leaf Blue
- Ampittia dioscorides Common Bush Hopper
- Ancema blanka Silver Royal
- Ancema ctesia Bi-spot Royal
- Ancistroides nigrita Chocolate Demon
- Anthene emolus Common Ciliate Blue
- Anthene lycaenina Pointed Ciliate Blue
- Apatura ambica Indian Purple Emperor
- Apatura parisatis
- Aphnaeus elima Scarce Shot Silverline
- Aphnaeus syama
- Aporia agathon Great Blackvein
- Appias albina White Albatross
- Appias indra Plain Puffin
- Appias lalage Spot Puffin
- Appias libythea Western Striped Albatross
- Appias lyncida Chocolate Albatross
- Appias olferna Eastern Striped Albatross
- Argynnis hyperbius Tropical Fritillary
- Arhopala adriana
- Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue
- Arhopala asoka
- Arhopala atrax Indian Oakblue
- Arhopala bazaloides Tamil Oakblue
- Arhopala bazalus Powdered Oakblue
- Arhopala centaurus Dull Oak-blue
- Arhopala fulla Spotless Oakblue
- Arhopala paramuta Hooked Oakblue
- Arhopala perimuta Yellowdisc Oakblue
- Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor
- Ariadne merione Common Castor Butterfly
- Arnetta atkinsoni Atkinson's Bob
- Artipe eryx Green Flash
- Astictopterus jama Forest Hopper
- Atrophaneura aidoneus Lesser Batwing
- Atrophaneura varuna Common Batwing
- Azanus jesous African Babul Blue
- Azanus ubaldus Bright Babul Blue
- Azanus uranus Dull Babul Blue
- Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl
- Baoris farri Paintbrush Swift
- Baoris pagana Figure-of-eight Swift
- Belenois aurota Pioneer White
- Bibasis amara Small Green Awlet
- Bibasis jaina Common Orange Awlet
- Bibasis sena Orangetail Awlet
- Bindahara phocides Sword-tailed Flash
- Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift
- Bullis buto Baby Royal
- Byasa dasarada great windmill
- Byasa polyeuctes Common Windmill
- Caleta decidia Angled Pierrot
- Calinaga buddha Orange-breasted Freak Butterfly
- Callerebia annada Ringed Argus
- Caltoris bromus Colon Swift
- Caltoris philippina Philippine Swift
- Capila jayadeva Striped Dawnfly
- Capila zennara pale striped dawnfly
- Caprona ransonnettii
- Castalius ananda Dark Pierrot
- Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
- Catapaecilma elegans
- Catapaecilma major Common Tinsel
- Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
- Catopsilia florella African Migrant
- Catopsilia pomona Lemon Migrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera Common Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus munda Himalayan spotted flat
- Celaenorrhinus putra Restricted Spotted Flat
- Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue
- Celastrina gigas Silvery Hedge Blue
- Celastrina lavendularis Plain Hedge Blue
- Cephrenes augiades Orange Palm Dart
- Cephrenes trichopepla Yellow Palm Dart
- Cepora nadina Lesser Gull
- Cepora nerissa Common Gull
- Cethosia biblis Red Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing Butterfly
- Chaetoprocta odata walnut blue
- Charana mandarinus Mandarin Blue
- Charaxes aristogiton Scarce Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes bernardus Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes fabius
- Charaxes kahruba Variegated Rajah
- Charaxes marmax Yellow Rajah
- Charaxes psaphon Plain Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes solon Black Rajah
- Cheritra freja Common Imperial
- Chersonesia risa Common Maplet
- Chilades lajus
- Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid
- Chilasa agestor Tawny Mime
- Chilasa clytia
- Chilasa epycides
- Chilasa slateri
- Childrena childreni Large Silverstripe
- Chliaria kina Blue Tit
- Chliaria othona Orchid Tit
- Choaspes benjaminii Indian Awlking
- Cigaritis syama Club Silverline
- Cirrochroa aoris Large Yeoman
- Cirrochroa tyche Common Yeoman
- Cogia indrani
- Coladenia agnioides Scarce Pied Flat
- Coladenia dan
- Colias fieldii Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colotis amata Small Salmon Arab
- Colotis danae Banded Scarlet Tip
- Creon cleobis Broad-tail Royal
- Ctenoptilum vasava Tawny Angle
- Cupha erymanthis Rustic
- Cupitha purreea Wax Dart
- Curetis acuta Angled Sunbeam
- Curetis bulis Bright Sunbeam
- Curetis dentata
- Curetis thetis Indian Sunbeam
- Cyrestis thyodamas Common Mapwing
- Dacalana pencilligera
- Daimio phisara
- Daimio sinica
- Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus genutia Common Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus plexippus Monarch
- Delias acalis Red-breast Jezebel
- Delias agostina Yellow Jezebel
- Delias belladonna hill jezebel
- Delias descombesi Red-spot Jezebel
- Delias eucharis Common Jezebel
- Delias hyparete Painted Jezebel
- Delias pasithoe Red-based Jezebel
- Dercas verhuelli Tailed Sulphur
- Deudorix epijarbas Cornelian
- Dichorragia nesimachus Constable
- Dilipa morgiana Golden Emperor
- Discolampa ethion Banded Blue Pierrot
- Discophora celinde
- Discophora sondaica Common Duffer
- Dodona dipoea lesser Punch
- Dodona durga Common Punch
- Dodona eugenes Tailed Punch
- Doleschallia bisaltide Autumn Leaf
- Edales pandava
- Elymnias hypermnestra Common Palmfly
- Elymnias malelas Spotted Palmfly
- Elymnias nesaea Tiger Palmfly
- Elymnias patna Blue-striped Palmfly
- Elymnias vasudeva Jezebel Palmfly
- Erionota thrax Banana Skipper
- Erionota torus Rounded Palm-redeye
- Ethope himachala Dusky Diadem
- Euaspa milionia water hairstreak
- Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
- Euploea algea Long-branded Blue Crow Butterfly
- Euploea core Common Crow
- Euploea klugii Brown King Crow Butterfly
- Euploea midamus Blue-spotted Crow Butterfly
- Euploea mulciber Striped Blue Crow
- Euploea radamanthus Magpie Crow Butterfly
- Euploea sylvester Double-branded Crow Butterfly
- Eurema andersoni One-spot Grass Yellow
- Eurema blanda Three-spotted Grass Yellow
- Eurema brigitta Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
- Eurema drona
- Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow
- Eurema laeta Spotless Grass Yellow
- Eurema simulatrix Hill Grass Yellow
- Euripus consimilis Painted Courtesan
- Euripus nyctelius Courtesan
- Euthalia aconthea Common Baron
- Euthalia alpheda Streaked Baron
- Euthalia dirtea
- Euthalia kesava
- Euthalia lubentina Gaudy Baron
- Euthalia monina Powdered Baron
- Euthalia patala Grand Duchess
- Euthalia phemius White-edged blue baron
- Everes lacturnus
- Flos fulgida Shining Plushblue
- Freyeria putli Jewelled Grass-blue
- Freyeria trochylus Brown Grass Jewel
- Gandaca harina Tree Yellow
- Gangara lebadea banded redeye
- Gangara thyrsis Giant Redeye
- Gegenes nostrodamus Mediterranean Skipper
- Gerosis bhagava
- Gonepteryx mahaguru lesser brimstone
- Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone
- Graphium agamemnon Tailed Jay
- Graphium agetes Four-bar Swordtail
- Graphium antiphates Five-bar Swordtail
- Graphium aristeus Chain Swordtail
- Graphium chironides Veined Jay
- Graphium cloanthus Glassy Bluebottle
- Graphium doson Common Jay
- Graphium eurypylus Great Jay
- Graphium macareus Lesser Zebra
- Graphium nomius Spot Swordtail
- Graphium sarpedon Common Bluebottle
- Graphium xenocles Great Zebra
- Halpe porus Moore's Ace
- Halpe zema Dark Banded Ace
- Hasora badra Common Awl
- Hasora chromus Common Banded Awl
- Hasora vitta Plain Banded Awl
- Hebomoia glaucippe Great Orange Tip
- Heliophorus brahma Golden Sapphire
- Heliophorus epicles Purple Sapphire
- Heliophorus ila Restricted Purple Sapphire
- Heliophorus indicus Dark Sapphire
- Heliophorus sena Sorrel Sapphire
- Hestina persimilis Siren
- Hestinalis nama Circe
- Horaga albimacula Violet Onyx
- Horaga onyx Common Onyx
- Hyarotis adrastus Tree Flitter
- Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
- Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly
- Hypolycaena erylus Common Tit
- Iambrix salsala Chestnut Bob
- Idea agamarschana Andaman Tree Nymph
- Iraota timoleon Silverstreak Blue
- Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Ixias marianne White Orange Tip
- Ixias pyrene Yellow Orange Tip
- Jamides alecto Metallic Cerulean
- Jamides bochus Dark Cerulean
- Jamides caerulea royal cerulean
- Jamides celeno Common Cerulean
- Jamides malaccanus Malaccan Cerulean
- Junonia almana Peacock Pansy
- Junonia atlites Grey Pansy
- Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
- Junonia iphita Chocolate Pansy
- Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy
- Junonia orithya Blue Pansy
- Kallima inachus Orange Oakleaf
- Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
- Lampides elpis
- Lasippa viraja Yellowjack Sailer
- Lebadea martha Knight
- Leptosia nina Psyche
- Leptotes plinius Zebra Blue
- Lethe chandica Angled Red Forester
- Lethe confusa Banded Treebrown
- Lethe europa Bamboo Treebrown
- Lethe kansa Bamboo Forester
- Lethe mekara Red Forester
- Lethe rohria Common Treebrown
- Lethe sidonis Common Woodbrown Butterfly
- Lethe verma Straight-banded Treebrown
- Libythea lepita Common Beak
- Libythea myrrha Club Beak
- Limenitis danava
- Limenitis daraxa
- Limenitis dudu
- Limenitis procris
- Liphyra brassolis Moth Butterfly
- Loxura atymnus Common Yamfly
- Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
- Lycaenopsis marginata
- Lycaenopsis transpectus
- Mahathala ameria Falcate Oak Blue
- Matapa aria Common Redeye
- Matapa sasivarna Black-veined Redeye
- Meandrusa payeni Yellow Gorgon
- Megisba malaya Malayan
- Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
- Melanitis phedima Dark Evening Brown
- Melanitis zitenius Great Evening Brown
- Miletus chinensis Common Brownie
- Mooreana trichoneura Yellow Flat
- Mycalesis anaxias White-bar Bushbrown
- Mycalesis gotama Chinese Bushbrown
- Mycalesis malsara White-line Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mineus Dark-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis patnia Glad-eye Bushbrown
- Mycalesis perseus Dingy Bushbrown
- Mycalesis subdita Tamil Bushbrown
- Mycalesis visala Long Brand Bushbrown
- Nacaduba berenice Rounded Sixline Blue
- Nacaduba beroe Opaque Sixline Blue
- Nacaduba kurava Transparent 6-line Blue
- Neocheritra fabronia Pale Grand Imperial
- Neope pulaha Veined Labyrinth
- Neopithecops zalmora Quaker
- Neptis ananta Yellow Sailer
- Neptis cartica Plain Sailer
- Neptis clinia Southern Sullied Sailer
- Neptis hylas Common Sailer
- Neptis jumbah Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Neptis magadha Spotted Sailer
- Neptis mahendra Himalayan Sailer
- Neptis miah Small Yellow Sailer
- Neptis nata Sullied Brown Sailer
- Neptis sankara Broad-banded Sailer
- Neptis sappho Pallas' Sailer
- Neptis soma Cream-spotted Sailor
- Neptis vikasi
- Neptis yerburii Yerbury's Sailer
- Notocrypta curvifascia Restricted Demon
- Notocrypta paralysos common banded demon
- Ochus subvittatus Tiger Hopper
- Odontoptilum angulata Chestnut Angle
- Oriens gola Common Dartlet
- Oriens goloides Smaller Dartlet
- Orinoma damaris Tigerbrown
- Orsotriaena medus Smooth-eyed Bushbrown
- Pachliopta aristolochiae Common Rose Swallowtail
- Pachliopta hector Crimson Rose Swallowtail
- Pantoporia cama
- Pantoporia hordonia Common Lascar
- Pantoporia paraka Perak Lascar
- Pantoporia sandaka Extra Lascar
- Pantoporia zeroca
- Papilio agestor Tawny Mime Swallowtail
- Papilio alcmenor Redbreast Swallowtail
- Papilio bianor Chinese Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio castor Common Raven Butterfly
- Papilio crino Common Banded Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail
- Papilio helenus Red Helen Swallowtail
- Papilio janaka Himalayan Tailed Redbreast
- Papilio krishna Krishna peacock
- Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
- Papilio memnon Great Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio nephelus Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail
- Papilio paris Paris Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio polymnestor Blue Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio polytes Common Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio protenor Spangle Swallowtail
- Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
- Parantica agleoides Dark Glassy Tiger
- Parantica melaneus Chocolate Tiger
- Parantica sita Chestnut Tiger
- Parathyma nefte
- Parathyma opalina
- Parathyma perius
- Parathyma pravara
- Parathyma ranga
- Parathyma selenophora
- Pareronia anais Common Wanderer
- Pareronia valeria Wanderer
- Parnara ganga Continental Swift
- Parnara guttatus
- Parnara naso
- Parnassius nomion Nomion Apollo
- Pelopidas agna Little Branded Swift
- Pelopidas assamensis Great Swift
- Pelopidas conjuncta Conjoined Swift
- Pelopidas mathias Small Branded Swift
- Pelopidas sinensis Chinese Branded Swift
- Petrelaea dana Dingy Lineblue
- Phaedyma columella Short Banded Sailer
- Phalanta alcippe
- Phalanta phalantha Common Leopard
- Pieris brassicae Large White
- Pieris canidia Indian Cabbage White
- Pieris rapae Small White
- Polytremis discreta Himalayan Swift
- Polytremis eltola Yellow-spot Swift
- Polytremis lubricans Contiguous Swift
- Polyura agrarius
- Polyura arja Pallid Nawab
- Polyura athamas Common Nawab
- Polyura eudamippus Great Nawab
- Pontia daplidice Bath White
- Pontia edusa Eastern Bath White
- Poritia hewitsoni Common Gem
- Potanthus confucius Chinese Dart
- Potanthus pseudomaesa Indian Dart
- Pratapa deva White Royal
- Prioneris clemanthe Redspot Sawtooth
- Prioneris philonome Redspot Sawtooth
- Prioneris sita Painted Sawtooth
- Prioneris thestylis Spotted sawtooth
- Prosotas bhutea Bhutya Lineblue
- Prosotas dubiosa Tailless Lineblue
- Prosotas nora Common Line Blue
- Prosotas pia Margined Lineblue
- Pseudergolis wedah Tabby
- Pseudoborbo bevani Bevan's Swift
- Pseudocoladenia dan Fulvous Pied Flat
- Pseudocoladenia fabia Dented Pied Flat
- Pseudozizeeria maha Pale Grass Blue
- Pycnophallium elna
- Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper
- Rapala iarbus Common Red Flash
- Rapala manea Slate Flash
- Rapala nissa Common Flash
- Rapala pheretima Copper Flash
- Rapala scintilla Scarce Slate Flash
- Rapala varuna Indigo Flash
- Rathinda amor Monkey Puzzle
- Remelana jangala Chocolate Royal
- Sarangesa dasahara Common Small Flat
- Sarangesa purendra Spotted Small Flat
- Satarupa gopala Large White Flat
- Scobura cephala Extra Forest Bob
- Sebastonyma dolopia Tufted Ace
- Sephisa chandra Eastern Courtier
- Sephisa dichroa Western Courtier Butterfly
- Seseria dohertyi Himalayan White Flat
- Seseria sambara Notched Seseria
- Sinthusa chandrana Broad Spark
- Sithon ravata
- Spalgis epeus
- Spalgis epius Apefly
- Spialia galba Asian Grizzled Skipper
- Spindasis lohita Long-banded Silverline
- Spindasis vulcanus
- Spitosa fylla
- Stibochiona nicea Popinjay
- Suastus gremius Indian Palm Bob
- Surendra quercetorum Common Acacia Blue
- Symbrenthia brabira Yellow Jester
- Symbrenthia hypselis Himalayan jester
- Symphaedra nais
- Tagiades gana Suffused Snow Flat
- Tagiades japetus Pied Flat
- Tagiades litigiosa Water Snow Flat
- Tagiades menaka Dark-edged Snow Flat
- Tagiades parra Straight Snow Flat
- Tajuria cippus Peacock Royal
- Tajuria jehana Plains Blue Royal
- Tajuria maculatus
- Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot
- Tanaecia jahnu Plain Earl
- Tanaecia julii Common Earl
- Tanaecia lepidea Grey Count
- Taractrocera maevius Common Grass-dart
- Taraka hamada Forest Pierrot
- Tarucus balkanica Balkan Pierrot
- Tarucus callinara Spotted Pierrot
- Tarucus theophrastus Common Tiger Blue
- Tarucus venosus Veined Pierrot
- Telicota ancilla Dark Palm Dart
- Telicota besta Hainan Palm Dart
- Telicota colon Pale Palm Dart
- Telicota kezia
- Thaumantis diores Jungle Glory
- Ticherra acte Blue Imperial
- Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
- Tirumala septentrionis Dark Blue Tiger
- Troides aeacus Golden Birdwing
- Troides helena Common birdwing
- Udara dilectus Pale Hedge Blue
- Udaspes folus Grass Demon
- Unkana ambasa Hoary Palmer
- Vagrans egista Tailed Rustic
- Vanessa canace
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral
- Vindula erota Common Cruiser
- Yasoda tripunctata Branded Yamfly
- Ypthima asterope Common Three-ring
- Ypthima baldus Common Five-ring
- Ypthima ceylonica White Four Ring
- Ypthima huebneri Common Four-ring
- Ypthima inica Lesser Three-ring
- Ypthima nareda Large Three-ring
- Ypthima nikaea Moore’s Fivering
- Ypthima philomela baby fivering
- Zeltus amasa Fluffy Tit
- Zeltus etolus fluffy tit
- Zemeros flegyas Punchinello
- Zesius chrysomallus Redspot
- Zizeeria karsandra Dark Grass Blue
- Zizina labradus Common Grass Blue
- Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue
- Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue
- Zographetus satwa Purple and Gold Flitter
Butterflies elsewhere
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Other species of the Gangetic Plain
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