Butterflies of India
1,878 butterflies are on the India list, 6 of them threatened (2 Endangered and 4 Vulnerable).
The India list: every species documented from India, across sources. 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 India (6)
- Bhutanitis ludlowi Ludlow's Bhutan Swallowtail EN
- Papilio chikae Luzon Peacock Swallowtail EN
- Euploea core scherzeri VU
- Graphium epaminondas Andaman Swordtail VU
- Papilio jordani Jordan's Swallowtail VU
- Troides andromache Borneo Birdwing VU
All butterflies of India on the list (1,878)
- Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
- Abisara bifasciata Double-banded Judy
- Abisara chela spot Judy
- Abisara echeria
- Abisara kausambi Straight Plum Judy
- Abisara neophron Tailed Judy
- Abisara prunosa
- Abisara saturata Malayan Plum Judy
- Abisara savitri Malay Tailed Judy
- Abrota ganga Sergeant-major
- Abrota mirus
- Acraea aganice Wanderer
- Acraea terpsicore Tawny Coster
- Acraea vesta
- Acraea violarum Speckled Red Acraea
- Actinor radians
- Actizera panaegides
- Acupicta delicatum Dark Tinsel
- Acytolepis lilacea
- Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
- Aemona amathusia Yellow Dryad
- Aeromachus dubius Dingy Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus jhora Grey Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus kali Blue-spotted Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus pygmaeus Pygmy Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus stigmata Veined Scrub Hopper
- Afarsia ashretha
- Afarsia hanna
- Aglais caschmirensis Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais io European Peacock Butterfly
- Aglais rizana
- Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell
- Agriades alexis
- Agriades arcaseia
- Agriades asiatica
- Agriades glandon Arctic Blue
- Agriades jaloka
- Agriades leela
- Agriades lehanus
- Agriades morsheadi
- Agriades pheretiades Tien Shan Blue
- Agriades sikhima
- Ahlbergia leechii
- Albulina asiatica
- Albulina orbitulus
- Allotinus drumila Crenelate Darkwing
- Allotinus subviolaceus
- Allotinus taras
- Allotinus unicolor Unicolored Darkwing
- Alpherakya bellona
- Alpherakya devanica
- Alpherakya rupala
- Alpherakya sartoides
- Amathusia andamanensis
- Amathusia phidippus Palm King
- Amathusia travancorica
- Amathuxidia amythaon Koh-I-Noor
- Amblopala avidiena Chinese Hairstreak
- Amblypodia agaba Arhopala agaba
- Amblypodia alax Arhopala alax
- Amblypodia anita Purple Leaf Blue
- Amblypodia anniella
- Amblypodia areste
- Amblypodia asinarus
- Amblypodia paralea Arhopala paralea
- Amblypodia rama Arhopala rama
- Amblypodia turbata
- Amblypodia violacea
- Amnosia decora Ninja
- Ampittia dioscorides Common Bush Hopper
- Ampittia maroides Banded Bush Hopper
- Ampittia virgata Striped Bush Hopper
- Ancema blanka Silver Royal
- Ancema ctesia Bi-spot Royal
- Ancema ister Tajuria ister
- Ancema sudica
- Ancistroides nigrita Chocolate Demon
- Anthene bengalensis
- Anthene emolus Common Ciliate Blue
- Anthene lycaenina Pointed Ciliate Blue
- Antirrhea philoctetes White-signed Morphet
- Apatura ambica Indian Purple Emperor
- Apatura chevana
- Apatura parisatis
- Apatura parvata
- Apatura sordida Chitoria sordida
- Apatura ulupi Chitoria ulupi
- Apharitis acamas
- Apharitis lilacinus
- Aphnaeus elima Scarce Shot Silverline
- Aphnaeus himalayanus
- Aphnaeus ictis
- Aphnaeus nipalicus
- Aphnaeus peguanus
- Aphnaeus syama
- Aporia agathon Great Blackvein
- Aporia harrietae Bhutan Blackvein
- Aporia leucodice Himalayan Blackvein
- Aporia nabellica Dusky Blackvein
- Apostictopterus fuliginosus
- Appias albina White Albatross
- Appias cardena Yellow Puffin
- Appias galba Indian Orange Albatross
- Appias galene Sri Lankan lesser albatross
- Appias indra Plain Puffin
- Appias lalage Spot Puffin
- Appias lalassis Burmese Puffin
- Appias libythea Western Striped Albatross
- Appias lucasii
- Appias lyncida Chocolate Albatross
- Appias nero Orange Albatross
- Appias olferna Eastern Striped Albatross
- Appias pandione Banded Puffin
- Appias paulina Yellow Albatross
- Appias wardii
- Apporasa atkinsoni
- Araotes lapithis Witch
- Araschnia prorsoides Mongol
- Arawacus linus
- Argynnis baralacha
- Argynnis hyperbius Tropical Fritillary
- Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary
- Argynnis westphali
- Argyreus hyperbius Indian Fritillary
- Argyreus hyperbius castetsi
- Argyronome laodice
- Arhopala aberrans Pale Bushblue
- Arhopala abseus Aberrant Oakblue
- Arhopala ace Tytler's Dull Oakblue
- Arhopala adriana
- Arhopala aeeta
- Arhopala agrata De Nicéville's Oakblue
- Arhopala alea
- Arhopala alemon
- Arhopala alesia Pallid Oakblue
- Arhopala allata Rosy Oakblue
- Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue
- Arhopala ammonides Little Cerulean Oakblue
- Arhopala anarte
- Arhopala andamanica
- Arhopala anthelus Magnificent Oakblue
- Arhopala ariana Pinkish-washed Oakblue
- Arhopala ariel Chocolate Oakblue
- Arhopala arvina
- Arhopala asoka
- Arhopala asopia
- Arhopala athada Vinous Oakblue
- Arhopala atrax Indian Oakblue
- Arhopala bazaloides Tamil Oakblue
- Arhopala bazalus Powdered Oakblue
- Arhopala belphoebe
- Arhopala birmana Burmese Bushblue
- Arhopala camdeo Lilac Oakblue
- Arhopala canaraica
- Arhopala centaurus Dull Oak-blue
- Arhopala comica
- Arhopala corinda Ultramarine Oakblue
- Arhopala curiosa
- Arhopala democritus
- Arhopala diardi
- Arhopala dispar Frosted Oakblue
- Arhopala dodonaea
- Arhopala eumolphus Green Oakblue
- Arhopala fulla Spotless Oakblue
- Arhopala ganesa Tailless Bushblue
- Arhopala hellenore Doherty's Green Oakblue
- Arhopala hercules
- Arhopala moolaiana
- Arhopala moolaina
- Arhopala nicevillei
- Arhopala oenea Lackluster Oakblue
- Arhopala opalina Opal Oakblue
- Arhopala paraganesa Dusky Bushblue
- Arhopala paramuta Hooked Oakblue
- Arhopala perimuta Yellowdisc Oakblue
- Arhopala pirithous
- Arhopala selta Reddish-brown Oakblue
- Arhopala silhetensis Sylhet Oakblue
- Arhopala singla
- Arhopala zephyretta
- Arhopala zeta
- Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor
- Ariadne merione Common Castor Butterfly
- Aricia agestis Brown Argus
- Aricia artaxerxes Northern Brown Argus
- Aricia astorica
- Arletta vardhana Oreolyce vardhana
- Arnetta atkinsoni Atkinson's Bob
- Arnetta mercara Coorg Forest Hopper
- Arnetta vindhiana Vindhyan Bob
- Artipe eryx Green Flash
- Asbolis capucinus Monk Skipper
- Ascia monuste Great Southern White
- Astictopterus jama Forest Hopper
- Atrophaneura aidoneus Lesser Batwing
- Atrophaneura priapus White-headed Batwing
- Atrophaneura sycorax White-headed Batwing
- Atrophaneura varuna Common Batwing
- Atrophaneura zaleucus Burmese Batwing
- Azanus jesous African Babul Blue
- Azanus ubaldus Bright Babul Blue
- Azanus uranus Dull Babul Blue
- Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl
- Baltia butleri Butler's Dwarf
- Baltia shawii Baltia shawi
- Baltia sikkima
- Baoris farri Paintbrush Swift
- Baoris oceia Rice Paintbrush Swift
- Baoris pagana Figure-of-eight Swift
- Baoris penicillata Paintbrush swift
- Baracus vittatus hedge-hopper
- Baracus vittatus hampsoni Hampson's hedgehopper
- Baracus vittatus subditus
- Bassarona durga
- Bassarona recta
- Bassarona teuta Banded Marquis
- Belenois aurota Pioneer White
- Bhutanitis lidderdalii Bhutan Glory
- Bhutanitis ludlowi Ludlow's Bhutan Swallowtail EN
- Bibasis amara Small Green Awlet
- Bibasis anadi Plain Orange Awlet
- Bibasis etelka Great Orange Awlet
- Bibasis gomata Pale Green Awlet
- Bibasis harisa Orange Awlet
- Bibasis iluska
- Bibasis jaina Common Orange Awlet
- Bibasis oedipodea Orange Awlet
- Bibasis sena Orangetail Awlet
- Bibasis vasutana Green Awlet
- Bindahara phocides Sword-tailed Flash
- Bindahara phocides moorei
- Boloria generator
- Boloria jerdoni
- Boloria pales Shepherd's Fritillary
- Boloria sipora
- Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift
- Bothrinia chennellii Hedge Cupid
- Brenthis daphne Marbled Fritillary
- Brintesia circe Great Banded Grayling
- Britomartis cleoboides Azure Royal
- Bryna stoliczkana
- Bullis buto Baby Royal
- Burara anadi
- Byasa adamsoni Adamson's rose
- Byasa alcinous Chinese windmill
- Byasa crassipes Black Windmill
- Byasa dasarada great windmill
- Byasa latreillei rose windmill
- Byasa nevilli Nevill's Windmill
- Byasa plutonius Pink-spotted Windmill
- Byasa polla De Nicéville's Windmill
- Byasa polyeuctes Common Windmill
- Byblia ilithyia Spotted Joker
- Cacyreus lingeus Bush Bronze
- Caleta caleta Angled Pierrot
- Caleta decidia Angled Pierrot
- Calinaga aborica Arbor Freak Butterfly
- Calinaga buddha Orange-breasted Freak Butterfly
- Calinaga sudassana
- Callerebia annada Ringed Argus
- Callerebia baileyi White-bordered Argus
- Callerebia daksha
- Callerebia hyagriva Brown Argus
- Callerebia hybrida Hybrid Argus
- Callerebia kalinda
- Callerebia narasingha Mottled Argus
- Callerebia nirmala common argus
- Callerebia scanda Pallid Argus
- Callerebia shallada
- Callerebia watsoni Bent Argus
- Calliana pieridoides
- Caltoris aurociliata
- Caltoris bromus Colon Swift
- Caltoris brunnea dark branded swift
- Caltoris cahira Colon Swift
- Caltoris canaraica Canara Swift
- Caltoris confusa
- Caltoris cormasa Full Stop Swift
- Caltoris kumara Blank Swift
- Caltoris philippina Philippine Swift
- Caltoris plebeia Tufted Swift
- Caltoris sirius Sirius Swift
- Caltoris tulsi Purple Swift
- Capila jayadeva Striped Dawnfly
- Capila lidderdali Ringed Dawnfly
- Capila pennicillatum Capila penicillatum
- Capila phanaeus Fulvous Dawnfly
- Capila zennara pale striped dawnfly
- Caprona agama Spotted Angle
- Caprona alida Yellow-spotted Angle
- Caprona ransonnettii
- Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper
- Carcharodus dravira
- Carterocephalus avanti Orange-spotted Mountain-Hopper
- Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper
- Castalius ananda Dark Pierrot
- Castalius hamatus
- Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
- Catapaecilma elegans
- Catapaecilma major Common Tinsel
- Catapaecilma subochrea Yellow Tinsel
- Catochrysops panormus Silver Forget-me-not
- Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
- Catopsilia florella African Migrant
- Catopsilia pomona Lemon Migrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
- Catopsilia scylla Orange Migrant
- Catopyrops ancyra Ancyra Blue
- Celaenorrhinus ambareesa Malabar Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus andamanicus
- Celaenorrhinus asmara White Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus aspersa
- Celaenorrhinus aurivittata Dark Yellow-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus badia Scarce Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus badius
- Celaenorrhinus dhanada Yellow-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
- Celaenorrhinus flavocincta
- Celaenorrhinus fusca
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera Common Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus morena
- Celaenorrhinus munda Himalayan spotted flat
- Celaenorrhinus munda maculicornis
- Celaenorrhinus nigricans Small Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus patula Flash Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pero Mussoorie Pied Flat
- Celaenorrhinus plagifera Large-spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pulomaya multi-spotted flat
- Celaenorrhinus putra Restricted Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pyrrha Double-spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ratna Ratna Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ruficornis Tamil Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus sumitra
- Celaenorrhinus tibetana Tibet Flat
- Celaenorrhinus zea
- Celastrina albocoeruleus
- Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue
- Celastrina dohertyi
- Celastrina gigas Silvery Hedge Blue
- Celastrina hersilia
- Celastrina huegeli
- Celastrina hugelii
- Celastrina iynteana
- Celastrina lavendularis Plain Hedge Blue
- Celastrina melaena
- Cephrenes augiades Orange Palm Dart
- Cephrenes chrysozona
- Cephrenes trichopepla Yellow Palm Dart
- Cepora eperia
- Cepora lichenosa
- Cepora nadina Lesser Gull
- Cepora nerissa Common Gull
- Cethosia biblis Red Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia hypsea Malayan Lacewing
- Cethosia lamarckii
- Cethosia mahratta
- Cethosia nietneri Tamil Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia penthesilea Plain Lacewing Butterfly
- Chaetocneme beata Eastern Dusk-Flat
- Chaetocneme tenuis
- Chaetoprocta baileyi
- Chaetoprocta odata walnut blue
- Chamunda chamunda Crescent Spotted Flat
- Charana cepheis
- Charana mandarinus Mandarin Blue
- Charaxes amycus
- Charaxes aristogiton Scarce Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes athamas
- Charaxes bernardus Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes candiope Green-veined Emperor
- Charaxes distanti Malay Rajah
- Charaxes durnfordi Chestnut Rajah
- Charaxes etheocles Variegated Black Prince
- Charaxes fabius
- Charaxes harmodius Double Eye-spotted Rajah
- Charaxes jasius Two-tailed Pasha
- Charaxes kahruba Variegated Rajah
- Charaxes marmax Yellow Rajah
- Charaxes pollux Black-bordered Charaxes
- Charaxes psaphon Plain Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes solon Black Rajah
- Charaxes violetta Violet-spotted Charaxes
- Charaxes xiphares Forest-king Charaxes
- Chazara enervata
- Chazara heydenreichii
- Cheritra freja Common Imperial
- Cheritra jafra
- Cheritrella truncipennis Truncate Imperial
- Chersonesia intermedia Intermediate Maplet
- Chersonesia rahria Wavy Maplet
- Chersonesia rahrioides
- Chersonesia risa Common Maplet
- Chilades lajus
- Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid
- Chilasa agestor Tawny Mime
- Chilasa clytia
- Chilasa epycides
- Chilasa moerneri NT
- Chilasa paradoxa
- Chilasa slateri
- Childrena childreni Large Silverstripe
- Chitoria naga
- Chliaria kina Blue Tit
- Chliaria nilgirica
- Chliaria othona Orchid Tit
- Chlosyne erodyle Erodyle Checkerspot
- Choaspes benjaminii Indian Awlking
- Choaspes hemixanthus Orange Red Skirt
- Choaspes plateni Branded Awlking
- Choaspes xanthopogon similar awlking
- Chonala albistricta
- Chonala masoni Chumbi Wall
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus
- Chrysozephyrus birupa fawn hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus disparatus
- Chrysozephyrus duma
- Chrysozephyrus dumoides Small Green Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus intermedia
- Chrysozephyrus jakamensis
- Chrysozephyrus kabrue
- Chrysozephyrus khasia
- Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis
- Chrysozephyrus sandersi
- Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis
- Chrysozephyrus syla Silver Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus tytleri
- Chrysozephyrus vittata
- Chrysozephyrus zoa
- Cigaritis abnormis
- Cigaritis acamas Tawny Silver-line
- Cigaritis conjuncta
- Cigaritis evansii
- Cigaritis lilacinus
- Cigaritis schistacea
- Cigaritis syama Club Silverline
- Cigaritis zhengweilie
- Cirrochroa aoris Large Yeoman
- Cirrochroa fasciata
- Cirrochroa nicobarica Nicobar Yeoman
- Cirrochroa satellita Satellite Yeoman
- Cirrochroa surya Little Yeoman
- Cirrochroa thais Tamil Yeoman
- Cirrochroa tyche Common Yeoman
- Cithaerias pireta Rusted Clearwing-Satyr
- Clossiana chariclea
- Clossiana erubescens
- Clossiana gong
- Clossiana jerdoni
- Coelites nothis Scarce Catseye
- Coenonympha amaryllis
- Coenonympha iphis
- Coenonympha semenovi Semenov's heath
- Cogia indrani
- Cogia laxmi
- Coladenia agni Conjoin-spotted Pied Flat
- Coladenia agnioides Scarce Pied Flat
- Coladenia dan
- Coladenia hoenei Large Spot Pied Flat
- Colias alpherakii
- Colias berylla
- Colias cocandica Pamir Clouded Yellow
- Colias croceus Clouded Yellow
- Colias dubia
- Colias electo African Clouded Yellow
- Colias eogene Fiery Clouded Yellow
- Colias erate Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias felderi
- Colias fieldii Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias ladakensis Ladakh Clouded Yellow
- Colias leechi
- Colias marcopolo
- Colias nilagiriensis
- Colias nina
- Colias palaeno Moorland Clouded Yellow
- Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
- Colias sifanica
- Colias stoliczkana Orange Clouded Yellow
- Colias thrasibulus
- Colias wiskotti Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
- Colotis amata Small Salmon Arab
- Colotis aurora Plain Orange-tip
- Colotis danae Banded Scarlet Tip
- Colotis etrida Little Orange-tip
- Colotis eucharis Colotis eucharis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Colotis euippe Round-winged Orange Tip
- Colotis fausta Large Salmon Arab Tip
- Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab
- Colotis protractus Blue-spotted Arab
- Colotis vestalis White Arab
- Creon cleobis Broad-tail Royal
- Ctenoptilum multiguttata Multi-spot Angle
- Ctenoptilum vasava Tawny Angle
- Cupha crameri
- Cupha erymanthis Rustic
- Cupha lampetia
- Cupido alainus
- Cupido ariana
- Cupido buddhista
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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