Butterflies of Jammu and Kashmir
208 butterflies on the India list have an open record placed in Jammu and Kashmir.
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.
All butterflies of Jammu and Kashmir on the list (208)
- Acraea vesta
- Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
- Aglais caschmirensis Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais rizana
- Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell
- Agriades glandon Arctic Blue
- Agriades leela
- Agriades lehanus
- Albulina orbitulus
- Alpherakya devanica
- Apatura ambica Indian Purple Emperor
- Aporia leucodice Himalayan Blackvein
- Aporia nabellica Dusky Blackvein
- Argynnis baralacha
- Argynnis hyperbius Tropical Fritillary
- Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary
- Argyronome laodice
- Ariadne merione Common Castor Butterfly
- Aricia agestis Brown Argus
- Azanus ubaldus Bright Babul Blue
- Baltia butleri Butler's Dwarf
- Baltia shawii Baltia shawi
- Belenois aurota Pioneer White
- Boloria jerdoni
- Boloria pales Shepherd's Fritillary
- Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift
- Brintesia circe Great Banded Grayling
- Bryna stoliczkana
- Byasa polyeuctes Common Windmill
- Callerebia hybrida Hybrid Argus
- Callerebia nirmala common argus
- Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper
- Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
- Catopsilia pomona Lemon Migrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera Common Spotted Flat
- Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue
- Celastrina gigas Silvery Hedge Blue
- Celastrina huegeli
- Celastrina lavendularis Plain Hedge Blue
- Cepora nerissa Common Gull
- Chilasa agestor Tawny Mime
- Chilasa clytia
- Childrena childreni Large Silverstripe
- Chrysozephyrus khasia
- Clossiana chariclea
- Colias cocandica Pamir Clouded Yellow
- Colias eogene Fiery Clouded Yellow
- Colias erate Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias fieldii Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colias ladakensis Ladakh Clouded Yellow
- Colias stoliczkana Orange Clouded Yellow
- Cupido ariana
- Curetis bulis Bright Sunbeam
- Cyrestis thyodamas Common Mapwing
- Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus genutia Common Tiger Butterfly
- Delias belladonna hill jezebel
- Delias eucharis Common Jezebel
- Dilipa morgiana Golden Emperor
- Dodona durga Common Punch
- Edales pandava
- Elkalyce argiades
- Elkalyce hugelii
- Erionota torus Rounded Palm-redeye
- Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
- Euploea core Common Crow
- Eurema andersoni One-spot Grass Yellow
- Eurema blanda Three-spotted Grass Yellow
- Eurema brigitta Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
- Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow
- Eurema laeta Spotless Grass Yellow
- Euthalia aconthea Common Baron
- Everes huegelii
- Fabriciana adippe
- Fabriciana kamala
- Fabriciana niobe
- Freyeria putli Jewelled Grass-blue
- Gonepteryx amintha Orange Brimstone
- Gonepteryx nepalensis
- Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone
- Graphium cloanthus Glassy Bluebottle
- Graphium doson Common Jay
- Graphium eurous Six-bar Swordtail
- Hasora chromus Common Banded Awl
- Heliophorus androcles Green Sapphire
- Heliophorus indicus Dark Sapphire
- Heliophorus oda Eastern Blue Sapphire
- Heliophorus sena Sorrel Sapphire
- Hesperia comma Common Branded Skipper
- Hipparchia parisatis White-edged Rock Brown
- Horaga onyx Common Onyx
- Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
- Hyponephele coenonympha
- Hyponephele davendra
- Hyponephele hilaris
- Issoria issaea
- Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Ixias pyrene Yellow Orange Tip
- Junonia almana Peacock Pansy
- Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
- Junonia iphita Chocolate Pansy
- Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy
- Junonia orithya Blue Pansy
- Kirinia eversmanni
- Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
- Lamproptera curius White Dragontail Butterfly
- Lasiommata schakra
- Leptotes plinius Zebra Blue
- Lethe confusa Banded Treebrown
- Lethe europa Bamboo Treebrown
- Lethe rohria Common Treebrown
- Lethe verma Straight-banded Treebrown
- Libythea lepita Common Beak
- Limenitis procris
- Limenitis trivena Indian white admiral
- Lycaena kasyapa green copper
- Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
- Lysandra bellargus Adonis blue
- Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown
- Matapa aria Common Redeye
- Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
- Melanitis phedima Dark Evening Brown
- Melitaea arcesia Blackvein Fritillary
- Melitaea arcesia amoenula
- Mimathyma ambica
- Mycalesis perseus Dingy Bushbrown
- Neptis ananta Yellow Sailer
- Neptis hylas Common Sailer
- Neptis mahendra Himalayan Sailer
- Neptis sappho Pallas' Sailer
- Neptis yerburii Yerbury's Sailer
- Nymphalis xanthomelas Scarce Tortoiseshell
- Pamiria galathea
- Pamiria metallica
- Pamiria omphisa
- Papilio bianor Chinese Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail
- Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
- Papilio paris Paris Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio polytes Common Mormon Swallowtail
- Paralasa mani
- Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
- Pararge eversmanni
- Parathyma opalina
- Parnara guttata
- Parnara guttatus
- Parnassius acco Varnished Apollo
- Parnassius acdestis Dusky Apollo
- Parnassius actius Scarce Red Apollo
- Parnassius charltonius Regal Apollo
- Parnassius epaphus Common Red Apollo
- Parnassius hardwickii Common Blue Apollo
- Parnassius jacquemontii Keeled Apollo
- Parnassius simo Black-edged Apollo
- Parnassius staudingeri Karakoram Banded Apollo
- Parnassius stenosemus
- Parnassius stoliczkanus Many-eyed Apollo
- Phalanta phalantha Common Leopard
- Pieris brassicae Large White
- Pieris canidia Indian Cabbage White
- Pieris deota dusky white
- Pieris krueperi Krüper's Small White
- Pieris melete Asian Green-veined White
- Pieris rapae Small White
- Plebejus samudra
- Polygonia c-album European Comma
- Polyommatus lehanus
- Polyommatus stoliczkana
- Polyura agrarius
- Pontia callidice Peak White
- Pontia chloridice Lesser Bath White
- Pontia daplidice Bath White
- Pontia edusa Eastern Bath White
- Prosotas nora Common Line Blue
- Pseudergolis wedah Tabby
- Pseudochazara lehana
- Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue
- Pseudozizeeria maha Pale Grass Blue
- Rapala caerulea bush clover
- Rapala iarbus Common Red Flash
- Rapala manea Slate Flash
- Satyrus brahminus
- Satyrus heidenreichii
- Satyrus pumilus
- Satyrus swaha
- Speyeria aglaja
- Spialia galba Asian Grizzled Skipper
- Spindasis vulcanus
- Suastus gremius Indian Palm Bob
- Surendra quercetorum Common Acacia Blue
- Symbrenthia hypselis Himalayan jester
- Tagiades menaka Dark-edged Snow Flat
- Tajuria cippus Peacock Royal
- Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot
- Tarucus venosus Veined Pierrot
- Thecla deria
- Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
- Udaspes folus Grass Demon
- Vanessa canace
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral
- Ypthima asterope Common Three-ring
- Ypthima huebneri Common Four-ring
- Ypthima nikaea Moore’s Fivering
- Zizeeria karsandra Dark Grass Blue
- Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue
- Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue
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Other species of Jammu and Kashmir
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