Butterflies of Ladakh
89 butterflies on the India list have an open record placed in Ladakh.
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 Ladakh on the list (89)
- Aglais caschmirensis Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais rizana
- Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell
- Agriades leela
- Agriades lehanus
- Albulina orbitulus
- Alpherakya devanica
- Aricia agestis Brown Argus
- Baltia butleri Butler's Dwarf
- Baltia shawii Baltia shawi
- Belenois aurota Pioneer White
- Boloria sipora
- Byasa polyeuctes Common Windmill
- Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue
- Colias alpherakii
- 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
- Colias thrasibulus
- Colotis vestalis White Arab
- Cupido ariana
- Delias belladonna hill jezebel
- Eumedonia astorica
- Eumedonia eumedon Geranium Argus
- Fabriciana adippe
- Fabriciana niobe
- Heliophorus sena Sorrel Sapphire
- Hesperia comma Common Branded Skipper
- Hipparchia parisatis White-edged Rock Brown
- Hyponephele coenonympha
- Hyponephele davendra
- Hyponephele hilaris
- Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Lasiommata pakistana
- Lasiommata schakra
- Lycaena aditya
- Lycaena kasyapa green copper
- Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
- Melitaea arcesia Blackvein Fritillary
- Melitaea arcesia amoenula
- Melitaea trivia Lesser Spotted Fritillary
- Muschampia staudingeri
- Nymphalis xanthomelas Scarce Tortoiseshell
- Pamiria galathea
- Pamiria metallica
- Pamiria omphisa
- Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
- Paralasa mani
- Parantica sita Chestnut Tiger
- 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 maharaja Royal Apollo
- Parnassius orleans
- Parnassius simo Black-edged Apollo
- Parnassius staudingeri Karakoram Banded Apollo
- Parnassius stenosemus
- Parnassius stoliczkanus Many-eyed Apollo
- Parnassius tianschanicus Large Keeled Apollo
- Pieris brassicae Large White
- Pieris canidia Indian Cabbage White
- Pieris deota dusky white
- Pieris krueperi Krüper's Small White
- Pieris napi Green-veined White
- Pieris rapae Small White
- Plebejus christophi Small Jewel Blue
- Plebejus eversmanni
- Plebejus samudra
- Polyommatus gigantea
- Polyommatus lehanus
- Polyommatus stoliczkana
- Pontia callidice Peak White
- Pontia chloridice Lesser Bath White
- Pontia daplidice Bath White
- Pontia edusa Eastern Bath White
- Pseudochazara lehana
- Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue
- Pyrgus cashmirensis
- Satyrus huebneri
- Satyrus pumilus
- Speyeria aglaja Dark Green Fritillary
- Speyeria aglaja
- Thecla deria
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
Butterflies elsewhere
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Other species of Ladakh
Birds · Large mammals · Rodents, shrews and hares · Reptiles · Amphibians · Fish · Moths · Dragonflies and damselflies · Beetles · Bees, wasps and ants · Flies · True bugs · Other insects · Spiders and other arachnids · Molluscs · Crabs, shrimps and kin · Orchids · Grasses and sedges · Ferns and lycophytes · Other flowering plants and conifers · Mosses and liverworts · Lichens · Fungi · Algae and diatoms · Other species