Butterflies of the semi-arid zone
262 butterflies on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone.
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 semi-arid zone on the list (262)
- Abisara bifasciata Double-banded Judy
- Acraea terpsicore Tawny Coster
- Acraea vesta
- Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
- Aglais caschmirensis Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell
- Amblypodia anita Purple Leaf Blue
- Ampittia dioscorides Common Bush Hopper
- Ancema blanka Silver Royal
- Anthene emolus Common Ciliate Blue
- Anthene lycaenina Pointed Ciliate Blue
- Apatura parisatis
- Appias albina White Albatross
- Appias indra Plain Puffin
- Appias libythea Western Striped Albatross
- Appias olferna Eastern Striped Albatross
- Argynnis hyperbius Tropical Fritillary
- Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue
- Arhopala atrax Indian Oakblue
- Arhopala canaraica
- Arhopala pirithous
- Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor
- Ariadne merione Common Castor Butterfly
- Arnetta vindhiana Vindhyan Bob
- Azanus jesous African Babul Blue
- Azanus ubaldus Bright Babul Blue
- Azanus uranus Dull Babul Blue
- Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl
- Belenois aurota Pioneer White
- Bhutanitis lidderdalii Bhutan Glory
- Bibasis gomata Pale Green Awlet
- Bibasis jaina Common Orange Awlet
- Borbo cinnara Formosan Swift
- Byasa latreillei rose windmill
- Byasa polyeuctes Common Windmill
- Byblia ilithyia Spotted Joker
- Caleta decidia Angled Pierrot
- Calinaga buddha Orange-breasted Freak Butterfly
- Callerebia annada Ringed Argus
- Callerebia scanda Pallid Argus
- Caprona ransonnettii
- Castalius ananda Dark Pierrot
- Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
- Catochrysops panormus Silver Forget-me-not
- Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
- Catopsilia florella African Migrant
- Catopsilia pomona Lemon Migrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
- Celaenorrhinus ambareesa Malabar Spotted Flat
- Celastrina gigas Silvery Hedge Blue
- Celastrina huegeli
- Cepora nerissa Common Gull
- Cethosia cyane Leopard Lacewing Butterfly
- Cethosia nietneri Tamil Lacewing Butterfly
- Charaxes bernardus Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes solon Black Rajah
- Cheritra freja Common Imperial
- Chilades lajus
- Chilades parrhasius Small Cupid
- Chilasa clytia
- Childrena childreni Large Silverstripe
- Cirrochroa thais Tamil Yeoman
- Cogia indrani
- Colias croceus Clouded Yellow
- Colias fieldii Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colotis amata Small Salmon Arab
- Colotis aurora Plain Orange-tip
- Colotis danae Banded Scarlet Tip
- Colotis etrida Little Orange-tip
- Colotis fausta Large Salmon Arab Tip
- Colotis phisadia Blue-Spotted Arab
- Colotis protractus Blue-spotted Arab
- Colotis vestalis White Arab
- Cupha erymanthis Rustic
- Curetis thetis Indian Sunbeam
- Cyrestis thyodamas Common Mapwing
- Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger Butterfly
- Danaus genutia Common Tiger Butterfly
- Delias belladonna hill jezebel
- Delias eucharis Common Jezebel
- Deudorix epijarbas Cornelian
- Deudorix isocrates
- Discolampa ethion Banded Blue Pierrot
- Dodona durga Common Punch
- Edales pandava
- Elkalyce argiades
- Elymnias caudata Tailed Palmfly
- Elymnias hypermnestra Common Palmfly
- Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
- Euploea core Common Crow
- Euploea mulciber Striped Blue Crow
- 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
- Euthalia aconthea Common Baron
- Euthalia evelina Red-spot Duke
- Euthalia nara bronze duke
- Everes lacturnus
- Fabriciana niobe
- Freyeria putli Jewelled Grass-blue
- Freyeria trochylus Brown Grass Jewel
- Gangara thyrsis Giant Redeye
- Gegenes nostrodamus Mediterranean Skipper
- Graphium agamemnon Tailed Jay
- Graphium cloanthus Glassy Bluebottle
- Graphium doson Common Jay
- Graphium eurypylus Great Jay
- Graphium nomius Spot Swordtail
- Graphium sarpedon Common Bluebottle
- Halpe porus Moore's Ace
- Hasora badra Common Awl
- Hasora chromus Common Banded Awl
- Hasora taminatus White Banded Awl
- Hebomoia glaucippe Great Orange Tip
- Heliophorus sena Sorrel Sapphire
- Horaga onyx Common Onyx
- Hyarotis adrastus Tree Flitter
- Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
- Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly
- Iambrix salsala Chestnut Bob
- Idea malabarica Malabar Tree Nymph NT
- Ixias marianne White Orange Tip
- Ixias pyrene Yellow Orange Tip
- Jamides alecto Metallic Cerulean
- Jamides bochus Dark Cerulean
- Jamides celeno Common 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 horsfieldii Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf
- Kallima inachus Orange Oakleaf
- Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
- Leptosia nina Psyche
- Leptotes plinius Zebra Blue
- Lethe confusa Banded Treebrown
- Lethe drypetis Tamil Treebrown
- Lethe europa Bamboo Treebrown
- Lethe rohria Common Treebrown
- Libythea myrrha Club Beak
- Limenitis procris
- Lysandra bellargus Adonis blue
- Matapa aria Common Redeye
- Megisba malaya Malayan
- Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
- Melanitis phedima Dark Evening Brown
- Mycalesis mineus Dark-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis perseus Dingy Bushbrown
- Nacaduba kurava Transparent 6-line Blue
- Neopithecops zalmora Quaker
- Neptis ananta Yellow Sailer
- Neptis hylas Common Sailer
- Neptis jumbah Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Notocrypta clavata Clavated Banded Demon
- Oriens gola Common Dartlet
- Orsotriaena medus Smooth-eyed Bushbrown
- Pachliopta aristolochiae Common Rose Swallowtail
- Pachliopta hector Crimson Rose Swallowtail
- Pantoporia hordonia Common Lascar
- Papilio bianor Chinese Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio castor Common Raven Butterfly
- Papilio demodocus Citrus Swallowtail
- Papilio demoleus Lime Swallowtail
- Papilio helenus Red Helen Swallowtail
- Papilio liomedon Malabar Banded Swallowtail
- Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
- Papilio memnon Great Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio paris Paris Peacock Swallowtail
- Papilio polytes Common Mormon Swallowtail
- Papilio protenor Spangle Swallowtail
- Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
- Parantica sita Chestnut Tiger
- Parathyma opalina
- Parathyma perius
- Parathyma ranga
- Parathyma selenophora
- Pareronia anais Common Wanderer
- Parnara ganga Continental Swift
- Parnara guttatus
- Parnara naso
- Parnassius jacquemontii Keeled Apollo
- Pelopidas agna Little Branded Swift
- Pelopidas conjuncta Conjoined Swift
- Pelopidas mathias Small Branded Swift
- Pelopidas sinensis Chinese Branded Swift
- Pelopidas thrax Pale Small-branded Swift
- Phaedyma columella Short Banded Sailer
- Phalanta alcippe
- Phalanta phalantha Common Leopard
- Pieris brassicae Large White
- Pieris canidia Indian Cabbage White
- Pieris rapae Small White
- Polyura agrarius
- Polyura athamas Common Nawab
- Polyura dolon Stately Nawab
- Pontia edusa Eastern Bath White
- Potanthus pseudomaesa Indian Dart
- Prosotas dubiosa Tailless Lineblue
- Prosotas nora Common Line Blue
- Prosotas noreia White-tipped Line Blue
- Pseudergolis wedah Tabby
- Pseudoborbo bevani Bevan's Swift
- Pseudozizeeria maha Pale Grass Blue
- Psolos fuligo Dusky Partwing
- Pyrgus cashmirensis
- Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
- Rapala iarbus Common Red Flash
- Rapala manea Slate Flash
- Rapala varuna Indigo Flash
- Rathinda amor Monkey Puzzle
- Sarangesa dasahara Common Small Flat
- Sarangesa purendra Spotted Small Flat
- Satyrus padma
- Spalgis epius Apefly
- Spialia doris Desert Grizzled Skipper
- Spialia galba Asian Grizzled Skipper
- Spindasis icter
- Spindasis vulcanus
- Stichophthalma louisa Oriental Jungle Queen
- Suastus gremius Indian Palm Bob
- Surendra quercetorum Common Acacia Blue
- Symbrenthia hypselis Himalayan jester
- Symphaedra nais
- Tagiades lavata
- Tagiades litigiosa Water Snow Flat
- Tajuria cippus Peacock Royal
- Tajuria jehana Plains Blue Royal
- Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot
- Tanaecia lepidea Grey Count
- Tapena thwaitesi Black Angle
- Taractrocera maevius Common Grass-dart
- Tarucus balkanica Balkan Pierrot
- Tarucus callinara Spotted Pierrot
- Tarucus extricatus
- Tarucus theophrastus Common Tiger Blue
- Tarucus venosus Veined Pierrot
- Teinopalpus imperialis Kaiser-i-Hind NT
- Telicota ancilla Dark Palm Dart
- Telicota colon Pale Palm Dart
- Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
- Tirumala septentrionis Dark Blue Tiger
- Troides aeacus Golden Birdwing
- Udaspes folus Grass Demon
- Vagrans egista Tailed Rustic
- Vanessa canace
- Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
- Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral
- Vindula erota Common Cruiser
- Ypthima asterope Common Three-ring
- Ypthima avanta Jewel Five-ring
- Ypthima baldus Common Five-ring
- Ypthima huebneri Common Four-ring
- Ypthima inica Lesser Three-ring
- Ypthima philomela baby fivering
- Zizeeria karsandra Dark Grass Blue
- Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue
- Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue
Butterflies elsewhere
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Other species of the semi-arid zone
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