Described: (Linnaeus, 1758).
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 10A Islands: Andamans, 2A Himalaya: North West, 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 2D Himalaya: East, 3A Desert: Thar, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 8C Coasts: Lakshadweep, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Nymphalidae; order: Lepidoptera.

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yellidespecies of India

Melanitis leda

Common Evening Brown

Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2021). Open records in 35 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Insects: butterflies.

Butterflies of Jammu and Kashmir · Butterflies of Himachal Pradesh · Butterflies of Punjab · Butterflies of Chandigarh · Butterflies of Uttarakhand · Butterflies of Haryana · Butterflies of Delhi · Butterflies of Rajasthan · Butterflies of Uttar Pradesh · Butterflies of Bihar · Butterflies of Sikkim · Butterflies of Arunachal Pradesh · Butterflies of Nagaland · Butterflies of Manipur · Butterflies of Mizoram · Butterflies of Tripura · Butterflies of Meghalaya · Butterflies of Assam · Butterflies of West Bengal · Butterflies of Jharkhand · Butterflies of Odisha · Butterflies of Chhattisgarh · Butterflies of Madhya Pradesh · Butterflies of Gujarat · Butterflies of Maharashtra · Butterflies of Andhra Pradesh · Butterflies of Karnataka · Butterflies of Goa · Butterflies of Lakshadweep · Butterflies of Kerala · Butterflies of Tamil Nadu · Butterflies of Puducherry · Butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar · Butterflies of Telangana · Butterflies of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

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