| S.NO. |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Wingspan |
Remarks |
| 1 |
Common Rose |
Pachliopta aristolochiae |
80-100 mm |
Food preference flowers of lantana, zinnia, cosmos |
| 2 |
Crimson Rose |
Pachliopta hector |
90-110 mm |
Common after monsoons and cooler seasons. |
| 3 |
Common mormon |
papilio polytes |
90-100 mm |
The female is a batesian mimic of common rose and crimson. |
| 4 |
Tailed Jay |
Graphium Agamenon |
85-100 mm |
found in forests usually, but also in habitats with cultivated food plants. |
| 5 |
lime butterfly |
papilio Demoleus |
80 - 100 mm |
Food preference flowers of citrus, radish, curry leaf, lantana. |
| 6 |
Common bluebottle |
Graphium sarpedon |
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| 7 |
Spot swordtail |
Graphium nomius |
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| 8 |
Blue mormon |
papiplio polymnestor |
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| 9 |
common leopard |
phalanta phalantha |
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| 10 |
Common / lemon emigrant |
catopsilia pomona |
55 - 80 mm |
Food preference flowers of lantana, indian laburunum & flame of the forests. |
| 11 |
Mottled / African Emigrant |
catopsilia pyranthe |
50 - 70 mm |
found insemi-arid and arid regions. |
| 12 |
Three-spot Grass Yellow |
Eurema blanda |
40 - 50 mm |
Food preference acacis sp, albizia sp. |
| 13 |
Common jezebel |
Delias eucharis |
65 -85 mm |
common during monsoon months, but is present throughout the year. |
| 14 |
Pioneer or Caper white |
Anaphaeis aurota |
40 - 55 mm |
Dry regions, grasslands, scrub, dry deciduous forests. |
| 15 |
Common Wanderer |
pareronia valeria |
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| 16 |
White orange Tip |
Ixias Marianne |
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| 17 |
Yellow Orange Tip |
Ixias pyrene |
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| 18 |
Psyche |
Leptosia nina |
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| 19 |
Common albatross |
Appias albina |
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| 20 |
Chocolates albatross |
Appias lyncida |
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| 21 |
Clouded Yellow |
Colias Croceus |
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| 22 |
Tawny Coster |
Acraea violae |
50 - 65 mm |
caterpillars are a serious pest on passsion fruit vines. |
| 23 |
Danaid eggfly |
hypolimnas misippus |
70-85 mm |
found inwooded areas,forests and near human habitation,not found in thick forests or in open grasslands. |
| 24 |
painted lady |
cynthia cardui |
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| 25 |
Great eggfly |
hypolimnas bolina |
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| 26 |
Common sailer |
neptis hylas |
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| 27 |
Common sergeant |
athyma perius |
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| 28 |
Commander |
moduza procris |
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| 29 |
Plain tiger |
Danaus chrysippus |
70-80 mm |
Adults feed on flowers of the milkweed family, of plants.they also visit flowers of lantana,cosmos and other herbs. |
| 30 |
Common or striped tiger |
Danaus genutia |
70-100 mm |
Larvae are found on plants belonging to the milkweed family. |
| 31 |
Blue tiger |
Tiumala limniace |
90 - 100 mm |
common during monsoon months. |
| 32 |
Common indian crow |
Eupleoa core |
85 - 95 mm |
Food preference lantana, gliricidia, jatropha , zinnia , etc. |
| 33 |
Blue pansy |
junonia orythia |
45-50 mm |
lantana, marigold, heliotrope. |
| 34 |
Common bush brown |
mycalesis perseus |
40 -55 mm |
food preference by adult : tree sap, rotting fruit, cow dung. |
| 35 |
Common castor |
Ariadne merione |
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| 36 |
Baronet or red baron |
Euthalia nais |
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| 37 |
Yellow pansy |
junonia heirta |
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