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Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, [ 1][ 2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. [ 1][ 2] In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. [ 3] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth ...
The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. Kaiser-e-Hind, Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843.
Troides minos. Cramer, 1779. Troides minos, the southern birdwing, [2] [3] also called Sahyadri birdwing, [4] is a large and striking species of swallowtail butterfly. It is endemic to southern India. [2] [3] With a wingspan of 140–190 mm, it is the second largest butterfly of India. It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List.
Troides helena. Troides helena, the common birdwing, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is often found in the wildlife trade due to its popularity with butterfly collectors. The butterfly has seventeen subspecies. [2] Troides helena cerberus.
Synonyms. Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1777) Moduza procris, the commander, [1] [2] sometimes included in the genus Limenitis, is a medium-sized, strikingly coloured brush-footed butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. [1] [2] It is notable for the mode of concealment employed by its caterpillar and the cryptic camouflage of its pupa.
The following is a list of the butterflies of India. India has extremely diverse terrain , climate and vegetation , which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. [ 1 ]
Danaus chrysippus. Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, [ 1][ 2] African queen, [ 2] or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. [ 2] It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus Asclepias, more ...
Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195631647. Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000).