# List of butterflies of Kerala

This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.

## Family: Papilionidae
### Subfamily: Papilioninae
#### Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)
##### Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Graphium doson (common jay)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)
##### Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Prepupa
* Pupa

##### Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)
##### Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio clytia (common mime)

* Dorsal view (Form clytia)
* Dorsal view (Form dissimilis)
* Ventral view (Form clytia)
* Ventral view (Form dissimilis)
* Prepupa
* Pupa

##### Papilio crino (common banded peacock)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio helenus (red Helen)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio paris (Paris peacock)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Papilio polytes (common Mormon)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Ventral view (male)
* Dorsal view (female, form stichius)
* Ventral view (female, form stichius)
* Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
* Ventral view (female, form romulus)
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Troides (birdwings)
##### Troides minos (southern birdwing)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa
* Pupa

## Family: Pieridae
### Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)
#### Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)
##### Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Colias (clouded yellows)
##### Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)

#### Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)
##### Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larvae

##### Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)

* Ventral view
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)
#### Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)
##### Appias albina (common albatross)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Form semiflava (female)
* Mud puddling

##### Appias indra (plain puffin)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Appias lalage (spot puffin)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Appias libythea (striped albatross)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Eggs

##### Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Belenois (pioneers)
##### Belenois aurota (pioneer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Cepora (gulls)
##### Cepora nadina (lesser gull)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Cepora nerissa (common gull)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Pupa

#### Genus: Colotis (Arabs)
##### Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs

##### Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Ventral view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (female)

##### Colotis danae (crimson-tip)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva

##### Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Ventral view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (female)

#### Genus: Delias (Jezebels)
##### Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)
##### Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)
##### Ixias marianne (white orange tip)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)
##### Leptosia nina (Psyche)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)
##### Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)

* Male, Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Eggs
* Prepupa
* Pupa

#### Genus: Pieris (whites)
##### Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Prioneris (sawtooths)
##### Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)

* Ventral view
* Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis

## Family: Nymphalidae
### Subfamily: Apaturinae
#### Genus: Euripus (courtesans)
##### Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Pupa

#### Genus: Rohana (princes)
##### Rohana parisatis (black prince)

* Male (dorsal view)
* Female (dorsal view)
* Male (ventral view)
* Female (ventral view)
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Biblidinae
#### Genus: Ariadne (castors)
##### Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Ariadne merione (common castor)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Byblia (jokers)
##### Byblia ilithyia (joker)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

### Subfamily: Charaxinae
#### Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)
##### Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)

* Dorsal view with one apical spot missing (left)
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)

##### Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Charaxes solon (black rajah)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva

### Subfamily: Cyrestinae
#### Genus: Cyrestis (maps)
##### Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

### Subfamily: Danainae
#### Genus: Danaus (tigers)
##### Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Euploea (crows)
##### Euploea core (common crow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Euploea klugii (king crow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)
##### Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)
##### Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)
##### Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Heliconiinae
#### Genus: Acraea (costers)
##### Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Argynnis (fritillaries)
##### Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Cethosia (lacewings)
##### Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Chrysalis

#### Genus: Cirrochroa (yeomen)
##### Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Cupha (rustics)
##### Cupha erymanthis (rustic)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Phalanta (leopards)
##### Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg

#### Genus: Vindula (cruisers)
##### Vindula erota (cruiser)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Libytheinae
#### Genus: Libythea (beaks)
##### Libythea myrrha (club beak)

* Collected specimen
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Limenitidinae
#### Genus: Athyma (sergeants)
##### Athyma nefte inara (colour sergeant)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Athyma perius (common sergeant)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Athyma ranga (blackvein sergeant)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Dophla (dukes)
##### Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Euthalia (barons)
##### Euthalia aconthea (common baron)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (female)
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva

##### Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Moduza (commanders)
##### Moduza procris (commander)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Neptis (sailers)
##### Neptis clinia (clear sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Neptis hylas (common sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg

##### Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Neptis nata (sullied sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Neptis soma (creamy sailer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Neptis/Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view

#### Genus: Pantoporia (lascars)
##### Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Pantoporia sandaka (extra lascar)

* Dorsal view

#### Genus: Parthenos (clippers)
##### Parthenos sylvia (clipper)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Tanaecia (counts)
##### Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Nymphalinae
#### Genus: Doleschallia (autumn leaves)
##### Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies)
##### Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Form inaria (female)
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Junonia (pansies)
##### Junonia almana (peacock pansy)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Junonia atlites (grey pansy)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Mating pair

##### Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg

##### Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)

* Dorsal view (wet-season form)
* Dorsal view (dry-season form)
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)
* Pupa

##### Junonia orithya (blue pansy)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Pupa

#### Genus: Kallima (oakleaves)
##### Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Kaniska
##### Kaniska canace (blue admiral)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)
##### Vanessa cardui (painted lady)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Larva case

### Subfamily: Satyrinae
#### Genus: Amathusia (palmkings)
##### Amathusia phidippus (palmking)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view
* Pupa

#### Genus: Discophora (duffers)
##### Discophora lepida (southern duffer)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)
##### Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Heteropsis
##### Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Lethe (treebrowns)
##### Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

##### Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)

* Ventral view (male)
* Dorsal view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Lethe rohria (common treebrown)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Melanitis (evening browns)
##### Melanitis leda (common evening brown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)

* Dorsal view (wet-season form)
* Dorsal view (dry-season form)
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)
##### Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (red-disc bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Mycalesis patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)

* Illustration

##### Mycalesis visala (long-brand bushbrown)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Brand on the underside of the forewing
* Brand on the upperside of the hindwing

#### Genus: Orsotriaena
##### Orsotriaena medus (dark grass-brown / smooth-eyed bushbrown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* mating pair

#### Genus: Parantirrhoea
##### Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Ypthima (rings)
##### Ypthima asterope (common threering)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Ypthima baldus (common fivering)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Ypthima ceylonica (white fourring)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)

* Illustarion
* Dorsal view

##### Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Ypthima singala (Sinhalese fivering)

* Ventral view

##### Ypthima striata (Nilgiri jewel fourring)

* Ventral view

##### Ypthima philomela/tabella (baby fivering)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zipaetis (catseyes)
##### Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

## Family: Riodinidae
### Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
#### Genus: Abisara (Judies)
##### Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Abisara echerius (plum Judy)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

## Family: Lycaenidae
### Subfamily: Curetinae
#### Genus: Curetis (sunbeams)
##### Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Miletinae
#### Genus: Spalgis (apeflies)
##### Spalgis epius (apefly)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Polyommatinae
#### Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues)
##### Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)

* Museum specimen

##### Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)
##### Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Azanus (babul blues)
##### Azanus jesous (African babul blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Azanus uranus (dull babul blue)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Caleta
##### Caleta decidia (angled Pierrot)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Castalius
##### Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Catochrysops
##### Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Celastrina
##### Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Celatoxia
##### Celatoxia albidisca (white-disc hedge blue)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Chilades
##### Chilades lajus (lime blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Discolampa
##### Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Euchrysops
##### Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Everes
##### Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Freyeria
##### Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)

* Ventral view

##### Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)

* Ventral view

#### Genus: Ionolyce
##### Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)
##### Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Jamides celeno (common cerulean)

* Museum specimens
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Lampides
##### Lampides boeticus (peablue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Leptotes
##### Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Luthrodes
##### Luthrodes pandava (plains cupid)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Megisba
##### Megisba malaya (Malayan)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Dorsal view

#### Genus: Nacaduba
##### Nacaduba beroe (opaque six-line blue)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Nacaduba berenice (rounded six-line blue)

* Museum specimen

##### Nacaduba calauria (dark Ceylon six-line blue)

* Museum specimen

##### Nacaduba hermus (pale four-line blue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

##### Nacaduba kurava (transparent six-line blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Neopithecops
##### Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Petrelaea
##### Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)
##### Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva and Pupa

##### Prosotas nora (common lineblue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)
##### Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Talicada
##### Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Tarucus
##### Tarucus ananda (dark Pierrot)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Tarucus callinara (spotted Pierrot)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

##### Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Udara
##### Udara akasa (white hedge blue)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Zizeeria
##### Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zizina
##### Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zizula
##### Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Theclinae
#### Genus: Amblypodia
##### Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Ancema
##### Ancema blanka (silver royal)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Arhopala
##### Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

##### Arhopala alea (Kanara oakblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

##### Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

##### Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Bindahara
##### Bindahara phocides (plane)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Catapaecilma
##### Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Larva attended by ant

#### Genus: Cheritra
##### Cheritra freja (common imperial)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Creon
##### Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Deudorix
##### Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Horaga
##### Horaga onyx (common onyx)

* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

##### Horaga viola (brown onyx)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Hypolycaena
##### Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)

* Ventral view

##### Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Iraota
##### Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Loxura
##### Loxura atymnus (yamfly)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Pratapa
##### Pratapa deva (white royal)

* Museum specimen

#### Genus: Rachana
##### Rachana jalindra (banded royal)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Rapala
##### Rapala iarbus (common red flash)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

##### Rapala manea (slate flash)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Rapala varuna (indigo flash)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Rathinda
##### Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Mating pair
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Surendra
##### Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)

* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Tajuria
##### Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)

* Illustration

##### Tajuria maculata (spotted royal)

* Museum specimen

##### Tajuria melastigma (branded royal)

* Museum specimen

#### Genus: Thaduka
##### Thaduka multicaudata (many-tailed oak-blue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Virachola
##### Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)

* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa
* Pupa

##### Virachola perse (large guava blue)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zeltus
##### Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zesius
##### Zesius chrysomallus (redspot)

* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Zinaspa
##### Zinaspa todara (silver streaked acacia blue)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
#### Genus: Cigaritis
##### Cigaritis abnormis (abnormal silverline)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

##### Cigaritis elima (scarce shot silverline)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

##### Cigaritis lilacinus (lilac silverline)

* Ventral view

##### Cigaritis lohita (long banded silverline)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view (wet-season form)
* Ventral view (dry-season form)

##### Cigaritis schistacea (plumbeous silverline)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Illustration

##### Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

## Family: Hesperiidae
### Subfamily: Coeliadinae
#### Genus: Badamia
##### Badamia exclamationis (brown awl)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Bibasis
##### Bibasis sena (orange-tailed awlet)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Burara
##### Burara gomata (pale green awlet)

* Ventral view

##### Burara jaina (orange awlet)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

#### Genus: Choaspes
##### Choaspes benjaminii (Indian awlking)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Hasora
##### Hasora badra (common awl)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Hasora chromus (common banded awl)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Eggs
* Larva

##### Hasora taminatus (white banded awl)

* Ventral view

##### Hasora vitta (plain banded awl)

* Illustration
* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

### Subfamily: Hesperiinae
#### Genus: Aeromachus
##### Aeromachus dubius (dingy scrub-hopper)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Aeromachus pygmaeus (pygmy scrub-hopper)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Ampittia
##### Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view (male)
* Dorsal view (female)
* Ventral view (male)
* Ventral view (female)

#### Genus: Arnetta
##### Arnetta mercara (Coorg forest hopper)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Arnetta vindhiana (Vindhyan bob)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva and pupa

#### Genus: Baoris
##### Baoris farri (paintbrush swift)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Baracus
##### Baracus vittatus (hedge hopper)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Borbo
##### Borbo bevani (Beavan's swift)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Borbo cinnara (rice swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Caltoris
##### Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)

* Ventral view
* Ventral view

##### Caltoris kumara (blank swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)

* Illustration

#### Genus: Cephrenes
##### Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Cupitha
##### Cupitha purreea (wax dart)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Erionota
##### Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Gangara
##### Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva (second instar)
* Larva (final instar)
* Pupa

#### Genus: Halpe
##### Halpe homolea (Indian ace)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Dorsal view

##### Halpe porus (Moore's ace)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Hyarotis
##### Hyarotis adrastus (tree flitter)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Hyarotis microstictum (brush flitter)

* Ventral view

#### Genus: Iambrix
##### Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg

#### Genus: Matapa
##### Matapa aria (common redeye)

* Illustration
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Notocrypta
##### Notocrypta curvifascia (restricted demon)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Notocrypta paralysos (common banded demon)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Oriens
##### Oriens concinna (Tamil dartlet)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Oriens goloides (Ceylon dartlet)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Parnara
##### Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Pelopidas
##### Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Polytremis
##### Polytremis lubricans (contiguous swift)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Potanthus
##### Potanthus pseudomaesa (Indian dart)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Psolos
##### Psolos fuligo (dusky partwing/coon)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva

#### Genus: Quedara
##### Quedara basiflava (golden flitter)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Salanoemia
##### Salanoemia sala (maculate lancer)

* Illustration
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Sovia
##### Sovia hyrtacus (bicolour/white-branded ace)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Suastus
##### Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob)

* Museum specimen
* Ventral view
* Egg

##### Suastus minuta (small palm bob)

* Illustration

#### Genus: Taractrocera
##### Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil grass dart)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Telicota
##### Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Pupa

##### Telicota colon (pale palm dart)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view

#### Genus: Thoressa
##### Thoressa astigmata (southern spotted ace)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Thoressa evershedi (Evershed's ace)

* Illustration

##### Thoressa honorei (Madras ace)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Thoressa sitala (Tamil ace)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Udaspes
##### Udaspes folus (grass demon)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Zographetus
##### Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

### Subfamily: Pyrginae
#### Genus: Caprona
##### Caprona agama (spotted angle)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view (DSF)
* Dorsal view (WSF)
* Ventral view (WSF)

##### Caprona alida (Alida angle)

* Illustration

##### Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva

#### Genus: Celaenorrhinus
##### Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Malabar spotted flat)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Chrysalis

##### Celaenorrhinus leucocera (common spotted flat)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Egg
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Celaenorrhinus putra (restricted spotted flat)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

##### Celaenorrhinus ruficornis fusca (Tamil spotted flat)

* Dorsal view

#### Genus: Coladenia
##### Coladenia indrani (tricolour pied flat)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Gerosis
##### Gerosis bhagava (common yellowbreast flat)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Gomalia
##### Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Odontoptilum
##### Odontoptilum angulata (chestnut angle)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* ventral view

#### Genus: Pseudocoladenia
##### Pseudocoladenia dan (fulvous pied flat)

* Dorsal view
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Sarangesa
##### Sarangesa dasahara (common small flat)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view

##### Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat)

* Dorsal view
* Spotted small flat laying eggs on Lepidagathis keralensis at Madayipara

#### Genus: Spialia
##### Spialia galba (Indian skipper)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view

#### Genus: Tagiades
##### Tagiades gana (large/suffused snow flat)

* Museum specimen
* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa

##### Tagiades japetus (common snow flat)

* Dorsal view
* Mating pair

##### Tagiades litigiosa (water snow flat)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Larva case
* Larva
* Pupa

#### Genus: Tapena
##### Tapena thwaitesi (black angle)

* Dorsal view (wet-season form)
* Dorsal view (dry-season form)
* Ventral view
* Larva
* Pupa