# List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.

## Danainae (26 spp)

See List of butterflies of India (Danainae).

## Morphinae (20 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Morphinae).

## Satyrinae (176 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae).

## Limenitidinae (99 spp)

Please see List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

## Libytheinae

* European or common beak, Libythea celtis (Laicharting, [1782]) earlier Libythea lepita (Moore, 1857).
* Whitespotted beak, Libythea narina (Marshall, 1880)
* Club beak, Libythea myrrha (Godart, 1819)

## Charaxinae
### Charaxes - rajahs

* Chestnut rajah, Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884
* Tawny rajah, Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Scarce tawny rajah, Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, 1867
* Yellow rajah, Charaxes marmax (Westwood, 1847)
* Variegated rajah, Charaxes kahruba (Moore 1895)
* Black rajah, Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793)

### Polyura - nawabs

* Stately nawab, Polyura dolon (Westwood, 1847) (formerly a Rajah)
* Blue nawab, Polyura schreiberi (Godart, 1824)
* Common nawab, Polyura athamas (Drury, 1773)
* Pallid nawab, Polyura arja (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
* Malayan nawab, Polyura moori (Distant, 1883)
* Great nawab, Polyura eudamippus (Doubleday, 1843)
* Jewelled nawab, Polyura delphis (Doubleday, 1843)
* China nawab, Polyura narcaeus (Hewitson, 1854)

### Prothoe - blue begum

* Blue begum, Prothoe franck (Godart, 1824)

### Agatasa - glorious begum

* Glorious begum, Agatasa calydonia (Hewitson, 1854)

## Calinaginae

* Freak, Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857
* Sikkim freak, Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896 (Sikkim, Bhutan)
* Abor freak, Calinaga aborica Tyler, 1915 (Abor Hills)

## Heliconiinae
### Acraea - tawny coster

* Tawny coster, Acraea violae (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Yellow coster, Acraea issoria (Hübner, 1819)

### Cethosia - lacewings

* Red lacewing, Cethosia biblis (Drury, 1773)
* Leopard lacewing, Cethosia cyane (Drury, 1773)
* Tamil lacewing, Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1867

### Boloria - fritillaries

* Jerdon's silverspot, Boloria jerdoni (Lang, 1868)

### Issoria - Queen of Spain fritillary

* Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)
* Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)
* Issoria mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)

### Argynnis - fritillaries and silverstripes

* Indian fritillary, Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)
* Large silverstripe, Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
* Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771)

### Fabriciana - silverstripes

* Common silverstripe, Fabriciana kamala (Moore, 1857)
* Fabriciana argyrospilata (Kotsch, 1938)

### Speyeria - fritillaries

* Speyeria clara (Blanchard, 1844)

### Phalanta - leopards

* Small leopard, Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, 1782)
* Leopard, Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)

### Vindula - cruiser

* Cruiser, Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793

### Cirrochroa - yeomans

* Large yeoman, Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847
* Tamil yeoman, Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787)
* Nicobar yeoman, Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881 (Nicobar Is)
* Common yeoman, Cirrochroa tyche Felder & Felder, 1861

### Cupha - rustic

* Rustic, Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)

### Vagrans - vagrant

* Vagrant, Vagrans egista (Cramer, [1780])

## Cyrestinae
### Cyrestis - maps

* Marbled map, Cyrestis cocles (Fabricius, 1787)
* Common map, Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
* Nicobar map, Cyrestis tabula de Nicéville, 1883.
* Straight line map, Cyrestis nivea (Zinken-Sommer, 1831)
* Andaman map, Cyrestis andamanensis Staudinger

### Chersonesia - maplets

* Common maplet, Chersonesia risa (Doubleday, 1848)
* Intermediate maplet, Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895
* Wavy maplet, Chersonesia rahria (Moore, 1858)

### Dichorragia - constable

* Constable, Dichorragia nesimachus (Doyère, 1840)

### Stibochiona - popinjay

* Popinjay, Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846)

## Pseudergolinae

* Tabby, Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, 1844)

## Biblidinae
### Ariadne - castors

* Angled castor, Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763)
* Common castor, Ariadne merione (Cramer, 1777)

### Laringa

* Banded dandy, Laringa horsfieldii (Boisduval, 1833) (Andamans)

### Byblia - joker

* Joker, Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)

## Apaturinae
### Mimathyma - purple emperors

* Sergeant emperor, Mimathyma chevana (Moore, 1866) (Sikkim)
* Indian purple emperor, Mimathyma ambica (Kollar, 1844)

### Chitoria - emperors

* Sordid emperor, Chitoria sordida (Moore, 1866)
* Tawny emperor, Chitoria ulupi (Doherty, 1889)

### Dilipa - golden emperor

* Golden emperor, Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, 1850)

### Eulacera - Tytler's emperor

* Tytler's emperor, Eulaceura manipuriensis Tytler, 1915

### Rohana - princes

* Black prince, Rohana parisatis (Westwood, 1850)
* Brown prince, Rohana parvata (Moore, 1857)

### Euripus - courtesans

* Painted courtesan, Euripus consimilis (Westwood, 1850)
* Courtesan, Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)

### Helcyra - white emperors

* White emperor, Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864

### Herona - pasha

* Pasha, Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848

### Hestina - circe

* Circe, Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1845)
* Siren, Hestina persimilis (Westwood, 1850)
* Hestina jermyni H. Druce, 1911 (Himalayas)

### Sephisa - courtiers

* Western courtier, Sephisa dichroa (Kollar, 1844)
* Eastern courtier, Sephisa chandra (Moore, 1858)

## Nymphalinae
### Araschnia - Mongol

* Mongol, Araschnia prorsoides (Blanchard, 1871)

### Symbrenthia - jesters

* Common jester, Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 (= Symbrenthia hippoclus in part)
* Spotted jester, Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart, 1824)
* Himalayan jester, Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872
* Tytler's jester, Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940 (= dalailama Huang, 1998)
* Blue-tail jester, Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872
* Scarce jester, Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville

### Vanessa - Indian red admiral

* Indian red admiral, Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)
* Painted lady, Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Nymphalis - tortoiseshells

* Scarce tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)

### Aglais - tortoiseshells

* Indian tortoiseshell, Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844])
* Ladakh tortoiseshell, Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1878)

### Polygonia - commas

* Eastern comma, Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775)
* Polygonia interposita (Staudinger, 1881)

### Kaniska - blue admiral

* Blue admiral, Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763)

### Junonia - pansies

* Gray pansy, Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)
* Peacock pansy, Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Yellow pansy, Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798)
* Chocolate pansy, Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1779)
* Lemon pansy, Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Blue pansy, Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Hypolimnas - eggflys

* Great eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Danaid eggfly, Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)

### Kallima - oakleafs

* Orange oakleaf, Kallima inachus (Boisduval, 1846)
* Andaman oakleaf, Kallima albofasciata (Moore, 1877) (Andaman Is.)
* Scarce blue oakleaf, Kallima alompra (Moore, 1879) (Sikkim)
* South Indian blue oakleaf, Kallima horsfieldii (Kollar, 1844)
* Ceylon blue oakleaf, Kallima philarchus (Westwood, 1848) (Sri Lanka)
* Kallima knyvetti (de Nicéville, 1886) (Bhutan, Assam)
* Indian leafwing, Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, 1829) (Indonesia, Malaysia)

### Doleschallia - autumn leaf

* Autumn leaf, Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777)

### Rhinopalpa - wizard

* Wizard, Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, 1779)

### Melitaea

* Chitral fritillary, Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
* Shandur fritillary, Melitaea shandura Evans, 1924
* Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865
* Melitaea balbita Moore, 1874
* Melitaea balba Evans, 1912