An updated checklist of the Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) from Tamil Nadu is presented here. This list is based on the nymphalids collected from various districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Madurai, Perambalur, Salem, Theni, The Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruchirappalli, and Tuticorin and on a detailed analysis of available published data. A total of 45 genera and 106 species are known, which fall under 11 subfamilies viz., Apaturinae (2 spp.), Biblidinae (4), Charaxinae (6), Cyrestinae (2), Danainae (10), Heliconiinae (9), Libytheinae (4), Limenitidinae (20), Morphinae (3), Nymphalinae (13), Satyrinae (33). Nearly 56 species were collected from parts of Tamil Nadu, these catalogued alphabetically by genus and species under respective subfamily and presented.