Butterflies Recorded From Silent Valley National Park

Danaidae
1.   spebtruibus dravudarum Frushstirfer (Dark Blue Tiger)

1. T. limniace oeipardus Butler  - Blue Tiger
2. Parantical nilgiriensis Moore –Nilgiri Tiger
3. P. aglea aglea Stoll  - Glassy blue Tiger
4. Dananus genuita genuita Cramer – Striped Tiger

Nymphalidae

1. Hypolimnes missipus Lin –Danid Egg Fly
2. H. bolina Lin. –Great Egg Fly
3. Euthalia spp.-Common Baran
4. Eucpoea core core cramer
5. Pathenos sylvia virens Moore - Clipper
6. Vindual erota soloma - Cruiser
7. Moduza procris Cramer
8. Cyrestis thyodamas genescha –Map Butterfly
9. Neptis perius pernus Fruhsstrofer
10. Phalantaa Phalantaa Druru – Leopard Butterfly
11. Cirrochroa thais thais Fb. – Tamil Yeoman
12. Centhosia nietneri mahratta –Tamil Lace Wing
13. Vadessa cardui Lin
14. Vanessa indica nubicola –Indian Red Admiral
15. Cupha erymanthis maja -Rustic
16. Ariande merione Cramer – Common Castor
17. Junonia hierta Fb. –Yellow Pansy
18. J. lemonias vaisya Frushtoner –Lemon Pansy
19. J. almana Lin –Peacock Pansy
20. J. atilites Lin –Grey Pansy
21. Kaniska canace haronica Moore –Blue Admiral

Hesperidae

1. Tagiades litigosus Moschler – Water Snow Flat
2. Celaenorthinus leucocera –Common Spotted Flat
3. C. ambareesa (Moore) –Malabar Spotted Flat
4. Potanthus pava pava Frunshorfer –Pava Dart
5. P.Painia Evans –Palni Dart
6. Tarateocera spp. Ceranas-Tamil Grass Dart
7. Telicota spp. –Palm Dart
8. Calitoris canaraica Moore –Kanara Swift

Lycaenidae

1. Cheritra freja (Fabricius) – Common Iimperial
2. Jamides celeno (Cramer) –Common Cerulean
3. J. alectro (Feider) –Metallic Cerulean
4. Jamides spp. –Dark Cerulean
5. Udara ajasa Horsfield –White Hedge Blue
6. Celestrina lavendularis Moore – Plain Hedge Blue
7. Castablius rosimonn (Fabricius) –Common Pierrot
8. Caleta caleta Hewitson - Angled Pierrot
9. Curetis spp thetis Drury –Indian Sunbeam
10. Arthopala centarurs
11. A. amantes (Hewitson) – Larg Oakblue

Riodinidae

1. Abisara cherius Stoll – Plum Judy

Papillionidae

1. Troides minos Cram – Southern Bird Wing
2. Chilas cllytia Lin
3. Pachliopta pandiyana Moore – Malabar Rose
4. P. aristoclochiaessp. – Common Rose
5. P. aristolochiae goniopeltis Roths
6. P. aristilochiae f. aristolochiae
7. P. hector Lin – Crimson Rose
8. Papillio polymnestor parinda – Blue Mormon
9. P. paris tamilana Moore – Paris Peacock
10. P. helenus Lin – Red Helen
11. P. budha Westwood –Budha Peacock
12. P. liomedon Moore –Malabar Banded Swallow Tail
13. P. demoleus demoleus Lin. –Lime Butterfly
14. P. polytes thesus Cramer – Common Mormon
15. P. polytes romulus Cramer
16. Graphium saroedib teredon
17. G. doson soson Felder – Common Jay
18. G. agamemon agamemnom Lin – Tailed Jay

Saturnidae

1. Melanitis leda Lin. – Common Evening Brown
2. M. phedima varaha Moore –Dark Evening Brown
3. Elymnias caudata butler-  
4. Ypthima spp. – Common Three Ring
5. Ypthima spp. – Common Four Ring
6. Mycalesis patnia Moore – Glad Eye Bush Brown
7. M. igilia Gb. –Small Long Band Bush Brown
8. M, anazias Hewitson- White Bar Bush Brown
9. Lethe rohria yoga Fruhsstorfer – Common Tree Brown
10. L. rohria reelgheriensis Guerub
11. L.europa fabricius

Pieridae

1. Appias pauline gakebe Felder
2. A.lagela (Moore)
3. A.libythea –Striped Albatross
4. A.indra (moore) –Plain Puffin
5. Delias eucharis Drury –Common Jazebel
6. Cepora nadina ? cingala Moore –Lesser Gull
7. Cepora spp. –Common Gull
8. Eurema blanda Boisduval  Three Spot Grass Yellow
9. E. hecabe Lin. –Common Grass Yellow
10. E. laeta Boisduval –Spotless Grass Yellow
11. E. brightta Stoll –Small Yellow
12. E. sp.nr. lacteola Dist.
13. Catopsilia pomona Fb. –Lemon Emigrant
14. C.florella
15. C.pyranthe – Mottled Emigrant
16. Catopsilia spp
17. Leptosil nina (Fabricius) - Phyche

Libytheidae

1. Libythea myrrha Godart – Club Beak

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