India
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in India is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi
If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.
An alternative 2022 listing of endemic Indian butterfly species and subspecies is at (p. 5 of entomoljournal.com pdf).
Amathusia
andamanensis (Nymphalidae)
Andaman Palmking
Athyma
rufula (Nymphalidae) Andaman
Sergeant
Callerebia
dibangensis (Nymphalidae)
Bright-eyed Argus
Cethosia
mahratta (Nymphalidae)
Tamil Lacewing
Cirrochroa
nicobarica (Nymphalidae)
Nicobar Yeoman
Cyrestis
tabula (Nymphalidae) Nicobar
Map
Elymnias
caudata (Nymphalidae) Tailed
Palmfly
Euploea
andamanensis (Nymphalidae)
Andaman Crow
Euploea
scherzeri (Nymphalidae)
Cinnamon Crow
Hestina
jermyni (Nymphalidae)
Heteropsis
adolphei (Nymphalidae)
Red-eye Bushbrown
Heteropsis
davisoni (Nymphalidae)
Palni Bushbrown
Heteropsis
oculus (Nymphalidae) Red-disc
Bushbrown
Idea
malabarica (Nymphalidae)
Malabar Tree-nymph
Kallima
albofasciata (Nymphalidae)
White Oakleaf
Kallima
horsefieldi (Nymphalidae)
Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf
Karanasa
rohtanga (Nymphalidae)
Rohtang Satyr
Lethe
dakwania (Nymphalidae)
Garhwal Woodbrown
Lethe
kabrua (Nymphalidae) Manipur
Goldenfork
Lethe
satyavati (Nymphalidae)
Pallid Forester
Mycalesis
igilia (Nymphalidae) Sahyadri
Long-branded Bushbrown
Mycalesis
junonia (Nymphalidae) Malabar
Glad-eye Bushbrown
Mycalesis
manii (Nymphalidae) Nicorbarese
Blind Bushbrown
Mycalesis
radza (Nymphalidae) Andamanese
Eyed Bushbrown
Pantoporia
ferrari (Nymphalidae) Polished
Lascar
Parantica
nilgiriensis (Nymphalidae)
Nilgiri Tiger
Parantirrhoea
marshalli (Nymphalidae)
Travancore Evening Brown
Tanaecia
cibaritis (Nymphalidae)
Andaman Viscount
Ypthima
cantlei (Nymphalidae) Great
Four-ring
Ypthima
chenu (Nymphalidae) Nilgiri
Four-ring
Ypthima
striata (Nymphalidae) Striated
Five-ring
Ypthima
tabella (Nymphalidae) Sahyadri
Baby Five-ring
Ypthima
ypthimoides (Nymphalidae)
Palni Four-ring
Zipaetis
saitis (Nymphalidae) Banded
Catseye
Graphium
epaminondas (Papilionidae)
Andaman Swordtail
Losaria
rhodifer (Papilionidae)
Andaman Clubtail
Pachliopta
pandiyana (Papilionidae)
Malabar Rose
Papilio
buddha (Papilionidae) Malabar Banded Peacock
Papilio
dravidarum (Papilionidae)
Malabar Raven
Papilio
liomedon (Papilionidae)
Malabar Banded Swallowtail
Papilio
mayo (Papilionidae) Andaman Mormon
Troides
minos (Papilionidae) Sahyadri Birdwing
The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:
Aemona
pealii (Nymphalidae)
Amathusia travancorica (Nymphalidae) 2024
Elymnias cottonis (Nymphalidae) Andaman Common Palmfly
Elymnias peali (Nymphalidae) Brahmaputra Palmfly
Hyponephele
neoza (Nymphalidae)
Mycalesis bethami (Nymphalidae) Betham's Bushbrown
Mycalesis orcha (Nymphalidae) Palebrand Bushbrown
Neptis
palnica (Nymphalidae)
Palni Sailor
Ypthima
davidsoni
(Nymphalidae) Davidson's
Five-ring
Ypthima
fusca (Nymphalidae) Dusky Three-ring