Nepal

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Nepal 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.

Endemic butterflies are indicated in the list at (Wikipedia).

Paralasa nepalica  (Nymphalidae) Nepal Argus

Parnassius kangchenus  (Papilionidae) *

Parnassius kanoi  (Papilionidae) *

* Both of these butterflies are more commonly considered subspecies of the more widespread Parnassius simo (see J-STAGE pdf).

The following species was not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:

Aulocera asahi  (Nymphalidae)  Nepal Satyr