Butterflies in Sikkim: (689 Species)

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1. Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim: (689 Species)

SN Common Name Scientific Name 1 Parnassius acdestis 2 Imperial Apollo Parnassius imperator agustus 3 Varnished Apollo Parnassius acco 4 Hannyngton's Apollo Parnassius acco hunningitoni 5 Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii virdicans 6 Common Red Apollo Parnacissius epaphus sikkimensis 7 Blackedged Apollo Parnacissius simo 8 Bhutan glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii 9 Kaiser-I-Hind Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis 10 Brown Gorgon Meandrusa gyas gyas 11 Yellow Gorgon Meandrusa payeni evan 12 Sixbar Swordtails Pazala euroussikkimica 13 Spectacle Swordtail Pazala mandarinus paphus 14 Chain Swordtail Pathysa aristeus anticrates 15 Fivebar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates pompilus 16 Fourbar Swordtail Pathysa agetes agetes 17 Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius nomius 18 Great Zebra Pathysa xenocles phrontis 19 Lesser Zebra Pathysa macareus indicus 20 Spotted Zebra Pathysa megarus megarus 21 Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon sarpedon 22 Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus 23 Tailed Jay Graphium agammemnon agammemnon 24 Veined Jay Graphium bathycles chiron 25 Great Jay Graphium eurypylus cheronus 26 Common Jay Graphium doson axion 27 Pemberton's Windmill Atrophaneura plutonius pembertoni 28 Rose Windmill Arophaneura latreillei 29 Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes 30 Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada 31 Lesser Batwing Arophaneura adioneus 32 Common Batwing Atrophaneura varuna astorion 33 Common Rose Pachilopta arisolochiae aristolochiae 34 Crimson Rose Pachilopta hector 35 Golden Birdwing Triodes aeacus 36 Common Birdwing Troides helena cereberus 37 Blue Stripped Mime Chilasa slateri slateri 38 Lesser Mime Chilasa epycides epycides 39 Tawny Mime Chilasa agestor agestor 40 Common Mime Chilasa clytia clytia 41 Yellow Swallowtail Papilio machaon sikkimensis 42 Lime Butterfly Princeps demoleus 43 Spangle Princeps protenor euprotenor 44 Tailed Red-Breast Princeps janaka 45 Redbreast Princeps alcmenor 46 Blue Mormon Princeps polymnestor 47 Great Mormon Priceps memnon agenor 48 Common Mormon Princeps polytes romulus 49 Red Helen Princeps helenus helenus 50 Yellow Helen Princeps nephelus chaon 51 Common Raven Princeps castor polas 52 Common Peacock Princeps polyctor ganesa 53 Paris Peacock Princeps paris paris 54 Blue Peacock Princeps arcturus arcturus 55 Krishna Peacock Princeps krishna

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name 56 Psyche Leptosia nina nina 57 Butler's Dwarf Baltia butleri sikkima 58 Thibet Blackvein Aporia peloria 59 Grea Blackvein Aporia agathon agathon 60 Chumbi white Pieris dubernardi chumbiensis 61 Greenvein White Pieris montana 62 Chumbi Greenvein White Pieris melaina 63 Indian cabbage White Pieris canidia indica 64 Large cabbage White Pieris brassicae nepalensis 65 Spotted Sawtooth Prioneris thestylis thestylis 66 Redspot Sawtooth Prioneris clemanthe clemanthe 67 Pioneer Anapheis aurota aurota 68 Orange Albatross Appias nero galba 69 Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida elenora 70 Plain Puffin Appias indra indra 71 Spot Puffin Apias lalage durvasa 72 Common Albatross Appias albina darada 73 Common Wanderer Pareronia valeria hippa 74 Pale Wanderer Pareronia avatar avaar 75 Common Gull Cepora nerissa nerissa 76 Lesser Gull Cepora nadina nadina 77 Yellow Orangetip Ixias pyrene familiaris 78 Great Orangetip Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe 79 Common Jezebel Delias eucharis 80 Hill Jezebel Delias belladona ithiela 81 Redspot Jezebel Delias descombesi descombesi 82 Yellow Jezebel Delias agostina agostina 83 Pale Jezebel Delias sanaca oreas 84 Dark Jezebel Delias berinda boyleae 85 Red breast jezebel Delias thysbe pyramus 86 Painted Jezebel Delias hyparete indica 87 Redbase Jezebel Delias aglaia 88 Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona 89 Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe 90 Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli doubledayi 91 Plain Sulphur Dercas lycoris lycoris 92 Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni nepalensis 93 Tree Yellow Gandaca harina assamica 94 The Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta rubella 95 Spotless Grass Yellow Eurema laeta sikkima 96 Tree spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana 97 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe contubernalis 98 Scarce Grass Yellow Eurema jordani 99 One Spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersoni andersoni 100 Chocolate Grass Yellow Eurema sari sodalis 101 Orange Clouded Yellow Colias stoliczakana miranda 102 Everest Clouded Yellow Colias berylla 103 Fawcett's Clouded Yellow Colias nina nina 104 Dwarf Clouded Yellow Colias dubia 105 Dark Clouded Yellow Colias fieldi 106 Common Gem Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni 107 Moth Buterfly Liphyra brassolis 108 Common Brownie Miletus boisduvali assamensis 109 Crenulate Darkie Allotinus drumila 110 Great Darkie Allotinus multistrigatus multistrigatus 111 Forest Pierrot Taraka hamada mendesia 112 Apefly Spalgis epius epius 113 Bright Sunbeam Curetis bulis

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 114 Angled Sunbeam Curetis dentata 115 Metallic Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus duma duma 116 Metallic Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus sikkimmensis 117 Powdered Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus zoa 118 Silver Hairstrek Chrysozephyrus syla assamica 119 Kirbari Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus kirbarensis 120 Lilac Oakblue Narathura camadeo camadeo 121 Doherty's Dull Oakblue Narathura khamti 122 Indian Oakblue Narathura alemon 123 Powdered Oakblue Narathura bazalus 124 Large Oakblue Arhopala amantes amantes 125 Green Oakblue Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus 126 Dark Himalayan Oakblue Arhopala paramuta 127 Aberrant Bushblue Arhopala abseus indicus 128 Bifid Plushblue Flos diardi 129 Shining Plushblue Flos fulgida 130 Spangled Plushblue Flos asoka 131 Chinese Plushblue Flos chinensis 132 Tailless Plushblue Flos areste 133 Spotless Oakblue Narathura fulla ignara 134 Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus pirithous 135 Variegated Plushblue Nilasera adriana 136 Yellow Disc Oakblue Panchala singla 137 Yellodisc Tailless Oakblue Arhopala perimuta perimua 138 Dusky Bushblue Acesina paraganesa paraganesa 139 Common Acacia Blue Surendra quercetorum quercetorum 140 Silverstreaked Acacia Blue Surendra todara distorta 141 Sylhet Oakblue Amblypodia silhetensis silhetensis 142 Singapore Oakblue Amblypodia yendava 143 Common Leaf Blue Amblypodia anita anita 144 Hewitson's Dull Oakblue Narathura aenea 145 Dark Himalayan Oakblue Narathura rama rama 146 Silverstreak Iraota timoleon 147 Common Tinsel Caapaecilma elegans major 148 Dark Tinsel Catapaecilma delicatum 149 Yamfly Loxura atymnus continentalis 150 Branded Yamfly Yasoda tripunctuata 151 Common Onyx Horaga onyx onyx 152 Yellow Onyx Horaga moulmeina 153 Brown Onyx Horaga viola 154 Monkey Puzzle Rathinda amor 155 Common Imperial Cheritra freja freja 156 Truncate Imperial Cheritrella truncipennis 157 Blue Imperial Ticherra acte 158 Blue Posy Biduanda melisa cyara 159 Khakishot Silverline Spindasis ictis 160 Common Silverline Spindasis vulcans fusca 161 Silvergrey Silverline Spindasis sani 162 Khaki silverline Spindasis rukmini 163 Club Silverline Spindasis syama peguanus 164 Elwes's Silverline Spindasis elwesi 165 Longbanded Silverline Spindasis lohita himalayanus 166 Straightline Royal Iolaus diaeus 167 Dark Blue Royal Pratapa icetas extensa 168 Pallid Royal Tajuria albiplaga 169 Chestnut and Black Royal Tajuria yajna isotroidea 170 Branded Royal Tajuria melastigma 171 Spotted Royal Tajuria maculata

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 172 Slate Royal Maneca bhotea 173 Pale Grand Imperial Jacoona fabronia 174 Banded Royal Charana jalindra indra 175 Mandarinus Blue Charana mandarinus 176 White Royal Tajuria illurgis 177 Chocolae Royal Ramelana jangala ravata 178 Bi-Spot Royal Ancema ctesia 179 WhiteBanded Royal Ancema cotys 180 Silver Royal Ancema Blanka argentea 181 Broad Tail Royal Camena cleobis 182 White Royal Camena deva lila 183 Common tit Hypolycaena erylus himavantus 184 Blue Tit Chliaria kina cachara 185 Orchid Tit Chliaria othona 186 Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa 187 Cornelian Deudorix epijarbus amatius 188 Green Flash Artipe eryx 189 Common Guava Blue Virachola isocrates 190 Large Guava Blue Virachola perse perse 191 Pale Spark Sinthusa Virgo 192 Broad Spark Sinthusa chandrana grotei 193 Narrow Spark Sinthusa nasaka ambe 194 Witch Araotes lapithis 195 Plane Bindahara phocides phocides 196 Indigo Flash Rapala varuna oresis 197 Refulgent Flash Rapala refulgens 198 Slate Flash Rapala manae schistacea 199 Scarce Slate Flash Rapala scintilla 200 Shot Flash Rapala buxaria 201 Common Red Flash Rapala jarbas 202 Common Flash Bidaspa nissa nissa 203 Copper Flash Vadebra petosibis 204 Chumbi Green Underwing Lycaena younghusbandi 205 Lister's Hairstreak Pamela dudgeoni 206 Common Copper Lycaena phalaeas flavens 207 Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles indicus 208 Golden Sapphire Heliophorus brahma 209 Hybrid Sapphire Heliophorus hybrida 210 Azure Sapphire Heliophorus androcles moorei 211 Powdery Green Sapphire Heliophorus tamu 212 Ciliate Blue Anthene emolus 213 Straightwing Blue Orthomiella pontis pontis 214 Pointed Pierrot Niphanda cymbia 215 Dingy Line Blue Petreleae dana 216 Large 4-line Blue Nacaduba pactolus continentalis 217 Violet 4-line Blue Nacaduba pavana vajuva 218 Pointed Line Blue Nacaduba helicoin meriguiana 219 Pale 4-Line Blue Nacaduba hermus nabo 220 Transparent 6-Line Blue Nacaduba kurava euplea 221 Opaque 6-Line Blue Nacaduba beroe gythion 222 Banded Line Blue Prosotas aluta coelistis 223 Bhutya Line Blue Prosotas bhutea 224 Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa sivoka 225 Angled Pierrot Caleta caleta decidia 226 Elbowed Pierrot Caleta elna noliteia 227 Common Cerrulean Jamides celeno celeno 228 Metallic Cerulean Jamides alecto eurysaces 229 Forget Me Not Caochrysops strabo

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 230 Peablue Lampides boeticus 231 Dark Cerilean Jamides bochus 232 Glistening Cerulean Jamides elpis palissa 233 Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius 234 Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon rosimon 235 Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara 236 Dark Pierrot Tarucus ananda 237 Assam Pierrot Tarucuc venosus dharta 238 Pointed Pierrot Tarucus callinara 239 Dark Glass Blue Zizeeria knyasna 240 Grass Jewel Zizeeria trochilus trochilus 241 Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha 242 Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax 243 Tailed cupid Everes argiades hellotia 244 Chapman's Cupid Everes hugelli dura 245 Dusky Blue Cupid Everes dipora 246 Forest Quaker Pihecops corvus 247 Bright Babul Blue Azanus ubaldus 248 Dull Babul Blue Azanus uranus 249 Margined Hedge Blue Lycaenopsis marginata 250 White Banded Hedge Blue Lycaenopsis transpectus 251 Quaker Neopihecops zalmora 252 Malayan Megisba malaya sikkima 253 Albocerulean Celastrina albocerulea 254 Plain Hedge Blue Celastrina lavenduralis placida 255 Plale Hedge Blue Celasrina cardia dilecta 256 Large Hedge Blue Celastrina hugelii oreanea 257 Hill Hedge Blue Celastrina argiolus sikkima 258 Hill Hedge Blue Celastrina argiolus jyntea 259 Common Hedge Blue Acetolepis puspa gisca 260 Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus 261 Chumbi Argus Polyommatus semiargus annulata 262 Common Meadow Blue Polyommatus eros arene 263 Mountaim Blue Albulina pheretes pharis 264 Azure Mountain Blue Albulina pheretes arcaseia 265 Lime Blue Chilades laius 266 Plains Cupid Edales pandava 267 Chapman's Blue Everes diporides 268 Punchinello Zemeros flegyas indicus 269 Lesser Punch Dodona dipaea dipaea 270 Tailed Punch Dodona eugenes venox 271 Mixed Punch Dodona ouida ouida 272 Striped Punch Dodona adonira adonira 273 Orange Punch Dodona egeon 274 Dark Judy Abisara fylla 275 Tailed Judy Abisara neophron neophron 276 Spot Judy Abisara chela chela 277 Plum Judy Abisara echerius suffusa 278 Common Faun Faunis canens arcesilaus 279 Yellow Dryad Aemona amathusia amathusia 280 Northern Jungle Queen Sticopthalma camadeva camadeva 281 Chocolate Jungle Queen Sicopthalma nourmahal nourmahal 282 Jungle Glory Thaumanis diores diores 283 Kohinoor Amathuxidia amythaon 284 Common Duffer Discophora sondiaca zal 285 Great Duffer Discophora timora timora 286 Red Caliph Enispe euthymius euthymius 287 Blue Caliph Enipse cyncus

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 288 Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda ismene 289 Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima bela 290 Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius zitenius 291 Banded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva 292 Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra undularis 293 Tiger Palmfly Elymnias nesaea timandra 294 Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas malelas 295 Blue Tstripped Palmfly Elymnias patna patna 296 Jezebel Palmfly Elymnias vasudeva vasudeva 297 White edged Wood Brown Lethe Visarava 298 Scarce Woodbrown Lethe siderea 299 Common Wood Brown Lethe sidonis sidonis 300 Small Wood Brown Lethe nicetella 301 Barred Woodbrown Lethe maithrya 302 Yellow Woodbrown Lethe nicetas 303 Spotted Mystic Lethe tristigmata 304 Dismal Mystic Lethe ocellata lyncus 305 Bamboo Treebreown Lethe europa niladana 306 Common TreeBrown Lethe rhoria rhoria 307 Bhutan Treebrown Lehe margarita 308 Common Red Forestor Lehe mekara mekara 309 Angled Red Forestr Lehe chandica chandica 310 Scarce Red Forestor Lethe disans 311 Common Forestor Lethe isana dinarbas 312 Brown Forestor Lethe serbonis serbonis 313 Brown Forestor Lehe serbonis teesta 314 Black Forestor Lethe vindhya 315 Bamboo Forestor Lethe kansa 316 Tailed Red Forestor Lethe sinorix 317 Blue Forestor Lethe scanda 318 Pale Forestor Lethe latiaris 319 Forestor Lethe bhairava 320 Straight Banded Treebrown Neope verma sintica 321 Banded Treebrown Neope confusa confusa 322 Veined Labyrinth Neope pulaha pulaha 323 Tailed Labyrinth Neope bhadra 324 Scarce Labyrinth Neope pulahina 325 Dusky Labyrinth Neope yama yama 326 Small Silverfork Zophoessa moelleri 327 Small goldenfork Zophoessa atkinsonia 328 Moeller's Silverfork Zophoessa molleri 329 Large Goldenfork Zophoessa goalpara goalpara 330 Lilacfork Zophoessa sura 331 Scarce Lilacfork Zophoessa dura gammiei 332 Treble Silverstripe Zophoessa baladeva baladeva 333 Single Silverstripe Zophoessa ramadeva ramadeva 334 Chumbi Wall Chonala masoni 335 Large Tawny Wall Raphicera satricus satricus 336 Small Tawny Wall Rhapicera moorei mantra 337 Tiger Brown Orinoma damaris 338 Dusky Diadem Ethope himachala 339 Yellow Owl Neorina hilda 340 Whitebar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias oemate 341 Lilacine Bushbrown Mycalesis franscica santana 342 Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama charaka 343 Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus blasius 344 Darkbrand bushbrown Mycalesis mineus mineus 345 Long Brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala visala

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 346 Wood-Mason's Bushbrown Mycalesis suavolens tylteri 347 White-Edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra vetus 348 Moore's Bushbrown Mycalesis heri 349 Salmon Branded Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus 350 Brighteye Bushbrown Mycalesis nicotia 351 Whiteline Bushbrown Mycalesis malsara 352 Nigger Orsotrioena medus medus 353 Ringlet Ragdia crisilda crito 354 Dark Catseye Zipoetis scylax 355 Himalayan Fivering Ypthima sakra sakra 356 Variegated Fivering Ypthima methora methora 357 Eastern Fivering Ypthima persimilis 358 Common Fivering Ypthima baldus baldus 359 Jewel Four Ring Ypthima avanta 360 Common Three Ring Ypthima asterope maharatta 361 Common Four Ring Ypthima hubenri hubenri 362 LargeThree Ring Ypthima newara 363 Pallid Argus Callerbia scanda scanda 364 Pallid Argus Callerbia scanda opima 365 Ringed Argus Callerbia ananda ananda 366 Ringed Argus Callerbia ananda caeca 367 Mottled Argus Callerbia narasingha narasingha 368 Mountain Argus Paraoeneis pumilus bicolor 369 Arctic Argus Paraoeneis palaearcticus sikkimensis 370 Narrow Banded Satyr Aulocera brahminus brahminiodes 371 Great satyr Aulocera padma padma 372 Great Satyr Aulocera padma loha 373 Common Satyr Aulocera swaha swaha 374 Striated Satyr Aulocera saraswati 375 Freak Calinaga buddha gautama 376 Tawny Rajah Charaxes polyxena hierax 377 Scarce Tawany Rajah Charaxes aristogiton 378 Yellow Rajah Charaxes marmax 379 Variegated Rajah Charaxes kaharuba 380 Black Rajah Charaxes fabius fabius 381 Common Nawab Polyura ahamas athsamas 382 Pallid Nawab Polyura arja 383 Malayan Nawab Polyura moori sandakanus 384 Jeweled Nawab Polyura delphis delphis 385 Stately Nawab Polyura dolon centralis 386 Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus eudamippus 387 White Emperor Helcyra hemina 388 Golden Emperor Dilipa morgiana 389 Sordid Emperor Apatura sordida sordida 390 Sergeant Emperor Apatura chevana 391 Indian Purple Emperor Apatura ambica ambica 392 Black Prince Rohana parisais parisatis 393 Brown Prince Rohana parvata 394 Pasha Herona marathus marathus 395 Eastern Courtier Sephisa chandra 396 Painted Courtsean Euripus consmilis consmilis 397 Courtsean Euripus halitheres 398 Circe Hestina nama 399 Siren Hestina persimilis persimilis 400 Popinjay Stibochiona nicea nicea 401 Constable Dichorragia nesimachus 402 Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisrada lisrada 403 Tabby Pseudorgolis wedah

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 404 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne pallidior 405 Common Castor Ariadne merione assama 406 Rustic Cupha erymanthis lotis 407 Common Leopard Phalanta Phalanta 408 Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe alcipoides 409 Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris aoris 410 Common Yeoman Cirrochroa yche mithila 411 Vagrant Issoria sinha sinha 412 Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia issaea 413 Indian Frittillary Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius 414 Large Silverstripe Childrena childreni childreni 415 Common Silverstripe Fabriciana kamala 416 Silverstreak Melitaea clara 417 Black Vein Fritillary Melitaea arcesia thibetana 418 BlackVein Fritillary Malitaea arcesia sikkimensis 419 Gem Silverspot Argynnis gammata gemmata 420 Mountain Silverspot Argnnis gemmata altissima 421 Straighwing Silverspot Boloria pales eupales 422 Yellow Pansy Precis hierta magna 423 Blue Pansy Precis orithya ocyale 424 Lemon Pansy Precis lemonias lemonias 425 Peacock Pansy Precis almana almana 426 Grey Pansy Precis atlies atlies 427 Chocolate Soldier Precis iphita iphita 428 Indian Red Admirals Vanessa indica indica 429 Painted Lady Cynthia cardui 430 Blue Admiral Kaniska canace canace 431 Eastern Comma Polygonia egea agnicula 432 Mountain Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 433 Ladakh Tortoiseshell Aglais ladakensis 434 Indian Toroiseshell Aglais cachmirensis aesis 435 Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa yedanula 436 Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana 437 Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda 438 Blue Tail Jester Symbrenhia niphanda niphanda 439 Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus 440 Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina 441 Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltidae indica 442 Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsefieldi 443 Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus inachus 444 Marbled Map Cyresis cocles cocles 445 Common Map Cyresis thyodamas thyodamas 446 Common Maplet Chersonesia risa risa 447 Chestnut streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah jumbah 448 Himalayan sailer Neptis mahendra 449 Common Sailer Neptis hylas varmona 450 Common Sailer Neptis sappho astola 451 Sullied Sailer Neptis soma soma 452 Clear Sailer Neptis clinia susruta 453 Yerburi's Sailer Neptis yerburi 454 Broad Banded Sailer Neptis sankara amba 455 Dingy Sailer Neptis pseudovikasi 456 Dingiest Sailer Neptis harita harita 457 Plain Sailer Neptis cartica cartica 458 Rich Sailer Neptis nashona nashona 459 Yellow Sailer Neptis ananta ochracea 460 Small Yellow Sailer Nepis miah miah 461 Variegated Sailer Neptis antilope alba

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 462 Pale Hockey Sick Sailer Neptis manasa manasa 463 Hockey Stick Sailer Neptis nycteus 464 Broad Stick Sailer Neptis narayana nana 465 Great Yellow Sailer Neptis radha radha 466 Pale Green Sailer Neptis zaida bhutanica 467 Yellow Jack Sailer Lassipa viraja viraja 468 Short Branded Sailer Phaedyma columella ophiana 469 Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia hordonia 470 Orange Staff Sergeant Parathyma cama 471 Colour Sergeant Parahyma nefte inara 472 Blackvein Sergeant Parathyma ranga ranga 473 Sudded Sergeant Parahyma asura asura 474 Common Sergeant Parathyma perius 475 Staff sergeant Parathyma selenophora selenophora 476 Small Staff Sergeant Parahyma zeroca 477 Hill sergeant Parathyma opalina orientalis 478 Bhutan Sergeant Parathyma jina jina 479 Commander Moduza procris procris 480 Commodore Limenitis danava 481 Bicolour Commodore Limenitis zayla 482 Green Commodore Limenitis daraxa 483 White Commodore Limenitis dudu 484 Scarce White Commodore Limenitis zulema 485 Clipper Parhenos sylvia gambrisius 486 Knight Lebadea martha martha 487 Panther Neurosigma doubledayi doubledayi 488 Sergeant Major Abrota ganga ganga 489 Archduke Lexias khasiana 490 Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea lepidea 491 Common Earl Tanaecia julii appiades 492 Plain Earl Tanaecia jahnu jahnu 493 Powdered Baron Euthalia kesava arhat 494 Grey Baron Euthalia anosia saitapherne 495 Blue Baron Euthalia telchinia 496 Common Baron Euthalia aconthea suddhodhana 497 Streaked Baron Eurhelia jama jamida 498 Whie Edged Blue Baron Euhelia phemius 499 Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina indica 500 French Duke Euthalia franciae franciae 501 Blue Duchess Euthalia Duda 502 Blue Duke Euthalia durga durga 503 Bronze Duke Euthalia nara nara 504 Green Duke Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva 505 Grand Duke Euthalia iva 6% Baronet Symphaedra nais 507 Cruiser Vindula erota erota 508 Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis tisamena 509 Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane 510 Tawny Coster Acraea violae 511 Yellow Coster Pareba vesta 512 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea melanoides 513 Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita sita 514 Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus platiniston 515 Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace leopardus 516 Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis 517 Common Tiger Danaus genutia 518 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus 519 Double Branded Crow Euploea sylvester hopei

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SN Common Name Scientific Name 520 Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber mulciber 521 Blue Spoted Crow Euploea midamus rogenhoferi 522 Blue King Crow Euploea klugii klugii 523 Magpie Crow Euploea radmanthus 524 Stripped Black Crow Euploea doubledayi 525 Large Branded Blue Crow Euploea algea deione 526 Common Crow Euploea core core 527 Common Beak Libythia lepita lepita 528 Club Beak Libythia myrrha myrrha 529 Branded Orange Owlet Bibasis oedipodea athena 530 Orange Owlet Bibasis jaina jaina 531 Plain Orange Owlet Bibasis anadi 532 Plain Orange Owlet Bibasis harisa harisa 533 Green Awlet Bibasis vasutana 534 Small Green Awlet Bibasis amara 535 Pale Green Awlet Bibasis gomata gomata 536 Pale Green Awlet Bibasis sena sena 537 Pale Green Awlet Hasora anura anura 538 White Banded Awl Hasora taminatus bhavara 539 Common Awl Hasora badra badra 540 Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta indica 541 Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis 542 Branded Awlking Choaspes plateni stigmata 543 Indian Awlking Choaspes benjaminii japonica 544 Awlking Choaspes xanthopogon 545 Awlking Choaspes hemixanthus furcata 546 Lidderdale's Dawnfly Capila lidderdali 547 Pale Stripped Dawnfly Capila zennara 548 Stripped Dawnfly Capila jayadeva 549 Marbled Flat Lobocla liliana liliana 550 Bhutan Flat Celaenorrhinus flavocincta 551 Double Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pyrrha 552 Double Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ratna tytleri 553 Multispotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya pulomaya 554 Mussouri Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus pero lucifera 555 Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus morena 556 De Niceville's Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus plagifera 557 Moore's Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus sumitra 558 Large Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus patula 559 Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera 560 Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pura putra 561 Himalayan Spoted Flat celaenorrhinus munda munda 562 Himalayan Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus munda maculicornis 563 Small Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans 564 Scarce Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus badia 565 Himalayan Yellow Flat Celaenorrhinus dhanada dhanada 566 Hairy Angle Darpa hanria 567 Zigzag Flat Odina decoratus 568 Fulvous Pied Flat Coladenia dan festa 569 Fulvous pied Flat Coladenia dan fatua 570 Fulvous Pied Flat Coladenia dan fabia 571 Tri Coloured Flat Coladenia indrani indrani 572 Brown Pied Flat Coladenia agni agni 573 Small Common Flat Sarangesa dasahara dasahara 574 Tytler,s Common Flat Satarupa zulla zulla 575 Large White Flat Satarupa gopala 576 Himalayan White Flat Seseria dohertyi dohertyi 577 SikkimWhite Flat Seseria sambara sambara

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name 578 Olive Flat Chamunda chamunda 579 Whie Yellowbreast Flat Daimio sinica narada 580 Dusky YellowBreast Flat Daimio phisara phisara 581 Tagiades japetus ravi 582 Large Snow Flat Tagiiades gana athos 583 Large Snow Flat Tagiades parra gala 584 Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa 585 Spotted Snow Flat Tagiades menaka menaka 586 Flat Tagiades cohaerens cynhia 587 Yellow Flat Mooreana trichoneura pralaya 588 Tawny Angle Ctenoptilum vasava vasava 589 Chestnut Angle Odontoptilum angulata angulata 590 Spoted Angle Caprona agama agama 591 Indian Skipper Spialia galba 592 Carterocephalus avanti avanti 593 Forest Hopper Astictopterus jama olivascens 594 Atkinson's Bob Arnetta atkinsoni subradiatus 595 Tiger Hooper 596 Hedge Hooper Baracus viaus septentrionum 597 Blue Spoted Scrub Hopper Aeromachus kali 598 Veined Scrub Hopper Aeromachus stigmata stigmata 599 Grey Scrub Hopper Aeromachus jhora jhora 600 Tufted Ace Sebastonyma dolopia 601 Grahm's Ace Sovia grahami 602 Luca's Ace Sovia lucasii separata 603 Mussorie Bush Bob Pedesta masuriensis masuriensis 604 Brown Bush Bob Pedesta pandita 605 Northern Spotted Ace Thoressa astigmata cerata 606 Olive Ace Thoressa gupta gupta 607 Gharwal Ace Thoressa aina 608 Banded Ace Halpe zema zema 609 Plain Ace Halpe kumara 610 Kynvetti's Ace Halpe kynvetti 611 Sikkim Ace Halpe sikkima 612 Indian Ace Halpe homolea 613 Ace Halpe acruata 614 Ligh straw Ace Pithauria stramneipennis stramneipennis 615 Dark Straw Ace Pithauria murdava 616 Branded Straw Ace Pithauria marsena 617 Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala salsala 618 Dark Velvet Bob Koruthaialos butleri 619 Stimula swinhoei swinhoei 620 Chocolate Demon Ancistroides nigria diocles 621 Common Banded Demon Notocrypta paraloysos asawa 622 Spotted Demon Notocrypta fiesthamelii alysos 623 Grass Demon Udaspes folus 624 Forest Bob Scobura cephala 625 Forest Bob Scobura isota 626 Grass Bob Suada swerga swerga 627 Indian Palm Bob Suastus gremius gremius 628 Ceylon Palm Bob Suastus minuta aditia 629 Wax Dart Cupitha purreea 630 Purple and Gold Flitter Zographeus satwa 631 Purple Spotted Flitter Zographetus ogygia ogygia 632 Tree Flitter Hyarotis adrastus praba 633 Spotted Yellow Lancer Plastingia noemi 634 Giant Redeye Gangara thyrsis thyrsis 635 Banded Redeye Gangara lebadea lebadea

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name 636 Palm Redeye Erionata torus 637 Palm Redeye Erionata thrax thrax 638 Redeye Erionata acroleucus apex 639 Common Red Eye Matapa aria 640 Dark Banded Redeye Matapa druna 641 Grey Banded Redeye Matapa cresta 642 Black Veined Redeye Matapa sasivarna 643 Purple Redeye Matapa purpurascens 644 Spotted Redeye Pudicitia pholus 645 Green Striped Palmer Piradana hyela major 646 NonSuch Palmer Cyrina cyrina cyrina 647 Sub Hyaline Darter Ochlodes subhyalina pasca 648 Assam Darter Ochlodes siva siva 649 Himalayan Dark Dart Taractrocera danna 650 Common Grass Dart Taractrocera maevius sagara 651 Common Dartlet Oriens goloides 652 Common Dartlet Oriens gola pseudolus 653 Branded Dart Potanthus rectifasciata 654 Common Dart Potanthus pallida 655 Common Dart Potanthus pseudomaesa clio 656 Common Dart Potanthus sita 657 Chienese Dart Potanthus confucius dushta 658 Sikkim Dart Potanthus mara mara 659 Dart Potanthus nesta nesta 660 Dart Potanthus pava pava 661 Palm Dart Telicoa colon colon 662 Dark Palm Dart Telicota linna linna 663 Dark Palm Dart Telicota ancilla bambusae 664 Dark Palm Dart Telicota ohara jix 665 Plain Palm Dart Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica 666 Straigh Swift parnara guttatus mangala 667 Straight Swift Parnara naso bada 668 Rice Swift Borbo cinnara 669 Beavan's Swift Borbo bevani 670 Large Branded Swift Pleopidas sinensis 671 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas agna agna 672 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas thrax masta 673 Large Branded Swift Pleopidas subochracea subochracea 674 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas mathias mathias 675 Great Swift Pleopidas assamensis 676 Swift Polytremis lubricans lubricans 677 Himalayan Swift Polytremis discreta discreta 678 Yellow Spot Swift Polytremis eltola eltola 679 Paintbrush Swift Baoris farri farri 680 Swift Baoris pencillaa unicolor 681 Figure of 8 Swift Baoris pagana 682 Yellow Fringed Swift Caltoris aurociliata 683 Austen's Swift Calotris cahira austeni 684 Swift Caltoris confusa 685 Blank Swift Caltoris kumara moorei 686 Purple Swift Caltoris tulsi tulsi 687 Tufted Swift Caltoris plebeia 688 Caltoris philippina philippina 689 Common Wight Iton semamora

Data Source: Forests, Environment, Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim