ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102 Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381 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 ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102 Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381 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 Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102 Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381 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 Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102 Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381 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