LIST OF INDIAN BUTTERFLIES, including Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
PAPILIONIDAE
Adam Cotton, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Zdenek Faltynek Fric, Czeck Academy of Sciences, Ceske-Budjovic, Czech Republic; Colin Smith, Kathmandu University, Nepal; Peter Smetacek, Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal, India.
Losaria coon cacharensis Butler coon sambilanga Doherty Losaria rhodifer Butler
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus Pachliopta jophon Gray Pachliopta pandiyana Moore Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylonicus Moore aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius aristolochiae sawi Evans aristolochiae goniopeltis Rothschild aristolochiae camorta Moore aristolochiae kondulana Evans
Troides helena cerberus C. & R. Felder helena heliconoides Moore helena ferrari Tytler Troides minos Cramer Troides darsius Gray Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder
Atrophaneura aidoneus Doubleday Atrophaneura varuna astorion Westwood
Byasa latreillei latreillei Donovan latreillei kabrua Tytler Byasa polla de Niceville Byasa nevilli Wood-Mason Byasa polyeuctes polyeuctes Doubleday polyeuctes letincius Fruhstorfer Byasa dasarada dasarada Moore dasarada ravana Moore Byasa crassipes Oberthür Byasa plutonius pembertoni Moore plutonius tytleri Evans
Papilio agestor govindra Moore agestor agestor Gray Papilio epycides epycides Hewitson Papilio slateri slateri Hewitson Papilio paradoxa telearchus Hewitson Papilio clytia clytia Linnaeus clytia lankeswara Moore clytia flavolimbatus Oberthür Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer polymnestor parinda Moore Papilio memnon agenor Linnaeus Papilio mayo Atkinson Papilio bootes bootes Westwood bootes mixta Tytler Papilio alcmenor alcmenor C. & R. Felder Papilio protenor euprotenor Fruhstorfer Papilio elephenor Doubleday Papilio bianor polyctor Boisduval bianor ganesa Moore bianor gladiator Fruhstorfer Papilio paris paris Linnaeus paris tamilana Moore Papilio arcturus arcturus Wstwood arcturus arius Rothschild Papilio krishna krishna Moore Papilio crino Fabricius Papilio buddha Westwood Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason Papilio castor castor Westwood castor polias Jordan Papilio helenus helenus Linnaeus helenus daksha Moore helenus mooreanus Rothschild Papilio nephelus chaon Westwood Papilio prexaspes andamanicus Rothschild Papilio polytes romulus Cramer polytes stichioides Evans polytes nikobarus C. & R. Felder Papilio liomedon Moore Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus Papilio machaon asiatica Ménétriès machaon ladakensis Moore machaon verityi Fruhstorfer machaon hookeri Gaonkar Graphium eurous caschmirensis Rothschild eurous sikkimica Heron Graphium mandarinus garhwalica Katayama mandarinus paphus de Niceville Graphium agetes agetes Westwood Graphium nomius nomius Esper nomius swinhoei Moore Graphium aristeus anticrates Doubleday Graphium antiphates ceylonicus Eimer antiphates naira Moore antiphates pompilius Fabricius Graphium epaminondas Oberthür Graphium cloanthus Westwood Gaphium sarpedon sarpedon Linaeus sarpedon teredon C. & R. Felder Graphium doson doson C. & R. Felder doson axion C. & R. Felder doson eleius Fruhstorfer Graphium evemon albociliatis Fruhstorfer Graphium eurypylus acheron Moore eurypylus macronius Jordan Graphium chironides chironides Honrath Graphium arycles Boisduval [not found in India] Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linnaeus agamemnon menides Fruhstorfer agamemnon andamana Lathy agamemnon decoratus Rothschild agamemnon pulo Evans Graphium macareus indicus Rothschild macareus lioneli Fruhstorfer Graphium xenocles xenocles Doubleday xenocles phrontis de Niceville Graphium megarus megarus Westwood Meandrusa lachinus lachinus Leech Meandrusa payeni evan Doubleday Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis Hope imperialis himalaicus Rothschild Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius Lamproptera meges virescens Butler Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii Atkinson Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel
Parnassius maharaja Avinov Parnassius delphius Eversmann Parnassius stoliczkanus C. & R. Felder Parnassius nandadevinensis Weiss Parnassius staudingeri Bang-Haas Parnassius stenosemus Honrath Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimailo Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshimailo Parnassius augustus Fruhstorfer Parnassius charltonius Gray Parnassius acco Gray Parnassius hannyngtoni Avinov Parnassius simo Gray Parnassius hardwickii Gray Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval Parnassius epaphus Oberthür Parnassius actius Eversmann Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür
TAXONOMIC NOTES AND REMARKS Although Byasa dasarada barata Rothschild was reported from Arunachal Pradesh by Arora, Adam Cotton states that it is not known from India.
Papilio janaka Moore: Adam Cotton treats this as a synonym of Papilio bootes. Breeding experiments with both P. janaka and P. bootes might confirm this.
Papilio protenor protenor Cramer, althoughmmentioned by Evans (1932), is not found in India, but in China.
Papilio bianor ganesa Moore is only on E. Himalayan slopes.
Papilio bianor gladiator Fruhstorfer is known from the Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) and Manipur.
Papilio prexaspes pitmani Elwes & de Niceville is not found in India.
REFERENCES
Evans, W.H. 1932. The identification of Indian butterflies. Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay.
Haruta, T. 1998. Moths of Nepal part 5. Tinea 15 (Supplement 1).
Mohanraj, P. & Veenakumari, 2011. Butterflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: history of collection and checklist. Zootaxa 3050: 1 – 36.
Racheli, T. & A, Cotton ( 2009 - 2010 ) Guide to the butterflies of the Palearctic Region Papilionidae Part 1. & Part 2.
Waldek, G. Parnassius of the world. E-resource.