Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Himalayas (South Asia)
List of families for Himalayas
13 Families width 82 Species and 3 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Himalayas
59 Genera with 82 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1848 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1805 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aleucanitis Warren, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1864 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1925 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1844 | Banded Satyrs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1868 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callerebia Butler, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callindra Röber, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chionaema Herrich-Schä..., 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1868 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1855 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllogenes Butler, 1857 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1867 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gypsochares Meyrick, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1851 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1874 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemyra Walker, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoblepsis Warren, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1848 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1855 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangina Kaleka & Kirti, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1874 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1780 | Sailer butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1848 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochsenheimeria Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyptilus Zeller, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panaxia Tams, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1767 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1853 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1842 | Dart species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphicera Butler, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1767 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1882 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecobathra Meyrick, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichosea Grote, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urodeta Stainton, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyroptila Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Himalayas
82 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1848 | Indian Tortoiseshell | | Aglais kaschmirensis Kollar, 1848 | Indian Tortoiseshell | | Agriades janigena Riley, 1923 | | | Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882 | Azure Mountain Blue | | Albulina pheretes Hübner, 1805 | Mountain Blue | | Aleucanitis cailino (Lefèbvre, 1827) | ⇒ Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827 | | Amata bicincta Kollar, 1844 | | | Argina argus (Kollar, 1844) | ⇒ Mangina argus Kollar, 1847 | | Argynnis jainadeva (Moore, 1864) | ⇒ Fabriciana jainadeva Moore, 1864 | | Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925 | Pale Brokenband Oakblue | | Aulocera brahminoides Kollar, 1844 | | | Aulocera brahminus Blanchard, 1844 | Narrow-banded Satyr | | Aulocera saraswati Kollar, 1844 | Striated Satyr | | Aulocera swaha Kollar, 1844 | Common Satyr | | Boloria jerdoni Lang, 1868 | Jerdon´s Silverspot | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | | Callerebia scanda Kollar, 1844 | Pallid Argus | | Callindra equitalis Kollar, 1844 | | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Chionaema fugax (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | Chionaema puella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | Clossiana jerdoni (Lang, 1868) | ⇒ Neptis claude Collins & La..., 2005 | | Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 | Danube Clouded Yellow | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | | Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 | Scarce Evening Brown | | Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857 | Branded Evening Brown | | Delias thysbe pyramus Wallace, 1867 | | | Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827 | | | Everes huegelii dipora Moore, 1865 | Dusky blue Cupid | | Gypsochares kukti Arenberger, 1989 | | | Heliophorus androcles Westwood, 1851 | Green Sapphire | | Hesperia comma dimila Moore, 1874 | | | Lemyra (Thyrgorina) punctilinea Moore, 1879 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leucoblepsis excisa Hampson, 1892 | | | Lycaena pavana (Kollar, 1848) | ⇒ Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828 | | Lymantria (Lymantria) concolor Walker, 1855 | | | Lymantria carnecolor (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Lymantria concolor Walker, 1855 | | Lymantria horishana (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Lymantria concolor Walker, 1855 | | Lymantria micans (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Lymantria concolor Walker, 1855 | | Lymantria superans (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Lymantria concolor Walker, 1855 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Mangina argus Kollar, 1847 | | | Melitaea balba Evans, 1912 | | | Melitaea balbita (Moore, 1874) | ⇒ Melitaea balba Evans, 1912 | | Neptis amieti Pierre-Baltus, 2007 | | | Neptis carlsbergi Collins & La..., 2005 | Carlsberg Sailer | | Neptis claude Collins & La..., 2005 | Large Club Sailer | | Neptis columella (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | | Nymphalis (Aglais) kaschmirensis Kollar, 1848 | Indian Tortoiseshell | | Ochsenheimeria hugginsi Bradley, 1953 | | | Oxyptilus praedator Meyrick, 1910 | | | Oxyptilus scutifer Meyrick, 1930 | | | Panaxia equitalis (Kollar, 1844) | ⇒ Callindra equitalis Kollar, 1844 | | Panaxia ochricolor (Kollar, 1844) | ⇒ Callindra equitalis Kollar, 1844 | | Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819 | Astyalus Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polyctor (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | | Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | Chinese Peacock | | Papilio pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819 | | Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901 | Snow Apollo | | Parnassius simo (Gray, 1853) | ⇒ Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901 | | Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | Short banded Sailer | | Plusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ctenoplusia limbirena Guenée, 1852 | | Polyommatus (Bryna) ariana (Tutt, 1909) | ⇒ Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925 | | Polyommatus (Bryna) everesti Riley, 1922 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) pseuderos Moore, 1879 | | | Potanthus dara Kollar, 1842 | Himalayan Dart | | Pseudochazara baldiva Moore, 1865 | | | Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867 | Small Tawny Wall | | Satyrus (Pseudochazara) baldiva (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Pseudochazara baldiva Moore, 1865 | | Satyrus (Satyrus) ferula Fabricius, 1793 | Great Sooty Satyr | | Syntarucus pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882 | Himalayan Pierrot | | Thecobathra delias Meyrick, 1913 | | | Thysanoplusia (Daubeplusia) daubei Boisduval, 1840 | Boathouse Gem | | Trichosea champa Moore, 1879 | | | Urodeta noreikai Sruoga & J. ..., 2013 | | | Xyroptila predator (Meyrick, 1910) | ⇒ Oxyptilus scutifer Meyrick, 1930 |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Himalayas
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