Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)
List of families for Nicobar Islands
13 Families width 82 Species and 40 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809) | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nicobar Islands
44 Genera with 82 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPSTUZ
| Ambulyx Westwood, 1858 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1875 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1903 | Albatrosses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 0 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutis Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1773 | Sunbeams | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dypterygia Stephens, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endotricha Zeller, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eteoryctis Kumata & Kuroko, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 0 | Crows | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gangara Moore, 1775 | Giant Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1858 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypospila Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1932 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1929 | Lineblues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1874 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ophideres Boisduval, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Othreis Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1862 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1860 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phacusa Walker, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaena radiosa Esper, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocnistis Zeller, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physematia Lederer, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1932 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saptha Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1893 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicobar Islands
82 Species and 40 Subspecies | Ambulyx chinensis (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx nubila (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx subocellata (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx thwaitesii (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx turbata (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Anthophila novarae (Felder, 1875) | ⇒ Choreutis novarae Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865 | Common Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903 | Nicobar Albatross | | Bindahara phcides | | | Castalius ethion airavati | | | Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget-me-not | | Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad Blue | | Choreutis novarae Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Curetis saronis Moore, 1877 | Burmese Sunbeam | | Curetis saronis nicobarica | | | Curetis thetis Drury, 1773 | Indian Sunbeam | | Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779 | Common Tiger | | Danaus melanippus nesippus Felder, 1862 | | | Danaus nicobarica | | | Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas Moore, , 1858 | Common Cornelian | | Dypterygia nicea Swinhoe, 1901 | | | Endotricha nicobaralis Hampson, 1906 | | | Eteoryctis syngramma Meyrick, 1914 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | | Euploea midamus chloe Guérin, 1843 | Blue-Spotted Crow | | Euploea (Tronga) crameri Lucas, 1853 | Spotted Black Crow | | Euploea crameri frauenfeldi C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea climena simulatrix Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Euploea camorta (Moore, 1877) | ⇒ Euploea climena Stoll, 1782 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea core simulatrix | | | Euploea esperi (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea novarae (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea eunice novarae C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea phaenareta drucei (Morishita, 1970) | ⇒ Euploea phaenarete drucei Moore, 1883 | | Euploea scherzeri (C.Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea scherzeri camorta | | | Euploea scherzeri scherzeri | | | Euploea scherzeri simulatrix | | | Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Fabricius, 1775 | Giant Redeye | | Hasora badra badra Moore, , 1858 | Common Awl | | Hypospila andamana (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Hypotacha nigristria Hampson, 1902 | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Jamides aleuas C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Bright cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932 | Ferrar'S Cerulean | | Junonia almana almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Oriental Peacock Pansy | | Lampides alecta kondulana | | | Lampides elpis (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Jamides kankena C. Felder, 1862 | | Lampides elpis kankena | | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Nacaduba berenice nicobaricus Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Nacaduba dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Nacaduba hermus vicania Corbet, 1938 | | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Transparent six-line blue | | Nacaduba kurava nicobarica | | | Nacaduba kurava sambalanga Tite, 1963 | | | Nacaduba pactolus macrophthalma Felder, 1874 | | | Nacaduba sanaya elioti Corbet, 1938 | Jewel Four-Line Blue | | Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929 | Jewel four-line blue | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932 | | | Nyctemera variolosa (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932 | | Ophideres bilineosa (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Othreis homaena (Hübner, 1827) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio polytes nikobarus Felder, 1862 | | | Parantica agleoides C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Phacusa crawfurdi Moore, 1859 | | | Phacusa nicobarica Hampson, 1919 | | | Phacusa properta Swinhoe, 1890 | | | Phalaena ancilla (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 | Citrus Leaf Miner | | Physematia concordalis Lederer, 1863 | | | Prosotas dilata Evans, 1932 | Common Lineblue | | Prosotas nora dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Saptha beryllitis Meyrick, 1910 | | | Spalgis epius epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775 | Broad Blue Tiger | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) antennata Swinhoe, 1893 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nicobar Islands
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