List of Lepidoptera of Telangana


The Lepidoptera of Telangana consists of the butterflies and moths recorded in the state. These species have been recorded from surveys and citizen science platforms like iNaturalist. A total of 180 species of butterfly and 454 species of moth have been recorded from Telangana.
The state butterfly of Telangana is yet to be decided, with the three main options being Delias eucharis, Danaus genutia and Papilio crino.

Butterflies

Papilionidae

Graphium agamemnon – tailed jayGraphium doson – common jayGraphium nomius – spot swordtailPachliopta aristolochiae – common rosePachliopta hector – crimson rosePapilio agenor – great MormonPapilio clytia – common mimePapilio crino – common banded peacock swallowtailPapilio demoleus – lime swallowtailPapilio helenus – red Helen swallowtailPapilio paris – Paris peacock swallowtailPapilio polytes – common Mormon swallowtail

Pieridae

Appias albina – common albatrossAppias libythea – striped albatrossBelenois aurota – pioneer whiteCatopsilia pomona – lemon emigrantCatopsilia pyranthe – mottled emigrantCepora nerissa – common gullColotis amata – small salmon ArabColotis aurora – plain orange tipColotis danae – banded scarlet tipColotis etrida – little orange tipColotis fausta – large salmon ArabDelias eucharis – common JezebelEurema andersonii – one-spot grass yellowEurema blanda – three-spotted grass yellowEurema brigitta – broad-bordered grass yellowEurema hecabe – common grass yellowEurema laeta – spotless grass yellowLeptosia nina – psycheHebomoia glaucippe – great orange tipIxias marianne – white orange tipIxias pyrene – yellow orange tipPareronia hippia – Indian wandererPareronia ceylanica – dark wandererPieris canidia – Indian cabbage white

Riodinidae

Abisara bifasciata – double-banded Judy

Hesperiidae

Aeromachus dubius – dingy scrub hopperAmpittia dioscoroides – common bush hopperBadamia exclamationis – brown awlBaoris farri – paintbrush swiftBorbo cinnara – rice swiftCaprona agama – spotted angleCaprona ransonnettii – golden angleCelaenorrhinus leucocera – common spotted flatCelaenorrhinus ambareesa – Malabar spotted flatColadenia indrani – tricolour pied flatGangara thyrsis – giant redeyeGomalia elma – green-marbled skipperHalpe porus – Moore's aceHasora badra – common awlHasora chromus – common banded awlIambrix salsala – chestnut bobMatapa aria – common redeyeNotocrypta curvifascia – restricted demonNotocrypta paralysos – common banded demonParnara bada – oriental straight swiftParnara ganga – continental swiftPelopidas agna – little branded swiftPelopidas conjuncta – conjoined swiftPelopidas mathias – small branded swiftPelopidas subochracea – large branded swiftPotanthus pseudomaesa – Indian dartPseudocoladenia dan – fulvous pied flatSpialia galba – Asian grizzled skipperSuastus gremius – Indian palm bobTagiades gana – suffused snow flatTapena thwaitesi – black angleTelicota bambusae – dark palm dart

Lycaenidae

Acytolepis puspa – common hedge blueAmblypodia anita – purple leaf blueAnthene emolus – common ciliate blueAnthene lycaenina – pointed ciliate blueArhopala amantes – large oakblueArhopala centaurus – dull oakblueAzanus jesous – African babul blueAzanus ubaldus – bright babul blueAzanus uranus – dull babul blueCaleta decidia – angled PierrotCaleta elna – elbowed PierrotCastalius rosimon – common PierrotCatochrysops strabo – forget-me-notChilades lajus – lime blueChilades parrhasius – small CupidCigaritis elima – scarce shot silverlineCigaritis ictis – common shot silverlineCigaritis schistacea – plumbeous silverlineCigaritis vulcanus – common silverlineChilades lajus – lime blueChilades parrhasius – small CupidCuretis acuta – angled sunbeamCuretis thetis – Indian sunbeamDiscolampa ethion – banded blue PierrotEuchrysops cnejus – gram blueEveres lacturnus – orange-tipped peablueFreyeria putli – jewelled grass-blueFreyeria trochylus – grass jewelJamides alecto – metallic ceruleanJamides bochus – dark ceruleanJamides celeno – common ceruleanLampides boeticus – peablueLeptotes plinius – zebra blueLoxura atmynus – common yamflyLuthrodes pandava – plains CupidMegisba malaya – MalayanPetrelaea dana – dingy lineblueProsotas dubiosa – tailless lineblueProsotas nora – common lineblueProsotas noreia – white-tipped linebluePseudozizeeria maha – pale grass blueRapala iarbus – common red flashRapala varuna – indigo flashRathinda amor – monkey puzzleSpalgis epius – apeflyTajuria cippus – peacock royalTajuria jehana – plains blue royalTalicada nyseus – red PierrotTarucus balkanica – little tiger PierrotTarucus nara – spotted PierrotUdara akasa – white hedge blueVirachola isocrates – common guava blueVirachola perse – large guava blueZinaspa todara – silver-streaked acacia blueZizeeria karsandra – dark grass blueZizina otis – lesser grass blueZizula hylax – tiny grass blue

Nymphalidae

Acraea terpsicore – tawny costerAriadne ariadne – angled castorAriadne merione – common castorAthyma inara – colour sergeantAthyma perius – common sergeantByblia ilithya – spotted jokerCharaxes bernardus – tawny rajahCharaxes psaphon – plain tawny rajahDanaus chrysippus – plain tigerDanaus genutia – common tigerElymnias hypermnestra – common palmflyEriboea solon – black rajahEuploea core – common crowEuploea klugii – brown king crowEuploea mulciber – striped blue crowEuploea sylvester – double-branded crowEuthalia aconthea – common baronEuthalia nais – baronetHypolimnas bolina – great eggflyHypolimnas misippus – danaid eggflyJunonia almana – peacock pansyJunonia atlites – grey pansyJunonia hierta – yellow pansyJunonia iphita – chocolate pansyJunonia lemonias – lemon pansyJunonia orithya – blue pansyKallima inachus – orange oakleafLasippa viraja – yellowjack sailerLethe europa – bamboo treebrownLethe rohria – common treebrownLibythea laius – lobed beakMelanitis leda – common evening brownMelanitis phedima – dark evening brownModuza procris – commanderMycalesis mineus – dark brand bushbrownMycalesis perseus – dingy bushbrownMycalesis subdita – Tamil bushbrownNeptis hylas – common sailerNeptis jumbah – chestnut-streaked sailerOrsotriaena medus – smooth-eyed bushbrownPantoporia hordonia – common lascarParantica aglea – glassy tigerPhaedyma columella – short banded sailerPhalanta phalantha – common leopardPolyura agraria – anomalous nawabPolyura bharata – Indian nawabSymbrenthia lilaea – common jesterTanaecia lepidea – grey countTirumala limniace – blue tigerTirumala septentrionis – dark blue tigerVanessa cardui – painted ladyYpthima asterope – common threeringYpthima baldus – common fiveringYpthima huebneri – common fourring

Moths

Bombycoidea

Acherontia lachesisAcherontia styxActias seleneAgrius convolvuliAmbulyx mooreiAntheraea paphiaBombyx mori Cephonodes hylasClanis phalarisDaphnis neriiEupterote orientalisEupterote undataHippotion boerhaviaeHippotion celerioHippotion rosettaHyles livornicaMarumba dyrasNeogurelca hyasNephele hesperaPolyptychus dentatusPsilogramma incretaPsilogramma vatesTheretra alectoTheretra clothoTheretra nessusTheretra silhetensis

Choreutoidea

Choreutia orthogonaChoreutia sexfasciellaBrenthiinae spp.

Cossoidea

Azygophleps pusillaIndarbela quadrinotataPhykodes radiataPolyphagozerra coffeae

Drepanoidea

Gelechioidea

Alciphanes clavataAscalenia spp.Blastobasis spp.Deltophora spp.Dichomeris anisacuminataEretmocera spp.Faristenia spp.Homaloxestis spp. Labdia spp. Macrobathra spp. Mesophleps spp. Odites ricinellaPolyhymno spp. Promalactis spp. Psilocorsis spp. Stagmatophora argyrostrepta Stathmopoda auriferellaStegasta spp.
  • ''Torodora iresia''

Geometroidea

Achrosis spp.Agathia laetataAnisephyra oculariaArgyrocosma inductariaAscotis spp.Astygisa spp.Biston suppressariaChiasmia emersariaChiasmia fidoniataChiasmia nora complexChrysocraspeda faganariaCleora cornariaCleora injectariaComibaena spp.Comostola pyrrhogonaCyclothea spp.Derambila spp.Epiplema spp.Glaucoclystis acygoniaGonodontis spp.Hyperythra luteaHypomecis transcissaHyposidra talacaIdaea amplipennisIdaea chotariaIdaea costiguttataIdaea macrospilaIdaea violaceariaIdiochlora spp.Isturgia disputariaLophophleps phoenicopteraMicroloxia indecretataMicronia aculeataOphthalmitis caritariaPelagodes spp.Petelia medardariaPerixera illepidariaPhaiogramma discessaPhazaca theclataPingasa spp.Problepsis vulgarisPsaliodes spp.Scardamia spp.Scopula addictariaScopula caesariaScopula emissariaScopula minorataScopula pulchellata complexSomatina anthophilataSomatina omicrariaSynegiodes spp.Thalassodes spp.Traminda mundissimaZamarada spp.

Gracillarioidea

Acrocercops spp.Cameraria spp.Epicephala spp.Phyllocnistis citrella

Hyblaeoidea

Immoidea

Lasiocampoidea

Chilena similisGastropacha spp.Metanastria spp.Streblote siva

Nepticuloidea

Stigmella spp.Pseudopostega spp.

Noctuoidea

Acantholipes circumdataAcantholipes trajectaAchaea janataAchaea servaAcontia marmoralisAdisura marginalisAedia leucomelasAfrasura spp.Aegocera venuliaAiteta spp.Aloa lactineaAmata cysseaAmata passalisAmerila astreusAmyna spp.Anachrostis spp.Anomis spp.Antheua servulaAnticarsia irrorataAnuga spp.Araeopteron spp.Argina astreaArtaxa guttataArtena dotataAsota caricaeAsota ficusAsota productaAtaboruza divisaAtaboruza stragulataAthetis bremusaAttatha inoAudea stenophaeaAvatha buboAxylia spp.Bamra mundataBastilla crameriBastilla properataBastilla simillimaBlasticorhinus rivulosaBlenina spp.Brevipecten captataBrevipecten consanguisBritha biguttataBrunia anticaCallopistria maillardiCallyna spp.Carea angulataCatephia linteolaCerynea punctilinealisCeryx dipteraCondica illectaChalciope mygdonChasmina candidaChlumetia transversaChrysodeixis eriosomaCorgatha dictariaCreatonotos gangis complexCretonia spp.Cryphia spp.Culasta indecisaCyana peregrinaCyana puellaDichromia sagittaDierna patibulumDysgonia stuposaDysgonia torridaEarias insulanaEarias vittellaEgnasia ephyrodalisEligma narcissusElusa spp.Enispa rosellusEntomogramma fautrixEntomogramma mediocrisEpisparis liturataEpisteme adulatrixErcheia spp.Erebus hieroglyphicaErebus macropsEressa confinisEriceia inangulataEtanna spp.Eublemma accedensEublemma baccalixEublemma rivulaEublemma roseanaEublemma semirufaEudocima homaenaEudocima maternaEudocima phaloniaEudocima salaminiaEuproctis cervinaEuproctis lunataEustrotia marginataEvonima plagiolaGarella spp.Gesonia obeditalisGoniocraspedon spp.Grammodes geometricaHelicoverpa armigeraHelicoverpa assultaHeliothis peltigeraHipoepa spp.Homaea clathrumHulodes caraneaHydrillodes lentalisHypena laceratesHypena simplicalisHypocala deflorataHypocala subsaturaHypopyra meridionalisHypopyra vespertilioHypospila bolinoidesIschyja manliaKamalia kandyiaLacera spp.Leucania loreyiLophoptera hemithyrisLygniodes spp.Lymantria amplaLymantria detersaLymantria fuliginosaLymantria grandisLymantria nussiMacrobrochis gigasMaliattha separataMaliattha signiferaManoba spp.Micraloa spp.Miltochrista arcuataMiltochrista floccosaMiltochrista semifasciaMocis frugalisMocis undataMythimna languidaNaarda spp.Nanola basalactiferaNepita confertaNodaria externalisNola pascuaNola taeniataNotodontella tenebrosaNyctemera lacticiniaNygmia iciliaOeonistis entellaOlene mendosaOlepa spp.Ophiusa mejanesiOphiusa tirhacaOraesia emarginataOrgyia posticaOrvasca subnotataOzarba spp.Pandesma anysaPandesma robustaPandesma quenavadiParacrama latimargoPataeta carboPenicillaria jocosatrixPericyma cruegeriPerina nudaPhalera groteiPlecoptera spp.Plotheia spp.Plusiopalpa adrastaPolydesma boarmoidesPolydesma umbricolaPolytela gloriosaePsalis pennatulaPseudozarba spp.Rajendra spp.Rhesala moestalisRisoba obstructaRivula inconspicuaSchistophleps pentoveinlataSelepa spp.Serrodes campanaSerrodes partitaSesamia inferensSiccia caffraSiccia guttulosanaSiccia taprobanisSimplicia spp.Sommeria hearseyanaSphingomorpha chloreaSphrageidus spp.Spirama helicinaSpirama indentaSpirama retortaSpodoptera ciliumSpodoptera frugiperdaSpodoptera lituraSpodoptera mauritiaSpodoptera pectenSyntomoides imaonTargalla delatrixThyas coronataTurnaca spp.Thysanoplusia orichalceaTrichoplusia niTrigonodes hyppasiaUtetheisa lotrixUtetheisa pulchelloidesWestermannia spp.Xanthodes albago

Pterophoroidea

Exelastis pumilioHellinsia spp.Lantanophaga pusillidactylaMegalorhipida leucodactylus

Pyraloidea

Achyra coelatalisAchyra nudalisAgassiziella spp.Agathodes ostentalisAgrotera basinotataAphomia cephalonicaArippara spp.Autocharis fessalisBradina admixtalisBotyodes asialisChabula acamasalisChabulina onychinalisChilo spp.Cirrhochrista brizoalisCnaphalocrocis medinalisCnaphalocrocis rutilalisCrocidolomia pavonanaConogethes punctiferalisCulladia hastiferalisCydalima laticostalisDiaphania indicaDiasemia spp.Dysallacta negatalisEcpyrrhorrhoe damastesalisEctomyelois ceratoniaeElophila difflualisElophila melagynalisElophila scitalisEndocrossis flavibasalisEndotricha mesenterialisEndotricha repandalisEndotricha ruminalisEoophyla sejunctalisEpicrocis spp.EpipaschiinaeEpipagis peritalisEtiella zinckenellaEuchromius ocelleaEuclasta spp.Eurrhyparodes bracteolalisGlyphodes bivitralisHeliothela spp.Hellula undalisHerpetogramma basalisHerpetogramma bipunctalisHerpetogramma licarsisalisHodebertia testalisHydriris ornatalisHymenia perspectalisIschnurges luteomarginalisIsocentris filalisLamoria spp.Leucinodes melanopalisLeucinodes orbonalisLoryma recusataMarasmia poeyalisMarasmia trapezalis

Thyridoidea

Banisia fenestriferaRhodoneura spp.

Tineoidea

Eumeta variegataOpogona flavofasciataPhereoeca uterellaTinea pellionellaPhaeoses spp.

Tortricoidea

Archipini spp.Dudua spp.Lobesia spp.

Yponomeutoidea

Atteva spp.Plutella xylostellaYponomeutidae spp.

Zygaenoidea

Altha spp.Anticrates spp.Aphendala spp.Avatara aperiensGriseothosea spp.Macroplectra spp.Narosa spp.Parasa lepidaPhauda flammansThyrassia subcordata