List of butterflies of Gujarat
Gujarat is a state in the western part of India. It has very rich butterfly diversity as it is situated at the geographical meeting point of many types of habitats. Northern Gujarat meets the deserts and semi-arid parts of Pakistan, Saurashtra peninsula has dry scrublands and savannah habitats, Gir has dry deciduous forests, central Gujarat has wetlands and scrublands while south Gujarat touches the Western Ghats and hence it has evergreen and bamboo forests.
According to Butterflies of Gujarat, there are over 193 butterfly species found in Gujarat. Total 79 of them are seen in South Gujarat.
Gujarat has six families of butterflies:
Papilionidae
Graphium agamemnon - tailed jay Linnaeus, 1758Graphium doson - common jay Felder & Felder, 1864Graphium nomius - spot swordtail Esper, 1785Papilio demoleus - lime swallowtail Linnaeus, 1758Papilio polymnestor - blue Mormon Cramer, 1775Papilio polytes - common Mormon Linnaeus, 1758Pachliopta aristolochiae - common rose Fabricius, 1775Pachliopta hector - crimson rose- Papilio helenus - red Helen
Pieridae
Catopsilia pomona - lemon emigrant Fabricius, 1775Catopsilia pyranthe - mottled emigrant Linnaeus, 1758Eurema hecabe - common grass yellow Linnaeus, 1758Eurema laeta - spotless grass yellow Boisduval, 1836Eurema brigitta - small grass yellowLeptosia nina - Psyche Fabricius, 1793Pareronia hippia - Indian wanderer Fabricius, 1787Appias libythea - western striped albatross Fabricius, 1775Belenois aurota - pioneer Fabricius, 1793Cepora nerissa - common gull Fabricius, 1775Delias eucharis - Indian Jezebel Drury, 1773Colotis amata - small salmon Arab Fabricius, 1775Colotis aurora - plain orange-tipColotis danae - crimson-tipColotis etrida - little orange-tipColotis fausta - large salmon ArabColotis protractus - blue-spotted ArabColotis vestalis - white ArabIxias marianne - white orange-tipIxias pyrene - yellow orange-tipNymphalidae
Ariadne ariadne - angled castorAriadne merione - common castorByblia ilithyia - JokerPolyura athamas – common nawabPolyura agrarius – anomalous nawabCharaxes psaphon - plain tawny rajahCharaxes solon - black rajahDanaus chrysippus - plain tigerDanaus genutia - striped tigerEuploea core - common crowEuploea klugii - brown king crowTirumala limniace - blue tigerParantica aglea - glassy tigerAcraea terpsicore - tawny costerPhalanta phalantha - common leopardEuthalia aconthea - baronEuthalia lubentina - gaudy baronEuthalia nais - baronetNeptis hylas - common sailer- Phaedyma columella - short-banded sailerModuza procris - commanderHypolimnas bolina - great eggflyHypolimnas misippus - Danaid eggflyJunonia almana - peacock pansyJunonia atlites - grey pansyJunonia hierta - yellow pansyJunonia iphita - chocolate pansyJunonia lemonias - lemon pansyJunonia orithya - blue pansyArgynis hyperbius - Indian fritillaryKallima horsfieldii - Sahyadri blue oakleafVanessa cardui - painted ladyMelanitis leda - common evening brownMycalesis perseus - common bushbrownYpthima asterope - common three-ringYpthima huebneri - common four-ringYpthima baldus - common five-ring
- Lethe europa - bamboo treebrown
Lycaenidae
Curetis thetis - Indian sunbeamCuretis acuta – angled sunbeamSpalgis epius - apeflyAcytolepis puspa - common hedge blueAzanus jesous - African babul blueAzanus ubaldus - bright babul blueCaleta decidia - angled PierrotCastalius rosimon - common PierrotMegisba malaya - MalayanTalicada nyseus - red PierrotCatochrysops strabo - forget-me-not- Anthene lycaenina - pointed ciliate blueChilades lajus - lime blueChilades parrhasius - small CupidLuthrodes pandava - plains CupidEveres lacturnus - Indian CupidEuchrysops cnejus - gram blueFreyeria putli - Oriental grass jewelFreyeria trochylus - orange-spotted grass jewelJamides celeno - common ceruleanJamides bochus - dark ceruleanLampides boeticus - pea blueLeptotes plinius - zebra blueProsotas dubiosa - tailless lineblueProsotas nora - common lineblue
- Petrelaea dana - dingy lineblueTarucus nara - striped PierrotTarucus balkanicus - little tiger Pierrot Tarucus indica - Indian PierrotZizeeria karsandra - dark grass bluePseudozizeeria maha - pale grass blueZizina otis - lesser grass blueZizula hylax - tiny grass blueCigaritis ictis - common shot silverlineCigaritis vulcanus - common silverline
- Cigaritis schistacea - plumbeous silverline
- Cigaritis acamas - tawny silverlineArhopala amantes - large oakblueRapala iarbus - common red flashVirachola isocrates - common guava blueRathinda amor - monkey puzzleTajuria cippus - peacock royalTajuria jehana - plains blue royal