List of butterflies of Sikkim
This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India.
Family: [Papilionidae]
Subfamily: [Papilioninae]
'''Tribe: Leptocircini'''Genus: ''Graphium">Graphium (butterfly)">Graphium'' (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)
Species: ''[Graphium cloanthus]'' (glassy bluebottle)
Subspecies: Graphium cloanthus cloanthus'''Tribe: Papilionini'''
Species: ''[Papilio bianor]'' (common peacock)
Subspecies: ''Papilio bianor ganesa''Species: ''[Papilio helenus]'' (red Helen)
Subspecies: ''Papilio helenus helenus''Species: ''[Papilio nephelus]'' (yellow Helen)
Subspecies: ''Papilio nephelus chaon''Family: [Pieridae]
Subfamily: [Pierinae]
'''Tribe: Pierini'''Genus: ''[Delias]'' (Jezebels)
Species: ''[Delias agostina]'' (yellow Jezebel)
Subspecies: ''Delias agostina agostina''Genus: ''Pieris">Pieris (butterfly)">Pieris''
Species: ''[Pieris canidia]'' (Asian cabbage white)
Subspecies: ''Pieris canidia indica''Family: [Lycaenidae]
Subfamily: [Miletinae]
'''Tribe: Miletini'''Genus: ''[Allotinus]''
Species: ''[Allotinus drumila]'' (crenulate mottle)
Subspecies: ''Allotinus drumila drumila''Subfamily: [Polyommatinae]
'''Tribe: Polyommatini'''Genus: ''[Acytolepis]''
Species: ''[Acytolepis puspa]'' (common hedge blue)
Subspecies: ''Acytolepis puspa gisca''Genus: ''[Jamides]''
Species: ''[Jamides alecto]'' (metallic cerulean)
Subspecies: ''Jamides alecto eurysaces''Subfamily: [Theclinae]
'''Tribe: Hypolycaenini'''Genus: ''[Hypolycaena]''
Species: ''[Hypolycaena kina]'' (blue tit)
Subspecies: ''Hypolycaena kina kina''Family: [Nymphalidae]
Subfamily: [Cyrestinae]
Genus: ''[Chersonesia]''
Species: ''[Chersonesia risa]'' (common maplet)
Subfamily: [Heliconiinae]
'''Tribe: Acraeini'''Genus: ''[Acraea]''
Species: ''[Acraea issoria]'' (yellow coster)
Subfamily: [Libytheinae]
Genus: ''[Libythea]''
Species: ''[Libythea myrrha]'' (club beak)
Subfamily: [Limenitidinae]
'''Tribe: Adoliadini'''Genus: ''[bassarona]''
Species: ''[Bassarona durga]'' (blue duke)
Subspecies: ''bassarona durga durga''Species: ''[Tanaecia julii]'' (common earl)
Subspecies: Tanaecia julii appiades'''Tribe: Limenitidini'''
Genus: ''[Athyma]''
Species: ''[Athyma jina]'' (Bhutan sergeant)
Subspecies: ''Athyma jina jina''Subfamily: [Nymphalinae]
'''Tribe: Junoniini'''Genus: ''[Junonia]''
Species: ''[Junonia iphita]'' (chocolate pansy)
'''Tribe: Nymphalini'''Genus: ''[Aglais]''
Species: ''[Aglais caschmirensis]'' (Indian tortoiseshell)
Subspecies: ''Aglais caschmirensis aesis''Subfamily: [Pseudergolinae]
'''Tribe: Pseudergolini'''Genus: ''[Pseudergolis]''
Species: ''[Pseudergolis wedah]'' (tabby)
Genus: ''[Stibochiona]''
Species: ''[Stibochiona nicea]'' (popinjay)
Subfamily: [Satyrinae]
'''Tribe: Elymniini'''Genus: ''[Elymnias]''
Species: ''[Elymnias malelas]'' (spotted palmfly)
Subspecies: Elymnias malelas malelas'''Tribe: Satyrini'''
Genus: ''[Lethe]''
Species: ''[Lethe verma]'' (straight-banded treebrown)
Subspecies: ''Lethe verma sintica''Genus: ''[Mycalesis]''
Species: ''[Mycalesis visala]'' (long-branded bushbrown)
Family: [Riodinidae]
Subfamily: [Nemeobiinae]
'''Tribe: Abisarini'''Genus: ''[Abisara]''
Species: ''[Abisara chela]'' (spot Judy)
Subspecies: Abisara chela chela'''Tribe: Nemeobiini'''
Genus: ''[Zemeros]''
Species: ''[Zemeros flegyas]'' (Punchinello)
Subspecies: ''Zemeros flegyas flegyas''Family: [Hesperiidae]
Subfamily: [Hesperiinae]
'''Tribe: Aeromachini'''Genus: ''[Aeromachus]''
Species: ''[Aeromachus stigmata]'' (veined scrub hopper)
Genus: ''[Ancistroides]''
Species: ''[Ancistroides nigrita]'' (chocolate demon)
Genus: ''[Pedesta]''
Species: ''[Pedesta pandita]'' (brown bush bob)
Genus: ''[Sebastonyma]''
Species: ''[Sebastonyma dolopia]'' (tufted ace)
Genus: ''[Zographetus]''
Species: ''[Zographetus ogygia]'' (purple-spotted flitter)
Subspecies: Zographetus ogygia ogygia'''Tribe: Baorini'''
Genus: ''[Pelopidas]''
Species: ''[Pelopidas assamensis]'' (great swift)
Genus: ''[Polytremis]''
Species: ''[Polytremis eltola]'' (yellow-spot swift)
Subspecies: Polytremis eltola eltola'''Tribe: Taractrocerini'''