List of butterflies of Chandigarh explained

This is a list of butterfly species found in the union territory of Chandigarh in India.

Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)^{[1] [2]}

• Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
• Danaus genutia (common tiger)
• Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
• Euploea core (common Indian crow)
• Melanitis leda (common evening brown)

Satyrs or browns (Satyrinae)

• Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
• Mycalesis mineus (dark-branded bushbrown)
• Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
• Ypthima asterope (common threering)

Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

• Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
• Ariadne merione (common castor)
• Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
• Acraea violae (tawny coster)
• Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
• Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
• Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
• Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
• Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
• Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
• Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
• Precis hierta (yellow pansy)
• Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
• Neptis hylas (common sailer)
• Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
• Libythea myrrha (club beak)
• Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)

Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae)

• Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
• Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
• Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
• Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
• Lampides boeticus (pea blue)
• Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
• Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
• Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
• Zizeeria maha (pale grass blue)

Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
• Pontia daplidice (Bath white)
• Belenois aurota (pioneer white)
• Gonepteryx rhamni (common brimstone)
• Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
• Catopsilia crocale (common emigrant)
• Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
• Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
• Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
• Colias croceus (dark clouded yellow
• Pieris brassicae (Indian large cabbage white)^[3]

• Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)

Swallotails (Papilionidae)

• Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
• Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
• Graphium doson (common jay)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

• Spialia galba (Indian skipper)
• Baoris guttatus bada (straight swift)
• Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)

References

1. Kunte, K., S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). 2012. Butterflies of India. v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
2. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

   . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .

3. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152644208097901&set=gm.1542836165970295&type=1&theater Pieris brassicae by Navtej Singh at Panjab University, Chandigarh