List of butterflies of Pakistan explained

The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan.

Family Papilionidae (Apollo butterflies and swallowtails)

Subfamily: Parnassiinae (Apollo butterflies)

Subfamily: Papilioninae (swallowtails, peacocks and mimes)

Family Pieridae (whites and yellows)

Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)

Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)

Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)

This huge family is represented in Pakistan by following 11 subfamilies:

Subfamily: Charaxinae (leafwings)

Subfamily: Apaturinae (emperors and allies)

Subfamily: Calinaginae (freaks)

Subfamily: Biblidinae (castors etc.)

Subfamily: Nymphalinae (nymphs, fritillaries, pansies, eggflies, etc.)

Subfamily: Cyrestinae (maps)

Subfamily: Limenitidinae (sergeants, sailers, barons, etc.)

Subfamily: Heliconiinae (heliconians or longwings)

Subfamily: Danainae (milkweed butterflies)

Subfamily: Libytheinae (beaks)

Subfamily: Satyrinae (browns)

Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae (blues)

Subfamily: Lycaeninae (coppers and sapphires)

Subfamily: Theclinae (hairstreaks and allies)

Subfamily: Aphnaeinae

Family Riodinidae (metalmarks)

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae (punches)

Family Hesperiidae (skippers)

Subfamily: Coeliadinae (awls)

Subfamily: Pyrginae (spread-winged skippers: flats and angles)

Subfamily: Hesperinae (grass skippers: swifts and darts etc.)

References

. W. H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . The Diocesan Press, Madras . . 1927 .