A taxonomic checklist of Indian butterflies is given below. Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this species catalogue. Also see the following pages for related taxonomic resources:
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SYSTEMATIC CHECKLIST OF INDIAN BUTTERFLIES
CLASS INSECTA (INSECTS)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails)
Subfamily Papilioninae (Swallowtails)
Tribe Leptocircini (Jays and Swordtails)
- Graphium agetes (Westwood, 1843) – Four-bar Swordtail
- Graphium antiphates (Cramer, [1775]) – Five-bar Swordtail
- Graphium epaminondas (Oberthür, 1879) – Andaman Swordtail
- Graphium aristeus (Stoll, [1780]) – Chain Swordtail
- Graphium eurous (Leech, [1893]) – Six-bar Swordtail
- Graphium paphus (de Nicéville, 1886) – (Himalayan) Spectacle Swordtail
- Graphium garhwalica (Katayama, 1988) – (Garhwal) Spectacle Swordtail
- Graphium nomius (Esper, 1799) – Spot Swordtail
- Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tailed Jay
- Graphium arycles (Boisduval, 1836) – Spotted Jay
- Graphium chironides (Honrath, 1884) – Veined Jay
- Graphium cloanthus (Westwood, 1841) – Glassy Bluebottle
- Graphium doson (C. & R. Felder, 1864) – Common Jay
- Graphium eurypylus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Great Jay
- Graphium albociliatus (Fruhstorfer, 1901) – Scarce Jay
- Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Bluebottle
- Graphium adonarensis (Rothschild, 1896) – Cryptic Bluebottle
- Graphium teredon (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Narrow-banded Bluebottle (earlier Graphium sarpedon teredon)
- Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) – Lesser Zebra
- Graphium megarus (Westwood, 1844) – Spotted Zebra
- Graphium xenocles (Doubleday, 1842) – Great Zebra
- Lamproptera curius (Fabricius, 1787) – White Dragontail
- Lamproptera meges (Zincken, 1831) – Green Dragontail
Tribe Papilionini (Black-bodied Swallowtails)
- Papilio agestor Gray, 1831 – Tawny Mime
- Papilio clytia Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Mime
- Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1864 – Lesser Mime
- Papilio paradoxa (Zinken, 1831) – Great Blue Mime
- Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1859 – Blue-striped Mime
- Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Yellow Swallowtail
- Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 – Asian Yellow Swallowtail
- Papilio liomedon Moore, [1875] – Malabar Banded Swallowtail
- Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 – Lime Swallowtail
- Papilio alcmenor C. & R. Felder, [1864] – Red-breasted Mormon (ACN: Redbreast)
- Papilio bootes Westwood, 1842 – Red-spotted Mormon (ACN: Tailed Redbreast)
- Papilio janaka Moore, [1858] – Red-banded Mormon (ACN: Tailed Redbreast)
- Papilio castor Westwood, 1842 – Common Raven
- Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880 – Malabar Raven
- Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 – Blue Helen
- Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758 – Red Helen
- Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Mormon
- Papilio polymnestor Cramer, [1775] – Blue Mormon
- Papilio mayo Atkinson, 1873 – Andaman Mormon
- Papilio chaon Westwood, 1845 – Yellow Helen
- Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Mormon
- Papilio protenor Cramer, [1775] – Spangled Mormon
- Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842 – Blue Peacock
- Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872 – Malabar Banded Peacock
- Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793 – Common Banded Peacock
- Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845 – Yellow-crested Peacock
- Papilio palinurus Fabricius, 1787 – Green-banded Peacock
- Papilio krishna Moore, [1858] – Krishna Peacock
- Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758 – Paris Peacock
- Papilio bianor Cramer, [1777] – Common Peacock
Tribe Teinopalpini
- Meandrusa lachinus (Fruhstorfer, 1902) – Brown Gorgon
- Meandrusa payeni (Boisduval, 1836) – Yellow Gorgon
- Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843 – Kaiser-i-Hind
Tribe Troidini
- Atrophaneura aidoneus (Doubleday, 1845) – Lesser Batwing
- Atrophaneura varuna (White, 1842) – Common Batwing
- Byasa crassipes (Oberthür, 1893) – Black Windmill
- Byasa dasarada (Moore, [1858]) – Great Windmill
- Byasa latreillei (Donovan, 1826) – Rose Windmill
- Byasa nevilli (Wood-Mason, 1882) – Two-spotted Windmill (ACN: Nevill's windmill)
- Byasa plutonius (Oberthür, 1876) – Pink-spotted Windmill (ACN: Chinese Windmill)
- Byasa polla (de Nicéville, 1897) – Crimson-bordered Windmill (ACN: de Nicéville's Windmill)
- Byasa polyeuctes (Doubleday, 1842) – Common Windmill
- Byasa tytleri Evans, 1923 – Small-spotted Windmill (ACN: Chinese Windmill)
- Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Rose
- Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) – Crimson Rose
- Pachliopta pandiyana (Moore, 1881) – Malabar Rose
- Losaria coon (Fabricius, 1793) – Common Clubtail
- Losaria rhodifer (Butler, 1876) – Andaman Clubtail
- Troides aeacus (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Golden Birdwing
- Troides helena (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Birdwing
- Troides minos (Cramer, [1779]) – Sahyadri Birdwing
Subfamily Parnassiinae
Tribe Parnassiini
- Parnassius acco Gray, [1853] – Varnished Apollo
- Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1891 – Dusky Apollo
- Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) – Pale Keeled Apollo
- Parnassius charltonius Gray, [1853] – Regal Apollo
- Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879 – Common Red Apollo
- Parnassius hunnyngtoni Avinoff, [1916] – Pale Apollo
- Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831 – Common Blue Apollo
- Parnassius hunza Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1888 – Grey-bordered Apollo
- Parnassius imperator Oberthür, 1883 – Imperial Apollo
- Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836 – Keeled Apollo
- Parnassius maharaja Avinoff, [1916] – Maharaja Apollo
- Parnassius staudingeri Bang-Haas, 1882 – Banded Apollo
- Parnassius simo Gray, [1853] – Black-edged Apollo
- Parnassius stenosemus Honrath, 1890 – Dusted Apollo
- Parnassius stoliczkanus C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Many-eyed Apollo
- Parnassius tianschanica Oberthür, 1879 – Large Keeled Apollo
Tribe Zerynthiini
- Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873 – Bhutan Glory
- Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel, 1942 – Mystical Bhutan Glory (ACN: Ludlow's Bhutan Glory, Ludlow's Bhutan Swallowtail)
Family Hesperiidae
Subfamily Coeliadinae
- Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) – Brown Awl
- Bibasis mahintha (Moore, [1875]) – Slate Awlet
- Bibasis sena (Moore, [1866]) – Orange-tailed Awl
- Burara amara (Moore, [1866]) – Small Green Awlet
- Burara anadi (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Plain Orange Awlet
- Burara gomata (Moore, [1866]) – Pale Green Awlet
- Burara harisa (Moore, [1866]) – Harisa Orange Awlet
- Burara jaina (Moore, [1866]) – Common Orange Awlet
- Burara oedipodea (Swainson, 1820) – Branded Orange Awlet
- Burara vasutana (Moore, [1866]) – Green Awlet
- Choaspes benjaminii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Common Awlking
- Choaspes furcata Evans, 1932 – Hooked Awlking
- Choaspes stigmata Evans, 1932 – Branded Awlking
- Choaspes xanthopogon (Kollar, [1844]) – Spiny Awlking
- Hasora anura de Nicéville, 1889 – Slate Awl
- Hasora badra (Moore, [1858]) – Common Awl
- Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Banded Awl
- Hasora danda Evans, 1949 – Purple-glazed Awl
- Hasora khoda (Mabille, 1876) – Large-banded Awl
- Hasora leucospila (Mabille, 1891) – Violet Awl
- Hasora salanga (Plötz, 1885) – Green Awl
- Hasora schoenherr (Latreille, [1824]) – Yellow-banded Awl
- Hasora taminatus (Hübner, 1818) – White-banded Awl
- Hasora vitta (Butler, 1870) – Plain Banded Awl
Subfamily Eudaminae
- Lobocla liliana (Atkinson, 1871) – White-banded Marbled Flat
- Lobocla aborica Tytler, 1915 – Yellow-banded Marbled Flat
Subfamily Pyrginae
Tribe Celaenorrhinini
- Celaenorrhinus affinis Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Yellow-spot Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Moore, [1866]) – Dakhan Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus andamanica (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) – Andaman Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus asmara (Butler, 1879) – White-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus aspersa Leech, 1891 – Large Streaked Flat
- Celaenorrhinus aurivittata (Moore, [1879]) – Dark Yellow-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus badia (Hewitson, 1877) – Scarce Banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus dhanada (Moore, [1866]) – Yellow-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ficulnea (Hewitson, 1868) – Velvet Flat
- Celaenorrhinus flavocincta (de Nicéville, 1887) – Orange Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus fusca (Hampson, [1889]) – Dusky Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus leucocera (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus maculicornis Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Separated Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus morena Evans, 1949 – Confined Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus munda (Moore, 1884) – Conjoined Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus nigricans (de Nicéville, 1885) – Small-banded Flat
- Celaenorrhinus patula de Nicéville, 1889 – Large Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pero de Nicéville, 1889 – Yellow-bordered Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus plagifera de Nicéville, 1889 – Large-spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pulomaya (Moore, [1866]) – Multi-spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, [1866]) – Restricted Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus pyrrha de Nicéville, 1889 – Double-spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus ratna Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Ratna Flat
- Celaenorrhinus sumitra (Moore, [1866]) – Contiguous Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus tibetana (Mabille, 1876) – Jagged Spotted Flat
- Celaenorrhinus zea Swinhoe, 1909 – Toothed Spotted Flat
- Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius, 1787) – Fulvous Pied Flat
- Pseudocoladenia fatih (Kollar, [1844]) – West Himalayan Pied Flat
- Pseudocoladenia fatua (Evans, 1949) – Ruddy Pied Flat
- Pseudocoladenia festa (Evans, 1949) – Dull Pied Flat
- Sarangesa dasahara (Moore, [1866]) – Common Small Flat
- Sarangesa purendra Moore, 1882 – Spotted Small Flat
Tribe Tagiadini
- Capila jayadeva Moore, [1866] – Striped Dawnfly
- Capila lidderdali (Elwes, 1888) – Ringed Dawnfly
- Capila pennicillatum (de Nicéville, [1893]) – Fringed Dawnfly
- Capila phanaeus (Hewitson, 1867) – Fulvous Dawnfly
- Capila pieridoides (Moore, 1878) – White Dawnfly
- Capila zennara (Moore, [1866]) – Pale-striped Dawnfly
- Satarupa zulla Tytler, 1915 – Equal White Flat
- Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1915 – Splendid White Flat
- Satarupa gopala Moore, [1866] – Large White Flat
- Seseria sambara (Moore, [1866]) – Notched Seseria
- Seseria dohertyi (Watson, 1893) – Contiguous Seseria
- Coladenia indrani (Moore, [1866]) – Tricolour Pied Flat
- Coladenia agnioides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Brown-tipped Pied Flat
- Coladenia agni (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Brown Pied Flat
- Coladenia laxmi (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Grey Pied Flat
- Coladenia hoenei Evans, 1939 – Large Spot Pied Flat
- Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1814 – White-striped Snow Flat
- Tagiades gana (Moore, [1866]) – Suffused Snow Flat
- Tagiades japetus (Stoll, [1781]) – Common Snow Flat
- Tagiades menaka (Moore, [1866]) – Spotted Snow Flat
- Tagiades litigiosa Möschler, 1878 – Water Snow Flat
- Tagiades parra Fruhstorfer, 1910 – Multi-spotted Snow Flat
- Tagiades calligana Butler, 1879 – Brown-tipped Snow Flat
- Odina decoratus (Hewitson, 1867) – Zigzag Flat
- Pintara tabrica (Hewitson, [1873]) – Spotted Orange Flat
- Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Yellow Flat
- Gerosis sinica (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – White Yellow-breasted Flat
- Gerosis phisara (Moore, 1884) – Dusky Yellow-breasted Flat
- Gerosis bhagava (Moore, [1866]) – Common Yellow-breasted Flat
- Darpa hanria Moore, [1866] – Hairy Angle
- Darpa minta Evans,1949 – Black-spotted Angle
- Darpa dealbata (Distant, 1886) – Snowy Angle
- Tapena thwaitesi Moore, [1881] – Black Angle
- Tapena minuscula Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Small Angle
- Ctenoptilum vasava (Moore, [1866]) – Tawny Angle
- Ctenoptilum multiguttata de Nicéville, 1890 – Multi-spotted Angle
- Odontoptilum angulata (C. Felder, 1862) – Chestnut Angle
- Caprona ransonnettii (R. Felder, 1868) – Golden Angle
- Caprona agama (Moore, [1858]) – Spotted Angle
- Caprona alida (de Nicéville, 1891) – Alida Angle
Incertae sedis (Uncertain placement)
- Chamunda chamunda (Moore, [1866]) – Olive Flat
Tribe Carcharodini
- Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862) – African Marbled Skipper
- Spialia galba (Fabricius, 1793) – Asian Grizzled Skipper
- Spialia doris (Walker, 1870) – Desert Grizzled Skipper
- Spialia orbifer (Hübner, [1823]) – Brick Grizzled Skipper
- Carcharodus dravira (Moore, [1875]) – Smooth Marbled Skipper
- Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) – Plain Marbled Skipper
- Pyrgus dejeani (Oberthür, 1912) – Tibetan Chequered Skipper
Tribe Pyrgini
- Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874 – Plain Mountain Skipper
- Pyrgus alpina (Erschoff, 1874) – Common Mountain Skipper
Tribe Erynnini
- Erynnis pathan Evans, 1949 – Inky Duskywing
- Erynnis pelias (Leech, 1891) – Frosted Duskywing
Subfamily Hesperiinae
Tribe Aeromachini
- Apostictopterus fuliginosus Leech, [1893] – Giant Hopper
- Astictopterus jama C. & R. Felder, 1860 – Forest Hopper
- Baracus hampsoni Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Spotted Hedge Hopper
- Baracus subditus Moore, [1884] – Striped Hedge Hopper
- Baracus septentrionum Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887] – Large Hedge Hopper
- Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793) – Bush Hopper
- Ampittia dioscorides dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Bush Hopper
- Ampittia maroides de Nicéville, [1896] – Scarce Bush Hopper
- Ampittia subvittatus (Moore, 1878) – Tiger Hopper
- Aeromachus kali (de Nicéville, 1885) – Blue-spotted Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878) – Veined Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Dingy Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus jhora (de Nicéville, 1885) – Grey Scrub Hopper
- Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775) – Pygmy Scrub Hopper
- Pedesta masuriensis (Moore, 1878) – Large-spotted Bush Bob
- Pedesta panda Evans, 1937 – Contiguous Bush Bob
- Pedesta pandita (de Nicéville, 1885) – Sparated Bush Bob
- Arnetta mercara Evans, 1932 – Kodagu Forest Hopper
- Arnetta vindhiana (Moore, [1884]) – Vindhyan Bob
- Arnetta atkinsoni (Moore, 1878) – Black-tufted Bob
- Iambrix salsala (Moore, [1866]) – Chestnut Bob
- Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798) – Oriental Palm Bob
- Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877) – Small Palm Bob
- Scobura cephala (Hewitson, 1876) – Extra Forest Bob
- Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866]) – One-spotted Forest Bob
- Scobura isota (Swinhoe, 1893) – Absent Forest Bob
- Scobura cephaloides (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Large Forest Bob
- Scobura tytleri (Evans, 1914) – Conjoined Forest Bob
- Scobura parawoolletti Fan, Chiba & Wang, 2010 – Divided Forest Bob
- Suada swerga (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Grass Bob
- Koruthaialos rubecula (Plötz, 1882) – Changeable Velvet Bob
- Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Dark Velvet Bob
- Koruthaialos sindu (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Shiny Velvet Bob
- Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876) – Dusky Partwing
- Stimula swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Pale Demon
- Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, [1824]) – Chocolate Demon
- Udaspes folus (Cramer, [1775]) – Grass Demon
- Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) – Common Banded Demon
- Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832) – Spotted Demon
- Notocrypta curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Restricted Demon
- Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775) – Giant Redeye
- Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, [1868]) – Banded Redeye
- Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) – Small Palm-redeye
- Erionota apex Semper, 1892 – White-tipped Palm-redeye
- Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767) – Acute Palm-redeye. ACN: Banana Skipper
- Erionota torus Evans, 1941 – Rounded Palm-redeye. ACN: Banana Skipper
- Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889) – Spotted Redeye
- Matapa aria (Moore, [1866]) – Common Branded Redeye
- Matapa purpurascens Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Purple Branded Redeye
- Matapa druna (Moore, [1866]) – Grey-branded Redeye
- Matapa sasivarna (Moore, [1866]) – Black-veined Branded Redeye
- Matapa cresta Evans, 1949 – Fringed Branded Redeye
- Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, [1780]) – Tree Flitter
- Hyarotis microstictum (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) – Small Brush Flitter
- Hyarotis coorga Evans, 1949 – Kodagu Brush Flitter
- Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Yellow-base Flitter
- Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) – Dubious Flitter
- Isma bonota Cantlie & Norman, 1959 – Multi-spotted Flitter
- Pyroneura margherita (Doherty, 1889) – Indian Yellow-veined Lancer
- Pyroneura niasana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) – Red-veined Lancer
- Salanoemia fuscicornis (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Purple Lancer
- Salanoemia noemi (de Nicéville, 1885) – Spotted Yellow Lancer
- Salanoemia sala (Hewitson, [1866]) – Maculate Lancer
- Salanoemia tavoyana (Evans, 1926) – Ringed Lancer
- Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Silver-spotted Lancer
- Lotongus sarala (de Nicéville, 1889) – Yellow-banded Palmer
- Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895 – Red-eyed Palmer
- Unkana ambasa (Moore, [1858]) – Hoary Palmer
- Hidari bhawani de Nicéville, [1889] – Veined Palmer
- Pirdana major Evans, 1932 – Himalayan Green-striped Palmer
- Creteus cyrina (Hewitson, 1876) – Nonsuch Palmer
- Pithauria stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887] – Light Straw Ace
- Pithauria murdava (Moore, [1866]) – Dark Straw Ace
- Pithauria marsena (Hewitson, [1866]) – Branded Straw Ace
- Halpemorpha hyrtacus (de Nicéville, 1897) – White-branded Ace
- Sovia separata (Moore, 1882) – Chequered Ace
- Sovia grahami (Evans, 1926) – Pale Ace
- Sovia malta Evans, 1949 – Malta Ace
- Thoressa hyrie (de Nicéville, 1891) – Variable Ace
- Thoressa aina (de Nicéville, 1889) – Yellow-spotted Ace
- Thoressa gupta (de Nicéville, 1886) – Olive Ace
- Thoressa fusca (Elwes, [1893]) – Dusky Ace
- Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890) – Unbranded Ace. ACN:
- Thoressa cerata (Hewitson, 1876) – Northern Spotted Ace
- Thoressa sitala (de Nicéville, 1885) – Nilgiri Plain Ace
- Thoressa evershedi (Evans, 1910) – Travancore Tawny Ace
- Thoressa honorei (de Nicéville, 1887) – Sahyadri Orange Ace. ACN: Madras Ace
- Thoressa masoni (Moore, 1878) – Orange-spot Ace
- Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937 – Overlapping Ace
- Halpe aucma Swinhoe, 1893 – Gold-spotted Ace
- Halpe filda Evans, 1949 – Absent Ace
- Halpe handa Evans, 1949 – Handa Ace
- Halpe hauxwelli Evans, 1937 – Conjoined Shan Ace
- Halpe hindu Evans, 1937 – Sahyadri Banded Ace
- Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Large Ace
- Halpe kumara de Nicéville, 1885 – Plain Ace
- Halpe kusala Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Faint Ace
- Halpe molta Evans, 1949 – White-fringed Ace
- Halpe perfossa South, 1913 – Small-spotted Ace
- Halpe porus (Mabille, [1877]) – Bi-spot Banded Ace
- Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882 – Sikkim Ace
- Halpe wantona Swinhoe, 1893 – Wanton Ace
- Halpe zema (Hewitson, 1877) – Zema Banded Ace
- Halpe zola Evans, 1937 – Zola Banded Ace
- Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868) – Tufted Ace
- Actinor radians (Moore, 1878) – Veined Dart
- Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877) – Wax Dart
Incertae sedis
- Zographetus satwa (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Purple and Gold Flitter
- Zographetus ogygia (Hewitson, [1866]) – Purple-spotted Flitter
- Zographetus dzonguensis Kunte, Karmakar & Lepcha, 2021 – Chocolate-bordered Flitter
- Zographetus rama (Mabille, [1877]) – Small Flitter
Tribe Taractrocerini
- Taractrocera danna (Moore, 1865) – White-spotted Grass Dart
- Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793) – Grey-veined Grass Dart
- Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868) – Tawny-spotted Grass Dart
- Taractrocera atropunctata Watson, 1896 – Black-spotted Grass Dart
- Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Sahyadri Dartlet
- Oriens paragola (de Nicéville, [1896]) – Malay Dartlet
- Oriens goloides (Moore, [1881]) – Smaller Dartlet
- Oriens gola (Moore, 1877) – Common Dartlet
- Potanthus alcon (Evans, 1932) – Alcon Dart
- Potanthus confucius (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Confucian Dart
- Potanthus dara (Kollar, [1844]) – West Himalayan Dart
- Potanthus diana (Evans, 1932) – Dakhan Dart
- Potanthus ganda (Fruhstorfer 1911) – Ganda Dart
- Potanthus juno (Evans, 1932) – Juno Dart
- Potanthus lydia (Evans, 1934) – Lydia Dart
- Potanthus mara (Evans, 1932) – Bright Yellow Dart
- Potanthus mingo (Edwards, 1866) – Narrow Bident Dart
- Potanthus nesta (Evans, 1934) – Nesta Dart
- Potanthus nina (Evans, 1932) – Little Dart
- Potanthus pallida (Evans, 1932) – Pallid Dart
- Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914) – Palni Dart
- Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) – Pava Dart
- Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, [1881]) – Common Dart
- Potanthus rectifasciata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Branded Dart
- Potanthus serina (Plötz, 1883) – Oriental Large Dart
- Potanthus sita (Evans, 1932) – Sita Dart
- Potanthus trachala (Mabille, 1878) – Broad Bident Dart
- Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775) – Pale Palm-Dart
- Telicota bambusae (Moore, 1878) – Dark Palm-Dart
- Telicota ohara (Plötz, 1883) – Ohara Palm-Dart
- Telicota linna Evans, 1949 – Linna Palm-Dart
- Cephrenes acalle (Höpffer, 1874) – Plain Palm-Dart
Tribe Hesperiini
- Ochlodes brahma (Moore, 1878) – Grey-branded Darter
- Ochlodes siva (Moore, 1878) – Black-branded Darter
- Ochlodes pasca Evans, 1949 – Ochreous Darter
- Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) – Chequered Darter
Tribe Baorini
- Baoris scopulifera Moore, [1884] – Andaman Paint-brush Swift
- Baoris pagana (de Nicéville, 1887) – Figure-of-8 Swift
- Baoris farri (Moore, 1878) – Complete Paint-brush Swift
- Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937 – Small Paint-brush Swift
- Baoris unicolor Moore, [1884] – Black Paint-brush Swift
- Borbo bevani (Moore, 1878) – Lesser Rice Swift. Also as Pseudoborbo bevani. ACN: Bevan's Swift.
- Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) – Rice Swift. ACN: Wallace's Swift.
- Caltoris aurociliata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Yellow-fringed Swift
- Caltoris bromus (Leech, 1894) – Brome Swift
- Caltoris brunnea (Snellen, 1876) – Dark Branded Swift
- Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877) – Colon Swift
- Caltoris canaraica (Moore, [1884]) – Karwar Swift
- Caltoris confusa (Evans, 1932) – Confusing Swift
- Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876) – Full Stop Swift
- Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878) – Blank Swift
- Caltoris moorei (Evans, 1926) – Cryptic Swift
- Caltoris philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Elongated Swift
- Caltoris plebeia (de Nicéville, 1887) – Tufted Swift
- Caltoris sirius (Evans, 1926) – Sirius Swift
- Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Purple Swift
- Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) – Dingy Swift
- Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) – Pygmy Swift
- Iton semamora (Moore, [1866]) – Common Wight
- Iton watsonii (de Nicéville, 1890) – White-striped Wight
- Parnara apostata (Snellen, [1880]) – Dark Straight Swift
- Parnara ganga Evans, 1937 – Continental Swift
- Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852]) – Straight Swift
- Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) – Grey Swift
- Pelopidas agna (Moore, [1866]) – Obscure Branded Swift
- Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882) – Great Swift
- Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Conjoined Swift
- Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) – Small Branded Swift
- Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) – Chinese Branded Swift
- Pelopidas subochracea (Moore, 1878) – Large Branded Swift
- Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, [1821]) – Pale Branded Swift
- Pelopidas masta Evans, 1949 – Two-spotted Branded Swift
- Polytremis discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – White-fringed Swift
- Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869) – Yellow-spotted Swift
- Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Contiguous Swift
- Polytremis minuta (Evans, 1926) – Tiny Swift
Subfamily Heteropterinae
- Carterocephalus avanti (de Nicéville, 1886) – Orange-spotted Mountain-Hopper
- Carterocephalus dieckmanni Graeser, 1888 – Silver Mountain-Hopper
Family Pieridae
Subfamily Coliadinae
- Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) – Lemon Emigrant. ACN: Common Emigrant
- Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Mottled Emigrant
- Catopsilia scylla (Linnaeus, 1763) – Orange Emigrant
- Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904 – Beryl Clouded Yellow
- Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 – Pamir Clouded Yellow
- Colias dubia Elwes, 1906 – Dwarf Clouded Yellow
- Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865 – Fiery Clouded Yellow
- Colias erate (Esper, 1805) – Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
- Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 – Dark Clouded Yellow
- Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865 – Ladakh Clouded Yellow
- Colias leechi Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1893 – Glaucous Clouded Yellow
- Colias marcopolo Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1888 – Olive Clouded Yellow
- Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859 – Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
- Colias nina Fawcett, 1904 – Small Clouded Yellow
- Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878 – Orange Clouded Yellow
- Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910 – Lemon Clouded Yellow
- Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882 – Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
- Dercas lycorias (Doubleday, 1842) – Plain Sulphur
- Dercas verhuelli (Hoeven, 1839) – Tailed Sulphur
- Eurema andersonii (Moore, 1886) – One-spot Grass Yellow
- Eurema blanda (Boisduval, 1836) – Three-spot Grass Yellow
- Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780]) – Small Grass Yellow
- Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Grass Yellow
- Eurema simulatrix (Staudinger, 1891) – Changeable Grass Yellow
- Eurema laeta (Boisduval, 1836) – Spotless Grass Yellow
- Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990 – Nilgiri Grass Yellow
- Gandaca harina (Horsfield, [1829]) – Tree Yellow
- Gonepteryx amintha (Blanchard, 1871) – Orange Brimstone
- Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Lesser Brimstone
- Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847 – Pale Brimstone
- Gonepteryx chitralensis (Moore, [1907]) – Yellow-base Brimstone
Subfamily Pierinae
Tribe Teracolini - Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775) – Small Salmon Arab
- Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780]) – Plain Orange-tip
- Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775) – Crimson-tip
- Colotis etrida (Boisduval, 1836) – Little Orange-tip
- Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804) – Large Salmon Arab
- Colotis protractus (Butler, 1876) – Blue-spotted Arab
- Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876) – White Arab
- Ixias marianne (Cramer, [1779]) – White Orange-tip
- Ixias pyrene (Linnaeus, 1764) – Yellow Orange-tip
Tribe Anthocharidini
- Euchloe daphalis (Moore, 1865) – Himalayan Pearl White
- Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Great Orange-tip
- Hebomoia roepstorfii Wood-Mason, 1880 – Andaman Great Orange-tip
Tribe Leptosiaini
- Leptosia nina (Fabricius, 1793) – Psyche
Tribe Nepheroniini
- Pareronia avatar (Moore, [1858]) – Pale Wanderer
- Pareronia ceylanica (C. & R. Felder, 1865) – Dark Wanderer
- Pareronia hippia (Fabricius, 1787) – Indian Wanderer
Tribe Pierini
- Aporia agathon (Gray, 1831) – Great Blackvein
- Aporia delavayi (Oberthür, 1890) – Pallid Blackvein
- Aporia harrietae (de Nicéville, [1893]) – Dark Blackvein
- Aporia leucodice (Eversmann, 1843) – Arrowhead Blackvein
- Aporia nabellica (Boisduval, 1836) – Dusky Blackvein
- Aporia peloria (Hewitson, 1853) – Tiny Blackvein
- Appias albina (Boisduval, 1836) – Common Albatross
- Appias indra (Moore, [1858]) – Plain Puffin
- Appias lalage (Doubleday, 1842) – Spot Puffin
- Appias libythea (Fabricius, 1775) – Striped Albatross
- Appias lyncida (Cramer, [1777]) – Chocolate Albatross
- Appias galba (Wallace, 1867) – Indian Orange Albatross
- Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890 – Black-veined Albatross
- Appias paulina (Cramer, [1777]) – Yellow Albatross
- Appias galathea (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Beautiful Albatross
- Appias wardii (Moore, [1884]) – Sahyadri Albatross
- Saletara liberia (Cramer, [1779]) – Pointed Albatross
- Baltia butleri (Moore, 1882) – Two-spotted Dwarf
- Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873) – One-spotted Dwarf
- Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) – Pioneer
- Cepora nadina (Lucas, 1852) – Lesser Gull
- Cepora nerissa (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Gull
- Delias acalis (Godart, 1819) – Redbreast Jezebel
- Delias agostina (Hewitson, 1852) – Yellow Jezebel
- Delias belladonna (Fabricius, 1793) – Hill Jezebel
- Delias berinda (Moore, 1872) – Dark Jezebel
- Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836) – Redspot Jezebel
- Delias eucharis (Drury, 1773) – Indian Jezebel. ACN: Common Jezebel.
- Delias hyparete (Linnaeus, 1758) – Painted Jezebel
- Delias lativitta Leech, 1893 – White-streaked Jezebel
- Delias pasithoe (Linnaeus, 1767) – Redbase Jezebel
- Delias sanaca (Moore, [1858]) – Pale Jezebel
- Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) – Large Cabbage White
- Pieris canidia (Linnaeus, 1768) – Asian Cabbage White
- Pieris deota (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Dusky White
- Pieris extensa Poujade, 1888 – Extended White
- Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860 – Green-banded White
- Pieris ajaka Moore, 1865 – Brown-veined White
- Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) – Small Cabbage White
- Talbotia naganum (Moore, 1884) – Plain Cabbage White. ACN: Naga White
- Sinopieris chumbiensis (de Nicéville, 1897) – Grey-banded White
- Pontia callidice (Hübner, [1800]) – Lofty Bath White
- Pontia chloridice (Hübner, [1813]) – Small Bath White
- Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) – Bath White
- Pontia glauconome (Klug, 1829) – Desert Bath White
- Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979 – Sherpa Bath White
- Prioneris philonome (Boisduval, 1836) – Redspot Sawtooth
- Prioneris sita (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Painted Sawtooth
- Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842) – Spotted Sawtooth
Family Nymphalidae
Subfamily Libytheinae
Tribe Libytheini
- Libythea lepita Moore, [1858] – Common Beak
- Libythea laius Trimen, 1879 – Lobed Beak
- Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819 – Club Beak
- Libythea narina Godart, 1819 – White-spotted Beak
Subfamily Danainae
Tribe Danaini
- Danaus affinis (Fabricius, 1775) – Tricoloured Tiger
- Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Plain Tiger
- Danaus genutia (Cramer, [1779]) – Striped Tiger
- Danaus melanippus (Cramer, [1777]) – White Tiger
- Euploea algea (Godart, 1819) – Long-branded Blue Crow
- Euploea core (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Crow
- Euploea andamanensis Atkinson, [1874] – Pale Crow. Earlier Euploea core andamanensis.
- Euploea scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 – Cinnamon Crow. Earlier Euploea core scherzeri.
- Euploea godartii Lucas, 1853 – Violet-tipped Crow. Earlier Euploea core godartii.
- Euploea modesta Butler, 1866 – Plain Blue Crow
- Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853 – Spotted Black Crow
- Euploea doubledayi C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Striped Black Crow
- Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819) – Blue-branded King Crow
- Euploea klugii Moore, [1858] – King Crow
- Euploea midamus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Blue-spotted Crow
- Euploea mulciber (Cramer, [1777]) – Striped Blue Crow
- Euploea phaenareta (Schaller, 1785) – Great Crow
- Euploea radamanthus (Fabricius, 1793) – Magpie Crow
- Euploea roepstorffi (Moore, 1883) – Andaman King-Crow
- Euploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793) – Double-branded Crow
- Idea agamarschana (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Streaked Tree-Nymph
- Idea malabarica (Moore, 1877) Malabar Tree-Nymph
- Ideopsis juventa (Cramer, [1777]) – Grey Glassy Tiger
- Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Blue Glassy Tiger
- Parantica aglea (Stoll, [1782]) – Glassy Tiger
- Parantica melanoleuca (Moore, 1877) – Small Glassy Tiger
- Parantica agleoides (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Dark Glassy Tiger
- Parantica melaneus (Cramer, [1775]) – Chocolate Tiger
- Parantica nilgiriensis (Moore, 1877) – Nilgiri Tiger
- Parantica pedonga Fujioka, 1970 – Pedong Tiger
- Parantica sita (Kollar, [1844]) – Chestnut Tiger
- Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) – Wedged Tiger
- Tirumala gautama (Moore, 1877) – Scarce Blue Tiger
- Tirumala limniace (Cramer, [1775]) – Blue Tiger
- Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874) – Dark Blue Tiger
Subfamily Heliconiinae
Tribe Acraeini
- Acraea issoria (Hübner, [1819]) – Yellow Coster
- Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tawny Coster (=Papilio violae)
- Cethosia biblis (Drury, [1773]) – Red Lacewing
- Cethosia cyane (Drury, [1773]) – Leopard Lacewing
- Cethosia mahratta Moore, 1872 – Sahyadri Lacewing (also Cethosia nietneri mahratta)
Tribe Argynnini
- Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) – Dark-green Silverspot
- Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938 – Crescent Fritillary
- Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831 – Large Silverstripe (previously Childrena childreni)
- Argynnis clara Blanchard, [1844] – Silverstreak Fritillary
- Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) – Tropical Fritillary
- Argynnis (hyperbius) castetsi Oberthür, 1891 – Palni Branded Fritillary (=Argynnis hyperbius castetsi)
- Argynnis (hyperbius) hybrida Evans, 1912 – Nilgiri Branded Fritillary (=Argynnis hyperbius hybrida)
- Argynnis jainadeva Moore, 1864 – Highbrown Silverspot
- Argynnis kamala Moore, [1858] – Common Silverstripe
- Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) – Eastern Silverstripe
- Argynnis westphali Gallo & Della Bruna, 2016 – Emerald-and-Silver Fritillary
- Argynnis pandora (Schiffermüller, 1775) – Cardinal Fritillary
- Boloria jerdoni (Lang, 1868) – Variegated Silverspot
- Boloria pales (Schiffermüller, 1775) – Shepherd Fritillary
- Boloria sipora (Moore, [1875]) – Straightwing Silverspot
- Boloria korla (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Pale Fritillary
- Boloria hegemone (Staudinger, 1881) – Whitespot Fritillary
- Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882) – Mountain Silverspot
- Issoria mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891) – Pointed Silverspot
- Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881) – Gem Silverspot
- Issoria issaea (Doherty, 1886) – Himalayan Queen Fritillary
Tribe Vagrantini
- Algia fasciata (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Branded Yeoman
- Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, [1847] – Large Yeoman
- Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881 – Nicobar Yeoman
- Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787) – Tamil Yeoman
- Cirrochroa tyche C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Common Yeoman
- Cupha erymanthis (Drury, [1773]) – Rustic
- Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – Small Leopard
- Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773]) – Common Leopard
- Vagrans egista (Cramer, [1780]) – Vagrant
- Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793) – Cruiser
Subfamily Apaturinae
Tribe Apaturini
- Chitoria sordida (Moore, [1866]) – Sordid Emperor
- Chitoria naga (Tytler, 1915) – Naga Emperor
- Chitoria ulupi (Doherty, 1889) – Tawny Emperor (=Chitoria ulpi)
- Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, [1851]) – Golden Emperor
- Eulaceura manipurensis (Tytler, 1915) – Marbled Emperor
- Euripus consimilis (Westwood, [1851]) – Painted Courtesan
- Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845) – Courtesan
- Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor
- Herona marathus Doubleday, [1848] – Pasha
- Hestinalis nama (Doubleday, 1844) – Circe
- Hestina nicevillei (Moore, [1895]) – Scarce Siren
- Hestina persimilis (Westwood, [1851]) – Siren
- Mimathyma ambica (Kollar, [1844]) – Indian Purple Emperor
- Mimathyma chitralensis (Evans, 1912) – Large Emperor
- Mimathyma bhavana (Moore, 1881) – Restricted Purple Emperor
- Mimathyma chevana (Moore, [1866]) – Sergeant Emperor
- Rohana parisatis (Westwood, [1851]) – Black Prince
- Rohana tonkiniana Fruhstorfer 1906 – Elusive Prince
- Rohana parvata (Moore, [1858]) – Brown Prince
- Sasakia funebris (Leech, 1891) – Empress
- Sephisa chandra (Moore, [1858]) – White-banded Courtier. ACN: Eastern Courtier
- Sephisa dichroa (Kollar, [1844]) – Orange-banded Courtier. ACN: Western Courtier
Subfamily Biblidinae
Tribe Biblidini
- Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763) – Angled Castor
- Ariadne merione (Cramer, [1777]) – Common Castor
- Byblia ilithyia (Drury, [1773]) – Joker
- Laringa horsfieldii (Boisduval, 1833) – Banded Dandy
Subfamily Cyrestinae
Tribe Cyrestini
- Chersonesia intermedia Martin, 1895 – Wavy Maplet
- Chersonesia risa (Doubleday, [1848]) – Common Maplet
- Cyrestis cocles (Fabricius, 1787) – Marbled Map Butterfly
- Cyrestis tabula de Nicéville, 1883 – Ochreous Map Butterfly
- Cyrestis thyodamas Doyère, [1840] – Map Butterfly
Subfamily Pseudergolinae
Tribe Pseudergolini
- Dichorragia nesimachus (Doyère, [1840]) – Constable
- Pseudergolis wedah (Kollar, [1844]) – Tabby
- Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) – Popinjay
Subfamily Limenitidinae
Tribe Adoliadini
- Abrota ganga Moore, [1858] – Sergeant-major
- Bassarona durga (Moore, [1858]) – Blue Duke
- Bassarona iva (Moore, [1858]) – Grand Duke
- Bassarona recta (de Nicéville, 1886) – Redtail Marquis
- Bassarona teuta (Doubleday, [1848]) – Banded Marquis
- Dophla evelina (Stoll, [1790]) – Redspot Duke
- Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, [1777]) – Common Baron
- Euthalia acontius (Hewitson, 1874) – White-banded Baron
- Euthalia alpheda (Godart, [1824]) – Streaked Baron
- Euthalia anosia (Moore, [1858]) – Grey Baron
- Euthalia saitaphernes Fruhstorfer, 1913 – Spotless Baron
- Euthalia mahadeva (Moore, 1859) – Green-bordered Baron
- Euthalia confucius (Westwood, [1850]) – Fanged Duke
- Euthalia duda Staudinger, 1886 – Blue Duchess
- Euthalia eriphylae de Nicéville, 1891 – Grey-tipped Baron
- Euthalia franciae (Gray, 1846) – French Duke
- Euthalia khama Alphéraky, 1895 – Curved Duke
- Euthalia lengba Tytler, 1940 – Separated Duke
- Euthalia lubentina (Cramer, [1777]) – Gaudy Baron
- Euthalia malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Straight Baron
- Euthalia monina (Fabricius, 1787) – Powdered Baron
- Euthalia nara (Moore, 1859) – Bronze Duke
- Euthalia patala (Kollar, [1844]) – Grand Duchess
- Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, [1848]) – White-edged Blue Baron
- Euthalia sahadeva (Moore, 1859) – Green Duke
- Euthalia narayana Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891 – Beaded Duchess
- Euthalia thawgawa Tytler, 1940 – Multi-spotted Duchess
- Euthalia telchinia (Ménétriés, 1857) – Blue Baron
- Symphaedra nais (Forster, 1771) – Baronet
- Tanaecia cibaritis (Hewitson, 1874) – Andaman Viscount
- Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787) – Lavender Count
- Tanaecia jahnu (Moore, [1858]) – Plain Earl
- Tanaecia julii (Lesson, 1837) – Common Earl
- Tanaecia lepidea (Butler, 1868) – Grey Count
- Lexias cyanipardus (Butler, [1869]) – Great Archduke
- Lexias dirtea (Fabricius, 1793) – Dark Archduke
- Lexias pardalis (Moore, 1878) – Yellow-tipped Archduke
- Neurosigma siva (Westwood, [1850]) – Panther
Tribe Limenitidini
- Athyma asura Moore, [1858] – Studded Sergeant
- Athyma cama Moore, [1858] – Orange Staff Sergeant
- Athyma jina Moore, [1858] – Club Sergeant
- Athyma kanwa Moore, 1858 – Dot-dash Sergeant
- Athyma larymna (Doubleday, [1848]) – Great Sergeant
- Athyma inara Westwood, 1850 – Colour Sergeant
- Athyma whitei (Tytler, 1940) – Blue-bordered Sergeant
- Athyma rufula de Nicéville, [1889] – Andaman Sergeant
- Athyma opalina (Kollar, [1844]) – Hill Sergeant
- Athyma orientalis Elwes, 1888 – Elongated Sergeant
- Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sergeant
- Athyma pravara Moore, [1858] – Unbroken Sergeant
- Athyma ranga Moore, [1858] – Blackvein Sergeant
- Athyma reta Moore, 1858 – Lesser Sergeant
- Athyma selenophora (Kollar, [1844]) – Staff Sergeant
- Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872 – Small Staff Sergeant
- Athyma punctata Leech, 1890 – White-patch Sergeant
- Auzakia danava (Moore, [1858]) – Commodore
- Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872) – Grey Commodore
- Limenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940 – Tiger-mimic Admiral
- Limenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874 – Orange-bordered Admiral
- Limenitis ligyes Hewitson, 1864 – Brown-bordered Admiral
- Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864 – Indian White Admiral
- Moduza procris (Cramer, [1777]) – Commander
- Parasarpa dudu (Westwood, [1850]) – White Commodore
- Parasarpa zayla (Westwood, [1850]) – Bicolour Commodore
- Sumalia daraxa (Doubleday, [1848]) – Green Commodore
- Sumalia zulema (Doubleday, [1848]) – Scarce White Commodore
Tribe Neptini
- Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858) – Ragged Sailer
- Lasippa viraja (Moore, 1872) – Yellowjack Sailer
- Lasippa nar (de Nicéville, 1891) – Chocolate Sailer
- Neptis ananta Moore, [1858] – Yellow Sailer
- Neptis melba Evans, 1912 – Versicoloured Sailer
- Neptis cartica Moore, 1872 – Plain Sailer
- Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 – Sullied Sailer
- Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890 – Broken Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis harita Moore, [1875] – Dingiest Sailer
- Neptis hylas (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sailer
- Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884 – Ilira Sailer
- Neptis jumbah Moore, [1858] – Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Spotted Sailer
- Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872 – Apex Sailer
- Neptis manasa Moore, [1858] – Pale Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis miah Moore, [1858] – Small Yellow Sailer
- Neptis namba Tytler, 1915 – Namba Sailer
- Neptis narayana Moore, 1858 – Broadstick Sailer
- Neptis nana de Nicéville, [1889] – Little Sailer
- Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896 – Dirty Sailer
- Neptis nata Moore, [1858] – Clear Sailer
- Neptis nemorum Oberthür, 1906 – Bright Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890 – Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis pseudovikasi (Moore, 1899) – False Dingy Sailer
- Neptis radha Moore, [1858] – Great Yellow Sailer
- Neptis sankara (Kollar, [1844]) – Broad-banded Sailer
- Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771) – Rusty Sailer
- Neptis soma Moore, 1858 – Creamy Sailer
- Neptis palnica Eliot, 1969 – Palni Sailer
- Neptis capnodes Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Confusing Sailer
- Neptis zaida Doubleday, [1848] – Pale Green Sailer
- Pantoporia assamica (Moore, 1881) – Conjoined Lascar
- Pantoporia aurelia (Staudinger, 1886) – Baby Lascar
- Pantoporia bieti (Oberthür, 1894) – Pallid Lascar
- Pantoporia dindinga (Butler, 1879) – Grey-lined Lascar
- Pantoporia paraka (Butler, [1879]) – Perak Lascar
- Pantoporia hordonia (Stoll, [1790]) – Common Lascar
- Pantoporia sandaka (Butler, 1892) – Extra Lascar
- Pantoporia cnacalis (Hewitson, 1874) – White-banded Lascar
- Pantoporia ferrari Eliot, 1969 – Polished Lascar
- Phaedyma aspasia (Leech, 1890) – Great Hockeystick Sailer
- Phaedyma columella (Cramer, [1780]) – Short-banded Sailer
- Phaedyma binghami Fruhstorfer, 1905 – Beautiful Sailer
- Lebadea martha (Fabricius, 1787) – Knight
Tribe Parthenini
- Parthenos sylvia (Cramer, [1775]) – Clipper
Subfamily Nymphalinae
Tribe Junoniini
- Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Great Eggfly
- Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) – Danaid Eggfly
- Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869) – Anomalous Eggfly
- Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) – Peacock Pansy
- Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763) – Grey Pansy
- Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798) – Yellow Pansy
- Junonia iphita (Cramer, [1779]) – Chocolate Pansy
- Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) – Lemon Pansy
- Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) – Blue Pansy
- Yoma sabina (Cramer, [1780]) – Lurcher
Tribe Kallimini
- Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, [1777]) – Autumn Leaf
- Kallima albofasciata Moore, 1877 – White Oakleaf
- Kallima knyvettii de Nicéville, 1886 – Scarce Blue Oakleaf
- Kallima inachus (Doyère, [1840]) – Orange Oakleaf
- Kallima limborgii Moore, [1879] – Brilliant Oakleaf ??
- Kallima horsfieldii (Kollar, [1844]) – Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf
Tribe Melitaeini
- Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861 – Blackvein Checkerspot
- Melitaea balbita Moore, 1874 – Marbled Checkerspot
- Melitaea amoenula C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Dirty Checkerspot
- Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1778) – Redband Checkerspot
- Melitaea shandura Evans, 1924 – Great Checkerspot
- Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865 – Sindur Checkerspot
- Melitaea sikkimensis Moore, 1901 – Sikkim Checkerspot
- Melitaea lunulata Staudinger, 1901 – Crescent Checkerspot
- Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886 – Sultan Checkerspot
Tribe Nymphalini
- Araschnia dohertyi Moore, [1899] – Manipur Map
- Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781) – Large Tortoiseshell
- Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844]) – Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1878) – Ladakh Tortoiseshell
- Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) – Mountain Tortoiseshell
- Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763) – Blue Admiral
- Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) – Comma Tortoiseshell
- Polygonia l-album (Esper, 1781) – False Comma Tortoiseshell
- Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872 – Yellow Jester
- Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart, [1824]) – Spotted Jester
- Symbrenthia lilaea (Hewitson, 1864) – Common Jester
- Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872 – Bluetail Jester
- Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville, 1885 – Scarce Jester
- Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) – Painted Lady
- Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) – Indian Red Admiral
Tribe Rhinopalpini
- Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, [1779]) – Wizard
Subfamily Charaxinae
Tribe Charaxini - Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Scarce Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793) – Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884 – Chestnut Rajah
- Charaxes kahruba (Moore, [1895]) – Variegated Rajah
- Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1847 – Yellow Rajah
- Charaxes psaphon Westwood, 1847 – Plain Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Black Rajah
- Charaxes agrarius Swinhoe, [1887] – Anomalous Nawab
- Charaxes arja C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Pallid Nawab
- Charaxes bharata C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Indian Nawab (=Charaxes athamas, Polyura athamas, Polyura athamas bharata and Common Nawab in the Indian butterfly literature)
- Charaxes (athamas/bharata) andamanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – Andaman Nawab (=Charaxes athamas andamanicus)
- Charaxes delphis Doubleday, 1843 – Jewelled Nawab
- Charaxes dolon Westwood, [1848] – Stately Nawab
- Charaxes eudamippus Doubleday, 1843 – Great Nawab
- Charaxes moori Distant, 1883 – Creamy Nawab. ACN: Malayan Nawab
- Charaxes narcaeus (Hewitson, 1854) – Conjoined Nawab. ACN: Chinese Nawab
- Charaxes schreiber (Godart, [1824]) – Blue Nawab
Tribe Prothoini
- Prothoe franck (Godart, [1824]) – Blue Begum
Subfamily Calinaginae
Tribe Calinagini
- Calinaga buddha Moore, [1858] – Orange-breasted Freak
- Calinaga gautama Moore, [1902] – Elongated Freak
- Calinaga aborica Tytler, 1915 – Dark Freak
- Calinaga brahma Butler, 1885 – Orange-backed Freak
Subfamily Satyrinae
Tribe Amathusiini
- Aemona amathusia (Hewitson, 1867) – Yellow Dryad
- Amathusia andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Andaman Palmking
- Amathusia phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763) – Palmking
- Amathuxidia amythaon (Doubleday, 1847) – Koh-i-Noor
- Discophora deo de Nicéville, 1898 – Yellow-banded Duffer
- Discophora lepida (Moore, [1858]) – Blue-banded Duffer. ACN: Southern Duffer, Sahyadri Duffer.
- Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836 – Common Duffer
- Discophora timora Westwood, [1850] – Great Duffer
- Enispe cycnus Westwood, [1851] – Blue Caliph
- Enispe euthymius (Doubleday, 1845) – Red Caliph
- Enispe duranius Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Intermediate Caliph
- Faunis canens Hübner, [1826] – Common Faun
- Faunis eumeus (Drury, [1773]) – Large Faun
- Melanocyma faunula (Westwood, [1851]) – Pallid Faun
- Stichophthalma camadeva (Westwood, 1848) – Cerulean Junglequeen. ACN: Northern Junglequeen
- Stichophthalma nourmahal (Westwood, [1851]) – Chocolate Junglequeen
- Stichophthalma nurinissa de Nicéville, 1890 – Nurinissa Junglequeen
- Stichophthalma sparta de Nicéville, 1894 – Amber Junglequeen. ACN: Manipur Junglequeen
- Thaumantis diores Doubleday, 1845 – Jungleglory
- Thauria lathyi (Fruhstorfer, 1902) – Brandless Jungleking
Tribe Elymniini
- Elymnias caudata Butler, 1871 – Tailed Palmfly
- Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus, 1763) – Common Palmfly (inclusive of Elymnias cottonis (Hewitson, 1874) Andaman Palmfly, now considered a subspecies of E. hypermnestra.
- Elymnias malelas (Hewitson, 1863) – Spotted Palmfly
- Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764) – Tiger Palmfly
- Elymnias obnubila Marshall, 1883 – Chestnut Palmfly
- Elymnias panthera (Fabricius, 1787) – Studded Palmfly
- Elymnias patna (Westwood, [1851]) – Blue-striped Palmfly
- Elymnias peali Wood-Mason, 1883 – Brahmaputra Palmfly. ACN: Peal's Palmfly
- Elymnias penanga (Westwood, [1851]) – Pointed Palmfly
- Elymnias vasudeva Moore, [1858] – Jezebel Palmfly
Tribe Melanitini
- Cyllogenes suradeva (Moore, [1858]) – Branded Evening Brown
- Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 – Scarce Evening Brown
- Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Evening Brown
- Melanitis phedima (Cramer, [1780]) – Dark Evening Brown
- Melanitis zitenius (Herbst, 1796) – Great Evening Brown
- Parantirrhoea marshalli Wood-Mason, [1881] – Travancore Evening Brown
Tribe Satyrini
- Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853) – Narrow-banded Satyr
- Aulocera brahminoides Moore, [1896] – Glossy Satyr
- Aulocera loha Doherty, 1886 – Eyeless Satyr
- Aulocera padma (Kollar, [1844]) – Great Satyr
- Aulocera saraswati (Kollar, [1844]) – Striated Satyr
- Aulocera swaha (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Satyr
- Callerebia annada (Moore, [1858]) – Ringed Argus
- Callerebia orixa Moore,1872 – Orixa Argus
- Callerebia dibangensis Roy, 2013 – Bright-eyed Argus
- Callerebia hybrida Butler, 1880 – Hybrid Argus
- Callerebia hyagriva (Moore, [1858]) – Brown Argus
- Callerebia narasingha (Moore, [1858]) – Mottled Argus
- Callerebia nirmala (Moore, 1865) – Common Argus
- Callerebia scanda (Kollar, [1844]) – Pallid Argus
- Callerebia suroia Tytler, 1914 – Basal Argus
- Callerebia watsoni (Watkins, 1925) – Bent Argus
- Paralasa chitralica (Evans, 1923) – Yellow-eyed Mountain Argus
- Paralasa kalinda (Moore, 1865) – Scarce Mountain Argus
- Paralasa mani (de Nicéville, [1881]) – Yellow Argus
- Paralasa shallada (Lang, 1881) – Brown-eyed Mountain Argus
- Chazara heydenreichi (Lederer, 1853) – Altai Rockbrown
- Chazara enervata (Alphéraky, 1882) – Enervated Rockbrown
- Pseudochazara droshica (Tytler, 1926)
- Pseudochazara baldiva (Moore, 1865)
- Pseudochazara gilgitica (Tytler, 1926)
- Pseudochazara panjshira Wyatt & Omoto, 1966
- Pseudochazara lehana (Moore, 1878)
- Chonala masoni (Elwes, 1882) – Chumbi Wall
- Coelites nothis Westwood, [1850] – Scarce Catseye
- Erites falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 – Common Cyclops
- Hipparchia parisatis (Kollar, [1849]) – White-edged Rockbrown
- Hyponephele astorica (Tytler, 1926)
- Hyponephele baroghila (Tytler, 1926)
- Hyponephele brevistigma (Moore, [1893]) – Short-branded Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele carbonelli Lukhtanov, 1995 – Dark Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele cheena (Moore, 1865) – Cheena Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele coenonympha (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Spotted Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele davendra (Moore, 1865) – White-ringed Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele huebneri Koçak, 1980 – Tawny Branded Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele kashmirensis (Rühl, 1894) – Kashmir Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele neoza (Lang, 1868)
- Hyponephele pulchella (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Tawny Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele pulchra (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Beautiful Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele sylvia (Hemming, 1933)
- Hyponephele tenuistigma (Moore, [1896]) – Lesser White-ringed Meadowbrown
- Hyponephele hilaris (Staudinger, 1886)
- Hyponephele latistigma (Moore, 1893) – Broad-banded Meadowbrown
- Karanasa huebneri (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Tawny Satyr
- Karanasa boloricus (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1888) – Bolor Satyr
- Karanasa leechi (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1890) – Hindu Kush Satyr
- Karanasa moorei (Evans, 1912) – Chitral Satyr
- Karanasa pupilata Tytler, 1926 – Pupilled Satyr
- Karanasa modesta Moore, [1893] – Modest Satyr
- Karanasa astorica Tytler, 1926 – Astor Satyr
- Karanasa rohtanga Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951 – Rohtang Satyr
- Karanasa cadesia (Moore, [1875]) – Burzil Satyr
- Kanetisa digna (Marshall, 1883) – Chitrali Satyr
- Satyrus pimpla C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Chocolate Satyr
- Satyrus alaica Staudinger, 1886 – Alai Satyr
- Kirinia eversmanni (Eversmann, 1847) – Yellow Wall
- Lasiommata menava Moore, 1865 – Dark Wall
- Lasiommata maerula C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Scarce Wall
- Lasiommata schakra (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Wall
- Lethe atkinsonia (Hewitson, 1876) – Small Goldenfork
- Lethe baladeva (Moore, [1866]) – Treble Silverstripe
- Lethe bhairava (Moore, [1858]) – Rusty Forester
- Lethe brisanda de Nicéville, 1886 – Dark Forester
- Lethe chandica (Moore, [1858]) – Angled Red Forester
- Lethe confusa Aurivillius, [1898] – Banded Treebrown
- Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939 – White-wedged Woodbrown
- Lethe distans Butler, 1870 – Scarce Red Forester
- Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, 1863) – Two-eyed Treebrown
- Lethe dura (Marshall, 1882) – Scarce Lilacfork
- Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775) – Bamboo Treebrown
- Lethe tamuna de Nicéville, 1887 – Clear-eyed Treebrown
- Lethe gemina Leech, 1891 – Silverline Treebrown
- Lethe goalpara (Moore, [1866]) – Large Goldenfork
- Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887 – Dull Forester
- Lethe isana (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Forester
- Lethe jalaurida (de Nicéville, [1881]) – Small Silverfork
- Lethe kabrua (Tytler, 1914) – Manipur Goldenfork
- Lethe kanjupkula Tytler, 1914 – Broken Woodbrown
- Lethe kansa (Moore, [1858]) – Bamboo Forester
- Lethe latiaris (Hewitson, 1862) – Pale Forester
- Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, [1881] – Barred Woodbrown
- Lethe margaritae Elwes, 1882 – Bhutan Treebrown
- Lethe mekara (Moore, [1858]) – Common Red Forester
- Lethe minerva (Fabricius, 1775) – Branded Red Forester
- Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887) – Plain Silverfork
- Lethe naga Doherty, 1889 – Naga Treebrown
- Lethe nicetas (Hewitson, 1863) – Yellow Woodbrown
- Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887 – Small Woodbrown
- Lethe ocellata (Poujade, 1885) – Dismal Mystic
- Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887) – Single Silverstripe
- Lethe rohria (Fabricius, 1787) – Common Treebrown
- Lethe sadona Evans, 1932 – Sadon Dark Forester
- Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, [1881] – Pallid Forester
- Lethe scanda (Moore, [1858]) – Blue Forester
- Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876) – Brown Forester
- Lethe siderea Marshall, [1881] – Scarce Woodbrown
- Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, 1863) – Common Woodbrown
- Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, [1863]) – Tailed Red Forester
- Lethe sura (Doubleday, [1849]) – Lilacfork
- Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887 – Spotted Mystic
- Lethe verma (Kollar, [1844]) – Straight-banded Treebrown
- Lethe vindhya (C. & R. Felder, 1859) – Black Forester
- Lethe visrava (Moore, [1866]) – White-edged Woodbrown
- Neope armandii (Oberthür, 1876) – Yellow Labyrinth
- Neope bhadra (Moore, [1858]) – Tailed Labyrinth
- Neope pulaha (Moore, [1858]) – Veined Labyrinth
- Neope pulahoides (Moore, [1892]) – Veined Labyrinth
- Neope pulahina (Evans, 1923) – Scarce Labyrinth
- Neope yama (Moore, [1858]) – Dusky Labyrinth
- Telinga adolphei (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Red-eye Bushbrown
- Telinga davisoni (Moore, [1891]) – Palni Bushbrown
- Telinga heri (Moore, [1858]) – Large-eyed Bushbrown
- Telinga lepcha (Moore, 1880) – Lepcha Bushbrown
- Telinga malsara (Moore, [1858]) – White-line Bushbrown
- Telinga malsarida (Butler, 1868) – Plain Bushbrown
- Telinga mestra (Hewitson, 1862) – White-edged Bushbrown
- Telinga misenus (de Nicéville, 1889) – Salmon-branded Bushbrown
- Telinga nicotia (Westwood, [1850]) – Bright-eyed Bushbrown
- Telinga oculus (Marshall, 1881) – Red-disc Bushbrown
- Telinga watsoni (Evans, 1912) – Many-eyed Bushbrown
- Mycalesis adamsonii Watson, 1897 – Double-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – White-bar Bushbrown
- Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914 – Brandless Bushbrown
- Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, [1780]) – Lilacine Bushbrown
- Mycalesis gotama Moore, [1858] – Straight-line Bushbrown
- Mycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Bicoloured Bushbrown
- Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, [1892]) – Intermediate Bushbrown
- Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886 – Nicobarese Blind Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mercea Evans, 1920 – Pachmarhi Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Dark-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson 1864 – Cyclops Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891 – Many-tufted Bushbrown
- Mycalesis orcha Evans, 1912 – Travancore Bushbrown
- Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864 – Purple Bushbrown
- Mycalesis junonia Butler, 1868 – Malabar Glad-eye Bushbrown (=Mycalesis patnia junonia)
- Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969 – Ochreous Bushbrown (extralimital, perhaps recorded in error)
- Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Bushbrown
- Mycalesis radza Moore, 1877 – Andamanese Eyed Bushbrown
- Mycalesis subdita (Moore, [1890]) – Tamil Bushbrown
- Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 – Vanilla Bushbrown
- Mycalesis visala Moore, [1858] – Long-branded Bushbrown
- Oeneis buddha Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1891 – Tibetan Satyr
- Paroeneis bicolor (Seitz, [1909]) – Bicolour Mountain Satyr
- Paroeneis sikkimensis (Staudinger, 1889) – Sikkim Mountain Satyr
- Paroeneis pumilus (C. & R. Felder [1867]) – Ladakh Mountain Satyr
- Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846 – Tigerbrown
- Orsotriaena medus (Fabricius, 1775) – Medus Brown
- Ragadia crisilda Hewitson, [1862] – White-striped Ringlet
- Ragadia crito de Nicéville, 1890 – Dusky-striped Ringlet
- Rhaphicera moorei (Butler, 1867) – Small Tawny Wall
- Rhaphicera satricus (Doubleday, [1849]) – Large Tawny Wall
- Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893 – Affected Five-ring
- Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) – Common Three-ring
- Ypthima atra Cantlie & Norman, 1959 – Black Five-ring
- Ypthima avanta Moore, [1875] – Jewel Five-ring
- Ypthima baldus (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Five-ring
- Ypthima bolanica Marshall, 1882 – Desert Four-ring
- Ypthima burmana Evans, 1923 – Large-eyed Three-ring
- Ypthima cantliei Norman, 1958 – Great Four-ring
- Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, [1865] – White Four-ring
- Ypthima chenu (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Nilgiri Four-ring
- Ypthima confusa Shirôzu & Shima, 1977 – Confusing Three-ring
- Ypthima davidsoni Eliot, 1967
- Ypthima dohertyi (Moore, [1893]) – Great Five-ring
- Ypthima evansi Eliot, 1967
- Ypthima fusca Elwes & Edwards, 1893 – Dusky Three-ring
- Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967 – Large Branded Five-ring
- Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871 – Common Four-ring
- Ypthima indecora Moore, 1882 – Indecorous Five-ring
- Ypthima inica Hewitson, [1865] – Lesser Three-ring
- Ypthima iarba de Nicéville, 1895 – Jarba Four-ring
- Ypthima kasmira Moore, 1884 – Kashmir Four-ring
- Ypthima lisandra (Cramer, [1780]) – Lisandra Four-ring
- Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889 – Plain Three-ring
- Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1865 – Variegated Five-ring
- Ypthima nareda (Kollar, [1844]) – Large Three-ring
- Ypthima newara Moore, [1875] – Newar Three-ring
- Ypthima nikaea Moore, [1875]
- Ypthima parasakra Eliot, 1987 – Dubious Five-ring
- Ypthima peguana Evans, 1924
- Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893 – Plain Five-ring
- Ypthima sakra Moore, [1858] – Himalayan Five-ring
- Ypthima sarcaposa Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Bright Three-ring
- Ypthima savara Grose-Smith, 1887 – Pallid Five-ring
- Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893 – Similar Five-ring
- Ypthima singala R. Felder, 1868 – Sinhalese Five-ring
- Ypthima striata Hampson, [1889] – Striated Five-ring
- Ypthima tabella Marshall, 1883 – Sahyadri Baby Five-ring
- Ypthima watsoni (Moore, [1893]) – Looped Three-ring
- Ypthima ypthimoides (Moore, 1881) – Palni Four-ring
- Zipaetis saitis Hewitson, [1863] – Banded Catseye
- Zipaetis scylax Hewitson, [1863] – Dark Catseye
Tribe Zetherini
- Ethope himachala (Moore, [1858]) – Dusky Diadem
- Neorina hilda Westwood, [1851] – Yellow Owl
- Neorina patria Leech, 1891 – White Owl
- Penthema lisarda (Doubleday, 1845) – Yellow Kaiser
Family Lycaenidae
Subfamily Poritiinae
Tribe Poritiini - Poritia hewitsoni Moore, [1866] – Common Gem
- Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder, 1865) – Blue Gem
- Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874) – Broad-branded Brilliant
Subfamily Miletinae
Tribe Liphyrini - Liphyra brassolis Westwood, 1864 – Moth Butterfly
Tribe Miletini - Miletus nymphis (Fruhstorfer, 1913) – Squareband Mottle
- Miletus chinensis C. Felder, 1862 – Common Mottle
- Miletus symethus (Cramer, [1777]) – Great Mottle
- Allotinus drumila (Moore, [1866]) – Crenulate Mottle
- Allotinus unicolor C. & R. Felder [1865] – Plain Mottle
- Allotinus taras (Doherty, 1889) – Brown-tipped Mottle
- Allotinus subviolaceus C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Blue Mottle
- Logania watsoniana de Nicéville, 1898 – White-disc Mottle
- Logania distanti Semper, 1889 – Dark Mottle
Tribe Spalgini - Spalgis epius (Westwood, [1851]) – Apefly
- Spalgis baiongus Cantlie & Norman, 1960 – Spotless Apefly
Tribe Tarakini - Taraka hamada (Druce, 1875) – Forest Pierrot
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Tribe Polyommatini
- Talicada nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Red Pierrot
- Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Pierrot
- Discolampa ethion (Westwood, [1851]) – Banded Blue Pierrot
- Caleta decidia (Hewitson, 1876) – Angled Pierrot
- Caleta elna (Hewitson, 1876) – Elbowed Pierrot
- Caleta roxus (Godart, [1824]) – Straight Pierrot
- Tarucus ananda (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Dark Pierrot
- Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895 – Separate Pierrot
- Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882 – Veined Pierrot
- Tarucus hazara Evans, 1932 – Dark Violet Pierrot
- Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886 – Spotted Pierrot
- Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 – Transparent Pierrot
- Tarucus balkanica (Freyer, 1844) – Little Tiger Pierrot
- Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848) – Striped Pierrot
- Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) – Zebra Blue
- Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782]) – Bright Babul Blue
- Azanus uranus Butler, 1886 – Dull Babul Blue
- Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) – African Babul Blue
- Pithecops fulgens Doherty, 1889 – Blue Quaker
- Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 – Forest Quaker
- Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, [1870]) – Common Quaker
- Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) – Tailed Cupid
- Everes hugelii (Gistel, 1857) – Dusky Blue Cupid
- Everes lacturnus (Godart, [1824]) – Orange-crowned Cupid
- Cupido alaina (Staudinger, 1887) – Blue-base Cupid
- Tongeia kala (de Nicéville, 1890) – Black Cupid
- Tongeia pseudozuthus Huang, 2001 – False Tibetan Cupid
- Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889) – Bicolour Cupid
- Bothrinia chennelli (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Hedge Cupid
- Megisba malaya (Horsfield, [1828]) – Malayan
- Acytolepis puspa (Horsfield, [1828]) – Common Hedge Blue
- Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson, 1889) – Lilac Hedge Blue
- Oreolyce dohertyi (Tytler, 1915) – Naga Hedge Blue
- Oreolyce vardhana (Moore, [1875]) – Dusky Hedge Blue
- Callenya melaena (Doherty, 1889) – Metallic Hedge Blue
- Celatoxia albidisca (Moore, [1884]) – White-disc Hedge Blue
- Celatoxia marginata (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Margined Hedge Blue
- Lestranicus transpectus (Moore, 1879) – White-banded Hedge Blue
- Monodontides musina (Snellen, 1892) – Grey Hedge Blue
- Udara akasa (Horsfield, [1828]) – White Hedge Blue
- Udara albocaeruleus (Moore, 1879) – Albocerulean
- Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879) – Pale Hedge Blue
- Udara selma (Druce, 1895) – Selma Hedge Blue
- Udara placidula (Druce, 1895) – Placid Hedge Blue
- Notarthrinus binghami Chapman, 1908 – Purple Hedge Blue
- Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Hill Hedge Blue
- Celastrina gigas (Hemming, 1928) – Silvery Hedge Blue
- Celastrina hersilia (Leech, [1893]) – Hersilia Hedge Blue
- Celastrina huegelii (Moore, 1882) – Large Hedge Blue
- Celastrina lavendularis (Moore, 1877) – Plain Hedge Blue
- Celastrina oreana (Swinhoe, 1910) – Jaintia Hedge Blue
- Phengaris atroguttata (Oberthür, 1876) – Great Spotted Blue
- Pseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865) – Chequered Blue
- Agriades ellisi (Marshall, 1882) – Pangi Mountain Blue
- Agriades jaloka (Moore, [1875])
- Agriades leela (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Leela Mountain Blue
- Agriades pheretiades (Eversmann, 1843) – Greenish Mountain Blue
- Agriades sikkima (Harcourt-Bath, 1900) – Sikkim Mountain Blue
- Agriades arcaseia (Fruhstorfer, 1916) – Eastern Mountain Blue
- Albulina asiatica (Elwes, 1882) – Azure Mountain Blue
- Albulina chrysopis (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1888) – Bright Green-underwing
- Albulina galathea (Blanchard, [1844]) – Large Green-underwing
- Albulina lehanus (Moore, 1878) – Leh Mountain Blue
- Albulina metallica (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Metallic Green-underwing
- Albulina chitralensis (Tytler, 1926)
- Albulina omphisa (Moore, [1875]) – Dusky Green-underwing
- Albulina pharis (Fawcett, [1904]) – Tibetan Mountain Blue
- Albulina selma (Koçak, 1996) – Selma Mountain Blue
- Patricius younghusbandi (Elwes, 1906) – Chumbi Green-underwing
- Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – Orange-bordered Argus
- Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) – Northern Brown Argus
- Turanana chitrali Charmeux & Pages, 2004 – Chitral Argus Blue
- Eumedonia annulata (Elwes, 1906) – Chumbi Argus
- Eumedonia astorica (Evans, 1925) – Astor Argus
- Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780) – Streaked Argus
- Iolana gigantea (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1885) – Large Meadow Blue
- Plebejus devanica (Moore, [1875]) – Dusky Meadow Blue
- Plebejus eversmanni (Lang, 1884)
- Plebejus gooraisica (Tytler, 1926) – Gorai Meadow Blue
- Plebejus rupala (Tytler, 1926) – Rupal Meadow Blue
- Plebejus samudra (Moore, [1875]) – Sea Jewel Blue
- Plebejus sartoides (Swinhoe, 1910) – Brilliant Meadow Blue
- Kretania beani (Bálint & Johnson, 1997)
- Polyommatus ariana Moore, 1865 – Aryan Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus bilucha (Moore, 1884) – Silvery Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus chitralensis Swinhoe, 1910
- Polyommatus dux Riley, 1926 – Kumaon Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus fraterluci Bálint, 1995 – Plain Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus hunza (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1890) – Hunza Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus icadius (Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1890)
- Polyommatus pseuderos Moore, 1879 – Red-spotted Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus stoliczkana (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Himalayan Meadow Blue
- Polyommatus janetae (Evans, 1927)
- Polyommatus sutleja (Moore, 1882) – Sutlej Meadow Blue
- Plebejidea loewii (Zeller, 1847) – Large Jewel Blue
- Plebejidea sanoga (Evans, 1925) – Kashmir Jewel Blue
- Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844]) – Black-spotted Grass Jewel (=Grass Jewel, Eastern Grass Jewel)
- Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845) – Orange-spotted Grass Jewel (=Grass Jewel, African Grass Jewel)
- Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, [1844]) – Pale Grass Blue
- Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) – Dark Grass Blue
- Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) – Tiny Grass Blue
- Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) – Lesser Grass Blue
- Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Gram Blue
- Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) – Small Cupid
- Chilades pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) – Plains Cupid
- Chilades lajus (Stoll, [1780]) – Lime Blue
- Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Forget-me-not
- Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder, 1860) – Silver Forget-me-not
- Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) – Pea Blue
- Jamides alecto (C. Felder, 1860) – Metallic Cerulean
- Jamides bochus (Stoll, [1782]) – Dark Cerulean
- Jamides caerulea (Druce, 1873) – Royal Cerulean
- Jamides celeno (Cramer, [1775]) – Common Cerulean
- Jamides elpis (Godart, [1824]) – Glistening Cerulean
- Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932 – Purplish Cerulean
- Jamides pura (Moore, 1886) – White Cerulean
- Orthomiella pontis (Elwes, 1887) – Purple Straightwing Blue
- Orthomiella ronkayana Bálint, 1997 – Grey Straightwing Blue
- Orthomiella rantaizana Wileman, 1910 – Flashy Straightwing Blue
- Una usta (Distant, 1886) – Singleton
- Catopyrops ancyra (C. Felder, 1860) – Aberrant Lineblue
- Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) – Pointed Lineblue
- Nacaduba pactolus (C. Felder, 1860) – Large Four-Lineblue
- Nacaduba hermus (C. Felder, 1860) – Pale Four-Lineblue
- Nacaduba pavana (Horsfield, [1828]) – Small Four-Lineblue
- Nacaduba sanaya Fruhstorfer, 1916 – Jewel Four-Lineblue
- Nacaduba subperusia (Snellen, 1896) – Violet Four-Lineblue
- Nacaduba kurava (Moore, [1858]) – Transparent Six-Lineblue
- Nacaduba beroe (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Opaque Six-Lineblue
- Nacaduba calauria (C. Felder, 1860) – Dark Six-Lineblue
- Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Rounded Six-Lineblue
- Nacaduba sinhala Ormiston, 1924
- Prosotas aluta (Druce, 1873) – Banded Lineblue
- Prosotas bhutea (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Bhutia Lineblue
- Prosotas nora (C. Felder, 1860) – Common Lineblue
- Prosotas dubiosa (Semper, [1879]) – Tailless Lineblue
- Prosotas lutea (Martin, 1895) – Brown Lineblue
- Prosotas noreia (R. Felder, 1868) – White-tipped Lineblue
- Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929 – Additional Lineblue
- Petrelaea dana (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Dingy Lineblue
Tribe Niphandini
- Niphanda asialis (de Nicéville, 1895)
- Niphanda cymbia de Nicéville, [1884] – Pointed Pierrot
Tribe Lycaenesthini
- Anthene emolus (Godart, [1824]) – Common Ciliate Blue
- Anthene lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868) – Pointed Ciliate Blue
Subfamily Lycaeninae
- Lycaena aditya (Moore, [1875]) – Bright Copper
- Lycaena kasyapa (Moore, 1865) – Green Copper
- Lycaena panava (Westwood, 1852) – White-bordered Copper
- Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) – Common Copper
- Heliophorus androcles (Westwood, 1851) – Green Sapphire
- Heliophorus moorei (Hewitson, 1865) – Azure Sapphire
- Heliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927 – Western Blue Sapphire
- Heliophorus brahma (Moore, [1858]) – Golden Sapphire
- Heliophorus epicles (Godart, [1824]) – Purple Sapphire
- Heliophorus hybrida (Tytler, 1912) – Hybrid Sapphire
- Heliophorus pseudonexus Eliot, 1963 – Modest Sapphire
- Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) – Dark Sapphire
- Heliophorus kohimensis (Tytler, 1912) – Narrow-bordered Sapphire
- Heliophorus oda (Hewitson, 1865) – Eastern Blue Sapphire
- Heliophorus sena (Kollar, [1844]) – Sorrel Sapphire
- Heliophorus tamu (Kollar, [1844]) – Powdery Green Sapphire
Subfamily Theclinae
Tribe Eumaeini
- Ahlbergia leechii (de Nicéville, [1893]) – Ferruginous Hairstreak
- Superflua deria (Moore, 1865) – Indian White-line Hairstreak
- Satyrium mackwoodi (Evans, 1914) – Two-tailed Hairstreak
Tribe Theclini
- Amblopala avidiena (Hewitson, 1877) – Red Hairstreak
- Chaetoprocta odata (Hewitson, 1865) – Common Walnut Blue
- Chaetoprocta kurumi Fujioka, 1970 – Banded Walnut Blue
- Euaspa hishikawai Koiwaya, 2002 – Orange-disc Hairstreak
- Euaspa mikamii Koiwaya, 2002 – Yellow-disc Hairstreak
- Euaspa milionia (Hewitson, [1869]) – Water Hairstreak
- Euaspa miyashitai Koiwaya, 2002 – Small-spotted Hairstreak
- Euaspa pavo (de Nicéville, 1887) – Peacock Hairstreak
- Euaspa motokii Koiwaya, 2002
- Chrysozephyrus disparatus (Howarth, 1957) – Disparate Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus sandersi (Howarth, 1957) – Extended Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus intermeda (Tytler, 1915) – Intermediate Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus tytleri (Howarth, 1957) – Broad Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus letha (Watson, 1897)
- Chrysozephyrus vittata (Tytler, 1915) – Banded Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus duma (Hewitson, 1869) – Large Green Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus dumoides (Tytler, 1915) – Small Green Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus zoa (de Nicéville, 1889) – Powdered Green Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus kabrua (Tytler, 1915)
- Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis (Howarth, 1957) – Sikkim Hairstreak
- Esakiozephyrus icana (Moore, [1875]) – Dull-green Hairstreak
- Fujiokaozephyrus tsangkie (Oberthür, 1886) – Straightline Hairstreak
- Inomataozephyrus syla (Kollar, [1844]) – Silver Hairstreak
- Inomataozephyrus assamica (Tytler, 1915) – Patkai Green Hairstreak
- Iwaseozephyrus mandara (Doherty, 1886) – Purple Hairstreak
- Neozephyrus suroia (Tytler, 1915) – Cerulean Hairstreak
- Neozephyrus yukiae Haruta, 1993 – Restricted Hairstreak
- Shirozuozephyrus birupa (Moore, 1877) – Fawn Hairstreak
- Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis (Tytler, 1915)
- Shirozuozephyrus triloka (Hannyngton, 1910)
- Shirozuozephyrus bhutanensis (Howarth, 1957)
- Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis (Tytler, 1915)
- Shirozuozephyrus paona (Tytler, 1915)
- Shirozuozephyrus khasia (de Nicéville, 1890) – Tailless Green Hairstreak
- Shizuyaozephyrus ziha (Hewitson, [1865]) – White-spotted Hairstreak
- Thermozephyrus ataxus (Westwood, [1851]) – Wonderful Hairstreak
- Yamamotozephyrus kwangtungensis (Forster, 1942)
- Leucantigius atayalica (Shirôzu & Murayama, 1943) – Pale Hairstreak
Tribe Amblypodiini
- Iraota timoleon (Stoll, [1790]) – Silverstreak Blue
- Iraota rochana (Horsfield, [1829]) – Scarce Silverstreak Blue
- Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862 – Purple Leaf Blue
Tribe Arhopalini
- Thaduka multicaudata Moore, [1879] – Many-tailed Oakblue
- Mahathala ameria (Hewitson, 1862) – Falcate Oakblue
- Apporasa atkinsoni (Hewitson, [1869]) – Crenulate Oakblue
- Arhopala aberrans (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Pale Bushblue
- Arhopala abseus (Hewitson, 1862) – Aberrant Oakblue
- Arhopala ace de Nicéville, [1893] – White-lined Oakblue
- Arhopala aeeta de Nicéville, [1893] – Dawna Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala agrata de Nicéville, 1890 – Dull Oakblue
- Arhopala alax (Evans, 1932) – Silky Oakblue
- Arhopala alea (Hewitson, 1862) – Sahyadri Rosy Oakblue
- Arhopala alesia C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Pallid Oakblue
- Arhopala allata (Staudinger, 1889) – Suffused Oakblue
- Arhopala amantes (Hewitson, 1862) – Large Oakblue
- Arhopala ammonides (Doherty, 1891) – Little Cerulean Oakblue
- Arhopala anarte (Hewitson, 1862) – Magnificent Oakblue
- Arhopala anthelus (Westwood, [1851]) – Multi-spotted Oakblue
- Arhopala ariel (Doherty, 1891) – Tiny Oakblue
- Arhopala arvina (Hewitson, 1863) – Purple-brown Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala asinarus C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Broad-banded Oakblue
- Arhopala asopia (Hewitson, [1869]) – Plain Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala athada (Staudinger, 1889) – Vinous Oakblue
- Arhopala atrax (Hewitson, 1862) – Indian Oakblue
- Arhopala aurelia (Evans, [1925]) – Grey-washed Oakblue
- Arhopala bazaloides (Hewitson, 1878) – Dusted Oakblue
- Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1862) – Powdered Oakblue
- Arhopala belphoebe Doherty, 1889 – White-ringed Oakblue
- Arhopala birmana (Moore, [1884]) – Conjoined Oakblue
- Arhopala camdeo (Moore, [1858]) – Lilac Oakblue
- Arhopala centaurus (Fabricius, 1775) – Centaur Oakblue
- Arhopala comica de Nicéville, 1900 – Comic Oakblue
- Arhopala curiosa (Evans, 1957) – Curious Oakblue
- Arhopala dispar Riley & Godfrey, 1921 – Frosted Oakblue
- Arhopala dodonaea (Moore, [1858]) – Pale Himalayan Oakblue
- Arhopala eumolphus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Green Oakblue
- Arhopala hellenore Doherty, 1889 – Pointed Green Oakblue
- Arhopala fulla (Hewitson, 1862) – Spotless Oakblue
- Arhopala ganesa (Moore, [1858]) – Tailless Bushblue
- Arhopala khamti Doherty, 1891 – Luster Oakblue
- Arhopala oenea (Hewitson, [1869]) – Lackluster Oakblue
- Arhopala lycaenaria (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Broken Oakblue
- Arhopala nicevillei Bethune-Baker, 1903 – Large-spotted Oakblue
- Arhopala opalina (Moore, [1884]) – Opal Oakblue
- Arhopala paraganesa (de Nicéville, 1882) – Dusky Bushblue
- Arhopala paralea (Evans, [1925]) – Glazed Oakblue
- Arhopala paramuta (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Hooked Oakblue
- Arhopala perimuta (Moore, [1858]) – Yellow-disc Oakblue
- Arhopala ralanda Corbet, 1941 – Clear Oakblue
- Arhopala rama (Kollar, [1844]) – Dark Oakblue
- Arhopala selta (Hewitson, [1869]) – Pinkish Oakblue
- Arhopala silhetensis (Hewitson, 1862) – Disjoined Oakblue
- Arhopala singla (de Nicéville, 1885) – Pointed Oakblue
- Arhopala zeta (Moore, 1877) – Andaman Tailless Oakblue
- Flos adriana (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Variegated Plushblue
- Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777]) – Plain Plushblue
- Flos areste (Hewitson, 1862) – Tailless Plushblue
- Flos asoka (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Spangled Plushblue
- Flos chinensis (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Chinese Plushblue
- Flos diardi (Hewitson, 1862) – Bifid Plushblue
- Flos fulgida (Hewitson, [1863]) – Shining Plushblue
- Surendra florimel Doherty, 1889 – Tailless Acacia Blue
- Surendra quercetorum (Moore, [1858]) – Common Acacia Blue
- Zinaspa todara (Moore, [1884]) – Silver-streaked Acacia Blue
- Mota massyla (Hewitson, [1869]) – Saffron
Tribe Loxurini
- Loxura atymnus (Stoll, 1780) – Yamfly
- Yasoda tripunctata (Hewitson, [1863]) – Branded Yamfly
- Drina donina (Hewitson, [1865]) – Brown Yamfly
Subfamily Curetinae
- Curetis thetis (Drury, [1773]) – Indian Sunbeam
- Curetis saronis Moore, 1877 – Saronis Sunbeam
- Curetis bulis (Westwood, [1851]) – Bright Sunbeam
- Curetis siva Evans, 1954 – Shiva Sunbeam
- Curetis naga Evans, 1954 – Yellow Sunbeam
- Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 – Acute Sunbeam
Subfamily Aphnaeinae
Tribe Aphnaeini (all the Indian species listed under this tribe have recently been treated under the genus Cigaritis. This arrangement needs to be verified with a comprehensive molecular phylogeny. Until such a phylogeny is available, we will continue to use taxonomically convenient and morphologically well-supported genera Apharitis and Spindasis, as distinct from the African Aphnaeus). However, this taxonomic matter is not settled for good yet.
- Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) – Tawny Silverline
- Apharitis lilacinus (Moore, 1884) – Lilac Silverline
- Spindasis abnormis (Moore, [1884]) – Abnormal Silverline
- Spindasis elima (Moore, 1877) – Scarce Shot Silverline
- Spindasis elwesi Evans, [1925] – Orange-spot Silverline
- Spindasis evansii (Tytler, 1915) – Rufous Silverline
- Spindasis ictis (Hewitson, 1865) – Common Shot Silverline
- Spindasis nipalicus (Moore, 1884) – Silver-grey Silverline
- Spindasis lohita (Horsfield, [1829]) – Long-banded Silverline
- Spindasis rukma (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Cinnamon Silverline
- Spindasis rukmini (de Nicéville, [1889]) – Khaki Silverline
- Spindasis schistacea (Moore, [1881]) – Plumbeous Silverline
- Spindasis gabriel (Swinhoe, [1912]) – Grey Silverline
- Spindasis syama (Horsfield, [1829]) – Club Silverline
- Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Silverline
- Spindasis zhengweilie Huang, 1998 – Contiguous Silverline
Subfamily Theclinae
Tribe Zesiini
- Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, [1819] – Redspot
Subfamily Theclinae
Tribe Remelanini
- Ancema ctesia (Hewitson, [1865]) – Bi-spot Royal
- Ancema blanka (de Nicéville, 1894) – Silver Royal
- Ancema sudica (Evans, 1926) – Sahyadri Silver Royal
- Remelana jangala (Horsfield, [1829]) – Chocolate Royal
Tribe Iolaini
- Dacalana penicilligera (de Nicéville, 1890) – Double-tufted Royal
- Dacalana cotys (Hewitson, [1865]) – White-banded Royal
- Pratapa deva (Moore, [1858]) – White Tufted Royal
- Pratapa icetas (Hewitson, [1865]) – Dark Blue Royal
- Pratapa icetoides (Elwes, [1893]) – Blue Royal
- Creon cleobis (Godart, [1824]) – Broad-tailed Royal
- Maneca bhotea (Moore, 1884) – Slate Royal
- Britomartis cleoboides (Elwes, [1893]) – Azure Royal
- Bullis buto (de Nicéville, 1895) – Baby Royal
- Tajuria megistia (Hewitson, [1869]) – Orange-and-Black Royal
- Tajuria yajna (Doherty, 1886) – Chestnut-and-Black Royal
- Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887 – Branded Royal
- Tajuria ister (Hewitson, [1865]) – Uncertain Royal
- Tajuria culta (de Nicéville, [1896]) – Black-branded Royal
- Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson, [1865]) – Straightline Royal
- Tajuria albiplaga de Nicéville, 1887 – Pallid Royal
- Tajuria sebonga Tytler, 1915 – Sebong Royal
- Tajuria thyia de Nicéville, [1893] – Dusky Royal
- Tajuria jehana Moore, [1884] – Plains Blue Royal
- Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) – Peacock Royal
- Tajuria illurgis (Hewitson, [1869]) – White Royal
- Tajuria illurgioides de Nicéville, 1890 – Scarce White Royal
- Tajuria luculentus (Leech, 1890) – Black-spot Royal
- Tajuria maculatus (Hewitson, [1865]) – Spotted Royal
- Tajuria deudorix (Hewitson, 1869) – Flash Royal
- Tajuria isaeus (Hewitson, 1865)
- Rachana jalindra (Horsfield, [1829]) – Banded Royal
- Charana mandarinus (Hewitson, [1863]) – Mandarin Blue
- Charana cepheis de Nicéville, 1894 – Scarce Mandarin Blue
- Neocheritra fabronia (Hewitson, [1878]) – Pale Grand Imperial
- Suasa lisides (Hewitson, [1863]) – Red Imperial
Tribe Cheritrini - Cheritrella truncipennis de Nicéville, 1887 – Truncate Imperial
- Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) – Common Imperial
- Ticherra acte (Moore, [1858]) – Blue Imperial
- Drupadia scaeva (Hewitson, [1863]) – Blue Posy
Tribe Horagini - Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775) – Monkey Puzzle
- Horaga onyx (Moore, [1858]) – Common Onyx
- Horaga rana de Nicéville, [1889] – Chocolate Onyx
- Horaga syrinx (C. Felder, 1860) – Yellow Onyx
- Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) – Violet Onyx
- Horaga viola Moore, 1882 – Brown Onyx
Tribe Catapaecilmatini
- Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 – Common Tinsel
- Catapaecilma subochrea Elwes, [1893] – Yellow Tinsel
- Acupicta delicatum (de Nicéville, 1887) – Dark Tinsel
Tribe Hypolycaenini
- Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, [1865] – Orchid Tit
- Hypolycaena kina Hewitson, [1869] – Blue Tit
- Hypolycaena narada Kunte, 2015
- Hypolycaena nilgirica Moore, [1884] – Nilgiri Tit
- Hypolycaena merguia (Doherty, 1889) – Purple Tit
- Hypolycaena thecloides (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Brown Tit
- Hypolycaena erylus (Godart, [1824]) – Common Tit
- Zeltus amasa (Hewitson, [1865]) – Fluffy Tit
Tribe Deudorigini
- Artipe eryx (Linnaeus, 1771) – Green Flash
- Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, [1858]) – Cornelian
- Deudorix gaetulia de Nicéville, [1893] – Brown-spotted Cornelian
- Virachola dohertyi Tytler, 1915 – Dark-veined Guava Blue
- Virachola isocrates (Fabricius, 1793) – Common Guava Blue
- Virachola kessuma (Horsfield, [1829]) – White-lined Guava Blue
- Virachola perse (Hewitson, [1863]) – Large Guava Blue
- Virachola rubida (Tytler, 1926) – Ruby Guava Blue
- Virachola smilis (Hewitson, [1863]) – Scarce Guava Blue
- Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, [1889] – Shot Flash
- Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890 – Malay Red Flash
- Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, [1878]) – Scarlet Flash
- Rapala extensa Evans, 1926 – Extended Flash
- Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787) – Common Red Flash
- Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879) – Malabar Flash
- Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) – Slate Flash
- Rapala melida Fruhstorfer, 1912 – Brilliant Flash
- Rapala nissa (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Flash
- Rapala pheretima (Hewitson, [1863]) – Copper Flash
- Rapala rectivitta (Moore, 1879) – Scarce Shot Flash
- Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891 – Refulgent Flash
- Rapala rosacea de Nicéville, [1889] – Rosy Flash
- Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890 – Scarce Slate Flash
- Rapala selira (Moore, 1874) – Red-disc Flash
- Rapala suffusa (Moore, [1879]) – Suffused Flash
- Rapala tara de Nicéville, [1889] – Branded Flash
- Rapala varuna (Horsfield, [1829]) – Indigo Flash
- Sinthusa virgo (Elwes, 1887) – Pale Spark
- Sinthusa chandrana (Moore, 1882) – Broad Spark
- Sinthusa nasaka (Horsfield, [1829]) – Narrow Spark
- Pamela dudgeonii (de Nicéville, 1894) – Cloaked Hairstreak
- Bindahara phocides (Fabricius, 1793) – Plane
- Bindahara (phocides) areca (C. Felder, 1862) – Brown Plane (=Bindahara phocides areca)
- Bindahara moorei Fruhstorfer, 1904 – Blue-bordered Plane (=Bindahara phocides moorei)
- Araotes lapithis (Moore, [1858]) – Witch
Family Riodinidae
Subfamily Nemeobiinae
Tribe Nemeobiini
- Dodona adonira Hewitson, [1866] – Striped Punch
- Dodona dipoea Hewitson, [1866] – Lesser Punch
- Dodona durga (Kollar, [1844]) – Common Punch
- Dodona egeon (Westwood, [1851]) – Orange Punch
- Dodona eugenes Bates, [1868] – Tailed Punch
- Dodona deodata Hewitson, 1876 – Broad-banded Punch
- Dodona longicaudata de Nicéville, 1881 – Long-tailed Punch
- Dodona ouida Moore, [1866] – Mixed Punch
- Stiboges nymphidia Butler, 1876 – Columbine
- Zemeros flegyas (Cramer, [1780]) – Punchinello
Tribe Abisarini
- Taxila haquinus (Fabricius, 1793) – Harlequin
- Abisara abnormis Moore, [1884] – Abnormal Judy
- Abisara bifasciata Moore, 1877 – Double-banded Judy
- Abisara burnii (de Nicéville, 1895) – White-spotted Judy
- Abisara chela de Nicéville, 1886 – Spot Judy
- Abisara echerius (Stoll, [1790]) – Plum Judy
- Abisara fylla (Westwood, [1851]) – Dark Judy
- Abisara neophron (Hewitson, 1861) – Tailed Judy
- Abisara saturata (Moore, 1878) – Saturated Judy
- Abisara attenuata Tytler, 1915 – Attenuated Judy
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