Butterflies of Bangalore

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This is a gallery list of butterfly species found in the Bangalore, Karnataka, India.(Some of the images may be from other Indian States and so different subspecies from those found in Bangalore.)

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Subfamily: Papilioninae

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Genus: Atrophaneura / Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)

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Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)
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Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)

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Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)
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Graphium doson (common jay)
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Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)
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Graphium teredon (narrow banded bluebottle)
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Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)

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Papilio crino (common banded peacock)
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Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
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Papilio helenus (red Helen)
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Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)
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Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
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Genus: Troides (birdwings)

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Troides minos (southern birdwing)
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Family: Pieridae

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Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)

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Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)

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Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)
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Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
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Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)

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Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
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Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)
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Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)
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Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)
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Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)

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Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)

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Appias albina (common albatross)
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Appias libythea (striped albatross)
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Genus: Belenois (pioneers)

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Genus: Cepora (gulls)

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Cepora nerissa (common gull)
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Genus: Colotis (Arabs)

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Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)
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Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)
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Colotis danae (crimson-tip)
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Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)
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Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)
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Genus: Delias (Jezebels)

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Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
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Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)

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Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)
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Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)

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Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
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Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
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Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)

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Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)

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Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)
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Family: Nymphalidae

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Subfamily: Biblidinae

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Genus: Ariadne (castors)

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Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
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Ariadne merione (common castor)
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Genus: Byblia (jokers)

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Subfamily: Charaxinae

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Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)

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Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)
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Charaxes athamas (common nawab)
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Charaxes solon (black rajah)
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Subfamily: Danainae

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Genus: Danaus (tigers)

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Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
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Danaus genutia (striped tiger)
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Genus: Euploea (crows)

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Euploea core (common crow)
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Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)
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Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)

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Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
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Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae

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Genus: Acraea (costers)

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Acraea terpsicore (tawny coster)
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Genus: Phalanta (leopards)

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Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
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Subfamily: Libytheinae

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Genus: Libythea (beaks)

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Libythea laius (lobed beak)
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Subfamily: Limenitidinae

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Genus: Euthalia (barons)

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Euthalia aconthea (common baron)
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Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)
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Genus: Moduza (commanders)

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Moduza procris (commander)
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Genus: Neptis (sailers)

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Neptis hylas (common sailer)
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Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)
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Genus: Pantoporia (lascars)

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Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae

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Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies)

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Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)
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Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)
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Genus: Junonia (pansies)

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Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
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Junonia atlites (gray pansy)
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Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)
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Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
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Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
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Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
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Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)

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Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
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Subfamily: Satyrinae

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Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)

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Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)
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Genus: Lethe (treebrowns)

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Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)
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Lethe rohria (common treebrown)
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Genus: Melanitis (evening browns)

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Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
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Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)

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Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)
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Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
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Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)
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Genus: Ypthima (rings)

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Ypthima asterope (common threering)
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Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)
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Family: Riodinidae

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Subfamily: Nemeobiinae

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Genus: Abisara (Judies)

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Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)
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Family: Lycaenidae

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Subfamily: Curetinae

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Genus: Curetis (sunbeams)

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Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)
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Subfamily: Miletinae

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Genus: Spalgis (apeflies)

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Subfamily: Polyommatinae

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Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues)

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Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
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Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)

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Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)
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Genus: Azanus (babul blues)

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Azanus jesous (African babul blue)
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Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
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Genus: Caleta

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Caleta decidia/caleta (angled Pierrot)
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Genus: Castalius

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Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
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Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)
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Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)
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Genus: Chilades

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Chilades lajus (lime blue)
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Chilades pandava (plains cupid)
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Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)
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Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
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Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)
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Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)
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Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)
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Genus: Everes

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Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)
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Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)

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Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)
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Jamides celeno (common cerulean)
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Genus: Lampides

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Genus: Leptotes

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Leptotes plinius (Zebrablue)
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Genus: Petrelaea

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Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)
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Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)

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Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)
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Prosotas nora (common lineblue)
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Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)
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Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)

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Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
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Genus: Talicada

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Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
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Genus: Tarucus

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Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)
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Genus: Zizeeria

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Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)
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Genus: Zizina

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Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)
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Genus: Zizula

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Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)
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Subfamily: Theclinae

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Genus: Arhopala

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Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)
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Genus: Deudorix

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Genus: Iraota

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Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)
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Genus: Rapala

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Rapala iarbus (common red flash)
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Rapala manea (slate flash)
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Rapala varuna (indigo flash)
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Genus: Rathinda

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Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)
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Genus: Spindasis

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Spindasis/Cigaritis ictis (common shot silverline)
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Spindasis/Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
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Genus: Tajuria

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Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)
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Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)
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Genus: Virachola

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Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
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Virachola perse (large guava blue)
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Genus: Zesius

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Family: Hesperiidae

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Subfamily: Coeliadinae

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Genus: Badamia

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Genus: Hasora

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Hasora chromus (common banded awl)
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Subfamily: Hesperiinae

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Genus: Ampittia

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Ampittia dioscorides (bush hopper)
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Genus: Baoris

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Baoris farri (paintbrush swift)
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Genus: Borbo

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Borbo bevani (lesser rice/Beavan's swift)
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Borbo cinnara (rice swift)
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Genus: Caltoris

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Caltoris canaraica (Kanara swift)
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Caltoris kumara (blank swift)
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Caltoris philippina (Philippine swift)
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Genus: Cephrenes

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Cephrenes acalle (plain palm dart)
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Genus: Erionota

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Erionota torus (rounded palm-redeye)
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Genus: Gangara

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Gangara thyrsis (giant redeye)
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Genus: Halpe

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Halpe porus (Moore's ace)
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Genus: Iambrix

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Iambrix salsala (chestnut bob)
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Genus: Matapa

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Matapa aria (common redeye)
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Genus: Oriens

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Oriens goloides (common dartlet)
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Genus: Parnara

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Parnara bada (Oriental/variable swift)
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Genus: Pelopidas

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Pelopidas agna (dark/obscure branded swift)
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Pelopidas conjuncta (conjoined swift)
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Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift)
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Pelopidas subochracea (large branded swift)
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Genus: Potanthus

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Potanthus spp. (dart species)
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Genus: Suastus

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Suastus gremius (Indian palm bob)
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Taractrocera maevius (common grass dart)
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Genus: Telicota

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Telicota bambusae (dark palm dart)
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Telicota colon (pale palm dart)
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Genus: Udaspes

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Udaspes folus (grass demon)
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Subfamily: Pyrginae

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Genus: Caprona

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Caprona agama (spotted angle)
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Caprona ransonnetii (golden angle)
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Genus: Coladenia

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Coladenia indrani (tricolour flat)
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Genus: Gomalia

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Gomalia elma (African marbled skipper)
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Genus: Sarangesa

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Sarangesa purendra (spotted small flat)
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Genus: Spialia

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Spialia galba (Indian grizzled/Indian skipper)
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Genus: Tagiades

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Tagiades japetus (common/Ceylon snow flat)
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References

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