- Source: List of butterflies of India (Danainae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Danainae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself is part of the complete List of butterflies of India.
A total of 26 species belonging to six genera are found in India.
Parantica, glassy tigers
Yellow glassy tiger, Parantica aspasia (Fabricius, 1787)
Dark glassy tiger, Parantica agleoides (Felder & Felder, 1860)
Glassy tiger, Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
Chocolate tiger, Parantica melaneus (Cramer, 1775)
Chestnut tiger, Parantica sita (Kollar, 1844)
Nilgiri tiger, Parantica nilgiriensis (Moore, 1877)
Ideopsis, blue glassy tigers
blue glassy tiger, Ideopsis vulgaris (Butler, 1874)
Ceylon blue glassy tiger, Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tirumala, blue tigers
Dark blue tiger, Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874)
Scarce blue tiger, Tirumala gautama (Moore, 1877)
Blue tiger, Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775
Danaus, tigers
Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Common or striped tiger, Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
White tiger, Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777
Malay tiger, Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775
Euploea, crows
Striped blue crow, Euploea mulciber (Cramer, 1777)
Striped black crow, Euploea doubledayi Felder & Felder, 1865
Spotted black crow, Euploea crameri H. Lucas, 1853
Common Indian crow, Euploea core (Cramer, 1780)
Long branded blue crow Euploea algea (Godart, 1819)
Double-branded crow, Euploea sylvester (Fabricius, 1793)
Magpie crow, Euploea radamanthus (Fabricius, 1793)
Blue king crow, Euploea klugii Moore, 1858
Blue spotted crow, Euploea midamus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euploea eunice (Godart, 1819)
Andaman crow, Euploea andamanensis (Atkinson, 1874)
Nicobar crow, Euploea scherzeri (Felder, 1862) (includes Euploea climena simulatrix Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)
Idea, tree nymphs
Tree nymph, Idea lynceus (Drury, 1773)
Malabar tree nymph, Idea malabarica Moore, 1877
See also
Nymphalidae
List of butterflies of India
List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
References
Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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- List of butterflies of India (Danainae)
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
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- List of butterflies of Karnataka
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- List of butterflies of Kerala
- List of butterflies of Australia
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- List of butterflies of West Bengal