• Source: List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Limenitidinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
A total of 99 species belonging to 20 genera are found in India.




Limenitis - admirals


Indian white admiral, Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864




Summalia - green commodore


Green commodore, Sumalia daraxa (Doubleday, 1848)
Scarce white commodore, Sumalia zulema (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1848)




Moduza - commander


Commander, Moduza procris (Cramer, 1777)




Parasarpa - commodores


White commodore, Parasarpa dudu (Doubleday, 1848)
Bicolour commodore, Parasarpa zayla (Doubleday, 1848)




Auzakia - commodore



Commodore, Auzakia danava (Moore, 1858)




Athyma - sergeants


Unbroken sergeant, Athyma pravara Moore, 1857
Bhutan sergeant, Athyma jina Moore, 1858
Common sergeant, Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Studded sergeant, Athyma asura Moore, 1858
Great sergeant, Athyma larymna (Doubleday, 1848)
Dot-dash sergeant, Athyma kanwa Moore, 1858
Malay staff sergeant, Athyma reta Moore, 1858
Blackvein sergeant, Athyma ranga Moore, 1857
Himalayan sergeant, Athyma opalina (Kollar, 1844)
Staff sergeant, Athyma selenophora (Kollar, 1844)
Small staff sergeant, Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872
Orange staff sergeant, Athyma cama Moore, 1858
Colour sergeant, Athyma nefte (Cramer, 1780)
Colour sergeant, Athyma inara Doubleday 1850
Andaman sergeant, Athyma rufula de Nicéville, 1889
Spotted sergeant, Athyma sulpitia (Cramer, 1779)




Lebadea - knight


Knight, Lebadea martha (Fabricius, 1787)




Pantoporia - lascars


Assam lascar, Pantoporia assamica (Moore, 1881)
Tytler's lascar, Pantoporia bieti (Oberthür, 1894)
Common lascar, Pantoporia hordonia (Stoll, 1790)
Extra lascar, Pantoporia sandaka (Butler, 1892)
Perak lascar, Pantoporia paraka (Butler, 1879)
Karwar lascar, Pantoporia karwara Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Kanara, Western India) (valid?)




Lasippa - lascars


Burmese lascar, Lasippa heliodore (Fabricius, 1787)
Burmese lascar, Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)
Yellowjack sailer, Lasippa viraja (Moore, 1872)




Neptis - sailers


Chestnut-streaked sailer, Neptis jumbah Moore 1857
Indian dingiest sailer, Neptis harita Moore, 1875
Neptis ilira Kheil, 1884
Neptis vikasi Horsfield, [1829]
Small yellow sailer, Neptis miah Moore, 1858
Yerbury's sailer, Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886
Pallas' sailer, Neptis sappho (Pallas, 1771)
Common sailer, Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758
Clear sailer or southern sullied sailer, Neptis clinia Moore, 1872
Clear sailer, Neptis nata Moore, 1858
Shortbanded sailer, Neptis columella (Cramer, 1780)
Sullied sailer, Neptis soma Moore, 1858
Himalayan sailer, Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872
Broad-banded sailer, Neptis sankara (Kollar, 1844)
Pale-green sailer, Neptis zaida Doubleday, 1848
Spotted sailer, Neptis magadha C. & R. Felder, 1867
Great yellow sailer, Neptis radha Moore, 1857
Broadstick sailer, Neptis narayana Moore, 1858
Yellow sailer, Neptis ananta Moore, 1858
Rich sailer, Neptis anjana Moore, 1881
Less rich sailer, Neptis nashona Swinhoe, 1896
Hockeystick sailer, Neptis nycteus de Nicéville, 1890
Pale hockeystick sailer, Neptis manasa Moore, 1857
Manipur yellow sailer, Neptis namba Tytler, 1915
Plain sailer, Neptis cartica Moore, 1872
Armand's sailer, Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876
Chinese yellow sailer, Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890
Spotted sailer, Neptis magatha (Stoll) (?)
Clear sailer, Neptis nandina Moore, 1858




Phaedyma - great hockeystick sailer


Great hockeystick sailer, Phaedyma aspasia (Leech, 1890)
Short-banded sailer, Phaedyma columella (Cramer, [1780])




Parthenos - clipper


Clipper, Parthenos sylvia (Cramer, 1775)




Bhagadatta - grey commodore


Grey commodore, Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872)




Euthalia - barons


Powdered baron, Euthalia monina, (Moore, 1859)
White-tipped baron, Euthalia merta (Moore, 1859)
Euthalia eriphylae de Nicéville, 1891
White-edged blue baron, Euthalia phemius (Doubleday, 1848)
Common baron, Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, 1777)
Streaked baron, Euthalia alpheda (Godart, [1824]) (ssp. jama) C. & R. Felder, 1867
Grey baron, Euthalia anosia (Moore, 1858)
Euthalia malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899
Gaudy baron, Euthalia lubentina (Cramer, 1777)
Baronet, Euthalia nais (Forster, 1771)
Blue duchess, Euthalia duda (Staudinger, 1855)
French duke, Euthalia franciae (Gray, 1846)
Naga duke, Euthalia khama Alphéraky, 1898
Bronze duke, Euthalia nara Moore, 1859
Grand duchess, Euthalia patala (Kollar, 1844)
Green duke, Euthalia sahadeva (Moore, ?1861)
Blue baron, Euthalia telchinia (Ménétriés, 1857)
Euthalia curvifascia (Tytler, 1915)




Tanaecia - counts


Andaman viscount, Tanaecia cibaritis Hewitson, 1874
Grey count, Tanaecia lepidea (Butler, 1868)
Lavender count, Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787)
Common earl, Tanaecia julii (Lesson, 1837)
Plain earl, Tanaecia jahnu (Moore, 1857)




Neurosigma - panther


Panther, Neurosigma siva (Westwood, 1850)




Abrota - sergeant-major


Sergeant-major, Abrota ganga Moore, 1857




Dophla - redspot duke


Redspot duke, Dophla evelina (Stoll, 1790)




Lexias - archdukes


Great archduke, Lexias cyanipardus (Butler, 1869)
Lexias pardalis (Moore, 1878)
Archduke, Lexias dirtea (Fabricius, 1793)




Bassarona - dukes


Blue duke, Bassarona durga (Moore, 1857)
Grand duke, Bassarona iva Moore, 1857
Redtail marquis, Bassarona recta (de Nicéville, 1886)
Banded marquis, Bassarona teuta (Doubleday, 1848)




See also


Nymphalidae
List of butterflies of India




Cited references






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.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
"Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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