- Source: List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Morphinae 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 forms part of the complete List of butterflies of India.
There are 20 species spanning nine genera which are to be found in Indian limits. However, detailed lepidopterological investigations in the north east of India may locate additional or new species.
Taxa of subfamily Morphinae
= Faunis - fauns
=Common faun, Faunis canens Hübner, 1826
Indian faun, Faunis arcesilaus (Fabricius, 1787). Also considered as conspecific with Faunis carens above. If separate, may be called the Indian faun instead.
Assam faun, Faunis assama (Westwood, 1858)
Large faun, Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773)
= Aemona - dryads
=Yellow dryad, Aemona amathusia (Hewitson, 1867)
= Stichophthalma - junglequeens
=Northern jungle queen, Stichophthalma camadeva (Westwood, 1848)
Chocolate jungle queen, Stichophthalma nourmahal (Westwood, 1851)
Manipur jungle queen, Stichophthalma sparta de Nicéville, 1889
= Thaumantis - jungleglories
=Jungle glory, Thaumantis diores Doubleday, 1845
= Thauria - jungleking
=Jungleking, Thauria lathyi Frühstorfer, 1902
= Amathusia - palmkings
=Palmking, Amathusia phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763)
Andaman palmking, Amathusia andamanensis Frühstorfer, 1899
= Amathuxidia - kohinoor
=Koh-i-noor, Amathuxidia amythaon (Doubleday, 1847)
= Discophora - duffers
=Banded duffer, Discophora deo de Nicéville, 1898
Southern duffer, Discophora lepida (Moore, 1857)
Common duffer, Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836
Great duffer, Discophora timora Westwood, 1850
= Enispe - caliphs
=Blue caliph, Enispe cycnus Westwood, 1851
Red caliph, Enispe euthymius (Doubleday, 1845)
Enispe intermedia Rothschild, 1916. A name intermediate caliph is proposed.
See also
Nymphalidae
List of butterflies of India
List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
References
= Online
=Savela, Markku's page on subfamily Morphinae (family Nymphalidae). Accessed on 20 May 2007.
Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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