• Source: List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae 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.
A total of 177 species belonging to 22 genera are found in India.




Cyllogenes - evening browns


Scarce evening brown, Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 (Bhutan, Naga Hills.)
Branded evening brown, Cyllogenes suradeva (Moore, 1857) (N.India, Sikkim - Bhutan.)




Melanitis - evening browns


Common evening brown, Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dark evening brown, Melanitis phedima (Cramer, 1780)
Great evening brown, Melanitis zitenius (Herbst, 1796)




Parantirrhoea - Travancore evening brown


Travancore evening brown, Parantirrhoea marshalli Wood-Mason, 1880




Lethe - treebrowns


Bamboo treebrown, Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775)
Common treebrown, Lethe rohria (Fabricius, 1787)
Tamil treebrown, Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, 1863)
Banded treebrown, Lethe confusa Aurivillius, [1898]
Common red forester, Lethe mekara (Moore, [1858])
Angled red forester, Lethe chandica (Moore, 1858)
Pallid forester, Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880
Scarce red forester, Lethe distans Butler, 1870
Naga treebrown, Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
Bhutan treebrown, Lethe margaritae (Elwes, 1882)
Common forester, Lethe insana (Kollar, 1844)
Brown forester, Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876)
Blue forester, Lethe scanda (Moore, 1857)
Black forester, Lethe vindhya (Felder & Felder, 1859)
Bamboo forester, Lethe kansa (Moore, 1857)
Tailed red forester, Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, 1863)
Pale forester, Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863
Dull forester, Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887
Rusty forester, Lethe bhairava (Moore, 1857)
Straight-banded treebrown, Lethe verma (Kollar, 1844)
White-edged woodbrown, Lethe visrava (Moore, 1865)
Scarce woodbrown, Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880
Common woodbrown, Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, 1863)
Small woodbrown, Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887
Barred woodbrown, Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880
Yellow woodbrown, Lethe nicetas Hewitson, ?1868
Manipur goldenfork, Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914
Small silverfork, Lethe jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1880)
Moeller's silverfork, Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887)
Large goldenfork, Lethe goalpara (Moore, 1865)
Lilacfork, Lethe sura (Doubleday, 1849)
Treble silverstripe, Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1886)
Small goldenfork, Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876
Single silverstripe, Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887)
Manipur woodbrown, Lethe violaceopicta (Poujade, 1884)
Spotted mystic, Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887
Tytler's treebrown, Lethe gemina Leech, 1891
Chinese labyrinth, Lethe armandina Oberthür, 1881
Anderson's labyrinth, Lethe andersoni (Atkinson, 1871)
Dismal mystic, Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885
Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939
Scarce lilacfork, Lethe dura, (Marshall, 1882)




Neope - labyrinths


Chinese labyrinth, Neope armandii (Oberthür, 1879) (Khasi hills)
Veined labyrinth, Neope pulaha (Moore, 1857)
Indo-Chinese labyrinth, Neope pulahoides (Moore, 1892) (Karen hills)
Scarce labyrinth, Neope pulahina (Evans, 1923)
Dusky labyrinth, Neope yama (Moore, 1857)
Tailed labyrinth, Neope bhadra (Moore, 1857)




Chonala - Chumbi wall


Chumbi wall, Chonala masoni (Elwes, 1882)




Lasiommata - walls


Large wall, Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common wall, Lasiommata schakra (Kollar, [1844])
Kashmir wall, Lasiommata maerula C. & R. Felder, 1867
Dark wall, Lasiommata menava Moore, 1865




Orinoma - tiger brown


Tiger brown, Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846




Rhapicera - tawny walls


Small tawny wall, Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867
Large tawny wall, Rhaphicera satricus (Doubleday, [1849])




Penthema - kaisers


Yellow kaiser, Penthema lisarda (Doubleday, 1845)
Blue kaiser, Penthema darlisa Moore, 1879




Ethope - dusky diadem


Dusky diadem, Ethope himachala (Moore, 1857)




Neorina - owl


Yellow owl, Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850
White owl, Neorina patria Leech, 1891




Elymnias - palmflies


South Indian palmfly, Elymnias caudata Butler, 1872 (Appears that Elymnias hypermnestra caudata is raised to status of species.)
Andaman palmfly, Elymnias cottonis Hewitson, 1874 (Andamans)
Common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus, 1763)
Spotted palmfly, Elymnias malelas Hewitson, 1865
Tiger palmfly, Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764)
Tawny palmfly, Elymnias panthera (Fabricius, 1787) (Nicobars)
Blue striped palmfly, Elymnias patna (Westwood, 1851)
Peal's palmfly, Elymnias pealii Wood-Mason, ?1883
Pointed palmfly, Elymnias penanga (Westwood, 1851)
Jezebel palmfly, Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857




Rhapicera - walls


Large tawny wall, Rhaphicera satricus (Doubleday, 1849)
Small tawny wall, Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867




Mycalesis - bushbrowns


Whitebar bushbrown, Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862
Lilacine bushbrown, Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, 1780)
Watson's bushbrown, Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897
Chinese bushbrown, Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857
Purple bushbrown, Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864
Dingy bushbrown, Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775)
Dark-branded bushbrown, Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small long-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Long-brand bushbrown, Mycalesis visala Moore, 1858
Tamil bushbrown, Mycalesis visala subdita Moore
Tytler's bushbrown, Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914
Red-disc bushbrown, Mycalesis oculus Marshall, 1880
Plain bushbrown, Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868
Moore's bushbrown, Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857
White-edged bushbrown, Mycalesis mestra Hewitson, 1862
Wood-Mason's bushbrown, Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason, 1883
Brighteye bushbrown, Mycalesis nicotia Hewitson, 1850
Salmon-branded bushbrown, Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1901
Blind-eye bushbrown, Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, 1780)
Palni bushbrown, Mycalesis mamerta davisoni Moore
Whiteline bushbrown, Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
Annam bushbrown, Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906
Mycalesis watsoni Evans, 1912 is correctly Mycalesis annamitica lepcha
Lepcha bushbrown, Mycalesis lepcha (Moore, 1880)
Gladeye bushbrown, Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857
Many-tufted bushbrown, Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891
Mycalesis anapita Moore, 1858
Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886
Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864
Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969
Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878
Intermediate bushbrown, Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, 1892)
Pachmarhi bushbrown, Mycalesis mercea Evans (nomen nudum ?)




Heteropsis - red-eye bushbrown


Red-eye bushbrown, Heteropsis adolphei (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)




Orsotriaena - nigger


Nigger, Orsotriaena medus (Fabricius, 1775)




Coelites - catseye


Scarce catseye, Coelites nothis Westwood, 1850 (Assam)




Erites - cyclops


Common cyclops, Erites falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, ?1886




Ragadia - ringlets


Striped ringlet, Ragadia crisilda Hewitson, 1862
Ringlet, Ragadia crito de Nicéville, 1890




Coenonympha - heath


Tibetan heath, Coenonympha sinica Alphéraky, 1888




Zipaetis - catseye


Dark catseye, Zipaetis scylax Hewitson, 1863
Tamil Catseye, Zipaetis saitis Hewitson, 1863




Hyponephele - meadowbrowns


Oriental or branded meadowbrown, Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836)
White-ringed meadowbrown, Hyponephele davendra (Moore, 1865)
Hyponephele brevistigma (Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele tenuistigma (Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele narica (Hübner, [1808-1813])
Hyponephele pulchella (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Tawny meadowbrown, Hyponephele pulchra (C. & R. Felder, [1867])




Aulocera - satyrs


Great satyr, Aulocera padma (Kollar, 1844)
Narrow-banded satyr, Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853)
Aulocera brahminoides (Moore, 1901)
Common satyr, Aulocera swaha (Kollar, [1844])
Striated satyr, Aulocera saraswati (Kollar, [1844])




Callerebia - arguses


Pallid argus, Callerebia scanda (Kollar, 1844)
Ringed argus, Callerebia annada (Moore, 1858)




Chazara - rockbrowns


Shandur rockbrown, Chazara heydenreichi (Lederer, 1853)




Karanasa


Karanasa modesta Moore, 1893-96
Karanasa astorica Tytler, 1926
Karanasa huebneri (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Karanasa rohtanga Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951




Loxerebia - mottled argus


Mottled argus, Loxerebia narasingha (Moore, 1857)




Paralasa


Paralasa chitralica (Evans, 1923)
Paralasa mani (de Nicéville, 1880)




Paroeneis - mountain arguses


Mountain argus, Paroeneis pumilus (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Arctic argus, Paroeneis sikkimensis (Staudinger, 1889)




Pesudochazara - tawny rockbrown


Tawny rockbrown, Pseudochazara mniszechii (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
Pseudochazara baldiva (Moore, 1865)
Pseudochazara lehana (Moore, 1878)




Satyrus - satyrs


Black satyr, Satyrus actaea (Esper, [1780])
Great sooty satyr, Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrus pimpla C. & R. Felder, [1867]




Ypthima - rings


Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Common threering, Ypthima asterope
Jewel fourring, Ypthima avanta Moore, 1875
Common fivering, Ypthima baldus (Fabricius, 1775)
Ypthima cantlei Norman, 1958
White fourring, Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1865
Nilgiri fourring, Ypthima chenui (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Great five-ring, Ypthima dohertyi (Moore, 1893)
Common fourring, Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871
Brown argus, Ypthima hyagriva Moore, 1857
Western five-ring, Ypthima indecora Moore, 1883
Lesser three-ring, Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1865
Ypthima lisandra (Cramer, 1780)(Ypthima avanta bara Evans, 1923; Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29 (3): 786, 797, No. D. 14/12b)
Variegated five-ring, Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1865
Plain three-ring, Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889
Looped three-ring, Ypthima watsoni (Moore, 1893)
Large three-ring, Ypthima nareda (Kollar, 1844)
Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967
Eastern fivering, Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Baby fivering, Ypthima philomela (Linnaeus, 1763)
Himalayan five-ring, Ypthima sakra (Moore, 1857)
Ypthima parasakra Eliot, 1987
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1875
Ypthima kedarnathensis Singh, 2007
Pallid five-ring, Ypthima savara Grose-Smith, 1887
Eastern five-ring, Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima sobrina Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima striata Hampson, 1888
Palni fourring, Ypthima ypthimoides Moore, 1881




See also


Nymphalidae
List of butterflies of India
List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)




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.
"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.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.

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