Gujarat is a state in the western part of India. It has very rich butterfly diversity as it is situated at the geographical meeting point of many types of habitats. Northern Gujarat meets the deserts and semi-arid parts of Pakistan, Saurashtra peninsula has dry scrublands and savannah habitats, Gir has dry deciduous forests, central Gujarat has wetlands and scrublands while south Gujarat touches the Western Ghats and hence it has evergreen and bamboo forests.
According to Butterflies of Gujarat, there are over 193 butterfly species found in Gujarat. Total 79 of them are seen in South Gujarat.
Gujarat has six families of butterflies:
Papilionidae
Pieridae
- Catopsilia pomona - lemon emigrant <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Catopsilia pyranthe - mottled emigrant <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Eurema hecabe - common grass yellow <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Eurema laeta - spotless grass yellow <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Eurema brigitta - small grass yellow
- Leptosia nina - Psyche <small>Fabricius, 1793</small>
- Pareronia hippia - Indian wanderer <small>Fabricius, 1787</small>
- Appias libythea - western striped albatross <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Belenois aurota - pioneer <small>Fabricius, 1793</small>
- Cepora nerissa - common gull <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Delias eucharis - Indian Jezebel <small>Drury, 1773</small>
- Colotis amata - small salmon Arab <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Colotis aurora - plain orange-tip
- Colotis danae - crimson-tip
- Colotis etrida - little orange-tip
- Colotis fausta - large salmon Arab
- Colotis protractus - blue-spotted Arab
- Colotis vestalis - white Arab
- Ixias marianne - white orange-tip
- Ixias pyrene - yellow orange-tip
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Riodinidae
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