List of butterflies of Nepal

The following is a list of butterflies of Nepal. Six hundred and seventy-six species and thirty subspecies are listed.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies, with some recent additions and a modernized classification. Scientific and common names are also from that book (though corrections have been made when clear). The 27 endemic species or subspecies are marked.

Family Hesperiidae - skippers

Subfamily Coeliadinae

Badamia exclamationis - brown awl
Bibasis sena - orange-tail awl
Burara anadi anadi - plain orange awlet
Burara oedipodea belesis - branded orange awlet
Burara jaina jaina - orange awl
Burara harisa harisa - orange awlet
Burara vasutana - green awlet
Burara amara - small green awlet
Burara gomata - pale green awlet
Hasora anura - slate awl
Hasora chromus chromus - common banded awl
Hasora badra badra - common awl
Choaspes benjaminii japonica - Japanese awlking
Choaspes xanthopogon - Indian awlking
Choaspes furcata - hooked awlking

Subfamily Pyrginae

Tribe Calaenorrhini

Capila lidderdali - Lidderdale's dawnfly
Capila penicillatum - fringed dawnfly
Capila jayadeva - striped dawnfly
Lobocla liliana - marbled flat
Celaenorrhinus ratna tytleri - Tytler's multispotted flat
Celaenorrhinus pero lucifera - Mussoorie spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus patula - large spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus leucocera - common spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus putra putra - Bengal spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus munda - Himalayan spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus maculicornis - Elwes' spotted flat
Celaenorrhinus dhanada dhanada - Himalayan yellow-banded flat
Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans - Himalayan small-banded flat
Dharpa hanria - hairy angle
Pseudocoladenia fatih - west Himalayan pied flat
Coladenia indrani indrani - tricolour pied flat
Coladenia agnioides - Elwes' pied flat
Sarangesa purendra purendra - spotted small flat
Sarangesa dasahara dasahara - common small flat
Satarupa zulla zulla - Tytler's white flat
Satarupa gopala - large white flat
Seseria dohertyi dohertyi - Himalayan white flat
Chamunda chamunda - olive flat
Gerosis phisara phisara - dusky yellow-breasted flat
Gerosis bhagava bhagava - common yellow-breasted flat
Tagiades japetus ravi - common snow flat
Tagiades gana athos - suffused snow flat
Tagiades parra gala - large snow flat
Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa - water snow flat
Tagiades menaka menaka - spotted snow flat
Tagiades cohaerens cyntyia - Evans' snow flat
Mooreana trichoneura pralaya - yellow flat
Ctenoptilum vasava vasava - tawny angle
Odontoptilum angulata angulata - chestnut angle
Caprona agama agama - spotted angle
Caprona alida yerburi - Yerbury's golden angle

Tribe Pyrgini

Spialia galba - Indian skipper
Pyrgus nepalensis - Nepal skipper (endemic)

Subfamily Hesperiinae

Tribe Heteropterini

Carterocephalus avanti avanti - orange and silver mountain hopper

Tribe Astictopterini

Astictopterus jama olivascens - forest hopper
Arnetta atkinsoni - Atkinson's bob
Ochus subvittatus subradiatus - tiger hopper
Baracus vittatus septentrionym - hedge hopper
Ampittia dioscorides - bush hopper
Aeromachus kali - blue-spotted scrub hopper
Aeromachus stigmata stigmata - veined scrub hopper
Aeromachus jhora jhora - grey scrub hopper
Aeromachus dubius dubius - dingy scrub hopper
Aeromachus pygmaeus - pygmy scrub hopper
Pedesta masuriensis masuriensis - Mussoorie bush bob
Pedesta pandita - brown bush bob
Sebastronyma dolopia - tufted ace
Sovia grahami - Graham's ace
Sovia lucasii separata - Lucas' ace
Thoressa gupta gupta - olive ace
Thoressa aina aina - Garwal ace
Halpe arcuata - overlapped ace
Halpe zema zema - banded ace
Halpe kumara - plain ace
Halpe porus - Moore's ace
Halpe homolea molta - Indian ace
Halpe filda - Elwes' ace
Pithauria stramineipennis - light straw ace
Pithauria murdava - dark straw ace

Tribe Ancistroidini

Iambrix salsala salsala - chestnut bob
Koruthaialos rubecula cachara - narrow banded velvet bob
Koruthaialos butleri - dark velvet bob
Ancistroides nigrita diocles - chocolate demon
Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia - restricted demon
Notocrypta feisthamelii alysos - spotted demon
Udaspes folus - grass demon

Tribe Plastingiini

Scobura cephala - forest bob
Suada swerga swerga - grass bob
Suastus gremius gremius - Indian palm bob
Cupitha purreea - wax dart
Zographetus satwa - purple and gold flitter
Zographetus ogygia - purple-spotted flitter
Hyarotis adrastus praba - tree flitter
Gangara thyrsis - giant red-eye
Erionota torus - Sikkim palm red-eye
Erionota thrax thrax - common palm red-eye
Matapa aria - common red-eye
Matapa druna - grey-brand red-eye
Matapa sasivarna - black-veined red-eye
Matapa cresta - fringed red-eye
Matapa purpurascens - purple red-eye

Tribe Hesperiini

Ochlodes brahma - Himalayan darter

Tribe Taractrocerini

Taractrocera danna - Himalayan grass dart
Taractrocera maevius sagra - common grass dart
Oriens goloides - Ceylon dartlet
Oriens gola pseudolus - common dartlet
Potanthus pallida - pale dart
Potanthus trachala - broad bident dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa clio - Indian dart
Potanthus dara - Himalayan dart
Potanthus confucius dushta - Chinese dart
Potanthus mara - branded Sikkim dart
Potanthus nesta nesta - Sikkim dart
Potanthus pava - Formosan dart
Potanthus palnia palnia - Palni dart
Telicota colon colon - pale palm dart
Telicota bambusae bambusae - dark palm dart
Telicota ohara jix - Plotz's palm dart
Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica - plain palm dart

Tribe Gegenini

Parnara guttata mangala - straight swift
Parnara apostata debdasi - Sumatran swift
Parnara bada bada - Ceylon swift
Borbo cinnara cinnara - rice swift
Borbo bevani - Bevan's swift
Pelopidas sinensis - large branded swift
Pelopidas agna agna - little branded swift
Pelopidas mathias mathias - small branded swift
Pelopidas assamensis - great swift
Pelopidas conjuncta javana - conjoined swift
Polytremis lubricans lubricans - contiguous swift
Polytremis discreta discreta - Himalayan swift
Polytremis eltola eltola - yellow-spot swift
Baoris farri farri - paintbrush swift
Baoris penicillata unicolor - pencil swift
Baoris pagana - figure-of-eight swift
Caltoris sirius sirius - Sirius swift
Caltoris cahira austeni - colon swift
Caltoris kumara moorei - blank swift
Caltoris tulsi tulsi - purple swift
Caltoris plebeia - tufted swift

Family Papilionidae - swallowtails

Subfamily Parnassiinae

Parnassius epaphus epaphus - common red Apollo
Parnassius epaphus epaphus
Parnassius epaphus sikkimensis
Parnassius epaphus chiddii
Parnassius epaphus robertsi
Parnassius epaphus capdevillei
Parnassius epaphus boschmai
Parnassius hardwickii - common blue Apollo (endemic)
Parnassius stoliczkanus - Ladakh banded Apollo/many eyed Apollo
Parnassius stenosemus nobuko - Pir Panjal banded Apollo
Parnassius acdestis - banded Apollo
Parnassius acdestis katsuhikoi
Parnassius acdestis laurentii
Parnassius acdestis marki
Parnassius acdestis whitei
Parnassius cephalus horii - dusky Apollo
Parnassius simo - black-edged Apollo
Parnassius simo acconus
Parnassius simo simo
Parnassius acco acco - varnished Apollo

Subfamily Papilioninae

Tribe Leptocircini

Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis - Kaiser-i-Hind
Meandrusa gyas gyas - brown gorgon
Pathysa eurous sikkimica - six-bar swordtail
Pathysa glycerion - spectacle swordtail (endemic)
Pathysa antiphates pompilius - five-bar swordtail
Pathysa nomius nomius - spot swordtail
Graphium cloanthus cloanthus - glassy bluebottle
Graphium sarpedon luctatius - common bluebottle
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon - tailed jay
Graphium doson axion - common jay
Graphium clanis chironicum - veined jay
Graphium xenocles phrontis - great zebra
Graphium macareus indicus - lesser zebra

Tribe Papilionini

Chilasa agestor - tawny mime
Chilasa agestor agestor (endemic)
Chilasa agestor govindra (endemic)
Chilasa epycides epycides - lesser mime
Chilasa clytia clytia - common mime
Papilio machaon - common yellow swallowtail
Papilio machaon rinpoche
Papilio machaon emihippocrates
Papilio demoleus demoleus - lime swallowtail
Papilio paris decorosa - Paris peacock
Papilio polyctor ganesa - common peacock
Papilio arcturus arcturus - blue peacock
Papilio krishna - Krishna peacock
Papilio memnon agenor - great Mormon
Papilio polymnestor - blue Mormon
Papilio protenor euprotenor - spangle
Papilio alcmenor - common redbreast
Papilio janaka - tailed redbreast
Papilio polytes romolus - common Mormon
Papilio helenus helenus - red Helen
Papilio nephelus chaon - yellow Helen
Papilio castor polias - common raven

Tribe Troidini

Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae - common rose
Atrophaneura latreillei latreillei - rose windmill (endemic)
Atrophaneura polyeuctes letincius - common windmill
Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada - great windmill
Atrophaneura dasarada ravana
Atrophaneura alcinous pembertoni - Chinese windmill
Atrophaneura aidoneus - lesser batwing
Atrophaneura varuna astorion - common batwing
Troides helena cerberus - common birdwing
Troides aeacus aeacus - golden birdwing

Family Pieridae - whites

Tribe Pierini

Metaporia agathon agathon - great blackvein
Metaporia agathon agathon (endemic)
Metaporia agathon caphusa (endemic)
Metaporia agathon phryxe (endemic)
Metaporia leucodice - Himalayan blackvein
Mesapia peloria - Tibetan blackvein
Baltia butleri butleri - Butler's dwarf
Pieris brassicae nepalensis - large cabbage white
Pieris canidia indica - Indian cabbage white
Pieris montanus - green-veined white
Synchloe callidice - lofty Bath white
Synchloe sherpae - Sherpa white (endemic)
Pontia daplidice moorei - Bath white
Belenois aurota aurota - pioneer
Cepora nadina - lesser gull
Cepora nerissa phryne - common gull
Delias belladonna - hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna horsfieldi
Delias belladonna lugens
Delias sanaca oreas - pale Jezebel
Delias berinda boyleae - dark Jezebel
Delias pasithoe thyra - red-base Jezebel
Delias acalis pyramus - read-breast Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucacantha - red-spot Jezebel
Delias agostina agostina - yellow Jezebel
Delias hyparete indica - painted Jezebel
Delias eucharis - common Jezebel
Appias libythea olferna - striped albatross
Appias lyncida eleonora - chocolate albatross
Appias albina darada - common albatross
Appias indra indra - plain puffin
Appias lalage lalage - spot puffin
Leptosia nina nina - Psyche
Prioneris thestylis thestylis - spotted sawtooth

Tribe Euchloeini

Ixias marianne - white orange tip
Ixias pyrene familiaris - yellow orange tip
Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe - great orange tip
Pareronia valeria hippia - common wanderer
Pareronia avatar avatar - pale wanderer

Tribe Coliadini

Catopsilia pomona pomona - lemon emigrant or common emigrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe - mottled emigrant
Gonepteryx rhamni napalensis - common brimstone
Gonepteryx aspasia zaneka - lesser brimstone
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi - tailed sulpher
Gandaca harina assamica - tree yellow
Eurema andersonii jordani - one-spot grass yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella - small grass yellow
Eurema laeta sikkima - spotless grass yellow
Eurema blanda silhetana - three-spot grass yellow
Eurema hecabe contubernalis - common grass yellow
Colias tibetana - Tibetan clouded yellow
Colias ladakensis - Ladakh clouded yellow
Colias berylla - Everest clouded yellow
Colias erate lativitta - pale clouded yellow
Colias stoliczkana - orange clouded yellow
Colias stoliczkana miranda
Colias stoliczkana cathleenae
Colias fieldii fieldii - dark clouded yellow

Family Lycaenidae - blues

Subfamily Poritiinae

Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni - common gem

Subfamily Miletinae

Tribe Miletini

Miletus chinensis assamensis - common brownie
Allotinus drumila drumila - great darkie
Logania distanti massalia - dark mottle

Tribe Spalgini

Spalgis epeus epeus - apefly

Tribe Tarakini

Taraka hamada mendesia - forest Pierrot

Tribe Liphyrini

Liphyra brassolis brassolis - moth butterfly

Subfamily Curetinae

Curetis bulis bulis - bright sunbeam
Curetis acuta dentata - angled sunbeam

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanus - common silverline
Cigaritis schistacea gabriel - plumbous silverline
Cigaritis elima uniformis - scarce shot silverline
Cigaritis nipalicus nipalicus - silver-grey silverline (endemic)
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus - long-banded silverline
Cigaritis syama peguanus - club silverline

Subfamily Theclinae

Tribe Theclini

Ahlbergia haradai - prickly ash elfin (endemic)
Euaspa milionia - water hairstreak
Esakiozephyrus icana - dull green hairstreak
Esakiozephyrus mandara dohertyi - Indian purple hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus sikkimensis - Sikkim green hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus zoa - powdered green hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus duma - metallic green hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositas - Sikkim hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus birupa - fawn hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus bhutanensis - Bhutan silver hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus syla - silver hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus assamicus - Assam silver hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis shakuhuge - Kirbari hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus paona - Paona hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus ataxus ataxus - wonderful hairstreak
Neozephyrus suroia yukie - caerulean hairstreak
Chaetoprocta odata - walnut blue
Chaetoprocta odata baileyi
Chaetoprocta odata kurumi

Tribe Arhopalini

Amblopala avidiena nepalica - Chinese hairstreak
Mahathala ameria ameria - falcate oakblue
Arhopala oenea - Hewitson's dull oakblue
Arhopala khamti - Doherty's dull oakblue
Arhopala atrax - Indian oakblue
Arhopala bazaloides - Tamil oakblue
Arhopala birmana birmana - Burmese bushblue
Arhopala amantes apella - large oakblue
Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous - centaur oakblue
Arhopala bazalus teesta - powdered oakblue
Arhopala singla - yellow-disc oakblue
Arhopala eumolphus - green oakblue
Arhopala paramuta paramuta - hooked oakblue
Arhopala rama rama - dark Himalayan oakblue
Arhopala dodonaea - pale Himalayan oakblue
Arhopala perimuta - yellow-disk tailless oakblue
Arhopala fulla ignara - spotless oakblue
Arhopala abseus indicus - aberrant oakblue
Panchala ganesa ganesa - tailless bushblue
Panchala paraganesa paraganesa - dusky bushblue
Flos fulgida fulgida - shining plushblue
Flos adriana - variegated plushblue
Flos asoka - spangled plushblue
Flos chinensis - Chinese plushblue
Flos areste - tailless plushblue
Surendra quercetorum quercetorum - common acacia blue
Zinaspa todara distorta - silver-streaked acacia blue

Tribe Zesiini

Zesius chrysomallus - redspot

Tribe Amblypodiini

Iraota timoleon timoleon - silverstreak blue

Tribe Catapaecilmatini

Catapaecilma major major - common tinsel

Tribe Horagini

Horaga onyx onyx - common onyx
Horaga albimacula viola - brown onyx

Tribe Loxurini

Loxura atymnus continentalis - yamfly

Tribe Cheritrini

Cheritra freja evansi - common imperial
Cheritrella truncipennis - truncate imperial
Ticherra acte acte - blue imperial

Tribe Iolaini

Tajuria yajna istroides - chestnut royal
Tajuria diaeus - straightline royal
Tajuria cippus cippus - peacock royal
Tajuria illurgis - white royal
Tajuria illurgoides - scarce white royal
Tajuria luculentus nela - Chinese royal
Tajuria maculata - spotted royal
Dacalana cotys - white banded royal
Pratapa deva lila - white tufted royal
Pratapa icetas icetas - dark blue royal
Creon cleobis cleobis - broadtail royal
Maneca bhotea - slate royal
Charana mandarinus mandarinus - mandarin blue
Rachana jalindra indra - banded royal
Neocheritra fabronia fabronia - pale grand imperial

Tribe Remelaini

Remelana jangala ravata - chocolate royal
Ancema ctesia ctesia - bispot royal
Ancema blanka minturna - silver royal

Tribe Hypolycaenini

Hypolycaena erylus himavantus - common tit
Zeltus amasa amasa - fluffy tit
Chliaria othona - orchid tit
Chliaria kina - blue tit

Tribe Deudorigini

Artipe eryx - green flash
Virachola isocrates - common guava blue
Virachola perse perse - large guava blue
Deudorix epijarbas ancus - cornelian
Rapala refulgens - refulgent flash
Rapala damona - Malay red flash
Rapala tara - Assam flash
Rapala varuna orseis - indigo flash
Rapala manea schistacea - slate flash
Rapala scintilla - scarce slate flash
Rapala pheretima petosiris - copper flash
Rapala dieneces dieneces - scarlet flash
Rapala iarbus - common red flash
Rapala rectivitta - shot flash
Rapala nissa nissa - common flash
Rapala micans selira - Himalayan red flash
Sinthusa nasaka pallidior - narrow spark
Sinthusa chandrana - broad spark
Pamela dudgeoni - Lister's hairstreak

Subfamily Lycaeninae

Lycaena pavana - white-bordered copper
Lycaena phlaeas baralacha - common copper
Heliophorus sena - sorrel sapphire
Heliophorus epicles latilimbata - purple sapphire
Heliophorus indicus - Indian purple sapphire
Heliophorus ila pseudonexus - restricted purple sapphire
Heliophorus moorei - azure sapphire
Heliophorus bakeri - western blue sapphire
Heliophorus oda - eastern blue sapphire
Heliophorus brahma brahma - golden sapphire
Heliophorus androcles coruscans - green sapphire
Heliophorus tamu tamu - powdery green sapphire

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Tribe Lycaenesthini

Anthene emolus emolus - ciliate blue
Anthene lycaenina lycambes - pointed ciliate blue

Tribe Niphandini

Niphanda cymbia cymbia - pointed Pierrot

Tribe Polyommatini

Orthomiella pontis - straightwing blue
Orthomiella ronkayana - Nepal straight wing blue (endemic)
Petrelaea dana dana - dingy lineblue
Nacaduba pactolus continentalis - large fourline-blue
Nacaduba hermus nabo - Pale fourline-blue
Nacaduba kurava euplea - transparent sixline-blue
Ionolyce helicon merguiana - pointed lineblue
Prosotas nora ardates - common lineblue
Prosotas pia marginata - margined lineblue
Prosotas dubiosa indica - tailless lineblue
Prosotas lutea sivoka - banded lineblue
Prosotas bhutea - Bhutya lineblue
Jamides bochus bochus - dark cerulean
Jamides celeno aelianus - common cerulean
Jamides alecto alocina - metallic cerulean
Catochrysops strabo strabo - forget-me-not blue
Catochrysops panormus exiguus - silver forget-me-not blue
Lampides boeticus - peablue
Syntarucus plinius - zebra blue
Castalius rosimon rosimon - common Pierrot
Caleta caleta decidia - angled Pierrot
Caleta elna noliteia - elbowed Pierrot
Tarucus ananda ananda - dark Pierrot
Tarucus waterstradti dharta - Assam Pierrot
Tarucus callinara - spotted Pierrot
Tarucus nara alteratus - striped Pierrot
Zizeeria maha maha - pale grass blue
Zizeeria karsandra - dark grass blue
Zizina otis otis - lesser grass blue
Zizula hylax - tiny grass blue
Everes argiades diporides - Chapman's Cupid
Everes huegelii huegelii - tailed Cupid
Everes lacturnus assamica - Indian Cupid
Azanus uranus - dull babul blue
Pithecops corvus correctus - forest Quaker
Neopithecops zalmora zalmora - common Quaker
Megisba malaya sikkima - Malayan
Lestranicus transpectus - white-banded hedge-blue
Acytolepis puspa gisca - common hedge-blue
Celatoxia marginata marginata - margined hedge-blue (endemic)
Celastrina argiolus kollari - hill hedge-blue
Celastrina argiolus jynteana
Celastrina hersilia vipia - Naga hedge-blue
Celastrina gigas - silvery hedge-blue
Celastrina huegelii oreiodes - large hedge-blue
Celastrina lavendularis limbata - plain hedge-blue
Udara dilecta - pale hedge-blue (endemic)
Udara albocaerulea - albocaerulean
Oreolyce vardhana - dusky hedge-blue
Oreolyce vardhana vardhana
Oreolyce vardhana nepalica
Euchrysops cnejus - gram blue
Luthrodes pandava pandava - plains Cupid
Chilades parrhasius - small Cupid
Chilades lajus lajus - lime blue
Freyeria trochylus orientalis - grass jewel
Freyeria putli - least grass jewel
Polyommatus pierinoi - Manang meadow blue (endemic)
Polyommatus stoliczkana arene - common meadow blue
Polyommatus nepalensis - Nepal meadow blue (endemic)
Aricia astrarche - orange-bordered argus
Agriades luana - Tibetan argus
Albulina asiatica - azure mountain blue
Albulina lehana - common mountain blue
Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri - greenish mountain blue
Albulina galathea galathea - large green underwing

Family Riodinidae

Dodona durga - common Punch
Dodona dipoea - lesser Punch
Dodona eugenes eugenes - tailed Punch
Dodona egeon egeon - orange Punch
Dodona ouida - mixed Punch
Dodona adonira - striped Punch
Abisara bifasciata suffusa - plum Judy
Abisara fylla fylla - dark Judy
Abisara chela chela - spot Judy
Abisara neophron neophronoides - tailed Judy
Zemeros flegyas indicus - Punchinello

Family Nymphalidae - nymphalids

Subfamily Libytheinae

Libythea celtis lepita - common beak
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis - club beak (endemic)

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Acraea violae - tawny coster
Acraea issoria - yellow coster
Cethosia biblis tisamena - red lacewing
Cethosia cyane - leopard lacewing
Cupha erymanthis lotis - rustic
Vagrans egista - vagrant
Vindula erota erota - cruiser
Cirrochroa aoris aoris - large yeoman
Cirrochroa tyche mithila - common yeoman
Phalanta phalantha phalantha - common leopard
Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius - Indian fritillary
Argynnis childreni - large silverstripe
Argynnis childreni childreni (endemic)
Argynnis childreni sakontala (endemic)
Fabriciana kamala - common silverstripe
Fabriciana adippe jaindeva - highbrown silverspot
Speyeria clara - silverstreak
Speyeria clara clara
Speyeria clara shieldsi
Issoria lathonia - Queen of Spain fritillary (endemic)
Issoria annapurnae - Annapurna silverspot
Issoria mackinnonii - Mackinnon's silverspot
Issoria gemmata - gem silverspot

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana - common jester
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda - spotted jester
Symbrenthia brabira sivokana - Himalayan jester
Symbrenthia niphanda niphanda - blue-tail jester
Vanessa cardui - painted lady
Vanessa indica - Indian red admiral
Aglais caschmirensis aesis - Indian tortoiseshell
Aglais ladakensis - Ladakh tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens - large tortoiseshell
Kaniska canace canace - blue admiral
Polygonia agnicula - Nepal comma (endemic)
Junonia hierta hierta - yellow pansy
Junonia orithya ocyale - blue pansy
Junonia lemonias - lemon pansy
Junonia almana almana - peacock pansy
Junonia atlites atlites - grey pansy
Junonia iphita - chocolate pansy
Hypolimnas misippus - Danaid eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina jacintha - great eggfly
Kallima inachus - orange oakleaf
Doleschallia bisaltide indica - autumn leaf
Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis - blackvein fritillary

Subfamily Biblidinae

Ariadne ariadne pallidor - angled castor
Ariadne merione - common castor

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Tribe Limenitidini

Limenitis trivena pallida - Indian white admiral
Limenitis procris procris - commander
Limenitis zulema - scarce white commodore
Limenitis dudu - white commodore
Limenitis daraxa daraxa - green commodore
Limenitis zayla - bicolour commodore
Limenitis danava - common commodore
Lebadea martha martha - knight
Neurosigma siva siva - panther
Abrota ganga ganga - sergeant major
Athyma perius - common sergeant
Athyma jina jina - Bhutan sergeant
Athyma asura asura - studded sergeant
Athyma ranga ranga - blackvein sergeant
Athyma opalina orientalis - Himalayan sergeant
Athyma selenophora selenophora - staff sergeant
Athyma zeroca zeroca - small staff sergeant
Athyma cama cama - orange staff sergeant
Athyma nefte inara - colour sergeant

Tribe Neptini

Pantoporia hordonia hordonia - common lascar
Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni - extra lascar
Lasippa viraja viraja - yellowjack sailer
Neptis clinia susrata - sullied sailer
Neptis sappho astola - Pallas' sailer
Neptis hylas kamarupa - common sailer
Neptis soma butleri - creamy sailer
Neptis nata - clear sailer
Neptis nata adipala
Neptis nata yerburii
Neptis mahendra mahendra - Himalayan sailer
Neptis pseudovikasi - dingy sailer
Neptis miah miah - small yellow sailer
Neptis sankara - broad-banded sailer
Neptis sankara sankara
Neptis sankara amba
Neptis cartica cartica - plain sailer (endemic)
Neptis magadha khasiana - spotted sailer
Neptis ananta ochracea - yellow sailer
Neptis zaida bhutanica - pale green sailer
Neptis armandia melba - variegated sailer
Neptis radha radha - great yellow sailer
Neptis narayana nana - broadstick sailer
Neptis manasa manasa - pale hockeystick sailer
Neptis nycteus - hockeystick sailer
Phaedyma aspasia kathmandia - great hockeystick sailer
Phaedyma columella ophiana - short-banded sailer

Tribe Euthaliini

Tanaecia julii appiades - common earl
Tanaecia lepidea lepidea - grey count
Euthalia aconthea suddhodana - common baron
Euthalia monina arhat - powdered baron
Euthalia telchinia - blue baron
Euthalia phemius - white-bordered blue baron
Euthalia lubentina indica - gaudy baron
Euthalia franciae franciae - French duke (endemic)
Euthalia durga durga - blue duke
Euthalia duda - blue duchess
Euthalia nara nara - bronze duke
Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva - green duke
Euthalia patala patala - grand duchess
Symphedra nais - baronet

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Pseudergolis wedah - tabby
Dichorragia nesimachus - constable
Stibochiona nicea - popinjay (endemic)
Cyrestis thyodamas - common map
Chersonesia risa - common maplet

Subfamily Apaturinae

Apatura ambica - Indian purple emperor
Apatura ambica ambica
Apatura ambica chitralensis
Apatura chevana - sergeant emperor
Rohana parisatis parisatis - black prince
Dilipa morgiana - golden emperor
Hestina nama nama - Circe
Diagora persimilis persimilis - common Siren
Diagora nicevillei - scarce Siren
Euripus consimilis - painted courtesan
Herona marathus marathus - pasha
Sephisa dichroa - western courtier
Sephisa chandra chandra - eastern courtier

Subfamily Charaxinae

Charaxes bernardus imna - tawny raja
Charaxes bernardus hemana
Charaxes bernardus hierax
Charaxes aristogiton - scarce tawny raja
Charaxes marmax - yellow raja
Charaxes kahruba - variegated raja
Charaxes solon - black raja
Polyura athamas - common nawab
Polyura agraria - Swinhoe's nawab
Polyura arja - pallid nawab
Polyura dolon centralis - stately nawab
Polyura eudamippus eudamippus - great nawab

Subfamily Morphinae

Enispe euthymius tesallata - red caliph
Discophora sondaica zal - common duffer
Thaumantis diores diores - jungle-glory
Stichophthalma camadeva camadeva - northern jungle-queen

Subfamily Satyrinae

Tribe Melanitini

Melanitis leda ismene - common evening brown
Melanitis phedima bela - dark evening brown
Melanitis zitenius zitenius - great evening brown

Tribe Lethini

Lethe baladeva baladeva - treble silverstripe
Lethe europa niladana - bamboo treebrown
Lethe rohria rohria - common treebrown
Lethe confusa confusa - banded treebrown
Lethe insana dinarbus - common forester
Lethe serbonis teesta - brown forester
Lethe vindhya - black forester
Lethe kansa - bamboo forester
Lethe sinorix - red-tail forester
Lethe latiaris hige - pale forester
Lethe verma sintica - straight-banded treebrown
Lethe siderea - scarce woodbrown
Lethe sidonis sidonis - common woodbrown
Lethe dakwania - Garhwal woodbrown
Lethe nicetella - small woodbrown
Lethe nicetas - yellow woodbrown
Lethe maitrya maitrya - barred woodbrown
Lethe tristigmata - spotted mystic
Lethe jalaurida jalaurida - small silverfork
Lethe jalaurida elwesi
Lethe atkinsonia - small goldenfork
Lethe goalpara goalpara - large goldenfork
Lethe sura - lilacfork
Lethe dura gammiei - scarce lilacfork
Nemetis mekara mekara - straight red forester
Nemetis chandica - angled red forester
Lethe distans - scarce red forester
Neope pulaha pulaha - veined labyrinth
Neope pulahoides tamur - Tamur labyrinth
Neope pulahina - scarce labyrinth
Neope bhadra bhadra - tailed labyrinth
Patala yama yama - dusky labyrinth
Patala yama buckleyi
Lasiommata menava menava - dark wall brown
Lasiommata schakra - common wall brown
Rhaphicera moorei - small tawny wall
Rhaphicera satricus satricus - large tawny wall
Crebeta lehmanni - Nepal woodland brown
Orinoma damaris - tigerbrown

Tribe Elymniini

Elymnias hypermnestra undularis - common palmfly
Elymnias nesaea - tiger palmfly
Elymnias malelas malelas - spotted palmfly
Elymnias patna patna - blue-streaked palmfly
Elymnias vasudeva vasudeva - Jezebel palmfly

Tribe Mycalesini

Mycalesis anaxias aemate - white-bar bushbrown
Mycalesis adamsonii - double-branded bushbrown
Mycalesis francisca sanatana - lilacine bushbrown
Mycalesis perseus blasius - common bushbrown
Mycalesis mineus mineus - dark-brand bushbrown
Mycalesis visala visala - long-brand bushbrown
Mycalesis suaveolens tytleri - Wood-Mason's bushbrown
Mycalesis heri - Moore's bushbrown
Mycalesis nicotia - bright-eye bushbrown
Mycalesis malsara - white-line bushbrown
Mycalesis mamerta - blind-eye bushbrown
Mycalesis lepcha - Lepcha bushbrown
Orsotriaena medus medus - jungle brown

Tribe Ypthimini

Ypthima sakra - Himalayan fivering
Ypthima hannyngtoni khumbuensis - Hannyngton's fivering
Ypthima parasakra - Himalayan fourring
Ypthima baldus - common fivering
Ypthima indecora - western fivering
Ypthima avanta avanta - jewel fourring
Ypthima singala - small jewel fourring
Ypthima huebneri - common fourring
Ypthima kasmira - Kashmir fourring
Ypthima nareda - large threering
Ypthima asterope mahratta - common threering
Ypthima inica - lesser threering
Ypthima newara - Newar threering
Ypthima confusa - confusing threering
Dallacha hyagriva hyagriva - brown argus
Dallacha hyagriva nepalica
Dallacha narasingha narasingha - mottled argus
Callerebia annada caeca - ringed argus
Callerebia hybrida - hybrid argus
Callerebia scanda opima - pallid argus
Callerebia nirmala nirmala - common argus
Paralasa nepalica - Nepal argus

Tribe Coenonymphini

Coenonympha amaryllis forsteri - heath

Tribe Maniolini

Hyponephele lupinus cheerna - branded meadow brown

Tribe Satyrini

Aulocera brahminus dokwana - narrow-banded satyr
Aulocera padma padma - great satyr
Aulocera loha - Doherty's satyr
Aulocera swaha - common satyr
Aulocera swaha gauena
Aulocera saraswati - striated satyr
Hipparchia parisatis - mountain satyr
Paroeneis pumilus grandis - mountain satyr
Paroeneis sikkimensis - Sikkim mountain satyr

Subfamily Danainae

Tribe Danaini

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus - plain tiger
Danaus genutia - common tiger
Danaus genutia nipalensis
Tirumala limniace exoticus - blue tiger
Tirumala septentrionis - dark blue tiger (endemic)
Parantica aglea melanoides - glassy tiger
Parantica melaneus plataniston - chocolate tiger
Parantica sita sita - chestnut tiger (endemic)
Parantica pedonga - Talbot's chestnut tiger (endemic)
Euploea midamus rogenhoferi - blue-spotted crow
Euploea diocletianus ramsayi - magpie crow
Euploea klugii klugii - blue king crow
Euploea klugii kollari - brown king crow
Euploea mulciber mulciber - striped blue crow
Euploea sylvester hopei - double-branded blue crow
Euploea core core - common Indian crow
Euploea algea deione - long-branded blue crow