Butterflies of India

Approximately 1439 species of butterfly have been described from India. The approximate break up for each family is as follows

• 94 Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterflies
• 99 Pieridae - Yellow-White Butterflies
• 480 Nymphalidae- Brush-Footed Butterflies
• 459 Lycaenidae- Blues, hairstreaks and Gossamer-Winged Butterflies
• 307 Hesperiidae - Skipper Butterflies

See Also

• Butterfly
• Fauna and Flora of India

Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, and belongs to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) or Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... The early sections of this article provide links to articles of popular interest. ...

External links

• Butterflies of Meghalaya
• oriental nymphalidae
• Taxonomy
• ButterflyIndia
• Insects of Sri Lanka
• Western Ghats list
• LepIndex from the Natural History Museum, London

References

• Krushnamegh Kunte (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
• Meena Haribal (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.