Book Introduction: Butterflies of India
S. No
Scientific Name Common Name
(as per BNHS Field guide) Impact Nature
14 Ypthima striata Nilgiri Jewel Four-ring Species got added
15 Ypthima ypthimoides Palni Four-ring Species got added
16 Pantoporia sandaca davidsoni Extra Lascar Species got added
17 Neptis nata hampsoni Sullied Sailer Species got added
Red-eye Bushbrown Species missing out from previous book
18
19
Parantirrhoea marshalli Travancore Evening Brown Neptis clinia Clear Sailer 21 Libythea laius lepitoides Southern Beak Species sighted in TN but not included in
the range
Species not mentioned in the range which
was mentioned earlier
Sub-species elevated to full species
22 Charaxes psaphon imna Indian Tawny Rajah Sub-species elevated to full species
23 Elymnias caudata Southern Palmfly Sub-species elevated to full species
24 Ypthima singala Small Jewel Four-ring Sub-species elevated to full species
25 Ypthima tabella Southern Baby Five-ring Sub-species elevated to full species
26 Libythea myrrha rama Club Beak Sub-species prominently mentioned
27 Euploea sylvester coreta Double-branded Crow Sub-species prominently mentioned
28 Euploea klugii kollari Brown King Crow Sub-species prominently mentioned
29 Polyura schreiber wardii Blue Nawab Sub-species prominently mentioned
30 Melanitis phedima varaha Dark Evening Brown Sub-species prominently mentioned
31 Melanitis zitenius gokala Great Evening Brown Sub-species prominently mentioned
32 Athyma nefte inara Colour Sergeant Sub-species prominently mentioned
33 Lasippa viraja kanara Yellow Jack Sailer Sub-species prominently mentioned
34 Parthenos sylvia virens Clipper Sub-species prominently mentioned
35 Dophla evelina laudabilis Redspot Duke Sub-species prominently mentioned
Rohana parisatis atacinus Black Prince
20
36
36
Doleschallia bisaltide mala-
barica
37 Orsotriaena medus
Sub-species prominently mentioned
Sub-species prominently mentioned
Autumn Leaf
Nigger Common name not changed
38 Cethosia mahratta Tamil Lacewing Scientific name changed
39 Cynitia lepidea Grey Count Scientific name changed
40
41 Horaga viola
Tajuria melastigma Brown Onyx
Branded Royal Species got added
Species missing out from previous book
42 Nacaduba calauria Dark Ceylon 6-lineblue Species missing out from previous book
43 Tarucus balkanicus Black-spotted Pierrot Species going beyond range
44 Tarucus callinara Spotted Pierrot Species going beyond range
45 Bindahara moorei Blue-edged Plane Sub-species elevated to full species
46
47 Zinaspa todara todara
Megisba malaya thwaitesi Silver-streaked Acacia Blue Sub-species prominently mentioned
Sub-species prominently mentioned
Arhopala centaurus Centaur Oakblue Arhopala abseus Aberrant Bushblue Freyeria putli Small Grass Jewel
48
49
50
Malayan
19
Common name changed from Western
Centaur Oakblue
Common name changed from Aberrant
Oakblue
Common name given