Butterfly Checklist for the state of Tamil Nadu
Family: Pieridae
S. No
Scientific Name Common Name
(as per BNHS Field guide)
20 Eurema andersoni One-spot Grass Yellow
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51 Eurema blanda
Eurema brigitta
Eurema hecabe
Eurema laeta
Eurema nilgiriensis
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Colias nilagiriensis
Colotis amata
Colotis danae
Colotis etrida
Colotis aurora
Colotis fausta
Ixias marianne
Ixias pyrene
Hebomoia glaucippe
Pareronia ceylanica
Pareronia hippia
Appias libythea
Appias lyncida
Appias albina
Appias wardii
Appias indra
Appias lalage
Pieris canidia
Cepora nerissa
Cepora nadina
Prioneris sita
Delias eucharis
Leptosia nina
Belenois aurota Three-spot Grass Yellow
Small Grass Yellow
Common Grass Yellow
Spotless Grass Yellow
Nilgiri Grass Yellow 1
Common Emigrant
Mottled Emigrant
Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
Small Salmon Arab
Crimson-tip
Small Orange-tip
Plain Orange-tip
Large Salmon Arab
White Orange-tip
Yellow Orange-tip
Great Orange-tip
Dark Wanderer
Common Wanderer
Striped Albatross
Chocolate Albatross
Common Albatross
Lesser Albatross 2
Plain Puffin
Spot Puffin
Indian Cabbage White
Common Gull
Lesser Gull
Painted Sawtooth
Common Jezebel
Psyche
Pioneer
Other Common Names
(as per IFB website)
Lemon Emigrant
Little Orange-tip
Indian Wanderer
Western Striped Albatross
Asian Cabbage White
Notes:
1. Species not listed in both BNHS Field guide and IFB website, but included based on studies by O. Yata (1990)
2. Species not listed in BNHS Field guide
Family: Nymphalidae
S. No
Scientific Name
52 Libythea myrrha Common Name
(as per BNHS Field guide)
Club Beak
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63 Libythea laius
Parantica aglea
Parantica nilgiriensis
Tirumala limniace
Tirumala septentrionis
Danaus genutia
Danaus chrysippus
Euploea sylvester
Euploea klugii
Euploea core
Idea malabarica Southern Beak
Glassy Tiger
Nilgiri Tiger
Blue Tiger
Dark Blue Tiger
Striped Tiger
Plain Tiger
Double-branded Crow
Brown King Crow
Common Crow
Malabar Tree Nymph
5
Other Common Names
(as per IFB website)
Lobed Beak
King Crow