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IUCN Red List, WPA Schedule Status for Butterflies in the
Tamil Nadu Checklist
Common Name Sub-species occurring Sub-species men-
in TN
tioned in WPA, 1972 Schedule under
WPA, 1972
38 Tarucus ananda Dark Pierrot - - Sch IV
39 Acytolepis lilacea Hampson's Hedge Blue/
Lilac Hedge Blue lilacea - Sch II (Part II)
40 Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue cnejus - Sch II (Part II)
41 Arhopala bazaloides Tamil Oakblue / Dusted
Oakblue bazaloides - Sch II (Part II)
42 Thaduka multicauda- Many-tailed Oakblue
ta kanara kanara Sch II (Part II)
43 Zinaspa todara Silver-streaked Acacia
Blue todara - Sch II (Part II)
44 Tajuria cippus Peacock Royal cippus cippus Sch II (Part II)
45 Tajuria melastigma Branded Royal - - Sch II (Part II)
46 Hypolycaena nilgirica Nilgiri Tit - - Sch II (Part II)
47 Chliaria othona/ Hy-
polycaena othona Orchid Tit othona - Sch I (Part IV)
48 Ancema blanka/
sudica Silver Royal sudika - Sch II (Part II)
49 Horaga onyx Common Onyx cingalensis - Sch II (Part II)
50 Bindahara moorei Blue-edged Plane/ Blue-
bordered Plane moorei - Sch II (Part II)
51 Rapala varuna Indigo Flash lazulina - Sch II (Part II)
52 Bibasis sena Orange-tail Awl - Sch II (Part II)
53 Hasora vitta Plain Banded Awl - Sch II (Part II)
54 Thoressa honorei Madras Ace/ Sahyadri
Orange Ace - - Sch IV
55 Halpe hindu South Indian Ace / Sahy-
adri Banded Ace hindu - Sch II (Part II)
56 Hyarotis adrastus Tree Flitter - - Sch IV
57 Polytremis lubricans Contiguous Swift - - Sch IV
58 Baoris farri Paintbrush Swift/ Com-
plete Paint-brush Swift - - Sch IV
59 Caltoris philippina Philippine Swift philippina - Sch II (Part II)
60 Oriens concinna Tamil Dartlet/ Sahyadri
Dartlet - - Sch IV
Apart from the 60 from the above list, there are 16 more species which were at sub-species level are listed under schedules
and those 17 species do occur in TN, but the sub-species are different. These are Common Albatross, Common Gull, Common
Nawab, Black Rajah, Palmking, Bamboo Treebrown, Chestnut-streaked Sailer, Short-banded Sailer, Common Baron, Pale 4-
lineblue, Tailless Lineblue, Metallic Cerulean, Common Pierrot, Malayan, Kanara/ Rosy Oakblue and Common Tinsel.
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