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The following is a list of the butterflies of India. India has extremely diverse terrain , climate and vegetation , which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. [ 1 ]
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Hesperiinae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete list of butterflies of India. A total of 133 species of 48 genera belonging to this ...
Common banded awl (Hasora chromus) a common skipper of India India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies , of which skippers are a well represented family. Of the seven subfamilies belonging to the family Hesperiidae , four are found in India, comprising a total of 223 species of 74 genera and these are listed below.
Of the approximately 174,250 lepidopteran species described until 2007, butterflies and skippers are estimated to comprise approximately 17,950, with moths making up the rest. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The vast majority of Lepidoptera are to be found in the tropics, but substantial diversity exists on most continents.
This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the complete List of butterflies of India. There are 20 species spanning nine genera which are to be found in Indian limits. However, detailed lepidopterological investigations in the north east of India may locate additional or new species.
This is a list of the pierid butterflies of India. It forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. The family Pieridae, or the whites and yellows are a family of butterflies of moderate or small size. The common names refer to the two predominant colours found on the wings of these butterflies along with markings in black.
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Clipper (Parthenos sylvia), a nymphalid butterfly found in India. Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), a nymphalid butterfly found at Visakhapatnam, India. This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.