Checklist of Butterflies of Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)Taluk(s)
Insects126Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife SanctuaryGoaSanguem

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India Protected Areas
Mollem WLS
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"This is a checklist of butterfly species found in Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary and it consists of 128 species. This sanctuary was earlier known as Mollem Game Sanctuary and some of the many interesting butterfly species found in this area and listed here are: Blue Mormon, Common Jezebel, Common Mormon, Common Mime, Plum Judy, Common Wanderer, Crimson Rose, Lime Butterfly, Plain Tiger, Southern Birdwing and Tailed Jay. It also has endemic species like Malabar Tree Nymph and Tamil Yoeman. The key to the symbols used throughout this checklist are as follows:
1 very common
2 common
3 fairly common
4 uncommon
5 rare
w more common in winter months (November to March)
s more common in summer months (late March to June)
m more common in monsoon and post-monsoon period (June to November)
e endemic to the Western Ghats within India
B recorded in/around Backwoods Camp"

Checklist
sl_no family_name scientific_name common_name occurance
1 Papilionidae Troides minos Southern Birdwing 3m, B
2 Papilionidae Pachliopta pandiyana Malabar Rose 5me
3 Papilionidae Pachliopta aristochliae Common Rose 2m, B
4 Papilionidae Pachliopta hector Crimson Rose 2m, B
5 Papilionidae Graphium sarpedon Common Bluebottle 2s, B
6 Papilionidae Graphium doson Common Jay 3s, B
7 Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon Tailed Jay 3s, B
8 Papilionidae Graphium nomius Spot Swordtail 4s, B
9 Papilionidae Papilio clytia Common Mime 4s, B
10 Papilionidae Papilio demoleus Lime 1m, B
11 Papilionidae Papilio dravidarum Malabar Raven 2me, B
12 Papilionidae Papilio helenus Red Helen 1m, B
13 Papilionidae Papilio polytes Common Mormon 1m, B
14 Papilionidae Papilio polymnestor Blue Mormon 1m, B
15 Papilionidae Papilio paris Paris Peacock 4m, B
16 Papilionidae Papilio buddha Malabar Banded Peacock 4me, B
17 Pieridae Catopsilia pomona Common (Lemon) Emigrant 1m, B
18 Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe Mottled Emigrant 4m, B
19 Pieridae Eurema brigitta Small Grass Yellow 3m, B
20 Pieridae Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow 1m, B
21 Pieridae Eurema blanda Three-spot Grass Yellow 2m, B
22 Pieridae Delias eucharis Common Jezebel 2, B
23 Pieridae Leptosia nina Psyche 3m, B
24 Pieridae Cepora nerissa Common Gull 4m, B
25 Pieridae Cepora nadina Lesser Gull 4m, B
26 Pieridae Anaphaeis aurota Pioneer (Caper White) 4s, B
27 Pieridae Appias albina Common Albatross 3s, B
28 Pieridae Pareronia valeria Common Wanderer 2m, B
29 Pieridae Pareronia ceylonica Dark Wanderer 5m
30 Pieridae Hebomoia glaucippe Great Orange Tip 5m, B
31 Nymphalidae Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown 1, B
32 Nymphalidae Melanitis phedima Dark Evening Brown 4, B
33 Nymphalidae Elymnias hypermnestra Common Palmfly 4, B
34 Nymphalidae Lethe drypetis Tamil Treebrown 4, B
35 Nymphalidae Lethe rohria Common Treebrown 3, B
36 Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus Common Bushbrown 2, B
37 Nymphalidae Mycalesis patina Glad-eye Bushbrown 3, B
38 Nymphalidae Orsotrioena medus Nigger 4m, B
39 Nymphalidae Ypthima huebneri Common Four-ring 2, B
40 Nymphalidae Ypthima baldus Common Five-ring 2, B
41 Nymphalidae Charaxes bernardus Tawny Rajah 5m, B
42 Nymphalidae Acraea violae Tawny Coster 3w, B
43 Nymphalidae Cethosia nietneri Tamil Lacewing 3m, B
44 Nymphalidae Vindula erota Cruiser 2m, B
45 Nymphalidae Cupha erymanthis Rustic 2m, B
46 Nymphalidae Phalanta phalantha Common Leopard 3w, B
47 Nymphalidae Phalanta alcippe Small Leopard 4w, B
48 Nymphalidae Cirrochroa thais Tamil Yeoman 3e, B
49 Nymphalidae Neptis jumbah Chestnut-streaked Sailer 4, B
50 Nymphalidae Neptis hylas Common Sailer 1, B
51 Nymphalidae Neptis viraja Yellow Jack Sailer 5, B
52 Nymphalidae Pantoporia hordonia Common Lascar 4, B
53 Nymphalidae Athyma nefte Colour Sergeant 5, B
54 Nymphalidae Athyma ranga Blackvein Sergeant 4, B
55 Nymphalidae Athyma perius Common Sergeant 3, B
56 Nymphalidae Limenitis procris Commander 3m, B
57 Nymphalidae Parthenos sylvia Clipper 4m, B
58 Nymphalidae Tanaecia lepidea Grey Count 3, B
59 Nymphalidae Euthalia aconthea Common Baron 4w, B
60 Nymphalidae Euthalia lubentina Gaudy Baron 4w, B
61 Nymphalidae Dolpha evelina Red-spot Duke 5w, B
62 Nymphalidae Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor 5, B
63 Nymphalidae Ariadne merione Common Castor 4, B
64 Nymphalidae Cyrestis thyrodamas Common Map 4w, B
65 Nymphalidae Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy 5w, B
66 Nymphalidae Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy 4w, B
67 Nymphalidae Junonia almana Peacock Pansy 3w, B
68 Nymphalidae Junonia atlites Grey Pansy 2, B
69 Nymphalidae Precis iphita Chocolate Pansy (Soldier) 1, B
70 Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly 2m, B
71 Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly 1m, B
72 Nymphalidae Doleschallia bisaltide Autumn Leaf 5m, B
73 Nymphalidae Kallima horsfieldi South Indian Blue Oakleaf 3, B
74 Nymphalidae Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger 1m, B
75 Nymphalidae Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger 3m, B
76 Nymphalidae Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger 2m, B
77 Nymphalidae Danaus genutia Striped/Common Tiger 2m, B
78 Nymphalidae Euploea core Common Indian Crow 1, B
79 Nymphalidae Idea malabarica Malabar Tree Nymph 3me, B
80 Lycaenidae Abisara echerius Plum Judy 2, B
81 Lycaenidae Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot 2m, B
82 Lycaenidae Caleta caleta Angled Pierrot 4m, B
83 Lycaenidae Discolampa ethion Banded Blue Pierrot 2m, B
84 Lycaenidae Tarucus ananda Dark Pierrot 2m, B
85 Lycaenidae Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue 4m, B
86 Lycaenidae Neopithecops zalmora Quaker 3m, B
87 Lycaenidae Magisba malaya Malayan 4m, B
88 Lycaenidae Zizeeria lysimon Dark Grass Blue 3, B
89 Lycaenidae Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue 4, B
90 Lycaenidae Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue 1, B
91 Lycaenidae Chilades pandava Plains Cupid 2, B
92 Lycaenidae Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue 1, B
93 Lycaenidae Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not 2, B
94 Lycaenidae Jamides celeno Common Cerulean 1, B
95 Lycaenidae Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot 3, B
96 Lycaenidae Anthene lycaenina Pointed Ciliate Blue 5, B
97 Lycaenidae Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue 2w, B
98 Lycaenidae Arhopala bazaloides Tamil Oakblue 5w, B
99 Lycaenidae Iraota timoleon Silverstreak Blue 5, B
100 Lycaenidae Amblypodia anita Leaf Blue 1w, B
101 Lycaenidae Cheritra freja Common Imperial 5, B
102 Lycaenidae Rathinda amor Monkey Puzzle 5m, B
103 Lycaenidae Horaga onyx Common Onyx 5, B
104 Lycaenidae Rapala manea Slate Flash 2w, B
105 Lycaenidae Curetis thetis Indian Sunbeam 3w, B
106 Hesperiidae Hasora taminatus White-banded Awl 3m, B
107 Hesperiidae Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl 2m, B
108 Hesperiidae Celaenorrhinus leucocera Common Spotted Flat 2m, B
109 Hesperiidae Tagiades gana Immaculate/Suffused Snow Flat 4m, B
110 Hesperiidae Tagiades litigiosa Water Snow Flat 3m, B
111 Hesperiidae Pseudocoladenia dan Fulvous Pied Flat 2m, B
112 Hesperiidae Pseudocoladenia indrani Tricolour Flat 3m, B
113 Hesperiidae Sarangesa dasahara Common Small Flat 2m, B
114 Hesperiidae Tapena twaithesi Angled Flat/Black Angle 4m, B
115 Hesperiidae Odontoptilum ransonnetti Golden Angle 4m, B
116 Hesperiidae Halpe homolea Indian/Ceylon Ace 5m, B
117 Hesperiidae Thoressa honorei Madras Ace 5m, B
118 Hesperiidae Iambrix salsala Chestnut Bob 1m, B
119 Hesperiidae Psolos fuligo Coon 5m, B
120 Hesperiidae Notocrypta paralysos Common Banded Demon 4m, B
121 Hesperiidae Notocrypta curvifascia Restricted Demon 5m, B
122 Hesperiidae Udaspes folus Grass Demon 3m, B
123 Hesperiidae Gangara thyrsis Giant Redeye 4m, B
124 Hesperiidae Taractrocera taramas Tamil Grass Dart 4m, B
125 Hesperiidae Oriens goloides Indian/Common Dartlet 3m, B
126 Hesperiidae Potanthus pseudomaes Pseudomaesa/Common Dart 3m, B
127 Hesperiidae Borbo cinnara Rice Swift 2m, B
References

1). Wikipedia page on Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagwan_Mahaveer_Sanctuary_and_Mollem_Natio...
2). The Eco-info India page on Bhagwan Mahaveer wildlife santuary - http://www.ecoinfoindia.org/lldb_mollem_ws.php