Checklist of Butterflies of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)Taluk(s)
Insects124Parambikulam wildlife Sanctuary-PalakkadChittur

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Parambikulam WLS
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Sanjayan Kumar

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Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary website
http://www.parambikulam.org/butterflies.htm

Checklist Details

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a 89 km² Protected area was established in 1973, it is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills. There recorded 124 Butterflies from Parmbikulam of which 34 are classed under Rare and Endemic.

Checklist
sl_no family_name scientific_name author
1 Papilionidae Graphium sarpedon teredon Felder
2 Papilionidae Graphium aqamemnon Lin
3 Papilionidae Graphium doson eleius Fruh
4 Papilionidae Graphium antipathes Fb
5 Papilionidae Pachliopta aristolochiae Lin
6 Papilionidae Pachliopta hector Lin
7 Papilionidae Pachliopta pandiyana Moore
8 Papilionidae Papilio polytes thesus Cram
9 Papilionidae Papilio demoleus Lin
10 Papilionidae Papilio paris tamilana Moore
11 Papilionidae Papilio budha Westwood
12 Papilionidae Papilio helenus Lin
13 Papilionidae Papilio polymnestor parinda Moore
14 Papilionidae Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason
15 Papilionidae Troides minos Cram
16 Nymphalidae Cethosia nietneri mahratta Felder
17 Nymphalidae Charaxes bemardus imna Butl
18 Nymphalidae Cirrochroa thais thais Fb
19 Nymphalidae Cupha erumanthis maja Fruh
20 Nymphalidae Ariadne ariadne indica Moore
21 Nymphalidae Ariadne merione merione Cram
22 Nymphalidae Polyura athamas athamas Drury
23 Nymphalidae Euthalia lubentina arasada Fruh
24 Nymphalidae Euthalia aconthea meridionalis Fruh
25 Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina Lin
26 Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus Lin
27 Nymphalidae Junonia orithya swinhoei Butl
28 Nymphalidae Junonia lemonias Lin
29 Nymphalidae Junonia hierta Fb
30 Nymphalidae Junonia almana Lin
31 Nymphalidae Junonia atlites Lin
32 Nymphalidae Junonia iphita pluvialis Fruh
33 Nymphalidae Kaniska canace viridis Evans
34 Nymphalidae Moduza procris Cram
35 Nymphalidae Neptis hulas uarmona Moore
36 Nymphalidae Neptis jumbah iumbah Moore
37 Nymphalidae Pantoporia hordonia Stoll
38 Nymphalidae Pantoporia ranqa (Moore)
39 Nymphalidae Parthenos suluia uirens Moore
40 Nymphalidae Phalanta Dhalanta Drurv
41 Nymphalidae Tanaecia lepidea miyana Fruh
42 Nymphalidae Vanessa cardui Lin
43 Nymphalidae Vindula erota saloma Swinhoe
44 Danaidae Danaeus genutia genutia Cram
45 Danaidae Danaeus chrllsippus chrusippus Lin
46 Danaidae Euploea core core Cram
47 Danaidae Idea malabarica malabarica Moore
48 Danaidae Parantica aqlea aglea Cram
49 Danaidae Parantica nilgiriensis Moore
50 Danaidae Tirumala limniace leopardus Butl
51 Danaidae Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum Fruh
52 Pieridae Appias libuthea libuthea Fb
53 Pieridae Appias luncida latifascia Moore
54 Pieridae Appias albina darada Felder
55 Pieridae Appias indra shiva Swinhoe
56 Pieridae Anaphaeis aurota Fb
57 Pieridae Catopsilia pomona pomona Fb
58 Pieridae Catopsilia puranthe Lin
59 Pieridae Cepora nerissa phryne Fb
60 Pieridae Cepora nadina remba Moore
61 Pieridae Colotis fausta (Oliv)
62 Pieridae Colotis etrida Bois
63 Pieridae Colotis danae Fb
64 Pieridae Delias eucharis Drury
65 Pieridae Eurema laete laeta Bois
66 Pieridae Eurema hecabe Lin
67 Pieridae Eurema blanda Bois
68 Pieridae Eurema briqitta rubella Wallace
69 Pieridae Hebomoia alaucippe australis Butl
70 Pieridae Ixias purene sesia Lin
71 Pieridae Ixias marianne Cram
72 Pieridae Leptosia nina nina Fb
73 Pieridae Pareronia valeria hippia Fb
74 Satyridae Lethe rohria neelgheriensis Guerin
75 Satyridae Lethe europa Fb
76 Satyridae Melanitis leda leda Drury
77 Satyridae Melanitis phedima varaha Moore
78 Satyridae Mycalesis anaxias anaxias Hewit
79 Satyridae Mycalesis igilia Fruh
80 Satyridae Mycalesis patnia junonia Butl
81 Satyridae Mycalesis perseus Fb
82 Satyridae Mycalesis mineus polydecta Cram
83 Satyridae Mycalesis visala Moore
84 Satyridae Orsotriaena medus mandata Moore
85 Satyridae Ypthima ceylonica ceylonica Hewit
86 Satyridae Ypthima baldus madrasa Evans
87 Satyridae Ypthima philomela Lin
88 Satyridae Ypthima huebneri Kirby
89 Satyridae Zipoetis saitis Hewit
90 Hesperidae Badamia exclamationis Fb
91 Hesperidae Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar
92 Hesperidae Celaenorrhinus ambareesa Moore
93 Hesperidae Hasora chromus chromus Cram
94 Hesperidae Iambrix salsala luteipennis Plotz
95 Hesperidae Oriens concinna EI
96 Hesperidae Odontoptilum anqulata Feld
97 Hesperidae Potanthus pava pava Koll
98 Hesperidae Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore
99 Hesperidae Spialia galba Fb
100 Hesperidae Tagiades litigiosa Moschler
101 Hesperidae Taractrocera ceramas ceramas Hewit
102 Hesperidae Telicota ancilla bambusae Moore
103 Lycaenidae Caleta caleta Hewit
104 Lycaenidae Castalius rosimon (Fb)
105 Lycaenidae Celastrina lavendularis Moore
106 Lycaenidae Cheritra freja (Fb)
107 Lycaenidae Chilades pandava pandava Hors
108 Lycaenidae Curetis dentata dentata Moore
109 Lycaenidae Discolampa ethion vavasanus Froh
110 Lycaenidae Euchrysops cneius cneius Fb
111 Lycaenidae Jamides alecto (Feld)
112 Lycaenidae Jamides celeno (Cram)
113 Lycaenidae Jamides bochus bochus Cram
114 Lycaenidae Loxura atymnus Cram
115 Lycaenidae Neopithecops zalmora dharma Moore
116 Lycaenidae Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus Fb
117 Lycaenidae Spindasis schistacea schistacea Moore
118 Lycaenidae Talicada nyseus nyseus Guerin
119 Lycaenidae Udara akasa Horsfield
120 Lycaenidae Virachola perse Qhela Froh
121 Lycaenidae Zezius chrysomallus Hub
122 Lycaenidae Zizina otis decreta Butl
123 Acraeidae Acraea terpsicore Lin
124 Amathusiidae Discophora lepida lepida Moore
References

1). Wikipedia page on Parambikulam - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parambikulam_Wildlife_Sanctuary
2). Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary website - http://www.parambikulam.org/index.htm