List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) explained
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76–128 genera depending on taxonomy.
Subfamily Poritiinae
Genus Poritia – gems
Genus Simiskina – brilliants
Subfamily Miletinae
Genus Miletus – brownies
- Bigg's brownie, Miletus biggsii (Distant, 1884)[2]
- Common brownie, Miletus boisduvali Moore, 1857[2]
- Common brownie, Miletus chinensis C. Felder, 1862[2]
- Long's brownie, Miletus longeana (de Nicéville, 1898)[2]
- Great brownie, Miletus symethus (Cramer, 1777)[2]
Genus Allotinus – darkies
- Crenulate darkie, Allotinus drumila (Moore, 1865) Moore (L4.1)
- Common darkie, Allotinus horsfieldii (Moore, 1857) (L4.3)
- Angled darkie, Allotinus fabius (Distant, 1887)[3]
- Blue darkie, Allotinus subviolaceus Felder, 1865[3]
- Great darkie, Allotinus multistrigatus de Nicéville, 1886[3] (Note: To be merged with Allotinus drumila)
Genus Logania – mottles
Genus Spalgis – apefly
Genus Taraka – forest Pierrot
Genus Liphyra – moth butterfly
Subfamily Curetinae
Genus Curetis – sunbeams
- Indian sunbeam, Curetis thetis (Drury, 1773) (L40.1)
- Burmese sunbeam, Curetis saronis Moore, 1877 (L40.2)
- Bright sunbeam, Curetis bulis Westwood, [1851] (L40.3)
- Angled sunbeam, Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 (L40.4)
- Shiva's sunbeam, Curetis siva Evans, 1954
- Toothed sunbeam, Curetis dentata Moore, 1879
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Genus Talicada – red Pierrot
Genus Castalius – common Pierrot
Genus Caleta – angled Pierrot
Genus Discolampa – banded blue Pierrot
Genus Pycnophallium – Pierrots
Genus Tarucus – blue Pierrots
- Assam Pierrot, Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918 (L10.2)
- Himalayan Pierrot, Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882 (L10.3)
- Spotted Pierrot, Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886 (L10.4)
- Pointed Pierrot, Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 (L10.5)
- Rounded Pierrot, Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886 (L10.6)
- Rusty Pierrot, Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882 (L10.7)
- Spotted Pierrot, Tarucus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918 (L10.8)
- Striped Pierrot, Tarucus nara Kollar, 1848 (L10.9)
- Indian Pierrot, Tarucus indica Evans, 1932
- Balkan Pierrot, Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1845)
Genus Syntarucus – zebra blue
Genus Azanus – babul blues
Genus Niphanda – pointed Pierrots
Genus Pithecops – forest Quakers
Genus Neopithecops – Quaker
Genus Elkalyce – tailed Cupids
Genus Shijimia – Moore's Cupid
Genus Bothrinia – hedge Cupid
Genus Megisba – Malayan
Genus Callenya
Genus Lestranicus
- White-banded hedge blue, Lestranicus transpectus (Moore, 1879) (L19.8)
Genus Celatoxia
Genus Celastrina – hedge blues
- Metallic hedge blue, Celastrina melaena (Doherty, 1889) previously Lycaenopsis melaena Rhe Phil (L19.4)
- Albocerulean, Celastrina albocoeruleus (Moore, 1879) previously Lycaenopsis albocoerulea Moore (L19.11)
- Swinhoe's hedge blue, Celastrina musina (Snellen, 1892) previously Lycaenopsis musina Swinhoe (L19.14)
- Plain hedge blue, Celastrina lavendularis (Moore, 1877) previously Lycaenopsis lavendularis Moore (L19.15)
- Pale hedge blue, Celastrina cardia (Felder, 1860) previously Lycaenopsis cardia Moore (L19.16)
- Large hedge blue, Celastrina huegeli (Moore, 1882) previously Lycaenopsis huegelii Moore (L19.18)
- Silvery hedge blue, Celastrina ladonides (De L'Orza, 1869) previously Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemming (L19.19)
- Celastrina gigas, Hemming, 1828
- Hill hedge blue, Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) previously Lycaenopsis argiolus Woodmason (L19.20)
- Jyntea hedge blue, Celastrina iynteana (de Nicéville, 1883) previously Lycaenopsis jynteana de Nicéville (L19.21)
- Dusky blue Cupid, Celastrina dipora (Moore, 1865) previously Everes dipora Moore (L16.3)
Genus Acytolepis – hedge blues
Genus Oreolyce – hedge blues
Genus Akasinula – white hedge blue
Genus Notarthinus – Chapman's hedge blue
Genus Udara – hedge blues
Genus Phengaris – great spotted blue
Genus Pseudophilotes – chequered blue
Genus Polyommatus – meadow blues
Genus Agriades
- Agriades arcaseia (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
- Azure mountain blue, Agriades asiatica (Elwes, 1882) (L20.8)
- Agriades lehanus (Moore, 1878)
- Agriades pharis (Fawcett, 1903)
- Greenish mountain blue, Agriades jaloka (Moore, 1875) (L20.13)
Genus Eumedonia
- Chumbi argus, Eumedonia annulata (Elwes, 1906) (L20.6)
- Eumedonia astorica (Evans, 1925)
Genus Plebejidea
Genus Aricia
- Orange-bordered argus, Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (L20.5)
Genus Alpherakya
Genus Plebejus
- Plebejus samudra (Moore, [1875]) (L20.3)
Genus Patricius
Genus Pamiria
- Dusky green underwing, Pamiria omphisa (Moore, [1875]) (L20.10)
- Small green underwing, Pamiria metallica (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (L20.11)
- Pamiria chrysopis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888)
- Large green underwing, Pamiria galathea (Blanchard, [1844]) (L20.12)
Genus Freyeria – grass jewel
Genus Luthrodes – Cupids
Genus Chilades – lime blue
Genus Zizeeria – grass blues
Genus Pseudozizeeria – pale grass blue
Genus Zizula – tiny grass blue
Genus Euchrysops – gram blues
Genus Anthene – ciliate blues
Genus Catochrysops – forget-me-nots
Genus Lampides – ceruleans and the peablue
Genus Jamides – ceruleans
- Dark cerulean, Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 (L27.1)
- White cerulean, Jamides cleodus (Felder, 1865) (L27.2)
- Common cerulean, Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775) (L27.3)
- Milky cerulean, Jamides lacteata (de Nicéville, 1895) (L27.4)
- Ferrar's cerulean, Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932 (L27.5)
- Glistening cerulean, Jamides kankena (Felder 1862) (L27.6)
- Metallic cerulean, Jamides alecto (Felder, 1860) (L27.7)
- Royal cerulean, Jamides caerulea (Druce, 1873) previously Jamides coerulea Druce (L27.8)
Genus Orthomiella – straightwing blue
Genus Una – una
Genus Nacaduba – lineblues
- White lineblue, Nacaduba angusta (Druce, 1873) (L30.1)
- Large four-line blue, Nacaduba pactolus (Felder, 1860) (L30.2)
- Pale four-line blue, Nacaduba hermus (Felder 1860) (L30.3)
- Small four-line blue, Nacaduba pavana (Horsfield, 1828) (L30.5)
- Pointed lineblue, Nacaduba helicon Felder (no date) (L30.7)
- Transparent six-line blue, Nacaduba kurava (Moore, 1857) (L30.8)
- Opaque six-line blue, Nacaduba beroe (Felder & Felder, 1865) (L30.9)
- Rounded six-line blue, Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (L30.10)
- Bhutya lineblue, Nacaduba bhutea de Nicéville (L30.12) no entry in LepIndex
- Dark Ceylon six-line blue, Nacaduba calauria (C. Felder, 1860)
Genus Catapyrops – Felder's lineblue
Genus Prosotas – lineblues
- Banded lineblue, Prosotas aluta (Druce, 1873) previously Nacaduba aluta, Nacaduba nora (L30.11)
- Common lineblue, Prosotas nora (Felder, 1860) previously Nacaduba nora Felder (L30.13)
- Tailless lineblue, Prosotas dubiosa (Semper, 1879) previously Nacaduba dubiosa Evans (L30.14)
- White-tipped lineblue, Prosotas noreia (Felder, 1868) previously Nacaduba noreia Felder (L30.15)
- Prosotas dilata (Evans, 1932) previously Nacaduba dilata Evans
- Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929 (from FUNET site)
- Bhutya lineblue, Prosotas bhutea (de Nicéville, 1884) previously Nacaduba bhutea (L30.12) (from FUNET site)
- Prosotas lutea (Martin, 1895) (from FUNET site)
Genus Petrelaea – dingy lineblue
Subfamily Lycaeninae
Genus Lycaena – coppers
Genus Heliophorus – sapphires
- Sorrel sapphire, Heliophorus sena (Kollar, 1844) (L32.1)
- Purple sapphire, Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 (L32.2)
- Naga sapphire, Heliophorus kohimensis (Tytler, 1912) (L32.3)
- Western blue sapphire, Heliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927 (L32.4)
- Eastern blue sapphire, Heliophorus oda (Hewitson 1865) (L32.5)
- Golden sapphire, Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857) (L32.6)
- Hybrid sapphire, Heliophorus hybrida (Tytler, 1912) (L32.7)
- Green sapphire, Heliophorus androcles (Westwood, 1851) (L32.8)
- Powdery green sapphire, Heliophorus tamu (Kollar, 1848) (L32.9)
Subfamily Theclinae
Genus Strymon – white-line hairstreaks
Genus Pamela – Lister's hairstreak
Genus Euaspa – water hairstreak
Genus Thecla – hairstreaks
- Peacock hairstreak, Thecla pavo (de Nicéville, 1887) (L37.3)
- Watson's hairstreak, Thecla letha (Watson, 1896) (L37.5)
- White-spotted hairstreak, Thecla ziha (Hewitson, 1865) (L37.18)
- Ferruginous hairstreak, Thecla leechii de Nicéville, 1892 previously Callophrys leechii de Nicéville (L33.1)
- Plumbeous hairstreak, Thecla chalybeia (Leech, 1890) previously Callophrys chalybeia Leech (L33.2)
Genus Esakiozephyrus – hairstreaks
Genus Chrysozephyrus – hairstreaks
- Wonderful hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus ataxus (Westwood, 1851) previously Thecla ataxus Doubleday (L37.4)
- Cerulean hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus surioia (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla surioia Tytler (L37.6)
- Tytler's hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus vittata (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla vittata Tytler (L37.7)
- Metallic green hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus duma (Hewitson, 1869) previously Thecla duma Hewitson (L37.8)
- Powdered green hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus zoa (de Nicéville, 1889) previously Thecla zoa de Nicéville (L37.9)
- Kabru hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus kabrua (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla kabrua Tytler (L37.11)
- Fawn hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus birupa (Moore, 1877) previously Thecla birupa Moore (L37.12)
- Jakama hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus jakamensis (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla jakamensis Tytler (L37.13)
- Silver hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus syla (Kollar, 1848) previously Thecla syla Kollar (L37.14)
- Kirbari hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla kirbariensis Tytler (L37.15)
- Paona hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus paona (Tytler, 1915) previously Thecla paona Tytler (L37.16)
- Tailless metallic green hairstreak, Chrysozephyrus khasia (de Nicéville, 1890) previously Thecla khasia de Nicéville (L37.17)
Genus Teratozephyrus – Suroifui hairstreak
Genus Chaetoprocta – walnut blue
Genus Amblopala – Chinese hairstreak
Genus Iraota – silverstreak blues
Genus Horsfieldia – leaf blue
Genus Thaduka – many-tailed oak-blue
Genus Mahathala – falcate oakblue
Genus Apporasa – crenulate oakblue
Genus Amblypodia – oakblues
- Tytler's rosy oakblue, Amblypodia suffusa Tytler, 1915 (L45.4)
- Sylhet oakblue, Amblypodia silhetensis Hewitson, 1862 (L45.5)
- Singapore oakblue, Amblypodia yendava Grose-Smith, 1887 (L45.6)
- Purple-glazed oakblue, Amblypodia agaba Hewitson, 1862 (L45.12)
- Silky oakblue, Amblypodia alax Evans, 1932 (L45.15)
- Glazed oakblue, Amblypodia paralea Evans, 1925 (L45.17)
- Pallid oakblue, Amblypodia alesia Felder, 1865 (L45.24)
- Pale Himalayan oakblue, Amblypodia dodonaea Moore, 1857 (L45.25)
- Dark Himalayan oakblue, Amblypodia rama (Kollar, 1848) (L45.26)
- Plain plushblue, Amblypodia apidanus Doherty (L45.42) Flos apidanus (?)
- Tailless plushblue, Amblypodia areste Hewitson, 1862 (L45.46)
Genus Arhopala – oakblues
- Magnificent oakblue, Arhopala anarte (Hewitson 1862) previously Amblypodia anarte Hewitson (L45.1)
- Lilac oakblue, Arhopala camdeo (Moore, 1857) previously Amblypodia camdeo Moore (L45.3)
- Tytler's dull oakblue, Arhopala ace de Nicéville, 1892 previously Amblypodia ace Tytler (L45.7)
- de Nicéville's oakblue, Arhopala agrata de Nicéville, 1890 previously Amblypodia agrata de Nicéville (L45.8)
- Hewitson's oakblue, Arhopala oenea (Hewitson, 1869) previously Amblypodia aenea Hewitson (L45.9)
- Doherty's oakblue, Arhopala khamti Doherty, 1891 previously Amblypodia khamti Doherty (L45.10)
- Indian oakblue, Arhopala alemon (de Nicéville, 1891) previously Amblypodia alemon de Nicéville (L45.14)
- Large oakblue, Arhopala amantes (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia amantes Hewitson (L45.18)
- Powdered oakblue, Arhopala bazalus (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia bazalus Hewitson (L45.20)
- Green oakblue, Arhopala eumolphus (Cramer, 1782) previously Amblypodia eumolphus (L45.21)
- Ormiston's oakblue, Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920 previously Amblypodia ormistoni (L45.22)
- Comic oakblue, Arhopala comica de Nicéville, 1900 previously Amblypodia comica (L45.27)
- Hooked oakblue, Arhopala paramuta (de Nicéville, 1884) previously Amblypodia paramuta (L45.28)
- Plain tailless oakblue, Arhopala asopia (Hewitson, 1869) previously Amblypodia asopia (L45.29)
- Andaman tailless oakblue, Arhopala zeta (Moore, 1877) previously Amblypodia zeta (L45.30)
- Purple brown tailless oakblue, Arhopala arvina (Hewitson 1869) previously Amblypodia arvina (L45.31)
- Malayan bushblue, Arhopala ammon (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia ammon (L45.35)
- Burmese bushblue, Arhopala birmana (Moore, 1883) previously Amblypodia birmana (L45.36)
- Ellis's bushblue, Arhopala ellisi Evans, 1914 previously Amblypodia ellisi (L45.38)
- Aberrant bushblue, Arhopala abseus (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia abseus (L45.39)
- Bifid plushblue, Arhopala diardi (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia diardi (L45.40)
- Shining plushblue, Arhopala fulgida (Hewitson, 1863) previously Amblypodia fulgida (L45.41)
- Chinese plushblue, Arhopala chinensis Felder, 1865 previously Amblypodia chinensis (L45.45)
Genus Nilasera – oakblues
- Opal oakblue, Nilasera opalina Moore, 1883 previously Amblypodia opalina Moore (L45.2)
- Centaur oakblue, Nilasera centaurus (Fabricius, 1775) previously Amblypodia centaurus Moore (L45.16)
- Variegated plushblue, Nilasera adriana de Nicéville, 1884 previously Amblypodia adriana de Nicéville (L45.43)
- Spangled plushblue, Nilasera asoka de Nicéville, 1884 previously Amblypodia asoka de Nicéville (L45.44)
- Spotless oakblue, Narathura fulla (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia fulla Riley (L45.47)
Genus Panchala – oakblues
- Rosy oakblue, Panchala alea (Hewitson, 1862) previously Amblypodia alea Hewitson (L45.11)
- Kanara oakblue, Panchala canaraica (Moore, 1884) previously Amblypodia canaraica Moore (L45.13)
- Yellowdisc oakblue, Panchala singla (de Nicéville, 1885) previously Amblypodia singla de Nicéville (L45.19)
- Tailless bushblue, Panchala ganesa (Moore, 1857) previously Amblypodia ganesa Moore (L45.33)
Genus Acesina – oakblues
- Dusky bushblue, Acesina paraganesa de Nicéville, 1882 previously Amblypodia paraganesa de Nicéville (L45.34)
- Pale bushblue, Acesina aberrans de Nicéville, 1889 previously Amblypodia aberrans de Nicéville (L45.37)
Genus Narathura – Tamil oakblue
Genus Darasana – tailless oakblue
Genus Surendra – acacia blue
Genus Zinaspa – silver streaked acacia blue
Genus Mota – saffron
Genus Loxura – yamfly
Genus Yasoda – branded yamfly
Genus Drina – brown yamfly
Genus Zesius – redspot
Genus Pratapa – tufted royals
Genus Dacalana – double tufted royal
Genus Ancema – royals
- White-banded royal, Ancema cotys (Hewitson, 1865) previously Pratapa cotys Hewitson (L54.2)
- Bi-spot royal, Ancema ctesia (Hewitson, 1865) previously Pratapa ctesia Hewitson (L54.3)
- Silver royal, Ancema blanka (de Nicéville, 1895) previously Pratapa blanka Evans (L54.4)
- Blue royal, Ancema icetoides (Elwes, 1892) previously Pratapa icetoides de Nicéville (L54.7)
- Uncertain royal, Ancema ister (Hewitson, 1865) previously Tajuria ister Hewitson (L55.5)
Genus Creon – broadtail royal
Genus Maneca – slate royal
Genus Tajuria – royals
- Chestnut and black royal, Tajuria yajna (Doherty, 1886) (L55.3)
- Pallid royal, Tajuria albiplaga (de Nicéville, 1887) (L55.9)
- Tytler's royal, Tajuria sebonga Tytler, 1915. (L55.10) a valid synonym of T. jalajala pallescens (Druce)
- Dusky royal, Tajuria thyia de Nicéville, 1892 (L55.11)
- Plains blue royal, Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883 (L55.12)
- Peacock royal, Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) (L55.13)
- Scarce white royal, Tajuria illurgioides de Nicéville, 1890 (L55.15)
- Spotted royal, Tajuria maculata Hewitson (L55.17)
Genus Remelana – chocolate royal
- Chocolate royal, Remelana jangala (Horsfield, 1829) previously Tajuria jangala Moore (L55.1)
Genus Sithon – orange and black royal
- Orange and black royal, Sithon megistia (Hewitson, 1869) previously Tajuria megistia Hewitson (L55.2)
Genus Ops – branded royal
Genus Bullis – baby royal
- Baby royal, Bullis buto (de Nicéville, 1895) previously Tajuria buto (L55.6)
Genus Creusa – black-branded royal
- Black-branded royal, Creusa culta de Nicéville, 1896 previously Tajuria culta Hewitson (L55.7)
Genus Iolaus – royals
Genus Cophanta – white royal
- White royal, Cophanta illurgis Hewitson, 1866 previously Tajuria illurgis Hewitson (L55.14)
Genus Charana – mandarin blues
Genus Neocheritra – pale grand imperial
Genus Suasa – red imperial
Genus Cheritrella – truncate imperial
Genus Cheritra – common imperial
Genus Ticherra – blue imperial
Genus Biduanda – posies
Genus Rathinda – monkeypuzzle
Genus Horaga – onyxs
Genus Catapaecilma – tinsels
- Common tinsel, Catapaecilma elegans Druce, 1873 (L64.1)
- Yellow tinsel, Catapoecilma subochrea (Elwes, [1893]) (L64.2)
Genus Acupicta – dark tinsel
- Dark tinsel, Acupicta delicatum de Nicéville, 1887 previously Catapoecilma delicatum de Nicéville (L64.3)
Genus Chliaria – tits
Genus Hypolycaena – tits
Genus Zeltus – fluffy tit
Genus Artipe – green flash
Genus Deudorix – cornelians
Genus Virachola – guava blues
- Common guava blue, Virachola isocrates (Fabricius, 1793) (L71.1)
- Large guava blue, Virachola perse (Hewitson, 1863) (L71.2)
- Scarce guava blue, Virachola smilis (Hewitson, ?) (L71.3)
Genus Rapala – flashes
- Rosy flash, Rapala rubida Tytler, 1926 (L72.1)
- Refulgent flash, Rapala refulgens de Nicéville, 1891 (L72.2)
- Suffused flash, Rapala suffusa (Moore, 1878) (L72.4)
- Assam flash, Rapala tara de Nicéville, 1889 (L72.5)
- Brilliant flash, Rapala sphinx Fabricius, 1775 (L72.6)
- Indigo flash, Rapala varuna (Hewitson, 1863) (L72.7)
- Slate flash, Rapala schistacea (Moore, 1879) (L72.8)
- Scarce slate flash, Rapala scintilla de Nicéville, 1890 (L72.9)
- Copper flash, Rapala pheritimus Hewitson (L72.10)
- Scarlet flash, Rapala dieneces (Hewitson, 1878) (L72.11)
- Short flash, Rapala buxaria de Nicéville, 1889 (L72.14)
- Common red flash, Rapala iarbus (Fabricius, 1787) previously Rapala jarbas Fabricius (L72.13)
- Scarce cornelian, Rapala hypargyria Elwes, 1892 previously Deudorix hypargyria Elwes (L70.2)
Genus Vadebra – Malabar flash
Genus Baspa – Indian red flash
Genus Bidaspa – flashes
Genus Sinthusa – sparks
Genus Bindahara – plane
Genus Araotes – witch
Subfamily Aphnaeinae
Genus Cigaritis – silverlines
- Tawny silverline, Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834) (L51.1)
- Common silverline, Cigaritis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) (L52.1)
- Elwes' silverline, Cigaritis elwesi (Evans, [1925]) (L52.9)
- Long-banded silverline, Cigaritis lohita (Horsfield, [1829]) (L52.11)
- Plumbeous silverline, Cigaritis schistacea (Moore, [1881]) (L52.2)
- Abnormal silverline, Cigaritis abnormis (Moore, [1884]) (L52.4)
- Common shot silverline, Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson, 1865) (L52.5)
- Scarce shot silverline, Cigaritis elima (Moore, 1877) (L52.6)
- Silvergrey silverline, Cigaritis nipalicus (Moore, 1884) (L52.7)
- Khaki silverline, Cigaritis rukmini (de Nicéville, [1889]) (L52.8)
- Club silverline, Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, [1829]) (L52.10)
- Lilac silverline, Cigaritis lilacinus (Moore, 1884) (L51.2)
See also
References
Print
- Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932.
- Book: Gay . Thomas . Kehimkar . Isaac David . Punetha . Jagdish Chandra . Common Butterflies of India . Nature Guides . World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press . Bombay, India . 1992 . 978-0195631647.
- Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992.
- Book: Kunte, Krushnamegh . Butterflies of Peninsular India . India, A Lifescape . Hyderabad, India . Universities Press . 2000 . 978-8173713545.
- Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.
Online
Notes and References
- Web site: Savela . Markku . 25 August 2016 . Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder, 1865) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . 28 September 2016 . Miletus biggsii (Distant, 1884) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . 29 August 2017 . Allotinus fabius (Distant & Pryer, 1887) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 January 2020.
- Kunte, K. (2015). "A new species of Hypolycaena (Lepidoptera: Lycenidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 48: 21–27.