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List of supported butterflies

  • Family: Papilionidae(Swallowtails)
      1. Southern Bluebottle (Graphium teredon)
      2. Common Jay (Graphium doson)
      3. Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)
      4. Five-bar Swordtail (Graphium antiphates)
      5. Spot Swordtail ( Graphium nomius)
      6. Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
      7. Malabar Rose (Pachliopta pandiyana)
      8. Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector)
      9. Southern Birdwing (Troides minos)
      10. Common Mime (Papilio clytia)
      11. Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
      12. Malabar Raven (Papilio dravidarum)
      13. Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
      14. Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor)
      15. Malabar Banded Swallowtail (Papilio liomedon)
      16. Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
      17. Paris Peacock (Papilio paris)
      18. Common Banded Peacock (Papilio crino)
      19. Malabar Banded Peacock ( Papilio buddha)
  • Family: Pieridae (Yellows and Whites)
      1. One-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema andersoni)
      2. Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
      3. Small Grass Yellow (Eurema brigitta)
      4. Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
      5. Spotless Grass Yellow (Eurema laeta)
      6. Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
      7. Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
      8. Nilgiri Clouded Yellow ( Colias nilagiriensis)
      9. Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata)
      10. Crimson-tip (Colotis danae)
      11. Small Orange-tip (Colotis etrida)
      12. Plain Orange-tip (Colotis aurora)
      13. Large Salmon Arab (Colotis fausta)
      14. White Orange-tip (Ixias marianne)
      15. Yellow Orange-tip (Ixias pyrene)
      16. Great Orange-tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
      17. Dark Wanderer ( Pareronia ceylanica)
      18. Common Wanderer (Pareronia hippia)
      19. Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
      20. Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida)
      21. Common Albatross ( Appias albina)
      22. Lesser Albatross (Appias wardii)
      23. Plain Puffin (Appias indra)
      24. Spot Puffin (Appias lalage)
      25. Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
      26. Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)
      27. Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina)
      28. Painted Sawtooth (Prioneris sita)
      29. Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
      30. Psyche (Leptosia nina)
      31. Pioneer (Belenois aurota)
  • Family: Nymphalidae (Brush footed butterflies)
      1. Club Beak (Libythea myrrha)
      2. Southern Beak (Libythea laius)
      3. Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
      4. Nilgiri Tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis)
      5. Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
      6. Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
      7. Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)
      8. Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
      9. Double-branded Crow (Euploea sylvester)
      10. Brown King Crow (Euploea klugii)
      11. Common Crow (Euploea core)
      12. Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica)
      13. Common Nawab (Polyura athamas /Charaxes bharata)
      14. Anomalous Nawab ( Polyura agraria/ Charaxes agrarius)
      15. Indian Tawny Rajah (Charaxes psaphon)
      16. Black Rajah (Charaxes solon)
      17. Southern Duffer (Discophora lepida)
      18. Southern Palmfly ( Elymnias caudata)
      19. Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
      20. Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis phedima)
      21. Great Evening Brown (Melanitis zitenius)
      22. Travancore Evening Brown (Parantirrhoea marshalli)
      23. Bamboo Treebrown (Lethe europa)
      24. Common Treebrown (Lethe rohria)
      25. Tamil Treebrown (Lethe drypetis)
      26. White-bar Bushbrown (Mycalesis anaxias)
      27. Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)
      28. Dark-brand Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)
      29. Long-brand Bushbrown (Mycalesis visala)
      30. Tamil Bushbrown (Mycalesis subdita)
      31. Glad-eye Bushbrown (Mycalesis patnia)
      32. Red-eye Bushbrown (Telinga adolphei)
      33. Red-disc Bushbrown ( Telinga oculus)
      34. Palni Bushbrown (Heteropsis davisoni/Telinga davisoni)
      35. Tamil Catseye (Zipaetis saitis)
      36. Nigger (Orsotrioena medus)
      37. Common Three-ring ( Ypthima asterope)
      38. Common Five-ring (Ypthima baldus)
      39. White Four-ring (Ypthima ceylonica)
      40. Palni Four-ring (Ypthima ypthimoides)
      41. Nilgiri Four-ring ( Ypthima chenu)
      42. Common Four-ring ( Ypthima huebneri)
      43. Nilgiri Jewel Four-ring (Ypthima striata)
      44. Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)
      45. Tamil Lacewing (Cethosia mahratta)
      46. Indian Fritillary ( Argynnis hyperbius/Argynnis hybrida)
      47. Small Leopard (Phalanta alcippe)
      48. Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
      49. Cruiser (Vindula erota)
      50. Tamil Yeoman ( Cirrochroa thais)
      51. Rustic (Cupha erymanthis)
      52. Commander ( Moduza procris)
      53. Common Sergeant (Athyma perius)
      54. Black-vein Sergeant (Athyma ranga)
      55. Staff Sergeant (Athyma selenophora)
      56. Colour Sergeant (Athyma inara)
      57. Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
      58. Extra Lascar (Pantoporia sandaca)
      59. Yellow Jack Sailer (Lasippa viraja)
      60. Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
      61. Chestnut-streaked Sailer (Neptis jumbah)
      62. Sullied Sailer (Neptis clinia)
      63. Clear Sailer (Neptis nata hampsoni)
      64. Palni Sailer (Neptis (soma) palnica)
      65. Short-banded Sailer ( Phaedyma columella)
      66. Clipper (Parthenos sylvia)
      67. Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea)
      68. Gaudy Baron (Euthalia lubentina)
      69. Baronet (Symphaedra nais)
      70. Grey Count (Cynitia lepidea/Tanaecia lepidea)
      71. Redspot Duke (Dophla evelina)
      72. Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
      73. Joker (Byblia ilithyia)
      74. Angled Castor ( Ariadne ariadne)
      75. Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
      76. Black Prince (Rohana parisatis)
      77. Painted Courtesan (Euripus consimilis)
      78. Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
      79. Painted lady ( Vanessa cardui)
      80. Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace)
      81. Blue Pansy (Junonia orithiya)
      82. Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
      83. Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
      84. Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
      85. Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
      86. Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
      87. Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
      88. Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
      89. Blue Oakleaf (Kallima horsfieldi)
      90. Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide)
  • Family: Lycaenidae (Blues)
      1. Indian Sunbeam (Curetis thetis)
      2. Angled Sunbeam (Curetis acuta)
      3. Siva Sunbeam (Curetis siva)
      4. Apefly (Spalgis epius)
      5. Long-banded Silverline (Spindasis lohita)
      6. Common Silverline (Spindasis vulcanus)
      7. Plumbeous Silverline (Spindasis schistacea)
      8. Common Shot Silverline (Spindasis ictis)
      9. Common Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus)
      10. Pointed Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenina)
      11. Dingy Lineblue (Petrelaea dana)
      12. Large 4-lineblue (Nacaduba pactolus)
      13. Pale 4-lineblue (Nacaduba hermus)
      14. Transparent 6-lineblue (Nacaduba kurava)
      15. Opaque 6-lineblue (Nacaduba beroe)
      16. Common Lineblue (Prosotas nora)
      17. Tailless Lineblue (Prosotas dubiosa)
      18. White-tipped Lineblue ( Prosotas noreia)
      19. Pointed Lineblue (Ionolyce helicon)
      20. Angled Pierrot (Caleta decidia)
      21. Banded Blue Pierrot (Discolampa ethion)
      22. Dark Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
      23. Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)
      24. Metallic Cerulean (Jamides alecto)
      25. Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo)
      26. Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
      27. Zebra Blue ( Leptotes plinius)
      28. Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
      29. Rounded Pierrot (Tarucus nara)
      30. Dark Pierrot (Tarucus ananda)
      31. Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
      32. Lesser Grass Blue ( Zizina otis)
      33. Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha)
      34. Tiny Grass Blue (Zizula hylax)
      35. Indian Cupid (Everus lacturnus)
      36. Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus)
      37. Bright Babul Blue (Azanus ubaldus)
      38. African Babul Blue (Azanus jesous)
      39. Quaker (Neopithecops zalmora)
      40. Malayan (Megisba malaya)
      41. Common Hedge Blue ( Acytolepis puspa)
      42. Hampson's Hedge Blue (Acytolepis lilacea)
      43. Plain Hedge Blue (Celastrina lavendularis)
      44. White Hedge Blue (Udara akasa)
      45. White-disc Hedge Blue (Celatoxia albidisca)
      46. Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
      47. Small Grass Jewel (Freyeria putli)
      48. Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
      49. Plains Cupid ( Chilades pandava)
      50. Small Cupid (Chilades parrhassius)
      51. Lime Blue (Chilades lajus)
      52. Centaur Oakblue (Arhopala centaurus)
      53. Large Oakblue (Arhopala amantes)
      54. Tamil Oakblue (Arhopala bazaloides)
      55. Kanara Oakblue (Arhopala alea)
      56. Aberrant Bushblue (Arhopala abseus)
      57. Many-tailed Oakblue (Thaduka multicaudata)
      58. Common Acacia Blue (Surendra quercetorum)
      59. Silver-streaked Acacia Blue (Zinaspa todara)
      60. Redspot (Zesius chrysomallus)
      61. Leaf Blue (Amblypodia anita)
      62. Silverstreak Blue (Iraota timoleon)
      63. Tufted White Royal (Pratapa deva)
      64. Plains Blue Royal (Tajuria jehana)
      65. Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus)
      66. Broadtail Royal (Creon cleobis)
      67. Banded Royal (Rachana jalindra)
      68. Nilgiri Tit (Hypolycaena nilgirica)
      69. Orchid Tit (Chliaria othona/Hypolycaena othona)
      70. Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa)
      71. Silver Royal ( Ancema blanka)
      72. Yamfly (Loxura atymnus)
      73. Common Onyx (Horaga onyx)
      74. Monkey Puzzle (Rathinda amor)
      75. Common Imperial (Cheritra freja)
      76. Common Tinsel ( Catapaecilma major)
      77. Guava Blue (Virachola isocrates)
      78. Large Guava Blue (Virachola perse)
      79. Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas)
      80. Blue-edged Plane (Bindahara moorei)
      81. Indian Red Flash (Rapala iarbus)
      82. Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
      83. Indigo Flash (Rapala varuna)
      84. Malabar Flash (Rapala lankana)
      85. Double-banded Judy (Abisara bifasciata)
  • Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)
      1. Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis)
      2. Orange-tail Awl (Bibasis sena)
      3. Orange Striped Awlet (Burara jaina)
      4. Pale Green Awlet (Burara gomata)
      5. Common Banded Awl ( Hasora chromus)
      6. White Banded Awl (Hasora taminatus)
      7. Common Awl (Hasora badra)
      8. Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta)
      9. Indian Awlking (Choaspes benjaminii)
      10. Angled Flat (Tapena thwaitesi)
      11. Tricoloured Pied Flat (Coladenia indrani)
      12. Common Yellow-breasted Flat (Gerosis bhagava)
      13. Common Snow Flat (Tagiades japetus)
      14. Suffused Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
      15. Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
      16. Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulatum)
      17. Golden Angle (Caprona ransonnetti)
      18. Spotted Angle (Caprona agama)
      19. Alida Angle (Caprona alida)
      20. Malabar Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus ambareesa)
      21. Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera)
      22. Bengal Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus putra)
      23. Tamil Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus ruficornis)
      24. Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan)
      25. Spotted Small Flat (Sarangesa purendra)
      26. Common Small Flat (Sarangesa dasahara)
      27. African Marbled Skipper (Gomalia elma)
      28. Indian Skipper (Spialia galba)
      29. Hedge Hopper (Baracus subditus)
      30. Hampson's Hedge Hopper (Baracus hampsoni)
      31. Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides)
      32. Dingy Scrub Hopper (Aeromachus dubius)
      33. Pygmy Scrub Hopper (Aeromachus pygmaeus)
      34. Bicolour Ace (Sovia hyrtacus)
      35. Madras Ace (Thoressa honorei)
      36. Southern Spotted Ace (Thoressa astigmata)
      37. Evershed's Ace (Thoressa evershedi)
      38. Moore's Ace (Halpe porus)
      39. South Indian Ace (Halpe hindu)
      40. Coorg Forest Hopper ( Arnetta mercara)
      41. Vindhyan Bob (Arnetta vindhiana)
      42. Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala)
      43. Coon (Psolos fuligo)
      44. Common Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos)
      45. Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia)
      46. Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
      47. Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
      48. Wax Dart (Cupitha purreea)
      49. Purple Spotted Flitter ( Zographetus ogygia)
      50. Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus)
      51. Golden Flitter (Quedara basiflava)
      52. Maculate Lancer ( Salanoemia sala)
      53. Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)
      54. Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
      55. Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
      56. Straight Swift (Parnara bada)
      57. Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
      58. Large Branded Swift (Pelopidas subochracea)
      59. Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
      60. Conjoined Swift (Pelopidas conjuncta)
      61. Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans)
      62. Paintbrush Swift (Baoris farri)
      63. Kanara Swift (Caltoris canaraica)
      64. Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara)
      65. Philippine Swift (Caltoris philippina)
      66. Common Grass Dart (Taractrocera maevius)
      67. Tamil Grass Dart (Taractrocera ceramas)
      68. Tamil Dartlet (Oriens concinna)
      69. Indian Dartlet (Oriens goloides)
      70. Indian Dart (Potanthus sp)
      71. Pale Palm-Dart (Telicota colon)
      72. Dark Palm-Dart (Telicota (ancilla) bambusae)
      73. Plain Palm-dart (Cephrenes acalle)

    • Related Publications

    1) Identification of Indian butterflies using Deep Convolutional Neural Network at Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology (Volume 24, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 329-340) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2020.11.015

    Image contribution

    At present, the average identification accuracy of Butterfly Vision ranges between 85% to 90%. I am working continuously to improve the current identification accuracy above 95% for which I am in need of more butterfly images. If you wish to contribute butterfly images for the improvement of the identification accuracy, you can mail me the photos. Your contributions in the form of butterfly images is truly appreciated.

    Kindly email your butterfly images to butterflyvision1@gmail.com with the subject line - "Photo contribution to Butterfly Vision".

    The context of the email body should be in the following format.

    Name of the contributor:
    Email ID:
    The number of butterfly images to be contributed:
    Name of the butterflies:
    Additional information (If any):

     Image Requirements:
    1) The butterfly images should have been photographed from India.
    2) Image Dimension should be at least 600px in width and 600px in height with 72ppi or more resolution. Whatsapp resolution images are also acceptable.
    3) Butterfly images should be with acceptable formats either ".JPG" or ".PNG".

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