List of butterflies of Sikkim

This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India.

Family: Papilionidae

Subfamily: Papilioninae

Tribe: Leptocircini

Species: Graphium cloanthus (glassy bluebottle)

Subspecies: Graphium cloanthus cloanthus (Himalayan glassy bluebottle)

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Tribe: Papilionini

Species: Papilio bianor (common peacock)

Subspecies: Papilio bianor ganesa (east Himalayan common peacock)

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Species: Papilio helenus (red Helen)

Subspecies: Papilio helenus helenus (Oriental red Helen)

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Species: Papilio nephelus (yellow Helen)

Subspecies: Papilio nephelus chaon (Khasi yellow Helen)

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Family: Pieridae

Subfamily: Pierinae

Tribe: Pierini

Species: Delias agostina (yellow Jezebel)

Subspecies: Delias agostina agostina (Sikkim yellow Jezebel)

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Species: Pieris canidia (Asian cabbage white)

Subspecies: Pieris canidia indica (Indian cabbage white)

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Family: Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Miletinae

Tribe: Miletini

Species: Allotinus drumila (crenulate mottle)

Subspecies: Allotinus drumila drumila (Himalayan Crenulate Mottle)

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Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Tribe: Polyommatini

Species: Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)

Subspecies: Acytolepis puspa gisca (Himalayan common hedge blue)

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Species: Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)

Subspecies: Jamides alecto eurysaces (Himalayan metallic cerulean)

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Subfamily: Theclinae

Tribe: Hypolycaenini

Species: Hypolycaena kina (blue tit)

Subspecies: Hypolycaena kina kina (Darjeeling blue tit)

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Family: Nymphalidae
Species: Chersonesia risa (common maplet)
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Subfamily: Heliconiinae

Tribe: Acraeini

Species: Acraea issoria (yellow coster)
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Species: Libythea myrrha (club beak)
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Subfamily: Limenitidinae

Tribe: Adoliadini

Species: Bassarona durga (blue duke)

Subspecies: bassarona durga durga (Himalayan blue duke)

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Species: Tanaecia julii (common earl)

Subspecies: Tanaecia julii appiades (changeable common earl)

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Tribe: Limenitidini

Species: Athyma jina (Bhutan sergeant)

Subspecies: Athyma jina jina (sullied Bhutan sergeant)

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Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Tribe: Junoniini

Species: Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
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Tribe: Nymphalini

Species: Aglais caschmirensis (Indian tortoiseshell)

Subspecies: Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Himalayan tortoiseshell)

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Subfamily: Pseudergolinae

Tribe: Pseudergolini

Species: Pseudergolis wedah (tabby)
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Species: Stibochiona nicea (popinjay)
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Subfamily: Satyrinae

Tribe: Elymniini

Species: Elymnias malelas (spotted palmfly)

Subspecies: Elymnias malelas malelas (Bengal spotted palmfly)

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Tribe: Satyrini

Species: Lethe verma (straight-banded treebrown)

Subspecies: Lethe verma sintica (east Himalayan straight-banded treebrown)

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Species: Mycalesis visala (long-branded bushbrown)
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Family: Riodinidae

Subfamily: Nemeobiinae

Tribe: Abisarini

Species: Abisara chela (spot Judy)

Subspecies: Abisara chela chela (Sikkim spot Judy)

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Tribe: Nemeobiini

Species: Zemeros flegyas (Punchinello)

Subspecies: Zemeros flegyas flegyas (Himalayan Punchinello)

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Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

Tribe: Aeromachini

Species: Aeromachus stigmata (veined scrub hopper)[1]
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Species: Ancistroides nigrita (chocolate demon)
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Species: Pedesta pandita (brown bush bob)
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Species: Sebastonyma dolopia (tufted ace)[2]
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Species: Zographetus ogygia (purple-spotted flitter)

Subspecies: Zographetus ogygia ogygia (continental purple-spotted flitter)

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Tribe: Baorini

Species: Pelopidas assamensis (great swift)
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Species: Polytremis eltola (yellow-spot swift)

Subspecies: Polytremis eltola eltola (Darjeeling yellow-spot swift)

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Tribe: Taractrocerini

Species: Telicota bambusae (dark palm-dart)
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Subfamily: Pyrginae

Tribe: Tagiadini

Species: Coladenia indrani (tricolor pied flat)[3]
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Species: Mooreana trichoneura (yellow flat)[4]
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Species: Tagiades menaka (spotted snow flat)[5]

Subspecies: Tagiades menaka menaka (Bengal spotted snow flat)

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References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Coladenia indrani (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. Savela, Markku. "Tagiades menaka (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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