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Checklist of butterflies found in and around Mahad (Raigad District, Maharashtra, India)
Based on personal photographic records since 2005. Last updated on March 19, 2020.

Family Papilionidae


Subfamily Papilioninae
1. Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758) • Tailed Jay
2. Graphium doson (C. & R. Felder, 1864) • Common Jay
3. Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Rose
4. Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) • Crimson Rose
5. Papilio clytia Linnaeus, 1758 • Common Mime
6. Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 • Lime Butterfly
7. Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758 • Red Helen
8. Papilio polymnestor Cramer, [1775] • Blue Mormon
9. Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 • Common Mormon

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Pierinae
10. Cepora nerissa (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Gull
11. Delias eucharis (Drury, 1773) • Common Jezebel
12. Ixias marianne (Cramer, [1779]) • White Orange Tip
13. Leptosia nina (Fabricius, 1793) • Psyche
14. Pareronia valeria (Cramer, [1776]) • Common Wanderer

Subfamily Coliadinae
15. Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) • Lemon Emigrant
16. Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) • Common Grass Yellow
17. Eurema laeta (Boisduval, 1836) • Spotless Grass Yellow

Family Nymphalidae

Subfamily Danainae
18. Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) • Plain Tiger
19. Danaus genutia (Cramer, [1779]) • Striped Tiger
20. Euploea core (Cramer, [1780]) • Common Indian Crow
21. Parantica aglea (Stoll, [1782]) • Glassy Tiger
22. Tirumala limniace (Cramer, [1775]) • Blue Tiger
23. Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874) • Dark Blue Tiger

Subfamily Satyrinae
24. Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus, 1763) • Common Palmfly
25. Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775) • Bamboo Treebrown
26. Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) • Common Evening Brown
27. Mycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911 • Small Long-brand Bushbrown
28. Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Bushbrown
29. Ypthima baldus (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Five-ring

Subfamily Heliconiinae
30. Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1793) • Tawny Coster
31. Cupha erymanthis (Drury, [1773]) • Rustic
32. Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773]) • Common Leopard

Subfamily Limenitidinae
33. Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, [1777]) • Common Baron
34. Euthalia lubentina (Cramer, [1777]) • Gaudy Baron
35. Moduza procris (Cramer, [1777]) • Commander
36. Neptis hylas (Linnaeus, 1758) • Common Sailer

Subfamily Biblidinae
37. Ariadne merione (Cramer, [1777]) • Common Castor

Subfamily Nymphalinae
38. Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) • Great Eggfly
39. Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) • Danaid Eggfly
40. Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) • Peacock Pansy
41. Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763) • Grey Pansy
42. Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798) • Yellow Pansy
43. Junonia iphita (Cramer, [1779]) • Chocolate Pansy
44. Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) • Lemon Pansy
45. Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) • Blue Pansy
46. Kallima horsfieldii Kollar, [1844] • Blue Oakleaf
47. Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) • Painted Lady

Family Lycaenidae

Subfamily Curetinae
48. Curetis acuta dentata Moore, 1879 • Toothed Sunbeam

Subfamily Miletinae
49. Spalgis epius (Westwood, 1852) • Apefly

Subfamily Polyommatinae
50. Acytolepis puspa (Horsfield, [1828]) • Common Hedge Blue
51. Caleta caleta (Hewitson, 1876) • Angled Pierrot
52. Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Pierrot
53. Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) • Forget-me-not
54. Chilades lajus (Stoll, [1780]) • Lime Blue
55. Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) • Indian Cupid
56. Deudorix perse ghela Fruhstorfer, 1912 • Large Guava Blue
57. Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) • Gram Blue
58 Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845) • Grass Jewel
59. Jamides bochus (Stoll, [1782]) • Dark Cerulean
60. Jamides celeno (Cramer, [1775]) • Common Cerulean
61. Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) • Pea Blue
62. Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) • Zebra Blue
63. Prosotas dubiosa (Semper, [1879]) • Tailess Lineblue
64. Talicada nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) • Red Pierrot
65. Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886 • Rounded Pierrot
66. Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) • Lesser Grass Blue
67. Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) • Tiny Grass Blue

Subfamily Theclinae
68. Cigaritis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) • Common Silverline
69. Loxura atymnus (Stoll, [1780]) • Yamfly
70. Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775) • Monkey Puzzle
71. Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) • Peacock Royal

Family Riodinidae

Subfamily Nemeobiinae
72. Abisara echerius (Stoll, [1790]) • Plum Judy

Family Hesperiidae

Subfamily Coeliadinae
73. Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) • Brown Awl
74. Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) • Common Banded Awl

Subfamily Hesperiinae
75. Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) • Rice Swift
76. Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878) • Blank Swift
77. Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775) • Giant Redeye
78. Iambrix salsala (Moore, [1866]) • Chestnut Bob
79. Matapa aria (Moore, [1866]) • Common Redeye
80. Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) • Ceylon Swift
81. Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) • Small Branded Swift
82. Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798) • Indian Palm Bob
83. Telicota ancilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) • Dark Palm Dart
84. Udaspes folus (Cramer, [1775]) • Grass Demon

Subfamily Pyrginae
85. Caprona ransonnetii (Felder, 1868) • Golden Angle
86. Spialia galba (Fabricius, 1793) • Indian Grizzled Skipper
87. Sarangesa dasahara Moore, [1866] • Common Small Flat
88. Sarangesa purendra Moore, 1882 • Spotted Small Flat
89. Celaenorrhinus ruficornis (Mabille, 1878) • Tamil Spotted Flat
90. Tagiades litigiosa Möschler, 1878 • Water Snow Flat