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The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. Kaiser-e-Hind, Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843.
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.. India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. [1]
The butterflies of this subfamily are commonly referred to as flats because of their habit of holding the wings flat at all times. They are also known as "angles", "elfs" or "grizzled skippers". This list forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete List of butterflies of India.
Kallima. Species: K. inachus. Binomial name. Kallima inachus. ( Doyère, 1840) [ 1] Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage .
Clipper (Parthenos sylvia), a nymphalid butterfly found in India. Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), a nymphalid butterfly found at Visakhapatnam, India. This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
This is a list of butterfly species found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In this state 328 species of butterflies are expected to be found. Papilionidae —swallowtail butterflies (19 species) Pieridae —yellow-white butterflies (32 species) Nymphalidae —brush-footed butterflies (97 species) Lycaenidae —blues butterflies (95 species)
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.
This is a list of the pierid butterflies of India. It forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. The family Pieridae, or the whites and yellows are a family of butterflies of moderate or small size. The common names refer to the two predominant colours found on the wings of these butterflies along with markings in black.