List of butterflies of Kerala

This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.

Family: Papilionidae

Subfamily: Papilioninae

Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)

Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Graphium doson (common jay)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Genus: Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)

Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa

Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)

Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Papilio clytia (common mime)

Dorsal view (Form clytia)
Dorsal view (Form dissimilis)
Ventral view (Form clytia)
Ventral view (Form dissimilis)
Prepupa
Pupa

Papilio crino (common banded peacock)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Papilio helenus (red Helen)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa

Papilio paris (Paris peacock)

Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Papilio polytes (common Mormon)

Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female, form stichius)
Ventral view (female, form stichius)
Dorsal view (female, form romulus)
Ventral view (female, form romulus)
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Troides (birdwings)

Troides minos (southern birdwing)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa
Pupa

Family: Pieridae

Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)

Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)

Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)

Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Colias (clouded yellows)

Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)

Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)

Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larvae

Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)

Ventral view
Ventral view

Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)

Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)

Appias albina (common albatross)

Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Form semiflava (female)
Mud puddling

Appias indra (plain puffin)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Appias lalage (spot puffin)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Appias libythea (striped albatross)

Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs

Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Genus: Belenois (pioneers)

Belenois aurota (pioneer)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Cepora (gulls)

Cepora nadina (lesser gull)

Dorsal view
Dorsal view
Ventral view

Cepora nerissa (common gull)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pupa

Genus: Colotis (Arabs)

Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Eggs

Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)

Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (female)

Colotis danae (crimson-tip)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva

Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view

Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)

Dorsal view (male)
Ventral view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (female)

Genus: Delias (Jezebels)

Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view
Eggs
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)

Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)

Ixias marianne (white orange tip)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view

Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view

Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)

Leptosia nina (Psyche)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)

Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)

Male, Dorsal view
Ventral view

Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Dorsal view (female, form philomela)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Eggs
Prepupa
Pupa

Genus: Pieris (whites)

Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Genus: Prioneris (sawtooths)

Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)

Ventral view
Wing images of Prioneris sita and Delias eucharis

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Apaturinae

Genus: Euripus (courtesans)

Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Pupa

Genus: Rohana (princes)

Rohana parisatis (black prince)

Male (dorsal view)
Female (dorsal view)
Male (ventral view)
Female (ventral view)
Pupa

Subfamily: Biblidinae

Genus: Ariadne (castors)

Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Ariadne merione (common castor)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Byblia (jokers)

Byblia ilithyia (joker)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva

Subfamily: Charaxinae

Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)

Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)

Dorsal view with one apical spot missing (left)
Ventral view
Ventral view

Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Chrysalis

Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)

Dorsal view (male)
Dorsal view (female)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)

Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Charaxes solon (black rajah)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva

Subfamily: Cyrestinae

Genus: Cyrestis (maps)

Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva

Subfamily: Danainae

Genus: Danaus (tigers)

Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)

Dorsal view
Dorsal view (form alcippoides)
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)

Dorsal view
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Euploea (crows)

Euploea core (common crow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Egg
Larva
Pupa

Euploea klugii (king crow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)

Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)

Dorsal view
Ventral view
Larva
Pupa

Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)

Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)

Dorsal view
Ventral view