Whitebar Bushbrown

List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the complete list of butterflies of India.

A total of 177 species belonging to 22 genera are found in India.

Cyllogenes - The Evening Browns

Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 (Bhutan, Naga Hills.)
Branded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva (Moore, 1857) (N.India, Sikkim - Bhutan.)

Melanitis - The Evening Browns

Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima (Cramer, 1780)
Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius (Herbst, 1796)

Parantorrhoea -The Travancore Evening Brown

Travancore Evening Brown Parantirrhoea marshalli Wood-Mason, 1880

Lethe - The Treebrowns

Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Treebrown Lethe rohria (Fabricius, 1787)
Tamil Treebrown Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, 1863)
Banded Treebrown ''Lethe confusa Aurivillius, [1898]
Common Red Forester Lethe mekara (Moore, [1858])
Angled Red Forester Lethe chandica (Moore, 1858)
Pallid Forester Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880
Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans Butler, 1870
Naga Treebrown Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
Bhutan Treebrown Lethe margaritae (Elwes, 1882)
Common Forester Lethe insana (Kollar, 1844)
Brown Forester Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876)
Blue Forester, Lethe scanda (Moore, 1857)
Black Forester, Lethe vindhya (Felder & Felder, 1859)
Bamboo Forester Lethe kansa (Moore, 1857)
Tailed Red Forester Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, 1863)
Pale Forester Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863
Dull Forester Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887
Rusty Forester Lethe bhairava (Moore, 1857)
Straight-Banded Treebrown, Lethe verma (Kollar, 1844)
White-edged Woodbrown Lethe visrava (Moore, 1865)
Scarce Woodbrown Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880
Common Woodbrown, Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, 1863)
Small Woodbrown Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887
Barred Woodbrown Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880
Yellow Woodbrown Lethe nicetas Hewitson, ?1868
Manipur Goldenfork Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914
Small Silverfork Lethe jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1880)
Moeller's Silverfork Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887)
Large Goldenfork Lethe goalpara (Moore, 1865)
Lilacfork Lethe sura (Doubleday, 1849)
Treble Silverstripe Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1886)
Small Goldenfork Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876
Single Silverstripe Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887)
Manipur Woodbrown Lethe violaceopicta (Poujade, 1884)
Spotted Mystic Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887
Tytler's Treebrown Lethe gemina Leech, 1891
Chinese Labyrinth Lethe armandina Oberthür, 1881
Anderson's Labyrinth Lethe andersoni (Atkinson, 1871)
Dismal Mystic Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885
Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939
Scarce Lilacfork Lethe dura, (Marshall, 1882)

Neope - The Labyrinths

Chinese Labyrinth Neope armandii (Oberthür, 1879) (Khasi hills)
Veined Labyrinth Neope pulaha (Moore, 1857)
Indo-Chinese Labyrinth Neope pulahoides (Moore, 1892) (Karen hills)
Scarce Labyrinth Neope pulahina (Evans, 1923)
Dusky Labyrinth Neope yama (Moore, 1857)
Tailed Labyrinth Neope bhadra (Moore, 1857)

Chonala - The Chumbi Wall

Chumbi Wall Chonala masoni (Elwes, 1882)

Lasiommata - The Walls

Large Wall Lasiommata maera(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Wall Lasiommata schakra (Kollar, [1844])
Kashmir Wall Lasiommata maerula C. & R. Felder, 1867
Dark Wall Lasiommata menava Moore, 1865

Orinoma - The Tigerbrown

Tiger Brown Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846

Rhapicera - The Tawny Walls

Small Tawny Wall Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867
Large Tawny Wall Rhaphicera satricus (Doubleday, [1849])

Penthema - The Kaisers

Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisarda (Doubleday, 1845)
Blue Kaiser Penthema darlisa Moore, ?1880

Ethope - The Dusky Diadem

Dusky Diadem, Ethope himachala (Moore, 1857) syn. Anadebis himachala.

Neorina - The Owl

Yellow Owl Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850
White Owl Neorina patria Leech, 1891

Elymnias -The Palmflies

South Indian Palmfly Elymnias caudata Butler, 1872 (Appears that Elymnias hypermnestra caudata is raised to status of 'species'.)
Andaman Palmfly Elymnias cottonis Hewitson, 1874 (Andamans)
Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus, 1763)
Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas Hewitson, 1865
Tiger Palmfly Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764)

Tawny Palmfly Elymnias panthera (Fabricius, 1787) (Nicobars)
Blue Striped Palmfly Elymnias patna (Westwood, 1851)
Peal's Palmfly Elymnias pealii Wood-Mason, ?1883
Pointed Palmfly Elymnias penanga (Westwood, 1851)

Jezebel Palmfly Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857

Rhapicera - The Walls

Large Tawny Wall Rhaphicera satricus (=Rhaphicera satrica) (Doubleday, 1849)
Small Tawny Wall Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867

Mycalesis - The Bushbrowns

Whitebar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862
Lilacine Bushbrown, Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, 1780)
Watson's Bushbrown Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897
Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857
Purple Bushbrown Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864
Dingy Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775)
Dark-branded Bushbrown Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Long-brand Bushbrown Mycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Long-Brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala Moore, 1858

Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis visala subdita Moore

Tytler's Bushbrown Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914
Red-Disc Bushbrown Mycalesis oculus Marshall, 1880
Plain Bushbrown Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868
Moore's Bushbrown Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857
White-edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra Hewitson, 1862
Wood-Mason's Bushbrown Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason, 1883
Brighteye Bushbrown Mycalesis nicotia Hewitson, 1850
Salmon-branded Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1901
Blind-eye Bushbrown Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, 1780)

Palni Bushbrown Mycalesis mamerata davisoni Moore

Whiteline Bushbrown Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
Annam Bushbrown Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906

Mycalesis watsoni Evans, 1912 is correctly Mycalesis annamitica lepcha

Lepcha Bushbrown Mycalesis lepcha (Moore, 1880)
Gladeye Bushbrown, Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857
Many-tufted Bushbrown Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891
Mycalesis anapita Moore, 1858
Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886
Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864
Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969
Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878
Intermediate Bushbrown Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, 1892)
Pachmarhi Bushbrown Mycalesis mercea Evans(nomen nudum ?)

Heteropsis - The Red-eye Bushbrown

Red-eye Bushbrown Heteropsis adolphei (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)

Orsotriaena -The Nigger

Nigger Orsotriaena medus (Fabricius, 1775)

Coelites - The Catseye

Scarce Catseye Coelites nothis Westwood, 1850 (Assam)

Erites - The Cyclops

Common Cyclops Erites falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, ?1886

Ragadia - The Ringlets

Striped Ringlet Ragadia crisilda Hewitson, 1862
Ringlet Ragadia crito de Nicéville, 1890

Coenonympha - Heath

Tibetan Heath Coenonympha sinica Alphéraky, 1888

Zipoetis - The Catseye

Dark Catseye Zipoetis scylax Hewitson, 1863
Tamil Catseye Zipoetis saitis Hewitson, 1863

Hyponephele - The Meadowbrowns

Oriental or Branded Meadowbrown Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836)
White-ringed Meadowbrown Hyponephele davendra (Moore, 1865)
Hyponephele brevistigma (Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele tenuistigma (Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele narica (Hübner), [1808-1813])
Hyponephele pulchella (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Tawny Meadowbrown Hyponephele pulchra (C. & R. Felder, [1867])

Aulocera - The Satyrs

Great Satyr, Aulocera padma (Kollar, 1844)
Narrow-banded Satyr Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853)
Narrow-banded Satyr Aulocera brahminoides (Moore, 1901)
Common Satyr Aulocera swaha (Kollar, [1844])
Striated Satyr Aulocera saraswati (Kollar, [1844])

Callerebia - The Arguses

Pallid Argus Callerebia scanda (Kollar, 1844)
Ringed Argus Callerebia annada (Moore, 1858)

Chazara - The Rockbrowns

Shandur Rockbrown Chazara heydenreichi (Lederer, 1853)

Karanasa

Karanasa modesta Moore, 1893-96
Karanasa astorica Tytler, 1926
Karanasa huebneri (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Karanasa rohtanga Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951

Loxerebia - The Mottled Argus

Mottled Argus Loxerebia narasingha (Moore, 1857)

Paralasa -

Paralasa chitralica (Evans, 1923)
Paralasa mani (de Nicéville, 1880)

Paroeneis - The Mountain Arguses

Mountain Argus Paroeneis pumilus (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Arctic Argus Paroeneis sikkimensis (Staudinger, 1889)

Pesudochazara - The Tawny Rockbrown

Tawny Rockbrown Pseudochazara mniszechii (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
Pseudochazara baldiva (Moore, 1865)
Pseudochazara lehana (Moore, 1878)

Satyrus - The Satyrs

Black Satyr Satyrus actaea (Esper, [1780])
Great Sooty Satyr Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrus pimpla C. & R. Felder, [1867]

Ypthima - The Rings

Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Common Threering Ypthima asterope
Jewel Fourring Ypthima avanta Moore, 1875
Common Fivering Ypthima baldus (Fabricius, 1775)
Ypthima cantlei Norman, 1958
White Fourring Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1865
Nilgiri Fourring Ypthima chenui (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Great Five-Ring Ypthima dohertyi (Moore, 1893)
Common Fourring Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871
Brown Argus Ypthima hyagriva Moore, 1857
Western Five-Ring Ypthima indecora Moore, 1883
Lesser Three-Ring Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1865
Ypthima lisandra (Cramer, 1780) (Ypthima avanta bara Evans, 1923; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (3): 786, 797, No. D. 14/12b)
Variegated Five-Ring, Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1865
Plain Three-Ring Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889
Looped Three-Ring Ypthima watsoni (Moore, 1893)
Large Three-Ring Ypthima nareda (Kollar, 1844)
Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967
Eastern Fivering Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Baby Fivering Ypthima philomela (Linnaeus, 1763)
Himalayan Five-Ring, Ypthima sakra (Moore, 1857)
Ypthima parasakra Eliot, 1987
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1875
Ypthima kedarnathensis Singh, 2007
Pallid Five-Ring Ypthima savara Grose-Smith, 1887
Eastern Five-Ring Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima sobrina Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima striata Hampson, 1888
Palni Fourring Ypthima ypthimoides Moore, 1881

Cited references

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Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.