- Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)[1][2]
- Satyrs or browns (Satyrinae)
- Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae)
- Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae)
- Swallotails (Papilionidae)
- Skippers (Hesperiidae)
- References
This is a list of butterfly species found in the union territory of Chandigarh in India. Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)[1][2]- Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
- Danaus genutia (common tiger)
- Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
- Euploea core (common Indian crow)
- Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
Satyrs or browns (Satyrinae) - Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
- Mycalesis mineus (dark-branded bushbrown)
- Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
- Ypthima asterope (common threering)
Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) - Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
- Ariadne merione (common castor)
- Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
- Acraea violae (tawny coster)
- Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
- Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
- Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
- Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
- Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
- Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
- Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
- Precis hierta (yellow pansy)
- Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
- Neptis hylas (common sailer)
- Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
- Libythea myrrha (club beak)
Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae) - Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
- Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
- Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
- Chilades trochylus (grass jewel)
- Lampides boeticus (pea blue)
- Cigaritis vulcanus (common silverline)
- Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
- Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
- Zizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae) - Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
- Pontia daplidice (Bath white)
- Belenois aurota (pioneer white)
- Gonepteryx rhamni (common brimstone)
- Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
- Catopsilia crocale (common emigrant)
- Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
- Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
- Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
- Colias croceus (dark clouded yellow
- Pieris brassicae (Indian large cabbage white)[3]
- Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)
Swallotails (Papilionidae) - Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
- Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
- Graphium doson (common jay)
Skippers (Hesperiidae) - Spialia galba (Indian skipper)
- Baoris guttatus bada (straight swift)
- Pelopidas mathias (small branded swift )
References1. ^Kunte, K., S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). 2012. Butterflies of India. v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
2. ^{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |authorlink=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society |year=1932 }}
3. ^[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152644208097901&set=gm.1542836165970295&type=1&theater Pieris brassicae by Navtej Singh at Panjab University, Chandigarh]
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