Family: Lycaenidae

Published: 24 Feb 2015
Updated: 09 Jan 2026

SL	Scientific Name	Common Name
1	Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910	Common Hedgeblue
2	Allotinus drumila drumila Moore, 1866	Crenulate Darkie
3	Allotinus taras Doherty, 1889	Brown-Tipped Brownie
4	Allotinus unicolor continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1913	Common Darkie
5	Amblypodia anita anita Hewitson, 1862	Purple Leaf Blue
6	Anthene emolus emolus Godart, 1824	Common Ciliate Blue
7	Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878	Pointed Ciliate Blue
8	Araotes lapithis lapithis Moore, 1857	Witch
9	Arhopala agaba agaba Hewitson, 1862	Purple-Glazed Oakblue
10	Arhopala amantes apella Swinhoe, 1886	Large Oakblue
11	Arhopala ammonides Doherty, 1891	Little Cerulean Oakblue
12	Arhopala athada apha de Nicéville, 1895	Vinous Oakblue
13	Arhopala atrax Hewitson, 1867	Indian Oakblue
14	Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides Hewitson, 1878	Tamil Oakblue
15	Arhopala bazalus teesta de Nicéville, 1886	Powdered Oakblue/Dusted Oakblue
16	Arhopala camdeo Moore, 1857	Lilac Oakblue
17	Arhopala centaurus pirithous Moore, 1883	Centaur Oakblue
18	Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus Cramer, 1780	Green Oakblue
19	Arhopala hellenore hellenore Doherty, 1889	Doherty’s Green Oakblue
20	Arhopala khamti Doherty, 1891	Khamti Oakblue
21	Arthopala paraganesa zephyretta Hewitson, 1862	Dusky Bushblue
22	Arthopala paramuta de Nicéville, 1886	Hooked Oakblue
23	Arhopala perimuta perimuta Moore, 1858	Yellowdisc Tailless Oakblue
24	Arhopala oenea Hewitson, 1869	Hewitson’s Dull Oakblue
25	Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis Hewitson, 1862	Sylhet Oakblue
26	Artipe eryx eryx Linné, 1771	Green Flash
27	Azanus uranus Butler, 1866	Indian Babul Blue
28	Caleta elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918	Elbowed Pierrot
29	Caleta decidia decidia Hewitson, 1876	Angled Pierrot
30	Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775	Common Pierrot
31	Catapaecilma major major Druce, 1895	Common Tinsel
32	Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886	Silver Forget-Me-Not
33	Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793	Forget-Me-Not
34	Celatorixia albidisca Moore, 1883	White-disc Hedge Blue
35	Charana cepheis de Nicéville, 1894	Cachar Mandarin Blue
36	Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965	Common Imperial
37	Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870	Lime Blue
38	Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829	Plains Cupid
39	Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793	Small Cupid
40	Chilades putli Kollar, 1844	Eastern Grass Jewel
41	Chliaria othona othona Hewitson, 1865	Orchid Tit
42	Creon cleobis cleobis Godart, 1823	Broad-Tail Royal
43	Curetis acuta dentata Moore, 1879	Angled Sunbeam
44	Curetis bulis bulis Westwood, 1851	Bright Sunbeam
45	Curetis dentate Moore, 1879	Toothed Sunbeam
46	Curetis saronis gloriosa Moore, 1883	Assam Sunbeam
47	Curetis thetis thetis Drury, 1773	Indian Sunbeam
48	Dacalana penicilligera de Nicéville, 1890	Double-Tufted Royal
49	Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912	Cornelian
50	Deudorix isocrates Fabricius, 1793	Common Guava Blue
51	Discolampa ethion ethion Westwood, 1851	Banded Blue Pierrot
52	Drina donina donina Hewitson, 1865	Brown Yamfly
53	Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798	Gram Blue
54	Everes lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915	Indian Cupid
55	Flos apidanus ahamus Doherty, 1891	Plain Plushblue
56	Heliophorus epicles latilimbata Eliot, 1963	Purple Sapphire
57	Horaga albimacula viola Moore, 1882	Violet Onyx
58	Horaga onyx onyx Moore, 1858	Common Onyx
59	Horaga syrinx sikkima Moore, 1883	Ambon Onyx
60	Hypolycaena erylus himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912	Common Tit
61	Ionolyce helicon merguiana Moore, 1884	Pointed Lineblue
62	Iraota timoleon timoleon Stoll, 1790	Silverstreak Blue
63	Jamides alecto eurysaces Fruhstorfer, 1916	Metallic Cerulean
64	Jamides celeno celeno Cramer, 1775	Common Cerulean
65	Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782	Dark Cerulean
66	Jamides elpis pseudelpis Butler, 1879	Glistening Cerulean
67	Jamides pura pura Moore, 1886	White Cerulean
68	Lampides boeticus Linné, 1767	Pea Blue
69	Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793	Asian Zebra Blue
70	Loxura atymnus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1911	Yamfly
71	Mahathala ameria ameria Hewitson, 1862	Falcate Oakblue
72	Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884	Malayan
73	Miletus chinensis assamensis Doherty, 1891	Common Brownie
74	Nacaduba berenice plumbeomicans Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1880	Rounded Six-Lineblue
75	Nacaduba beroe gythion Fruhstorfer, 1916	Opaque Six-Lineblue
76	Nacaduba hermus nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916	Pale Four-Lineblue
77	Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916	Transparent Six-Lineblue
78	Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916	Large Four-Lineblue
79	Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916	Small Four-Lineblue
80	Neopithecops zalmora zalmora Butler, 1870	Common Quaker
81	Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1883	Dingy Lineblue
82	Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965	Forest Quaker
83	Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni Moore, 1866	Common Gem
84	Prosotas bhutea de Nicéville, 1883	Bhutya Lineblue
85	Prosotas dubiosa indica Evans, 1925	Tailless Lineblue
86	Prosotas lutea sivoka Evans, 1910	Brown Lineblue
87	Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875	Common Lineblue
88	Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963	Additional Lineblue
89	Pseudozizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1848	Pale Grass Blue
90	Rachana jalindra indra Moore, 1883	Banded Royal
91	Rapala dieneces dieneces Hewitson, 1878	Scarlet Flash
92	Rapala iarbus sorya Kollar, 1848	Indian Red Flash
93	Rapala manea schistacea Moore, 1879	Slate Flash
94	Rapala pheretima petosiris Hewitson, 1863	Copper Flash
95	Rapala scintilla scintilla de Nicéville, 1890	Scarce Slate Flash
96	Rapala suffusa suffusa Moore, 1883	Suffused Flash
97	Rapala varuna orseis Hewitson, 1877	Indigo Flash
98	Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775	Monkey Puzzle
99	Remelana jangala ravata Moore, 1865	Chocolate Royal
100	Spalgis epeus epeus Westwood, 1851	Apefly
101	Spindasis elima elima Moore, 1877	Scarce Shot Silverline
102	Spindasis ictis Hewitson, 1865	Common Shot Silverline
103	Spindasis lohita himalayanus Moore, 1884	Long-Banded Silverline
104	Spindasis syama peguanus Moore, 1884	Club Silverline
105	Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus Fabricius, 1775	Common Silverline
106	Surendra quercetorum Moore, 1857	Common Acacia Blue
107	Tajuria cippus cippus Fabricius, 1798	Peacock Royal
108	Tajuria jehana jehana Moore, 1883	Plains Blue Royal
109	Telicada nyseus Guerin-Meneville, 1843	Red Pierrot
110	Taraka hamada mendesia Fruhstorfer, 1918	Forest Pierrot
111	Tarucus balkanicus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918	Black-Spotted Pierrot
112	Tarucus callinara Butler, 1867	Spotted Pierrot
113	Tarucus nara Kollar, 1848	Striped Pierrot
114	Tarucus venosus Evans & Moore, 1882	Veined Pierrot
115	Ticherra acte acte Moore, 1858	Blue Imperial
116	Zeltus amasa amasa Hewitson, 1865	Fluffy Tit
117	Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865	Dark Gras Blue
118	Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787	Lesser Grass Blue
119	Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775	Tiny Grass Blue