A Checklist of Butterflies of Bangladesh

An academic reference website listing butterfly species recorded in Bangladesh

Published: 24 Feb 2015
Updated: 02 Jan 2026

Family: Nymphalidae

SL Scientific Name Common Name
1Acraea violae Fabricius, 1775Tawny Coster
2Apatura iris Linnaus, 1758Purple Emperor
3Ariadne ariadne pallidior Fruhstorfer, 1899Angled Castor
4Ariadne merione tapestrina Moore, 1884Common Castor
5Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
6Athyma perius perius Linné, 1758Common Sergeant
7Athyma inara inara Westwood, 1850Colour Sergeant
8Athyma kanwa phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912Dot-Dash Sergeant
9Athyma ranga ranga Moore, 1857Blackvein Sergeant
10Athyma selenophora bahula Moore, 1858Staff Sergeant
11Bassarona recta de Nicéville, 1890Redtail Marquis
12Cethosia cyane cyane Drury, 1773Leopard Lacewing
13Charaxes bernardus Felder & Felder, 1867Tawny Rajah
14Charaxes kahruba kahruba Moore, 1896Variegated Rajah
15Charaxes marmax marmax Westwood, 1848Yellow Rajah
16Charaxes psaphon imna Butler, 1870Indian Tawny Rajah
17Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild & Jordan, 1898Black Rajah
18Chersonesia risa risa Westwood, 1848Common Maplet
19Cirrochroa tyche mithila Moore, 1872Common Yeoman
20Cupha erymanthis lotis Sulzer, 1776Rustic
21Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas Boisduval, 1836Indian Map Butterfly
22Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linné, 1758Plain Tiger
23Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, 1779Common Tiger
24Danaus melanippus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1899White Tiger
25Discophora sondaica zal Westwood, 1851Common Duffer
26Discophora timora timora Westwood, 1850Great Duffer
27Dophla evelina derma Kollar, 1848Red-Spot Duke
28Elymnias hypermnestra undularis Drury, 1773Common Palmfly
29Elymnias malelas malelas Hewitson, 1865Spotted Palmfly
30Elymnias nesaea timandra Wallace, 1869Tiger Palmfly
31Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848Long-Branded Blue Crow
32Euploea core core Cramer, 1780Common Crow
33Euploea crameri nicevillei Moore, 1890Sunderbans Crow
34Euploea doubledayi doubledayi Felder & Felder, 1865Striped Black Crow
35Euploea eunice Godart, 1819Blue-branded king crow
36a. Euploea klugii kollari Felder & Felder, 1865Blue King-Crow
b. Euploea klugii klugii Moore, 1857Brown King-Crow
37Euploea midamus rogenhoferi Felder & Felder, 1865Blue-Spotted Crow
38Euploea mulciber mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
39Euploea radamanthus radamanthus Fabricius, 1793Magpie Crow
40Euploea sylvester coreta Godart, 1819Double-Branded Black Crow
41Euripus nyctelius nyctelius Doubleday, 1845Courtesan
42Euthalia aconthea garuda Moore, 1857Common Baron
43Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857Grey Baron
44Euthalia lubentina indica Fruhstorfer, 1904Gaudy Baron
45Euthalia monina kesava Moore, 1859Powdered Baron
46Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1849White-Edged Blue Baron
47Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linné, 1758Great Eggfly
48Hypolimnas misippus Linné, 1758Danaid Eggfly or Diadem
49Idea agamarschana arrakana Fruhstorfer, 1910Burma Tree Nymph
50Junonia almana almana Linné, 1758Peacock Pansy
51Junonia atlites atlites Linné, 1763Grey Pansy
52Junonia hierta hierta Fabricius, 1793Yellow Pansy
53Junonia iphita iphita Cramer, 1779Chocolate Pansy
54Junonia lemonias lemonias Linné, 1758Lemon Pansy
55Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1816Blue Pansy
56Kallima inachus inachus Boisduval, 1836Orange Oakleaf
57Lebadea martha martha Fabricius, 1778Knight
58Lethe europa niladana Fruhstorfer, 1911Bamboo Treebrown
59Lethe mekara zuchara Fruhstorfer, 1911Common Red Forester
60Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863Tailed Red Forester
61Lethe verma Kollar, 1844Banded Treebrown
62Lethe vindhya vindhya C. Felder, 1859Black Forester
63Lexias cyanipardus cyanipardus Butler, 1869Great Archduke
64Lexias dirtea khasiana Swinhoe, 1893Dark Archduke
65Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878Archduke
66Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898Club Beak
67Melanitis leda leda Linné, 1758Common Evening Brown
68Melanitis phedima bela Moore, 1857Dark Evening Brown
69Moduza procris procris Cramer, 1777Commander
70Mycalesis anaxias aemate Fruhstorfer, 1911White-Bar Bushbrown
71Mycalesis fransisca sanatana Moore, 1857Lilacine Bushbrown
72Mycalesis gotama charaka Moore, 1874Chinese Bushbrown
73Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1891Intermediate Bushbrown
74Mycalesis mineus mineus Linné, 1767Dark-Brand Bushbrown
75Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857White-Line Bushbrown
76Mycalesis perseus blasius Fabricius, 1798Common Bushbrown
77Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857Long-Brand Bushbrown
78Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872Clear Sailer
79Neptis harita harita Moore, 1874Indian Dingiest Sailer
80Neptis hylas kamarupa Moore, 1872Common Sailer
81Neptis jumbah jumbah Moore, 1857Chestnut-Streaked Sailer
82Neptis magadha khasiana Moore, 1872Spotted Sailer
83Neptis nata adipala Moore, 1872Dirty Sailer
84Neptis sappho astola Moore, 1872Pallas’ Sailer
85Neptis soma soma Moore, 1858Sullied Sailer
86Neurosigma siva siva Westwood, 1850Leopard
87Orsotriaena medus medus Fabricius, 1775Medus Brown
88Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Stoll, 1790Common Lascar
89Pantoporia paraka paraka Butler, 1879Perak Lascar
90Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969Extra Lascar
91Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883Glassy Tiger
92Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860Dark Glassy Tiger
93Parthenos sylvia gambrisius Fabricius, 1787Clipper
94Phaedyma columella ophiana Moore, 1872Short-Banded Sailer
95Phalanta phalantha phalantha Drury, 1770Common Leopard
96Polyura arja Fielder & Felder, 1867Pallid Nawab
97Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770Common Nawab
98Polyura delphis delphis Doubleday, 1843Jewelled Nawab
99Polyura schreiber assamensis Rothschild, 1899Blue Nawab
100Pseudergolis wedah Kollar, 1844Tabby
101Rhinopalpa polynice birmana Fruhstorfer, 1897Wizard
102Rohana parisatis parisatis Westwood, 1850Black Prince
103Stibochiona nicea nicea Gray, 1846Popinjay
104Stichopthalma camadeva camadevoides de Nicéville, 1899Northern Jungle Queen
105Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana Moore, 1874Common Jester
106Tanaecia jahnu jahnu Moore, 1857Plain Earl
107Tanaecia julii appiades Ménétriés, 1857Common Earl
108Tanaecia lepidea lepidea Butler, 1868Grey Count
109Thaumantis diores diores Doubleday, 1845Jungle Glory
110Tirumala gautama Moore, 1877Scarce Blue Tiger
111Tirumala limniace exoticus Gmélin, 1790Blue Tiger
112Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis Butler, 1874Dark Blue Tiger
113Vagrans sinha sinha Kollar, 1848Vagrant
114Vanessa cardui cardui Linné, 1758Painted Lady
115Vindula erota erota Fabricius, 1793Cruiser
116Ypthima baldus baldus Fabricius, 1775Common Five-Ring
117Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871Common Four-Ring
118Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1864Lesser Three-Ring