Nymphalidae
Danaus melanippus (Cramer)
Danaus melanippus (Cramer)
Danaus melanippus is a tropical Asian brush-footed butterfly with ~17 subspecies, related to the Malay tiger.
Danaus chrysippus petilia (Stoll, 1790)
Danaus chrysippus petilia (Stoll, 1790)
Danaus chrysippus, the plain tiger, is a medium-sized polymorphic butterfly with a broad range across Africa, Asia, Oceania and parts of Europe and Australia.
Danaus ismare (Cramer, 1780)
Danaus ismare (Cramer, 1780)
Danaus ismare, the ismare tiger, is a brush-footed butterfly found in tropical Indonesia.
Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Danaus gilippus, the queen butterfly, is a danaid butterfly with documented life cycle, distribution, habitat, and host plant associations.
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775
Danaus affinis, the variable Malay tiger butterfly, lives across tropical Asia and has at least around 30 subspecies.
Danaus eresimus (Cramer)
Danaus eresimus (Cramer)
Danaus eresimus, the soldier butterfly, is a milkweed butterfly with described appearance, habitat, life cycle and an expanded known host plant range.
Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ideopsis similis (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Ceylon blue glassy tiger (Ideopsis similis) is an Asian nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.
Ideopsis vulgaris (Butler, 1874)
Ideopsis vulgaris (Butler, 1874)
Ideopsis vulgaris is a species of milkweed butterfly found across South and Southeast Asia in forest edge and mangrove habitats.
Ideopsis juventa (Cramer)
Ideopsis juventa (Cramer)
Ideopsis juventa is a Southeast Asian nymphalid butterfly species from the Danainae subfamily with distinct dark wings and white markings.
Ideopsis gaura Horsfield, 1829
Ideopsis gaura Horsfield, 1829
Ideopsis gaura is a Southeast Asian nymphalid butterfly whose caterpillars feed on Melodinus, and adults are mimicked by two other species.
Ideopsis vitrea (Blanchard, 1853)
Ideopsis vitrea (Blanchard, 1853)
Blanchard’s ghost (Ideopsis vitrea) is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea.
Parantica nilgiriensis (Moore, 1877)
Parantica nilgiriensis (Moore, 1877)
Parantica nilgiriensis is a nymphalid butterfly species native to the hills of southern India.
Parantica sita (Kollar, 1844)
Parantica sita (Kollar, 1844)
Parantica sita is a butterfly species with distinct wing markings found across Himalayan and East Asian to Malayan regions.
Parantica agleoides (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860)
Parantica agleoides (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860)
Parantica agleoides is a species distinct from Parantica aglea found across northeastern India to Java.
Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
Parantica aglea is a butterfly species with two recognized subspecies, found across South and Southeast Asia, with caterpillars feeding on specific dogbane plants.
Parantica melaneus (Cramer)
Parantica melaneus (Cramer)
Parantica melaneus (Cramer) is a butterfly with distinct dark wing markings, found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.
Parantica melaneus swinhoei (Moore, 1883)
Parantica melaneus swinhoei (Moore, 1883)
Parantica melaneus swinhoei is a butterfly with specific wing markings, found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.
Parantica aspasia (Fabricius, 1787)
Parantica aspasia (Fabricius, 1787)
Parantica aspasia is a Southeast Asian butterfly with bluish grey wings and a 60–75 mm wingspan, primarily found in forested areas.
Tirumala limniace (Cramer, 1775)
Tirumala limniace (Cramer, 1775)
Tirumala limniace, the blue tiger butterfly, is a South and Southeast Asian butterfly first recorded in Europe in 2019.
Tirumala hamata (MacLeay, 1826)
Tirumala hamata (MacLeay, 1826)
The dark tiger (Tirumala hamata) is a migratory nymphalid butterfly found from the Philippines to Australia and Pacific islands.
Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday)
Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday)
The blue monarch (Tirumala petiverana) is a widespread nymphalid butterfly found across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874)
Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874)
Tirumala septentrionis, the Dark Blue Tiger butterfly, is a distinct species related to T. limniace found across South and Southeast Asia.
Idea iasonia (Westwood, 1848)
Idea iasonia (Westwood, 1848)
Idea iasonia, the Ceylon tree nymph, is a large butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka with two distinct regional populations.
Idea malabarica (Moore, 1877)
Idea malabarica (Moore, 1877)
Idea malabarica, the Malabar tree nymph, is a Near Threatened white butterfly endemic to India's Western Ghats.
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