Pareronia valeria, the common wanderer or Malayan wanderer, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, and is found in India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly found in India is sometimes considered as a separate species, Pareronia hippia.
Parnassius stoliczkanus, the Ladakh banded Apollo, is a rare high-altitude butterfly which is found in Central Asia. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family. It is named after the naturalist and explorer Ferdinand Stoliczka.
Parnassius jacquemontii, the keeled Apollo, is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India and Pakistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It is also fairly common at high altitudes from Chitral to Kumaon.
Aporia nabellica, the dusky blackvein, is a mid-sized to large butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and Pakistan in the western Himalayas: Kashmir to Naini Tal from 2,600 to 4,000 m. It has a wingspan of 6 to 7 cm.
Appias wardii, the Indian albatross or Ward's albatross, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India.
Pontia callidice, the lofty Bath white or peak white, is a small butterfly of the yellows and whites family (Pieridae), which occurs in the Palearctic realm.
Tarucus theophrastus, the common tiger blue, pointed Pierrot or African Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in the Old World tropics. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Curetis bulis, the bright sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Asia.
Hypermnestra helios is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Parnassinae family and is the sole member of the genus Hypermnestra. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is locally common in desert habitats.
Enispe cycnus, the blue caliph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Gampola is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. They were found from Sri Lanka, where the generic name is due to the Gampola area of Kandy, where the first species was discovered. In June 2016, another species was found from India and other few nearby countries such as China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Machairophora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. Two species are included, which are found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.
Callopistria maillardi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found throughout central, eastern and southern Africa, including the islands of the Indian Ocean, Yemen, Chagos islands, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, in Hawaii, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Society Islands, Sulawesi, as well as Queensland in Australia.
Medasina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a junior subjective synonym of Chorodna. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Trichosea champa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the Himalayas, north-east India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Russia.
Eucyclodes gavissima, the Oriental orange banded green geometer moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, western China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sumatra and Borneo.
Trabala vishnou, the rose-myrtle lappet moth, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in southern Asia, including Pakistan, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia. Four subspecies are recognized.
Athetis reclusa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found from Sundaland to New Caledonia and Fiji. The habitat consists of open areas from sea level up to 1,200 meters.
Nishada flabrifera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and on Java.
Chrysocraspeda abhadraca is a species of moth in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indian subregion including India and Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
