List of butterflies of Chandigarh

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This is a list of butterfly species found in the union territory of Chandigarh in India.

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Chocolate pansy, Butterfly Park, Sector 26, Chandigarh Chocolate Pansy, Butterfly Park, Sector 26, Chandigarh, India.jpg
Chocolate pansy, Butterfly Park, Sector 26, Chandigarh

Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)

Source: [1] [2]

Satyrs or browns (Satyrinae)

Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Common map on a marigold bloom, Butterfly Garden, Sector 26, Chandigarh Common Map on a Marigold bloom, Butterfly Garden, Sector 26, Chandigarh, India.jpg
Common map on a marigold bloom, Butterfly Garden, Sector 26, Chandigarh

Gossamerwings (Lycaenidae)

Common silverline, Saketri, Chandigarh Common Silverline, Saketri, Chandigarh, india.jpg
Common silverline, Saketri, Chandigarh

Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae)

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

The Indian skipper butterfly spotted in Botanical Garden, Chandigarh Indian Skipper Butterfly.jpg
The Indian skipper butterfly spotted in Botanical Garden, Chandigarh
Small branded swift taken at Chandigarh Small Branded Swift, Chandigarh.jpg
Small branded swift taken at Chandigarh

References

  1. ↑ Kunte, K., S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). 2012. Butterflies of India. v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
  2. ↑ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  3. ↑ Pieris brassicae by Navtej Singh at Panjab University, Chandigarh
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