This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
Contents
- Subfamily Poritiinae
- Genus Poritia – gems
- Genus Simiskina – brilliants
- Subfamily Miletinae
- Genus Miletus – brownies
- Genus Allotinus – darkies
- Genus Logania – mottles
- Genus Spalgis – apefly
- Genus Taraka – forest Pierrot
- Genus Liphyra – moth butterfly
- Subfamily Curetinae
- Genus Curetis – sunbeams
- Subfamily Polyommatinae
- Genus Talicada – red Pierrot
- Genus Castalius – common Pierrot
- Genus Caleta – angled Pierrot
- Genus Discolampa – banded blue Pierrot
- Genus Pycnophallium – Pierrots
- Genus Tarucus – blue Pierrots
- Genus Syntarucus – zebra blue
- Genus Azanus – babul blues
- Genus Niphanda – pointed Pierrots
- Genus Pithecops – forest Quakers
- Genus Neopithecops – Quaker
- Genus Elkalyce – tailed Cupids
- Genus Shijimia – Moore's Cupid
- Genus Bothrinia – hedge Cupid
- Genus Megisba – Malayan
- Genus Callenya
- Genus Lestranicus
- Genus Celatoxia
- Genus Celastrina – hedge blues
- Genus Acytolepis – hedge blues
- Genus Oreolyce – hedge blues
- Genus Akasinula – white hedge blue
- Genus Notarthinus – Chapman's hedge blue
- Genus Udara – hedge blues
- Genus Phengaris – great spotted blue
- Genus Pseudophilotes – chequered blue
- Genus Polyommatus – meadow blues
- Genus Agriades
- Genus Eumedonia
- Genus Plebejidea
- Genus Aricia
- Genus Alpherakya
- Genus Plebejus
- Genus Patricius
- Genus Pamiria
- Genus Freyeria – grass jewel
- Genus Luthrodes – Cupids
- Genus Chilades – lime blue
- Genus Zizeeria – grass blues
- Genus Pseudozizeeria – pale grass blue
- Genus Zizula – tiny grass blue
- Genus Euchrysops – gram blues
- Genus Anthene – ciliate blues
- Genus Catochrysops – forget-me-nots
- Genus Lampides – ceruleans and the peablue
- Genus Jamides – ceruleans
- Genus Orthomiella – straightwing blue
- Genus Una – una
- Genus Nacaduba – lineblues
- Genus Catapyrops – Felder's lineblue
- Genus Prosotas – lineblues
- Genus Petrelaea – dingy lineblue
- Subfamily Lycaeninae
- Genus Lycaena – coppers
- Genus Heliophorus – sapphires
- Subfamily Theclinae
- Genus Strymon – white-line hairstreaks
- Genus Pamela – Lister's hairstreak
- Genus Euaspa – water hairstreak
- Genus Thecla – hairstreaks
- Genus Esakiozephyrus – hairstreaks
- Genus Chrysozephyrus – hairstreaks
- Genus Teratozephyrus – Suroifui hairstreak
- Genus Chaetoprocta – walnut blue
- Genus Amblopala – Chinese hairstreak
- Genus Iraota – silverstreak blues
- Genus Horsfieldia – leaf blue
- Genus Thaduka – many-tailed oak-blue
- Genus Mahathala – falcate oakblue
- Genus Apporasa – crenulate oakblue
- Genus Amblypodia – oakblues
- Genus Arhopala – oakblues
- Genus Nilasera – oakblues
- Genus Panchala – oakblues
- Genus Acesina – oakblues
- Genus Narathura – Tamil oakblue
- Genus Darasana – tailless oakblue
- Genus Surendra – acacia blue
- Genus Zinaspa – silver streaked acacia blue
- Genus Mota – saffron
- Genus Loxura – yamfly
- Genus Yasoda – branded yamfly
- Genus Drina – brown yamfly
- Genus Zesius – redspot
- Genus Pratapa – tufted royals
- Genus Dacalana – double tufted royal
- Genus Ancema – royals
- Genus Creon – broadtail royal
- Genus Maneca – slate royal
- Genus Tajuria – royals
- Genus Remelana – chocolate royal
- Genus Sithon – orange and black royal
- Genus Ops – branded royal
- Genus Bullis – baby royal
- Genus Creusa – black-branded royal
- Genus Iolaus – royals
- Genus Cophanta – white royal
- Genus Charana – mandarin blues
- Genus Neocheritra – pale grand imperial
- Genus Suasa – red imperial
- Genus Cheritrella – truncate imperial
- Genus Cheritra – common imperial
- Genus Ticherra – blue imperial
- Genus Biduanda – posies
- Genus Rathinda – monkeypuzzle
- Genus Horaga – onyxs
- Genus Catapaecilma – tinsels
- Genus Acupicta – dark tinsel
- Genus Chliaria – tits
- Genus Hypolycaena – tits
- Genus Zeltus – fluffy tit
- Genus Artipe – green flash
- Genus Deudorix – cornelians
- Genus Virachola – guava blues
- Genus Rapala – flashes
- Genus Vadebra – Malabar flash
- Genus Baspa – Indian red flash
- Genus Bidaspa – flashes
- Genus Sinthusa – sparks
- Genus Bindahara – plane
- Genus Araotes – witch
- Subfamily Aphnaeinae
- Genus Cigaritis – silverlines
- See also
- Cited references
- References
This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76–128 genera depending on taxonomy.
