This is a list of butterfly species and subspecies found in West Bengal , India.
Tribe: Leptocircini
Subspecies: Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Oriental tailed jay)
Subspecies: Graphium agetes agetes (Assam four-bar swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium antiphates pompilius (Indo-Chinese five-bar swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium aristeus anticrates (Assam chain swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium cloanthus cloanthus (Himalayan glassy bluebottle)
Subspecies: Graphium doson axionides (Himalayan common jay)
Subspecies: Graphium macareus indicus (east Himalayan lesser zebra)
Subspecies: Graphium nomius nomius (Indian spot swordtail)
Subspecies: Graphium sarpedon sarpedon (Oriental common bluebottle)
Tribe: Papilionini
Subspecies: Papilio alcmenor alcmenor (Khasi redbreast)
Subspecies: Papilio bianor ganesa (east Himalayan common peacock)
Subspecies: Papilio castor polias (Himalayan common raven)
Subspecies: Papilio clytia clytia (Oriental common mime)
Subspecies: Papilio demoleus demoleus (northern lime swallowtail or lime butterfly)
Subspecies: Papilio epycides epycides (Himalayan lesser mime)
Subspecies: Papilio memnon agenor (continental great Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio nephelus chaon (Khasi yellow Helen)
Subspecies: Papilio paris paris (Chinese Paris peacock)
Subspecies: Papilio polymnestor polymnestor (Indian blue Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio polytes romulus (Indian common Mormon)
Subspecies: Papilio protenor euprotenor (Himalayan spangle)
Tribe: Teinopalpini
Subspecies: Meandrusa payeni evan (Sikkim yellow gorgon)
Tribe: Troidini
Subspecies: Atrophaneura polyeuctes polyeuctes (Sylhet common windmill)
Subspecies: Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae (Indian common rose)
Subspecies: Troides helena cerberus (Khasi common birdwing)
Subspecies: Catopsilia pomona pomona (Oriental lemon emigrant)
Subspecies: Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Oriental mottled emigrant)
Subspecies: Eurema andersonii jordani (Sikkim one-spot grass yellow or Jordan's grass yellow)
Subspecies: Eurema hecabe hecabe (Oriental common grass yellow)
Subspecies: Gandaca harina assamica (Assam tree yellow)
Tribe: Anthocharidini
Subspecies: Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe (Oriental great orange-tip)
Tribe: Leptosiaini
Subspecies: Leptosia nina nina (Oriental psyche)
Tribe: Pierini
Subspecies: Appias albina darada (Sylhet common albatross)
Subspecies: Appias lalage lalage (Himalayan spot puffin)
Subspecies: Appias lyncida eleonora (Indo-Chinese chocolate albatross)
Subspecies: Delias acalis pyramus (Himalayan redbreast Jezebel)
Subspecies: Delias agostina agostina (Sikkim yellow Jezebel)
Subspecies: Delias belladonna ithiela (Sikkim hill Jezebel)
Subspecies: Delias descombesi descombesi (Vietnamese red-spot Jezebel)
Subspecies: Delias hyparete indica (Indian painted Jezebel)
Subspecies: Delias pasithoe pasithoe (Chinese red-base Jezebel)
Subspecies: Prioneris philonome clemanthe (Burmese redspot sawtooth)
Subspecies: Prioneris thestylis thestylis (Himalayan spotted sawtooth)
Tribe: Teracolini
Subspecies: Ixias pyrene familiaris (east Himalayan yellow orange-tip)
Tribe: Apaturini
Subspecies: Euripus nyctelius nyctelius (Sylhet Circe)
Subspecies: Hestinalis nama nama (Sylhet courtesan)
Subspecies: Rohana parisatis parisatis (Assam black prince)
Tribe: Danaini
Subspecies: Ariadne ariadne indica (Indian angled castor)
Subspecies: Ariadne merione tapestrina (intricate common castor)
Subspecies: Charaxes arja arja (Bengal pallid nawab)
Subspecies: Charaxes bernardus hierax (variable tawny rajah)
Subspecies: Charaxes eudamippus eudamippus (Himalayan great nawab)
Subspecies: Charaxes marmax marmax (Sylhet yellow rajah)
Subspecies: Charaxes solon solon (pale black rajah)
Subspecies: Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas (Oriental map butterfly)
Tribe: Danaini
Subspecies: Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Oriental plain tiger)
Subspecies: Danaus genutia genutia (Oriental striped tiger)
Subspecies: Euploea klugii kollari (brown king crow)
Subspecies: Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Oriental magpie crow)
Subspecies: Euploea sylvester hopei (Cachar double-branded blue crow)
Subspecies: Euploea mulciber mulciber (Bengal striped blue crow)
Subspecies: Parantica aglea melanoides (Himalayan glassy tiger)
Subspecies: Parantica melaneus plataniston (Himalayan chocolate tiger)
Subspecies: Tirumala limniace exoticus (Oriental blue tiger)
Subspecies: Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis (Oriental dark blue tiger)
Tribe: Acraeini
Subspecies: Cethosia biblis tisamena (Himalayan red lacewing)
Subspecies: Cethosia cyane cyane (Bengal leopard lacewing)
Tribe: Argynnini
Subspecies: Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius (Chinese tropical fritillary)
Tribe: Vagrantini
Subspecies: Cirrochroa aoris aoris (Himalayan large yeoman)
Subspecies: Cirrochroa tyche mithila (Bengal common yeoman)
Subspecies: Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Oriental common leopard)
Subspecies: Vagrans egista sinha (Himalayan vagrant)
Subspecies: Vindula erota erota (Thai cruiser)
Tribe: Adoliadini
Subspecies: Euthalia lubentina lubentina (Chinese gaudy baron)
Subspecies: Euthalia monina kesava (Assam powdered baron)
Subspecies: Euthalia phemius phemius (Sylhet white-edged blue baron)
Subspecies: Tanaecia jahnu jahnu (Darjeeling plain earl)
Subspecies: Tanaecia julii appiades (changeable common earl)
Subspecies: Tanaecia lepidea lepidea (Himalayan grey count)
Tribe: Limenitidini
Subspecies: Athyma cama cama (Himalayan orange staff sergeant)
Subspecies: Athyma inara inara (Himalayan colour sergeant)
Subspecies: Auzakia danava danava (Indian commodore)
Subspecies: Lebadea martha martha (Thai knight)
Subspecies: Moduza procris procris (Oriental commander)
Subspecies: Parasarpa dudu dudu (Sylhet white commodore)
Tribe: Neptini
Subspecies: Lasippa viraja viraja (Bengal yellowjack sailer)
Subspecies: Neptis hylas varmona (Indian common sailer)
Subspecies: Neptis zaida bhutanica (east Himalayan pale green sailer)
Subspecies: Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (Oriental common lascar)
Tribe: Junoniini
Subspecies: Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Oriental great eggfly)
Subspecies: Junonia almana almana (Oriental peacock pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia atlites atlites (Oriental grey pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia hierta hierta (Oriental yellow pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia iphita iphita (Oriental chocolate pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia lemonias lemonias (Chinese lemon pansy)
Subspecies: Junonia orithya ocyale (dark blue pansy)
Tribe: Kallimini
Subspecies: Doleschallia bisaltide indica (Himalayan autumn leaf)
Subspecies: Kallima inachus inachus (Himalayan orange oakleaf)
Tribe: Nymphalini
Subspecies: Aglais caschmirensis aesis (Himalayan tortoiseshell)
Subspecies: Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana (Khasi common mester)
Subspecies: Vanessa indica indica (Himalayan red admiral)
Tribe: Pseudergolini
Subspecies: Pseudergolis wedah wedah (Himalayan tabby)
Subspecies: Stibochiona nicea nicea (Himalayan popinjay)
Tribe: Elymniini
Subspecies: Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (wavy common palmfly)
Subspecies: Elymnias malelas malelas (Bengal spotted palmfly)
Tribe: Melanitini
Subspecies: Melanitis leda leda (Oriental common evening brown)
Tribe: Satyrini
Subspecies: Lethe chandica chandica (Darjeeling angled red forester)
Subspecies: Lethe confusa confusa (Himalayan banded treebrown)
Subspecies: Mycalesis anaxias aemate (Indo-Chinese white-bar bushbrown)
Subspecies: Ypthima baldus baldus (Himalayan common five-ring)
Subspecies: Curetis acuta dentata (Indian acute sunbeam)
Subspecies: Curetis bulis bulis (Himalayan bright sunbeam)
Subspecies: Heliophorus brahma brahma (Himalayan golden sapphire)
Tribe: Lycaenesthini
Subspecies: Anthene emolus emolus (Bengal common ciliate blue)
Tribe: Polyommatini
Subspecies: Acytolepis puspa gisca (Himalayan common hedge blue)
Subspecies: Caleta elna noliteia (Indo-Chinese elbowed Pierrot)
Subspecies: Castalius rosimon rosimon (Continental common Pierrot)
Subspecies: Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Malay silver forget-me-not)
Subspecies: Catochrysops strabo strabo (Oriental forget-me-not)
Subspecies: Luthrodes pandava pandava (Oriental plains Cupid)
Subspecies: Everes lacturnus syntala (Dakhan Cupid)
Subspecies: Jamides bochus bochus (Indian dark cerulean)
Subspecies: Jamides celeno celeno (Oriental common cerulean)
Subspecies: Leptotes plinius plinius (Asian zebra blue)
Subspecies: Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (Myanmar common Quaker)
Subspecies: Prosotas dubiosa indica (Indian tailless lineblue)
Subspecies: Prosotas nora ardates (Indian common lineblue)
Subspecies: Pseudozizeeria maha maha (Himalayan pale grass blue)
Subspecies: Zizina otis otis (Oriental lesser grass blue)
Tribe: Poritiini
Subspecies: Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni (Himalayan common gem)
Tribe: Amblypodiini
Subspecies: Amblypodia anita dina (Indian purple leaf blue)
Subspecies: Iraota rochana boswelliana (Malayan scarce silverstreak blue)
Tribe: Arhopalini
Subspecies: Arhopala abseus indicus (Indian aberrant oakblue)
Subspecies: Arhopala bazalus teesta (Teesta powdered oakblue)
Subspecies: Arhopala centaurus pirithous (Bengal centaur oakblue)
Subspecies: Surendra quercetorum quercetorum (Himalayan common acacia blue)
Tribe: Catapaecilmini
Subspecies: Catapaecilma major major (Himalayan common tinsel)
Tribe: Cheritrini
Subspecies: Cheritra freja evansi (Khasi common imperial)
Subspecies: Ticherra acte acte (Himalayan blue imperial)
Tribe: Deudorigini
Subspecies: Rapala iarbus iarbus (Oriental red flash)
Subspecies: Rapala pheretima petosiris (Indian copper flash)
Subspecies: Virachola perse perse (Himalayan large guava blue)
Tribe: Iolaini
Subspecies: Creon cleobis cleobis (Bengal broad-tail royal)
Tribe: Horagini
Subspecies: Horaga onyx onyx (variable common onyx)
Tribe: Hypolycaenini
Subspecies: Hypolycaena erylus himavantus (Sikkim common tit)
Subspecies: Hypolycaena othona othona (Oriental orchid tit)
Subspecies: Zeltus amasa amasa (Indian fluffy tit)
Tribe: Remelanini
Subspecies: Ancema blanka minturna (blue-streaked silver royal)
Subspecies: Remelana jangala ravata (northern chocolate royal)
Tribe: Abisarini
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Subspecies: Abisara bifasciata angulata (angled double-banded Judy)
Tribe: Nemeobiini
Subspecies: Dodona dipoea dipoea (Himalayan lesser Punch)
Subspecies: Dodona egeon egeon (Himalayan orange Punch)
Subspecies: Zemeros flegyas flegyas (Himalayan Punchinello)
Subspecies: Bibasis sena sena (Indian orangetail awl)
Subspecies: Choaspes benjaminii japonica (Oriental common awlking)
Subspecies: Hasora badra badra (Oriental common awl)
Tribe: Aeromachini
Subspecies: Ochus subvittatus subradiatus (Khasi tiger hopper)
Subspecies: Suastus gremius gremius ( Indian palm bob)
Subspecies: Zographetus ogygia ogygia (continental purple-spotted flitter)
Tribe: Erionotini
Subspecies: Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Bengal chocolate demon)
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Subspecies: Iambrix salsala salsala (eastern chestnut bob)
Tribe: Baorini
Tribe: Carcharodini
Tribe: Celaenorrhinini
Subspecies: Celaenorrhinus putra putra (Bengal restricted spotted flat)
Subspecies: Pseudocoladenia dan fabia (Himalayan fulvous pied flat)
Subspecies: Sarangesa dasahara dasahara (Indian common small flat)
Tribe: Tagiadini
Subspecies:Caprona ransonnetii potiphera (Dakhan golden angle)
Subspecies: Coladenia agni agni (Himalayan brown pied flat)
Subspecies: Ctenoptilum vasava vasava (Himalayan tawny angle)
Subspecies: Gerosis phisara phisara (Khasi dusky yellow-breast flat)
Subspecies: Mooreana trichoneura pralaya (yellow-veined flat)
Subspecies: Odontoptilum angulata angulata (Oriental chestnut angle)
Subspecies: Seseria dohertyi dohertyi (Himalayan contiguous seseria or Himalayan white flat)
Subspecies: Seseria sambara sambara (Himalayan notched seseria or Sikkim white flat)
Subspecies: Tagiades japetus ravi (Himalayan common snow flat)
Sattal or Sat Tal is an interconnected group of seven freshwater lakes situated in the Lower Himalayan Range near Bhimtal, a town of the Nainital district in Uttarakhand, India. During the British Raj, the area had a tea plantation, one of four in the Kumaon area at that time.
Graphium eurous, the sixbar swordtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Graphium, also known as the swordtails.
Delias belladonna, the hill Jezebel, is a medium-sized mountain butterfly of India and adjacent countries. It belongs to the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.
Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary (CKBS), formerly known as Kayaler Bagan, is a bird sanctuary located in West Bengal, India, south of Kolkata. This garden is famous for its wide variety of birds, butterflies, ferns and orchids.