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Sumalia
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zaida
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namba
manasa
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Yoma
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Kallima
horsfieldii
inachus
knyvettii
albofasciata
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Nymphalini
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Aglais
caschmirensis
ladakensis
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Araschnia
dohertyi
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Kaniska
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Nymphalis
xanthomelas
antiopa
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Polygonia
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Symbrenthia
silana
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lilaea
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Vanessa
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Aemona
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Cyllogenes
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kalinda
dibangensis
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hybrida
nirmala
scanda
annada
orixa
watsoni
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Chazara
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Chonala
masoni
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Coelites
nothis
Coenonympha
Erites
Hipparchia
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Hyponephele
davendra
pulchra
brevistigma
Karanasa
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Kirinia
eversmanni
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Lasiommata
schakra
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Lethe
europa
rohria
drypetis
latiaris
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visrava
nicetas
sura
chandica
confusa
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verma
margaritae
scanda
bhairava
isana
mekara
sidonis
maitrya
sinorix
dura
naga
distans
ramadeva
gulnihal
goalpara
kansa
brisanda
siderea
kanjupkula
tristigmata
Maniola
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Melanocyma
faunula
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Mycalesis
anaxias
mineus
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junonia
intermedia
perseus
visala
igilia
adamsonii
gotama
subdita
radza
suaveolens
manii
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Neope
bhadra
pulaha
yama
armandii
Oeneis
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Orinoma
damaris
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Orsotriaena
medus
Paralasa
Paroeneis
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Ragadia
crisilda
crito
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Rhaphicera
moorei
satricus
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Ypthima
baldus
inica
ypthimoides
chenu
huebneri
asterope
sakra
singala
nareda
nikaea
tabella
newara
ceylonica
striata
affectata
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avanta
parasakra
indecora
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Zipaetis
saitis
scylax
Heteropsis
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Telinga
oculus
adolphei
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malsarida
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lepcha
mestra
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Pseudochazara
lehana
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Zetherini
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Ethope
himachala
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Neorina
hilda
patria
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Penthema
lisarda
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Cyrestinae
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Cyrestini
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Chersonesia
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intermedia
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Cyrestis
thyodamas
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tabula
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Riodinidae
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Nemeobiinae
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Abisarini
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Abisara
neophron
fylla
chela
echerius
burnii
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attenuata
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Taxila
haquinus
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Nemeobiini
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Dodona
longicaudata
egeon
adonira
eugenes
ouida
durga
dipoea
deodata
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Stiboges
nymphidia
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Zemeros
flegyas
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Lycaenidae
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Curetinae
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Curetis
thetis
siva
bulis
saronis
acuta
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Lycaeninae
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Heliophorus
sena
epicles
brahma
indicus
kohimensis
oda
tamu
moorei
hybrida
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Lycaena
panava
phlaeas
kasyapa
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Miletinae
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Liphyrini
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Liphyra
brassolis
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Miletini
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Allotinus
drumila
unicolor
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Logania
distanti
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Miletus
chinensis
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Spalgini
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Spalgis
epeus
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Tarakini
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Taraka
hamada
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Polyommatinae
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Niphandini
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Niphanda
cymbia
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Polyommatini
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Acytolepis
puspa
lilacea
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Albulina
galathea
omphisa
chrysopis
arcaseia
Anthene
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Aricia
agestis
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Azanus
ubaldus
jesous
uranus
Bothrinia
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Caleta
decidia
elna
roxus
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Callenya
melaena
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Castalius
rosimon
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Catochrysops
strabo
panormus
Catopyrops
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Celastrina
lavendularis
gigas
argiolus
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Celatoxia
marginata
albidisca
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Chilades
lajus
pandava
parrhasius
Cyaniris
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Discolampa
ethion
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Euchrysops
cnejus
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Everes
lacturnus
argiades
huegelii
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Ionolyce
helicon
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Jamides
bochus
celeno
caeruleus
elpis
pura
alecto
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Lampides
boeticus
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Leptotes
plinius
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Lestranicus
transpectus
Lycaenopsis
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Megisba
malaya
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Monodontides
musina
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Nacaduba
kurava
pactolus
hermus
beroe
pavana
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Neopithecops
zalmora
Notarthrinus
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Oreolyce
vardhana
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Orthomiella
pontis
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Petrelaea
dana
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Phengaris
atroguttata
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Pithecops
corvus
fulgens
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Plebejus
samudra
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Polyommatus
stoliczkanus
ariana
pseuderos
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Prosotas
lutea
dubiosa
bhutea
nora
aluta
noreia
pia
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Pseudophilotes
vicrama
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Pseudozizeeria
maha
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Shijimia
moorei
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Talicada
nyseus
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Tarucus
ananda
callinara
nara
waterstradti
venosus
balkanicus
indica
hazara
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Tongeia
pseudozuthus
kala
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Udara
akasa
dilecta
albocaeruleus
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Una
usta
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Zizeeria
karsandra
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Zizina
otis
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Zizula
hylax
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Freyeria
putli
trochylus
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Agriades
jaloka
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Lycaenesthini
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Anthene
emolus
lycaenina
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Poritiinae
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Poritia
hewitsoni
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Simiskina
phalena
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Theclinae
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Amblypodiini
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Amblypodia
anita
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Iraota
timoleon
rochana
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Thaduka
multicaudata
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Aphnaeini
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Apharitis
lilacinus
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Spindasis
abnormis
vulcanus
lohita
schistacea
ictis
nipalicus
rukmini
syama
zhengweilie
elima
evansii
rukma
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Arhopalini
Apporasa
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Arhopala
centaurus
alea
perimuta
ammonides
fulla
abseus
curiosa
ganesa
dodonaea
silhetensis
amantes
birmana
atrax
paramuta
bazaloides
eumolphus
singla
bazalus
camdeo
dispar
rama
oenea
khamti
belphoebe
comica
athada
paraganesa
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Flos
diardi
adriana
apidanus
areste
asoka
fulgida
chinensis
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Mahathala
ameria
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Mota
massyla
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Surendra
quercetorum
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Zinaspa
todara
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Catapaecilmini
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Catapaecilma
major
subochrea
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Acupicta
delicatum
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Cheritrini
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Cheritra
freja
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Cheritrella
truncipennis
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Drupadia
scaeva
Neocheritra
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Suasa
lisides
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Ticherra
acte
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Deudorigini
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Araotes
lapithis
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Artipe
eryx
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Bindahara
moorei
phocides
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Deudorix
epijarbas
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Rapala
iarbus
manea
varuna
pheretima
dieneces
nissa
lankana
refulgens
selira
tara
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Sinthusa
chandrana
nasaka
virgo
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Virachola
perse
isocrates
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Eumaeini
Satyrium
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Horagini
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Horaga
onyx
viola
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Rathinda
amor
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Hypolycaenini
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Hypolycaena
othona
erylus
kina
nilgirica
narada
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Zeltus
amasa
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Iolaini
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Bullis
buto
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Charana
mandarinus
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Creon
cleobis
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Dacalana
penicilligera
cotys
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Maneca
bhotea
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Pratapa
deva
icetas
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Rachana
jalindra
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Tajuria
jehana
cippus
melastigma
maculata
diaeus
ister
illurgioides
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Neocheritra
fabronia
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Loxurini
Drina
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Loxura
atymnus
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Yasoda
tripunctata
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Remelanini
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Ancema
blanka
ctesia
sudica
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Remelana
jangala
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Theclini
Amblopala
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Chaetoprocta
odata
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Chrysozephyrus
syla
birupa
duma
disparatus
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Esakiozephyrus
icana
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Euaspa
milionia
ziha
Pamela
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Superflua
deria
Thecla
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Shirozuozephyrus
bhutanensis
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Thermozephyrus
ataxus
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Zesiusini
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Zesius
chrysomallus
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Hesperiidae
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Coeliadinae
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Badamia
exclamationis
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Bibasis
sena
mahintha
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Burara
jaina
amara
oedipodea
vasutana
harisa
gomata
anadi
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Choaspes
benjaminii
furcata
stigmata
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Hasora
chromus
badra
taminatus
vitta
anura
khoda
leucospila
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Eudaminae
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Lobocla
liliana
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Hesperiinae
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Aeromachini
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Actinor
radians
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Aeromachus
pygmaeus
dubius
kali
stigmata
jhora
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Ampittia
dioscorides
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Ancistroides
nigrita
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Apostictopterus
fuliginosus
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Arnetta
mercara
atkinsoni
vindhiana
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Astictopterus
jama
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Baracus
hampsoni
subditus
septentrionum
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Creteus
cyrina
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purreea
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Erionota
thrax
torus
hiraca
apex
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thyrsis
lebadea
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Halpe
filda
hindu
porus
zema
sikkima
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Hidari
bhawani
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Hyarotis
adrastus
microstictum
coorga
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Iambrix
salsala
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Koruthaialos
rubecula
sindu
butleri
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Lotongus
sarala
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Matapa
aria
cresta
sasivarna
purpurascens
druna
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Notocrypta
paralysos
curvifascia
feisthamelii
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Ochus
subvittatus
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Pedesta
masuriensis
pandita
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Pirdana
major
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Pithauria
stramineipennis
marsena
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Plastingia
naga
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Pudicitia
pholus
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Pyroneura
margherita
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Quedara
basiflava
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Salanoemia
sala
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Scobura
isota
parawoolletti
cephaloides
cephala
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Sebastonyma
dolopia
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Sovia
hyrtacus
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Stimula
swinhoei
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Suada
swerga
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Suastus
gremius
minuta
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Thoressa
honorei
evershedi
cerata
astigmata
sitala
hyrie
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Udaspes
folus
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Unkana
ambasa
Zela
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Zographetus
satwa
ogygia
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Psolos
fuligo
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Baorini
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Baoris
farri
chapmani
unicolor
pagana
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Borbo
cinnara
bevani
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Caltoris
kumara
canaraica
tulsi
philippina
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Gegenes
pumilio
nostrodamus
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Iton
semamora
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Parnara
spp
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Pelopidas
conjuncta
mathias
assamensis
sinensis
agna
subochracea
+
Polytremis
discreta
lubricans
eltola
Pseudoborbo
+
Hesperiini
+
Hesperia
comma
+
Ochlodes
brahma
siva
+
Taractrocerini
+
Cephrenes
acalle
+
Oriens
goloides
gola
concinna
+
Potanthus
spp
+
Taractrocera
maevius
ceramas
danna
+
Telicota
colon
bambusae
+
Pyrginae
+
Pyrgini
Pyrgus
+
Tagiadini
+
Capila
zennara
jayadeva
phanaeus
pieridoides
+
Caprona
ransonnettii
agama
alida
+
Chamunda
chamunda
+
Coladenia
indrani
agni
agnioides
+
Ctenoptilum
vasava
Daimio
+
Darpa
pteria
hanria
+
Gerosis
phisara
bhagava
sinica
+
Mooreana
trichoneura
+
Odina
decoratus
+
Odontoptilum
angulata
Pintara
+
Satarupa
gopala
zulla
+
Seseria
dohertyi
sambara
+
Tagiades
gana
litigiosa
menaka
japetus
parra
cohaerens
+
Tapena
thwaitesi
+
Carcharodini
+
Gomalia
elma
+
Spialia
galba
+
Carcharodus
alceae
+
Celaenorrhinini
+
Celaenorrhinus
fusca
ambareesa
leucocera
asmara
aurivittata
dhanada
putra
nigricans
ratna
pyrrha
pero
plagifera
munda
badia
tibetana
+
Sarangesa
dasahara
purendra
+
Pseudocoladenia
dan
festa
fatih
fatua
+
Heteropterinae
+
Carterocephalus
avanti
Educational material
No species record as yet for this group