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Welcome to the Butterflies of India website!
This is an online peer-reviewed resource, a citizen science platform, where ordinary citizens as well as working scientists participate in gathering scientific data and building this free, authoritative resource on Indian butterflies. It is designed to: (a) disseminate comprehensive information on the biology of Indian butterflies, (b) encourage study of their natural history and ecology, (c) gather population and distributional data in a centralized database, and (d) spread awareness about their conservation.
With over 125,000 reference images, this is the largest library of meticulously curated images of butterflies of the Indian Region. The data help map the detailed distribution and seasonal occurrence of species, but the images also capture morphological variation, nectar plants, larval host plants, predators and parasitoids, etc., making it a critical resource on the biology of butterflies for amateur butterfly-watchers and professional biologists alike.
Don't miss our sister websites under the umbrella of the Biodiversity Atlas – India project, listed below!
Website by the numbers
1108
No. of Species Pages
98977
No. of Observations
124991
No. of Images
5789
No. of Contributors
402
No. of Checklists
214
No. of 30-min Counts
5
No. of Local Projects
994
No. of Larval Host Plants
8
No. of Nectar Plants
2
No. of Identification Keys
91145
No. of website visits
8
No. of unique visitors
Features
OBSERVATION MANAGER
Organise and back up your butterfly observations, field notes and data, and images on a secure platform
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INDIGENOUS PLATFORM
Home-grown citizen science platform, custom-made for the country, hosted in a national research institution
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COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE
Learn about and contribute to all aspects of butterfly biology, in addition to occurrence records in space and time
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STRONG COMMUNITY
Join India’s largest community of butterfly-watchers, biologists, educators and conservationists.
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BECOME A REGIONAL COORDINATOR
Organize regional groups, and coordinate research and outreach activities across all corners of India
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VOLUNTEER FOR BOI
Volunteer for outreach, education and conservation of Indian butterflies
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LOCAL PROJECTS
Start a project to study and conserve butterflies in your area. Get featured on this website.
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Butterflies of India Mobile App
Use this app as a field guide for identification of butterflies, to know about their biology, to organize your field observations, and to contribute to this citizen science platform. Download from Google Play store. iOS version to be released in the future.
Observation Density Map (Latest 5,000 observations)
Highlighted Contributions
Species Name
Zipaetis saitis – Banded Catseye
Contributor
1 Posts
Date
July 22, 2022
Contributor Of The Month
No. of Observation: 8 Post
Contributor Name: Chandra Bhushan Maurya
Date: 2022-08
Contributor of the Year
No. of Observation: 12507 Post
Contributor Name: admin
Year: 2021
