The following species are legally protected in India under various Schedules of the WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972. See further listings below the WPA Schedules.
WPA SCHEDULE I:
- Discophora deo deo – Myanmarese Yellow-banded Duffer
- Discophora sondaica zal – Indian Common Duffer
- Melanocyma faunula faunuloides – Chin Hills Pallid Faun
- Tirumala gautama gautamoides – Nicobar Scarce Blue Tiger
- Euploea crameri nicevillei – Sundarbans Spotted Black Crow
- Euploea midamus rogenhoferi – Assam Blue-spotted Crow
- Allotinus drumila drumila – Himalayan Crenulate Mottle
- Allotinus taras – Brown-tipped Mottle (listed in WPA by the synonym, Allotinus panormis)
- Amblopala avidiena avidiena – Chinese Red Hairstreak
- Arhopala ace arata – Manipur White-lined Oakblue
- Arhopala selta constanceae – Andaman Pinkish Oakblue
- Arhopala ariel – Tiny Oakblue
- Arhopala arvina ardea – Assam Purple-brown Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala asopia – Plain Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala comica – Comic Oakblue
- Arhopala opalina opalina – Khasi Opal Oakblue
- Arhopala zeta – Andaman Tailless Oakblue
- Drupadia scaeva cyara – Himalayan Blue Posy
- Ahlbergia leechii – Ferruginous Hairstreak
- Castalius rosimon alarbus – Andaman Common Pierrot
- Charana cepheis – Scarce Mandarin Blue
- Hypolycaena othona othona – Oriental Orchid Tit
- Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas – Oriental Cornelian
- Shijimia moorei moorei – Chinese Bicolor Cupid
- Miletus nymphis porus – Myanmarese Squareband Mottle (listed in WPA as Miletus biggsii – Mottle)
- Miletus symethus petronius – Naga Great Mottle
- Heliophorus hybrida – Hybrid Sapphire
- Horaga albimacula – Violet Onyx
- Jamides ferrari ferrari – Nicobar Purplish Cerulean
- Liphyra brassolis brassolis – Continental Moth Butterfly
- Pamela dudgeonii – Cloaked Hairstreak
- Logania watsoniana – White-disc Mottle
- Notarthrinus binghami – Purple Hedge Blue
- Lycaenopsis haraldus (does not occur in India)
- Acytolepis puspa prominens – Nicobarese Common Hedge Blue
- Oreolyce dohertyi – Naga Hedge Blue
- Prosotas noreia – White-tipped Lineblue
- Agriades leela – Leela Mountain Blue
- Pratapa icetas mishmia – Mishmi Dark Blue Royal
- Simiskina phalena harterti – Himalayan Broad-branded Brilliant
- Sinthusa virgo – Pale Spark
- Spindasis elwesi – Orange-spot Silverline
- Spindasis rukmini – Khaki Silverline
- Satyrium mackwoodi – Two-tailed Hairstreak
- Tajuria ister ister – Patkai Uncertain Royal
- Tajuria luculentus nela – Patkai Black-spot Royal
- Tajuria yajna yajna – West Himalayan Chestnut-and-Black Royal
- Thermozephyrus ataxus – Wonderful Hairstreak
- Iwaseozephyrus mandara – Purple Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus letha
- Shirozuozephyrus paona paona
- Euaspa pavo – Peacock Hairstreak
- Virachola smilis – Scarce Guava Blue
- Chitoria ulupi ulupi – Indian Tawny Emperor
- Boloria hegemone houri – Hindu Kush Whitespot Fritillary
- Calinaga buddha – Orange-breasted Freak
- Charaxes durnfordi nicholi – Myanmarese Chestnut Rajah
- Algia fasciata fasciata – Oriental Branded Yeoman
- Hestina nicevillei nicevillei – Himalayan Scarce Siren
- Dilipa morgiana – Golden Emperor
- Doleschallia bisaltide andamanensis – Andaman Autumn Leaf
- Charaxes moori sandakanus – Margined Malayan Nawab
- Charaxes schreiber – Blue Nawab
- Eulaceura manipurensis – Marbled Emperor
- Bassarona durga splendens – Splendid Blue Duke
- Euthalia iva iva – Himalayan Grand Duke
- Euthalia khama curvifascia – Naga Curved Duke
- Euthalia telchinia – Blue Baron
- Helcyra hemina hemina – Indian White Emperor
- Hypolimnas misippus – Danaid Eggfly
- Bhagadatta austenia purpurascens – Grey Commodore
- Sumalia zulema – Scarce White Commodore
- Melitaea shandura – Great Checkerspot
- Neptis antilope (does not occur in India)
- Phaedyma aspasia – Great Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis cydippe kirbariensis – Naga Broken Hockeystick Sailer
- Lasippa ebusa ebusa (does not occur in India)
- Neptis manasa manasa – Himalayan Pale Hockeystick Sailer
- Neptis nycteus nycteus – Sikkim Hockeystick Sailer
- Pantoporia bieti paona – Naga Pallid Lascar
- Neptis sankara par
- Athyma jina jina – Sullied Bhutan Sergeant
- Athyma reta moorei – Malay Lesser Sergeant
- Prothoe franck regalis – Regal Blue Begum
- Sasakia funebris – Empress
- Sephisa chandra chandra – Indian Eastern Courtier
- Symbrenthia silana – Scarce Jester
- Nymphalis antiopa – Mourning Cloak
- Papilio clytia clytia, aberration commixtus – Oriental Common Mime
- Papilio elephenor – Yellow-crested Spangle
- Papilio liomedon – Malabar Banded Swallowtail
- Parnassius acco gemmifer – Varnished Apollo
- Parnassius delphius (does not occur in India)
- Parnassius hunnyngtoni – Pale Apollo
- Parnassius imperator augustus – Imperial Apollo
- Parnassius stoliczkanus – Many-eyed Apollo
- Losaria coon sambilanga – Great Nicobar Common Clubtail
- Byasa crassipes – Black Windmill
- Pachliopta hector – Crimson Rose
- Byasa nevilli – Two-spotted Windmill
- Byasa plutonius pembertoni – Himalayan Pink-spotted Windmill
- Byasa polla – Crimson-bordered Windmill
- Aporia harrietae harrietae – East Himalayan Dark Blackvein
- Baltia butleri sikkima – Sikkim Two-spotted Dwarf
- Colias thrasibulus thrasibulus – Chonging Lemon Clouded Yellow
- Colias dubia – Dwarf Clouded Yellow
- Delias sanaca – Pale Jezebel
- Pieris krueperi – Green-banded White
- Coelites nothis adamsoni – Kachin Scarce Catseye
- Cyllogenes janetae – Scarce Evening Brown
- Elymnias peali – Brahmaputra Palmfly
- Elymnias penanga chelensis – Khasi Pointed Palmfly
- Callerebia annada annada – Bhutan Ringed Argus
- Callerebia narasingha narasingha – Himalayan Mottled Argus
- Lethe distans – Scarce Red Forester
- Lethe dura gammiei – Bhutan Scarce Lilacfork
- Lethe tamuna – Clear-eyed Treebrown
- Lethe gemina gafuri – Naga Silverline Treebrown
- Lethe gulnihal gulnihal – Himalayan Dull Forester
- Lethe margaritae – Bhutan Treebrown
- Lethe ocellata lyncus – Himalayan Dismal Mystic
- Lethe ramadeva – Single Silverstripe
- Lethe satyavati – Pallid Forester
- Mycalesis orseis nautilus – Oriental Purple Bushbrown
- Lasiommata menava – Dark Wall
WPA SCHEDULE II:
- Ypthima persimilis – Plain Five-ring
- Euploea midamus rogenhoferi – Assam Blue-spotted Crow
- Abisara kausambi – Straight Judy (does not occur in India)
- Dodona adonira – Striped Punch
- Dodona dipoea – Lesser Punch
- Dodona egeon – Orange Punch
- Libythea lepita – Common Beak
- Caltoris philippina philippina – Continental Philippine Swift
- Halpe homolea – Indian Ace (does not occur in India)
- Allotinus subviolaceus manychus (synonym of Allotinus subviolaceus – Blue Mottle)
- Arhopala aberrans – Pale Bushblue
- Arhopala oenea – Lackluster Oakblue
- Arhopala aurelia – Grey-washed Oakblue
- Arhopala agrata – Dull Oakblue
- Arhopala alesia – Pallid Oakblue
- Flos areste – Tailless Plushblue
- Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides – Broad-bordered Dusted Oakblue
- Arhopala fulla ignara – Thai Spotless Oakblue
- Arhopala ganesa watsoni – Chin Tailless Bushblue
- Flos apidanus ahamus – Assam Plain Plushblue
- Aemona amathusia – Yellow Dryad
- Amathusia andamanensis – Andaman Palmking
- Arhopala paraganesa zephyretta – Patkai Dusky Bushblue
- Arhopala paralea – Glazed Oakblue
- Arhopala silhetensis silhetensis – Broad-bordered Sylhet Oakblue
- Rapala suffusa suffusa – Myanmarese Suffused Flash
- Arhopala aedias yendava (does not occur in India)
- Apharitis lilacinus – Lilac Silverline
- Araotes lapithis lapithis – Myanmarese Witch
- Orthomiella pontis pontis – Darjeeling Straightwing Blue
- Pithecops fulgens fulgens – Assam Blue Quaker
- Plebejus devanica devanica – Ladakh Dusky Meadow Blue
- Albulina metallica – Metallic Green-underwing
- Agriades jaloka – Jaloka Mountain Blue
- Patricius younghusbandi – Chumbi Green-underwing
- Poritia erycinoides trishna – Khasi Blue Gem
- Poritia hewitsoni – Common Gem
- Poritia phama geta (synonym of Poritia hewitsoni tavoyana – Indo-Chinese Common Gem)
- Maneca bhotea bhotea – Sikkim Slate Royal
- Ancema blanka – Silver Royal
- Pratapa deva – White Tufted Royal
- Pratapa icetas – Dark Blue Royal
- Rapala buxaria – Shot Flash
- Sinthusa chandrana chandrana – West Himalayan Broad Spark
- Sinthusa nasaka – Narrow Spark
- Rapala refulgens – Refulgent Flash
- Rapala scintilla scintilla – Himalayan Scarce Slate Flash
- Rapala sphinx (synonym of Rapala melida nicevillei – Patkai Brilliant Flash)
- Rapala varuna – Indigo Flash
- Virachola rubida – Ruby Guava Blue
- Spindasis elima elima – Indian Scarce Shot Silverline
- Spindasis lohita – Long-banded Silverline
- Spindasis nipalicus – Silver-grey Silverline
- Suasa lisides lisides – Sylhet Red Imperial
- Zinaspa todara – Silver-streaked Acacia Blue
- Tajuria albiplaga albiplaga – Himalayan Pallid Royal
- Tajuria cippus cippus – Indian Peacock Royal
- Tajuria culta –
- Tajuria diaeus diaeus –
- Tajuria illurgioides –
- Tajuria illurgis illurgis –
- Remelana jangala andamanica –
- Tajuria melastigma –
- Tajuria sebonga –
- Tajuria thyia –
- Tajuria yajna istroidea –
- Tarucus callinara –
- Tarucus waterstradti dharta –
- Amathuxidia amythaon amythaon –
- Discophora deo deodoides –
- Discophora lepida lepida –
- Discophora timora andamensis –
- Enispe cycnus – Blue Caliph
- Faunis eumeus assama –
- Stichophthalma nourmahal –
- Artipe eryx eryx –
- Bindahara phocides –
- Bothrinia chennelli chennelli –
- Caleta roxus manluena –
- Acupicta delicatum –
- Catapaecilma major mysotina –
- Rachana jalindra –
- Cheritrella truncipennis –
- Chliaria kina kina –
- Deudorix gaetulia –
- Euchrysops cnejus cnejus –
- Everes diporides –
- Tongeia kala –
- Heliophorus moorei moorei –
- Horaga onyx –
- Horaga albimacula viola –
- Hypolycaena nilgirica – Nilgiri Tit
- Hypolycaena thecloides nicobarica –
- Iraota rochana boswelliana –
- Jamides alecto kondulana –
- Jamides pura pura –
- Jamides caeruleus caeruleus –
- Jamides kankena –
- Lampides boeticus –
- Udara albocaeruleus albocaeruleus –
- Phengaris atroguttata lampra –
- Acytolepis lilacea lilacea –
- Callenya melaena melaena –
- Logania distanti massalia –
- Anthene lycaenina –
- Mahathala ameria ameria –
- Apporasa atkinsoni –
- Megisba malaya presbyter –
- Prosotas aluta coelestis –
- Catopyrops ancyra aberrans –
- Prosotas nora fulva –
- Ionolyce helicon –
- Nacaduba hermus vicania –
- Neocheritra fabronia fabronia –
- Niphanda cymbia cymbia –
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus ataxus –
- Esakiozephyrus bieti –
- Esakiozephyrus icana –
- Chrysozephyrus jakamensis –
- Chrysozephyrus kabrua kabrua –
- Chrysozephyrus khasia –
- Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis kirbariensis –
- Callerebia suroia –
- Chrysozephyrus syla –
- Chrysozephyrus vittatus vittatus –
- Euaspa ziha –
- Chrysozephyrus zoa zoa –
- Una usta usta –
- Yasoda tripunctata tripunctata –
- Euthalia patala taooana –
- Thaduka multicaudata kanara –
- Charaxes delphis delphis –
- Charaxes dolon –
- Charaxes narcaeus lissainei –
- Euripus consimilis –
- Euripus nyctelius nyctelius –
- Euthalia anosia –
- Tanaecia cocytus cocytus –
- Euthalia duda duda –
- Bassarona durga durga –
- Dophla evelina laudabilis –
- Euthalia franciae –
- Euthalia acontius –
- Tanaecia lepidea –
- Euthalia eriphylae eriphylae –
- Euthalia nara nara –
- Lexias cyanipardus cyanipardus –
- Lexias dirtea –
- Lexias dirtea khasiana –
- Mymathyma chevana chevana –
- Rohana parvata parvata –
- Chitoria sordida sordida –
- Chitoria ulupi ulupi –
- Argynnis adippe persephone –
- Issoria altissima –
- Argynnis clara clara –
- Boloria pales korla –
- Phalanta alcippe –
- Calinaga brahma –
- Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton –
- Charaxes solon sulphureus –
- Charaxes kahruba –
- Charaxes marmax marmax –
- Charaxes bernardus hierax –
- Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides –
- Cyrestis cocles cocles –
- Hestina persimilis – Siren
- Charaxes athamas andamanicus –
- Athyma larymna siamensis –
- Athyma pravara acutipennis –
- Athyma ranga – Blackvein Sergeant
- Parthenos sylvia – Clipper
- Penthema lisarda – Yellow Kaiser
- Symbrenthia niphanda – Bluetail Jester
- Polygonia c-album agnicula –
- Bassarona teuta – Banded Marquis
- Herona marathus andamana –
- Hypolimnas misippus – Danaid Eggfly
- Rhinopalpa polynice birmana –
- Kallima albofasciata –
- Kallima horsfieldii –
- Bhagadatta austenia austenia –
- Auzakia danava danava –
- Parasarpa dudu dudu –
- Melitaea robertsi lutko –
- Pantoporia aurelia aurelia –
- Neptis nashona nashona –
- Pantoporia aurelia aurelia –
- Neptis magadha khasiana –
- Neptis nata hampsoni –
- Neptis narayana –
- Neptis radha radha –
- Neptis soma –
- Neptis zaida –
- Neurosigma siva siva –
- Athyma asura asura –
- Athyma kanwa phorkys –
- Appias lyncida latifasciata –
- Appias wardii –
- Baltia butleri butleri –
- Cepora nadina remba –
- Cepora nerissa dapha –
- Colias cocandica hinducucica –
- Colias eogene –
- Polygonia l-album –
- Polygonia polychloros – Large Tortoiseshell (does not occur in India)
- Araschnia dohertyi –
- Aglais rizana –
- Euchloe lucilla (does not occur in India)
- Colias ladakensis –
- Colias stoliczkana miranda –
- Delias lativitta –
- Dercas lycorias lycorias –
- Eurema andersonii ormistoni –
- Aporia agathon – Great Blackvein
- Pieris deota –
- Pontia chloridice –
- Saletara liberia chrysaea –
- Pareronia avatar – Pale Wanderer
- Aulocera brahminus –
- Cyllogenes suradeva –
- Elymnias malelas nilamba –
- Elymnias vasudeva –
- Callerebia suroia –
- Callerebia hyagriva –
- Callerebia kalinda kalinda –
- Paralasa mani – Yellow Argus
- Callerebia opima –
- Erites falcipennis falcipennis –
- Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii –
- Papilio epycides epycides –
- Papilio paradoxa telearchus –
- Papilio slateri slateri –
- Graphium aristeus anticrates –
- Graphium arycles arycles –
- Graphium eurypylus macronius –
- Graphium evemon albociliatus –
- Graphium megarus megarus –
- Papilio bootes –
- Papilio buddha –
- Papilio prexaspes andamanicus –
- Papilio machaon verityi –
- Papilio mayo –
- Parnassius charltonius charltonius –
- Parnassius epaphus hillensis –
- Parnassius jacquemontii jacquemontii –
- Byasa latreillei kabrua –
- Byasa tytleri –
- Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis –
- Lethe goalpara goalpara –
- Aporia nabellica nabellica –
- Appias albina darada –
- Appias indra shiva –
- Lethe moelleri moelleri –
- Lethe naga –
- Lethe nicetella –
- Neope pulaha –
- Lethe scanda –
- Lethe serbonis –
- Lethe siderea siderea –
- Lethe sinorix sinorix –
- Lethe tristigmata –
- Lethe kanjupkula kanjupkula –
- Lethe visrava – White-edged Woodbrown
- Neope yama –
- Hyponephele davendra –
- Melanitis zitenius –
- Mycalesis adamsonii –
- Chazara heydenreichi shandura –
- Lethe atkinsonia –
- Lethe baladeva –
- Lethe brisanda –
- Lethe insana insana –
- Lethe jalaurida –
- Lethe kabrua –
- Lethe latiaris latiaris –
- Heteropsis lepcha bethami –
- Mycalesis malsarida –
- Mycalesis mestra –
- Mycalesis mineus –
- Mycalesis mystes –
- Mycalesis suaveolens –
- Neorina hilda –
- Neorina patria –
- Oeneis buddha garhwalica –
- Parantirrhoea marshalli –
- Kirinia eversmanni cashmirensis –
- Lasiommata maerula maerula –
- Ragadia crito –
- Rhaphicera satricus kabrua –
- Ypthima bolanica –
- Mycalesis anaxias –
- Mycalesis gotama charaka –
- Mycalesis heri –
- Ypthima lycus lycus –
- Ypthima methora methora –
- Zipaetis saitis – Banded Catseye
WPA SCHEDULE IV:
- Euploea scherzeri simulatrix – Great Nicobar Cinnamon Crow
- Euploea klugii klugii – Blue King Crow
- Euploea radamanthus radamanthus – Magpie Crow
- Euploea mulciber – Striped Blue Crow
- Baoris farri – Complete Paint-brush Swift
- Hasora vitta – Plain Banded Awl
- Hyarotis adrastus – Tree Flitter
- Oriens concinna – Sahyadri Dartlet
- Pelopidas assamensis – Great Swift
- Pelopidas sinensis – Chinese Branded Swift
- Polytremis discreta discreta – Himalayan White-fringed Swift
- Polytremis lubricans lubricans – Oriental Contiguous Swift
- Thoressa honorei – Sahyadri Orange Ace
- Tarucus ananda – Dark Pierrot
- Euthalia lubentina – Gaudy Baron
- Aporia agathon caphusa – Garhwal Great Blackvein
- Appias libythea – Striped Albatross
- Appias galba – Indian Orange Albatross
- Prioneris sita – Painted Sawtooth
THE FOLLOWING SPECIES ARE LISTED UNDER CITES APPENDICES, SO FIELD COLLECTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ARE TIGHTLY REGULATED:
Bhutanitis (all species)