Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847 - Dark-tipped Brimstone

Subspecies in India

(1) Gonepteryx nepalensis nepalensis Doubleday, 1847 – Himalayan Dark-tipped Brimstone
(2) Gonepteryx nepalensis gilgitica Tytler, 1926 – Kashmir Dark-tipped Brimstone

Taxonomic Information

The Indian taxa were earlier treated as subspecies under Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Brimstone.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir UT, and Uttarakhand, within the Indian limits.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1422
Jammu and Kashmir UT111
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand913242
West Bengal
Total114131265

Page citation

Kunte, K. 2026. Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847 – Dark-tipped Brimstone. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/gonepteryx-nepalensis, accessed 2026/05/24.