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.
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This species has been recorded so far from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir UT, and Uttarakhand, within the Indian limits.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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.