The following species are legally protected in India under various Schedules of the WildLife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 ('WPAA'). The WildLife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 supersedes WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972 ('WPA'), which had also listed species under various Schedules. Notes are provided where listing of species has changed between these two Acts.
See further listings, such as IUCN Red List species and CITES-listed species, below the WPA Schedules.
SPECIES PROTECTED UNDER WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022
WPA SCHEDULE I:
Family Papilionidae
- Bhutanitis lidderdalii – Bhutan Glory (=Himalayan Bhutan Glory in WPAA)
- Bhutanitis ludlowi – Mystical Bhutan Glory
- Byasa crassipes – Black Windmill
- Byasa nevilli – Two-spotted Windmill (=Nevill’s Windmill in WPAA)
- Byasa plutonius – Pink-spotted Windmill (=Chinese Windmill in WPAA)
- Byasa polla – Crimson-bordered Windmill (=de Niceville’s Windmill in WPAA)
- Losaria coon – Common Clubtail
- Papilio elephenor – Yellow-crested Spangle
- Papilio krishna – Krishna Peacock
- Papilio liomedon – Malabar Banded Swallowtail
- Parnassius acco – Varnished Apollo
- Parnassius delphius (extralimital, i.e., does not occur in India)
- Parnassius hunnyngtoni – Pale Apollo (=Hannyngton Apollo in WPAA)
- Parnassius imperator – Imperial Apollo
- Parnassius stoliczkanus – Many-eyed Apollo (=Ladak Banded Apollo in WPAA)
- Teinopalpus imperialis – Kaiser-i-Hind
Family Pieridae - Baltia butleri – Two-spotted Dwarf (=Butler’s Dwarf in WPAA)
- Colias dubia – Dwarf Clouded Yellow
- Colias thrasibulus – Lemon Clouded Yellow
- Delias sanaca – Pale Jezebel
- Pieris krueperi – Green-banded White
Family Nymphalidae - Algia fasciata – Branded Yeoman
- Athyma jina – Bhutan Sergeant
- Athyma reta moorei – Malay Lesser Sergeant (=Malay Staff Sergeant in WPAA)
- Bassarona durga – Blue Duke (=Euthalia durga in WPAA)
- Boloria hegemone White Spot Fritilliary (=Argynnis hegmone in WPAA)
- Calinaga buddha – Orange-breasted Freak (=Freak in WPAA and WPA)
- Callerebia narasingha narasingha – Himalayan Mottled Argus (=Loxerebia narasingha in WPAA)
- Charaxes durnfordi – Chestnut Rajah
- Charaxes moori sandakanus – Margined Malayan Nawab (=Polyura moori sandakana – Malayan Nawab in WPAA and WPA)
- Charaxes schreiber – Blue Nawab (=Polyura schreiber in WPAA)
- Chitoria ulupi – Tawny Emperor
- Coelites nothis – Scarce Catseye
- Dilipa morgiana – Golden Emperor (genus name misspelt in WPAA, as Dillpa)
- Discophora deo – Yellow-banded Duffer (=Banded Duffer in WPAA)
- Discophora sondaica – Common Duffer
- Eulaceura manipurensis – Marbled Emperor (=Tytler’s Emperor in WPAA)
- Euploea crameri – Spotted Black Crow
- Elymnias peali – Brahmaputra Palmfly (=Peal's Palmfly in WPAA and WPA)
- Elymnias penanga – Pointed Palmfly
- Euploea roepstorffi – Large-spotted King Crow (listed as Euploea midamus roepstorffi – Andaman King Crow in WPAA)
- Euthalia iva – Grand Duke
- Euthalia khama curvifascia – Naga Curved Duke (=Euthalia curvifascia – Naga Duke in WPAA and WPA)
- Euthalia telchinia – Blue Baron
- Helcyra hemina – White Emperor
- Hestina nicevillei – Scarce Siren
- Lasiommata menava – Dark Wall
- Lethe distans – Scarce Red Forester
- Lethe dura – Scarce Lilacfork
- Lethe europa – Bamboo Treebrown (not covered earlier in WPA)
- Lethe gemina – Silverline Treebrown (=Tytler’s Treebrown in WPAA)
- Lethe gulnihal – Dull Forester
- Lethe margaritae – Bhutan Treebrown
- Lethe ocellata – Dismal Mystic
- Lethe ramadeva – Single Silverstripe
- Lethe satyavati – Pallid Forester
- Mycalesis orseis – Purple Bushbrown
- Neptis ebusa ebusa – Fuliginous Sailer (extralimital, i.e., does not occur in India. The currently accepted scientific name of this species is Lasippa ebusa ebusa, not under Neptis ebusa ebusa.)
- Neptis nycteus – Hockeystick Sailer
- Nymphalis antiopa yedanula – Himalayan Mourning Cloak (=Camberwell Beauty in WPAA)
- Phaedyma aspasia – Great Hockeystick Sailer (=Hockeystick Sailer in WPAA, same as Neptis nycteus)
- Prothoe franck regalis – Regal Blue Begum (listed as Blue Begum, in WPAA and WPA)
- Sasakia funebris – Empress
- Sephisa chandra – Eastern Courtier (Genus misspelt as 'Sophisa' in WPAA.)
- Stichophthalma camadeva – Cerulean Junglequeen (=Northern Jungle Queen in WPAA)
- Sumalia zulema – Scarce White Commodore
- Symbrenthia silana – Scarce Jester
- Tirumala gautama – Scarce Blue Tiger
- Ypthima persimilis – Plain Five-ring (=Manipur Five-ring in WPAA)
Family Lycaenidae - Ahlbergia leechii – Ferruginous Hairstreak
- Allotinus drumila – Crenulate Mottle (=Great Darkie in WPAA)
- Amblopala avidiena – Red Hairstreak
- Arhopala ace – White-lined Oakblue
- Arhopala alea – Sahyadri Rosy Oakblue
- Arhopala ariel – Tiny Oakblue
- Arhopala arvina – Purple-brown Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala asopia – Plain Tailless Oakblue
- Arhopala comica – Comic Oakblue
- Arhopala opalina – Opal Oakblue
- Arhopala zeta – Andaman Tailless Oakblue
- Charana cepheis – Scarce Mandarin Blue
- Chrysozephyrus letha (=Thecla letha – Watson’s Hairstreak in WPAA)
- Drupadia scaeva – Blue Posy
- Euaspa pavo – Peacock Hairstreak
- Heliophorus hybrida – Hybrid Sapphire
- Hypolycaena othona othona – Oriental Orchid Tit (Misplaced under Nymphalidae, and included under the misspelt genus Chlioria, rather than Chliaria, in WPAA.)
- Jamides ferrari ferrari – Nicobar Purplish Cerulean
- Liphyra brassolis – Moth Butterfly
- Logania watsoniana – White-disc Mottle (=Watson’s Mottle in WPAA)
- Miletus symethus – Great Mottle (=Gerydus symethus – Great Brownie in WPAA)
- Notarthrinus binghami – Purple Hedge Blue
- Oreolyce dohertyi – Naga Hedge Blue
- Satyrium mackwoodi – Two-tailed Hairstreak (=Strymon mackwoodi – Mackwood’s Hairstreak in WPAA)
- Shirozuozephyrus paona – Paona Hairstreak
- Simiskina phalena – Broad-branded Brilliant
- Tajuria yajna – Chestnut-and-Black Royal
WPA SCHEDULE II:
Family Papilionidae
- Byasa latreillei – Rose Windmill
- Byasa plutonius – Pink-spotted Windmill (=Chinese Windmill in WPAA) - Already listed in Sch I
- Graphium agetes – Four-bar Swordtail
- Graphium albociliatis – Scarce Jay
- Graphium aristeus – Chain Swordtail
- Graphium arycles – Spotted Jay
- Graphium cloanthus – Glassy Bluebottle
- Graphium eurypylus – Great Jay
- Graphium megarus – Spotted Zebra
- Graphium sarpedon – Common Bluebottle
- Green Dragontail Lamproptera meges virescens – (ssp. not found in India?)
- Meandrusa lachinus – Brown Gorgon
- Pachliopta hector – Crimson Rose
- Papilio bootes – Tailed Redbreast
- Papilio buddha – Malabar Banded Peacock
- Papilio clytia – Common Mime (=Chilasa clytia)
- Papilio crino – Common Banded Peacock
- Papilio epycides – Lesser Mime
- Papilio machaon – Common Yellow Swallowtail
- Andaman Mormon Papilio mayo – (Now P. memnon)
- Papilio paradoxa – Great Blue Mime
- Papilio slateri – Blue-striped Mime
- Parnassius charltonius – Regal Apollo
- Parnassius epaphus – Common Red Apollo
- Parassius jacquemonti – Keeled Apolio
- Troides aeacus aeacus – Khasi Golden Birdwing
- Troides minos – Sahyadri Birdwing (=Southern Birdwing in WPAA)
Family Hesperiidae - Bibasis sena – Orange-tailed Awlet (=Badamia sena in WPAA)
- Indian Ace Halpe homolea – (Not found in India?)
Family Pieridae - Aporia harrietae – Dark Blackvein (=Bhutan Blackvein in WPAA)
- Aporia nabellica – Dusky Blackvein
- Appias albina – Common Albatross
- Appias indra – Plain Puffin
- Appias lyncida – Chocolate Albatross
- Appias wardii – Sahyadri Albatross (=Blue Nawab in WPAA, same as Charaxes schreiber)
- Cepora nadina – Lesser Gull
- Colias eogene – Fiery Clouded Yellow
- Colias ladakensis – Ladakh Clouded Yellow
- Colias stoliczkana – Orange Clouded Yellow
- Delias lativitta – White-streaked Jezebel (=Broadwing Jezabel in WPAA)
- Dercas lycorias – Plain Sulphur
- Eurema andersoni – One-spot Grass Yellow
- Pareronia avatar – Pale Wanderer
- Pieris deota – Dusky White (=Kashmir White in WPAA)
- Pontia chloridice – Small Bath White (=Lesser Bath White in WPAA)
Family Nymphalidae - Araschnia dohertyi – Manipur Map (=Araschnia prorsoides dohertyi – Mongol in WPAA)
- Argynnis clara – Silverstreak Fritillary (=Silverstreak in WPAA)
- Argynnis jainadeva – Highbrown Silverspot
- Athyma asura – Studded Sergeant (=Pantoporia asura in WPAA)
- Athyma kanwa – Dot-dash Sergeant
- Athyma larymna – Great Sergeant
- Athyma pravara – Unbroken Sergeant
- Athyma ranga – Blackvein Sergeant
- Auzakia danava – Commodore
- Bassarona teuta – Banded Marquis (=Euthalia teuta in WPAA)
- Bhagadatta austenia – Grey Commodore
- Freak Calinaga buddha – (Already given in Sch. I)
- Callerebia annada – Ringed Argus
- Callerebia hyagriva – Brown Argus (=Ypthima hyagriva in WPAA)
- Callerebia scanda – Pallid Argus
- Cethosia biblis – Red Lacewing
- Tamil Lacewing Cethosia nietneri – (Check and put comments)
- Charaxes aristogiton – Scarce Tawny Rajah
- Charaxes bernardus – Tawny Rajah
- Common Nawab Polyura athamas – (C. bharata?)
- Charaxes delphis – Jewelled Nawab (=Polyura delphis in WPAA)
- Charaxes dolon – Stately Nawab (=Polyura dolon in WPAA)
- Charaxes kahruba – Variegated Rajah
- Charaxes marmax – Yellow Rajah
- Charaxes narcaeus – Chinese Nawab (=Polyura narcaeus – China Nawab in WPAA)
- Charaxes solon – Black Rajah
- Chazara heydenreichi – Altai Rockbrown (=Shandur Rockbrown in WPAA)
- Chersonesia intermedia – Wavy Maplet
- Chitoria sordida – Sordid Emperor
- Cyllogenes janetae – Scarce Evening Brown
- Cyllogenes suradeva – Branded Evening Brown
- Cyrestis cocles – Marbled Map Butterfly (=Marbled Map in WPAA)
- Doleschallia bisaltide – Autumn Leaf
- Dophla evelina – Red-spot Duke (=Euthalia evelina in WPAA)
- Elymnias malelas – Spotted Palmfly
- Elymnias vasudeva – Jezabel Palmfly
- Euploea algea – Long-branded Blue Crow
- Euploea midamus – Blue-spotted Crow (=Spotted Blue Crow in WPAA)
- Euripus consimilis – Painted Courtesan
- Euripus nyctelius – Courtesan
- Euthalia aconthea – Common Baron
- Euthalia anosia – Grey Baron
- Euthalia duda – Blue Duchess
- Euthalia franciae – French Duke
- Dark Baron Euthalia merta – (Extralimital?)
- Euthalia nara – Bronze Duke
- Euthalia patala – Grand Duchess
- Herona marathus – Pasha
- Hestina persimilis – Siren
- Hypolimnas misippus – Danaid Eggfly (=Danaid Egefly in WPAA)
- Hyponephele davendra – White-ringed Meadowbrown
- Idea malabarica – Malabar Tree-Nymph
- Issoria altissima – Mountain Silverspot
- Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia –
- Kallima albofasciata – White Oakleaf
- Kallima horsfieldii – Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf (=Kallima horsfieldi – Blue Oakleaf in WPAA)
- Kallima knyvetti – Scarce Blue Oakleaf
- Lasiommata maerula – Scarce Wall
- Lasippa viraja nar – Andaman Yellowjack Sailer (=Yellowjack Sailer in WPAA)
- Lethe atkinsonia – Small Goldenfork (=Lethe atkinsoni in WPAA)
- Lethe baladeva – Treble Silverstripe
- Lethe brisanda – Dark Forester
- Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans – (Already in Sch. I)
- Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa – (Already in Sch. I)
- Lethe goalpara – Large Goldenfork (=Dark Forester in WPAA)
- Lethe insana – Common Forester
- Lethe jalaurida – Small Silverfork
- Lethe kabrua – Manipur Goldenfork
- Lethe kanjupkula – Broken Woodbrown (=Manipur Woodbrown in WPAA)
- Lethe latiaris – Pale Forester
- Lethe moelleri – White-banded Silverfork (=Moeller‘s Silverfork in WPAA)
- Lethe naga – Naga Treebrown
- Lethe nicetella – Small Woodbrown
- Lethe scanda – Blue Forester
- Lethe serbonis – Brown Forester
- Lethe siderea – Scarce Woodbrown
- Lethe sinorix – Tailed Red Forester
- Lethe tristigmata – Spotted Mystic
- Lethe visrava – White-edged Woodbrown
- Lexias cyanipardus – Great Archduke
- Lexias dirtea – Dark Archduke
- Lexias pardalis jadeitina – Myanmarese Yellow-tipped Archduke (=Common Archduke in WPAA)
- Libythea lepita – Common Beak
- Melanitis zitenius – Great Evening Brown
- Mimathyma chevana – Sergeant Emperor
- Mycalesis adamsoni – Double-branded Bushbrown (=Watson’s Bushbrown in WPAA)
- Mycalesis anaxias – White-bar Bushbrown (=Whitebar Bushbrown in WPAA)
- Mycalesis gotama – Chinese Bushbrown
- Mycaleisis mystes – Many-tufted Bushbrown
- Mycalesis suaveolens – Vanilla Bushbrown (=Wood-Mason’s Bushbrown in WPAA)
- Neope pulaha – Veined Labyrinth (=Lethe pulaha in WPAA)
- Neope yama – Dusky Labyrinth
- Neorina hilda – Yellow Owl
- Neorina patria – White Owl
- Variegated Sailer Neptis armandia – (Check and put comments)
- Neptis clinia – Sullied Sailer (=Clear Sailer in WPAA)
- Chinese Yellow Sailer Neptis cydippe kirbariensis – (Check ssp. and put comment)
- Neptis jumbah – Chestnut-streaked Sailer
- Neptis magadha khasiana – Khasi Spotted Sailer (=Neptis magadh khasiana – Spotted Sailer in WPAA)
- Neptis manasa manasa – Himalayan Pale Hockeystick Sailer (=Pale Hockeystick Sailer in WPAA)
- Neptis narayana – Broadstick Sailer
- Neptis radha – Great Yellow Sailer
- Neptis sankara – Broad-banded Sailer
- Neptis soma – Creamy Sailer
- Neptis zaida – Pale Green Sailer
- Neurosigma siva – Panther
- Oeneis buddha – Tibetan Satyr
- Paralasa kalinda kalinda – Kumaon Scarce Mountain Argus (=Erebia kalinda kalinda – Scarce Mountain Argus in WPAA)
- Paralasa mani – Yellow Argus
- Parantirrhoea marshalli – Travancore Evening Brown
- Parasarpa dudu – White Commodore
- Parthenos sylvia – Clipper
- Penthema lisarda – Yellow Kaiser
- Phaedyma columella – Short-banded Sailer
- Phalanta alcippe – Small Leopard
- Polygonia c-album – Comma
- False Comma Polygonia c-album – (Should be l-album? c is already mentioned as comma)
- Ragadia crisilda – White-striped Ringlet (=Striped Ringlet in WPAA)
- Rhaphicera satricus – Large Tawny Wall (=Raphicera satricus in WPAA)
- Rhinopalpa polynice – Wizard
- Rohana parvata – Brown Prince
- Symbrenthia niphanda – Bluetail Jester (=Blue-tailed Jester in WPAA)
- Tanaecia cocytus – Lavender Count (=Cynitia cocytus in WPAA)
- Tanaecia lepidea – Grey Count (=Cynitia lepidea in WPAA)
- Telinga heri – Large-eyed Bushbrown (=Mycalesis heri – Moore’s Bushbrown in WPAA)
- Telinga lepcha – Lepcha Bushbrown (=Mycalesis lepcha in WPAA)
- Telinga malsarida – Plain Bushbrown (=Mycalesis malsarida in WPAA)
- Telinga misenus – Salmon-branded Bushbrown (=Mycalesis misenus – De Niceville’s Bushbrown in WPAA)
- Telinga mestra – White-edged Bushbrown (=Mycalesis mestra in WPAA)
- Ypthima bolanica – Desert Four-ring (=Desert Fourring in WPAA)
- Ypthima lycus – Plain Three-ring (=Plain Threering in WPAA)
- Ypthima methora – Variegated Fivering
- Ypthima similis – Similar Five-ring (=Eastern Fivering in WPAA)
- Zipaetis saitis – Banded Catseye (=Zipotis saitis –Tamil Catseye in WPAA )
- Tibetan Jewel Blue Phengaris eversmanni – (Misplaced under Nymphalidae? or was ment to be Kirinia eversmanni?)
Family Lycaenidae - Acupicta delicatum – Dark Tinsel
- Acytolepis lilacea – Lilac Hedge Blue (=Hampson’s Hedge Blue in WPAA)
- Small Green Underwing Albulina metailica – (Check and put comments)
- Allotinus subviolaceus – Blue Mottle (=Blue Darkie in WPAA)
- Ancema blanka – Silver Royal
- Anthene lycaenina – Pointed Ciliate Blue
- Araotes lapithis – Witch
- Arhopala aberrans – Pale Bushblue
- Arhopala agrata – Dull Oakblue (=Amblypodia agrata – de Niceville’s Dull Oakblue in WPAA)
- Arhopala alesia – Pallid Oakblue (=Amblypodia alesia in WPAA)
- Tytler’s Rosy Oakblue Arhopala ailata suffusa – (Probably A. allata, check and add comments)
- Arhopala bazaloides – Dusted Oakblue (=Tamil Oakblue in WPAA)
- Arhopala camdeo – Lilac Oakblue (listed twice in WPAA)
- Arhopala fulla – Spotless Oakblue
- Arhopala ganesa –Tailless Bushblue (=Amblypodia ganesa in WPAA)
- Arhopala oenea – Lackluster Oakblue (=Hewitson’s Dull Oakblue in WPAA)
- Arhopala paraganesa – Dusky Bushblue
- Arhopala paralea – Glazed Oakblue
- Arhopala silhetensis – Sylhet Oakblue
- Artipe eryx – Green Flash
- Bindahara phocides – Plane
- Bothrinia chennelli – Hedge Cupid
- Caleta roxus – Straight Pierrot
- Callenya melaena – Metallic Hedge Blue
- Catapaecilma major – Common Tinsel (=Catapoecilma major in WPAA)
- Catopyrops ancyra – Aberrant Lineblue (=Felder’s Lineblue in WPAA)
- Cheritrella truncipennis – Truncate Imperial
- Chrysozephyrus kabrua – Kabru Green Hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus syla – Silver Hairstreak (=Inomataozephyrus syla in WPAA)
- Tytler’s Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus vittatus – (Check and add comments)
- Chrysozephyrus zoa – Powdered Green Hairstreak
- Cigaritis elima – Scarce Shot Silverline (=Spindasis elima in WPAA)
- Cigaritis elwesi – Orange-spot Silverline (=Spindasis elwesi – Elwes’ Silverline in WPAA)
- Cigaritis lilacinus – Lilac Silverline (=Apharitis lilacinus in WPAA)
- Cigaritis lohita – Long-banded Silverline (=Spindasis lohita in WPAA)
- Cigaritis nipalicus – Silver-grey Silverline (=Spindasis nipalicus in WPAA)
- Cigaritis rukmini – Khaki Silverline (=Spindasis rukmini in WPAA)
- Esakiozephyrus icana – Dull Green Hairstreak
- Flos apidanus – Plain Plushblue
- Flos areste – Tailless Plushblue
- Heliophorus androcles – Green Sapphire (Genus misspelt as 'Helipphorus' in WPAA)
- Heliophorus kohimensis – Naga Saphire
- Horaga albimacula – Violet Onyx
- Horaga onyx – Common Onyx (=Violet Onyx in WPAA, same as Horaga albimacula)
- Hypolycaena kina – Blue Tit (=Chliaria kina in WPAA)
- Hypolycaena nilgirica – Nilgiri Tit
- Brown Tit Hypolycaena theclodies nicobarica – (Check ssp. and make changes)
- Ionolyce helicon – Pointed Lineblue
- Iraota rochana – Scarce Silverstreak Blue (=Traota rochana in WPAA)
- Jamides alecto – Metallic Cerulean
- Jamides caerulea – Royal Cerulean (=Jamides caeruleus in WPAA)
- Frosted Cerulean Jamides kankena – (Check and add comments)
- Jamides pura – White Cerulean
- Logania distanti – Dark Mottle
- Mahathala ameria – Falcate Oakblue
- Megisba malaya – Malayan (Genus misspelt as 'Magisba' in WPAA)
- Nacaduba hermus – Pale Four-lineblue
- Nacaduba pactolus – Large Four-Lineblue (=Large Fourlineblue in WPAA)
- Neocheritra fabronia – Pale Grand Imperial
- Neozephyrus suroia – Cerulean Hairstreak
- Niphanda cymbia – Pointed Pierrot
- Orthomiella pontis – Straightwing Blue
- Pamela dudgeonii – Cloaked Hairstreak (=Lister’s Haigstreak in WPAA)
- Patricius younghusbandi – Chumbi Green Underwing
- Phengaris atroguttata – Great Spotted Blue
- Pithecops fulgens – Blue Quaker
- Plebejus devanica – Dusky Meadow Blue (=Alpherakya devanica in WPAA)
- Poritia erycinoides – Blue Gem
- Poritia hewitsoni – Common Gem (=Poritia hewiisoni in WPAA)
- Pratapa deva – White Tufted Royal (=White Royal in WPAA, same as Tajuria illurgis)
- Pratapa icetas mishmia – Mishmi Dark Blue Royal (=Dark Blue Royal in WPAA)
- Prosotas aluta – Banded Lineblue (=Barred Lineblue in WPAA)
- Prosotas bhutea – Bhutia Lineblue (=Bhutya Lineblue in WPAA)
- Prosotas dubiosa – Tailless Lineblue
- Prosotas noreia – White-tipped Lineblue
- Rachana jalindra – Banded Royal (=Eliotiana jalindra in WPAA)
- Rapala buxaria – Shot Flash
- Rapala refulgens – Refulgent Flash
- Rapala scintilla – Scarce Slate Flash
- Rapala varuna – Indigo Flash
- Remelana jangala – Chocolate Royal
- Shijimia moorei – Bicolor Cupid (=Moore’s Cupid in WPAA)
- Shirozuozephyrus jakamensis – Jakama Hairstreak
- Shirozuozephyrus khasia – Tailless Green Hairstreak (=Tailless Metallic Green Hairstreak in WPAA)
- Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis – Kirbari Hairstreak
- Shizuyaozephyrus ziha – White-spotted Hairstreak
- Sinthusa chandrana – Broad Spark
- Sinthusa nasaka – Narrow Spark
- Sinthusa virgo – Pale Spark
- Suasa lisides – Red Imperial
- Tajuria albiplaga – Pallid Royal
- Tajuria cippus – Peacock Royal
- Tajuria culta – Black-branded Royal
- Tajuria diaeus – Straightline Royal
- Tajuria illurgioides – Scarce White Royal (=White Royal in WPAA, same as Tajuria illurgis)
- Tajuria illurgis – White Royal
- Tajuria ister – Uncertain Royal
- Chinese Royal Tajuria luculenia – (Check and add comments)
- Tajuria melastigma – Branded Royal
- Tajuria yajna – Chestnut-and-black Royal
- Tarucus callinara – Spotted Pierrot
- Tarucus waterstradti – Separate Pierrot (=Assam Pierrot in WPAA)
- Thaduka multicaudata – Many-tailed Oakblue
- Thermozephyrus ataxus zulla – Naga Wonderful Hairstreak (=Wonderful Hairstreak in WPAA)
- Tongeia kala – Black Cupid
- Udara albocaeruleus – Albocerulean (=Udara albocaerulea in WPAA)
- Una usta – Singleton (=Una in WPAA)
- Yasoda tripunctata – Branded Yamfly
- Tytler’s Lascar Pantoporia bieti paona – (Pallid Lascar, misplaced under Lycaenidae, check ssp. make the changes and shift to Nymphalidae. Do this one in the end so that the number series is not disrupted)
- Zinaspa todara – Silver-Streaked Acacia Blue
Family Riodinidae - Abisara kausambi – Straight Plum Judy
- Dodona adonira – Striped Punch
- Dodona dipoea – Lesser Punch
- Dodona egeon – Orange Punch
WPA SCHEDULE IV:
Being updated.
SPECIES PROTECTED UNDER WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 (This is now replaced by WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT, 1972)
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)