Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) - Chinese Branded Swift

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Assam, Jammu & Kashmir UT, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits. 

 

This is a common species. 
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim122
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand13
West Bengal
Total13223

Page citation

Yadav, N., and K. Kunte. 2026. Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877) – Chinese Branded Swift. 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/pelopidas-sinensis, accessed 2026/06/08.