Butterfly

Calinaga brahma Butler, 1885 - Orange-backed Freak

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No subspecies are listed under this species. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Calinaga buddha – Orange-breasted Freak, especially in older literature. A revision of Calinaga is underway, more information will be made available here in due course.

This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Calinaga aborica Tytler, 1915 - Dark Freak

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(1) Calinaga aborica aborica Tytler, 1915 - Abor Dark Freak
(2) Calinaga aborica naima Vane-Wright, 2024 - Myanmarese Dark Freak

Laringa horsfieldii (Boisduval, 1833) - Banded Dandy

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(1) Laringa horsfieldii andamanensis de Nicéville, 1895 – Andaman Banded Dandy

Byblia ilithyia (Drury, [1773]) - Joker

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There are no subspecies listed under this species.

Ariadne merione (Cramer, [1777]) - Common Castor

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(1) Ariadne merione merione (Cramer, [1777]) – Dakhan Common Castor
(2) Ariadne merione tapestrina (Moore, 1884) – Intricate Common Castor

Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763) - Angled Castor

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(1) Ariadne ariadne indica (Moore, 1884) – Indian Angled Castor
(2) Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899) – Large Angled Castor

Sephisa dichroa (Kollar, [1844]) - Orange-spotted Courtier

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Sephisa chandra (Moore, [1858]) - White-spotted Courtier

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(1) Sephisa chandra chandra (Moore, [1858]) – Indian White-spotted Courtier

Rohana parvata (Moore, [1858]) - Brown Prince

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(1) Rohana parvata parvata (Moore, [1858]) – Himalayan Brown Prince

This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.