Butterfly

Jamides alecto (C. Felder, 1860) - Metallic Cerulean

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(1) Jamides alecto eurysaces Fruhstorfer, 1915 – Himalayan Metallic Cerulean
(2) Jamides alecto fusca Evans, 1932 – Andaman Metallic Cerulean
(3) Jamides alecto kondulana Felder, 1862 – Nicobar Metallic Cerulean

Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) - Pointed Lineblue

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(1) Ionolyce helicon viola (Moore, 1877) – Sri Lankan Pointed Lineblue
(2) Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Moore, 1884) – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
(3) Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) – Andaman Pointed Lineblue
(4) Ionolyce helicon kondulana (Evans, 1932) – Nicobar Pointed Lineblue

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

Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845) - Orange-spotted Grass Jewel

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(1) Freyeria trochylus orientalis Forster, 1980 – Asian Orange-spotted Grass Jewel. This was earlier listed as the nominotypical subspecies Freyeria trochylus trochylus (Freyer, 1845), which largely occurs in Africa. However, specimens from India match the description of Freyeria trochylus orientalis, described from Nepal, hence the Indian populations are now listed under this new subspecies.

Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844]) - Black-spotted Grass Jewel

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Everes lacturnus (Godart, [1824]) - Orange-crowned Cupid

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(1) Everes lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915 – Assam Orange-crowned Cupid
(2) Everes lacturnus pila Evans, [1925] – Nicobar Orange-crowned Cupid
(3) Everes lacturnus syntala Cantlie, 1963 – Dakhan Orange-crowned Cupid

This species is also known as the Indian Cupid.

Everes hugelii (Gistel, 1857) - Dusky Blue Cupid

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(1) Everes hugelii hugelii (Gistel, 1857) – Kashmir Dusky Blue Cupid (=Everes argiades indica Evans, 1932)
(2) Everes hugelii dipora (Moore, 1865) – Himalayan Dusky Blue Cupid
This is sometimes spelled Everes huegelii.

Everes argiades Pallas, 1771 - Tailed Cupid

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(1) Everes argiades diporides Chapman, 1908 - Himalayan Tailed Cupid (=Chapman's Cupid in Evans 1932)
(2) Everes argiades tibetanus Lorkovié, 1943 - Tibetan Tailed Cupid (=Lycaena hellotia Ménétriés, 1857)

Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) - Gram Blue

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(1) Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Oriental Gram Blue

The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Discolampa ethion (Westwood, [1851]) - Banded Blue Pierrot

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(1) Discolampa ethion ethion (Westwood, [1851]) – Oriental Banded Blue Pierrot
(2) Discolampa ethion airavati (Doherty, 1886) – Nicobar Banded Blue Pierrot