Butterfly

Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Pierrot

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(1) Castalius rosimon rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) – Continental Common Pierrot
(2) Castalius rosimon alarbus Fruhstorfer, 1922 – Andaman Common Pierrot

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

Callenya melaena (Doherty, 1889) - Metallic Hedge Blue

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(1) Callenya melaena melaena (Doherty, 1889) – Myanmarese Metallic Hedge Blue

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

Caleta roxus (Godart, [1824]) - Straight Pierrot

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(1) Caleta roxus roxus (Godart, [1824]) – Javan Straight Pierrot
(2) Caleta roxus roxana (de Nicéville, 1897) – Indo-Chinese Straight Pierrot
(3) Caleta roxus manluena (C. Felder, 1862) – Nicobar Straight Pierrot

The subspecies manluena is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
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Caleta elna (Hewitson, 1876) - Elbowed Pierrot

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(1) Caleta elna noliteia (Fruhstorfer, 1918) – Indo-Chinese Elbowed Pierrot

Caleta decidia (Hewitson, 1876) - Angled Pierrot

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Azanus uranus Butler, 1886 - Dull Babul Blue

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782]) - Bright Babul Blue

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) - African Babul Blue

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(1) Azanus jesous gamra (Lederer, 1855) – Syrian Babul Blue

Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Brown Argus

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(1) Aricia agestis nazira (Moore, [1866]) – Orange-bordered Brown Argus. This is given as Aricia astrarche Bergsträsser, 1779, the Orange-bordered Argus, in some books.