Butterfly

Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Conjoined Swift

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(1) Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Oriental Conjoined Swift
(2) Pelopidas conjuncta narooa (Moore, 1878) – Sahyadri Conjoined Swift

Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882) - Great Swift

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

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

Pelopidas agna (Moore, [1866]) - Obscure Branded Swift

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(1) Pelopidas agna agna (Moore, [1866]) – Bengal Obscure Branded Swift.

Parnara spp - - Parnara Swift spp.

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There are four species of Parnara in India:

(1) Parnara apostata debdasi Chiba & Eliot, 1991 – Himalayan Dark Straight Swift
(2) Parnara bada bada (Moore, 1878) – Oriental Grey Swift
(3) Parnara ganga Evans, 1937 – Continental Swift
(4) Parnara guttatus mangala (Moore, [1866]) – Himalayan Straight Swift.

Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852]) - Straight Swift

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(1) Parnara guttatus mangala (Moore, [1866]) – Himalayan Straight Swift

Iton semamora (Moore, [1866]) - Common Wight

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(1) Iton semamora semamora Moore, 1865 – Bengal Common Wight

Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804) - Pygmy Swift

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No subspecies are listed under this species. This is also known as the Pygmy Skipper.

Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) - Dingy Swift

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, [1884]) - Purple Swift

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(1) Caltoris tulsi tulsi (de Nicéville, [1884]) – Himalayan Purple Swift

Caltoris spp. - - Caltoris Swifts

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More than 10 species of Caltoris occur in India. While some of them are easy to identify to a species level from images, some have to be inspected more closely, and a few have to be collected and dissected to inspect the male genitalia to confirm species identifications. This page hosts such images where species identities have not been determined yet. However, this image gallery will help experts on the website team as well as those externally affiliated to easily compare these images with already identified reference images and museum specimens.