(1) Ochlodes siva siva (Moore, 1878) – Khasi Black-branded Darter.

The species is also known as the Assam Darter.
 

Eight species of Pelopidas 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.

(1) Pelopidas mathias mathias (Fabricius, 1798) – Dakhan Small Branded Swift