Subspecies in India
(1) Talicada nyseus nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Indian Red Pierrot
(2) Talicada nyseus khasiana Swinhoe, 1893 – Khasi Red Pierrot
(2) Talicada nyseus khasiana Swinhoe, 1893 – Khasi Red Pierrot
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |
| Goa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jharkhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Karnataka | 20 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 21 | |
| Kerala | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 31 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 37 | 57 | 24 | |
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| West Bengal | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 78 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 74 | 79 | 108 | 66 |
Kalanchoe (Robinson et al. 2010), Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Kalanchoe calycinum (Davidson et al. 1896; Bell 1918b; Robinson et al. 2010), Kalanchoe laciniata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Bryophyllum delagoense (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Bryophyllum pinnatum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Crassulaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Talicada nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Red Pierrot. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/talicada-nyseus, accessed 2025/10/25.