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Lexias
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Auzakia
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magadha
radha
pseudovikasi
nata
zaida
ananta
namba
manasa
melba
mahendra
palnica
nashona
soma
clinia
nana
cartica
spp.
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Pantoporia
hordonia
paraka
cnacalis
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Phaedyma
columella
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Yoma
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Doleschallia
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Kallima
horsfieldii
inachus
knyvettii
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ladakensis
rizana
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Araschnia
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Kaniska
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antiopa
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Polygonia
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Symbrenthia
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lilaea
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Vanessa
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eumeus
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Elymnias
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hypermnestra
malelas
nesaea
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Melanitini
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Cyllogenes
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janetae
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Melanitis
leda
phedima
zitenius
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Parantirrhoea
marshalli
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Satyrini
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Aulocera
saraswati
brahminus
swaha
padma
loha
spp.
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Callerebia
dibangensis
hyagriva
hybrida
nirmala
scanda
annada
orixa
watsoni
narasingha
suroia
spp.
Chazara
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Chonala
masoni
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Coelites
nothis
Coenonympha
Erites
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Hipparchia
parisatis
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Hyponephele
davendra
pulchra
brevistigma
pulchella
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Karanasa
huebneri
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Kirinia
eversmanni
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Lasiommata
schakra
menava
maerula
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Lethe
europa
rohria
drypetis
latiaris
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visrava
nicetas
sura
chandica
confusa
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verma
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scanda
bhairava
isana
mekara
sidonis
maitrya
sinorix
dura
naga
distans
tamuna
ramadeva
gulnihal
goalpara
kansa
brisanda
siderea
kanjupkula
tristigmata
serbonis
atkinsonia
nicetella
gemina
kabrua
dakwania
jalaurida
Maniola
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Melanocyma
faunula
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Mycalesis
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mineus
francisca
junonia
intermedia
perseus
visala
igilia
adamsonii
gotama
subdita
radza
suaveolens
manii
orcha
spp.
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Neope
bhadra
pulaha
yama
armandii
pulahina
Oeneis
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Orinoma
damaris
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Orsotriaena
medus
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Paralasa
kalinda
shallada
mani
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Paroeneis
pumilus
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Ragadia
crisilda
crito
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Rhaphicera
moorei
satricus
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Ypthima
baldus
inica
ypthimoides
chenu
huebneri
asterope
sakra
singala
nareda
nikaea
tabella
newara
ceylonica
striata
affectata
kasmira
avanta
parasakra
indecora
cantliei
hannyngtoni
spp.
burmana
fusca
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Zipaetis
saitis
scylax
Heteropsis
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Telinga
oculus
adolphei
malsara
malsarida
nicotia
heri
misenus
lepcha
mestra
davisoni
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Pseudochazara
lehana
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Zetherini
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Ethope
himachala
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Neorina
hilda
patria
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Penthema
lisarda
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Cyrestinae
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Cyrestini
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Chersonesia
risa
intermedia
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Cyrestis
thyodamas
cocles
tabula
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Riodinidae
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Nemeobiinae
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Abisarini
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Abisara
neophron
fylla
chela
echerius
burnii
bifasciata
attenuata
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Taxila
haquinus
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Nemeobiini
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Dodona
longicaudata
egeon
adonira
eugenes
ouida
durga
dipoea
deodata
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Stiboges
nymphidia
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Zemeros
flegyas
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Lycaenidae
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Curetinae
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Curetis
thetis
siva
bulis
saronis
acuta
spp.
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Lycaeninae
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Heliophorus
sena
epicles
brahma
indicus
kohimensis
oda
tamu
moorei
hybrida
bakeri
androcles
spp.
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Lycaena
panava
phlaeas
kasyapa
aditya
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Miletinae
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Liphyrini
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Liphyra
brassolis
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Miletini
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Allotinus
drumila
unicolor
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Logania
distanti
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Miletus
chinensis
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Spalgini
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Spalgis
epius
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Tarakini
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Taraka
hamada
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Polyommatinae
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Niphandini
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Niphanda
cymbia
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Polyommatini
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Acytolepis
puspa
lilacea
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Albulina
galathea
omphisa
chrysopis
arcaseia
lehanus
asiatica
Anthene
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Aricia
agestis
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Azanus
ubaldus
jesous
uranus
Bothrinia
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Caleta
decidia
elna
roxus
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Callenya
melaena
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Castalius
rosimon
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Catochrysops
strabo
panormus
Catopyrops
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Celastrina
lavendularis
gigas
argiolus
spp.
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Celatoxia
marginata
albidisca
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Chilades
lajus
pandava
parrhasius
Cyaniris
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Discolampa
ethion
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Euchrysops
cnejus
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Everes
lacturnus
argiades
hugelii
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Ionolyce
helicon
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Jamides
bochus
celeno
caerulea
elpis
pura
alecto
spp
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Lampides
boeticus
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Leptotes
plinius
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Lestranicus
transpectus
Lycaenopsis
+
Megisba
malaya
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Monodontides
musina
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Nacaduba
kurava
pactolus
hermus
beroe
pavana
calauria
spp.
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Neopithecops
zalmora
Notarthrinus
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Oreolyce
vardhana
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Orthomiella
pontis
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Petrelaea
dana
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Phengaris
atroguttata
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Pithecops
corvus
fulgens
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Plebejus
samudra
devanica
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Polyommatus
stoliczkana
janetae
ariana
pseuderos
dux
spp.
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Prosotas
lutea
dubiosa
bhutea
nora
aluta
noreia
pia
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Pseudophilotes
vicrama
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Pseudozizeeria
maha
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Shijimia
moorei
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Talicada
nyseus
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Tarucus
ananda
callinara
nara
waterstradti
venosus
balkanica
indica
hazara
spp.
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Tongeia
pseudozuthus
kala
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Udara
akasa
dilectus
albocaeruleus
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Una
usta
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Zizeeria
karsandra
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Zizina
otis
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Zizula
hylax
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Freyeria
putli
trochylus
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Agriades
jaloka
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Lycaenesthini
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Anthene
emolus
lycaenina
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Poritiinae
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Poritia
hewitsoni
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Simiskina
phalena
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Theclinae
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Amblypodiini
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Amblypodia
anita
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Iraota
timoleon
rochana
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Thaduka
multicaudata
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Aphnaeini
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Apharitis
lilacinus
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Spindasis
abnormis
vulcanus
lohita
schistacea
ictis
nipalicus
rukmini
syama
zhengweilie
elima
evansii
rukma
elwesi
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Arhopalini
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Apporasa
atkinsoni
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Arhopala
centaurus
alea
perimuta
ammonides
fulla
abseus
curiosa
ganesa
dodonaea
silhetensis
amantes
birmana
atrax
paramuta
bazaloides
eumolphus
singla
bazalus
camdeo
dispar
rama
oenea
khamti
belphoebe
comica
athada
paraganesa
asopia
hellenore
asinarus
+
Flos
diardi
adriana
apidanus
areste
asoka
fulgida
chinensis
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Mahathala
ameria
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Mota
massyla
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Surendra
quercetorum
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Zinaspa
todara
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Catapaecilmini
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Catapaecilma
major
subochrea
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Acupicta
delicatum
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Cheritrini
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Cheritra
freja
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Cheritrella
truncipennis
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Drupadia
scaeva
Neocheritra
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Suasa
lisides
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Ticherra
acte
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Deudorigini
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Araotes
lapithis
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Artipe
eryx
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Bindahara
moorei
phocides
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Deudorix
epijarbas
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Rapala
iarbus
manea
varuna
pheretima
dieneces
nissa
lankana
refulgens
selira
tara
suffusa
damona
rectivitta
melida
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Sinthusa
chandrana
nasaka
virgo
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Virachola
perse
isocrates
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Eumaeini
Satyrium
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Horagini
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Horaga
onyx
viola
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Rathinda
amor
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Hypolycaenini
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Hypolycaena
othona
erylus
kina
nilgirica
narada
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Zeltus
amasa
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Iolaini
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Bullis
buto
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Charana
mandarinus
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Creon
cleobis
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Dacalana
penicilligera
cotys
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Maneca
bhotea
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Pratapa
deva
icetas
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Rachana
jalindra
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Tajuria
jehana
cippus
melastigma
maculatus
diaeus
ister
illurgioides
luculentus
yajna
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Neocheritra
fabronia
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Loxurini
Drina
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Loxura
atymnus
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Yasoda
tripunctata
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Remelanini
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Ancema
blanka
ctesia
sudica
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Remelana
jangala
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Theclini
Amblopala
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Chaetoprocta
odata
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Chrysozephyrus
syla
birupa
duma
disparatus
dumoides
tytleri
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Esakiozephyrus
icana
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Euaspa
milionia
mikamii
Pamela
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Superflua
sassanides
deria
Thecla
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Shirozuozephyrus
bhutanensis
kirbariensis
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Thermozephyrus
ataxus
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Shizuyaozephyrus
ziha
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Fujiokaozephyrus
camurius
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Inomataozephyrus
assamica
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Zesiusini
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Zesius
chrysomallus
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Hesperiidae
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Coeliadinae
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Badamia
exclamationis
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Bibasis
sena
mahintha
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Burara
jaina
amara
oedipodea
vasutana
harisa
gomata
anadi
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Choaspes
benjaminii
furcata
stigmata
spp
xanthopogon
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Hasora
chromus
badra
taminatus
vitta
anura
khoda
leucospila
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Eudaminae
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Lobocla
liliana
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Hesperiinae
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Aeromachini
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Actinor
radians
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Aeromachus
pygmaeus
dubius
kali
stigmata
jhora
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Ampittia
dioscorides
subvittatus
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Ancistroides
nigrita
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Apostictopterus
fuliginosus
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Arnetta
mercara
atkinsoni
vindhiana
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Astictopterus
jama
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Baracus
hampsoni
subditus
septentrionum
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Creteus
cyrina
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Cupitha
purreea
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Erionota
thrax
torus
acroleuca
apex
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Gangara
thyrsis
lebadea
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Halpe
filda
hindu
porus
zema
sikkima
aucma
spp.
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Hidari
bhawani
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Hyarotis
adrastus
microstictum
coorga
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Iambrix
salsala
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Koruthaialos
rubecula
sindu
butleri
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Lotongus
sarala
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Matapa
aria
cresta
sasivarna
purpurascens
druna
+
Notocrypta
paralysos
curvifascia
feisthamelii
Ochus
+
Pedesta
masuriensis
pandita
panda
+
Pirdana
major
+
Pithauria
stramineipennis
marsena
murdava
spp.
+
Plastingia
naga
+
Pudicitia
pholus
+
Pyroneura
margherita
+
Quedara
basiflava
+
Salanoemia
sala
+
Scobura
isota
parawoolletti
cephaloides
cephala
phiditia
+
Sebastonyma
dolopia
+
Sovia
separata
grahami
+
Stimula
swinhoei
+
Suada
swerga
+
Suastus
gremius
minuta
+
Thoressa
honorei
evershedi
cerata
astigmata
sitala
hyrie
+
Udaspes
folus
+
Unkana
ambasa
Zela
+
Zographetus
satwa
ogygia
+
Psolos
fuligo
+
Halpemorpha
hyrtacus
+
Baorini
+
Baoris
farri
chapmani
unicolor
pagana
+
Borbo
cinnara
bevani
+
Caltoris
kumara
canaraica
tulsi
philippina
aurociliata
spp.
+
Gegenes
pumilio
nostrodamus
+
Iton
semamora
+
Parnara
spp
guttatus
+
Pelopidas
conjuncta
mathias
assamensis
sinensis
agna
subochracea
spp.
+
Polytremis
discreta
lubricans
eltola
Pseudoborbo
+
Baorini
spp.
+
Hesperiini
+
Hesperia
comma
+
Ochlodes
brahma
siva
+
Taractrocerini
+
Cephrenes
acalle
+
Oriens
goloides
gola
concinna
+
Potanthus
spp
lydia
pava
trachala
+
Taractrocera
maevius
ceramas
danna
+
Telicota
colon
bambusae
spp.
+
Pyrginae
+
Pyrgini
Pyrgus
+
Tagiadini
+
Capila
zennara
jayadeva
phanaeus
pieridoides
lidderdali
+
Caprona
ransonnettii
agama
alida
+
Chamunda
chamunda
+
Coladenia
indrani
agni
agnioides
hoenei
+
Ctenoptilum
vasava
Daimio
+
Darpa
pteria
hanria
+
Gerosis
phisara
bhagava
sinica
+
Mooreana
trichoneura
+
Odina
decoratus
+
Odontoptilum
angulata
Pintara
+
Satarupa
gopala
zulla
splendens
+
Seseria
dohertyi
sambara
+
Tagiades
gana
litigiosa
menaka
japetus
parra
cohaerens
+
Tapena
thwaitesi
+
Carcharodini
+
Gomalia
elma
+
Spialia
galba
+
Carcharodus
alceae
+
Celaenorrhinini
+
Celaenorrhinus
fusca
ambareesa
leucocera
asmara
aurivittata
dhanada
putra
nigricans
ratna
pyrrha
pero
plagifera
munda
badia
tibetana
pulomaya
maculicornis
patula
morena
spp.
+
Sarangesa
dasahara
purendra
+
Pseudocoladenia
dan
festa
fatih
fatua
+
Erynnini
+
Erynnis
pelias
+
Heteropterinae
+
Carterocephalus
avanti
Educational material
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