Butterflies of Sikkim with known sites of distribution

Common Name	Scientific Name	Distibution and status
Papilionidae
common blue bottle	Graphium sorpedon sorpedon	Mangan, Sankalang, Legship and Rangpo up to 2,000m.
Glassy blue bottle	Graphium cloanthus	Teesta and Rangeet Valleys at 1,500-280 m.
Veined jay	Graphium bathycles chiron	Lower Rangpo and Rangeet Valleys
Rose windmill	Atrophaneura latreillei	Not rare, Chungthang, between 1,500 - 2800 m.
Great wind mill	Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada	Teesta Valley around Chungthang Rangpo. Not rare up to 1,800 m.
Common rose	Pachiopta aristolochiae	Rare. LowerRangpo and Rangeet Valleys up to 1,800 m.
Common Birdwings	Triodes helena cereberus	Not rare. Rhenok, Singtam and middle camp.
Lesser mime	Chilosa epycydes	Not rare. Upto 1,800 m in Mangan and Tholong Valley.
Yellow swallowtail	Papilo machaon sikkimensis	Not rare. 2,800-5,500 m, Thangu and Tholong and Nathula.
Lime butterfly	Princeps demoleus	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, lower warm valleys of Rangpo and Teesta.
Spangle	Princeps protentor protentor	Not rare, 900 - 2,800 m Mangan, Gangtok, Legship.
Redbreast	Princeps alcimenor	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan,Seti Khola, Tholong Valley, Legship.
Great mormon	Princeps mormon agenor	Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo Vally.
common mormon	Princeps polytes ramulus	Upto 1,800 m, Rangpo, Rangeet and Teesta Valleys.
Paris peacock	Princeps paris paris	Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo, Rangeet Valleys, Melli, Gangtok, Mangan, Penlong La, Dickchu.
Blue peacock	Princeps arcturus arcturus	Not rare, upto 3,800 m, Tholong and Teesta Valleys.
Krishna peacock	Princeps krishna	Not rare, not very common, between 900 - 2,800 m at Gayzing.
Pieridae
Psyche	Leptosia nina nina	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common in Rangpo Valleys and beyond north.
Choclate albatross	Appias lycida lyncida	Upto 1,800 m, not rare, lower Valleys around Rangpo, Rangeet, Teesta up to 1,000m.
Spot puffin	Appias lalage durnasa	From 1,800 - 2,000 m, Teesta Valley around Mangan, Tholong Vally, West Sikkim and Rangpo Valley.
Common albotoss	Appias albina darada	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Gnathang.
Lesser gull	Cepora nadina nadina	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley.
Great orange tip	Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe	Not rare, upto 2,000 m in Singtam, Rhenok, Middle camp, Gangtok, Mangan,Legship.
Redspot jezebel	Delias descombi descombi	Not rare, from 900 - 2,800 m, Uncommon, Gangtok, saramsa, Mangan, Rangpo and Legship.
Hill jezebel	Delias bellanona ithiela	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Nayabazar, Lgship, Tashiding, Rangpo, Dokling, Chu khola, Gangtok.
Yellow	Delias agostina agostina	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Not common in sikkim -Legship, Singtam and Tholong Valley.
Redbase jezebel	Delias aglaia	Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo, Rangeet, Teesta Valley.
Plain sulphur	Dercas lycoris	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley.
Common brimstone	Goneptrix rhami nepalensis	Not rare, from 1,800 - 4,500 m, Tholong Valley
Lycaenidae
Common gem	Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan Rangpo.
Bright sunbeam	Curetis buliss	Not rare, upto 2,100 m, Rangpo and Narak.
Common Acacia blue	Surendra quercetorum quercetorum	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, west and east Sikkim from Rangpo.
Longbranded silverline	Spindasis lohita himalayensis	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
Metallic cerulean	Jamides alecto eurysaces	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan, Singhik, Tashiding, Rangpo and Legship.
Pea blue	Lampides boeticus	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Lower valleys of Ranget, Rangpo and Teests
Dark cerulean	Jampides bochus	Common around 2,800 m, Teesta and Rangpo Vellys.
Zebra blue	Syntarucus plinius	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo
Assam pierrot	Tarucus venosus dharata	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Namchi road near mamring.
Plains cupid	Edales pandana	Not rare, Rangpo, upto 1,800 m.
Lesser punch	Dodena dipaea	Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Gangtok.
Tailed punch	Dodena eugenes venox	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Yoksum and Bakkim.
Mixed punch	Dodena ovida ovida	Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Locally common in some areas of Gangtok.
Striped punch	Dodena adonira adonira	Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Rakdong and Tholong in West Sikkim.
Dark judy	Abisara fylla	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Yoksum, Gayzing, Tashiding and Chungthang areas.
Plum judy	Abisara echerius suffosa	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, in Narak area.
Nymphalidae
Jungle glory	Thaumantis diores diora	Rare, upto 900 m, Rangeet Valley.
Common evening brown	Melanitis leda isimene	Rare, found up to 2,000 m, in the Rangeet Valley, Legship, Tashiding, Singtam, Middle camp, Gangtok, Mangan, and Rangpo.
Dark evening brown	Melanitis pheduma bela	Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo and Gangtok.
Common red forester	Lethe mekara mekara	Rare, From 1,800 m, Tashiding and Yuksom.
Barred wood brown	Lethe maithrya	Rare, From 1,800 - 2,800 m at Lachen.
Angled red forester	Lethe chandica chandica	Not rare, upto 1,800 m in Gerathang and Sankalang.
Common forester	Lethe isana dinarbas	Not rare, upto 2,800 m in Gangtok and north Sikkim.
Black forester	Lethe vindhya	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
Tailed red forester	Lethe sinorix	Not rare, upto 1,800 m in Lachen- Lachung Valley.
Small silver fork	Zoophoessa jalaurida	Not rare, 2,800 - 3,800 m in Zuluk and Gnathang.
Moeller's silver fork	Zoophoessa moelleri	Rare, between 1,800 - 2,800 m, Gangtok.
Small golden fork	Zoophoessa goalpara goalpara	Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Lachung- Lachen.
Treble silverstripe	Zoophoessa baladena baladena	Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Bakkim and Tholong.
Lilac fork	Zoophoessa sura	Rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Hanuman Hill at Gangtok.
Chumbi mall	Chonola masoni	Not rare, 1,800 - 3,800 m, Upper Teesta Valley.
Lilane bush brown	Mycalsis fransisca santana	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Gangtok.
White edged bush brown	Mycalsis nestra vetus	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta, Singhik and Chungthang.
Bright eye bush brown	Mycalsis nicata	Rare, Gangtok.
Niger	Orsotricoena medus medus	Common, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo, Khanni Khola, Rangeet Valley, Legship,Mangan and Dikchu.
Dark cats eye	Zipoetis scalyx.	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley
Common fivering	Yipthima baldus baldus	Common, upto 1,800 m, Rangeet and Rangpo Valleys. Teesta Valley, common up to Chungthung.
Pallid argus	Callerbia scanda scanda	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Chungthang, Lachung, and Menshithang.
Arctic argus	paraoeneis palaercticus sikkimensis	Not rare, upto 2,800 - 4,500 m, Upper areas of Teesta and east Sikkim.
Great satyr	Aulocera padma padma	Not rare, 3,500 - 4,500 m, Zemu Valley.
Striated satyr	Aulocera saraswati	Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Mangan.
Common nawab	Polyura athanus athanus	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo.
Pallied nawab	Polyura arja	Common, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley near Sankalang and Legship.
Stately nawab	Polyura dolon centralis	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Chungthang, and Bhusuk.
Circe	Hestena nama	Common, upto 1,800 m, Teesta, Rangeet and Rangpo Valleys.
Yellow kansir	Penthema lisrada lisrada	Probably rare in sikkim, upto 1,500 m, Singhik and Dikchu areas, no recent reports from sikkim.
Tabby	Psuedergolis wedah	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common in Teesta and Rngeet Valleys.
Angled castor	Ariadne ariadne pallidior	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, lower Valleys of the Rangpo and Rangeet.
Common leopard	Phalanta phalanta	Very common, upto 1,800 m, in Rangpo and Rangeet Valley and upto Sankalang and Mangan in Teesta Valleys.
Large Yeoman	Cirrochroa aoris aoris	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, South Sikkim and Rangpo and Mamring and also around Mangan and Dikchu areas.
Common Yeoman	Cirrochroa tyche mithila	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Narak in Sikkim.
Queen of Spain fritillary	lssoria lathonia issaea	Not rare, 900 - 4,500 m, Nathula.
Indian Fritillary	Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Geyzing, Gnathang, Chungthung and Gangtok.
Large silverstripe	Children childron childroni	Not rare, between 900 - 2,800 m, Gangtok, Yoksum, Penglongla, Bushuk, Lachen and Lachung.
Balck vein fritillary	Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis	Not rare, between 3,800 - 4,500 m, and 4,800 - 5,500 m, Giagong to Chho Lhamo area.
Yellow pansy	Precis hierta magna	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo and Rangeet Valleys in Singhik, Mangan and around Gangtok.
Blue Pansy	Precis orithya ocyale	Not rare, upto 2,800 m, not common in sikkim, Gangtok, Legship, Mangan and Rangpo Valley.
Grey pansy	Precis atlites	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley
Indian red admiral	Vanessa indica indica	Not rare between 1,800 - 3,800 m, Yaksum, Tholong Valley, Mangan and Gangtok.
Himalayan jester	Symbrenthia hypestis cotanda	Not rare between 1,800 - 3,800 m, Gangtok, Mangan, Tashiding and Tholong Valley.
Autumn leaf	Daleschallia bisaltide indica	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley around Mangan, Singhik and Dikchu and Tholong Valley.
Blue oakleaf	Kalima hordefieldi	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley.
Common map	Cyrestic thyodemas thyodemas	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo.
Yellow jack Sailor	Lassipa viraja viraja	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan.
Common lascar	Pantoporia hordonia hordonia	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan.
Black vein sergeant	Parathyma ranga ranga	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Lower Southern Rangpo and Rangeet Valley Sankalang in Teesta Valley.
Common sergeant	Parathyma prius	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tashiding and Ryngym Monastry.
Staff sergeant	Parathyma selenophora selenophora	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong, Tumin Khola along the Teesta Velley.
Commodore	Moduza procris procris	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley.
Green commodere	Limetis daraxa	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rakadong area, Tumin Khola,Rangpo Valley.
Scarce white commodore	Limetis zulene	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Daling.
Knight	Labadea martha martha	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Singhik.
Blue baron	Euthalia telchima	Rare, between 1,800 - 2,800 m, Orchid Sanctuary in Gangtok.
Common baron	Euthalia aconthea suddhodana	Not rare, common in the lower valleys of Rangpo, Rangeet and Singtam.
Gawdy baron	Euthalia lubentina indica	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
French duke	Euthalia franciae franciae	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley.
Blue duchess	Euthalia duda	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta valley.
Green duke	Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Orchid Sanctuary in Gangtok.
Hesperiidae
Cruiser	Vindula erota erota	Rare, upto 1,800 m, Tumin Khola. And Rangpo Valley.
Red lacewing	Cethosia biblis tisamena	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common at lower altitudes, Legship, Rangpo, Mangan, Singhik and Naya Bazar.
Choclate tiger	Parantica melaneus platiniston	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan.
Blue tiger	Tircimala limniace	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo and Teesta valley.
Darkblue tiger	Tircimala septentrionis	Not rare, upto 900 - 1,800 m, Teesta Valley, Dickchu, Mangan and Sangkalang.
Common tiger	Danaus genutia	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
Magpie crow	Euploea radamaanthus	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tashiding.
Long branded blue crow	Euploea algen deione	Rare upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
Orange owlet	Bibasis jaina jaina	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo and Khanni Khola.
Common spotted flat	Celaenorrhinus leucocera	Common upto 2,000 m, Rangit valley and Rhenock areas.
Water snow flat	Tagides litigiosa litigiosa	Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo Valley
Chestnut angle	Odontoptilum angulata angulata	Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley.
Spotted demon	Notocrypta fiesthamelii alysos	Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Munshithnag.
Purple Red eye	Matapa purpurascens	Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo.

Source:Kanchenjunga Mountain Complex, WWF Nepal Program

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