List of butterflies of Gujarat

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Gujarat is a state in the western part of India. It has very rich butterfly diversity as it is situated at the geographical meeting point of many types of habitats. Northern Gujarat meets the deserts and semi-arid parts of Pakistan, Saurashtra peninsula has dry scrublands and savannah habitats, Gir has dry deciduous forests, central Gujarat has wetlands and scrublands while south Gujarat touches the Western Ghats and hence it has evergreen and bamboo forests.

According to Butterflies of Gujarat, there are over 193 butterfly species found in Gujarat. Total 79 of them are seen in South Gujarat.[1]

Gujarat has six families of butterflies:

  • Papilionidae
  • Pieridae
  • Nymphalidae
  • Lycaenidae
  • Hesperiidae
  • Riodinidae

Papilionidae

  • Graphium agamemnon - tailed jay Linnaeus, 1758
  • Graphium doson - common jay Felder & Felder, 1864
  • Graphium nomius - spot swordtail Esper, 1785
  • Papilio demoleus - lime swallowtail Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio polymnestor - blue Mormon Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio polytes - common Mormon Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pachliopta aristolochiae - common rose Fabricius, 1775
  • Pachliopta hector - crimson rose
  • Papilio helenus - red Helen

Pieridae

Nymphalidae

Lycaenidae

Riodinidae

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Parasharya, B. M. (2007). Butterflies of Gujarat. Anand: Anand Agricultural University.