List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

belonging to the subfamily Satyrinae

Satyrinae

Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...

of the family Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) which itself forms part of the complete list of butterflies of India.

A total of 177 species belonging to 22 genera are found in India.

Cyllogenes - The Evening Browns

Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae
Cyllogenes janetae
Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.-Description:...

de Nicéville, 1887 (Bhutan, Naga Hills.)
Branded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva
Cyllogenes suradeva
Branded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Description:The Branded Evening Brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis Evening Browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical...

(Moore, 1857) (N.India, Sikkim - Bhutan.)

Melanitis - The Evening Browns

Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
Melanitis leda
Melanitis leda, the Common Evening Brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia.-Description:...

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima
Melanitis phedima
The Dark Evening Brown is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in South Asia.-Food plants:...

(Cramer, 1780)
Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius
Melanitis zitenius
The Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. The species is crepuscular.-Description:Wet-season form....

(Herbst, 1796)

Parantirrhoea -The Travancore Evening Brown

Travancore Evening Brown Parantirrhoea marshalli
Parantirrhoea marshalli
The Tranvancore Evening Brown is a species of butterfly endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is the only species in its genus. Little was known about the species in the wild until a population was discovered in the Periyar tiger reserve in 1997.-Description:Males and females: Upperside, both...

Wood-Mason, 1880

Lethe - The Treebrowns

Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa
Lethe europa
The Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Inner third of hind wing covered with long brown hairs.Male upperside rich dark brown...

(Fabricius, 1775)
Common Treebrown Lethe rohria
Lethe rohria
The Common Treebrown Lethe rohria is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Males and females: Upperside vandyke-brown, slightly darker, especially in the female, towards apex of fore wing....

(Fabricius, 1787)
Tamil Treebrown Lethe drypetis
Lethe drypetis
The Tamil Treebrown Lethe drypetis is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Male upperside very dark vandyke-brown; fore wing uniform: hind wing with a postdiscal series of three or four blind black ocellar spots...

(Hewitson, 1863)
Banded Treebrown Lethe confusa
Lethe confusa
The Banded Treebrown, Lethe confusa, is a species of butterfly belonging to the satyr family that is found mainly in South East Asia and in parts of South Asia....

Aurivillius, [1898]
Common Red Forester Lethe mekara
Lethe mekara
The Common Red Forester Lethe mekara is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in India....

(Moore, [1858])
Angled Red Forester Lethe chandica (Moore, 1858)
Pallid Forester Lethe satyavati de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1880
Scarce Red Forester Lethe distans Butler, 1870
Naga Treebrown Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
Bhutan Treebrown Lethe margaritae
Lethe margaritae
The Bhutan Treebrown is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in Sikkim and Bhutan....

(Elwes, 1882)
Common Forester Lethe insana (Kollar, 1844)
Brown Forester Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876)
Blue Forester, Lethe scanda
Lethe scanda
The Blue Forester is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in parts of Asia. It is known from Sikkim and Bhutan.This butterfly has a 2.5 to 2.6 inches wingspan. male is a deep indigo blue on the upperside with the margins being paler. The females are darker brown with yellow sub-apical marks...

(Moore, 1857)
Black Forester, Lethe vindhya
Lethe vindhya
The Black Forester Lethe vindhya is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in India and Indo-China....

(Felder & Felder, 1859)
Bamboo Forester Lethe kansa (Moore, 1857)
Tailed Red Forester Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, 1863)
Pale Forester Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863
Dull Forester Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887
Rusty Forester Lethe bhairava (Moore, 1857)
Straight-Banded Treebrown, Lethe verma (Kollar, 1844)
White-edged Woodbrown Lethe visrava
Lethe visrava
White-edged Woodbrown is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia, where it is found from Sikkim to Bhutan, Assam and Burma....

(Moore, 1865)
Scarce Woodbrown Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880
Common Woodbrown, Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, 1863)
Small Woodbrown Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887
Barred Woodbrown Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880
Yellow Woodbrown Lethe nicetas Hewitson, ?1868
Manipur Goldenfork Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914
Small Silverfork Lethe jalaurida
Lethe jalaurida
The Small Silverfork Lethe jalaurida is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in West China, Sikkim and Burma....

(de Nicéville, 1880)
Moeller's Silverfork Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887)
Large Goldenfork Lethe goalpara (Moore, 1865)
Lilacfork, Lethe sura
Lethe sura
The Lilacfork is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found along the eastern Himalayas from Sikkim in India to northern Burma....

(Doubleday, 1849)
Treble Silverstripe Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1886)
Small Goldenfork Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876
Single Silverstripe Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887)
Manipur Woodbrown Lethe violaceopicta (Poujade, 1884)
Spotted Mystic Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887
Tytler's Treebrown Lethe gemina Leech, 1891
Chinese Labyrinth Lethe armandina
Lethe armandina
The Chinese Labyrinth Lethe armandina is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in West China, Assam and Burma....

Oberthür, 1881
Anderson's Labyrinth Lethe andersoni (Atkinson, 1871)
Dismal Mystic Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885
Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939
Scarce Lilacfork Lethe dura, (Marshall, 1882)

Neope - The Labyrinths

Chinese Labyrinth Neope armandii
Neope armandii
Neope armandii is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neope armandii armandii *Neope armandii fusca Leech, 1891...

(Oberthür, 1879) (Khasi hills)
Veined Labyrinth Neope pulaha
Neope pulaha
The Veined Labyrinth is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neope pulaha pulaha *Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909...

(Moore, 1857)
Indo-Chinese Labyrinth Neope pulahoides (Moore, 1892) (Karen hills)
Scarce Labyrinth Neope pulahina
Neope pulahina
The Scarce Labyrinth Neope pulahina is a nymphalid butterfly found in India and South Asia....

(Evans, 1923)
Dusky Labyrinth Neope yama
Neope yama
Neope yama is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Subspecies:*Neope yama yama *Neope yama yamoides...

(Moore, 1857)
Tailed Labyrinth Neope bhadra
Neope bhadra
Neope bhadra is a nymphalid butterfly known from Asia, where it is found from Sikkim to Upper Burma.-Subspecies:*Neope bhadra bhadra*Neope bhadra subflava Zhou, 1994...

(Moore, 1857)

Lasiommata - The Walls

Large Wall Lasiommata maera(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Wall Lasiommata schakra
Lasiommata schakra
The Common Wall, Lasiommata schakra, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia.-Description:Shows slight sexual dimorphism. Male upperside ground colour silky brown; cilia of both wings whitish...

(Kollar, [1844])
Kashmir Wall Lasiommata maerula C. & R. Felder, 1867
Dark Wall Lasiommata menava
Lasiommata menava
The Dark Wall, Lasiommata menava, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in India....

Moore, 1865

Rhapicera - The Tawny Walls

Small Tawny Wall Rhaphicera moorei
Rhaphicera moorei
The Small Tawny Wall, Rhaphicera moorei, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in West China, India and Tibet....

Butler, 1867
Large Tawny Wall Rhaphicera satricus
Rhaphicera satricus
The Large Tawny Wall, Rhaphicera satricus, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in West China, India and Tibet....

(Doubleday, [1849])

Penthema - The Kaisers

Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisarda
Penthema lisarda
The Yellow Kaiser is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas.-Subspecies:*Penthema lisarda lisarda *Penthema lisarda mihintala Fruhstorfer...

(Doubleday, 1845)
Blue Kaiser Penthema darlisa
Penthema darlisa
The Blue Kaiser is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas, extending into Southeast Asia.-Subspecies:*Penthema darlisa darlisa...

Moore, 1879

Neorina - The Owl

Yellow Owl Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850
White Owl Neorina patria
Neorina patria
The White Owl, Neorina patria, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in India , Burma Thailand Laos and Vietnam....

Leech, 1891

Elymnias -The Palmflies

South Indian Palmfly Elymnias caudata Butler, 1872( Appears that Elymnias hypermnestra caudata
Elymnias hypermnestra
The Common Palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra, is a species of satyrid butterfly found in south Asia.-Description:As some other species in the genus Elymnias, the Common Palmfly presents a precostal cell on the hindwings and a hair tuft of androconial scales on dorsal discal cell of hindwings.This...

is raised to status of 'species'.)
Andaman Palmfly Elymnias cottonis Hewitson, 1874 (Andamans)
Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra
Elymnias hypermnestra
The Common Palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra, is a species of satyrid butterfly found in south Asia.-Description:As some other species in the genus Elymnias, the Common Palmfly presents a precostal cell on the hindwings and a hair tuft of androconial scales on dorsal discal cell of hindwings.This...

(Linnaeus, 1763)
Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas Hewitson, 1865
Tiger Palmfly Elymnias nesaea (Linnaeus, 1764)

Tawny Palmfly Elymnias panthera (Fabricius, 1787) (Nicobars)
Blue Striped Palmfly Elymnias patna (Westwood, 1851)
Peal's Palmfly Elymnias pealii Wood-Mason, ?1883
Pointed Palmfly Elymnias penanga (Westwood, 1851)

Jezebel Palmfly Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857

Rhapicera - The Walls

Large Tawny Wall Rhaphicera satricus
Rhaphicera satricus
The Large Tawny Wall, Rhaphicera satricus, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in West China, India and Tibet....

(=Rhaphicera satrica) (Doubleday, 1849)
Small Tawny Wall Rhaphicera moorei
Rhaphicera moorei
The Small Tawny Wall, Rhaphicera moorei, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in West China, India and Tibet....

Butler, 1867

Mycalesis - The Bushbrowns

Whitebar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias
Mycalesis anaxias
The White-bar Bushbrown is a species of satyrid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. In South Asia, it inhabits Sikkim, eastwards through the hill-ranges to Assam, Cachar, Myanmar and Tenasserim...

Hewitson, 1862
Lilacine Bushbrown, Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, 1780)
Watson's Bushbrown Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897
Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857
Purple Bushbrown Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864
Dingy Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus
Mycalesis perseus
The Dingy Bushbrown or Common Bushbrown is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.-Description:....

(Fabricius, 1775)
Dark-branded Bushbrown Mycalesis mineus
Mycalesis mineus
The Dark-branded Bushbrown, Mycalesis mineus, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Wet-season form.— Upperside dark vandyke-brown; fore and hind wings with slender subterminai and terminal pale lines...

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Long-brand Bushbrown Mycalesis igilia
Mycalesis igilia
The Small Long-brand Bushbrown is a species of satyrid butterfly found in India....

Fruhstorfer, 1911
Long-Brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala
Mycalesis visala
The Long-brand Bushbrown is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia. It might include the Tamil Bushbrown as subspecies.-Description:...

Moore, 1858
- Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis visala subdita
  Mycalesis visala
  The Long-brand Bushbrown is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia. It might include the Tamil Bushbrown as subspecies.-Description:...
  
  Moore
Tytler's Bushbrown Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914
Red-Disc Bushbrown Mycalesis oculus
Mycalesis oculus
the Red-disc Bushbrown is a Satyrine butterfly found in southern India. It is similar in markings to Mycalesis adolphei but distinguished by the reddish band around the large apical spots on the upper forewings.-Description:...

Marshall, 1880
Plain Bushbrown Mycalesis malsarida
Mycalesis malsarida
The Plain Bushbrown, Mycalesis malsarida, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Wet-season form. Upperside uniform dark vandyke-brown, slightly paler towards apex of fore wing and with somewhat obscure subterminal pale lines...

Butler, 1868
Moore's Bushbrown Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857
White-edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra
Mycalesis mestra
Mycalesis mestra, the White-edged Bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Upperside very dark Vandyke-brown, the cilia conspicuously white, the transverse white discal band of the underside showing through on both fore and hind wing, but very plainly on the latter...

Hewitson, 1862
Wood-Mason's Bushbrown Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason, 1883
Brighteye Bushbrown Mycalesis nicotia
Mycalesis nicotia
Mycalesis nicotia, the Brighteye Bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Wet-season form. Upperside vandyke-brown. Fore wing with one very large, white-centred, fulvous-ringed median, and one, more rarely two, similar smaller subapical ocelli. Hind wing with one or...

Hewitson, 1850
Salmon-branded Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus
Mycalesis misenus
The Salmon-branded Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in Asia. In India, it occurs in Sikkim, Assam, the Khasi Hills.-Description:Very close to Mycalesis nicotia...

de Nicéville, 1901
Blind-eye Bushbrown Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, 1780)
- Palni Bushbrown Mycalesis mamerata davisoni Moore
Whiteline Bushbrown Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
Annam Bushbrown Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Mycalesis watsoni Evans, 1912 is correctly Mycalesis annamitica lepcha
Lepcha Bushbrown Mycalesis lepcha
Mycalesis lepcha
The Lepcha Bushbrown is a satyrine butterfly found in Asia. It is not resolved whether it is best considered a distinct species, or included in Mycalesis annamitica. It was formerly included in Mycalesis malsara.-Description:Wet-season form...

(Moore, 1880)
Gladeye Bushbrown, Mycalesis patnia
Mycalesis patnia
The Gladeye Bushbrown is a satyrid butterfly found in southern India and Sri Lanka.-Description:Upperside:Male has a dark-umber-brown ground-colour slightly suffused with ochraceous. Fore and hind wings with bright ochraceous-yeilow, slender sub-terminal and terminal lines; cilia pale brown...

Moore, 1857
Many-tufted Bushbrown Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891
Mycalesis anapita Moore, 1858
Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886
Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864
Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969
Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878
Intermediate Bushbrown Mycalesis intermedia
Mycalesis intermedia
Mycalesis intermedia is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi Island, Indo China, S.Yunnan and India.-References:* Butterflies of West Malaysia and Singapore by W.A.Fleming....

(Moore, 1892)
Pachmarhi Bushbrown Mycalesis mercea Evans(nomen nudum ?)

Heteropsis - The Red-eye Bushbrown

Red-eye Bushbrown Heteropsis adolphei ( Guérin-Ménéville, 1843)

Erites - The Cyclops

Common Cyclops Erites falcipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, ?1886

Ragadia - The Ringlets

Striped Ringlet Ragadia crisilda Hewitson, 1862
Ringlet, Ragadia crito de Nicéville, 1890

Zipaetis - The Catseye

Dark Catseye Zipaetis scylax
Zipaetis scylax
The Dark Catseye is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Sikkim to Assam and in northern Burma....

Hewitson, 1863
Tamil Catseye Zipaetis saitis Hewitson, 1863

Hyponephele - The Meadowbrowns

Oriental or Branded Meadowbrown Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836)
White-ringed Meadowbrown Hyponephele davendra
Hyponephele davendra
The White-ringed Meadowbrown is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It can be found from Iran to Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, the Himalayas, Tibet, and Middle Asia..The wingspan is 38-45 mm...

(Moore, 1865)
Hyponephele brevistigma
Hyponephele brevistigma
Hyponephele brevistigma is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It can be found in Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir, western Pamirs and the southern slope of the Alai Mountains.Adults are on wing from June to August....

(Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele tenuistigma
Hyponephele tenuistigma
Hyponephele tenuistigma is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir and the western part of the Pamir Mountains....

(Moore, 1893)
Hyponephele narica (Hübner), [1808-1813])
Hyponephele pulchella
Hyponephele pulchella
Hyponephele pulchella is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Turkestan to the western parts of the Himalayas and in Afghanistan....

(C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Tawny Meadowbrown Hyponephele pulchra
Hyponephele pulchra
The Tawny Meadowbrown is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Himalayas, from Chitral to Kumaon and in Kashmir....

(C. & R. Felder, [1867])

Aulocera - The Satyrs

Great Satyr, Aulocera padma
Aulocera padma
Great Satyr Aulocera padma is a Brown butterfly that ranges across the Himalayas to Assam, north Burma and western China.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas from Shingarh, Great Satyr Aulocera padma is a Brown butterfly that ranges across the Himalayas to Assam, north Burma and...

(Kollar, 1844)
Narrow-banded Satyr Aulocera brahminus
Aulocera brahminus
Narrow-banded Satyr Aulocera brahminus is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas from Kashmir eastwards to Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal and Sikkim.-Description:...

(Blanchard, 1853)
Aulocera brahminoides
Aulocera brahminoides
Aulocera brahminoides is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas including Sikkim, Chumbi Valley and Tibet.-Description:Earlier Aulocera brahminoides was considered a subspecies of A...

(Moore, 1901)
Common Satyr Aulocera swaha
Aulocera swaha
Common Satyr Aulocera swaha is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Afghanistan, and the Himalayas from Safed Koh, Astor, Chilas, Gilgit, Chitral, Kashmir and Kulu eastwards across to Sikkim.-Description:The Common Satyr is 60 to...

(Kollar, [1844])
Striated Satyr Aulocera saraswati
Aulocera saraswati
Striated Satyr Aulocera saraswati is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Description:The Striated Satyr is 65 to 75 mm in wingspan....

(Kollar, [1844])

Callerebia - The Arguses

Pallid Argus Callerebia scanda
Callerebia scanda
Pallid Argus Callerebia scanda is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.-Range:The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Afghanistan, and the Himalayas from Safed Koh, Astor, Chilas, Gilgit, Chitral, Kashmir and Kulu eastwards across to Sikkim.-Description:The Common Satyr is 60 to...

(Kollar, 1844) Under construction
Ringed Argus Callerebia annada (Moore, 1858)

Karanasa

Karanasa modesta
Karanasa modesta
Karanasa modesta is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in India.-Subspecies:*Karanasa modesta modesta *Karanasa modesta gemina Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951...

Moore, 1893-96
Karanasa astorica Tytler, 1926
Karanasa huebneri
Karanasa huebneri
Karanasa huebneri is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It can be found in northern Pakistan and India....

(C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Karanasa rohtanga Avinoff & Sweadner, 1951

Paralasa -

Paralasa chitralica (Evans, 1923)
Paralasa mani (de Nicéville, 1880)

Paroeneis - The Mountain Arguses

Mountain Argus Paroeneis pumilus (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Arctic Argus Paroeneis sikkimensis (Staudinger, 1889)

Pesudochazara - The Tawny Rockbrown

Tawny Rockbrown Pseudochazara mniszechii (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
Pseudochazara baldiva (Moore, 1865)
Pseudochazara lehana (Moore, 1878)

Satyrus - The Satyrs

Black Satyr Satyrus actaea (Esper, [1780])
Great Sooty Satyr Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
Satyrus pimpla C. & R. Felder, [1867]

Ypthima - The Rings

Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Common Threering Ypthima asterope
Ypthima asterope
The Common Threering or African Ringlet is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of both Africa and Asia....
Jewel Fourring Ypthima avanta
Ypthima avanta
The Jewel Fourring Ypthima avanta is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia....

Moore, 1875
Common Fivering Ypthima baldus
Ypthima baldus
The Common Fivering Ypthima baldus is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.-Wet-season form:Male: Upperside brown, both fore and hind wing with terminal margins much darker, and generally with more or less distinct subbasal and discal dark bands. Fore wing with a large, slightly oblique,...

(Fabricius, 1775)
Ypthima cantlei Norman, 1958
White Fourring Ypthima ceylonica
Ypthima ceylonica
left|200pxleft|200pxThe White Fourring Ypthima ceylonica is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.-Description:...

Hewitson, 1865
Nilgiri Fourring Ypthima chenui
Ypthima chenui
The Nilgiri Fourring Ypthima chenui is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia....

(Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Great Five-Ring Ypthima dohertyi (Moore, 1893)
Common Fourring Ypthima huebneri
Ypthima huebneri
The Common Fourring Ypthima huebneri is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.-Description:-Wet-season form:Upperside greyish brown. Fore wing with the usual comparatively large, bi-pupilled, yellow-ringed, black pre-apical ocellus. Hind wing usually with two, sometimes with three, very...

Kirby, 1871
Brown Argus Ypthima hyagriva Moore, 1857
Western Five-Ring Ypthima indecora Moore, 1883
Lesser Three-Ring Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1865
Ypthima lisandra (Cramer, 1780)(Ypthima avanta bara Evans, 1923; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (3): 786, 797, No. D. 14/12b)
Variegated Five-Ring, Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1865
Plain Three-Ring Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889
Looped Three-Ring Ypthima watsoni (Moore, 1893)
Large Three-Ring Ypthima nareda (Kollar, 1844)
Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967
Eastern Fivering Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Baby Fivering Ypthima philomela
Ypthima philomela
The Baby Fivering Ypthima philomela is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia....

(Linnaeus, 1763)
Himalayan Five-Ring, Ypthima sakra (Moore, 1857)
Ypthima parasakra Eliot, 1987
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1875
Ypthima kedarnathensis Singh, 2007
Pallid Five-Ring Ypthima savara Grose-Smith, 1887
Eastern Five-Ring Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima sobrina Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima striata Hampson, 1888
Palni Fourring Ypthima ypthimoides
Ypthima ypthimoides
The Palni Fourring Ypthima ypthimoides is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia....

Moore, 1881