Butterflies in Nepal

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Autumn Leaf (Kallima inachus)
• Common Sergeant (Athyma perius)
• Bhutan Sergeant (Athyma jina)
• Black Prince (Rohana parisatis)
• Black Rajah (Charaxes solon)
• Blackvein Sergeant (Athyma ranga)
• Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace)
• Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
• Blue Spotted Crow (Euploea midamus)
• Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
• Brown King Crow (Euploea klugii)
• Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita)
• Chocolate Pansy (Junonia atlites)
• Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus)
• Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte)
• Common Crow (Euploea core)
• Common Cruiser (Vindula erota)
• Common Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)
• Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
• Common Maplet (Chersonesia risa)
• Common Mapwing (Cyrestis thyodamas)
• Common Nawab (Polyura athamas)
• Sergeant-major (Abrota ganga)
• Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
• Common Yeoman (Cirrochroa tyche)
• Constable (Dichorragia nesimachus)
• Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
• Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
• Double-branded Crow (Euploea sylvester)
• Gem Silverspot (Issoria gemmata)
• Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
• Golden Emperor (Dilipa morgiana)
• Gray Pansy (Junonia almana)
• Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Great Nawab (Polyura eudamippus)
• High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe)
• Himalayan Sergeant (Athyma opalina)
• Indian Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
• Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
• Ladak Tortoiseshell (Aglais ladakensis)
• Large Silverstripe (Argynnis childreni)
• Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
• Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)
• Orange Oakleaf (Hypolimnas bolina)
• Orange Staff Sergeant (Athyma cama)
• Painted Courtesan (Euripus consimilis)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pallid Nawab (Polyura arja)
• Pasha (Herona marathus)
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Popinjay (Stibochiona nicea)
• Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
• Red Lacewing (Cethosia biblis)
• Rustic (Cupha erymanthis)
• Small Staff Sergeant (Athyma zeroca)
• Staff Sergeant (Athyma selenophora)
• Stately Nawab (Polyura dolon)
• Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
• Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura)
• Tabby (Pseudergolis wedah)
• Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
• Variegated Rajah (Charaxes kahruba)
• Western Courtier (Sephisa dichroa)
• Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
• Yellow Rajah (Charaxes marmax)
• Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
• Vagrans egista

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Albocerulean (Udara albocaerulea)
• Apefly (Spalgis epius)
• Azure Mountain Blue (Albulina asiatica)
• Banded Royal (Rachana jalindra)
• Bhutya Lineblue (Prosotas bhutea)
• Blue Imperial (Ticherra acte)
• Bold Line-blue (Nacaduba pactolus)
• Bright Sunbeam (Curetis bulis)
• Broad Spark (Sinthusa chandrana)
• Broadtail Royal (Creon cleobis)
• Chinese Plushblue (Flos chinensis)
• Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus)
• Common Acacia Blue (Surendra quercetorum)
• Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)
• Common Flash (Rapala nissa)
• Common Gem (Poritia hewitsoni)
• Common Guava Blue (Virachola isocrates)
• Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa)
• Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
• Common Red Flash (Rapala iarbus)
• Common Silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus)
• Common Tinsel (Catapaecilma major)
• Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus)
• Copper Flash (Rapala pheretima)
• Dark Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas)
• Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Dark Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala rama)
• Dark Pierrot (Tarucus ananda)
• Dingy Lineblue (Petrelaea dana)
• Doherty’s Dull Oakblue (Arhopala khamti)
• Dull Babul Blue (Azanus uranus)
• Dull-green Hairstreak (Esakiozephyrus icana)
• Eastern Blue Sapphire (Heliophorus oda)
• Elbowed Pierrot (Caleta elna)
• Falcate Oak Blue (Mahathala ameria)
• Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa)
• Forest Quaker (Pithecops corvus)
• Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo)
• Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
• Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
• Green Flash (Artipe eryx)
• Green Oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus)
• Green Sapphire (Heliophorus androcles)
• Hewitson’s Dull Oakblue (Arhopala oenea)
• Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
• Indian Oakblue (Arhopala atrax)
• Indigo Flash (Rapala varuna)
• Jewelled Grass-blue (Freyeria putli)
• King Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
• Large Guava Blue (Virachola perse)
• Lesser Grass-blue (Zizina otis)
• Lime Blue (Chilades lajus)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Long-tailed Line-blue (Prosotas nora)
• Malay Red Flash (Rapala damona)
• Malayan (Megisba malaya)
• Mandarin Blue (Charana mandarinus)
• Margined Hedge Blue (Celatoxia marginata)
• Margined Lineblue (Prosotas pia)
• Metallic Cerulean (Jamides alecto)
• Metallic Green Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus duma)
• Moth Butterfly (Liphyra brassolis)
• Narrow Spark (Sinthusa nasaka)
• Orange-tipped Pea-blue (Everes lacturnus)
• Orchid Tit (Chliaria othona)
• Pale Grand Imperial (Neocheritra fabronia)
• Pale Hedge Blue (Udara dilecta)
• Pale Pea-blue (Catochrysops panormus)
• Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus)
• Plain Hedge Blue (Celastrina lavendularis)
• Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)
• Pointed Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenina)
• Pointed Lineblue (Ionolyce helicon)
• Pointed Oakblue (Arhopala singla)
• Powdered Oakblue (Arhopala bazalus)
• Purple Line-blue (Prosotas dubiosa)
• Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles)
• Quaker (Neopithecops zalmora)
• Redspot (Zesius chrysomallus)
• Scarce Slate Flash (Rapala scintilla)
• Scarlet Flash (Rapala dieneces)
• Shining Plushblue (Flos fulgida)
• Silver Streaked Acacia Blue (Zinaspa todara)
• Silverstreak Blue (Iraota timoleon)
• Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Small Cupid (Chilades parrhasius)
• Spangled Plushblue (Flos asoka)
• Spotted Pierrot (Tarucus callinara)
• Spotted Royal (Tajuria maculata)
• Straightwing Blue (Orthomiella pontis)
• Tailless Plushblue (Flos areste)
• Tamil Oakblue (Arhopala bazaloides)
• White Royal (Tajuria illurgis)
• White-banded Hedge Blue (Lestranicus transpectus)
• White-banded Line-blue (Nacaduba kurava)
• White-banded Royal (Dacalana cotys)
• White-bordered Copper (Lycaena pavana)
• Yellow-disk Tailless Oakblue (Arhopala perimuta)
• Zizula hylax

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
• Black-spotted White (Leptosia nina)
• Butler’s Dwarf (Baltia butleri)
• Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae)
• Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida)
• Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
• Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
• Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)
• Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
• Dark Clouded Yellow (Colias fieldii)
• Dark Jezebel (Delias berinda)
• Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate)
• Everest Clouded Yellow (Colias berylla)
• Great Blackvein (Metaporia agathon)
• Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
• Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna)
• Himalayan Blackvein (Metaporia leucodice)
• Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
• Ladakh Clouded Yellow (Colias ladakensis)
• Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
• Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina)
• Lined Grass-yellow (Eurema laeta)
• Lofty Bath White (Synchloe callidice)
• No-brand Grass-yellow (Eurema brigitta)
• Orange Clouded Yellow (Colias stoliczkana)
• Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete)
• Pale Wanderer (Pareronia avatar)
• Pioneer White (Belenois aurota)
• Plain Puffin (Appias indra)
• Redbase Jezebel (Delias pasithoe)
• Redbreast Jezebel (Delias acalis)
• Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi)
• Spot Puffin (Appias lalage)
• Spotted Sawtooth (Prioneris thestylis)
• Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
• Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
• Tibetan Blackvein (Mesapia peloria)
• Tree Yellow (Gandaca harina)
• White Albatross (Appias albina)
• White Migrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
• White Orangetip (Ixias marianne)
• Yellow Jezebel (Delias agostina)
• Yellow Orange Tip (Ixias pyrene)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Common Punch (Dodona durga)
• Lesser Punch (Dodona dipoea)
• Tailed Punch (Dodona eugenes)
• Orange Punch (Dodona egeon)
• Mixed Punch (Dodona ouida)
• Striped Punch (Dodona adonira)
• Dark Judy (Abisara fylla)
• Spot Judy (Abisara chela)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail (Papilio nephelus)
• Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor)
• Blue Peacock (Papilio arcturus)
• Blue Triangle (Graphium sarpedon)
• Brown Gorgon (Meandrusa gyas)
• Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
• Chinese Windmill (Atrophaneura alcinous)
• Common Birdwing (Troides helena)
• Common Blue Apollo (Parnassius hardwickii)
• Common Jay (Graphium doson)
• Common Mime (Chilasa clytia)
• Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
• Common Peacock (Papilio polyctor)
• Common Raven (Papilio castor)
• Common Red Apollo (Parnassius epaphus)
• Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
• Common Windmill (Atrophaneura polyeuctes)
• Glassy Bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
• Golden Birdwing (Troides aeacus)
• Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)
• Great Windmill (Atrophaneura dasarada)
• Great Zebra (Graphium xenocles)
• Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
• Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
• Krishna Peacock (Papilio krishna)
• Ladak Banded Apollo (Parnassius stoliczkanus)
• Lesser Batwing (Atrophaneura aidoneus)
• Lesser Mime (Chilasa epycides)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Paris Peacock (Papilio paris)
• Redbreast (Papilio alcmenor)
• Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
• Rose Windmill (Atrophaneura latreillei)
• Spangle Swallowtail (Papilio protenor)
• Spectacle Swordtail (Pathysa glycerion)
• Spot Swordtail (Pathysa nomius)
• Tailed Redbreast (Papilio janaka)
• Tawny Mime (Chilasa agestor)
• Varnished Apollo (Parnassius acco)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Atkinson’s Bob (Arnetta atkinsoni)
• Bengal Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus putra)
• Blue-spotted Scrub Hopper (Aeromachus kali)
• Branded Orange Awlet (Burara oedipodea)
• Brown Bush Bob (Pedesta pandita)
• Ceylon Dartlet (Oriens goloides)
• Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulata)
• Common Awl (Hasora badra)
• Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
• Common Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides)
• Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
• Common Small Flat (Sarangesa dasahara)
• Common Yellow-breast Flat (Gerosis bhagava)
• Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)
• Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)
• Green Awlet (Burara vasutana)
• Grey-banded Redeye (Matapa druna)
• Himalayan Grass Dart (Taractrocera danna)
• Hooked Awlking (Choaspes furcata)
• Immaculate Snow Flat (Tagiades gana)
• Indian Awlking (Choaspes benjaminii)
• Indian Grizzled Skipper (Spialia galba)
• Lidderdale’s Dawnfly (Capila lidderdali)
• Light Straw Ace (Pithauria stramineipennis)
• Marbled Flat (Lobocla liliana)
• Moore’s Ace (Halpe porus)
• Multi-spotted Snow Flat (Tagiades parra)
• Orange Awlet (Burara jaina)
• Orangetail Awl (Bibasis sena)
• Pallid Dart (Potanthus pallida)
• Pava Dart (Potanthus pava)
• Pied Flat (Tagiades japetus)
• Rounded Palm-redeye (Erionota torus)
• Similar Awlking (Choaspes xanthopogon)
• Slate Awl (Hasora anura)
• Small Green Awlet (Burara amara)
• Small-banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus nigricans)
• Spotted Angle (Caprona agama)
• Spotted Snow Flat (Tagiades menaka)
• Striped Dawnfly (Capila jayadeva)
• Tricolour Pied Flat (Coladenia indrani)
• Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
• Wax Dart (Cupitha purreea)
• Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura)

There are several places that butterfly enthusiasts can visit in search of butterflies, including Shivapuri National Park, Annapurna Butterfly Museum, and Chitwan National Park.