Butterflies in Pakistan

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Baron (Euthalia aconthea)
• Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace)
• Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
• Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
• Clear Sailer (Neptis nata)
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)
• Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
• Common Mapwing (Cyrestis thyodamas)
• Common Nawab (Polyura athamas)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Freak (Calinaga buddha)
• Gray Pansy (Junonia atlites)
• Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
• Himalayan Sergeant (Athyma opalina)
• Indian Purple Emperor (Mimathyma ambica)
• Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
• Indian Tortoiseshell (Aglais caschmirensis)
• Indian White Admiral (Limenitis trivena)
• Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
• Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
• Mountain Tortoiseshell (Aglais rizana)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pallas’ Sailer (Neptis sappho)
• Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)
• Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Scarce Siren (Hestina nicevillei)
• Southern Comma (Polygonia egea)
• Sullied Sailer (Neptis soma)
• Tawny Rockbrown (Pseudochazara mniszechii)
• Western Courtier (Sephisa dichroa)
• Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
• Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
• Melitaea chitralensis
• Chazara heydenreichi

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Acamas Blue (Cigaritis acamas)
• African Babul Blue (Azanus jesous)
• Azure Mountain Blue (Agriades asiatica)
• Bright Babul Blue (Azanus ubaldus)
• Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
• Caucasian Vernal Copper (Tomares callimachus)
• Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)
• Common Flash (Rapala nissa)
• Common Guava Blue (Virachola isocrates)
• Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa)
• Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
• Common Red Flash (Rapala iarbus)
• Common Shot Silverline (Cigaritis ictis)
• Common Silverline (Cigaritis vulcanus)
• Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)
• Dark Himalayan Oakblue (Amblypodia rama)
• Dull Babul Blue (Azanus uranus)
• Dusky Green Underwing (Pamiria omphisa)
• Dusky Hedge Blue (Oreolyce vardhana)
• Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
• Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)
• European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
• Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo)
• Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
• Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
• Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
• Green Copper (Lycaena kasyapa)
• Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
• Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
• Himalayan Pierrot (Tarucus venosus)
• Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
• Indian Red Flash (Baspa melampus)
• Jaloka Mountain Blue (Agriades jaloka)
• King Cerulean (Jamides bochus)
• Large Hedge Blue (Celastrina ladonides)
• Large Jewel Blue (Plebejidea loewii)
• Lesser Grass-blue (Zizina otis)
• Lime Blue (Chilades lajus)
• Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
• Long-tailed Line-blue (Prosotas nora)
• Mediterranean Pierrot (Tarucus rosacea)
• Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha)
• Pale Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala dodonaea)
• Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus)
• Persian Grass Blue (Lachides galba)
• Persian Odd-spot Blue (Turanana cytis)
• Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)
• Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius)
• Powdery Green Sapphire (Heliophorus tamu)
• Purple Line-blue (Prosotas dubiosa)
• Scarce Shot Silverline (Cigaritis elima)
• Silver Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus syla)
• Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
• Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Small Cupid (Luthrodes contracta)
• Small Green Underwing (Pamiria metallica)
• Small Jewel Blue (Plebejus christophe)
• Sorrel Sapphire (Heliophorus sena)
• Spotted Pierrot (Tarucus callinara)
• Striped Pierrot (Tarucus nara)
• Tailless Bushblue (Panchala ganesa)
• Tien Shan Blue (Agriades pheretiades)
• Walnut Blue (Chaetoprocta odata)
• Water Hairstreak (Euaspa milionia)
• Western Blue Sapphire (Heliophorus bakeri)
• White-bordered Copper (Lycaena pavana)
• White-line Hairstreak (Superflua sassanides)
• White-spotted Hairstreak (Thecla ziha)
• Wonderful Hairstreak (Thermozephyrus ataxus)
• Alpherakya devanica
• Alpherakya sarta
• Athamanthia phoenicura
• Tarucus balkanicus nigra
• Zizula hylax

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Blue-spotted Arab (Colotis protractus)
• Butler’s Dwarf (Baltia butleri)
• Common Wanderer (Pareronia hippia)
• Dusky Blackvein (Aporia nabellica)
• Fiery Clouded Yellow (Colias eogene)
• Kashmir White (Pieris deota)
• Lemon White (Euchloe lucilla)
• Marco Polo’s Colias (Colias marcopolo)
• Pale Jezebel (Delias sanaca)
• Shaw’s Dwarf (Baltia shawi)
• White Arab (Colotis vestalis)
• Colias alpherakii
• Colias leechi
• Colias wiskotti
• Euchloe daphalis

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Common Punch (Dodona durga)
• Lesser Punch (Dodona dipoea)
• Tailed Punch (Dodona eugenes)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Alexandra’s Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
• Banded Apollo (Parnassius delphius)
• Blue Peacock (Papilio arcturus)
• Blue Triangle (Graphium sarpedon)
• Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
• Common Blue Apollo (Parnassius hardwickii)
• Common Mime (Papilio clytia)
• Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
• Common Peacock (Papilio polyctor)
• Common Red Apollo (Parnassius epaphus)
• Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
• Common Windmill (Atrophaneura polyeuctes)
• Desert Apollo (Hypermnestra helios)
• Glassy Bluebottle (Graphium cloanthus)
• Karakorum Banded Apollo (Parnassius staudingeri)
• Keeled Apollo (Parnassius jacquemontii)
• Ladak Banded Apollo (Parnassius stoliczkanus)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Regal Apollo (Parnassius charltonius)
• Varnished Apollo (Parnassius acco)
• Parnassius actius
• Parnassius boedromius
• Parnassius inopinatus
• Parnassius loxias
• Parnassius simo
• Parnassius stenosemus

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Alida Angle (Abaratha alida)
• Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
• Common Grass Dart (Taractrocera maevius)
• Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata)
• Dark Palm Dart (Telicota bambusae)
• Dingy Swift (Gegenes nostrodamus)
• Himalayan Grass Dart (Taractrocera danna)
• Himalayan Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus munda)
• Himalayan Swift (Polytremis discreta)
• Indian Ace (Halpe homolea)
• Indian Grizzled Skipper (Spialia galba)
• Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
• Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
• Marbled Flat (Lobocla liliana)
• Marbled Skipper (Gomalia elma)
• Orangetail Awl (Bibasis sena)
• Pale Small-branded Swift (Pelopidas thrax)
• Persian Skipper (Spialia phlomidis)
• Pygmy Skipper (Gegenes pumilio)
• Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
• Similar Awlking (Choaspes xanthopogon)
• Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
• Spotted Angle (Caprona agama)
• Spotted Demon (Notocrypta feisthamelii)
• Spotted Small Flat (Sarangesa purendra)
• Veined Dart (Actinor radians)
• Veined Scrub Hopper (Aeromachus stigmata)
• Yellow Spot Swift (Polytremis eltola)
• Badamia exclamationis
• Celaenorrhinus leucocera
• Eogenes alcides
• Pelopidas agna
• Potanthus dara
• Pseudoborbo bevani
• Pyrgus cashmirensis
• Spialia geron
• Telicota colon

The best place to see butterflies in Pakistan is the Butterfly House in Jallo Park, Lahore.