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Butterflies in Pench Tiger Reserve

Introduction

butterflies in Pench tiger reserve

Here we have shared a report on butterfly species found in Pench tiger reserve. It means here researchers had covered an area of 741 sq. km and work was done in period of 2008 to 2022. It is a long period of time thus we can expect some best outputs here. Preparations of such list helps us to better understand the habitat of tiger reserve area. Here authors covered the southern plains of Satpura hill range. This vegetation falls in 2 categories Tropical Dry Deciduous and Tropical Moist Deciduous. They prepared list of 124 species of butterflies, belonging to 6 families. Among them 48% are very common, 26% falls in common category, 6% are frequent common, 15% are rare and 5% are in very rare category. Further to this, 29 species can be seen throughout the year (all seasons) where as 95 species are mostly seen in monsoon and winters. Thus we can say that monsoon and winter is good time to witness butterflies in Pench national park.

Checklist of Butterflies

Given butterfly checklist is the result of hardwork done by Mr. Atul Deokar and Mr. Ashish D. Tiple. Both are from Maharashtra state of India and eminent researcher with many publications and citations in there credit list. In this list they recorded 60 new species of butterflies thus now we have better list for Pench tiger reserve. Majority of butterflies are from families like Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, Pieridae, Hesperiidae etc. During preparation of this list, they covered different habitats like lakesites, river banks, buffer zone forest, countryside areas, grasslands etc. All these butterflies are photographed, from different angles and then identified.

Sr. No. Common Name Scientific Name Status IUCN Categories
1 Tailed Jay Graphium agamemmon Very Common Not Evaluated
2 Common Jay Graphium doson Common Not Evaluated
3 Spot Swordtail Graphium nomius Very Common  
4 Common Rose Pachiliopta aristolochiae Very Common Least Concern
5 Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector Common Least Concern
6 Common Mime Papilio clytia    
7 Common Banded Peacock Papilo crino    
8 Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus  Very Common Not Evaluated
9 Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor    
10 Common Mormon Papilio polytes    
11 Common Albatross Appias albina    
12 Striped Albatross Appias libythea Rare  
13 Pioneer      
14 Common or Lemon Emigrant      
15 Mottled Emigrant      
16 Common Gull      
17 Crimson Tip      
18 Small Orange Tip      
19 Large Salmon Arab      
20 Common Jazebel Delias eucharis    
21 Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta    
22 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe    
23 Spotless Grass Yellow Eurema laeta    
24 Three-Spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda    
25 White Orange Tip Ixias marianne    
26 Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene    
27 Psyche Leptosia nina    
28 Common Wanderer Pareronia anais    
29 Tawny Coster Acraea violae    
30 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne    
31 Common Castor Ariadne merione    
32 Common Sergeant Athyma perius    
33 Joker Byblia ilithyia    
34 Plain Rajah      
35 Black Rajah      
36 Plain Tiger      
37 Common Tiger      
38 Common Palmfly      
39 Common Indian Crow      
40 Common Baron Euthalia aconthea    
41 Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina    
42 Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina    
43 Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus    
44 Peacock Pansy Junonia almana    
45 Grey Pansy Junonia atlites Very Common  
46 Yellow Pansy Jononia Hierta    
47 Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita    
48 Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias    
49 Blue Pansy Junonia orithya    
50 Bamboo Treebrown Lethe europa    
51 Common Treebrown Lethe rohria    
52 Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda    
53 Commander      
54 Intermediate bushbrown      
55 Dark-brand Bushbrown      
56 Common Bushbrown      
57 Long-brand Bushbrown      
58 Common Sailer      
59 Chestnut-streaked Sailer      
60 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea    
61 Short-banded Sailer Phaedyma cohumella    
62 Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha    
63 Anomalous Nawab Polyura agraria    
64 common Nawab Polyura athamas    
65 Baronet Symphaedra nais    
66 Blue Tiger      
67 Painted Lady      
68 Common Threering      
69 Common Fouring      
70 Common Fivering Ypthima baldus Frequent Common Not Evaluated
71 Lesser Threering Ypthima inica    
72 Two-spot Plum Judy Abisara bifasciata    
73 Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa    
74 Plain Hedge Blue Celastrina lavendularis    
75 Pointed Ciliate Blue      
76 Large Oakblue      
77 African Babul Blue      
78 Bright Babul Blue      
79 Common Pierrot      
80 Forget-Me-Not Catochrysops strabo Very Common Not Evaluated
81 Lime Blue      
82 Small Cupid      
83 Gram Blue      
84 Indian Cupid      
85 Eastern Grass Jewel      
86 Dark Cerulean      
87 Common Cerulean Jamides celeno    
88 Pea Blue Lampides boeticus    
89 Zebra Blue Leptotes plinius    
90 Plains Cupid Luthrodes pandava    
91 Tailless Lineblue      
92 Common Lineblue      
93 Pale Grass Blue      
94 Common Red Flash      
95 Slate Flash      
96 Scare Shot Silverline      
97 Common Shot Silverline      
98 Plumbeous Silversline      
99 Common Silverline      
100 Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus    
101 Spotted Pierrot Tarucus callinara  Common Not Evaluated
102 Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara    
103 Common Guava Blue Virachola isocrates   Not Evaluated
104 Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra    
105 Lesser Grass Blue      
106 Tiny Grass Blue      
107 Brown Awl      
108 Paintbrush Swift      
109 Rice Swift      
110 Blank Swift      
111 Golden Angle Caprona ransonnetii    
112 Spotted Angle Caprona agama    
113 Tricolour Pied Flat Coladenia indrani    
114 Moore's Ace Halpe porus    
115 Common Banded Awl Hasora chromus    
116 Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala    
117 Common Redeye Matapa aria    
118 Small Branded Swift / Variable Swift Pelopidas mathias    
119 Large Branded Swift / Moore's Swift Pelopidas subochracea    
120 Indian Skipper Spialia galba    
121 Indian Palm Bob Suastus gremius    
122 Dark Palm Dart Telicota bambusae Very Common Not Evaluated
123 Pale Palm Dart Telicota bambusae Common Not Evaluated
124 Grass Demon Udaspes folus Common Not Evaluated

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