Question

Pest species of butterflies in india with references

Answer 1

Superfamily Papilionoidea[edit]Papilionidae - swallowtail butterflies (84 species)Pieridae - yellow and white butterflies (81 species)Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies (439 species)Danainae (26 species)Morphinae (20 species)Satyrinae (176 species)Limenitidinae (99 species)Libytheinae (3 species)Charaxinae (16 species)Calinaginae (3 species)Heliconiinae (27 species)Cyrestinae (10 species)Pseudergolinae (1 species)Biblidinae (4 species)Apaturinae (17 species)Nymphalinae (37 species)Lycaenidae - blues, hairstreaks and gossamer-winged butterflies (318 species)Riodinidae - punches & judies (16 species)Superfamily Hesperioidea[edit]Butterfly diversityHesperiidae - skipper butterflies (225 species)Coeliadinae (22 species)Pyrginae (69 species)Hesperiinae (133 species)Heteropterinae (1 species)