Indian Butterflies - Gallery 6

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Family Lycaenidae: Blues
Subfamily Riodininae: Punches and Judies
Photo by Abha
Lesser Punch Dodena dipaea Shimla
Subfamily Lycaeninae: Hairstreaks, Coppers and Sapphires
	Photo by Abha
Sorrel Sapphire Heliophorus sena Shimla	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Shimla
Subfamily Theclinae: Strong Blues
Indian Red Flash Rapala melampus Mysore	Indigo Flash Rapala varuna Mysore	Slate Flash Rapala schistacea Aligarh
Silverstreak Blue Iraota timoleon Mysore	Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus Aligarh, Mumbai, Mysore
Subfamily Polyommatinae: Weak Blues
Lime Blue Chilades laius Aligarh	African Babul Blue Azanus jezous Mysore	Common Lineblue Prosotas nora Bangalore
Common Cerulean Jamides celeno Bangalore	Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus Aligarh	Forget-me-not Catochrysops strabo Aligarh, Gurgaon
Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax Bangalore	Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha Aligarh, Bangalore	Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra Aligarh
	Photo by Abha
Grass Jewel Freyeria trochylus Aligarh, Bangalore	Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius Bangalore, Delhi	Pale Hedge Blue Lycaenopsis cardia Shimla
Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon Bangalore	Rounded Pierrot Tarucus extricatus Aligarh	Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus Aligarh, Delhi
Pea Blue Lampides boeticus Aligarh, Delhi