Common Mormon

Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.

White Fourring

A White Fourring (Ypthima Ceylonica) butterfly on a coat buttons or tridax daisy. The picture is from my backyard.

Ypthima Ceylonica

Ypthima Ceylonica

Crimson Rose

Pachliopta hector, the Crimson Rose, is a large swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta of the red-bodied swallowtails.

Water Snow Flat

Tagiades litigiosa, the Water Snow Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India.

Leaf, light and a butterfly

A Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra) on the guava tree.

The Commander

Moduza procris, the Commander, sometimes included in the genus Limenitis, is a medium-sized, strikingly colored brush-footed butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Friends

Junonia lemonias, the Lemon Pansy

The dancing pair

Chocolate Pansies on lantana.

Lemon Pansy

Junonia lemonias, the lemon pansy, is a common nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It is found in gardens, fallow land, and open wooded areas.

Apefly

Spalgis epeus, the apefly, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It gets its name from the supposed resemblance of its caterpillar to the face of an ape.