This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala, India.
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Genus: Graphium (swordtails, bluebottles and jays)
Graphium agamemnon (tailed jay)
Graphium antiphates (fivebar swordtail)
Graphium doson (common jay)
Graphium nomius (spot swordtail)
Graphium teredon (southern / narrow-banded bluebottle)
Genus: Pachliopta (red-bodied swallowtail, roses)
Pachliopta aristolochiae (common rose)
Pachliopta hector (crimson rose)
Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose)
Genus: Papilio (swallowtails, mimes)
Papilio buddha (Malabar banded peacock)
Papilio clytia (common mime)
Papilio crino (common banded peacock)
Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
Papilio dravidarum (Malabar raven)
Papilio helenus (red Helen)
Papilio liomedon (Malabar banded swallowtail)
Papilio paris (Paris peacock)
Papilio polymnestor (blue Mormon)
Papilio polytes (common Mormon)
Genus: Troides (birdwings)
Troides minos (southern birdwing)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)
Genus: Catopsilia (emigrants)
Catopsilia pomona (common emigrant)
Catopsilia pyranthe (mottled emigrant)
Genus: Colias (clouded yellows)
Colias nilagiriensis (Nilgiri clouded yellow)
Genus: Eurema (grass yellows)
Eurema andersonii (one-spot grass yellow)
Eurema blanda (three-spot grass yellow)
Eurema brigitta (small grass yellow)
Eurema hecabe (common grass yellow)
Eurema laeta (spotless grass yellow)
Eurema nilgiriensis (Nilgiri grass yellow)
Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)
Genus: Appias (puffins and albatrosses)
Appias albina (common albatross)
Appias indra (plain puffin)
Appias lalage (spot puffin)
Appias libythea (striped albatross)
Appias lyncida (chocolate albatross)
Appias wardii (Indian / Ward's albatross)
Genus: Belenois (pioneers)
Belenois aurota (pioneer)
Genus: Cepora (gulls)
Cepora nadina (lesser gull)
Cepora nerissa (common gull)
Genus: Colotis (Arabs)
Colotis amata (small salmon Arab)
Colotis aurora (plain orange-tip)
Colotis danae (crimson-tip)
Colotis etrida (little orange-tip)
Colotis fausta (large salmon Arab)
Genus: Delias (Jezebels)
Delias eucharis (common Jezebel)
Genus: Hebomoia (great orange tips)
Hebomoia glaucippe (great orange tip)
Genus: Ixias (Indian orange tips)
Ixias marianne (white orange tip)
Ixias pyrene (yellow orange tip)
Genus: Leptosia (Psyche)
Leptosia nina (Psyche)
Genus: Pareronia (wanderers)
Pareronia ceylanica (dark wanderer)
Pareronia hippia (common wanderer)
Genus: Pieris (whites)
Pieris canidia (Indian cabbage white)
Genus: Prioneris (sawtooths)
Prioneris sita (painted sawtooth)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Euripus (courtesans)
Euripus consimilis (painted courtesan)
Genus: Rohana (princes)
Rohana parisatis (black prince)
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Genus: Ariadne (castors)
Ariadne ariadne (angled castor)
Ariadne merione (common castor)
Genus: Byblia (jokers)
Byblia ilithyia (joker)
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Genus: Charaxes (rajahs and nawabs)
Charaxes agrarius (anomalous nawab)
Charaxes athamas/bharata (common/Indian nawab)
Charaxes psaphon (plain tawny rajah)
Charaxes schreiber (blue nawab)
Charaxes solon (black rajah)
Subfamily: Cyrestinae
Genus: Cyrestis (maps)
Cyrestis thyodamas (common map)
Subfamily: Danainae
Genus: Danaus (tigers)
Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger)
Danaus genutia (common/striped tiger)
Genus: Euploea (crows)
Euploea core (common crow)
Euploea klugii (king crow)
Euploea sylvester (double-branded crow)
Genus: Idea (tree nymphs)
Idea malabarica (Malabar tree nymph)
Genus: Parantica (glassy tigers)
Parantica aglea (glassy tiger)
Parantica nilgiriensis (Nilgiri tiger)
Genus: Tirumala (blue tigers)
Tirumala limniace (blue tiger)
Tirumala septentrionis (dark blue tiger)
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Acraea (costers)
Acraea terpsicore/violae (tawny coster)
Genus: Argynnis (fritillaries)
Argynnis hyperbius (Indian fritillary)
Genus: Cethosia (lacewings)
Cethosia nietneri mahratta (Tamil lacewing)
Genus: Cirrochroa (yeomen)
Cirrochroa thais (Tamil yeoman)
Genus: Cupha (rustics)
Cupha erymanthis (rustic)
Genus: Phalanta (leopards)
Phalanta alcippe (small leopard)
Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)
Genus: Vindula (cruisers)
Vindula erota (cruiser)
Subfamily: Libytheinae
Genus: Libythea (beaks)
Libythea laius (lobed beak)
Libythea myrrha (club beak)
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Genus: Athyma (sergeants)
Athyma nefte inara (colour sergeant)
Athyma perius (common sergeant)
Athyma ranga (blackvein sergeant)
Athyma selenophora (staff sergeant)
Genus: Dophla (dukes)
Dophla evelina (red-spot duke)
Genus: Euthalia (barons)
Euthalia aconthea (common baron)
Euthalia lubentina (gaudy baron)
Euthalia nais/Symphaedra nais (baronet)
Euthalia telchinia (blue baron)
Genus: Moduza (commanders)
Moduza procris (commander)
Genus: Neptis (sailers)
Neptis clinia (clear sailer)
Neptis/Phaedyma columella (shortbanded sailer)
Neptis hylas (common sailer)
Neptis jumbah (chestnut-streaked sailer)
Neptis nata (sullied sailer)
Neptis soma (creamy sailer)
Neptis/Lasippa viraja (yellowjack sailer)
Genus: Pantoporia (lascars)
Pantoporia hordonia (common lascar)
Pantoporia sandaka (extra lascar)
Genus: Parthenos (clippers)
Parthenos sylvia (clipper)
Genus: Tanaecia (counts)
Tanaecia lepidea (grey count)
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Doleschallia (autumn leaves)
Doleschallia bisaltide (autumn leaf)
Genus: Hypolimnas (eggflies)
Hypolimnas bolina (great eggfly)
Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid eggfly)
Genus: Junonia (pansies)
Junonia almana (peacock pansy)
Junonia atlites (grey pansy)
Junonia hierta (yellow pansy)
Junonia iphita (chocolate pansy)
Junonia lemonias (lemon pansy)
Junonia orithya (blue pansy)
Genus: Kallima (oakleaves)
Kallima horsfieldii (South-Indian/Sahyadri blue oakleaf)
Genus: Kaniska
Kaniska canace (blue admiral)
Genus: Vanessa (admirals, ladies)
Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
Vanessa indica (Indian red admiral)
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Amathusia (palmkings)
Amathusia phidippus (palmking)
Genus: Discophora (duffers)
Discophora lepida (southern duffer)
Genus: Elymnias (palmflies)
Elymnias caudata (tailed palmfly)
Genus: Heteropsis
Heteropsis/Telinga adolphei (redeye bushbrown)
Heteropsis/Telinga davisoni (Palni bushbrown)
Genus: Lethe (treebrowns)
Lethe drypetis (Tamil treebrown)
Lethe europa (bamboo treebrown)
Lethe rohria (common treebrown)
Genus: Melanitis (evening browns)
Melanitis leda (common evening brown)
Melanitis phedima (dark evening brown)
Melanitis zitenius (great evening brown)
Genus: Mycalesis (bushbrowns)
Mycalesis anaxias (whitebar bushbrown)
Mycalesis igilia (small longbrand bushbrown)
Mycalesis mineus (dark branded bushbrown)
Mycalesis/Telinga oculus (red-disc bushbrown)
Mycalesis orcha (pale-brand bushbrown)
Mycalesis patnia junonia (glad-eye bushbrown)
Mycalesis perseus (common bushbrown)
Mycalesis subdita (Tamil bushbrown)
Mycalesis visala (long-brand bushbrown)
Genus: Orsotriaena
Orsotriaena medus (dark grass-brown / smooth-eyed bushbrown)
Genus: Parantirrhoea
Parantirrhoea marshalli (Travancore evening brown)
Genus: Ypthima (rings)
Ypthima asterope (common threering)
Ypthima baldus (common fivering)
Ypthima ceylonica (white fourring)
Ypthima chenu (Nilgiri fourring)
Ypthima huebneri (common fourring)
Ypthima singala (Sinhalese fivering)
Ypthima striata (Nilgiri jewel fourring)
Ypthima philomela/tabella (baby fivering)
Ypthima ypthimoides (Palni fourring)
Genus: Zipaetis (catseyes)
Zipaetis saitis (Tamil catseye)
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
Genus: Abisara (Judies)
Abisara bifasciata (double-banded Judy)
Abisara echerius (plum Judy)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Curetinae
Genus: Curetis (sunbeams) Curetis acuta (angled sunbeam)
Curetis siva (Shiva sunbeam)
Curetis thetis (Indian sunbeam)
Subfamily: Miletinae
Genus: Spalgis (apeflies)
Spalgis epius (apefly)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Genus: Acytolepis (hedge blues)
Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson's hedge blue)
Acytolepis puspa (common hedge blue)
Genus: Anthene (ciliate blues)
Anthene emolus (ciliate blue)
Anthene lycaenina (pointed ciliate blue)
Genus: Azanus (babul blues)
Azanus jesous (African babul blue)
Azanus ubaldus (bright babul blue)
Azanus uranus (dull babul blue)
Genus: Caleta
Caleta decidia (angled Pierrot)
Genus: Castalius
Castalius rosimon (common Pierrot)
Genus: Catochrysops
Catochrysops panormus (silver forget-me-not)
Catochrysops strabo (forget-me-not)
Genus: Celastrina
Celastrina lavendularis (plain hedge blue)
Genus: Celatoxia
Celatoxia albidisca (white-disc hedge blue)
Genus: Chilades
Chilades lajus (lime blue)
Chilades parrhasius (small cupid)
Genus: Discolampa
Discolampa ethion (banded blue Pierrot)
Genus: Euchrysops
Euchrysops cnejus (gram blue)
Genus: Everes
Everes lacturnus (Indian cupid)
Genus: Freyeria
Freyeria putli (small grass jewel)
Freyeria trochylus (grass jewel)
Genus: Ionolyce
Ionolyce helicon (pointed lineblue)
Genus: Jamides (ceruleans)
Jamides alecto (metallic cerulean)
Jamides bochus (dark cerulean)
Jamides celeno (common cerulean)
Genus: Lampides
Lampides boeticus (peablue)
Genus: Leptotes
Leptotes plinius (zebra blue)
Genus: Luthrodes
Luthrodes pandava (plains cupid)
Genus: Megisba
Megisba malaya (Malayan)
Genus: Nacaduba
Nacaduba beroe (opaque six-line blue)
Nacaduba berenice (rounded six-line blue)
Nacaduba calauria (dark Ceylon six-line blue)
Nacaduba hermus (pale four-line blue)
Nacaduba kurava (transparent six-line blue)
Nacaduba pactolus (large four-line blue)
Genus: Neopithecops
Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)
Genus: Petrelaea
Petrelaea dana (dingy lineblue)
Genus: Prosotas (lineblues)
Prosotas dubiosa (tailless lineblue)
Prosotas nora (common lineblue)
Prosotas noreia (white-tipped lineblue)
Genus: Pseudozizeeria (lineblues)
Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue)
Genus: Talicada
Talicada nyseus (red Pierrot)
Genus: Tarucus
Tarucus ananda (dark Pierrot)
Tarucus callinara (spotted Pierrot)
Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot)
Genus: Udara
Udara akasa (white hedge blue)
Genus: Zizeeria
Zizeeria karsandra (dark grass blue)
Genus: Zizina
Zizina otis (lesser grass blue)
Genus: Zizula
Zizula hylax (tiny grass blue)
Subfamily: Theclinae
Genus: Amblypodia
Amblypodia anita (purple leaf blue)
Genus: Ancema
Ancema blanka (silver royal)
Genus: Arhopala
Arhopala abseus (aberrant oakblue)
Arhopala alea (Kanara oakblue)
Arhopala amantes (large oakblue)
Arhopala atrax (Indian oakblue)
Arhopala bazaloides (Tamil oakblue)
Arhopala centaurus (centaur oakblue)
Genus: Bindahara
Bindahara phocides (plane)
Genus: Catapaecilma
Catapaecilma major (common tinsel)
Genus: Cheritra
Cheritra freja (common imperial)
Genus: Creon
Creon cleobis (broadtail royal)
Genus: Deudorix
Deudorix epijarbas (cornelian)
Genus: Horaga
Horaga onyx (common onyx)
Horaga viola (brown onyx)
Genus: Hypolycaena
Hypolycaena nilgirica (Nilgiri tit)
Hypolycaena othona (orchid tit)
Genus: Iraota
Iraota timoleon (silverstreak blue)
Genus: Loxura
Loxura atymnus (yamfly)
Genus: Pratapa
Pratapa deva (white royal)
Genus: Rachana
Rachana jalindra (banded royal)
Genus: Rapala
Rapala iarbus (common red flash)
Rapala lankana (Malabar flash)
Rapala manea (slate flash)
Rapala varuna (indigo flash)
Genus: Rathinda
Rathinda amor (monkey puzzle)
Genus: Surendra
Surendra vivarna biplagiata (acacia blue)
Genus: Tajuria
Tajuria cippus (peacock royal)
Tajuria jehana (plains blue royal)
Tajuria maculata (spotted royal)
Tajuria melastigma (branded royal)
Genus: Thaduka
Thaduka multicaudata (many-tailed oak-blue)
Genus: Virachola
Virachola isocrates (common guava blue)
Virachola perse (large guava blue)
Genus: Zeltus
Zeltus amasa (fluffy tit)
Genus: Zesius
Zesius chrysomallus (redspot)
Genus: Zinaspa