Butterfly Diversity in Pakur District, Jharkhand, India
Documented and Photographed by Maudud Sk
Location: Pakur District, Jharkhand
Introduction
This report presents a photographic documentation of butterfly species observed in Pakur district, Jharkhand, India. The objective of this effort is to contribute to the understanding of local butterfly diversity and assist in biodiversity conservation efforts. Observations were made across various habitats including gardens, forests, and agricultural fields.
Methodology
- Observation period: [January 2024] to [August 2025]
- Camera used: ["📸 -Redmi Note 10s”]
- Photography type: Field photography during day time.
- Identification references: Books, online databases, and expert consultation.
Butterfly Species List
1.
Common Mormon Butterfly
Papilio polytes
12/09/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
2.
Zebra Blue butterfly
Leptotes plinius
21-Apr-2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
3.
Pale Grass Blue Butterfly
Pseudozizeeria maha
03-May-2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
4.
Dark Grass Blue Butterfly
Zizeeria karsandra
02/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
5.
Lesser Grass Blue Butterfly
Zizina otis
22/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
6.
Lime Blue Butterfly
Chilades lajus
03/02/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
7.
Grass Demon Butterfly
Ancistroides folus
15/05/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
8.
Common Crow Butterfly
Euploea core
23/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
9.
Tail Less Line Blue Butterfly
Prosotas dubiosa
24/04/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
10.
Striated Pierrot Butterfly
Tarucus nara
05/01/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
11.
Balkan Pierrot / Little Tiger Blue Butterfly
Tarucus balkanicus
04/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
12.
Black Spotted Pierrot Butterfly
Tarucus balcanicus nigra
02/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
13.
Common Pierrot Butterfly
Castalius rosimon
09/04/2025
16/07/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
14.
Angled Pierrot Butterfly
Caleta decidia
03/10/2024
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
15.
Common castor Butterfly
Ariadne merione
28/11/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
16.
Angled Castor Butterfly
Ariadne ariadne
24/12/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
17.
Common Five-ring Butterfly
Ypthima baldus
12/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
18.
Common Four-ring Butterfly
Ypthima huebneri
06/04/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
19.
Common Emigrant Butterfly
Catopsilia Pomona
19/04/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
20.
Mottled Emigrant Butterfly
Catopsilia Pyranthe
15/01/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
21.
Common Wanderer Butterfly
Pareronia valeria
16/07/2025
13/03/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
22.
Purple Leaf Blue Butterfly
Amblypodia anita
11/07/2025
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
23.
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Eurema hecabe
20/04/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
24.
lesser dart Butterfly
Potanthus omaha
23/01/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
25.
Small branded swift Butterfly
Pelopidas mathias
22/12/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
26.
Dark Palm-Dart Butterfly
Telicota bambusae
20/04/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
27.
Indian Grizzled Skipper Butterfly
Spialia galba
16/04/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
28.
Indian Palm Bob Butterfly
Suastus gremius
16/01/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
29.
Blue Pansy Butterfly
Junonia orithya
16/07/2025
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
30.
Yellow Pansy Butterfly
Junonia hierta
03/10/2024
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
31.
Chocolate Pansy Butterfly
Junonia iphita
11/07/2025
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
32.
Lemon Pansy Butterfly
Junonia lemonias
25/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
33.
Grey Pansy Butterfly
Junonia atlites
27/02/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
34.
Peacock Pansy Butterfly
Junonia almana
07/02/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
35.
Common Baron Butterfly
Euthalia aconthea
19/02/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
36.
Common evening brown Butterfly
Melanitis leda
03/04/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
33/04/2024
37.
Common Rose Butterfly
Pachliopta aristolochiae
25/07/2025
23/04/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
38.
Common Sailor Butterfly
Neptis Hylas
03/10/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
39.
Dark-branded Bushbrown Butterfly
Mycalesis mineus
03/10/2024
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
40.
Baronet Butterfly
Symphaedra nais
04/08/2025
Dhorni Pahar,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
41.
Tawny Coster Butterfly
Acraea terpsicore
07/05/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
42.
Blue Moon / Great Eggfly Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina
08/03/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
43.
Lime Swallotail Butterfly
Papilio demoleus
16/02/2024
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
44.
Spotted Rustic Butterfly
Phalanta phalantha
14/01/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
45.
Plain Tiger Butterfly
Danaus chrysippus
23/12/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
46.
Common Tiger Butterfly
Danaus genutia
14/12/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
47.
Blue Tiger Butterfly
Tirumala limniace
18/12/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
48.
Common Jezebel Butterfly
Delias eucharis
16/12/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
49.
Forget Me Not Butterfly
Catochrysops strabo
11/09/2024
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
50.
Lesser Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina adamsoni
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
51.
Common flash Butterfly
Rapala nissa
04/01/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
52.
Plain Puffin Butterfly
Appias indra
03/03/2025
K K M Collage, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
53.
Common Mime Butterfly
Papilio clytia
05/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
54.
Pea Blue Butterfly
Lampides boeticus
14/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
55.
Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa cardui
24/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
56.
Indian Cabbage White Butterfly
Pieris canidi
28/03/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
57.
Common Jay Butterfly
Graphium doson
01/04/2025
22/06/2025
Islampur Bridge, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
58.
Common palmfly Butterfly
Elymnias hypermnestr
01/04/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
59.
Eastern Striped Albatross Butterfly
Appias olferna
01/04/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
60.
Common Cerulean Butterfly
Jamides celeno
10/04/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
61.
Dark Cerulean Butterfly
Jamides bochus
16/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
62.
Wandering Psyche Butterfly
Leptosia nina
16/02/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
63.
Common Gull Butterfly
Cepora nerissa
04/04/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
64.
Tiny Grass Blue Buttefly
Zizula hylax
15/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
65.
Common Lineblue Butterfly
Prosotas nora
17/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
66.
Common Banded Awl Butterfly
Hasora chromus
19/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
67.
Brown Awl Butterfly
Badamia exclamationis
21/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
68.
Yellow Orange Tip Butterfly
Ixias pyrene
16/07/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
69.
Gram Blue Buttefly
Euchrysops cnejus
03/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
70.
Danaid Eggfly Butterfly
[Hypolimnas misippus]
16/07/2025
Bhawanipur - Pakur Road, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
71.
Common Albatross Butterfly
[Appias albina]
22/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
72.
Ciliate Blue Buttefly
[Anthene emolus]
24/06/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
73.
(Borbo cinnara)
26/06/2025
KKM College,Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
74.
Common Three-ring Butterfly
[Ypthima asterope]
07/07/2025
20/07/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
75.
Small Grass Yellow butterfly
[Eurema brigitta]
29/05/2025
Pakur Town, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
76.
Chestnut Bob Butterfly
[Iambrix salsala]
17/07/2025
K.K.M. College, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
77.
Chinese Branded Swift Butterfly
(Pelopidas sinensis)
19/05/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
78.
Pale Palm-Dart Butterfly
(Telicota colon)
04/08/2025
Islampur village, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India.
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Summary
- Total species observed: 78
- Locations covered: K.K.M.Collage, Pakur Town,Dhorni Pahar,Farsa,Islampur Village.
- Time span: January 2024 – August 2025
- Remarks: Some species are seasonal; a few were rarely sighted.
Conclusion
The butterfly diversity of Pakur district is rich and still underexplored. Continued documentation and habitat protection can further reveal hidden biodiversity. This report is an attempt to visually archive and highlight the Lepidopteran fauna of the region.
Author
Name: Maudud Sk
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube – Maudud Sk Creative Talent
Location: Pakur, Jharkhand
Date of Report: August-2025
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