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Butterflies of Sikkim

Being selected as the top destination by the Lonely Planet magazine as "Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2014 - top 10 regions", Sikkim stands tall with rich varied destinations and Pelling is a not to miss travel point within Sikkim.

Butterflies of Sikkim

common blue bottle

Glassy blue bottle

Veined jay

Rose windmill

Great wind mill

Common rose

Common Birdwings

Lesser mime

Yellow swallowtail

Lime butterfly

Spangle

Redbreast

Great mormon

common mormon

Paris peacock

Blue peacock

Krishna peacock

Pieridae

Psyche

Choclate albatross

Spot puffin

Common albotoss

Lesser gull

Great orange tip

Redspot jezebel

Hill jezebel

Yellow

Redbase jezebel

Plain sulphur

Common brimstone

Lycaenidae

Common gem

Bright sunbeam

Common Acacia blue

Longbranded silverline

Metallic cerulean

Pea blue

Dark cerulean

Zebra blue

Assam pierrot

Plains cupid

Lesser punch

Tailed punch

Mixed punch

Striped punch

Dark judy

Plum judy

Nymphalidae

Jungle glory

Common evening brown

Dark evening brown

Common red forester

Barred wood brown

Angled red forester

Common forester

Black forester

Tailed red forester

Small silver fork

Moeller's silver fork

Small golden fork

Treble silverstripe

Lilac fork

Chumbi mall

Lilane bush brown

White edged bush brown

Bright eye bush brown

Niger

Dark cats eye

Common fivering

Pallid argus

Arctic argus

Great satyr

Striated satyr

Common nawab

Pallied nawab

Stately nawab

Circe

Yellow kansir

Tabby

Angled castor

Common leopard

Large Yeoman

Common Yeoman

Queen of Spain fritillary

Indian Fritillary

Large silverstripe

Balck vein fritillary

Yellow pansy

Blue Pansy

Grey pansy

Indian red admiral

Himalayan jester

Autumn leaf

Blue oakleaf

Common map

Yellow jack Sailor

Common lascar

Black vein sergeant

Common sergeant

Staff sergeant

Commodore

Green commodere

Scarce white commodore

Knight

Blue baron

Common baron

Gawdy baron

French duke

Blue duchess

Green duke

Hesperiidae

Cruiser

Red lacewing

Choclate tiger

Blue tiger

Darkblue tiger

Common tiger

Magpie crow

Long branded blue crow

Orange owlet

Common spotted flat

Water snow flat

Chestnut angle

Spotted demon

Purple Red eye