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)