*[[Danainae]] 4 species
*[[Danainae]] 4 species
*[[Libytheinae]] 2 species
*[[Libytheinae]] 2 species
*[[Satyrinae]] 55 species
*[[Satyrinae]] species
”’Subfamily: Charaxinae (leafwings)”’
”’Subfamily: Charaxinae (leafwings)”’
The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan.
Family Papilionidae (Apollo butterflies and swallowtails)
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Subfamily: Parnassiinae (Apollo butterflies)
Subfamily: Papilioninae (swallowtails, peacocks and mimes)
Family Pieridae (whites and yellows)
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Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)
Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)
This huge family is represented in Pakistan by following 11 subfamilies:
Subfamily: Charaxinae (leafwings)
Subfamily: Apaturinae (emperors and allies)
Subfamily: Calinaginae (freaks)
Subfamily: Biblidinae (castors etc.)
Subfamily: Nymphalinae (nymphs, fritillaries, pansies, eggflies, etc.)
Subfamily: Cyrestinae (maps)
Subfamily: Pseudergolis (tabbies)
Subfamily: Limenitidinae (sergeants, sailers, barons, etc.)
Subfamily: Heliconiinae (heliconians or longwings)
Subfamily: Danainae (milkweed butterflies)
Subfamily: Libytheinae (beaks)
Subfamily: Satyrinae (browns)
Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies)
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae (blues)
Subfamily: Lycaeninae (coppers and sapphires)
Subfamily: Theclinae (hairstreaks and allies)
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae (punches)
Family Hesperiidae (skippers)
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Subfamily: Coeliadinae (awls)
Subfamily: Pyrginae (spread-winged skippers: flats and angles)
Subfamily: Hesperinae (grass skippers: swifts and darts etc.)
- Pakistan Agriculture Research Council
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- Pages, J. (15 November 2007). “A new Pseudochazara from Pakistan”. Nota Lepidopterologica. 30 (2): 361–365. ISSN 0342-7536.
- Pages, J. & Charmeux, J. F. (1 June 2004). “Une nouvelle espèce du genre Turanana du Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae); Phegea. 32 (2): 63-69.
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- Ashfaq, M. et al. (2013). “DNA barcode analysis of butterfly species from Pakistan points towards regional endemism”. Molecular Ecology Resources. 13 (5): 832-43. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12131
