| Common Name | Scientific Name | Distibution and status |
|---|---|---|
| Papilionidae | ||
| common blue bottle | Graphium sorpedon sorpedon | Mangan, Sankalang, Legship and Rangpo up to 2,000m. |
| Glassy blue bottle | Graphium cloanthus | Teesta and Rangeet Valleys at 1,500-280 m. |
| Veined jay | Graphium bathycles chiron | Lower Rangpo and Rangeet Valleys |
| Rose windmill | Atrophaneura latreillei | Not rare, Chungthang, between 1,500 - 2800 m. |
| Great wind mill | Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada | Teesta Valley around Chungthang Rangpo. Not rare up to 1,800 m. |
| Common rose | Pachiopta aristolochiae | Rare. LowerRangpo and Rangeet Valleys up to 1,800 m. |
| Common Birdwings | Triodes helena cereberus | Not rare. Rhenok, Singtam and middle camp. |
| Lesser mime | Chilosa epycydes | Not rare. Upto 1,800 m in Mangan and Tholong Valley. |
| Yellow swallowtail | Papilo machaon sikkimensis | Not rare. 2,800-5,500 m, Thangu and Tholong and Nathula. |
| Lime butterfly | Princeps demoleus | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, lower warm valleys of Rangpo and Teesta. |
| Spangle | Princeps protentor protentor | Not rare, 900 - 2,800 m Mangan, Gangtok, Legship. |
| Redbreast | Princeps alcimenor | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan,Seti Khola, Tholong Valley, Legship. |
| Great mormon | Princeps mormon agenor | Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo Vally. |
| common mormon | Princeps polytes ramulus | Upto 1,800 m, Rangpo, Rangeet and Teesta Valleys. |
| Paris peacock | Princeps paris paris | Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo, Rangeet Valleys, Melli, Gangtok, Mangan, Penlong La, Dickchu. |
| Blue peacock | Princeps arcturus arcturus | Not rare, upto 3,800 m, Tholong and Teesta Valleys. |
| Krishna peacock | Princeps krishna | Not rare, not very common, between 900 - 2,800 m at Gayzing. |
| Pieridae | ||
| Psyche | Leptosia nina nina | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common in Rangpo Valleys and beyond north. |
| Choclate albatross | Appias lycida lyncida | Upto 1,800 m, not rare, lower Valleys around Rangpo, Rangeet, Teesta up to 1,000m. |
| Spot puffin | Appias lalage durnasa | From 1,800 - 2,000 m, Teesta Valley around Mangan, Tholong Vally, West Sikkim and Rangpo Valley. |
| Common albotoss | Appias albina darada | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Gnathang. |
| Lesser gull | Cepora nadina nadina | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley. |
| Great orange tip | Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe | Not rare, upto 2,000 m in Singtam, Rhenok, Middle camp, Gangtok, Mangan,Legship. |
| Redspot jezebel | Delias descombi descombi | Not rare, from 900 - 2,800 m, Uncommon, Gangtok, saramsa, Mangan, Rangpo and Legship. |
| Hill jezebel | Delias bellanona ithiela | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Nayabazar, Lgship, Tashiding, Rangpo, Dokling, Chu khola, Gangtok. |
| Yellow | Delias agostina agostina | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Not common in sikkim -Legship, Singtam and Tholong Valley. |
| Redbase jezebel | Delias aglaia | Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo, Rangeet, Teesta Valley. |
| Plain sulphur | Dercas lycoris | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley. |
| Common brimstone | Goneptrix rhami nepalensis | Not rare, from 1,800 - 4,500 m, Tholong Valley |
| Lycaenidae | ||
| Common gem | Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan Rangpo. |
| Bright sunbeam | Curetis buliss | Not rare, upto 2,100 m, Rangpo and Narak. |
| Common Acacia blue | Surendra quercetorum quercetorum | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, west and east Sikkim from Rangpo. |
| Longbranded silverline | Spindasis lohita himalayensis | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| Metallic cerulean | Jamides alecto eurysaces | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan, Singhik, Tashiding, Rangpo and Legship. |
| Pea blue | Lampides boeticus | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Lower valleys of Ranget, Rangpo and Teests |
| Dark cerulean | Jampides bochus | Common around 2,800 m, Teesta and Rangpo Vellys. |
| Zebra blue | Syntarucus plinius | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo |
| Assam pierrot | Tarucus venosus dharata | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Namchi road near mamring. |
| Plains cupid | Edales pandana | Not rare, Rangpo, upto 1,800 m. |
| Lesser punch | Dodena dipaea | Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Gangtok. |
| Tailed punch | Dodena eugenes venox | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Yoksum and Bakkim. |
| Mixed punch | Dodena ovida ovida | Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Locally common in some areas of Gangtok. |
| Striped punch | Dodena adonira adonira | Not rare, from 1,800 - 2,800 m, Rakdong and Tholong in West Sikkim. |
| Dark judy | Abisara fylla | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Yoksum, Gayzing, Tashiding and Chungthang areas. |
| Plum judy | Abisara echerius suffosa | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, in Narak area. |
| Nymphalidae | ||
| Jungle glory | Thaumantis diores diora | Rare, upto 900 m, Rangeet Valley. |
| Common evening brown | Melanitis leda isimene | Rare, found up to 2,000 m, in the Rangeet Valley, Legship, Tashiding, Singtam, Middle camp, Gangtok, Mangan, and Rangpo. |
| Dark evening brown | Melanitis pheduma bela | Common, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo and Gangtok. |
| Common red forester | Lethe mekara mekara | Rare, From 1,800 m, Tashiding and Yuksom. |
| Barred wood brown | Lethe maithrya | Rare, From 1,800 - 2,800 m at Lachen. |
| Angled red forester | Lethe chandica chandica | Not rare, upto 1,800 m in Gerathang and Sankalang. |
| Common forester | Lethe isana dinarbas | Not rare, upto 2,800 m in Gangtok and north Sikkim. |
| Black forester | Lethe vindhya | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| Tailed red forester | Lethe sinorix | Not rare, upto 1,800 m in Lachen- Lachung Valley. |
| Small silver fork | Zoophoessa jalaurida | Not rare, 2,800 - 3,800 m in Zuluk and Gnathang. |
| Moeller's silver fork | Zoophoessa moelleri | Rare, between 1,800 - 2,800 m, Gangtok. |
| Small golden fork | Zoophoessa goalpara goalpara | Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Lachung- Lachen. |
| Treble silverstripe | Zoophoessa baladena baladena | Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Bakkim and Tholong. |
| Lilac fork | Zoophoessa sura | Rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Hanuman Hill at Gangtok. |
| Chumbi mall | Chonola masoni | Not rare, 1,800 - 3,800 m, Upper Teesta Valley. |
| Lilane bush brown | Mycalsis fransisca santana | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Gangtok. |
| White edged bush brown | Mycalsis nestra vetus | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta, Singhik and Chungthang. |
| Bright eye bush brown | Mycalsis nicata | Rare, Gangtok. |
| Niger | Orsotricoena medus medus | Common, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo, Khanni Khola, Rangeet Valley, Legship,Mangan and Dikchu. |
| Dark cats eye | Zipoetis scalyx. | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley |
| Common fivering | Yipthima baldus baldus | Common, upto 1,800 m, Rangeet and Rangpo Valleys. Teesta Valley, common up to Chungthung. |
| Pallid argus | Callerbia scanda scanda | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Chungthang, Lachung, and Menshithang. |
| Arctic argus | paraoeneis palaercticus sikkimensis | Not rare, upto 2,800 - 4,500 m, Upper areas of Teesta and east Sikkim. |
| Great satyr | Aulocera padma padma | Not rare, 3,500 - 4,500 m, Zemu Valley. |
| Striated satyr | Aulocera saraswati | Not rare, 1,800 - 2,800 m, Mangan. |
| Common nawab | Polyura athanus athanus | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo. |
| Pallied nawab | Polyura arja | Common, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley near Sankalang and Legship. |
| Stately nawab | Polyura dolon centralis | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Chungthang, and Bhusuk. |
| Circe | Hestena nama | Common, upto 1,800 m, Teesta, Rangeet and Rangpo Valleys. |
| Yellow kansir | Penthema lisrada lisrada | Probably rare in sikkim, upto 1,500 m, Singhik and Dikchu areas, no recent reports from sikkim. |
| Tabby | Psuedergolis wedah | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common in Teesta and Rngeet Valleys. |
| Angled castor | Ariadne ariadne pallidior | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, lower Valleys of the Rangpo and Rangeet. |
| Common leopard | Phalanta phalanta | Very common, upto 1,800 m, in Rangpo and Rangeet Valley and upto Sankalang and Mangan in Teesta Valleys. |
| Large Yeoman | Cirrochroa aoris aoris | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, South Sikkim and Rangpo and Mamring and also around Mangan and Dikchu areas. |
| Common Yeoman | Cirrochroa tyche mithila | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Narak in Sikkim. |
| Queen of Spain fritillary | lssoria lathonia issaea | Not rare, 900 - 4,500 m, Nathula. |
| Indian Fritillary | Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Geyzing, Gnathang, Chungthung and Gangtok. |
| Large silverstripe | Children childron childroni | Not rare, between 900 - 2,800 m, Gangtok, Yoksum, Penglongla, Bushuk, Lachen and Lachung. |
| Balck vein fritillary | Melitaea arcesia sikkimensis | Not rare, between 3,800 - 4,500 m, and 4,800 - 5,500 m, Giagong to Chho Lhamo area. |
| Yellow pansy | Precis hierta magna | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, Rangpo and Rangeet Valleys in Singhik, Mangan and around Gangtok. |
| Blue Pansy | Precis orithya ocyale | Not rare, upto 2,800 m, not common in sikkim, Gangtok, Legship, Mangan and Rangpo Valley. |
| Grey pansy | Precis atlites | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley |
| Indian red admiral | Vanessa indica indica | Not rare between 1,800 - 3,800 m, Yaksum, Tholong Valley, Mangan and Gangtok. |
| Himalayan jester | Symbrenthia hypestis cotanda | Not rare between 1,800 - 3,800 m, Gangtok, Mangan, Tashiding and Tholong Valley. |
| Autumn leaf | Daleschallia bisaltide indica | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley around Mangan, Singhik and Dikchu and Tholong Valley. |
| Blue oakleaf | Kalima hordefieldi | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley. |
| Common map | Cyrestic thyodemas thyodemas | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo. |
| Yellow jack Sailor | Lassipa viraja viraja | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan. |
| Common lascar | Pantoporia hordonia hordonia | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan. |
| Black vein sergeant | Parathyma ranga ranga | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Lower Southern Rangpo and Rangeet Valley Sankalang in Teesta Valley. |
| Common sergeant | Parathyma prius | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tashiding and Ryngym Monastry. |
| Staff sergeant | Parathyma selenophora selenophora | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong, Tumin Khola along the Teesta Velley. |
| Commodore | Moduza procris procris | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta Valley. |
| Green commodere | Limetis daraxa | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rakadong area, Tumin Khola,Rangpo Valley. |
| Scarce white commodore | Limetis zulene | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Daling. |
| Knight | Labadea martha martha | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Singhik. |
| Blue baron | Euthalia telchima | Rare, between 1,800 - 2,800 m, Orchid Sanctuary in Gangtok. |
| Common baron | Euthalia aconthea suddhodana | Not rare, common in the lower valleys of Rangpo, Rangeet and Singtam. |
| Gawdy baron | Euthalia lubentina indica | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| French duke | Euthalia franciae franciae | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Tholong Valley. |
| Blue duchess | Euthalia duda | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Teesta valley. |
| Green duke | Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Orchid Sanctuary in Gangtok. |
| Hesperiidae | ||
| Cruiser | Vindula erota erota | Rare, upto 1,800 m, Tumin Khola. And Rangpo Valley. |
| Red lacewing | Cethosia biblis tisamena | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, common at lower altitudes, Legship, Rangpo, Mangan, Singhik and Naya Bazar. |
| Choclate tiger | Parantica melaneus platiniston | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Mangan. |
| Blue tiger | Tircimala limniace | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo and Teesta valley. |
| Darkblue tiger | Tircimala septentrionis | Not rare, upto 900 - 1,800 m, Teesta Valley, Dickchu, Mangan and Sangkalang. |
| Common tiger | Danaus genutia | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| Magpie crow | Euploea radamaanthus | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Tashiding. |
| Long branded blue crow | Euploea algen deione | Rare upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| Orange owlet | Bibasis jaina jaina | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo and Khanni Khola. |
| Common spotted flat | Celaenorrhinus leucocera | Common upto 2,000 m, Rangit valley and Rhenock areas. |
| Water snow flat | Tagides litigiosa litigiosa | Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo Valley |
| Chestnut angle | Odontoptilum angulata angulata | Not rare, upto 1,800 m, Rangpo Valley. |
| Spotted demon | Notocrypta fiesthamelii alysos | Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Munshithnag. |
| Purple Red eye | Matapa purpurascens | Not rare, upto 2,000 m, Rangpo. |
Source:Kanchenjunga Mountain Complex, WWF Nepal Program