List of butterflies of Pakistan
The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan. Family Papilionidae (Apollo butterflies and swallowtails)Subfamily: Parnassiinae (Apollo butterflies)
Subfamily: Papilioninae (swallowtails, peacocks and mimes)
Family Pieridae (whites and yellows)Subfamily: Pierinae (whites)
Subfamily: Coliadinae (yellows)
Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)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: 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)Subfamily: Polyommatinae (blues)
Subfamily: Lycaeninae (coppers and sapphires)
Subfamily: Theclinae (hairstreaks and allies)
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Family Riodinidae (metalmarks)Subfamily: Nemeobiinae (punches)
Family Hesperiidae (skippers)Subfamily: Coeliadinae (awls)
Subfamily: Pyrginae (spread-winged skippers: flats and angles)
Subfamily: Hesperinae (grass skippers: swifts and darts etc.)
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