Butterflies
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
114 Butterfly Species of Karnala
A Haven for Vibrant Winged Jewels
Karnala’s lush forest ecosystem supports an impressive diversity of butterflies, including the magnificent Blue Mormon, Maharashtra’s state butterfly. These delicate pollinators thrive across the sanctuary’s varied habitats, adding color, movement, and ecological balance to the landscape throughout the year.
Gram Blue
Forget me not
Dark Grass Blue
Dark Cerulean
Common silverline
Common Pierrot
Common Lineblue
Common Hedge Blue
Common Cerulean
Angled Sunbeam
Angled Pierrot
Yamfly
Tiny Grass Blue
Tailless Lineblue
Silverstreak Blue
Rounded Pierrot
Red Pierrot
Pointed Ciliate Blue
Plum Judy
Plains Cupid
Peacock Royal
Pea Blue
Monkey puzzle
Malayan
Lime Blue
Lesser Grass Blue
Leaf Blue
Indian Sunbeam
Grass Jewel
Common Jezebel
Common Wanderer
Great Orange Tip
Mottled Emigrant
pioneer
Plain Puffin
Psyche Leptosia
Small Grass Yellow
Spotless Grass
White Orange Tip Ixias
Yellow orange tip
Common Emigrant
Common Grass Yellow
Common Gull
Lime Butterfly
Spot Swordtail
Tailed Jay
Blue Mormon
Common Emigrant
Common Jay
Common Mime
Common Mormon
Common Rose
Crimson Rose
Common Fivering
Angled Castor
Anomalous Nawab
Baronet
Black Rajah
Blue Oakleaf
Blue Pansy
Blue Tiger
Brown King Crow
Chestnut Streaked Sailer
Chocolate Pansy
commander
Common Baron
Common Bushbrown
Common Castor
Spotted Small Flat
Tricoloured Pied Flat
Vindhyan Bob
Indian Skipper
Black angle
Brown Awl
Chestnut Bob
Common Awl
Common Banded Awl
Common Redeye
Common small flat
Common Spotted Flat
Conjoined Swift
Dark Palm Dart
Golden angle
Grass Demon
Indian Palm Bob
Plain banded awl
Small Branded Swift