Everes argiades Pallas, 1771 - Tailed Cupid

Subspecies in India

(1) Everes argiades diporides Chapman, 1908 - Himalayan Tailed Cupid (=Chapman's Cupid in Evans 1932) (2) Everes argiades tibetanus Lorkovié, 1943 - Tibetan Tailed Cupid (=Lycaena hellotia Ménétriés, 1857)

 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from  Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Uttarakhand, within the Indian limits.

 

This is an uncommon species.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh22
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand113121
West Bengal
Total1132421

Page citation

Aneesha, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Everes argiades Pallas, 1771 – Tailed Cupid. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/everes-argiades, accessed 2026/06/08.