Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 - Lesser Brimstone

Subspecies in India

(1) Gonepteryx mahaguru mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Himalayan Lesser Brimstone
(2) Gonepteryx mahaguru zanekoides de Nicéville, [1898] - Chin Hills Lesser Brimstone
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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

 

This is an uncommon species. 

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh4
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand11
West Bengal
Total15

Page citation

Yadav, N., and K. Kunte. 2026. Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Lesser Brimstone. 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/gonepteryx-mahaguru, accessed 2026/06/08.