Bug FAQIndian Tortoiseshell
Aglais caschmirensis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
The Indian Tortoiseshell butterfly has a wingspan of about 52 to 63 mm. Its forewings show a complex pattern of brown, yellow, red and black markings with golden scales, while the hindwing is brown with red, yellow and blue lunules edged in black.
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How to recognize it
Forewing upperside has pale brown basal costa and termen, yellow anteriorly, red at the base of the cell, and several black lunules and spots with a white patch near the apex. Hindwing basal half is dusky brown with long hairs, followed by black, a broad red band turning yellow, and a terminal brown band with black-bordered blue lunules and thin black lines.
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Size
Wingspan ranges from 52 to 63 mm.
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Where it lives
Found in the Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim at 600 to 5,500 m elevation.
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Where it comes from
Range includes the Himalayas, Gissar Range, Pamirs, Alay Mountains, Afghanistan, Pakistan and western China.
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More photos
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglais_caschmirensis
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.