iButterfly Explorer
Indian Foundation For Butterflies Trust Education
AI-ASSISTED SPECIES IDENTIFICATION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF INDIAN BUTTERFLIES
- Downloads
- 539+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 27
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About iButterfly Explorer
The iButterfly Explorer mobile app will help take your enjoyment of watching Indian butterflies in the field to the next level. It is an authoritative field guide for species identification and natural history of Indian butterflies. The app offers AI-assisted species identification, and serves as a mobile-friendly, offline companion to the Butterflies of India website (https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org), from which it draws data.
The project is driven by an integrated professional-amateur scientific community that aggregates big data on Indian butterflies with the goals of: (a) providing helpful resources and guidance to watch and enjoy butterflies, and (b) studying ecological trends. The platform is also used extensively for educational and outreach activities, so it promotes the enjoyment, research and conservation of biodiversity.
It is a home-grown citizen science platform, custom-made for Indian biodiversity, hosted in a leading national research institution, and supported by a consortium of non-profit agencies.
The project is driven by an integrated professional-amateur scientific community that aggregates big data on Indian butterflies with the goals of: (a) providing helpful resources and guidance to watch and enjoy butterflies, and (b) studying ecological trends. The platform is also used extensively for educational and outreach activities, so it promotes the enjoyment, research and conservation of biodiversity.
It is a home-grown citizen science platform, custom-made for Indian biodiversity, hosted in a leading national research institution, and supported by a consortium of non-profit agencies.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated July 27, 2026
- Improvement in butterfly species list with indentation - Much easier registration - Defect fixes
User reviews
The iButterfly Explorer app is fantastic! While I am familiar with butterflies from South India, I’m still learning about species in North and NE India. This app has helped me identify them with impressive accuracy. I’ve used it often and the results have been reliable each time. It’s simple, intuitive, and makes le...
Best for butterfly watchers in India
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