Sri Lanka Facts
LEPIDOPTERA
Papilionidae [Birdwings and Swallowtails]
Common Birdwing Troides darsius *
Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector
Ceylon Rose Pachliopta jophon
Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylonica
Banded Peacock Papilio crino
Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
Red Helen Papilio helenus
Common Mormon Papilio polytes
Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor parinda
Mime Chilasa clytia lankeswara
Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon
Common Jay Graphium doson
Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon
Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius
Five-bar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates ceylonicus
Pieridae [Whites and Yellows]
Psyche Leptosia nina
Jezebel Delias eucharis
Painted Saw-tooth Prioneris sita
Pioneer Belenois aurota
Common Gull Cepora nerissa
Lesser Gull Cepora nadina
Plain Puffin Appias indra
Striped Albatross Appias libythea
Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida
Common Albatross Appias albina
Lesser Albatross Appias paulina
White Orange Tip Ixias marianne
Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene
Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
Mottled Immigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
Lemon Migrant Catopsilia pomona
Dark/Blue Wanderer Pareronia ceylanica
Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata
Large Salmon Arab Colotis fausta
Crimson Tip Colotis danae
Plain Orange Tip Colotis aurora
Little Orange Tip Colotis etrida
Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta
Spotless Grass Yellow Eurema laeta
Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
Three-spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda
One-spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersoni
Danaidae [Tigers and Crows]
Tree Nymph Idea iasonia *
Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis similis
Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
Ceylon Tiger Parantica taprobana *
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Danaus genutia
Common/Single Branded Crow Euploea core
Double Banded Crow Euploea sylvester
Great/King Crow Euploea phaenareta
Brown King Crow Euploea klugii
Family Nymphalidae
Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne
Common Castor Ariadne merione
Joker Byblia ilithyia
Rustic Cupha erymanthis
Leopard Phalanta phalantha
Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe
Cruiser Vindula erota
Tamil Yeoman Cirrochroa thais
Lace Wing/Ceylon Lace Wing Cethosia nietneri
Fritillary Argynnis hyperbius
Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Blue Admiral Kaniska canace
Lemon Pancy Junonia lemonias
Blue Pancy Junonia orithya
Yellow Pancy Junonia hierta
Grey Pancy Junonia atlites
Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita
Peacock Pancy Junonia almana
Great/Common Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
Blue Oakleaf Kallima philarchus *
Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia
Common Sailor Neptis hylas
Chestnut-streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah
Commander Moduza procris
Clipper Parthenos sylvia
Baronet Symphaedra nais
Red Spot Duke Dophla evelina
Gaudy Baron/Elahera Butterfly Euthalia lubentina
Baron Euthalia aconthea
Black Prince Rohana parisatis
Nawab Polyura athamas
Black Rajah Charaxes solon
Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon
Libytheidae [The Beaks]
Beak Libythea celtis
Club Beak Libythea myrrha
Acraeidae
Tawny Coster Acraea violae
Amathusiidae
Southern Duffer Discophora lepida
Satyridae [Satyrs or Browns]
Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima
Tamil Treebrown Lethe drypetis
Ceylon Treebrown Lethe daretis *
Ceylon Forester Lethe dynaste *
Common Treebrown Lethe rohria
Nigger Orsotriaena medus
Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis visala
Dark-brand Bushbrown Mycalesis mineus
Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus
Cingalese Bushbrown Mycalesis rama *
Gladeye Bushbrown Nissanga patnia
White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica
Jewel Four-ring Ypthima singala *
Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra
Ceylon Palmfly Elymnias singala *
Family Lycaenidae [Blues and Hairstreaks]
Apefly Spalgis epeus
Indian Sunbeam Curetis thetis
Aberrant Bushblue Arhopala abseus
Large Oakblue Arhopala amantes
Ormiston’s Oakblue Arhopala ormistoni *
Oakblue? Arhopala bazaloides
Centaur Oakblue Arhopala pseudocentaurus
Common Acacia Blue Surendra vivarna
Redspot Zesius chrysomallus
Purple Leafblue Amblypodia anita
Silverstreak Blue Iraota timoleon
Common Tinsel Catapaecilma major
Yamfly Loxura atymnus
Monkey-puzzle Rathinda amor
Onyx/Blue Onyx Horaga onyx
Brown Onyx Horaga albimacula
Common Imperial Cheritra freja
Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus
Plumbeous Silverline Spindasis schistacea
Ceylon Silverline Spindasis ictis
Scarce Shot Silverline Spindasis lunulifera
Clouded Silverline Spindasis nubilus *
Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus
Plains Blue Royal Tajuria jehana
Ceylon Indigo Royal Tajuria arida *
White Royal Pratapa deva
Nilgiri Tit Hypolycaena nilgirica
Plane Bindahara phocides
Large Guava Blue Virachola perse
Common Guava Blue Virachola isocrates
Indian Red Flash Rapala iarbus
Slate Flash Rapala manea
Indigo Flash Rapala varuna
Malabar Flash Rapala lankana
Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas
Pointed Ciliate Blue Anthene lycaenina
Dingy Lineblue Petrelaea dana
Large 4-Lineblue Nacaduba pactolus
Pale 4-Lineblue Nacaduba hermus
Woodhouse’s 4-Lineblue Nacaduba ollyetti *
Rounded 6-Lineblue Nacaduba berenice
Pale Ceylon 6-Lineblue Nacaduba sinhala *
Transparent 6-Lineblue Nacaduba kurava
Opaque 6-Lineblue Nacaduba beroe
Dark Ceylon 6-Lineblue Nacaduba calauria
Common Lineblue Prosotas nora
Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa
White-tipped Lineblue Prosotas noreia *
Pointed Lineblue Ionolyce helicon
Dark Cerulean Jamides bochus
Ceylon Cerulean Jamides coruscans *
Milky Cerulean Jamides lacteata
Metallic Cerulean Jamides alecto
Common Cerulean Jamides celeno
Silver Forget-me-not Catochrysops panormus
Forget-me-not Catochrysops strabo
Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius
Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon
Banded Blue Pierrot Discolampa ethion
Angled Pierrot Caleta decidia
Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara
Butler’s Spotted Pierrot Tarucus callinara
Grass Jewel Freyeria trochilus
Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis
Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax
Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus
Indian Cupid Everes lacturnus
Bright Babul Blue Azanus ubaldus
African Babul Blue Azanus jesous
Hampson’s Hedge Blue Actyolepis lilacea moorei
Common Hedge Blue Actyolepis puspa felderi
Plain Hedge Blue Celastrina lavendularis
Singalese Hedge Blue Udara singalensis
White Hedge Blue Udara akasa mavisa
Ceylon Hedge Blue Udara lanka *
Quaker Neopithicops zalmora
Malayan Megisba malaya
Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus
Plains Cupid Chilades pandava
Lime Blue Chilades lajus
Small Cupid Chilades parrhasius
Riodinidae [Nemeobiidae]
Plum Judy Abisara echerius
Appendix I
Hesperiidae [Skippers, Darters and Flats]
The Hesperiidae is one of two families within the superfamily, the Hesperioidea. Although they are day flying insects, they are not true butterflies.
Branded-orange Awlet Bibasis oedipodea ataphus
Orange-tailed Awl Bibasis sena sena
Common Banded Awl Hasora chromus chromus
White-banded Awl Hasora taminatus taminatus
Ceylon Awl Hasora badra lanka
Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis
Indian Awl King Choaspes benjaminii benjaminii
Black Flat Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus
Black Angle Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi
Tricolor Pied Flat Coladenia indrani tissa
Common Small Flat Sarangesa dasahara albicilia
Ceylon Snow Flat Tagiades japetus obscurus
Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica
Golden Angle Caprona ransonnettii ransonnettii
Ceylon Golden Angle Caprona alida lanka
African Marbled Skipper Gomalia elma albofasciata
Indian Skipper Spalia galba
Hedge Hopper Baracus vittatus vittatus
Bush Hopper Ampittia dioscorides singa
Decorated Ace Halpe decorata
Ceylon Ace Halpe homolea ceylonica
Rare Ace Halpe homolea egena
Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala luteipalpus
Commnon Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos alysia
Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
Grass Demon Udaspes folus
Indian Palm Bob Suastus gremius subgrisea
Ceylon Palm Bob Suastus minuta minuta
Tree Flitter Hyarotis adrastus adrastus
Giant Redeye Gangara thyrsis clothilda
Banded Redeye Gangara lebadea subfasciata
Common Redeye Matapa aria
Common Grass Dart Taractrocera maevius maevius
Common Dartlet Oriens goloides
Indian Dart Potanthus pallida
Common Dart Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa
Tropic Dart Potanthus confucius satra
Pale Palmdart Telicota colon amba
Dark Palmdart Telicota ancilla lanka
Smallest Swift Panara bada bada
Wallace's Swift Borbo cinnara
Little Branded Swift Pelopidas agna agna
Large Branded Swift Pelopidas thrax subochracea
Small Branded Swift Pelopidas mathias mathias
Conjoined Swift Pelopidas conjuncta narooa
Paintbrush Swift Baoris penicillata
Blank Swift Cattoris kumara lanka
Philippine Swift Cattoris philippina seriata
