Checklist of the Butterflies

Latest Checklist of the Butterflies of Sri Lanka
[Based on Perera & Bambaradeniya, 2006 ]  
PAPILIONIDAE
1
 Troides darsius Common Birdwing (E) 
2
 Pachliopta hector Crimson Rose
3
 Pachliopta jophon  Ceylon Rose (E)
4
 Pachliopta aristolochiae  Common Rose
5
 Papilio crino Banded Peacock
6
 Papilio demoleus  Lime Butterfly
7
 Papilio helenus  Red Helen
8
 Papilio polytes  Common Mormon
9
 Papilio polymnestor  Blue Mormon
10
 Chilasa clytia  Mime
11
 Graphium sarpedon  Bluebottle
12
 Graphium doson  Common Jay
13
 Graphium agamemnon  Tailed Jay
14
 Pathysa nomius  Spot Swordtail
15
 Pathysa antiphates  Five bar Swordtail
PIERIDAE
16
 Leptosia nina  Psyche
17
 Delias eucharis Jezebel
18
 Prioneris sita Painted Sawtooth
19
 Belenois aurota  Pioneer
20
 Cepora nerissa  Common Gull
21
 Cepora nadina  Lesser Gull
22
 Appias indra  Plain Puffin
23
 Appias libythea  Striped Albatross
24
 Appias lyncida  Chocolate Albatross
25
 Appias albina  Common Albatross
26
 Appias paulina  Lesser Albatross
27
 Ixias marianne White Orange Tip
28
 Ixias pyrene  Yellow Orange Tip
29
 Hebomoia glaucippe  Great Orange Tip
30
 Catopsilia pyranthe  Mottled Emigrant
31
 Catopsilia pomona Lemon Emigrant
32
 Pareronia ceylanica  Dark Wanderer
33
 Colotis amata  Small Salmon Arab
34
 Colotis fausta  Large Salmon Arab
35
 Colotis danae  Crimson Tip
36
 Colotis aurora Plain Orange Tip
37
 Colotis etrida  Little Orange Tip
38
 Eurema brigitta  Small Grass Yellow
39
 Eurema laeta  Spotless Grass Yellow
40
 Eurema hecabe  Common Grass Yellow
41
 Eurema blanda  Three Spot Grass Yellow
42
 Eurema andersoni  One-Spot Grass Yellow
NYMPHALIDAE
43
 Idea iasonia Ceylon Tree Nymph (E)
44
 Ideopsis similis Blue Glassy Tiger
45
 Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
46
 Tirumala septentrionis  Dark Blue Tiger
47
 Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
48
 Parantica taprobana Ceylon Tiger
49
 Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger
50
 Danaus genutia Common Tiger
51
 Euploea core Common Crow
52
 Euploea sylvester  Double Branded Crow
53
 Euploea phaenareta King Crow
54
 Euploea klugii  Brown King Crow
55
 Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor
56
 Ariadne merione  Common Castor
57
 Byblia ilithyia Joker
58
 Cupha erymanthis  Rustic
59
 Phalanta phalantha Leopard
60
 Phalanta alcippe  Small Leopard
61
 Vindula erota  Cruiser
62
 Cirrochroa thais  Tamil Yeoman
63
 Cethosia nietneri Ceylon Lace Wing
64
 Argynnis hyperbius Indian Fritillary
65
 Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral
66
 Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
67
 Kaniska canace  Blue Admiral
68
 Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy
69
 Junonia orithya  Blue Pansy
70
 Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
71
 Junonia atlites Grey Pansy
72
 Junonia iphita Chocolate Soldier
73
 Junonia almana  Peacock Pansy
74
 Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
75
 Hypolimnas misippus Danaid Eggfly
76
 Doleschallia bisaltide  Autumn Leaf
77
 Kallima philarchus  Blue Oak Leaf (E)
78
 Pantoporia hordonia  Common Lascar
79
 Neptis hylas Common Sailor
80
 Neptis jumbah Chestnut Streaked Sailor
81
 Moduza procris  Commander
82
 Parthenos sylvia  Clipper
83
 Symphaedra nais Baronet
84
 Dophla evelina  Red spot Duke
85
 Euthalia lubentina  Gaudy Baron
86
 Euthalia aconthea Baron
87
 Rohana parisatis  Black Prince
88
 Polyura athamas Nawab
89
 Charaxes solon Black Rajah
90
 Charaxes psaphon Tawny Rajah
91
 Libythea celtis  Beak
92
 Libythea myrrha Club Beak
93
 Acraea violae Tawny Coster
94
 Discophora lepida  Southern Duffer
95
 Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
96
 Melanitis phedima  Dark Evening Brown
97
 Lethe drypetis Tamil Treebrown
98
 Lethe daretis Ceylon Treebrown (E)
99
 Lethe dynsate Ceylon Forester (E)
100
 Lethe rohria  Common Treebrown
101
 Orsotriaena medus Nigger
102
 Mycalesis visala Tamil Bushbrown
103
 Mycalesis mineus  Dark-Brand Bushbrown
104
 Mycalesis perseus  Common Bushbrown
105
 Mycalesis rama Cingalese Bushbrown (E)
106
 Nissanga patnia  Gladeye Bushbrown
107
 Ypthima ceylonica White Four-ring
108
 Ypthima singala  Jewel Four-ring (E)
109
 Elymnias hypermnestra  Common Palmfly
110
 Elymnias singala Ceylon Palmfly (E)
LYCAENIDAE
111
 Spalgis epeus Apefly
112
 Curetis thetis Indian Sunbeam
113
 Arhopala abseus  Aberrant Bushblue
114
 Arhopala amantes Large Oakblue
115
 Arhopala ormistoni Ormiston's Oakblue (E)
116
 Arhopala bazaloides  Tamil Oakblue
117
 Arhopala pseudocentaurus  Centaur Oakblue
118
 Surendra vivarna  Common Acacia Blue
119
 Zesius chrysomallus Redspot
120
 Amblypodia anita  Purple Leaf Blue
121
 Iraota timoleon  Silver Streak Blue
122
 Catapaecilma major  Common Tinsel
123
 Loxura atymnus  Yamfly
124
 Rathinda amor Monkey-puzzle
125
 Horaga onyx  Blue Onyx
126
 Horaga albimacula  Brown Onyx
127
 Cheritra freja  Common Imperial
128
 Spindasis lohita  Long-banded Silverline
129
 Spindasis vulcanus Common Silverline
130
 Spindasis schistacea Plumbeous Silverline
131
 Spindasis ictis  Ceylon Silverline
132
 Spindasis lunulifera  Scarce Shot Silverline
133
 Spindasis nubilis Clouded Silverline (E)
134
 Tajuria cippus  Peacock Royal
135
 Tajuria jehana  Plains Blue Royal
136
 Tajuria arida Ceylon Indigo Royal (E)
137
 Pratapa deva  White Royal
138
 Hypolycaena nilgirica Nilgiri Tit
139
 Bindahara phocides Plane
140
 Virachola perse Large Guava Blue
141
 Virachola isocrates Common Guava Blue
142
 Rapala iarbus  Indian Red Flash
143
 Rapala manea  Slate Flash
144
 Rapala varuna  Indigo Flash
145
 Rapala lankana Malabar Flash
146
 Deudorix epijarbas  Cornelian
147
 Anthene lycaenina  Pointed Ciliate Blue
148
 Petrelaea dana Dingy Lineblue
149
 Nacaduba pactolus  Large Four Lineblue
150
 Nacaduba hermus  Pale Four Lineblue
151
 Nacaduba ollyetti Woodhouse's Four Lineblue (E)
152
 Nacaduba berenice  Rounded Six Lineblue
153
 Nacaduba sinhala Pale Ceylon Six Lineblue (E)
154
 Nacaduba kurava  Transparent Six Lineblue
155
 Nacaduba beroe  Opaque Six Lineblue
156
 Nacaduba calauria  Dark Ceylon Six Lineblue
157
 Prosotas nora Common Lineblue
158
 Prosotas dubiosa  Tailless Lineblue
159
 Prosotas noreia  White-tipped Lineblue (E)
160
 Ionolyce helicon  Pointed Lineblue
161
 Jamides bochus Dark Cerulean
162
 Jamides coruscans Ceylon Cerulean (E)
163
 Jamides lacteata Milky Cerulean
164
 Jamides alecto  Metallic Cerulean
165
 Jamides celeno Common Cerulean
166
 Catochrysops panormus Silver Forget-me-not
167
 Catochrysops strabo Forget-me-not
168
 Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
169
 Syntarucus plinius Zebra Blue
170
 Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
171
 Discolampa ethion Banded Blue Pierrot
172
 Caleta decidia Angled Pierrot
173
 Tarucus callinara Buttler's Spotted Pierrot
174
 Tarucus nara Striped Pierrot
175
 Freyeria trochilus Grass Jewel
176
 Zizeeria karsandra Dark Grass Blue
177
 Zizina otis  Lesser Grass Blue 
178
 Zizula hylax  Tiny Grass Blue 
179
 Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot
180
 Everes lacturnus Indian Cupid
181
 Azanus ubaldus Bright Babul Blue
182
 Azanus jesous  African Babul Blue
183
 Acytolepis lilacea  Hampson's Hedge Blue
184
 Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue
185
 Celestrina lavendularis Plain Hedge Blue
186
 Udara singalensis Singalese Hedge Blue
187
 Udara akasa  White Hedge Blue
188
 Udara lanka Ceylon Hedge Blue (E)
189
 Neopithecops zalmora Quaker
190
 Megisba malaya Malayan
191
 Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
192
 Chilades pandava  Plains Cupid
193
 Chilades lajus  Lime Blue
194
 Chilades parrhasius  Small Cupid
195
 Abisara echerius  Plum Judy
HESPERIIDAE
196
 Bibasis oedipodea  Branded Orange Awlet
197
 Bibasis sena  Orange-Tailed Awl
198
 Badamia exclamationis Brown Awl
199
 Choaspes benjaminii  Indian Awl King
200
 Gangara thyrsis  Giant Red Eye
201
 Gangara lebadea  Banded Red Eye
202
 Hasora chromus  Common Banded Awl
203
 Hasora taminatus  White Banded Awl
204
 Hasora badra  Ceylon Awl
205
 Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus Black Flat (E)
206
 Coladenia indrani  Tricolor Pied Flat
207
 Sarangesa dasahara  Common Small Flat
208
 Tapena thwaitesi  Black Angle
209
 Tagiades japetus Ceylon Snow Flat
210
 Tagiades litigiosa  Water Snow Flat
211
 Caprona ransonnettii Golden Angle
212
 Caprona alida  Ceylon Golden Angle
213
 Gomalia elma  African Marbled Skipper
214
 Baracus vittatus Hedge Hopper
215
 Ampittia dioscorides Bush Hopper
216
 Thoressa decorata Decorated Ace (E)
217
 Halpe egena Rare Ace (E)
218
 Halpe ceylonica  Ceylon Ace
219
 Suastus gremius  Indian Palm Bob
220
 Suastus minuta  Ceylon Palm Bob
221
 Iambrix salsala  Chestnut Bob
222
 Udaspes folus Grass Demon
223
 Notocrypta paralysos  Common Banded Demon
224
 Notocrypta curvifascia  Restricted Demon
225
 Hyarotis adrastus  Tree Flitter
226
 Matapa aria Common Red Eye
227
 Spialia galba Indian Skipper
228
 Taractrocera maevius Common Grass Dart
229
 Oriens goloides  Common Dartlet
230
 Potanthus pallida Indian Dart
231
 Potanthus pseudomaesa Common Dart
232
 Potanthus confucius Tropic Dart
233
 Telicota colon Pale Palm Dart
234
 Telicota ancilla  Dark Palm Dart
235
 Baoris penicillata  Paint Brush Swift
236
 Borbo cinnara Wallace's Swift
237
 Pelopidas agna  Little Branded Swift
238
 Pelopidas mathias Small Branded Swift
239
 Pelopidas thrax  Large Branded Swift
240
 Pelopidas conjuncta  Conjoined Swift
241
 Catloris kumara Blank Swift
242
 Catloris philippina  Philippine Swift
243
 Panara bada  Smallest Swift
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