List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Hesperiidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae which are found in Sri Lanka. It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka.

Species

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Branded-orange awlet

Bibasis oedipodea Bibasis oedipodea ataphus
Orange-tailed awl

Bibasis sena Bibasis sena sena
Common banded awl

Hasora chromus Hasora chromus chromus
White-banded awl

Hasora taminatus Hasora taminatus taminatus
Ceylon awl

Hasora badra Hasora badra lanka
Brown awl

Badamia exclamationis
Indian awl king

Choaspes benjaminii Choaspes benjaminii benjaminii
Black flat

Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus
Black angle

Tapena thwaitesi Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi
Tricolor pied flat

Coladenia indrani Coladenia indrani tissa
Common small flat

Sarangesa dasahara Sarangesa dasahara albicilia
Ceylon snow flat

Tagiades japetus Tagiades japetus obscurus
Water snow flat

Tagiades litigiosa Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica
Golden angle

Caprona ransonnetii Caprona ransonnetii ransonnetii
Ceylon golden angle Caprona alida Caprona alida lanka
African marbled skipper Gomalia elma Gomalia elma albofasciata
Indian skipper

Spialia galba
Hedge hopper Baracus vittatus Baracus vittatus vittatus
Bush hopper

Ampittia dioscorides Ampittia dioscorides singa
Ceylon ace

Halpe homolea Halpe homolea ceylonica

Halpe homolea egena

Decorated ace

Thoressa decorata
Chestnut bob

Iambrix salsala Iambrix salsala luteipalpus
Common banded demon

Notocrypta paralysos Notocrypta paralysos alysia
Restricted demon

Notocrypta curvifascia Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
Grass demon

Udaspes folus
Indian palm bob

Suastus gremius Suastus gremius subgrisea
Ceylon palm bob

Suastus minuta Suastus minuta minuta
Tree flitter

Hyarotis adrastus Hyarotis adrastus adrastus
Banded redeye

Gangara lebadea Gangara lebadea subfasciata
Giant redeye

Gangara thyrsis Gangara thyrsis clothilda
Common redeye

Matapa aria
Common grass dart

Taractrocera maevius Taractrocera maevius maevius
Common dartlet

Oriens goloides
Indian dart Potanthus pallida
Common dart

Potanthus pseudomaesa Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa
Tropic dart

Potanthus confucius Potanthus Confucius satra
Pale palmdart

Telicota colon Telicota colon amba
Dark palmdart

Telicota ancilla Telicota ancilla lanka
Yellow palm dart

Cephrenes trichopepla
Ceylon swift

Parnara bada
Wallace's swift

Borbo cinnara
Little branded swift

Pelopidas agna Pelopidas agna agna
Large branded swift

Pelopidas thrax Pelopidas thrax subochracea
Small branded swift

Pelopidas mathias Pelopidas mathias mathias
Conjoined swift

Pelopidas conjuncta Pelopidas conjuncta narooa
Paintbrush swift Baoris penicillata
Blank swift

Caltoris kumara Caltoris kumara lanka
Philippine swift Caltoris philippina Caltoris philippina philippina

References

  • Henry, G. M. R. and Woodhouse, L. G. O. (1942) The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. Colombo; Ceylon. 153pp.
  • Moore, F. C. (1880–87) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. L. Reeve & Co.: London. 3 v.
  • Ormiston, W. (1924) The Butterflies of Ceylon Colombo, H. W. Cave
  • Talbot, G. 1947 The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma: Butterflies (Vol 1 & 2)
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