List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae)

Last updated May 15, 2022

This is a list of the butterflies of family Lycaenidae , or the "blues", which are found in Sri Lanka . It is part of the List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Genus Actyolepis

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Hampson's hedge blue	Acytolepis lilacea	Acytolepis lilacea moorei
Common hedge blue	Acytolepis puspa	Acytolepis puspa felderi

Genus Anthene

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Pointed ciliate blue	Anthene lycaenina	Anthene lycaenina lycaenina

Genus Azanus

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Bright babul blue	Azanus ubaldus
African babul blue	Azanus jesous	Azanus jesous gamra

Genus Caleta

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Angled Pierrot	Caleta caleta

Genus Castalius

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common Pierrot	Castalius rosimon

Genus Catochrysops

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Forget-me-not	Catochrysops strabo
Silver forget-me-not	Catochrysops panormus	Catochrysops panormus panormus

Genus Celastrina

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Plain hedge blue	Celastrina lavendularis	Celastrina lavendularis lavendularis

Genus Chilades

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Lime blue	Chilades lajus	Chilades lajus lajus
Small Cupid	Chilades parrhasius	Chilades parrhasius nila

Genus Cupido

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Indian Cupid	Cupido lacturnus

Genus Discolampa

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Banded blue Pierrot	Discolampa ethion	Discolampa ethion ethion

Genus Euchrysops

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Gram blue	Euchrysops cnejus	Euchrysops cnejus cnejus

Genus Freyeria

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Grass jewel	Freyeria trochylus

Genus Ionolyce

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Pointed lineblue	Ionolyce helicon	Ionolyce helicon viola

Genus Jamides

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Dark cerulean	Jamides bochus	Jamides bochus bochus
Ceylon cerulean	Jamides coruscans		Endemic
Common cerulean	Jamides celeno	Jamides celeno tissama
Metallic cerulean	Jamides alecto	Jamides alecto meilichius

Genus Lampides

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Pea blue	Lampides boeticus
Milky cerulean	Lampides lacteata

Genus Luthrodes

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Plains Cupid	Luthrodes pandava	Luthrodes pandava lanka

Genus Megisba

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Malayan	Megisba malaya	Megisba Malaya thwaitesi

Genus Nacaduba

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Large four lineblue	Nacaduba pactolus	Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica
Pale four lineblue	Nacaduba hermus	Nacaduba hermus sidoma
Woodhouse's four lineblue	Nacaduba ollyetti		Endemic
Transparent six lineblue	Nacaduba kurava	Nacaduba kurava prominens
Opaque six lineblue	Nacaduba beroe	Nacaduba beroe minima
Dark Ceylon lineblue	Nacaduba calauria	Nacaduba calauria toxopeusi
Pale Ceylon lineblue	Nacaduba sinhala		Endemic
Rounded lineblue	Nacaduba berenice	Nacaduba Berenice ormistoni

Genus Neopithecops

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Quaker	Neopithecops zalmora

Genus Petrelaea

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Dingy lineblue	Petrelaea dana

Genus Prosotas

Name	Binomial	Subspecies
Common lineblue	Prosotas nora	Prosotas nora ardates
Tailless lineblue	Prosotas dubiosa	Prosotas dubiosa indica
White-tipped lineblue	Prosotas noreia

Genus Syntarucus

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Zebra blue	Leptotes plinius

Genus Talicada

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Red Pierrot	Talicada nyseus	Talicada nyseus nyseus

Genus Tarucus

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Striped Pierrot	Tarucus nara
Butler's spotted Pierrot	Tarucus callinara

Genus Udara

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
White hedge blue	Udara akasa	Udara akasa mavisa
Ceylon hedge blue	Udara lanka		Endemic
Singalese hedge blue	Udara singalensis		Endemic

Genus Zizeeria

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Dark grass blue	Zizeeria karsandra

Genus Zizina

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Lesser grass blue	Zizina otis	Zizina Otis decreta

Subfamily Curetinae

Genus Curetis

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Indian sunbeam	Curetis thetis

Subfamily Miletinae

Genus Spalgis

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Apefly	Spalgis epeus	Spalgis epeus epeus

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Genus Cigaritis

Variously placed in Spindasis and Aphnaeus

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common silverline	Cigaritis vulcanus	Cigaritis vulcanus fusca
Plumbeous silverline	Cigaritis schistacea
Green's silverline	Cigaritis greeni		Endemic
Clouded silverline	Cigaritis nubilus		Endemic
Ceylon silverline	Cigaritis ictis	Cigaritis ictis ceylanica
Scarce shot silverline	Cigaritis elima	Cigaritis elima fairliei
Long-banded silverline	Cigaritis lohita	Cigaritis lohita lazularia

Subfamily Theclinae

Genus Amblypodia

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Purple leaf blue	Amblypodia anita	Amblypodia anita naradoides

Genus Arhopala

Name	Binomial	Subspecies
Centaur oakblue	Arhopala centaurus	Arhopala centaurus pirama
Large oakblue	Arhopala amantes	Arhopala amantes amantes
Ormiston's oakblue	Arhopala ormistoni
Aberrant oakblue	Arhopala abseus	Arhopala abseus mackwoodi
Tamil oakblue	Arhopala bazaloides	Arhopala bazaloides lanka

Genus Bindahara

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Plane	Bindahara phocides	Bindahara phocides moorei

Genus Catapaecilma

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common tinsel	Catapaecilma major	Catapaecilma major myositina

Genus Cheritra

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common imperial	Cheritra freja	Cheritra freja pseudojaffra

Genus Deudorix

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Cornelian	Deudorix epijarbas	Deudorix epijarbas epijarbus

Genus Horaga

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common onyx	Horaga onyx	Horaga onyx cingalensis
Brown onyx	Horaga albimacula	Horaga albimacula viola

Genus Hypolycaena

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Nilgiri tit	Hypolycaena nilgirica

Genus Iraota

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Silver streak blue	Iraota timoleon	Iraota timoleon nicevillei

Genus Loxura

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Yamfly	Loxura atymnus	Loxura atymnus arcuata

Genus Pratapa

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Southern royal	Pratapa deva	Pratapa deva deva

Genus Rathinda

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Monkey-puzzle	Rathinda amor

Genus Rapala

Name	Binomial	Subspecies
Malabar flash	Rapala lankana
Indigo flash	Rapala varuna	Rapala varuna lazulina
Slate flash	Rapala manea	Rapala manea schistacea
Indian red flash	Rapala iarbus	Rapala airbus sorya

Genus Surendra

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common acacia blue	Surendra vivarna	Surendra vivarna discalis

Genus Tajuria

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Plains blue royal	Tajuria jehana	Tajuria jehana ceylonica
Ceylon indigo royal	Tajuria arida		Endemic
Peacock royal	Tajuria cippus	Tajuria cippus longinus

Genus Virachola

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common guava blue	Virachola isocrates	Virachola isocrates isocrates
Large guava blue	Virachola perse	Virachola perse ghela

Genus Zesius

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Redspot	Zesius chrysomallus

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<i>Tajuria culta</i> Species of butterfly

Tajuria culta, also called the black-branded royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Tajuria deudorix</i> Species of butterfly

Tajuria deudorix is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm

<i>Tajuria megistia</i> Species of butterfly

Tajuria megistia, the black royal is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Tajuria ogyges is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Theclopsis murex</i> Species of butterfly

Theclopsis murex is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro.

Theclopsis lydus is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Surinam, French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

<i>Theclopsis leos</i> Species of butterfly

Theclopsis leos is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

<i>Theclopsis demea</i> Species of butterfly

Theclopsis demea is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nicaragua and Panama.

<i>Theclopsis epidius</i> Species of butterfly

Theclopsis epidius is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Panama and Colombia.

Theclopsis gargara is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Brazil (Pará), Colombia,and Panama.

<i>Theclopsis mycon</i> Species of butterfly

Theclopsis mycon is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia and Amazonas.

<i>Theorema eumenia</i> Species of butterfly

Theorema eumenia is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

<i>Theorema sapho</i> Species of butterfly

Theorema sapho is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Colombia.

<i>Thepytus thyrea</i> Species of butterfly

Thepytus thyrea is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in French Guiana, Panama and Brazil (Amazonas).

References

Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers ISBN 0-9593639-4-7
D'Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224 pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X

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