List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Hesperiidae)
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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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