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

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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

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  • 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)