Butterflies Observed at Wilpattu National Park Photo Gallery

(Common names as per The butterflies of Ceylon by Bernard D. Abrera)

* Endemic

PAPILIONIDAE

  1. Banded Peacock Papilio crino
  2. Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor
  3. Ceylon Bird wing  Troides darsius
  4. Common Jay Graphium doson
  5. Common Mormon  Papilio polytes
  6. Common rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
  7. Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector
  8. Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
  9. Mime Chilasa clytia
  10. Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius
  11. Tailed Jay Graphium Agamemnon

 

PIERIDAE

  1. Blue Wanderer Pareronia ceylanica
  2. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
  3. Common Gull Cepora nerissa
  4. Crimson Tip Colotis danae
  5. Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
  6. Jezebel Delias eucharis
  7. Large Salmon Arab Colotis fausta
  8. Lemon Migrant Catopsilia Pomona
  9. Mottled Immigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
  10. Pioneer Belenois aurota
  11. Psyche Leptosia nina
  12. Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata
  13. Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross Appias galena*
  14. Striped Albatross Appias libythe
  15. White Orange Tip Ixias Marianne
  16. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene

 

DANAIDAE

  1. Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
  2. Common Crow Euploea core
  3. Common Tiger Danaus genutia
  4. Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
  5. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
  6. Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus

 

NYMPHALIDAE

  1. Angled Castor Ariadne Ariadne
  2. Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
  3. Baron Euthalia aconthea
  4. Black Rajah Charaxes solon
  5. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya
  6. Ceylon Lace Wing Cethosia nietneri
  7. Chestnut-Streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah
  8. Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita
  9. Common Sailor Neptis hylas
  10. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
  11. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
  12. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites
  13. Joker Byblia ilithyia
  14. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias
  15. Leopard Phalanta phalantha
  16. Nawab Polyura athamas
  17. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  18. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
  19. Red-Spot Duke Dophla evelina
  20. Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon
  21. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta

 

LIBYTHEIDAE

ACRAEIDAE

  1. Tawny Coster Acraea violae

 

AMATHUSIIDAE

SATYRIDAE

  1. Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
  2. Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra
  3. Gladeye Bushbrown Nissanga patnia
  4. Sri Lanka Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis visala
  5. White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica

 

LYCAENIDAE

  1. Banded Blue Pierrot Discolampa ethion
  2. Ceylon Silverline Spindasis ictis
  3. Common Cerulean Jamides celeno
  4. Common Hedge Blue Actyolepis puspa felderi
  5. Common Lineblue Prosotas nora airdates
  6. Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon
  7. Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus
  8. Common Tinsel Catapaecilma major
  9. Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas
  10. Dark Cerulien Jamides bochus
  11. Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
  12. Eastern Grass Jewel Freyeria putli
  13. Forget-me –not Catochrysops strabo
  14. Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus
  15. Indian Sunbeam Curetis thetis
  16. Large Guava Blue Virachola perse
  17. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina Otis
  18. Lime blue Chilades lajus
  19. Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
  20. Malayan Megisba Malaya
  21. Monkey Puzzal Rathinda amor
  22. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
  23. Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus
  24. Plains Cupid Chilades pandava
  25. Plane Bindahara phocides
  26. Plumbeous Silverline Spindasis schistacea
  27. Pointed Ciliate Blue Athene lycaenina
  28. Quaker Neopithicops zalmora
  29. Red spot Zesius chrysomallus
  30. Slate Flash Rapala manea
  31. Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax
  32. Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius

 

RIODINIDAE

 

HESPERIIDAE

  1. Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala
  2. Little Branded Swift Peliopidas agna
  3. White-banded Awl Hasora taminatus