Butterflies Observed at Wilpattu National Park 
(Common names as per The butterflies of Ceylon by Bernard D. Abrera)
* Endemic
PAPILIONIDAE
- Ceylon Bird wing Troides darsius
- Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector
- Common rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
- Banded Peacock Papilio crino
- Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
- Common Mormon Papilio polytes
- Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor
- Mime Chilasa clytia
- Common Jay Graphium doson
- Tailed Jay Graphium Agamemnon
- Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius
PIERIDAE
- Psyche Leptosia nina
- Jezebel Delias eucharis
- Pioneer Belenois aurota
- Common Gull Cepora nerissa
- Striped Albatross Appias libythe
- Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross Appias galena*
- White Orange Tip Ixias Marianne
- Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene
- Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
- Mottled Immigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
- Lemon Migrant Catopsilia Pomona
- Blue Wanderer Pareronia ceylanica
- Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata
- Large Salmon Arab Colotis fausta
- Crimson Tip Colotis danae
- Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
- Three-spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana
DANAIDAE
- Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
- Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
- Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
- Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
- Common Tiger Danaus genutia
- Common Crow Euploea core
NYMPHALIDAE
- Angled Castor Ariadne Ariadne
- Joker Byblia ilithyia
- Leopard Phalanta phalantha
- Ceylon Lace Wing Cethosia nietneri
- Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias
- Blue Pansy Junonia orithya
- Grey Pansy Junonia atlites
- Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
- Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
- Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita
- Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
- Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
- Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
- Common Sailor Neptis hylas
- Chest-nut Streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah
- Red-Spot Duke Dophla evelina
- Baron Euthalia aconthea
- Nawab Polyura athamas
- Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon
- Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
- Black Rajah Charaxes solon
LIBYTHEIDAE
ACRAEIDAE
- Tawny Coster Acraea violae
AMATHUSIIDAE
SATYRIDAE
- Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
- Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis visala
- Gladeye Bushbrown Nissanga patnia
- White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica
- Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra
LYCAENIDAE
- Indian Sunbeam Curetis thetis
- Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
- Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus
- Plumbeous Silverline Spindasis schistacea
- Ceylon Silverline Spindasis ictis
- Red spot Zesius chrysomallus
- Monkey Puzzal Rathinda amor
- Plane Bindahara phocides
- Large Guava Blue Virachola perse
- Slate Flash Rapala manea
- Pointed Ciliate Blue Athene lycaenina
- Common Cerulean Jamides celeno
- Forget-me –not Catochrysops strabo
- Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
- Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius
- Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon
- Common Hedge Blue Actyolepis puspa felderi
- Lesser Grass Blue Zizina Otis
- Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
- Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax
- Quaker Neopithicops zalmora
- Malayan Megisba Malaya
- Plains Cupid Chilades pandava
- Lime blue Chilades lajus
- Small Cupid Chilades parrhasius nila
- Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus
- Dark Cerulien Jamides bochus
- Common Lineblue Prosotas nora airdates
- Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas
- Banded Blue Pierrot Discolampa ethion
- Eastern Grass Jewel Freyeria putli
RIODINIDAE
HESPERIIDAE
- Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala
- White-banded Awl Hasora taminatus
- Little Branded Swift Peliopidas agna