Butterflies Observed at Wilpattu National Park Photo Gallery

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

* Endemic

PAPILIONIDAE

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

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    PIERIDAE

  12. Psyche Leptosia nina
  13. Jezebel Delias eucharis
  14. Pioneer Belenois aurota
  15. Common Gull Cepora nerissa
  16. Striped Albatross Appias libythe
  17. Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross Appias galena*
  18. White Orange Tip Ixias Marianne
  19. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene
  20. Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
  21. Mottled Immigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
  22. Lemon Migrant Catopsilia Pomona
  23. Blue Wanderer  Pareronia ceylanica
  24. Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata
  25. Large Salmon Arab Colotis fausta
  26. Crimson Tip  Colotis danae
  27. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
  28. Three-spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana

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    DANAIDAE

  29. Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
  30. Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
  31. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
  32. Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
  33. Common Tiger Danaus genutia
  34. Common Crow Euploea core

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    NYMPHALIDAE

  35. Angled Castor Ariadne Ariadne
  36. Joker Byblia ilithyia
  37. Leopard Phalanta phalantha
  38. Ceylon Lace Wing Cethosia nietneri
  39. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias
  40. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya
  41. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites
  42. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
  43. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
  44. Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita
  45. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
  46. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
  47. Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
  48. Common Sailor Neptis hylas
  49. Chest-nut Streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah
  50. Red-Spot Duke Dophla evelina
  51. Baron Euthalia aconthea
  52. Nawab Polyura athamas
  53. Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon
  54. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  55. Black Rajah Charaxes solon

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    LIBYTHEIDAE

    ACRAEIDAE

  56. Tawny Coster Acraea violae

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    AMATHUSIIDAE

    SATYRIDAE

  57. Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
  58. Tamil Bushbrown  Mycalesis visala
  59. Gladeye Bushbrown Nissanga patnia
  60. White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica
  61. Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra

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    LYCAENIDAE

  62. Indian Sunbeam Curetis thetis
  63. Long-banded Silverline Spindasis lohita
  64. Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus
  65. Plumbeous Silverline Spindasis schistacea
  66. Ceylon Silverline Spindasis ictis
  67. Red spot Zesius chrysomallus
  68. Monkey Puzzal Rathinda amor
  69. Plane Bindahara phocides
  70. Large Guava Blue Virachola perse
  71. Slate Flash Rapala manea
  72. Pointed Ciliate Blue Athene lycaenina
  73. Common Cerulean Jamides celeno
  74. Forget-me –not Catochrysops strabo
  75. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
  76. Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius
  77. Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon
  78. Common Hedge Blue Actyolepis puspa felderi
  79. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina Otis
  80. Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra
  81. Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax
  82. Quaker Neopithicops zalmora
  83. Malayan Megisba Malaya
  84. Plains Cupid Chilades pandava
  85. Lime blue Chilades lajus
  86. Small Cupid Chilades parrhasius nila
  87. Peacock Royal Tajuria cippus
  88. Dark Cerulien Jamides bochus
  89. Common Lineblue Prosotas nora airdates
  90. Cornelian Deudorix epijarbas
  91. Banded Blue Pierrot Discolampa ethion
  92. Eastern Grass Jewel Freyeria putli

 

RIODINIDAE

 

HESPERIIDAE

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