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
  12.  

    PIERIDAE

  13. Psyche Leptosia nina
  14. Jezebel Delias eucharis
  15. Pioneer Belenois aurota
  16. Common Gull Cepora nerissa
  17. Striped Albatross Appias libythe
  18. Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross Appias galena*
  19. White Orange Tip Ixias Marianne
  20. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene
  21. Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
  22. Mottled Immigrant Catopsilia pyranthe
  23. Lemon Migrant Catopsilia Pomona
  24. Blue Wanderer  Pareronia ceylanica
  25. Small Salmon Arab Colotis amata
  26. Large Salmon Arab Colotis fausta
  27. Crimson Tip  Colotis danae
  28. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe
  29. Three-spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana
  30.  

    DANAIDAE

  31. Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
  32. Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
  33. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
  34. Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
  35. Common Tiger Danaus genutia
  36. Common Crow Euploea core
  37.  

    NYMPHALIDAE

  38. Angled Castor Ariadne Ariadne
  39. Joker Byblia ilithyia
  40. Leopard Phalanta phalantha
  41. Ceylon Lace Wing Cethosia nietneri
  42. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias
  43. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya
  44. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites
  45. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta
  46. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana
  47. Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita
  48. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina
  49. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus
  50. Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide
  51. Common Sailor Neptis hylas
  52. Chest-nut Streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah
  53. Red-Spot Duke Dophla evelina
  54. Baron Euthalia aconthea
  55. Nawab Polyura athamas
  56. Tawny Rajah Charaxes psaphon
  57. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  58. Black Rajah Charaxes solon
  59.  

    LIBYTHEIDAE

    ACRAEIDAE

  60. Tawny Coster Acraea violae
  61.  

    AMATHUSIIDAE

    SATYRIDAE

  62. Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda
  63. Tamil Bushbrown  Mycalesis visala
  64. Gladeye Bushbrown Nissanga patnia
  65. White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica
  66. Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra
  67.  

    LYCAENIDAE

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

 

RIODINIDAE

 

HESPERIIDAE

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