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

 

PIERIDAE

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

 

DANAIDAE

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

 

NYMPHALIDAE

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

 

LIBYTHEIDAE

ACRAEIDAE

  1. Tawny Coster Acraea violae

 

AMATHUSIIDAE

SATYRIDAE

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

 

LYCAENIDAE

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

 

RIODINIDAE

 

HESPERIIDAE

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