List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Lycaenidae, or the 'Blues', which are found in Sri Lanka.It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Watercolour painting of Ceylon Lycaenidae

Genus Actyolepis

• Hampson's Hedge Blue, Actyolepis lilacea (Hampson, 1889) ssp. moorei
• Common Hedge Blue, Actyolepis puspa (Horsfield, 1828) ssp. felderi

Genus Anthene

• Pointed Ciliate Blue, Anthene lycaenina (C. Felder 1868) nominate

Genus Azanus

• Bright Babul Blue, Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, [1782])
• African Babul Blue, Azanus jesous Guérin 1847 ssp. gamra

Genus Caleta

• Angled Pierrot, Caleta decidia (Hewitson, [1876])

Genus Castalius

• Common Pierrot, Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775)

Genus Catochrysops

• Forget-me-not, Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
• Silver Forget-me-not, Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder & Felder, 1860)

Genus Celastrina

• Plain Hedge Blue, Celestrina lavendularis nominate (Moore, 1877)

Genus Chilades

• Lime Blue, Chilades lajus (Cramer 1782) nominate
• Plains Cupid, Chilades pandava (Horsfield, 1829) ssp. lanka
• Small Cupid, Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius 1793) ssp. nila
• Grass Jewel, Chilades trochylus (Freyer, 1845) sometimes placed in Freyeria

Discolampa ethion

Genus Discolampa

• Banded Blue Pierrot, Discolampa ethion (Westwood, 1851) nominate

Genus Euchrysops

• Gram Blue, Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius 1798)

Genus Everes

• Indian Cupid, Everes lacturnus (Godart, [1824])

Genus Ionolyce

• Pointed Lineblue,Ionolyce helicon (R. Felder, 1860) ssp. viola

Genus Jamides

• Dark Cerulean, Jamides bochus (Stoll 1782) nominate
• Ceylon Cerulean, Jamides coruscans (Moore, 1877)
• Common Cerulean, Jamides celeno (Cramer, [1775]) ssp. tissama
• Milky Cerulean, Jamides lacteata (de Nicéville, 1895)
• Metallic Cerulean, Jamides alecto ssp. meilichius (C. Felder & Felder, 1860)

Genus Lampides

• Pea Blue, Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Genus Megisba

• Malayan, Megisba malaya (Horsfield, 1828)

Genus Nacaduba

• Large Four Lineblue, Nacaduba pactolus (C. Felder, 1860) ssp.ceylonica
• Pale Four Lineblue, Nacaduba hermus (C. Felder, 1860) ssp.sidoma
• Woodhouse's Four Lineblue,Nacaduba ollyetti Corbet 1947
• Transparent Six Lineblue, Nacaduba kurava (Moore, 1857) ssp. prominens
• Opaque Six Lineblue, Nacaduba beroe (C. Felder & Felder, 1865) ssp. minima
• Dark Ceylon Lineblue, Nacaduba calauria (C. Felder & Felder,1860) ssp. toxopeusi
• Pale Ceylon Lineblue, Nacaduba sinhala Ormiston, 1924
• Rounded Lineblue, Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ssp ormistoni

Genus Neopithecops

Neopithecops zalmora

• Quaker, Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1870)

Genus Petrelaea

• Dingy Lineblue, Petrelaea dana (de Niceville, 1884)

Genus Prosotas

• Common Lineblue, Prosotas nora (C. Felder & Felder, 1860) ssp.

ardates

• Tailless Lineblue, Prosotas dubiosa (Semper, 1879) ssp. indica
• White-tipped Lineblue, Prosotas noreia (R. Felder, 1868)

Genus Syntarucus

• Zebra Blue, Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793)

Frederic Moore The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Plate 42

Genus Talicada

• Red Pierrot, Talicada nyseus (Guerin, 1843) nominate

Genus Tarucus

• Striped Pierrot, Tarucus nara (Kollar 1848)
• Butler's Spotted Pierrot, Tarucus callinara Butler 1886

Genus Udara

• White Hedge Blue, Udara akasa (Horsfield, 1828) ssp. mavisa
• Ceylon Hedge Blue, Udara lanka Moore, 1877
• Singalese Hedge Blue, Udara singalensis (R. Felder, 1868)

Genus Zizeeria

• Dark Grass Blue, Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865

Genus Zizina

• Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) ssp. decreta

Subfamily Curetinae

Genus Curetis

• Indian Sunbeam, Curetis thetis (Hubner, 1831)

Subfamily Miletinae

Genus Spalgis

• Apefly, Spalgis epius (Westwood, 1851) nominate

Subfamily Theclinae

Genus Amblypodia

• Purple Leaf Blue, Amblypodia anita Moore, 1862 ssp. naradoides

Frederic Moore The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Plate44

Genus Arhopala

• Centaur Oakblue, Arhopala centaurus (Doubleday, 1847) ssp. pirama
• Large Oakblue, Arhopala amantes (Hewitson, 1862) nominate
• Ormiston's Oakblue, Arhopala ormistoni Riley, 1920
• Aberrant Oakblue, Arhopala abseus (Hewitson, 1862) ssp. mackwoodi
• Tamil Oakblue, Arhopala bazaloides (Hewitson, 1878) ssp. lanka

Genus Bindahara

• Plane, Bindahara phocides (Fabricius 1793)

Genus Catapaecilma

• Common Tinsel, Catapaecilma major Druce, H. H., 1895 ssp. myositina

Genus Cheritra

• Common Imperial, Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) ssp. pseudojaffra

Genus Deudorix

• Cornelian, Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1857) nominate

Genus Horaga

• Common Onyx, Horaga onyx (Moore, 1857) ssp. cingalensis
• Brown Onyx, Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881) ssp. viola

Genus Hypolycaena

• Nilgiri Tit, Hypolycaena nilgirica (Moore, 1884)

Genus Iraota

• Silver Streak Blue, Iraota timoleon (Stoll, 1790) ssp. nicevillei

Genus Loxura

• Yamfly, Loxura atymnus (Cramer, 1782) ssp. arcuata

Genus Pratapa

• Southern Royal, Pratapa deva (Moore, 1857) nominate

Rathinda amor

Genus Rathinda

• Monkey-puzzle, Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775)

Genus Rapala

• Malabar Flash, Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879)
• Indigo Flash, Rapala varuna (Hewitson, 1863) ssp. lazulina
• Slate Flash, Rapala manea (Hewitson, 1863) ssp. schistacea
• Indian Red Flash, Rapala iarbus (Fabricius 1787) ssp. sorya

Genus Spindasis

Variously placed in Cigaritis and Aphnaeus

• Common Silverline, Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) ssp. fusca
• Plumbeous Silverline, Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1865)
• Clouded Silverline, Spindasis nubilus (Moore, [1887])
• Ceylon Silverline, Spindasis ictis (Hewitson, 1865) ssp. ceylanica
• Scarce Shot Silverline, Spindasis lunulifera (Moore, 1879) ssp. fairliei
• Long-banded Silverline, Spindasis lohita (Horsfield, 1829) ssp. lazularia

Virachola perse

Genus Surendra

• Common Acacia Blue, Surendra vivarna (Horsfield, 1829) ssp. discalis

Genus Tajuria

• Plains Blue Royal, Tajuria jehana Moore, 1884 ssp. ceylonica
• Ceylon Indigo Royal, Tajuria arida Riley, 1923
• Peacock Royal, Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) ssp. longinus

Genus Virachola

• Common Guava Blue, Virachola isocrates (Fabricius, 1793) ssp. isocrates
• Large Guava Blue, Virachola perse (Hewitson, 1863) ssp. ghela

Genus Zesius

• Redspot, Zesius chrysomallus (Hübner, 1819/21)

References

• Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers ISBN 0-9593639-4-7
• D’Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X