List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Pieridae)
This is a list of the butterflies of family Pieridae, or the 'Whites', which are found in Sri Lanka.It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka.
Subfamily Pierinae, The Whites
Genus Cepora, The Gulls
- Common Gull, Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 ssp. evagete
- Lesser Gull, Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852 ssp. cingala
Genus Delias, The Jezebels
- Common Jezebel, Delias eucharis Drury, 1773
Genus Prioneris, The Sawtooths
- Painted Sawtooth, Prioneris sita C. Felder, 1865
Genus Appias, The Puffins and Albatrosses
- Western Striped Albatross, Appias libythea Fabricius, 1775 nominate
- Chocolate Albatross, Appias lyncida (Cramer, 1777) ssp. taprobana
- Common Albatross, Appias albina (Boisduval, 1836) ssp. venusta
- Ceylon Lesser Albatross, (Cramer, 1777) ssp. galene
- Plain Puffin, Appias indra Moore, 1857 ssp. narendra
Genus Leptosia, The Psyche
Genus Ixias, The Indian Orange Tips
- White Orange Tip, Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779
- Yellow Orange Tip, Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 ssp. cingalensis
Genus Hebomoia, The Great Orange Tip
- Great Orange-Tip, Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 ssp. ceylonica
Genus Colotis, The Arabs
- Small Salmon Arab, Colotis amata Fabricius, 1775 ssp. modesta
- Large Salmon Arab, Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804) ssp. fulva
- Small Orange-Tip, Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836 ssp. limbatus
- Crimson-Tip, Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775) nominate
- Plain Orange-tip Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780])
Genus Pareronia, The Wanderers
- Dark Wanderer, Pareronia ceylanica (C. & R. Felder, 1865) nominate
Subfamily Coliadinae, The Yellows
Genus Catopsilia, The Emigrants
- Lemon Emigrant, Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
- Mottled Emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe Latreille, 1758 ssp. minna
Genus Eurema, The Grass Yellows
- Small Grass Yellow, Eurema brigitta Cramer, 1780 ssp. rubella
- Spotless Grass Yellow, Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 nominate
- Common Grass Yellow, Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 ssp. simulata
- Three-Spot Grass Yellow, Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 ssp. silhetana
- One-Spot Grass Yellow, Eurema andersonii Moore ssp. ormistoni
References
- Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 1: Papilionidae, Pieridae and Danaidae Hill House Publishers ISBN 0-9593639-0-4
- D’Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X
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