List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Nymphalidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Nymphalidae which are found in Sri Lanka. It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka.

Subfamily Danainae

Genus Parantica – glassy tigers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Glassy tiger	Parantica aglea	Parantica aglea aglea	Least concern
Ceylon tiger	Parantica taprobana		Endemic. Near threatened
Ceylon blue glassy tiger	Ideopsis similis	Ideopsis similis exprompta	Least concern

Genus Tirumala – blue tigers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Blue tiger	Tirumala limniace	Tirumala limniace leopardus	Least concern
Dark blue tiger	Tirumala septentrionis	Tirumala septentrionis musikanos	Least concern

Genus Danaus – tigers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common tiger	Danaus genutia	Danaus genutia genutia	Least concern
Plain tiger	Danaus chrysippus	Danaus chrysippus chrysippus	Least concern

Genus Euploea – crows

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Double-branded crow	Euploea sylvester	Euploea sylvester montana	Least concern
Great crow	Euploea phaenareta	Euploea phaenareta corus	Least concern
Blue king crow	Euploea klugii	Euploea klugii sinhala	Least concern
Common Indian crow	Euploea core	Euploea core asela	Least concern

Genus Idea – tree nymphs

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Ceylon tree nymph	Idea iasonia		Near threatened

Subfamily Satyrinae

Genus Melanitis – evening browns

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common evening brown	Melanitis leda	Melanitis leda ismene	Least concern
Dark evening brown	Melanitis phedima	Melanitis phedima tambra	Least concern

Genus Elymnias – palmflies

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common palmfly	Elymnias hypermnestra	Elymnias hypermnestra fraterna	Least concern
Ceylon palmfly	Elymnias singhala		Endemic. Near threatened

Genus Lethe – treebrowns

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Ceylon treebrown	Lethe daretis		Endemic
Common treebrown	Lethe rohria	Lethe rohria yoga	Least concern
Tamil treebrown	Lethe drypetis	Lethe drypetis drypetis	Least concern
Ceylon forester	Lethe dynsate		Endemic

Genus Mycalesis – bushbrowns

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common bushbrown	Mycalesis perseus	Mycalesis perseus typhlus	Least concern
Dark-brand bushbrown	Mycalesis mineus	Mycalesis mineus polydecta	Not evaluated
Long-brand bushbrown	Mycalesis visala	Mycalesis visala subdita	Not evaluated
Cingalese bushbrown	Mycalesis rama		Endemic
Glad-eye bushbrown	Mycalesis patnia	Mycalesis patina junonia

Genus Orsotriaena – nigger

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Nigger	Orsotriaena medus	Orsotriaena medus mandata	Least concern

Genus Ypthima – rings

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Jewel four-ring	Ypthima avanta
White four-ring	Ypthima ceylonica
Sinhalese five-ring	Ypthima singala		Endemic

Subfamily Morphinae

Genus Discophora – duffers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Southern duffer	Discophora lepida	Discophora lepida ceylonica	Least concern

Subfamily Biblidinae

Genus Ariadne – castors

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Angled castor	Ariadne ariadne	Ariadne Ariadne minorata
Common castor	Ariadne merione	Ariadne merione taprobana

Genus Byblia – joker

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Joker	Byblia ilithyia		Least concern

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Genus Acraea – costers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Tawny coster	Acraea terpsicore

Genus Argynnis – fritillaries

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Indian fritillary	Argynnis hyperbius	Argynnis hyperbius taprobana

Genus Phalanta – leopards

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common leopard	Phalanta phalantha	Phalanta phalantha phalantha
Small leopard	Phalanta alcippe	Phalanta alcippe ceylonica

Genus Cethosia – lacewings

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Tamil lacewing	Cethosia nietneri

Genus Cupha – rustic

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Rustic	Cupha erymanthis	Cupha erymanthis placida

Genus Vindula – cruiser

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Cruiser	Vindula erota	Vindula erota asela

Genus Cirrochroa – yeomans

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Tamil yeoman	Cirrochroa thais	Cirrochroa thais lanka

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Genus Kaniska – tortoiseshells

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Blue admiral	Kaniska canace	Kaniska canace haronica

Genus Vanessa – red admirals

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Indian red admiral	Vanessa indica	Vanessa indica nubicola
Painted lady	Vanessa cardui

Genus Junonia – pansies

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Chocolate soldier	Junonia iphita	Junonia iphita pluviatalis
Yellow pansy	Junonia hierta
Blue pansy	Junonia orithya	Junonia orithya patenas
Lemon pansy	Junonia lemonias	Junonia lemonias vaisya
Peacock pansy	Junonia almana	Junonia almana almana
Grey pansy	Junonia atlites	Junonia atlites atlites

Genus Kallima – oakleafs

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Ceylon blue oakleaf	Kallima philarchus		Endemic. Near threatened

Genus Doleschallia – autumn leaf

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Autumn leaf	Doleschallia bisaltide	Doleschallia bisaltide ceylonica

Genus Hypolimnas – eggflies

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Great eggfly	Hypolimnas bolina
Danaid eggfly	Hypolimnas misippus

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Genus Neptis – sailers

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common sailer	Neptis hylas	Neptis hylas varmona
Chestnut-streaked sailer	Neptis jumbah	Neptis jumbah nalanda

Genus Lasippa – lascars

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common lascar	Pantoporia hordonia	Pantoporia hordonia sinuata

Genus Moduza – commander

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Commander	Moduza procris	Moduza procris calidasa

Genus Parthenos – clipper

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Clipper	Parthenos sylvia	Parthenos Sylvia cyaneus

Genus Dophla – redspot duke

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Redspot duke	Dophla evelina	Dophla evelina evelina

Genus Euthalia – barons

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Baronet	Euthalia nais
Gaudy baron	Euthalia lubentina	Euthalia lubentina sittacus
Common baron	Euthalia aconthea	Euthalia aconthea vasanta

Subfamily Apaturinae

Genus Rohana – princes

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Black prince	Rohana parisatis	Rohana parisatis camiba

Subfamily Charaxinae

Genus Polyura – nawabs

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Common nawab	Polyura athamas

Genus Charaxes – rajahs

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Tawny rajah	Charaxes psaphon	Charaxes psaphon psaphon
Black rajah	Charaxes solon	Charaxes solon cerynthus

Subfamily Libytheinae

Genus Libythea – beaks or snouts

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Club beak	Libythea myrrha	Libythea myrrha rama
European or common beak	Libythea celtis	Libythea celtis lepitoides

References

• Bernard d'Abrera, 1983. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part II: Nymphalidae, Satyridae, Amathusidae. 290 pp. Hill House, Melbourne.
• D’Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X