List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae) explained

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

Subfamily Polyommatinae

Genus Actyolepis

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Hampson's hedge blue	Acytolepis lilacea	Acytolepis lilacea moorei
Common hedge blue	Acytolepis puspa	Acytolepis puspa felderi

Genus Anthene

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Pointed ciliate blue	Anthene lycaenina	Anthene lycaenina lycaenina

Genus Azanus

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Bright babul blue	Azanus ubaldus
African babul blue	Azanus jesous	Azanus jesous gamra

Genus Caleta

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Angled Pierrot	Caleta caleta

Genus Castalius

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Common Pierrot	Castalius rosimon

Genus Catochrysops

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Forget-me-not	Catochrysops strabo
Silver forget-me-not	Catochrysops panormus	Catochrysops panormus panormus

Genus Celastrina

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Plain hedge blue	Celastrina lavendularis	Celastrina lavendularis lavendularis

Genus Chilades

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Lime blue	Chilades lajus	Chilades lajus lajus
Small Cupid	Chilades parrhasius	Chilades parrhasius nila

Genus Cupido

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Indian Cupid	Cupido lacturnus

Genus Discolampa

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Banded blue Pierrot	Discolampa ethion	Discolampa ethion ethion

Genus Euchrysops

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Gram blue	Euchrysops cnejus	Euchrysops cnejus cnejus

Genus Freyeria

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Grass jewel	Freyeria trochylus

Genus Ionolyce

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Pointed lineblue	Ionolyce helicon	Ionolyce helicon viola

Genus Jamides

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Dark cerulean	Jamides bochus	Jamides bochus bochus
Ceylon cerulean	Jamides coruscans		Endemic
Common cerulean	Jamides celeno	Jamides celeno tissama
Metallic cerulean	Jamides alecto	Jamides alecto meilichius

Genus Lampides

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Pea blue	Lampides boeticus
Milky cerulean	Lampides lacteata

Genus Luthrodes

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Plains Cupid	Luthrodes pandava	Luthrodes pandava lanka

Genus Megisba

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Malayan	Megisba malaya	Megisba Malaya thwaitesi

Genus Nacaduba

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Large four lineblue	Nacaduba pactolus	Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica
Pale four lineblue	Nacaduba hermus	Nacaduba hermus sidoma
Woodhouse's four lineblue	Nacaduba ollyetti		Endemic
Transparent six lineblue	Nacaduba kurava	Nacaduba kurava prominens
Opaque six lineblue	Nacaduba beroe	Nacaduba beroe minima
Dark Ceylon lineblue	Nacaduba calauria	Nacaduba calauria toxopeusi
Pale Ceylon lineblue	Nacaduba sinhala		Endemic
Rounded lineblue	Nacaduba berenice	Nacaduba Berenice ormistoni

Genus Neopithecops

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Quaker	Neopithecops zalmora

Genus Petrelaea

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Dingy lineblue	Petrelaea dana

Genus Prosotas

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Common lineblue	Prosotas nora	Prosotas nora ardates
Tailless lineblue	Prosotas dubiosa	Prosotas dubiosa indica
White-tipped lineblue	Prosotas noreia

Genus Syntarucus

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Zebra blue	Leptotes plinius

Genus Talicada

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Red Pierrot	Talicada nyseus	Talicada nyseus nyseus

Genus Tarucus

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Striped Pierrot	Tarucus nara
Butler's spotted Pierrot	Tarucus callinara

Genus Udara

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White hedge blue	Udara akasa	Udara akasa mavisa
Ceylon hedge blue	Udara lanka		Endemic
Singalese hedge blue	Udara singalensis		Endemic

Genus Zizeeria

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Dark grass blue	Zizeeria karsandra

Genus Zizina

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Lesser grass blue	Zizina otis	Zizina Otis decreta

Subfamily Curetinae

Genus Curetis

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Indian sunbeam	Curetis thetis

Subfamily Miletinae

Genus Spalgis

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Apefly	Spalgis epeus	Spalgis epeus epeus

Subfamily Aphnaeinae

Genus Cigaritis

Variously placed in Spindasis and Aphnaeus

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Common silverline	Cigaritis vulcanus	Cigaritis vulcanus fusca
Plumbeous silverline	Cigaritis schistacea
Green's silverline	Cigaritis greeni		Endemic
Clouded silverline	Cigaritis nubilus		Endemic
Ceylon silverline	Cigaritis ictis	Cigaritis ictis ceylanica
	Cigaritis elima	Cigaritis elima fairliei
Long-banded silverline	Cigaritis lohita	Cigaritis lohita lazularia

Subfamily Theclinae

Genus Amblypodia

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Purple leaf blue	Amblypodia anita	Amblypodia anita naradoides

Genus Arhopala

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Centaur oakblue	Arhopala centaurus	Arhopala centaurus pirama
Large oakblue	Arhopala amantes	Arhopala amantes amantes
Ormiston's oakblue	Arhopala ormistoni
Aberrant oakblue	Arhopala abseus	Arhopala abseus mackwoodi
Tamil oakblue	Arhopala bazaloides	Arhopala bazaloides lanka

Genus Bindahara

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Plane	Bindahara phocides	Bindahara phocides moorei

Genus Catapaecilma

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Common tinsel	Catapaecilma major	Catapaecilma major myositina

Genus Cheritra

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Common imperial	Cheritra freja	Cheritra freja pseudojaffra

Genus Deudorix

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Cornelian	Deudorix epijarbas	Deudorix epijarbas epijarbus

Genus Horaga

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Common onyx	Horaga onyx	Horaga onyx cingalensis
Brown onyx	Horaga albimacula	Horaga albimacula viola

Genus Hypolycaena

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Nilgiri tit	Hypolycaena nilgirica

Genus Iraota

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Silver streak blue	Iraota timoleon	Iraota timoleon nicevillei

Genus Loxura

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Yamfly	Loxura atymnus	Loxura atymnus arcuata

Genus Pratapa

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Southern royal	Pratapa deva	Pratapa deva deva

Genus Rathinda

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Monkey-puzzle	Rathinda amor

Genus Rapala

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Malabar flash	Rapala lankana
Indigo flash	Rapala varuna	Rapala varuna lazulina
Slate flash	Rapala manea	Rapala manea schistacea
Indian red flash	Rapala iarbus	Rapala airbus sorya

Genus Surendra

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Common acacia blue	Surendra vivarna	Surendra vivarna discalis

Genus Tajuria

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Plains blue royal	Tajuria jehana	Tajuria jehana ceylonica
Ceylon indigo royal	Tajuria arida		Endemic
Peacock royal	Tajuria cippus	Tajuria cippus longinus

Genus Virachola

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Common guava blue	Virachola isocrates	Virachola isocrates isocrates
Large guava blue	Virachola perse	Virachola perse ghela

Genus Zesius

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Redspot	Zesius chrysomallus

References

• Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers
• D'Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224 pp.