List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Pieridae) explained

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

Subfamily Pierinae, whites

Genus Cepora, gulls

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Common gullCepora nerissaCepora nerissa evageteLeast concern
Lesser gullCepora nadinaCepora nadina cingalaLeast concern

Genus Delias, Jezebels

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Common JezebelDelias eucharisLeast concern

Genus Prioneris, sawtooths

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Painted sawtoothPrioneris sitaLeast concern

Genus Appias, puffins and albatrosses

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Common albatrossAppias albinaAppias albina venustaLeast concern
Sri Lankan Lesser AlbatrossAppias galeneEndemic
Plain puffinAppias indraAppias indra narendraLeast concern
Western striped albatrossAppias libytheaAppias libythea libytheaLeast concern
Chocolate albatrossAppias lyncidaAppias lyncida taprobanaLeast concern
Ceylon lesser albatrossAppias paulinaAppias paulina galeneLeast concern

Genus Leptosia, Psyche

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PsycheLeptosia ninaLeptosia nina ninaLeast concern

Genus Ixias, Indian orange tips

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White orange tipIxias marianneLeast concern
Yellow orange tipIxias pyreneIxias pyrene cingalensisLeast concern

Genus Hebomoia, great orange tip

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Great orange-tipHebomoia glaucippeHebomoia glaucippe ceylonicaLeast concern

Genus Colotis, Arabs

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Small salmon ArabColotis amataColotis amata modestaLeast concern
Large salmon ArabColotis faustaColotis fausta fulvaLeast concern
Small orange-tipColotis etridaColotis etrida limbatusLeast concern
Crimson-tipColotis danaeColotis danae danaeLeast concern
Plain orange-tipColotis auroraLeast concern

Genus Pareronia, wanderers

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Dark wandererPareronia ceylanicaPareronia ceylanica ceylanicaLeast concern

Subfamily Coliadinae, yellows

Genus Catopsilia, emigrants

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Lemon emigrantCatopsilia pomonaPachliopta aristolochiae ceylanicaLeast concern
Mottled emigrantCatopsilia pyrantheCatopsilia pyranthe minnaLeast concern
Orange emigrantCatopsilia scyllaLeast concern

Genus Eurema, grass yellows

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Small grass yellowEurema brigittaEurema brigitta rubellaLeast concern
Spotless grass yellowEurema laetaEurema laeta laetaLeast concern
Common grass yellowEurema hecabeEurema hecabe simulataLeast concern
Three-spot grass yellowEurema blandaEurema blanda silhetanaLeast concern
One-spot grass yellowEurema andersoniiEurema andersonii ormistoniLeast concern

References

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