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Silent Wings
A SPECTRUM IN MOTION

Butterflies
of the Island

- Fluttering Jewels

Discover the vibrant world of Sri Lankan lepidoptera. From the majestic Common Birdwing to the elusive endemics of the central highlands, explore the 248 species that color our skies.

Common Tiger (Danaus genutia) in Sri Lanka
#001
Branded-orange Awlet
Burara oedipodea ataphus
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#002
Orange-tailed Awl
Bibasis sena sena
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UN
#003
Common Banded Awl
Hasora chromus chromus
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#004
White-banded Awl
Hasora taminatus taminastus
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#005
Ceylon Awl
Hasora badra lanka
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#006
Brown Awl
Badamia exclamationis
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#007
Indian Awl King
Choaspes benjaminii benjaminii
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#008
Black Flat
Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus
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E
#009
Black Angle
Tapena thwaitesi
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UN
#010
Tricolor Pied Flat
Coladenia tissa
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E
#011
Common Small Flat
Sarangesa dasahara albicilia
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UN
#012
Ceylon Snow Flat
Tagiades japetus obscurus
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C
#013
Water Snow Flat
Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica
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C
#014
Golden Angle
Caprona ransonnettii ransonnettii
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C
#015
Ceylon Golden Angle
Caprona alida lanka
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UN
#016
African Marbled Skipper
Gomalia elma albofasciata
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UN
#017
Indian Skipper
Spalia galba galba
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C
#018
Hedge Hopper
Baracus vittatus
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E
#019
Bush Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides singa
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C
#020
Decorated Ace
Thoressa decorata
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UNE
#021
Ceylon Ace
Halpe ceylonica
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UNE
#022
Rare Ace
Halpe egena
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UNE
#023
Chestnut Bob
Iambrix salsala luteipalpus
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C
#024
Common Banded Demon
Notocrypta paralysos alysia
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C
#025
Restricted Demon
Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
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UN
#026
Grass Demon
Udaspes folus
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UN
#027
Indian Palm Bob
Suastus gremius subgrisea
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C
#028
Ceylon Palm Bob
Suastus minuta minuta
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UN
#029
Tree Flitter
Hyarotis adrastus adrastus
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UN
#030
Giant Redeye
Gangara thyrsis clothilda
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C
#031
Banded Redeye
Gangara lebadea subfasciata
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C
#032
Common Redeye
Matapa aria
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C
#033
Banana Redeye
Erionota torus
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C
#034
Common Grass Dart
Taractrocera maevius maevius
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C
#035
Common Dartlet
Oriens goloides
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C
#036
Pallid Dart
Potanthus pallida
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#037
Common Dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa
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C
#038
Tropic Dart
Potanthus satra
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E
#039
Pale Palmdart
Telicota colon kala
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C
#040
Dark Palmdart
Telicota bambusae lanka
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C
#041
Yellow Palmdart
Cephrenes trichopepla
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UN
#042
Smallest Swift
Panara bada bada
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C
#043
Wallace’s Swift
Borbo cinnara
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C
#044
Little Branded Swift
Pelopidas agna agna
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#045
Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochracea subochracea
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#046
Small Branded Swift
Pelopidas mathias mathias
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UN
#047
Conjoined Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta narooa
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UN
#048
Paintbrush Swift
Baoris penicillata
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UNE
#049
Blank Swift
Cattoris kumara lanka
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UN
#050
Philippine Swift
Cattoris philippina seriata
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UN
#051
Apefly
Spalgis epeus epeus
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C
#052
Indian Sunbeam
Curetis thetis
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C
#053
Shiva’s Sunbeam
Curetis siva
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#054
Dingy Lineblue
Petrelaea dana
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#055
Large Four Lineblue
Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica
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#056
Pale Four Lineblue
Nacaduba hermus sidoma
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C
#057
Woodhouse’s 4 Lineblue
Nacaduba ollyetti
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UNE
#058
Transparent Six Lineblue
Nacaduba kurava prominens
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#059
Opaque 6-Lineblue
Nacaduba beroe minima
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#060
Dark Ceylon 6-Lineblue
Nacaduba calauria evansi
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#061
Pale Ceylon 6-Lineblue
Nacaduba sinhala
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UNE
#062
Rounded 6-Lineblue
Nacaduba berenice ormistoni
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UN
#063
Common Lineblue
Prosotas nora ardates
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C
#064
Tailless Lineblue
Prosotas dubiosa indica
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UN
#065
White-tipped Lineblue
Prosotas noreia noreia
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UN
#066
Pointed Lineblue
Ionolyce helicon viola
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UN
#067
Angled Pierrot
Caleta decidia
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C
#068
Banded Blue Pierrot
Discolampa ethion ethion
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C
#069
Dark Cerulean
Jamides bochus bochus
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C
#070
Ceylon Cerulean
Jamides coruscans
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E
#071
Common Cerulean
Jamides celeno tissama
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C
#072
Milky Cerulean
Jamides lacteata
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UNE
#073
Metallic Cerulean
Jamides alecto meilichius
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C
#074
Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo strabo
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C
#075
Silver Forget-me-not
Catochrysops panormus panormus
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#076
Pea Blue
Lampides boeticus
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C
#077
Zebra Blue
Leptotus plinius plinius
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C
#078
Common Pierrot
Castalius rosimon rosimon
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C
#079
Striped Pierrot
Tarucus nara
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UN
#080
Butler’s Spotted Pierrot
Tarucus callinara
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UN
#081
Dark Grass Blue
Zizeeria karsandra
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C
#082
Lesser Grass Blue
Zizina otis indica
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C
#083
Tiny Grass Blue
Zizula hylax hylax
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C
#084
Indian Cupid
Everes lacturnus lacturnus
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C
#085
Red Pierrot
Talicada nyseus nyseus
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C
#086
Bright Babul Blue
Azanus ubaldus
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#087
African Babul Blue
Azanus jesous gamra
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C
#088
Quaker
Neopithecops zalmora dharma
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C
#089
Malayan
Megisba Malaya thwaitesi
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C
#090
Plain Hedge Blue
Celestrina lavendularis lavendularis
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UN
#091
Hampson’s Hedge Blue
Actyolepis lilacea moorei
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UN
#092
Common Hedge Blue
Actyolepis puspa felderi
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C
#093
White Hedge Blue
Udara akasa mavisa
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UN
#094
Ceylon Hedge Blue
Udara lanka
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UNE
#095
Singalese Hedge Blue
Udara singalensis
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UNE
#096
Gram Blue
Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
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C
#097
Lime Blue
Chilades lajus lajus
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C
#098
Plains Cupid
Chilades pandava lanka
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C
#099
Small Cupid
Chilades parrhasius nila
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UN
#100
Grass Jewel
Freyeria putli
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C
#101
Pointed Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina lycaenina
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C
#102
Common Silverline
Spindasis vulcanus fusca
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C
#103
Plumbeous Silverline
Spindasis schistacea
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UN
#104
Clouded Silverline
Spindasis nubilis
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UNE
#105
Ceylon Silverline
Spindasis ictis ceylanica
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C
#106
Green’s Silverline
Spindasis greeni
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UNE
#107
Scarce Shot Silverline
Spindasis elima fairliei
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UN
#108
Long-banded Silverline
Spindasis lohita lazularia
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UN
#109
Centaur Oakblue
Arhopala centaurus pirama
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C
#110
Large Oakblue
Arhopala amantes amantes
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C
#111
Ormiston’s Oakblue
Arhopala ormistoni
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UNE
#112
Aberrant Bushblue
Arhopala abseus mackwoodi
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UN
#113
Tamil Oakblue
Arhopala bazaloides lanka
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UN
#114
Common Acacia Blue
Surendra quereetorum discalis
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C
#115
Redspot
Zesius chrysomallus
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C
#116
Purple Leaf Blue
Amblypodia anita naradoides
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C
#117
Silver Streak Blue
Iraota timoleon nicevillei
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UN
#118
Common Tinsel
Catapaecilma major myositina
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UN
#119
Yamfly
Loxura atymnus arcuata
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C
#120
Common Onyx
Horaga onyx cingalensis
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C
#121
Brown Onyx
Horaga albimacula viola
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UN
#122
Monkey-puzzle
Rathinda amor
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C
#123
Common Imperial
Cheritra freja pseudojaffra
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UN
#124
White Royal
Pratapa deva deva
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UN
#125
Plains Blue Royal
Tajuria jehana ceylonica
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C
#126
Ceylon Indigo Royal
Tajuria arida
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UNE
#127
Peacock Royal
Tajuria cippus longinus
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C
#128
Nilgiri Tit
Hypolycaena nilgirica
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C
#129
Cornelian
Deudorix epijarbas epijarbus
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C
#130
Common Guava Blue
Virachola isocrates
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UN
#131
Large Guava Blue
Virachola perse ghela
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UN
#132
Plane
Bindahara phocides
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C
#133
Malabar Flash
Rapala lankana
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C
#134
Indigo Flash
Rapala varuna lazulina
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C
#135
Slate Flash
Rapala manea schistacea
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C
#136
Indian Red Flash
Rapala iarbus sorya
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UN
#137
Glassy Tiger
Parantica aglea aglea
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C
#138
Ceylon Tiger
Parantica taprobana
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E
#139
Blue Glassy Tiger
Ideopsis similis exprompta
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C
#140
Blue Tiger
Tirumala limniace exoticus
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C
#141
Dark Blue Tiger
Tirumala septentrionis musikanos
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C
#142
Common Tiger
Danaus genutia genutia
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C
#143
Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
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C
#144
Double-branded Black Crow
Euploea sylvester montana
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C
#145
Great Crow
Euploea phaenareta corus
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C
#146
Brown King Crow
Euploea klugii sinhala
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C
#147
Common Indian Crow
Euploea core asela
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C
#148
Ceylon Tree Nymph
Idea iasonia
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E
#149
Common Evening Brown
Melanitis leda leda
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C
#150
Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima tambra
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C
#151
Common Palmfly
Elymnias hypermnestra fraterna
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C
#152
Ceylon Palmfly
Elymnias singala
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E
#153
Ceylon Treebrown
Lethe daretis
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UNE
#154
Common Treebrown
Lethe rohria neelgheriensis
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C
#155
Tamil Treebrown
Lethe drypetis drypetis
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UN
#156
Ceylon Forester
Lethe dynaste
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UNE
#157
Common Bushbrown
Mycalesis perseus typhlus
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C
#158
Dark-brand Bushbrown
Mycalesis mineus polydecta
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C
#159
Tamil Bushbrown
Mycalesis visala subdita
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C
#160
Cingalese Bushbrown
Mycalesis rama
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E
#161
Glad-eye Bushbrown
Mycalesis patnia junonia
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E
#162
Medus Brown
Orsotriaena medus mandata
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C
#163
White Four-ring
Ypthima ceylonica
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C
#164
Jewel Four-ring
Ypthima avanta singala
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UN
#165
Southern Duffer
Discophora lepida ceylonica
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C
#166
Angled Castor
Ariadne ariadne minorata
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C
#167
Common Castor
Ariadne merione taprobana
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C
#168
Joker
Byblia ilithyia
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UN
#169
Indian Fritillary
Argynnis hyperbius taprobana
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UN
#170
Common Leopard
Phalanta phalantha phalantha
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C
#171
Small Leopard
Phalanta alcippe ceylonica
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UN
#172
Tamil Lacewing
Cethosia nietneri nietneri
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E
#173
Rustic
Cupha erymanthis placida
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C
#174
Cruiser
Vindula erota asela
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C
#175
Tamil Yeoman
Cirrochroa thais lanka
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C
#176
Blue Admiral
Kaniska canace haronica
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C
#177
Indian Red Admiral
Vanessa indica nubicola
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UN
#178
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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UN
#179
Chocolate Soldier
Junonia iphita iphita
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C
#180
Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta hierta
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UN
#181
Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya patenas
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C
#182
Lemon Pansy
Junonia lemonias vaisya
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C
#183
Peacock Pansy
Junonia almana almana
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C
#184
Grey Pansy
Junonia atlites atlites
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C
#185
Blue Oakleaf
Kallima philarchus
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E
#186
Autumn Leaf
Doleschallia bisaltide ceylonica
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UN
#187
Great Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina
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C
#188
Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus
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C
#189
Common Sailor
Neptis hylas varmona
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C
#190
Chestnut-streaked Sailor
Neptis jumbah nalanda
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C
#191
Common Lascar
Pantoporia hordonia sinuata
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C
#192
Commander
Moduza procris calidasa
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C
#193
Clipper
Parthenos sylvia cyaneus
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C
#194
Redspot Duke
Dophla evelina evelina
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C
#195
Baronet
Symphaedra nais
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UN
#196
Gaudy Baron
Euthalia lubentina psittacus
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C
#197
Baron
Euthalia aconthea vasanta
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C
#198
Black Prince
Rohana parisatis camiba
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C
#199
Common Nawab
Polyura athamas
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C
#200
Tawny Rajah
Charaxes psaphon
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C
#201
Black Rajah
Charaxes solon cerynthus
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C
#202
Tawny Coster
Acraea violae
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C
#203
Club Beak
Libythea myrrha rama
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C
#204
Lobed Beak
Libythea celtis lepitoides
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UN
#205
Narrow-banded Bluebottle
Graphium teredon
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C
#206
Common Jay
Graphium doson doson
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C
#207
Tailed Jay
Graphium agamemnon menides
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C
#208
Spot Swordtail
Graphium nomius nomius
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UN
#209
Fivebar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates ceylonicus
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UN
#210
Blue Mormon
Papilio polymnestor parinda
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C
#211
Common Banded Peacock
Papilio crino
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C
#212
Red Helen
Papilio helenus mooreanus
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C
#213
Common Mormon
Papilio polytes romulus
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C
#214
Lime Butterfly
Papilio demoleus demoleus
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C
#215
Common Mime
Papilio clytia lankeswara
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C
#216
Common Rose
Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanica
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C
#217
Crimson Rose
Pachliopta hector
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C
#218
Ceylon Rose
Pachliopta jophon
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E
#219
Common Birdwing
Troides darsius
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E
#220
Pioneer
Belenois aurota taprobana
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C
#221
Common Gull
Cepora nerissa phryne
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C
#222
Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina cingala
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UN
#223
Common Jezebel
Delias eucharis
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C
#224
Painted Sawtooth
Prioneris sita
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C
#225
Striped Albatross
Appias libythea libythea
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C
#226
Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida taprobana
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UN
#227
Common Albatross
Appias albina swinhoei
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C
#228
Lesser Albatross
Appias paulina galene
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E
#229
Plain Puffin
Appias indra narendra
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UN
#230
Psyche
Leptosia nina nina
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C
#231
White Orange-tip
Ixias marianne
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C
#232
Yellow Orange-tip
Ixias pyrene cingalensis
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C
#233
Great Orange-tip
Hebomoia glaucippe ceylonica
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C
#234
Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata modesta
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C
#235
Crimson Tip
Colotis danae danae
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UN
#236
Plain Orange-tip
Colotis aurora
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UN
#237
Little Orange-tip
Colotis etrida limbatus
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C
#238
Large Salmon Arab
Colotis fausta fulva
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C
#239
Dark Wanderer
Pareronia ceylanica ceylanica
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C
#240
Lemon Emigrant
Catopsilia Pomona pomana
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C
#241
Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
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C
#242
Orange Migrant
Catopsilia scylla
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UN
#243
Small Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella
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C
#244
Spotless Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta rama
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UN
#245
Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe
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C
#246
Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda citrina
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C
#247
One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema ormistoni
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UNE
#248
Plum Judy
Abisara echerius prunosa
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C