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

Delias eucharis

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

• Psyche, Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 nominate

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

Catopsilia pomona

• 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