Subfamily Polyommatinae List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae)

1 subfamily polyommatinae

1.1 genus actyolepis
1.2 genus anthene
1.3 genus azanus
1.4 genus caleta
1.5 genus castalius
1.6 genus catochrysops
1.7 genus celastrina
1.8 genus chilades
1.9 genus discolampa
1.10 genus euchrysops
1.11 genus everes
1.12 genus ionolyce
1.13 genus jamides
1.14 genus lampides
1.15 genus megisba
1.16 genus nacaduba
1.17 genus neopithecops
1.18 genus petrelaea
1.19 genus prosotas
1.20 genus syntarucus
1.21 genus talicada
1.22 genus tarucus
1.23 genus udara
1.24 genus zizeeria
1.25 genus zizina

subfamily polyommatinae

watercolour painting of ceylon lycaenidae


genus actyolepis

hampson s hedge blue, actyolepis lilacea (hampson, 1889) ssp. moorei
common hedge blue, actyolepis puspa (horsfield, 1828) ssp. felderi

genus anthene

pointed ciliate blue, anthene lycaenina (c. felder 1868) nominate

genus azanus

bright babul blue, azanus ubaldus (stoll, [1782])
african babul blue, azanus jesous guérin 1847 ssp. gamra

genus caleta

angled pierrot, caleta decidia (hewitson, [1876])

genus castalius

common pierrot, castalius rosimon (fabricius, 1775)

genus catochrysops

forget-me-not, catochrysops strabo (fabricius, 1793)
silver forget-me-not, catochrysops panormus (c. felder & r. felder, 1860)

genus celastrina

plain hedge blue, celestrina lavendularis nominate (moore, 1877)

genus chilades

lime blue, chilades lajus (cramer 1782) nominate
plains cupid, chilades pandava (horsfield, 1829) ssp. lanka
small cupid, chilades parrhasius (fabricius 1793) ssp. nila
grass jewel, chilades trochylus (freyer, 1845) placed in freyeria


discolampa ethion


genus discolampa

banded blue pierrot, discolampa ethion (westwood, 1851) nominate

genus euchrysops

gram blue, euchrysops cnejus (fabricius 1798)

genus everes

indian cupid, everes lacturnus (godart, [1824])

genus ionolyce

pointed lineblue,ionolyce helicon (r. felder, 1860) ssp. viola

genus jamides

dark cerulean, jamides bochus (stoll 1782) nominate
ceylon cerulean, jamides coruscans (moore, 1877)
common cerulean, jamides celeno (cramer, [1775]) ssp. tissama
milky cerulean, jamides lacteata (de nicéville, 1895)
metallic cerulean, jamides alecto ssp. meilichius (c. felder & r. felder, 1860)

genus lampides

pea blue, lampides boeticus (linnaeus, 1767)

genus megisba

malayan, megisba malaya (horsfield, 1828)

genus nacaduba

large 4 lineblue, nacaduba pactolus (c. felder, 1860) ssp. ceylonica
pale 4 lineblue, nacaduba hermus (c. felder, 1860) ssp. sidoma
woodhouse s 4 lineblue, nacaduba ollyetti corbet 1947
transparent 6 lineblue, nacaduba kurava (moore, 1857) ssp. prominens
opaque 6 lineblue, nacaduba beroe (c. felder & r. felder, 1865) ssp. minima
dark ceylon lineblue, nacaduba calauria (c. felder & r. felder, 1860) ssp. toxopeusi
pale ceylon lineblue, nacaduba sinhala ormiston, 1924
rounded lineblue, nacaduba berenice (herrich-schäffer, 1869) ssp. ormistoni

genus neopithecops

neopithecops zalmora



quaker, neopithecops zalmora (butler, 1870)

genus petrelaea

dingy lineblue, petrelaea dana (de nicéville, 1884)

genus prosotas

common lineblue, prosotas nora (c. felder & r. felder, 1860) ssp.

ardates

tailless lineblue, prosotas dubiosa (semper, 1879) ssp. indica
white-tipped lineblue, prosotas noreia (r. felder, 1868)

genus syntarucus

zebra blue, leptotes plinius (fabricius, 1793)


frederic moore s lepidoptera of ceylon plate 42


genus talicada

red pierrot, talicada nyseus (guerin, 1843) nominate

genus tarucus

striped pierrot, tarucus nara (kollar 1848)
butler s spotted pierrot, tarucus callinara butler 1886

genus udara

white hedge blue, udara akasa (horsfield, 1828) ssp. mavisa
ceylon hedge blue, udara lanka moore, 1877
singalese hedge blue, udara singalensis (r. felder, 1868)

genus zizeeria

dark grass blue, zizeeria karsandra moore, 1865

genus zizina

lesser grass blue, zizina otis (fabricius, 1787) ssp. decreta