List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Hesperiidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae which are found in Sri Lanka. It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka.

Species

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status
Branded-orange awlet	Bibasis oedipodea	Bibasis oedipodea ataphus
Orange-tailed awl	Bibasis sena	Bibasis sena sena
Common banded awl	Hasora chromus	Hasora chromus chromus
White-banded awl	Hasora taminatus	Hasora taminatus taminatus
Ceylon awl	Hasora badra	Hasora badra lanka
Brown awl	Badamia exclamationis
Indian awl king	Choaspes benjaminii	Choaspes benjaminii benjaminii
Black flat	Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus
Black angle	Tapena thwaitesi	Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi
Tricolor pied flat	Coladenia indrani	Coladenia indrani tissa
Common small flat	Sarangesa dasahara	Sarangesa dasahara albicilia
Ceylon snow flat	Tagiades japetus	Tagiades japetus obscurus
Water snow flat	Tagiades litigiosa	Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica
Golden angle	Caprona ransonnetii	Caprona ransonnetii ransonnetii
Ceylon golden angle	Caprona alida	Caprona alida lanka
African marbled skipper	Gomalia elma	Gomalia elma albofasciata
Indian skipper	Spialia galba
Hedge hopper	Baracus vittatus	Baracus vittatus vittatus
Bush hopper	Ampittia dioscorides	Ampittia dioscorides singa
Ceylon ace	Halpe homolea	• Halpe homolea ceylonica • Halpe homolea egena
Decorated ace	Thoressa decorata
Chestnut bob	Iambrix salsala	Iambrix salsala luteipalpus
Common banded demon	Notocrypta paralysos	Notocrypta paralysos alysia
Restricted demon	Notocrypta curvifascia	Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
Grass demon	Udaspes folus
Indian palm bob	Suastus gremius	Suastus gremius subgrisea
Ceylon palm bob	Suastus minuta	Suastus minuta minuta
Tree flitter	Hyarotis adrastus	Hyarotis adrastus adrastus
Banded redeye	Gangara lebadea	Gangara lebadea subfasciata
Giant redeye	Gangara thyrsis	Gangara thyrsis clothilda
Common redeye	Matapa aria
Common grass dart	Taractrocera maevius	Taractrocera maevius maevius
Common dartlet	Oriens goloides
Indian dart	Potanthus pallida
Common dart	Potanthus pseudomaesa	Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa
Tropic dart	Potanthus confucius	Potanthus Confucius satra
Pale palmdart	Telicota colon	Telicota colon amba
Dark palmdart	Telicota ancilla	Telicota ancilla lanka
Yellow palm dart	Cephrenes trichopepla
Ceylon swift	Parnara bada
Wallace's swift	Borbo cinnara
Little branded swift	Pelopidas agna	Pelopidas agna agna
Large branded swift	Pelopidas thrax	Pelopidas thrax subochracea
Small branded swift	Pelopidas mathias	Pelopidas mathias mathias
Conjoined swift	Pelopidas conjuncta	Pelopidas conjuncta narooa
Paintbrush swift	Baoris penicillata
Blank swift	Caltoris kumara	Caltoris kumara lanka
Philippine swift	Caltoris philippina	Caltoris philippina philippina

References

• Henry, G. M. R. and Woodhouse, L. G. O. (1942) The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. Colombo; Ceylon. 153pp.
• Moore, F. C. (1880–87) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. L. Reeve & Co.: London. 3 v.
• Ormiston, W. (1924) The Butterflies of Ceylon Colombo, H. W. Cave
• Talbot, G. 1947 The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma: Butterflies (Vol 1 & 2)