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

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Common gull

Cepora nerissa Cepora nerissa evagete Least concern
Lesser gull

Cepora nadina Cepora nadina cingala Least concern

Genus Delias, Jezebels

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Common Jezebel

Delias eucharis Least concern

Genus Prioneris, sawtooths

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Painted sawtooth

Prioneris sita Least concern

Genus Appias, puffins and albatrosses

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Common albatross

Appias albina Appias albina venusta Least concern
Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross Appias galene Endemic
Plain puffin

Appias indra Appias indra narendra Least concern
Western striped albatross

Appias libythea Appias libythea libythea Least concern
Chocolate albatross

Appias lyncida Appias lyncida taprobana Least concern
Ceylon lesser albatross

Appias paulina Appias paulina galene Least concern

Genus Leptosia, Psyche

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Psyche

Leptosia nina Leptosia nina nina Least concern

Genus Ixias, Indian orange tips

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
White orange tip

Ixias marianne Least concern
Yellow orange tip

Ixias pyrene Ixias pyrene cingalensis Least concern

Genus Hebomoia, great orange tip

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Great orange-tip

Hebomoia glaucippe Hebomoia glaucippe ceylonica Least concern

Genus Colotis, Arabs

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Small salmon Arab

Colotis amata Colotis amata modesta Least concern
Large salmon Arab

Colotis fausta Colotis fausta fulva Least concern
Small orange-tip

Colotis etrida Colotis etrida limbatus Least concern
Crimson-tip

Colotis danae Colotis danae danae Least concern
Plain orange-tip

Colotis aurora Least concern

Genus Pareronia, wanderers

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Dark wanderer

Pareronia ceylanica Pareronia ceylanica ceylanica Least concern

Subfamily Coliadinae, yellows

Genus Catopsilia, emigrants

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Lemon emigrant

Catopsilia pomona Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanica Least concern
Mottled emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe Catopsilia pyranthe minna Least concern
Orange emigrant

Catopsilia scylla Least concern

Genus Eurema, grass yellows

Name Binomial Subspecies Status
Small grass yellow

Eurema brigitta Eurema brigitta rubella Least concern
Spotless grass yellow

Eurema laeta Eurema laeta laeta Least concern
Common grass yellow

Eurema hecabe Eurema hecabe simulata Least concern
Three-spot grass yellow

Eurema blanda Eurema blanda silhetana Least concern
One-spot grass yellow

Eurema andersonii Eurema andersonii ormistoni Least concern

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. 224 pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X
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