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Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka
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Family Nymphalidae |
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Ceylon Tree Nymph Idea iasonia |
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.Largest Danaid in Sri Lanka. Flight high, very slow with much gliding and hovering. Genarally rare. Common in wet forests from lowland to high mountain, very rare in the Northern and Eastern parts of the island. IUCNSL 2007 List:NT / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:LR/nt / FFPO: ProtectedI |
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Ceylon Tiger Parantica taprobana |
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Locally common butterfly only found in mountain forests and human above 1000m. IUCNSL 2007 List:VU / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:LR/nt / FFPO: Protected |
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Cingalese Bushbrown Mycalesis rama |
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Rare. Found near bamboo jungles in the low country wet zone. IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / FFPO: Protected |
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| Ceylon Tree Brown Lethe daretis | |
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Locally common species found in up country above 1500 m. IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / FFPO: Protected |
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| Tamil treebrown Lethe drypetis | |
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| Ceylon Forester Lethe dynsate | |
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Found in the low country wet zone and central hills. Rare. IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / FFPO: Protected
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Jewel Four-ring Ypthima singala |
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Rare. But common in the Uva patnas. Found in grass land of low country wet zone and Central hills.
IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / FFPO: Protected |
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Ceylon Palmfly Elymnias singala |
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Found in the Kandy district and in other similar elevations. Rare. IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / FFPO: Protected |
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Blue Oak Leaf Kallima philarchus philarchus |
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IRare. Found in all elevations where there are heavy forests. A migratory species. IUCNSL 2007 List:VU / FFPO: Protected |
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Family Lycaenidae
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Ceylon Hedge Blue Udara lanka
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Uncommon species found in the up country, above 1000m, between February and October.
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IUCNSL 2007 List:EN FFPO: Protected
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Ceylon Cerulean Jamides coruscans |
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Found in the low country up to 500m, in southern parts of the Sri Lanka. Rare.
IUCNSL 2007 List:EN FFPO: Protected |
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| Milky Cerulean Jamides lacteata | |
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Rare. Found in the mid country. IUCNSL 2007 List:NT |
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Woodhouse’s four Lineblue Nacaduba ollyetti |
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| Found in the mid country. Very rare.
IUCNSL 2007 List:DD |
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Pale Ceylon six Lineblue Nacaduba sinhala ormiston |
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A rare migratory species found in the wet and intermediate zones. IUCNSL 2007 List:DD FFPO: Protected |
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Pale Ceylon six Lineblue Nacaduba sinhala ormiston |
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A rare migratory species found in the wet and intermediate zones. IUCNSL 2007 List:DD / FFPO: Protected
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Ormiston’s Oakblue Arhopala ormistoni |
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Found in the low country wet zone. Very rare. IUCNSL 2007 List:DD
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Clouded Silverline Spindasis nubilus |
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Rare. Found in the low country dry zone up to 100m, particularly in the north of Sri Lanka IUCNSL 2007 List:DD |
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| Ceylon Indigo Royal Tajara arida | |
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Rare species found in the low country wet zone. IUCNSL 2007 List:CR
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Family Pieridae |
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| Lesser Albatross Appias galena
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| Rare migratory species. Found in intermediate and dry zones. But found at all elevations during migratory season.
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Family Papilionidae |
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| Common Birdwing Troides darsius
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| The largest butterfly found in Sri Lanka. Uncommon migratory species found in all elevations of Sri Lanka where its food plant (Aristolochia indica, Sapsanda (S) ) is growing.But rare in elevations above 1500m and in the north.
IUCNSL 2007 List: NT / FFPO: Protected / CITES: Appendix II |
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| Ceylon Rose Pachliopta jophon jophon
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| Found in the low country-wet zone forests up to 500m.Rare
IUCNSL 2007 List:CR / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:CR / FFPO: Protected / CITES: Appendix II |
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Family Hesperiidae |
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| Black Flat Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus | |
| Common species found in the low country-wet zone and in the mid country. |
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| Ceylon Golden Angle Caprona alida | |
| Common species found in the low country-wet zone and in the mid country. |
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“Ellangaawa” A unity care for community & Nature | No:1/112, Hapugoda | Ambatenna | Sri Lanaka. 20136.