Biology:List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Pieridae)

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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