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Hesperiidae

Burara oedipodea ataphus

Branded Orange Awlet

Bibasis sena sena

Orange-Tailed Awl

Choaspes benjaminii benjaminii

Awl King

Badamia exclamationis

Brown Awl

Hasora chromus

Common Banded Awl

Hasora taminatus

White Banded Awl

Hasora badra lanka

Oriental Common Awl (Ceylon Awl)

Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus

Sri Lankan Black Flat

Sarangesa dasahara albicilia

Common Small Flat

Coladenia tissa

Sri Lankan Pied Flat

Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi

Black Angle

Tagiades japetus obscurus

Common Snow Flat (Ceylon Snow Flat)

Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica

Water Snow Flat

Caprona ransonnettii ransonnettii

Golden Angle

Caprona alida lanka

Alida Angle (Ceylon Golden Angle)

Gomalia elma albofasciata

African Marbled Skipper

Spialia galba

Grizzled Skipper (Indian Skipper)

Baracus vittatus

Sri Lankan Hedge Hopper

Ampittia dioscorides singa

Bush Hopper

Thoressa decorata

Sri Lankan Decorated Ace

Halpe egena

Sri Lankan Highland Ace (Rare Ace)

Halpe ceylonica

Sri Lankan Lowland Ace (Ceylon Ace)

Suastus gremius subgrisea

Oriental Palm Bob (Indian Palm Bob)

Suastus minuta minuta

Small Palm Bob (Ceylon Palm Bob)

Iambrix salsala luteipalpis

Chestnut Bob

Udaspes folus

Grass Demon

Notocrypta paralysos alysia

Common Banded Demon

Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia

Restricted Demon

Hyarotis adrastus adrastus

Tree Flitter

Matapa aria

Common Red Eye

Gangara thyrsis clothilda

Giant Red Eye

Gangara lebadea subfasciata

Banded Red Eye

Erionota torus

Rounded Palm Red Eye

Taractrocera maevius

Common Grass Dart

Oriens goloides

Common Dartlet

Potanthus pallida

Pallid Dart (Indian Dart)

Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa

Common Dart

Potanthus satra

Sri Lankan Dart (Tropic Dart)

Telicota colon kala

Pale Palm Dart

Telicota bambusae lanka

Dark Palm Dart

Cephrenes trichopepla

Yellow Palm Dart

Borbo cinnara

Wallace's Swift

Parnara bada bada

Smallest Swift

Pelopidas agna agna

Little Branded Swift

Pelopidas mathias mathias

Small Branded Swift

Pelopidas subochracea subochracea

Large Branded Swift

Pelopidas conjuncta narooa

Conjoined Swift

Baoris penicillata

Sri Lankan Paint Brush Swift

Caltoris kumara lanka

Blank Swift

Caltoris philippina seriata

Philippine Swift

Anonymous (2025). Hesperiidae butterflies in Sri Lanka. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/families/Hesperiidae

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