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Lycaenidae

Spalgis epeus epeus

Apefly

Curetis thetis

Indian Sunbeam

Arhopala abseus mackwoodi

Aberrant Bushblue

Arhopala amantes amantes

Large Oakblue

Arhopala bazaloides lanka

Tamil Oakblue

Arhopala ormistoni

Sri Lankan Ormiston's Oakblue

Arhopala centaurus pirama

Centaur Oakblue

Surendra quercetorum discalis

Common Acacia Blue

Zesius chrysomallus

Redspot

Amblypodia anita naradoides

Purple Leaf Blue

Iraota timoleon nicevillei

Silver Streak Blue

Catapaecilma major myosotina

Common Tinsel

Loxura atymnus arcuata

Yamfly

Rathinda amor

Monkey-puzzle

Horaga onyx cingalensis

Blue Onyx

Horaga albimacula viola

Brown Onyx

Cheritra freja pseudojafra

Common Imperial

Spindasis lohita lazularia

Long-banded Silverline

Spindasis vulcanus fusca

Common Silverline

Spindasis schistacea

Plumbeous Silverline

Spindasis ictis ceylonica

Common Shot Silverline (Ceylon Silverline)

Spindasis elima fairliei

Scarce Shot Silverline

Spindasis nubilus

Sri Lankan Clouded Silverline

Spindasis greeni

Sri Lankan Green's Silverline

Tajuria cippus longinus

Peacock Royal

Tajuria jehana ceylanica

Plains Blue Royal

Tajuria arida

Sri Lankan Indigo Royal

Pratapa deva deva

White Royal

Hypolycaena nilgirica

Nilgiri Tit

Bindahara phocides moorei

Plane

Virachola perse ghela

Large Guava Blue

Virachola isocrates

Common Guava Blue

Rapala iarbus sorya

Red Flash

Rapala manea schistacea

Slate Flash

Rapala varuna lazulina

Indigo Flash

Rapala lankana

Malabar Flash

Deudorix epijarbas epijarbus

Cornelian

Anthene lycaenina lycaenina

Pointed Ciliate Blue

Petrelaea dana

Dingy Lineblue

Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica

Large Four Lineblue

Nacaduba hermus sidoma

Pale Four Lineblue

Nacaduba ollyetti

Sri Lankan Woodhouse's Four Lineblue

Nacaduba berenice ormistoni

Rounded Six Lineblue

Nacaduba sinhala

Sri Lankan Pale Six Lineblue

Nacaduba kurava prominens

Transparent Six Lineblue

Nacaduba beroe minima

Opaque Six Lineblue

Nacaduba calauria evansi

Dark Six Lineblue

Prosotas nora ardates

Common Lineblue

Prosotas dubiosa indica

Tail-Less Lineblue

Prosotas noreia noreia

White-Tipped Lineblue

Ionolyce helicon viola

Pointed Lineblue

Jamides bochus bochus

Dark Cerulean

Jamides coruscans

Sri Lankan Cerulean

Jamides lacteata

Sri Lankan Milky Cerulean

Jamides alecto meilichius

Metallic Cerulean

Jamides celeno tissama

Common Cerulean

Catochrysops panormus panormus

Silver Forget-me-not

Catochrysops strabo strabo

Forget-me-not

Lampides boeticus

Pea Blue

Leptotes plinius plinius

Zebra Blue

Castalius rosimon rosimon

Common Pierrot

Discolampa ethion ethion

Banded Blue Pierrot

Caleta decidia

Angled Pierrot

Tarucus callinara

Buttler's Spotted Pierrot

Tarucus nara

Striped Pierrot

Freyeria putli

Grass Jewel

Zizeeria karsandra

Dark Grass Blue

Zizina otis indica

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizula hylax hylax

Tiny Grass Blue

Talicada nyseus nyseus

Red Pierrot

Everes lacturnus lacturnus

Oriental Cupid (Indian Cupid)

Azanus ubaldus

Bright Babul Blue

Azanus jesous gamra

African Babul Blue

Acytolepis lilacea moorei

Hampson's Hedge Blue

Acytolepis puspa felderi

Common Hedge Blue

Celastrina lavendularis lavendularis

Plain Hedge Blue

Udara singalensis

Sri Lankan Singalese Hedge Blue

Udara akasa mavisa

White Hedge Blue

Udara lanka

Sri Lankan Hedge Blue

Neopithecops zalmora dharma

Quaker

Megisba malaya thwaitesi

Malayan

Euchrysops cnejus cnejus

Gram Blue

Chilades pandava lanka

Plains Cupid

Chilades lajus lajus

Lime Blue

Chilades parrhasius nila

Small Cupid

Curetis siva

Shiva Sunbeam

Anonymous (2025). Lycaenidae 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/Lycaenidae

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