Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Anuradhapura (North Central Province, Sri Lanka)
List of families for Anuradhapura
14 Families width 73 Species and 4 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Anuradhapura
65 Genera with 73 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPSTWYZ
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethaloessa Lederer, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloa Walker, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antigastra Lederer, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1884 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bacotoma Moore, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrinia Chapman, 1884 | Hedge Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cispia Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphania Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dophla Moore, 1790 | Dukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumelea Duncan, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1866 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 0 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metanastria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nausinoe Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapoynx Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalanta Horsfield, 1773 | Leopards | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1875 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sameodes Snellen, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Westermannia Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Anuradhapura
73 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Aethaloessa calidalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777 | Red costate tiger moth | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Antigastra catalaunalis Duponchel, 1833 | Red veined pearl | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Bacotoma violata | | | Bothrinia chennellii de Nicéville, 1884 | Hedge Cupid | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Charaxes solon Fabricius, 1793 | Black raja | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Diaphania indica Saunders, 1851 | Cotton Caterpillar | | Dophla evelina Stoll, 1790 | Red-spot Duke | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eumelea rosalia Stoll, 1781 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea modesta Butler, 1866 | Plain Blue Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Hemithea marina Butler, 1878 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypomecis transcissa Walker, 1860 | | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Idea idea idea | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leucania (Xipholeucania) yu Guenée, 1852 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1779 | | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 | Glad-eye Bushbrown | | Nacaduba beroe C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Opaque 6-Lineblue | | Nausinoe geometralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858 | Chestnut-streaked Sailer | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758 | Crimson Rose | | Papilio (Princeps) crino Fabricius, 1793 | Banded peacock | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parapoynx fluctuosalis Zeller, 1852 | Moth | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773 | Common Leopard | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875 | Common Lineblue | | Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823 | | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Anuradhapura
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