Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Hambantota (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
List of families for Hambantota
15 Families width 50 Species and 4 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Hambantota
44 Genera with 50 Species #ABCDEJKMNOPSTYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caustella Hampson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1858 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1764 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1865 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychopseustis Meyrick, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1878 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonus Geyer, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hambantota
50 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amata thoracica Moore, 1877 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Caustella micralis Hampson, 1896 | | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Dichomeris metrodes Meyrick, 1913 | | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Eretmocera impactella Walker, 1864 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea klugii Moore, 1858 | Blue Crow | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) | ⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836 | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758 | Crimson Rose | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865 | Bengal Swift | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis Hampson, 1895 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | Somatina purpurascens Moore, 1887 | | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Stathmopoda auriferella Walker, 1864 | Apple heliodinid | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Telicota bambusae Moore, 1878 | Dark Palm Dart | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Tetragonus catamitus Geyer, 1832 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Hambantota
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Links, sources and further information Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
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