title: List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae)
text: # List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Lycaenidae)
  
  This is a list of the butterflies of family Lycaenidae, or the "blues", which are found in Sri Lanka. It is part of the List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka
  
  ## Subfamily Polyommatinae
  
  ### Genus Actyolepis
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Hampson's hedge blue | Acytolepis lilacea | Acytolepis lilacea moorei | |
  | Common hedge blue | Acytolepis puspa | Acytolepis puspa felderi | |
  
  ### Genus Anthene
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Pointed ciliate blue | Anthene lycaenina | Anthene lycaenina lycaenina | |
  
  ### Genus Azanus
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bright babul blue | Azanus ubaldus | | |
  | African babul blue | Azanus jesous | Azanus jesous gamra | |
  
  ### Genus Caleta
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Angled Pierrot | Caleta caleta | | |
  
  ### Genus Castalius
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common Pierrot | Castalius rosimon | | |
  
  ### Genus Catochrysops
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Forget-me-not | Catochrysops strabo | | |
  | Silver forget-me-not | Catochrysops panormus | Catochrysops panormus panormus | |
  
  ### Genus Celastrina
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Plain hedge blue | Celastrina lavendularis | Celastrina lavendularis lavendularis | |
  
  ### Genus Chilades
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lime blue | Chilades lajus | Chilades lajus lajus | |
  | Small Cupid | Chilades parrhasius | Chilades parrhasius nila | |
  
  ### Genus Cupido
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Indian Cupid | Cupido lacturnus | | |
  
  ### Genus Discolampa
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Banded blue Pierrot | Discolampa ethion | Discolampa ethion ethion | |
  
  ### Genus Euchrysops
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gram blue | Euchrysops cnejus | Euchrysops cnejus cnejus | |
  
  ### Genus Freyeria
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Grass jewel | Freyeria trochylus | | |
  
  ### Genus Ionolyce
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Pointed lineblue | Ionolyce helicon | Ionolyce helicon viola | |
  
  ### Genus Jamides
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dark cerulean | Jamides bochus | Jamides bochus bochus | |
  | Ceylon cerulean | Jamides coruscans | | Endemic |
  | Common cerulean | Jamides celeno | Jamides celeno tissama | |
  | Metallic cerulean | Jamides alecto | Jamides alecto meilichius | |
  
  ### Genus Lampides
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Pea blue | Lampides boeticus | | |
  | Milky cerulean | Lampides lacteata | | |
  
  ### Genus Luthrodes
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Plains Cupid | Luthrodes pandava | Luthrodes pandava lanka | |
  
  ### Genus Megisba
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Malayan | Megisba malaya | Megisba Malaya thwaitesi | |
  
  ### Genus Nacaduba
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Large four lineblue | Nacaduba pactolus | Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica | |
  | Pale four lineblue | Nacaduba hermus | Nacaduba hermus sidoma | |
  | Woodhouse's four lineblue | Nacaduba ollyetti | | Endemic |
  | Transparent six lineblue | Nacaduba kurava | Nacaduba kurava prominens | |
  | Opaque six lineblue | Nacaduba beroe | Nacaduba beroe minima | |
  | Dark Ceylon lineblue | Nacaduba calauria | Nacaduba calauria toxopeusi | |
  | Pale Ceylon lineblue | Nacaduba sinhala | | Endemic |
  | Rounded lineblue | Nacaduba berenice | Nacaduba Berenice ormistoni | |
  
  ### Genus Neopithecops
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Quaker | Neopithecops zalmora | | |
  
  ### Genus Petrelaea
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dingy lineblue | Petrelaea dana | | |
  
  ### Genus Prosotas
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies |
  | - | - | - |
  | Common lineblue | Prosotas nora | Prosotas nora ardates |
  | Tailless lineblue | Prosotas dubiosa | Prosotas dubiosa indica |
  | White-tipped lineblue | Prosotas noreia | |
  
  ### Genus Syntarucus
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Zebra blue | Leptotes plinius | | |
  
  ### Genus Talicada
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Red Pierrot | Talicada nyseus | Talicada nyseus nyseus | |
  
  ### Genus Tarucus
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Striped Pierrot | Tarucus nara | | |
  | Butler's spotted Pierrot | Tarucus callinara | | |
  
  ### Genus Udara
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | White hedge blue | Udara akasa | Udara akasa mavisa | |
  | Ceylon hedge blue | Udara lanka | | Endemic |
  | Singalese hedge blue | Udara singalensis | | Endemic |
  
  ### Genus Zizeeria
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dark grass blue | Zizeeria karsandra | | |
  
  ### Genus Zizina
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lesser grass blue | Zizina otis | Zizina Otis decreta | |
  
  ## Subfamily Curetinae
  
  ### Genus Curetis
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Indian sunbeam | Curetis thetis | | |
  
  ## Subfamily Miletinae
  
  ### Genus Spalgis
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Apefly | Spalgis epeus | Spalgis epeus epeus | |
  
  ## Subfamily Aphnaeinae
  
  ### Genus Cigaritis
  
  Variously placed in Spindasis and Aphnaeus
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common silverline | Cigaritis vulcanus | Cigaritis vulcanus fusca | |
  | Plumbeous silverline | Cigaritis schistacea | | |
  | Green's silverline | Cigaritis greeni | | Endemic |
  | Clouded silverline | Cigaritis nubilus | | Endemic |
  | Ceylon silverline | Cigaritis ictis | Cigaritis ictis ceylanica | |
  | Scarce shot silverline | Cigaritis elima | Cigaritis elima fairliei | |
  | Long-banded silverline | Cigaritis lohita | Cigaritis lohita lazularia | |
  
  ## Subfamily Theclinae
  
  ### Genus Amblypodia
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Purple leaf blue | Amblypodia anita | Amblypodia anita naradoides | |
  
  ### Genus Arhopala
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies |
  | - | - | - |
  | Centaur oakblue | Arhopala centaurus | Arhopala centaurus pirama |
  | Large oakblue | Arhopala amantes | Arhopala amantes amantes |
  | Ormiston's oakblue | Arhopala ormistoni | |
  | Aberrant oakblue | Arhopala abseus | Arhopala abseus mackwoodi |
  | Tamil oakblue | Arhopala bazaloides | Arhopala bazaloides lanka |
  
  ### Genus Bindahara
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Plane | Bindahara phocides | Bindahara phocides moorei | |
  
  ### Genus Catapaecilma
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common tinsel | Catapaecilma major | Catapaecilma major myositina | |
  
  ### Genus Cheritra
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common imperial | Cheritra freja | Cheritra freja pseudojaffra | |
  
  ### Genus Deudorix
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Cornelian | Deudorix epijarbas | Deudorix epijarbas epijarbus | |
  
  ### Genus Horaga
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common onyx | Horaga onyx | Horaga onyx cingalensis | |
  | Brown onyx | Horaga albimacula | Horaga albimacula viola | |
  
  ### Genus Hypolycaena
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Nilgiri tit | Hypolycaena nilgirica | | |
  
  ### Genus Iraota
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver streak blue | Iraota timoleon | Iraota timoleon nicevillei | |
  
  ### Genus Loxura
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Yamfly | Loxura atymnus | Loxura atymnus arcuata | |
  
  ### Genus Pratapa
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Southern royal | Pratapa deva | Pratapa deva deva | |
  
  ### Genus Rathinda
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Monkey-puzzle | Rathinda amor | | |
  
  ### Genus Rapala
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies |
  | - | - | - |
  | Malabar flash | Rapala lankana | |
  | Indigo flash | Rapala varuna | Rapala varuna lazulina |
  | Slate flash | Rapala manea | Rapala manea schistacea |
  | Indian red flash | Rapala iarbus | Rapala airbus sorya |
  
  ### Genus Surendra
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common acacia blue | Surendra vivarna | Surendra vivarna discalis | |
  
  ### Genus Tajuria
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Plains blue royal | Tajuria jehana | Tajuria jehana ceylonica | |
  | Ceylon indigo royal | Tajuria arida | | Endemic |
  | Peacock royal | Tajuria cippus | Tajuria cippus longinus | |
  
  ### Genus Virachola
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Common guava blue | Virachola isocrates | Virachola isocrates isocrates | |
  | Large guava blue | Virachola perse | Virachola perse ghela | |
  
  ### Genus Zesius
  
  | Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Redspot | Zesius chrysomallus | | |
  