# 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 | | |