# List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Pieridae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Pieridae, or the "whites", which are found in Sri Lanka. It is part of the List of butterflies of Sri Lanka.

## Subfamily Pierinae, whites
### Genus Cepora, gulls

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Common gull | Cepora nerissa | Cepora nerissa evagete | Least concern |
| Lesser gull | Cepora nadina | Cepora nadina cingala | Least concern |

### Genus Delias, Jezebels

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Common Jezebel | Delias eucharis | | Least concern |

### Genus Prioneris, sawtooths

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Painted sawtooth | Prioneris sita | | Least concern |

### Genus Appias, puffins and albatrosses

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Common albatross | Appias albina | Appias albina venusta | Least concern |
| Sri Lankan Lesser Albatross | Appias galene | | Endemic |
| Plain puffin | Appias indra | Appias indra narendra | Least concern |
| Western striped albatross | Appias libythea | Appias libythea libythea | Least concern |
| Chocolate albatross | Appias lyncida | Appias lyncida taprobana | Least concern |
| Ceylon lesser albatross | Appias paulina | Appias paulina galene | Least concern |

### Genus Leptosia, Psyche

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Psyche | Leptosia nina | Leptosia nina nina | Least concern |

### Genus Ixias, Indian orange tips

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| White orange tip | Ixias marianne | | Least concern |
| Yellow orange tip | Ixias pyrene | Ixias pyrene cingalensis | Least concern |

### Genus Hebomoia, great orange tip

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Great orange-tip | Hebomoia glaucippe | Hebomoia glaucippe ceylonica | Least concern |

### Genus Colotis, Arabs

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Small salmon Arab | Colotis amata | Colotis amata modesta | Least concern |
| Large salmon Arab | Colotis fausta | Colotis fausta fulva | Least concern |
| Small orange-tip | Colotis etrida | Colotis etrida limbatus | Least concern |
| Crimson-tip | Colotis danae | Colotis danae danae | Least concern |
| Plain orange-tip | Colotis aurora | | Least concern |

### Genus Pareronia, wanderers

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Dark wanderer | Pareronia ceylanica | Pareronia ceylanica ceylanica | Least concern |

## Subfamily Coliadinae, yellows
### Genus Catopsilia, emigrants

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Lemon emigrant | Catopsilia pomona | Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanica | Least concern |
| Mottled emigrant | Catopsilia pyranthe | Catopsilia pyranthe minna | Least concern |
| Orange emigrant | Catopsilia scylla | | Least concern |

### Genus Eurema, grass yellows

| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
| Small grass yellow | Eurema brigitta | Eurema brigitta rubella | Least concern |
| Spotless grass yellow | Eurema laeta | Eurema laeta laeta | Least concern |
| Common grass yellow | Eurema hecabe | Eurema hecabe simulata | Least concern |
| Three-spot grass yellow | Eurema blanda | Eurema blanda silhetana | Least concern |
| One-spot grass yellow | Eurema andersonii | Eurema andersonii ormistoni | Least concern |