Common Owl Moth (Erebus macrops)

 

Location - Polgasowita

Wingspan - 134 - 160 mm

References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121840-Erebus-macrops

Lamprosema commixta

Location - Bambarakanda

Wingspan - 17mm

 References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125246-Lamprosema-commixta

Berta chrysolineata

 

Location - Makandawa Forest - Kitulgala

Wingspan - 20 -26 mm

References - 

Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/208107-Berta-chrysolineata

Raspberry Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta signatalis)

Location - Samanala Wewa

Wingspan - 18 - 22 mm

Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135260-Pyrausta-signatalis

Marbled White Moth (Nyctemera coleta)

Location - Meethirigala Forest

References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202268-Nyctemera-coleta

Thyas honesta

Location - Polgasowita

Wingspan - 84 - 104 mm

References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333587-Thyas-honesta

Metoeca foedalis

 

Location - Kotte

Wingspan - 15 mm

References - 

Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199205-Metoeca-foedalis

Sandalwood Defoliator (Amata passalis)

Location - Talangama

References - 

Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/332480-Amata-passalis

Pindara illibata

Location - Indikada Mookalana 

Wingspan - 72 mm

Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/340847-Pindara-illibata

Synegia imitaria

Location: Kalugala Forest

Reference: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/626328-Synegia-imitaria

Parallelia calefaciens

Location - Indikada Mookalana

Reference - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/495217-Parallelia-calefaciens

White Tangle (Callopistria maillardi)

Location - Bambarakanda

Wingspan - 40mm

 References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/387022-Callopistria-maillardi

Platyja umminia

 

Location - Indikada Mookalana

Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/551758-Platyja-umminia

Wingspan - 48-60 mm

Eupterote geminata

Common insect distributed throughout the island. Larva feeds on Trema orientale, Macaranga peltata, Careya arborea, Ziziphus oenopolia, and Mikania cordata. 

Wingspan - 5.5 cm

Location - Ekgal Aru

References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

Hulodes caranea

Location - Laggala

Wingspan -  84 - 90 mm

References - 

• Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153462-Hulodes-caranea

Slate Flash (Rapala manea schistacea)

 Rather common butterfly flies all the year round in open scrublands, forest edges and secondary vegetations throughout the island up to about 1300 m a.s.l. It is much common towards the tail end of both monsoons. Its larva feeds on tender flower buds and flowers of Urena lobata, flowers and tender leaves of Lepisanthes tetraphylla in the dry zone and intermediate zone, flowers of Ziziphus mauritiana in the arid zone and flowers of Cassia roxburghii at Nilgala. 

Fiery Emperor (Anax immaculifrons)

 An uncommon dragonfly occurs mainly in the hill country streams with pools as well as the tanks and lakes. But it can be found in low country wet zone and intermediate zones too. Rather common from March to May and August to October. When ovipositing female of this dragonfly insert her eggs into under water plant materials, while male hovering or flying close to her, sometimes also fighting with other rival males. 

White Banded Awl (Hasora taminatus taminatus)

Rather uncommon* butterfly flies all the year round in dry and intermediate zone forests, mainly in the southeastern part of the country. The larva of White Banded Awl feeds on the leaves of Derris scandens and Derris parviflora. 

* However W. Ormiston wrote in 1924 "They suddenly appears in great numbers, generally during the north-east monsoon, and I am of opinion that they "flight." In October, 1916, I noticed great flights of large Hesperiidae on several evenings just before dark, all going south....Both [White Banded Awl & Common Banded Awl] are extremely plentiful all over Uva, up to the highest elevations, and I have specimens ..from Kandy and Deniyaya"

And L.G.O. Woodhouse noted in 1949 " Both species [White Banded Awl & Common Banded Awl] fly together; they suddenly appears in numbers generally during the north-east monsoon (October-December) and appears to be "flighting'...but can be taken in most months of the year, all over the island, particularly in the wet and hill zones, being comparatively scarcer in the low-country dry zone"

 

Eterusia aedea

 
Location - Kandegama

Reference - Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01

Sri Lanka Clouded Silverline (Spindasis nubilus)

An endemic and very rare butterfly recently reported from only three locations (Chundikulam and Iranaimadu of Northern Province and Anavilundawa Wetlands Ramsar site of Northwestern Province.) Historically it was recorded from the scrubs and open areas of the northern dry zone (Elephant Pass, Jaffna, Iranaimadu, Murunkan and Mannar.)  No information available on its early stages of the life cycle or of the larval food plant.