Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

 Rather common butterfly flies all the year round in open scrublands, forest edges and secondary vegetations throughout the island up to abo...

An endemic and very rare butterfly recently reported from only three locations ( Chundikulam and Iranaimadu of Northern Province and Anavil...

An endemic butterfly  common in the forested areas above 1100 m elevations. It is much common in the first four months of the year, especial...

Rather common butterfly but seldom seen since it inhabits mainly the canopy. Widely distributed in arid, dry and intermediate zones of th...

An uncommon butterfly found in wet zone forests up to  900 m a.s.l.  Its larva feeds on flowers and flower buds of Dalbergia pseudo-sisso...

An uncommon endemic butterfly flies in forested areas above 1500 m elevations. It is much common from February to May. Singalese Hedge Bl...

Common butterfly flies only in the northern part of the country from coastal thorn scrub of the western coast from Mannar to Pooneryn and...

An uncommon butterfly of hills and lowlands of Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces. It flies with the start of the northeast monsoon rains...

Common butterfly flies all the year round in wetter parts of the island below 1000 m a.s.l. wherever its food plants grows. Its larva fee...

A very local butterfly. But as per Ormiston ( The butterflies of Ceylon - W. Ormiston )   plentiful where it occurs ( Haputhale ,  Ha...

Common butterfly occurs throughout the island up to higher hills. It is one of the commonest in drier parts of the country where male Ze...

Quaker is a common butterfly occurs in forested areas from low lands to hills (Up to about 500ft) all the year round. It takes part in m...

Locally common butterfly confine to the southern arid zone areas, usually close to the coast from Hambantota to Yala . Also occurs in nea...

Dingy Lineblue is rather rare butterfly flies from lowlands to about 500 m a.s.l elevations. Males often settle on damp patches of the...

"When I first came to this estate in 1889, this butterfly was plentiful on one field of tea. An adjoining chena was then cleare...

Rather uncommon butterfly mostly due to its habit of flying in canopy and rarely descending to the lower levels. It is probably distr...

A rare butterfly flies in drier parts of the country. This butterfly has a habit of chasing other passing by butterflies, darting out fro...

Long-banded Silverline is a rare butterfly found in forests and such well wooded areas from lowlands to hills up to about 1200m a.s.l....

Rather uncommon butterfly occurs from lowlands to mid-hills. Males often settle on damp earth and stream beds. It flies close to the gro...

Very rare butterfly found in forests and well wooded areas throughout the island, particularly in the wet zone. It settles on the damp e...