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Butterflies

BUTTERFLY CHECK LIST

HACIENDA BARÚ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Butterflies by Entomologists Lisa Schonberg, Katherine Thompson, Luis Angel Fonseca and Phillip Careless


FAMILIA (FAMILY) - PAPILIONIDAE Swallowtails

Papilio cresphontes
Papilio rhodistious spp.
Papilio thoas nealces
Thoas Swallowtail
Parides arcas mylotes
Giant Swallowtail

FAMILIA (FAMILY) - PIERIDAE

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Pierenae Whites

Leptophobia aripa
Appias drusilla
Florida White
Phoebis argante

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Colianae Sulphurs

Phoebis rurina
Phoebis philea philea
Phoebis sennae
Eurema nise
Eurema daira
Barred Sulphur


FAMILIA (FAMILY) - NYMPHALIDAE

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Satyrinae The Satyrs / Wood-nymphs

Cissia usitata
Cissia libye
Cissia hesione
Cissia hermes
Pierella luna luna
Taygetis andromeda
Taygetis virgilia rufomorqinata
Euptychia hermes
Megeuptychia antonoe
Chloreuptychis arnaea

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Charaxinae Daggerwings

Consul fabius cecrops
Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
Archaeoprepona demophon gulina
Memphis oenomais
Memphis prosenpina
Prepona omphale octavia

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Nymphalinae Brushfoots

Diaethria marchalii The Eighty Nine
Junonia evarete
Tropical Buckeye
Anartia jatrophae
White Peacock
Anartia fatima
The Cooker
Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
Malachite
Marpesia berania
Hamadryas februa ferentina
Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena
Hamadryas laodamia saurites
Colobura dirce
Historis odius
Temenis laothoe agatha
Pyrrhogyra crameri
Adelpha cytherea marcia
Ectima rectifascia
Smyrna blomfildia datis
Tigridia acesta

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Ithomiinae Glassywings

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia
Ithomia patilla
Greta oto
Pteronymia notilla

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Heliconiinae Heliconias

Agraulis vanillae
Dryas iulia
Julia
Eueides lybia lybioides
Eueides isabella
Heliconius doris
Heliconius charitonius
Zebra
Heliconius ismenius telchinia
Heliconius ismenius clarescens
Heliconius pachinus
Heliconius hewitsoni
Heliconius erato petiverana
The Postman
Heliconius sara theudela
Sara
Heliconius hecale zuleika
Heliconius melpolmene rosina

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Morphinae Morphos

Morpho granadensis polybaptus
Morpho peleides marinita
Blue Morpho
Morpho peleides limpida

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Melitaeinae Checkerspots

Cholosyne janais
Cholosyne narva
Anthanassa tulcis

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Danainae Milkweed Butterflies

Danaus plexippus Monarch
Danaus eresimus montezuma
Soldier

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Brassolinae Owls

Caligo memnon memnon
Caligo atreus dionysos
Caligo eurilochus sulanus
The Owl
Eryphanis polyxena lycomedon
Opsiphanes cassina fabricii
Opsiphanes cassina chiriquensis
Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi


FAMILIA (FAMILY) - RIODINIDAE Metalmarks

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Euseiaslinae

Hades noctula

Subfamilia (Subfamily) - Riodininae

Nymphidium ascolia
Eurybia lycisca
Chorinea octauius bogata
Charis gynaea


FAMILIA (FAMILY) - HESPERIIDAE

Various species Skippers


FAMILIA (FAMILY) - URANIIDAE

Urania fulgens

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