List of butterflies of Jamaica
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This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica.
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The list is most likely incomplete. There is also a list of moths of Jamaica.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
- Battus polydamas jamaicensis, gold rim swallowtail (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
- Eurytides marcellinus (Doubleday, [1845])
- Papilio demoleus demoleus, lime swallowtail Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio melonius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
- Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
- Papilio andraemon andraemon, Bahamian swallowtail (Hübner, [1823])
- Papilio pelaus pelaus, prickly ash swallowtail Fabricius, 1775
Hesperiidae
Eudaminae
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- Aguna asander jasper Evans, 1952
- Astraptes anaphus anausis (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
- Astraptes jaira (Butler, 1870)
- Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777)
- Cabares potrillo potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
- Chioides churchi E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948
- Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867)
- Phocides lincea perkinsi (Kaye, 1931)
- Polygonus leo hagar Evans, 1952
- Proteides mercurius jamaicensis, mercurial skipper Skinner, 1920
Pyrginae
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- Anastrus sempiternus dilloni (E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948)
- Eantis mithridates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775)
- Ephyriades brunnea jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
- Gesta gesta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)
- Grais stigmaticus juncta Evans, 1953
- Pyrgus oileus, tropical checkered skipper (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Timochares runia Evans, 1953
- Urbanus proteus, common long-tailed skipper (Linnaeus 1758)
Hesperiinae
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- Choranthus lilliae E. Bell, 1931
- Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Euphyes singularis insolata, Butler's branded skipper (Butler, 1878)
- Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, [1824])
- Panoquina ocola ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
- Perichares philetes (Gmelin, [1790])
- Pyrrhocalles jamaicensis, Schaus's skipper (Schaus, 1902)
- Rhinthon cubana cubana, branded skipper (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Synapte malitiosa malitiosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Troyus turneri Warren & Turland 2012
- Wallengrenia vesuria (Plötz, 1882)
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1779)
- Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
- Anteos maerula maerula, yellow angled-sulphur (Fabricius, 1775)
- Aphrissa godartiana hartonia (Butler, 1870)
- Aphrissa statira cubana d'Almeida, 1939
- Eurema adamsi (Lathy, 1898)
- Eurema boisduvaliana (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
- Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)
- Nathalis iole iole Boisduval, 1836
- Phoebis argante comstocki Avinoff, 1944
- Pyrisitia dina parvumbra (Kaye, 1925)
- Pyrisitia lisa euterpe, little sulphur (Ménétriés, 1832)
- Pyrisitia messalina (Fabricius, 1785)
- Pyrisitia nise nise, mimosa yellow (Cramer, 1775)
- Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia, proterpia orange, tailed orange (Fabricius, 1775)
Pierinae
- Ganyra josephina paramaryllis (W. Comstock, 1943)
- Appias drusilla castalia, Jamaican albatross (Fabricius, 1793)
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
- Chlorostrymon orbis K. Johnson & D. Smith, 1993
- Chlorostrymon simaethis jago (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
- Cyanophrys crethona (Hewitson, 1874)
- Cyanophrys hartii T. Turner & J. Miller, 1992
- Electrostrymon angelia pantoni (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
- Electrostrymon pan (Drury, 1773)
- Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
- Rekoa bourkei (Kaye, [1925])
- Strymon acis gossei (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
- Strymon bazochii gundlachianus M. Bates, 1935
- Strymon istapa cybira (Hewitson, 1874)
- Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868)
- Strymon martialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)
Polyommatinae
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- Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)
- Cyclargus dominica (Möschler, 1886)
- Cyclargus shuturn K. Johnson & Bálint, 1995
- Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Leptotes cassius theonus, Cassius blue(Lucas, 1857)
- Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
- Libytheana terena (Godart, 1819)
Danainae
- Anetia jaegeri (Ménétriés, 1832)
- Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819)
- Danaus eresimus tethys W. Forbes, [1944]
- Danaus gilippus jamaicensis (H. Bates, 1864)
- Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner, [1826])
- Greta diaphanus diaphanus (Drury, 1773)
- Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)
Heliconiinae
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- Agraulis vanilla insularis, Gulf fritillary, silver-spotted flambeau (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dryas iulia delila, Julia butterfly (Fabricius, 1775)
- Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary (Cramer, 1775)
- Euptoieta hegesia hegesia, tropical fritillary (Cramer, 1779)
- Heliconius charithonia simulator, zebra heliconian longwing Röber, 1921
Limenitidinae
- Adelpha abyla (Hewitson, 1850)
Apaturinae
- Doxocopa laure laura (Hübner, 1823])
Biblidinae
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- Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782)
- Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926
- Dynamine serina serina (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hamadryas amphichloe diasia (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
- Lucinia cadma (Drury, 1773)
- Mestra dorcas dorcas, Jamaican mestra(Fabricius, 1775)
Cyrestinae
- Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)
- Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824])
Nymphalinae
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- Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis, Jamaican white peacock Möschler, 1886
- Anthanassa frisia frisia, Cuban crescentspot (Poey, 1832)
- Antillea pelops pygmaea (Godart, 1819)
- Antillea proclea (Doubleday, [1847])
- Atlantea pantoni (Kaye, 1906)
- Colobura dirce wolcotti W. Comstock, 1942
- Historis acheronta cadmus (Cramer, 1775)
- Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Junonia evarete zonalis, tropical buckeye C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867]
- Junonia genoveva, mangrove buckeye (Cramer, 1780)
- Siproeta stelenes stelenes, Antillean malachite (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vanessa atalanta rubria, red admiral (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
- Vanessa virginiensis, American painted lady (Drury, 1773)
Charaxinae
- Anaea troglodyta portia, Jamaican tropical leafwing (Fabricius, 1775)
- Fountainea johnsoni (Avinoff & Shoumatoff, 1941)
Satyrinae
- Calisto zangis (Fabricius, 1775)
References
- F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972)
- Norman D. Riley, A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies (Collins, 1975)
- Eric Garraway and Audette Bailey, Butterflies of Jamaica (Macmillan Caribbean Natural History, 2005)
- Interactive Listing of American Butterflies (from Alaska to Panama and the Caribbean)
- Finnish University and Research Network Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms