List of butterflies of Belize explained

This is a list of butterflies of Belize. According to a recent estimate, there are about 700 butterfly species in Belize.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Battus philenor acauda
• Battus polydamas polydamas
• Battus laodamas copanae
• Battus chalceus ingenuus
• Battus lycidas
• Parides photinus
• Parides montezuma tulana
• Parides eurimedes mylotes
• Parides childrenae childrenae
• Parides sesostris zestos
• Parides panares lycimenes
• Parides erithalion polyzelus
• Parides iphidamas iphidamas
• Protographium epidaus epidaus
• Protographium philolaus philolaus
• Protographium agesilaus neosilaus
• Protographium dioxippus lacandones
• Protographium calliste calliste
• Protographium thyastes marchandii
• Eurytides salvini
• Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus
• Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus
• Mimoides ilus branchus
• Mimoides phaon phaon
• Heraclides pharnaces rogeri
• Heraclides erostratus erostratus
• Heraclides anchisiades idaeus
• Heraclides torquatus tolus
• Heraclides ornythion
• Heraclides astyalus pallas
• Heraclides androgeus epidaurus
• Heraclides thoas autocles
• Heraclides paeon thrason
• Papilio cresphontes
• Papilio polyxenes asterius
• Pterourus garamas electryon
• Pterourus menatius victorinus

Pieridae

Dismorphinae

• Enantia licinia marion
• Enantia albania albania
• Dismorphia eunoe eunoe
• Dismorphia amphiona praxinoe
• Dismorphia theucharila fortunata

Pierinae

• Archonias tereas approximata
• Charonias eurytele nigrescens
• Melete florinda florinda
• Melete isandra
• Appias drusilla drusilla
• Itaballia demophile calydonia
• Itaballia pandosia kicaha
• Pieriballia viardi laogore
• Perrhybris pamela
• Ascia monuste monuste
• Ganyra josephina josepha

Coliadinae

• Zerene cesonia cesonia
• Anteos clorinde
• Anteos maerula
• Kricogonia lyside lyside
• Phoebis rurina intermedia
• Phoebis philea philea
• Phoebis argante argante
• Phoebis agarithe agarithe
• Phoebis sennae marcellina
• Phoebis trite trite
• Aphrissa statira jada
• Aphrissa boisduvalii
• Eurema proterpia
• Eurema mexicana mexicana
• Eurema xanthochlora
• Eurema boisduvaliana
• Eurema dina westwoodi
• Eurema albula
• Eurema nise nelphe
• Eurema lisa lisa
• Eurema nicippe
• Eurema daira lydia
• Nathalis iole

Riodinidae

Euselasiinae

• Hades noctula
• Euselasia aurantiaca
• Euselasia cataleuca
• Euselasia hieronymi
• Euselasia mys
• Euselasia pusilla

Riodininae

• Perophthalma tullius lasius
• Leucochimona nivalis
• Leucochimona vestalis
• Mesosemia gaudiolum
• Mesosemia lamachus
• Mesosemia methion
• Napaea eucharila
• Napaea umbra
• Eurybia lycisca
• Eurybia patrona persona
• Lyropteryx lyra cleadas
• Ancyluris inca inca
• Ancyluris jurgenseni
• Rhetus periander
• Rhetus arcius thia
• Melanis iarbas
• Melanis pixe pixe
• Isapis agyrtus hera
• Lepricornis strigosus
• Baeotis zonata
• Caria lampeto
• Charis auius
• Charis gynaea zama
• Charis velutina
• Calephelis argyrodines
• Calephelis browni
• Calephelis clenchi
• Calephelis fulmen
• Calephelis maya
• Calephelis stallingsi
• Calephelis tikal
• Calephelis yucatana
• Calephelis wellingi wellingi
• Lasaia sula
• Lasaia agesilas
• Lasaia oileus
• Mesene celetes
• Mesene croceella
• Mesene leucopus
• Mesene phareus rubella
• Esthemopsis alicia
• Chimastrum argentea
• Symmachia acusatrix
• Symmachia probetor
• Anteros carausius carausius
• Sarota craspediodinata
• Sarota chrysus dematria
• Calydna lusca venusta
• Calydna sturnula hegias
• Emesis lucinda aurima
• Emesis mandana
• Emesis lupina
• Emesis saturata
• Emesis ocipore
• Emesis tegula
• Emesis tenedia
• Emesis vulpina
• Pachythone ignifer
• Apodemia hypoglauca wellingi
• Thisbe irenea belides
• Thisbe lycorias lycorias
• Lemonias agave
• Juditha ascolides
• Juditha molpe
• Synargis mycone
• Synargis nymphidioides
• Pandemos godmanii
• Calosphila cilissa
• Hypophyla sudias
• Caliocasma lilina
• Theope basilea
• Theope cratylus
• Theope diores
• Theope virgilius
• Nymphidium ascolia

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

• Eumaeus childrenae
• Eumaeus toxea
• Arcas cypria
• Evenus regalis
• Evenus telemus antinous
• Evenus gabriela
• Pseudolycaena damo
• Theritas mavors
• Cycnus phaleros
• Thereus citonius cambes
• Thereus lausus
• Panthiades battus jalan
• Panthiades bitias bitias
• Panthiades ochus
• Arawacus jada
• Arawacus phaea
• Arawacus phaenna
• Arawacus sito
• Arawacus togarna
• Pendantus sethon
• Celmia celmus
• Tmolus cydrara
• Tmolus dolium
• Tmolus echiolus
• Ministrymon maevia
• Ministrymon azia
• Ministrymon scopas
• Ministrymon coronata
• Oenomaus ortygnus
• Oenomais rustan
• Allosmaitia pion
• Chalybs janias
• Janthecla janthodonia
• Thecla halciones
• Thecla conoveria
• Ocaria thales
• Thecla empusa
• Siderus tephraeus
• Parrhasius polibetes
• Parrhasius orgia melissa
• Michaelus ira
• Cyanophrys miserabilis
• Cyanophrys herodutus
• Rekoa marius
• Rekoa meton
• Rekoa palegon
• Orcya ahola
• Atlides bacis
• Atlides polybe
• Brangas caraunus
• Calystryma trebula
• Calycopis isobeon
• Electrostrymon denarius
• Serratofalca sasha
• Mercedes demonassa
• Mercedes mimas
• Ziegleria hesperitis
• Gigantorubra shueyi
• Strymon albata sedecia
• Strymon bazochii
• Strymon bubastus
• Strymon cestri
• Strymon columella
• Strymon mulucha
• Strymon serapio
• Strymon yojoa
• Strymon basilides
• Strymon gabatha
• Thecla barajo

Polyommatinae

• Brephidium exilis exilis
• Leptotes cassius striata
• Leptotes marina
• Zizula cyna tulliola
• Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
• Hemiargus hanno
• Everes comyntas texana

Nymphalidae

Libytheidae

• Libytheana carinenta mexicana

Danainae

• Danaus plexippus plexippus
• Danaus gilippus thersippus
• Danaus eresimus montezuma
• Lycorea cleobaea atergatis
• Lycorea ilione albescens
• Anetia thirza thirza

Ithomiinae

• Tithorea tarricina duenna
• Tithorea harmonia hippothous
• Melinaea ethra imitata
• Thyridia psidii melantho
• Mechanitis lysimnia doryssus
• Mechanitis polymnia lycidice
• Mechanitis menapis saturata
• Napeogenes tolosa tolosa
• Hypothyris euclea valora
• Hypothyris lycaste dionaea
• Ithomia patilla
• Ithomia leila
• Aeria eurimedia pacifica
• Hyposcada virginiana nigricosta
• Oleria zea
• Oleria paula
• Callithomia hezia hedila
• Dircenna klugii
• Dircenna dero euchytma
• Godyris zavaleta sosunga
• Greta oto
• Greta nero
• Greta morgane
• Greta andromica lyra
• Greta anette
• Episcada salvinia
• Hypoleria cassotis
• Pteronymia artena artena
• Pteronymia cotytto

Heliconiinae

• Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni
• Actinote pellenea guatemalena
• Actinote anteas
• Philaethria dido diatonica
• Dryadula phaetusa
• Dione juno huascuma
• Agraulis vanillae incarnata
• Dryas iulia moderata
• Eueides aliphera gracilis
• Eueides lineata
• Eueides vibilia vialis
• Eueides procula asidia
• Eueides isabella eva
• Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
• Heliconius cydno galanthus
• Heliconius doris transiens
• Heliconius erato petiverana
• Heliconius hecalesia octavia
• Heliconius hecale zuleika
• Heliconius ismenius telchinia
• Heliconius hortense
• Heliconius sapho leuce
• Heliconius sara

Nymphalinae

• Chlosyne janais
• Chlosyne gaudealis
• Chlosyne erodyle
• Chlosyne lacinia
• Thessalia theona
• Anthanassa drusilla lelex
• Anthanassa argentea
• Anthanassa ptolyca
• Anthanassa ardys
• Anthanassa tulcis
• Phyciodes phaon
• Phyciodes vesta graphica
• Eresia clara
• Eresia phillyra
• Castilia eranites
• Castilia ofella
• Castilia myia
• Tegosa guatemalena
• Colobura dirce
• Tigridia acesta
• Baeotus baeotus
• Historis odius odius
• Historis acheronta acheronta
• Smyrna blomfildia datis
• Biblis hyperia aganisa
• Mestra amymone
• Hamadryas februa ferentina
• Hamadryas honorina
• Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
• Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena
• Hamadryas ipthime joannae
• Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
• Hamadryas laodamia saurites
• Ectima erycinoides
• Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris
• Myscelia ethusa ethusa
• Dynamine theseus
• Dynamine thalassina
• Dynamine mylitta
• Dynamine artemisia glauce
• Dynamine dyonis
• Marpesia petreus
• Marpesia chiron marius
• Marpesia berania
• Marpesia harmonia
• Eunica tatila caerula
• Eunica monima modesta
• Eunica alcmena alcmena
• Temenis laothoe liberia
• Epiphile adrasta adrasta
• Nica flavilla canthara
• Pyrrhogyra neaerea hypsenor
• Pyrrhogyra otolais neis
• Pyrrhogyra crameri
• Pyrrhogyra edocla aenaria
• Catonephele mexicana
• Catonephele numilia esite
• Nessaea aglaura aglaura
• Diaethria anna
• Diaethria astala astala
• Callicore lyca lyca
• Callicore texa titania
• Callicore guatemalena
• Callicore patelina patelina
• Adelpha melanthe
• Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
• Adelpha cytherea marcia
• Adelpha basiloides
• Adelpha iphicla iphicleola
• Adelpha massilia
• Adelpha phylaca
• Adelpha naxia epiphicla
• Adelpha ixia leucas
• Adelpha serpa sentia
• Adelpha celerio
• Adelpha fessonia
• Adelpha felderi falcata
• Hypanartia godmani
• Hypanartia lethe
• Siproeta epaphus epaphus
• Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
• Siproeta superba superba
• Anartia fatima
• Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
• Vanessa virginiensis
• Vanessa cardui
• Junonia evarete zonalis
• Junonia genoveva

Apaturinae

• Doxocopa pavon
• Doxocopa laure
• Asterocampa idyja argus

Charaxinae

• Prepona dexamenus medinai
• Prepona gnorima
• Prepona omphale octavia
• Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
• Archaeoprepona demophon gulina
• Archaeoprepona meander phoebus
• Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
• Siderone marthesia
• Zaretis ellops
• Zaretis itys
• Zaretis callidryas
• Consul fabius cecrops
• Consul electra
• Anaea aidea
• Fountainea eurypyle confusa
• Fountainea glycerium
• Memphis morvus boisduvali
• Memphis forreri
• Memphis oenomais
• Memphis hedemanni
• Memphis orthesia
• Memphis xenica
• Memphis artacaena
• Memphis herbaceae
• Memphis pithyusa

Morphinae

• Antirrhea miltiades
• Morpho theseus justitiae
• Morpho polyphemus luna
• Morpho peleides montezuma

Brassolinae

• Dynastor macrosiris strix
• Dynastor darius stygianus
• Opsiphanes boisduvalii
• Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi
• Opsiphanes quiteria quirinus
• Opsiphanes invirae cuspidatus
• Opsiphanes cassina fabricii
• Catoblepia berecynthia whittakeri
• Eryphanis aesacus aesacus
• Caligo oileus scamander
• Caligo illioneus oberon
• Caligo memnon memnon
• Caligo eurilochus sulanus
• Caligo uranus
• Narope cyllastros testacea

Satyrinae

• Pierella luna heracles
• Manataria maculata
• Cyllopsis wellingi
• Cyllopsis gemma freemani
• Taygetis mermeria excavata
• Taygetis nympha
• Taygetis rufomarginata
• Taygetis leuctra
• Taygetis inconspicua
• Taygetis kerea
• Pseudodebis zimri
• Euptychia westwoodi
• Euptychia mollis
• Megeuptychia antonoe
• Vareuptychia similis
• Vareuptychia usitata pieria
• Cissia confusa
• Cissia pseudoconfusa
• Cissia labe
• Magneuptychia libye
• Pareuptychia metaleuca
• Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
• Ypthimoides remissa
• Hermeuptychia hermes
• Chloreuptychia sericeella
• Cepheuptychia glaucina

Hesperiidae

• Achalarus albociliatus
• Achalarus toxeus
• Achlyodes busirus heros
• Achlyodes mithridates thraso
• Achlyodes tamenund
• Aethilla echina
• Aethilla lavochrea
• Aguna asander
• Aguna aurunce hypozonius
• Aguna claxon
• Aguna metophis
• Aguna panama
• Aides brilla
• Aides dysoni
• Anastrus neaeris
• Anastrus tolimus
• Anatrytone mella
• Anisochoria pedaliodina
• Anisochoria polysticta
• Anthoptus epictetus
• Antigonus corosus
• Antigonus erosus
• Antigonus nearchus
• Argyrogrammana stilbe holosticta
• Arteurotia tractipennis
• Astraptes alardus
• Astraptes alector hopferi
• Astraptes anaphus annetta
• Astraptes aulestes
• Astraptes creteus crana
• Astraptes egregius
• Astraptes enotrus
• Astraptes fulgerator azul
• Astraptes janeria
• Astraptes phalaecus
• Astraptes talus
• Atarnes sallei
• Autochton aunus
• Autochton bipunctatus
• Autochton longipennis
• Autochton neis
• Autochton zarex
• Behemothia godmanii
• Bolla imbras
• Bungalotis astylos
• Bungalotis midas
• Bungalotis milleri
• Bungalotis quadratum
• Cabares potrillo
• Callimormus alsimo
• Callimormus juventus
• Callimormus saturnus
• Calpodes ethilius
• Camptopleura auxo
• Cantha roraimae
• Capaeodes minima
• Carrhenes canescens
• Carrhenes fuscescens
• Carystoides basoches
• Carystoides escalantei
• Carystoides lila
• Carystoides mexicana
• Carystus phorcus
• Celaenorrhinus stola
• Cephise cephise
• Chioides albofasciatus
• Chioides catillus
• Chioides zilpa
• Chiomara mithrax
• Cobalus fidicula
• Codatractus carlos
• Cogia calchas
• Conga chydaea
• Corticea corticea
• Cymaenes odilia trebius
• Cymaenes tripunctus
• Cynea corope
• Damas clavus
• Dubiella fiscella belpa
• Ebrietas anacreon
• Ebrietas evanidus
• Elbella patrobas
• Elbella scylla
• Entheus matho matho
• Epargyreus aspina
• Epargyreus deleoni
• Epargyreus exadeus
• Epargyreus spina
• Epargyreus zestos
• Euphyes chamuli
• Euphyes peneia
• Gorgythion begga pyralina
• Gorgythion vox
• Grais stigmaticus
• Helias cama
• Helias phalaenoides
• Heliopetes alana
• Heliopetes arsalte
• Heliopetes ericetorum
• Heliopetes macaira
• Heliopetes nivella
• Hylephila phyleus
• Inglorius mediocris
• Jemadia pseudognetus
• Justinia phaetusa norda
• Lerema accius
• Lerema liris
• Lerodea arabus
• Lerodea eufala
• Lindra brasus brasus
• Melanopyge hoffmanni
• Methionopsis dolor
• Mictris crispus
• Milanion marciana
• Mnasicles geta
• Mnasitheus cephoides
• Mnasitheus nitra
• Moeris hyagnis hyagnis
• Monca crispinus
• Monca telata
• Morys lyde
• Morys micythus
• Morys valerius
• Mylon jason
• Mylon pelopidas
• Mylon salvia
• Myrinia myris
• Naevolus orius
• Narcosius parisi helen
• Nascus phocus
• Neoxeniades scipio luda
• Niconiades nikko
• Niconiades nikko
• Nisoniades godma
• Nisoniades rubescens
• Noctuana stator
• Onophas columbaria
• Orthos lycortas
• Ouleus fridericus panna
• Ouleus negrus
• Paches loxus zonula
• Pachyneuria licisca
• Panoquina evansi
• Panoquina hecebola
• Panoquina lucas
• Panoquina ocola
• Panoquina pauper
• Papias dictys
• Parphorus decora
• Passova gellias
• Pellicia angra
• Pellicia arina
• Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata
• Perichares adela
• Perichares philetes
• Phanus marshalli
• Phanus vitreus
• Phlebodes campo sifax
• Phocides belus
• Phocides pigmalion
• Phocides polybius lilea
• Polites vibex
• Polyctor cleta
• Polyctor enops
• Polyctor polyctor polyctor
• Polygonus leo
• Polygonus manueli
• Polygonus savigny
• Polythrix asine
• Polythrix caunus
• Polythrix kanshul
• Polythrix metallescens
• Polythrix octomaculata
• Pompeius pompeius
• Porphyrogenes vulpecula
• Proteides mercurius
• Pyrgus adepta
• Pyrgus oileus
• Pyrrhopyge erythrosticta
• Pyrrhopyge zenodorus zenodorus
• Pythonides jovianus
• Quadrus cerealis
• Quadrus francesius
• Quadrus lugubris
• Quasimellana antipazina
• Quasimellana eulogius
• Quasimellana mexicana
• Quasimellana myron
• Remella remus
• Remella vopiscus
• Remella duena
• Repens florus
• Ridens allyni
• Saliana longirostris
• Saliana triangularis
• Sostrata bifasciata
• Sostrata nordica
• Spathilepia clonius
• Staphylus azteca
• Staphylus ceos
• Staphylus mazans
• Staphylus vulgata
• Synapte pecta
• Telemiades avitus
• Telemiades choricus
• Thracides phidon
• Thracides thrasea
• Timochares ruptifasciata
• Timochares trifasciata
• Tosta gorgus
• Tromba xanthura
• Typhedanus ampyx
• Typhedanus salas
• Urbanus albimargo
• Urbanus belli
• Urbanus dorantes dorantes
• Urbanus doryssus
• Urbanus esmeraldus
• Urbanus esta
• Urbanus procne
• Urbanus pronta
• Urbanus proteus
• Urbanus simplicius
• Urbanus tanna
• Urbanus teleus
• Vacerra gayra
• Vehilius illudens
• Vehilius stictomenes
• Vettius fantasos
• Vettius onaca
• Wallengrenia otho
• Xenophanes tryxus
• Zariaspes mys
• Zera tetrastigma tetrastigma
• Zonia zonia panamensis

See also

• Fauna of Belize

References

• biological-diversity.info
• Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System of Belize (BERDS)