List of butterflies of Colombia explained
This is a list of butterflies of Colombia. About 1,600 species are known from Colombia.[1]
Hesperiidae
Hesperiinae
- Aethilla memmius
- Anthoptus epictetus
- Apaustus gracilis
- Apaustus menes
- Atalopedes campestris
- Callimormus alsimo
- Charidia lucaria
- Cymaenes odilia trebius
- Dubiella fiscella
- Ephyriades arcas
- Halotus angellus
- Hesperia notata
- Hesperia syrichtus
- Hylephila isonira
- Hylephila phyleus
- Lento lento
- Lerema accius
- Mnasitheus simplicissima
- Mnestheus ittona
- Niconiades merenda
- Orneates aegiochus
- Padraona imerius
- Panoquina sylvicola
- Papias integra
- Papias subcostulata
- Perichares philetes
- Perichares phocion
- Polites atenion
- Saliana esperi
- Saliana longirostris
- Saliana placens
- Serdis kirschi
- Sophista aristoteles
- Telegonus hahneli
- Thespieus pinda
- Thracides telegonus
- Thymelicus athenion
- Tigasis aphilos
- Typhedanus orion
- Vettius artona
- Vettius coryna
- Vettius lafrenaye
- Vettius marcus
- Vorates decorus
- Zenis janka
Heteropterinae
Pyrginae
Pyrrhopyginae
- Amenis pionia
- Elbella scylla
- Jemadia fallax
- Jemadia gnetus
- Jemadia hospita
- Mimoniades minthe
- Mimoniades nurscia malis
- Mimoniades pityusa
- Myscelus amystis
- Pyrrhopyge decipiens
- Pyrrhopyge phidias
- Pyrrhopyge schausi
- Pyrrhopyge selina
- Pyrrhogyra crameri nautica
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Theclinae
- Airamanna rhaptissima
- Antephrys marialis
- Antephrys santander
- Arawacus aetolius
- Arawacus leucogyna
- Arawacus togarna
- Arcas imperialis
- Arcas lecromi
- Arcas tuneta
- Argentostriatus calus
- Atlides atis
- Atlides didymaon
- Atlides polybe
- Caerofethra calchinia
- Calycopis beon
- Calystryma trebula
- Camissecla cleocha
- Celmia celmus
- Chalybs janias
- Chlorostrymon telea
- Cryptaenota mavors
- Cryptaenota rarous
- Cyanophrys distractus
- Cyanophrys pseudolongula
- Cyanophrys remuborealis
- Cycnus battus
- Cycnus phaleros
- Denivia hemon
- Denivia triquetra
- Egides aegides
- Evenus candidus
- Evenus nobilis
- Everes tulliola
- Janthecla leea
- Janthecla malvina
- Johnsonita johnsoni
- Lamprospilus decorata
- Lamprospilus nicetus
- Laothus phydela
- Leptopes striata
- Macusia satyroides
- Marachina maraches
- Megathecla cupentus
- Micandra circinata
- Micandra comae
- Micandra platyptera
- Ministrymon azia
- Mithras orobia
- Nesiostrymon endela
- Ocaria aholiba
- Olynthus ophelia
- Ostrinotes gentiana
- Panthiades aeolus pelion
- Panthiades bathildis
- Paralustrus commodus
- Paralustrus salazari
- Parrhasius selika
- Penaincisalia loxurina
- Plesiocyanophrys angela
- Plesiocyanophrys lamellalatus
- Plesiocyanophrys salazari
- Plesiocyanophrys silverado
- Pontirama andradei
- Pseudolycaena marsyas
- Radissima torresi
- Rekoa meton
- Rekoa palegon
- Rhamma arria
- Rhamma emeraldina
- Rhamma familiaris
- Strephonota strephon
- Strymon anthracaetus
- Strymon caldasensis
- Strymon gabatha
- Thecla alihoba
- Thecla ana
- Thecla cadmus
- Thecla episcopali
- Thecla giberosa
- Theclopsis eryx
- Thecloxurina atymnides
- Thecloxurina quindiensis
- Tigrinota ellida ellida
- Tigrinota jennifera
- Tmolus echion
Nymphalidae
Acraeinae
- Actinote alcione
- Actinote anteas
- Actinote callianira
- Actinote callianthe
- Actinote desmiala
- Actinote dicaeus
- Actinote equatoria
- Actinote eresia
- Actinote flavibasis
- Actinote guatemalena
- Actinote hylonome
- Actinote iguaquensis
- Actinote melampeplos
- Actinote neleus
- Actinote ozomene
- Actinote parapheles
- Actinote pellenea adriana
- Actinote stratonice stratonice
- Actinote tenebrarum
- Actinote thalia
Apaturinae
Biblidinae
Brassolinae
Charaxinae
Danainae
Heliconiinae
Ithomiinae
Libytheinae
- Cartea vitula
- Diophthalma lagora lepida
- Diophthalma philemon philemon
- Echenais adelina
- Echenais thelephus
- Emesis lucinda
- Helicopis cupido
- Imelda glaucosmia
- Ithomiola cascella
- Ithomiola floralis
- Lucilla camissa
- Lybytheana carinenta
- Lymnas cratia
- Lymnas iarbas
- Nahida coenoides
- Napaea eucharilla merula
- Napaea nepos tanos
- Napaea theages
- Napaea veruta
- Semomesia unduosa
- Teratophthalma nigrita
- Teratophthalma phelina
- Voltinia theata
- Xinias cynosema hyalodis
Limenitidinae
Melitaeinae
- Gnathotriche exclamationis
- Phyciodes perilla
- Phyciodes ptolyca
- Phyciodes virilis
Morphinae
Nymphalinae
Satyrinae
- Bia actorion actorion
- Caeruleuptychia aegrota
- Catargynnis pholoe
- Cepheuptychia cephus
- Chloreuptychia agatha
- Chloreuptychia arnaea
- Chloreuptychia chloris
- Chloreuptychia languida
- Cissia albofasciata
- Cissia alsione
- Cissia benedicta
- Cissia cucullina
- Cissia enyo
- Cissia moepius
- Cissia myncea
- Cissia penelope
- Cissia renata
- Cissia ucumariensis
- Cissia vesta
- Cithaerias aurora
- Cithaerias aurorina
- Cithaerias erba browni
- Cithaerias menander
- Cithaerias mimica
- Cithaerias pyritosa
- Corades chelonis
- Corades cistene generosa
- Corades enyo almo
- Corades medeba
- Corades medeba columbina
- Corades orcus
- Corades pannonia ploas
- Daedalma dinias dinias
- Dioriste leucospilos
- Dulcedo polita
- Eretris apuleja
- Eretris calisto oculata
- Eretris sucannae
- Euptychia aegrota
- Euptychia agatha
- Euptychia antonoe
- Euptychia calixta
- Euptychia cephus
- Euptychia clhoris
- Euptychia erichto
- Euptychia eusebia
- Euptychia gulnare
- Euptychia halle
- Euptychia herse
- Euptychia hesione
- Euptychia hesionides
- Euptychia inornata
- Euptychia marica
- Euptychia metaleuca
- Euptychia nortia
- Euptychia nossis
- Euptychia pagyris
- Euptychia suboscura
- Euptychia terrestris
- Euptychia tolumnia
- Euptychia vesta
- Euptychia westwoodii
- Haetera hypaesia
- Haetera piera ecuadora
- Haetera piera piera
- Harjesia obscura
- Hermeuptychia erigone
- Hermeuptychia hermes
- Junea dorinda
- Lasiophila behemonth
- Lasiophila circe
- Lasiophila orbifera
- Lasiophila prostymna
- Lasiophila zapatosa
- Lymanopoda albocincta
- Lymanopoda attis
- Lymanopoda labineta
- Lymanopoda lactea
- Lymanopoda lebbaea
- Lymanopoda nevada
- Lymanopoda obsoleta
- Lymanopoda panacea panacea
- Lymanopoda panacea venusia
- Lymanopoda samius
- Magneuptychia lybie
- Magneuptychia mimas
- Magneuptychia mycalesis
- Magneuptychia ocnus
- Manataria hercyna hyrnethia
- Manataria maculata
- Mygona chocoana
- Mygona irmina
- Mygona orcedice
- Mygona propylea
- Oressinoma thepla
- Oressinoma typhla
- Oxeochistus pronax
- Oxeochistus simplex
- Oxeoschistus protogenia
- Panyapedaliodes silpa
- Parataygetis beata
- Pareuptychia occirrhoe
- Pedaliodes cesarense
- Pedaliodes cocytia
- Pedaliodes drymaea
- Pedaliodes empusa
- Pedaliodes flavopunctata
- Pedaliodes hewitsoni
- Pedaliodes jephtha
- Pedaliodes juba juba
- Pedaliodes juba triquetra
- Pedaliodes muscosa
- Pedaliodes naevia
- Pedaliodes nebris
- Pedaliodes niphoessia
- Pedaliodes parranda
- Pedaliodes patizathes
- Pedaliodes peceustes
- Pedaliodes pelinaea
- Pedaliodes peucestas
- Pedaliodes phaedra
- Pedaliodes pheres
- Pedaliodes phoenissa
- Pedaliodes phraciclea
- Pedaliodes phrasicla
- Pedaliodes plotina
- Pedaliodes poesia
- Pedaliodes polla
- Pedaliodes pollonia
- Pedaliodes polusca
- Pedaliodes proerna
- Pedaliodes socorrae
- Pedaloides trimaea
- Penrosada leaena
- Pierella amalia
- Pierella astyoche astyoche
- Pierella astyoche lucia
- Pierella helvina helvina
- Pierella helvina ocreata
- Pierella hortona
- Pierella hyalinus dracontis
- Pierella hyceta
- Pierella lamia chalybaea
- Pierella lamia columbiana
- Pierella lena brasiliensis
- Pierella lena glaucolena
- Pierella lena obscura
- Pierella lesbia
- Pierella luna luna
- Pierella ocreata
- Posttaygetis penelea
- Praepronophila perperna
- Pronophila brennus
- Pronophila juliani
- Pronophila orchewitsoni
- Pronophila orcus
- Pseudohaetera piera
- Pseudohaeterea hypaesia
- Pseudohaeterea macleannania
- Pseudomaniola loxo
- Pseudomaniola pholoe
- Steremnia pronophila
- Steremnia selva
- Steroma andensis
- Steroma bega
- Steroma superba
- Taygetis andromeda crameri
- Taygetis celia kenaza
- Taygetis chrisogone
- Taygetis laches
- Taygetis larua
- Taygetis marpessa
- Taygetis mermeria
- Taygetis salvini
- Taygetis sylvia
- Taygetis virgilia
- Taygetis xenana xenama
- Vila emilia
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Dismorphinae
Pierinae
Riodinidae
Euselasiinae
- Euselasia angulata
- Euselasia argentea
- Euselasia ater
- Euselasia aurantia
- Euselasia cafusa
- Euselasia candaria
- Euselasia clithra
- Euselasia corduena
- Euselasia cyanira
- Euselasia euboea
- Euselasia eugeon
- Euselasia euliona
- Euselasia eumedia
- Euselasia eumenes
- Euselasia eupatra
- Euselasia euriteas
- Euselasia eusepus
- Euselasia hahneli
- Euselasia leucorrhoea
- Euselasia licinia
- Euselasia melaphaea
- Euselasia mys crinina
- Euselasia orfita eutychus
- Euselasia phedica
- Euselasia teleclus
- Hades hecamede hecate
- Hades noctula
- Methone cecilia chrysomela
Riodininae
- Adelotypa allector mollis
- Adelotypa aristus
- Adelotypa penthea
- Alesa amesis
- Alesa prema
- Amarynthis meneria micalia
- Ancyluris eryxo
- Ancyluris eudaemon
- Ancyluris formosa
- Ancyluris meliboeus
- Ancyluris mira
- Ancyluris miranda
- Anteros acheus
- Anteros allectus
- Anteros bracteata
- Anteros chrysoprastus
- Anteros formosus
- Anteros renaldus
- Argyrogrammana barine
- Argyrogrammana macularia
- Argyrogrammana saphirina
- Argyrogrammana stilbe
- Baeotis felix felicissima
- Baeotis nesaea
- Brachyglenis esthema
- Calospila argenissa
- Calospila emylius
- Calospila judias
- Calospila labobatas
- Calospila porthaon
- Calydna volcanicus
- Caria lampeto
- Caria mantinea
- Caria trochilus arete
- Cariomothis erythromelas
- Chalodeta theodora
- Charis cleonus
- Charis hermodora
- Chorinea octauius
- Cremna actoris
- Crocozona coecias
- Emesis angularis
- Emesis brimo
- Emesis cypria
- Emesis cypria phapias
- Emesis eurydice
- Emesis fatima
- Emesis heterochroa
- Emesis lucinda aurimma
- Emesis lucinda euridice
- Emesis lucinda opaca
- Emesis mandana aurelia
- Emesis ocypore
- Eunogyra satyrus curupira
- Eurybia cyclopia
- Eurybia dardus unxia
- Eurybia donna
- Eurybia halimede
- Eurybia lamia
- Eurybia leucolopha
- Eurybia lycisca
- Eurybia nicaeus erythinosa
- Eurybia persona granulata
- Hermathena candidata columba
- Hyphilaria anophtalma
- Hyphilaria anthias
- Hyphilaria nicias
- Hyphilaria parthenis virgatula
- Ithomeis corena
- Ithomeis mimica
- Juditha molpe
- Lasaia agesilas
- Lasaia moeros
- Lemonias emylius
- Leucochimona aequatorialis
- Leucochimona lagora
- Leucochimona matatha
- Leucochimona matisca
- Leucochimona philemon
- Melanis bodia
- Melanis passiena
- Melanis pixie
- Menander hebrus
- Menander menander
- Mesene capissene
- Mesene hay
- Mesene monostigma
- Mesene phareus rubella
- Mesene semiradiata
- Mesophthalma idotea
- Mesosemia ahava
- Mesosemia asa
- Mesosemia cardeni
- Mesosemia ceropia
- Mesosemia cippus
- Mesosemia coelestis
- Mesosemia ephyne
- Mesosemia eumene
- Mesosemia gertraudis
- Mesosemia ibycus
- Mesosemia judicialis
- Mesosemia junta
- Mesosemia loruhama
- Mesosemia macaris
- Mesosemia machaera
- Mesosemia maela
- Mesosemia maenades
- Mesosemia melpia
- Mesosemia menoetes
- Mesosemia methuana
- Mesosemia metura
- Mesosemia mevania pacifica
- Mesosemia nina
- Mesosemia odice
- Mesosemia orbona
- Mesosemia rhodia
- Mesosemia sibiyina
- Mesosemia sifia
- Mesosemia sylvia
- Mesosemia telegone amiana
- Mesosemia tenebrosa
- Mesosemia ulrica
- Mesosemia zanoa orthia
- Mesosemia zonalis
- Mesosemia zorea
- Metacharis lucius
- Metacharis regalis indissimilis
- Monethe albertus
- Monethe rudolphus
- Necyria vetulonia
- Necyria zaneta
- Notheme eumaus
- Nymphidium azanoides amazonensis
- Nymphidium baeotia
- Nymphidium balbinus
- Nymphidium cachrus ascolia
- Nymphidium caricae
- Nymphidium chimborazium
- Nymphidium lamis
- Nymphidium lisimon plintobaphis
- Nymphidium mantus
- Nymphidium menalcus ascolia
- Nymphidium menalcus platea
- Nymphidium minuta
- Nymphidium nematostichtum
- Nymphidium ninias
- Nymphidium nisimias
- Nymphidium valbinus
- Nymphidium velabrum
- Pandemos pasiphae
- Parnes nycteis
- Perophthalma lasus
- Phaenochitonia iasis
- Phaenochitonia ignipicta
- Rhetus arcius
- Rhetus dysonii
- Rhetus laodome
- Rhetus periander
- Riodina lysippus
- Sarota acanthoides spicata
- Sarota acantus
- Sarota chrysus
- Setabis epitus
- Setabis flamula
- Setabis gelanise
- Siseme alectryo alectryo
- Siseme alectryo megala
- Siseme alectryo spectanda
- Siseme alectryo tantilla
- Siseme aristoteles minerva
- Siseme aristoteles sprucei
- Siseme neurodes caudalis
- Siseme pallas angustior
- Siseme pedias
- Stalachtis calliope calliope
- Stalachtis euterpe latefasciata
- Symmachia accusatrix
- Symmachia threissa
- Symmachia tricolor
- Synargis abaris
- Synargis arctos tytia
- Synargis cyneas
- Synargis menalcus
- Synargis ochra
- Synargis orestes
- Synargis phylleus
- Synargis praeclara
- Synargis victrix
- Themone poecila
- Theope acosma
- Theope agesila
- Theope eudocia
- Theope leucanthe
- Theope pedias
- Theope sericea
- Theope virgilius
- Thestius pholeus
- Thisbe irenea irenea
- Thisbe molela
- Uraneis hyalina
- Uraneis ucubis
See also
Notes and References
- Andrade-C., M. Gonzalo. Biodiversidad de las Mariposas (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) de Colombia. pp. 153–172. In: Proyecto de Red Iberoamericana de Biogeografía y Entomología Sistemática PrIBES 2002. Costa. C., Vanin, S. A., Lobo, J. M. & Melic, A. (Eds.) Monografías Tercer Milenio, vol. 2, SEA, Zaragoza, Julio-2002.
