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Checklist and English Names of Puerto Rican Butterflies

Battus polydamas, Polydamas Swallowtail
Papilio aristodemus, Schaus’ Swallowtail
Papilio androgeus, Androgeus Swallowtail
*Papilio pelaus, Antillean Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus, Lime Swallowtail
Ganyra josephina, Giant White
Ascia monuste, Great Southern White
Appias drusilla, Florida White
*Appias punctifera, Antillean White
Anteos maerula, Yellow Angled-Sulphur
Phoebis sennae, Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis philea, Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis argante, Apricot Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe, Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis trite, Straight-line Sulphur
Phoebis statira, Statira Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside, Lyside Sulphur
*Eurema leuce, Brazilian Yellow
Eurema daira, Barred Yellow
*Eurema elathea; Baton Yellow
Eurema lisa, Little Yellow
**Eurema portoricensis, Puerto Rican Yellow
Eurema nicippe, Sleepy Orange
*Dismorphia spio, Antillean Mimic-White

*Allosmaitia fidena, Vine Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis, Silver-banded Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon maesites, Amethyst Hairstreak
*Nesiostrymon celida, Antillean Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus, Cramer’s Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon istapa, Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon columella, Lesser Antilles Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon limenia, Disguised Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon acis, Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angelia, Fulvous Hairstreak
Ministrymon azia, Gray Ministreak
Leptotes cassius, Cassius Blue
Hemiargus hanno, Hanno Blue
*Hemiargus woodruffi, Leeward Blue
*Pseudochrysops bornoi, Xeric Blue

*Libytheana terena, Antillean Snout
Heliconius charithonia, Zebra Heliconian
Dryas iulia, Julia Heliconian
Agraulis vanillae, Gulf Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia, Mexican Fritillary
*Antillea pelops, Antillean Crescent
**Atlantea tulita, Puerto Rican Harlequin
Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady
Vanessa cardui, Painted Lady
Junonia genoveva, Tropical Buckeye
Junonia evarete, Mangrove Buckeye
Anartia jatrophae, White Peacock
Hypolimnas misippus, Mimic
Historis odius, Orion Cecropian
Siproeta stelenes, Malachite
*Hypanartia paullus, Antillean Mapwing
*Adelpha gelania, Antillean Sister
Biblis hyperia, Red Rim
Eunica monima, Dingy Purplewing
Eunica tatila, Florida Purplewing
*Hamadryas amphichloe, Pale Cracker
Colobura dirce, Small Beauty
Marpesia petreus, Ruddy Daggerwing
Marpesia chiron, Many-banded Daggerwing
Archaeoprepona demophoon, Two-spotted Prepona
**Anaea borinquenalis, Puerto Rican Leafwing
Siderone galanthis, Red-and-black Leafwing
*Asterocampa idyia, Dusky Emperor

**Calisto nubila, Puerto Rican Calisto

Danaus plexippus, Monarch
Danaus gilippus, Queen
Danaus eresimus, Soldier
Lycorea halia, Tiger Mimic-Queen

Proteides mercurius pedro, Mercurial Skipper
Polygonus leo, Hammock Skipper
Epagyreus zestos, Zestos Skipper
Urbanus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus dorantes, Dorantes Longtail
Astraptes talus, Green Flasher
Astraptes anaphus, Yellow-tipped Flasher
Achlyodes thraso, Sickle-winged Skipper
Gesta gesta, False Duskywing
*Ephyriades arcas, Glossy Duskywing
Pyrgus oileus, Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Perichares philetes, Green-backed Ruby-eye
Cymaenes tripunctus, Three-spotted Skipper
*Rhinthon cubana, Cuban Skipper
*Wallengrenia drury, Antillean Broken-Dash
Hylephila phyleus, Fiery Skipper
*Atalopedes mesogramma, Striped Sachem
*Choranthus vitellius, V-mark Skipper
**Choranthus borincona, Puerto Rican Skipper
*Euphyes singularis, Antillean Sedge-Skipper
Calpodes ethlius, Brazilian Skipper
Panoquina sylvicola, Purple-washed Skipper
*Panoquina nero, Puerto-Rican Panoquin
Panoquina ocola, Ocola Skipper
Panoquina panoquinoides, Obscure Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius, Violet-banded Skipper

98 species

*Caribbean specialties
**Puerto Rican endemics