2009

SWALLOWTAILS                                                     
Battus ingenuus, Confused Swallowtail
Parides photinus, Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides montezuma Montezuma’s Cattleheart
Parides erithalion, Variable Cattleheart
Eurytides epidaus, Guatemalan Kite-Swallowtail
Eurytides philolaus, Dark Kite-Swallowtail
Mimoides ilus, Dual-spotted Swallowtail
Mimoides phaon, Red-sided Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes, Giant Swallowtail
Papilio thoas, Thoas Swallowtail
Papilio astyalus, Broad-banded Swallowtail
Papilio androgeus, Androgeus Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudatus, Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio pilumnus, Three-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades, Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Papilio victorinus, Victorine Swallowtail

WHITES and YELLOWS
Hesperocharis costaricensis, Pallid Tile-White
Catasticta flisa, Narrow-banded Dartwhite
Catasticta nimbice ocharacea, Mexican Dartwhite
Catasticta teutila, Golden-banded Dartwhite
Appias drusilla  Florida White
Pontia protodice, Checkered White
Ascia monuste  Great Southern White
Pieriballi viardi, Painted White
Pereute charops, Surprising White
Melete lycimnia isandra, Common Melwhite

Colias eurytheme, Orange Sulphur
Colias cesonia,  Southern Dogface
Anteos clorinde  White Angled-Sulphur
Anteos maerula  Yellow Angled-Sulphur
Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis philea  Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe  Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante  Apricot Sulphur
Phoebis neocypris  Tailed Sulphur
Phoebis trite  Straight-lined Sulphur
Phoebis statira, Statira Sulphur
Eurema daira   Barred Yellow
Eurema mexicana   Mexican Yellow
Eurema boisduvaliana, Boisduval’s Yellow
Eurema salome  Salome Yellow
Eurema proterpia  Tailed Orange
Eurema dina  Dina Yellow
Eurema lisa  Little Yellow
Eurema xanthochlora Scarce Yellow
Eurema albula  Ghost Yellow
Eurema nise  Mimosa Yellow
Eurema nicippe, Sleepy Orange
Nathalis iole, Dainty Sulphur

Enantia albania, Costa-spotted Mimic-White
Enantia jethys, Bold Mimic-White
Enantia mazai, De la Maza’s Mimic-White
Lieinix nemesis, Frosted Mimic-White
Dismorphia amphiona, Tiger Mimic-White

HAIRSTREAKS
Eumaeus childrenae, Superb Cycadian
Eumaeus toxea,  Mexican Cycadian
Evenus regalis, Regal Greatstreak
Arcas cypria, Wavy-lined Sunstreak
Theritas mavors, Sleepy Greatstreak
Theritas augustinula, Blue-spotted Greatstreak
Theritas lisus, Common Greatstreak
Pseudolycaena damo, Sky-blue Greatstreak
Atlides gaumeri, White-tipped Greatstreak
Atlides polybe, Black-veined Greatstreak
Atlides inachus, Alert Greatstreak
Atlides carpasia, White-spotted Greatstreak
Brangas neora, Common Brangas
Brangas carthaea, Green-spotted Brangas
Ipidecla schausi, Schaus' Streaklet
Kolana lyde or ligurina, Lyde or Parenthetical Hsk
Thereus cithonius, Double-barred Hairstreak
Thereus ortalus, Kissing Hairstreak
Arawacus sito, Fine-lined Stripe-streak
Arawacus jada, Creamy Stripe-streak
Rekoa meton, Tiger-eye Hairstreak
Rekoa stagira, Smudged Hairstreak
Rekoa zebina, Zebina Hairstreak
Rekoa marius, Marius Hairstreak
Rekoa palegon, Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Magnastigma elsa, Elsa's Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis, Silver-banded Hairstrk.
Chlorostrymon telea, Telea Hairstreak
Cyanophrys goodsoni,  Goodson’s Greenstreak
Cyanophrys amyntor, Cramer's Greenstreak
Cyanophrys herodotus, Tropical Greenstreak
Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench’s Greenstreak
Callophrys guatemalena, Guatemalan Hairstreak
Panthiades bitias, Eclipsed Cross-streak
Panthiades bathilidis, Zebra Cross-streak
Oenomaus ortygnus,  Aquamarine Hairstreak
Parrhasius polibetes, Broken-M Hairstreak
Michaelus jebus, Variegated Hairstreak
Michaelus hecate, Blotchy Hairstreak
Michaelus ira, Shadowed Hairstreak
Ignata gadira, Double-S Hairstreak
Chalybs hassan, Red-spotted Emeraldstreak
Allosmaitia strophius, Strophius Hairstreak
Laothus barajo, Smoky Elstreak
Lamprospilus collucia, Patchy Groundstreak
Lamprospilus sethon, Large Groundstreak
Ziegleria syllis, Confused Groundstreak
Electrostrymon mathewi, Mathew's Groundstreak
Electrostrymon sangala, Ruddy Hairstreak
Electrostymon canus, Muted Hairstreak
Calycopis demonassa, Rusty-banded Groundstrk.
Calycopis clarina, White-striped Groundstreak
Calycopis isobeon, Dusky-blue Groundstreak
Calycopis origo, Susann's Groundstrk
Styrmon albata, White Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon rufofusca,  Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstrk.
Strymon bebrycia,  Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon yojoa,  Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon istapa,  Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon bazochii,  Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon megarus, Confusing Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon ziba, Red-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak
Tmolus echion, Red-spotted Hairstreak
Nicolaea velina, Garnet-patched Hairstreak
Ministrymon coronta, Great Ministreak
Ministrymon phrutus, Red-flocked Ministreak
Ministrymon azia, Gray Ministreak
Gargina caninius, Inscrutable Hairstrk
Siderus philinna, Bold-spotted Hairstreak
Nesiostrymon calchinia, Tied Hairstreak
Erora gabina, Salvin's Dreamstreak

BLUES
Leptotes cassius, Cassius Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus, Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus isola, Reakirt’s Blue
Everes comyntas, Eastern Tailed-Blue
Celastrina ladon, Spring Azure
Plebejus acmon, Acmon Blue

METALMARKS
Euselasia aurantiaca, Fiery Sombermark
Leucochimona lepida, Satyr Eyemark
Voltinia umbra, Quilted Metalmark
Rhetus arcius, Sword-tailed Beautymark
Notheme erota, Two-oranges Metalmark
Calephelis sp. A, Blue-lined Scintillant
Calephelis sp. B, Pg. 65 top middle
Calephelis sp. C
Calephelis sixola, Greater Scintillant
Calephelis velutina, Temple Scintillant
Detritivora barnesi, Cloaked Scintillant
Caria rhacotis, Hackberry Greenmark
Baeotis zonata, Square-spotted Yellowmark
Lasaia sula, Blue Metalmark
Lasaia agesilas, Black-patched Bluemark
Lasaia sessalis, Somber Bluemark
Melanis pixe, Red-bordered Pixie
Anteros carausius, Carousing Jewelmark
Calydna sturnula, Snappy Mottlemark
Calydna venusta, Sinuous Mottlemark
Emesis aurimna (lucinda), White-spotted Tanmark
Emesis mandana, Great Tanmark
Emesis tegula, Bow-winged Tanmark
Emesis fatimella nobilata, Sharp Tanmark
Emesis tenedia, Falcate Metalmark
Emesis vulpina, Veracruz Tanmark
Apodemia multiplaga, Narrow-winged Metalmark
Apodemia hypoglauca, Sealpoint Metalmark
Apodemia walkeri, Walker's Metalmark
Juditha caucana, Common Lemmark
Theope virgilius, Common Theope

BRUSHFOOTS
Altinote ozomene, Lamplight Actinote
Libytheana carinenta, American Snout
Agraulis vanillae, Gulf Fritillary
Dione moneta, Mexican Silverspot
Dione Juno, Juno Heliconian
Dryadula phaetusa, Banded Orange Heliconian
Dryas iulia, Julia Heliconian
Eueides lineata, White-dotted Heliconian
Eueides aliphera, Least Heliconian
Euides cleobaea, Isabella’s Heliconian
Heliconius erato, Erato Heliconian
Heliconius hortense, Mexican Heliconian
Heliconius charithonia, Zebra Heliconian
Heliconius ismenia, Tiger Heliconian
Euptoieta claudia, Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia, Mexican Fritillary
Chlosyne theona, Theona Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia, Bordered Patch
Chlosyne hippodrome, Simple Patch
Chlosyne erodyle, Guatemalan Patch
Chlosyne janais, Crimson Patch*
Chlosyne rosita, Rosita Patch
Microtia elva, Elf
Tegosa guatemalena, Guatemalan Tegosa
Phyciodes ardys, Ardent Crescent
Phyciodes tulcis, Pale-banded Crescent
Phyciodes drusilla, Orange-patched Crescent
Phyciodes atronia, Brown Crescent
Phyciodes ptolyca, Black Crescent
Phyciodes argentea, Chestnut Crescent
Pyciodes vesta, Vesta Crescent
Phyciodes pallescens, Mexican Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta, Mylitta Crescent
Pyciodes tharos, Pearl Crescent
Castilia myia, Mayan Crescent
Castilia eranites, Smudged Crescent
Eresia phillyra Square-tipped Crescent

Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady
Vanessa annabella, West Coast Lady
Junonia genoveva, Tropical Buckeye
Anartia jatrophae, White Peacock
Anartia fatima, Banded Peacock
Hypanartia godmani, Splendid Mapwing
Hypanartia lethe, Orange Mapwing
Siproeta stelenes, Malachite
Siproeta epaphus, Rusty-tipped Page
Adelpha basiloides,  Spot-celled Sister
Adelpha serpa celerio Celadon Sister
Adelpha leuceria, Orange-striped Sister
Adelpha iphicleola, Confusing Sister
Dynamine postverta, Four-spotted Sailor
Dynamine dyonis, Blue-eyed Sailor
Dynamine artemisia, Small-eyed Sailor
Diaethria anna, Anna’s Eighty-eight
Diaethria astala, Navy Eighty-eight
Diaethria pandama, Orange-striped Eighty-eight
Epiphile adrasta, Common Banner
Temenis laothoe, Orange Banner
Nica flavilla, Little Banner
Catonephele mexicana, Guatemalan Catone
Catonephele numilia, Stoplight Catone
Pyrrhogyra neaerea hypsenor, Leading Red-ring
Pyrrhogyra otolais, White-edged Red-ring
Myscelia ethusa, Mexican Bluewing
Myscelia cyaniris, Whitened Bluewing
Eunica tatila, Florida Purplewing
Eunica monima, Dingy Purplewing*
Eunica mygdonia, Blind Purplewing
Mestra amymone, Common Mestra
Biblis hyperia, Red Rim
Hamadryas februa, Gray Cracker
Hamadryas glauconome, Glaucous Cracker
Hamadryas feronia, Variable Cracker
Hamadryas guatemalena, Guatamalan Cracker
Hamadryas iphthime, Brownish Cracker*
Hamadryas fornax, Orange Cracker
Hamadryas amphinome, Red Cracker
Hamadryas laodamia, Starry Cracker
Historis odius, Orion Cecropian
Historis acheronta, Tailed Cecropian
Colobura dirce, Small Beauty
Smyrna blomfildia, Blomfild’s Beauty
Smyrna karwinskii, Karwinski’s Beauty
Marpesia coresia, Waiter Daggerwing
Marpesia harmonia, Pale Daggerwing
Marpesia chiron, Many-banded Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus, Ruddy Daggerwing

Archaeoprepona demophon, One-spotted Prepona
A. demophoon., Two-spotted Prepona
A. amphimachus, White-spotted Prepona
P. deiphile brooksiana, Orange-spotted Prepona
Prepona laertes octavia, Feathered Prepona
Anaea glycerium Angled Leafwing
Anaea ryphea, Blue-barred Leafwing
Anaea morvus boisduvali, Laurel Leafwing
Anaea pithyusa, Pale-spotted Leafwing
Siderone galanthis, Red-and-black Leafwing
Consul electra, Pearly Leafwing
Doxocopa laure, Silver Emperor
Doxocopa pavon, Pavon Emperor
Doxocopa laurentia cherubina, Turquoise Emperor

C. telamonius memmon, Yellow-fronted Owl-But.
Caligo uranus, Yellow-bordered Owl-Butterfly
Morpho polyphemus, White Morpho
Morpho helenor, Common Morpho

Cissia pompilia, Plain Satyr
Cissia terrestris, Terrestrial Satyr
Cyllopsis pephredo, Big-spiked Gemmed-Satyr
Euptychia westwoodi, Westwood’s Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius, Carolina Satyr
Magneuptychia libye, Blue-gray Satyr
Yphthimoides renata, Renata’s Satyr
Paramacera xicaque, Mexican Pine-Satyr
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe, White Satyr
Pareuptchia metaleuca, White-banded Satyr
Satyrotaygetis satyrina, Wide-bordered Satyr
Taygetis thamyra, Common Ur-Satyr
Taygetis virgilia, Cramer’s Ur-Satyr

Danuas plexippus, Monarch
Danaus gilippus, Queen
Danaus eresimus, Soldier

Melinaea lilis, Heliconoid Ticlear
Mechanitis lysimnia, Confused Tigerwing
Mechanitis polymnia, Disturbed Tigerwing
Ithomia leila, Leila’s Ithomia
Dircenna klugii, Klug’s Dircenna
Episcada salvinia, Salvin’s Ticlear
Greta morgane, Thick-tipped Greta

SPREAD-WING SKIPPERS
Proteides mercurius Mercurial Skipper
Polygonus leo, Hammock Skipper
Epargyreus exadeus, Broken Silverdrop
Epargyreus aspina, Spineless Silverdrop
Chioides catillus White-striped Longtail
Chioides zilpa, Zilpa Longtail
Typhedanus undulatus Mottled Longtail
Typhedanus ampyx, Gold-tufted Skipper
Polythrix asine, Dark-spotted Polythrix
Polythrix mexicanus, Mexican Longtail
Aguna asander, Gold-spotted Aguna
Codatractus alcaeus, White-crescent Longtail
Codatractus bryaxis, Tawny Mottled-Skipper
Codatractus hyster, Hysterical Skipper
Urbanus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus pronta, Interrupted Longtail
Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail
Urbanus procne Brown Longtail
Urbanus simplicius Plain Longtail
Urbanus teleus Teleus Longtail
Urbanus doryssus, White-tailed Longtail
Astraptes fulgerator Two-barred Flasher
Astraptes gilberti, Gilbert's Flasher
Astraptes alardus, Frosted Flasher
Astraptes tucuti, Lilac-based Flasher
Astraptes egregius Small-spotted Flasher
Astraptes anaphus Yellow-tipped Flasher
Astraptes phalaecus, Pale-tipped Flasher
Autochton neis, Spiky Banded-Skipper
Autochton longipennis, Narrow Banded-Skipper
Autochton zarex, Sharp Banded-Skipper
Achalarus toxeus, Coyote Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana, Mexican Cloudywing
Cabares potrillo Potrillo Skipper
Spathilepia clonius, Falcate Skipper
Cogia calchas Mimosa Skipper
Cogia hippalus, Acacia Skipper
Cogia caicus, Gold-costa Skipper
Polyctor enops, Brown Enops
Polyctor cleta, White Enops
Arteurotia tractipennis, Starred Skipper
Nisoniades rubescens, Purplish-black Skipper
Nisoniades godma, Guatemalan Pellicia
Nisoniades ephora, Small-spotted Pellicia
Pellicia arina, Glazed Pellicia
Pellicia dimidiata, Morning Glory Pellicia
Noctuana stator, Red-studded Skipper
Noctuana bipuncta, White-haired Skipper
Bolla cupreiceps, Golden-headed Bolla
Bolla imbras, Rounded Bolla
Bolla brennus, Obscure Bolla
Staphylus vulgata, Golden-snouted Scallopwing
Staphylus mazans, Mazans Scallopwing
Gorgythion begga, Variegated Skipper
Ouleus fridericus salvina, Geyer's Zera
Zera hyacinthinus, Bruised Zera
Quadrus contubernalis, Blue-ringed Blue-Skipper
Quadrus lugubris, Lugubrious Blue-Skipper
Blue-Skipper sp.
Sostrata bifasciata, Blue-studded Skipper
Mylon lassia, Bold Mylon
Mylon pelopidas, Dingy Mylon
Carrhenes calidius, Two-toned Hoary-Skipper
Carrhenes canescens Hoary Skipper
Xenophanes tryxus Glassy-winged Skipper
Onenses hyalophora, Crystal-winged Skipper
Antigonus nearchus, Death-mask Spurwing
Antigonus erosus, Dusted Spurwing
Antigonus corrosus, Royal Spurwing
Systasea pulverulenta Texas Powdered-Skipper
Anisochoria bacchus, Northern Snout-Skipper
Aethilla lavochrea, Yellow-rimmed Ground-Sk.
Achlyodes thraso Sickle-winged Skipper
Achlyodes busirus Giant Sicklewing
Achlyodes pallida, Pale Sicklewing
Timochares ruptifasciata, Brown-banded Skipper
Timochares trifasciata, Five-banded Skipper
Anastrus sempiternus, Common Bluevent
Ebrietas anacreon, Common Bentwing
Ebrietas evanidus, Blurred Bentwing
Ebrietas sappho, Sappho Bentwing
Cyloglypha thrasibulus, Aztec Bentwing
Helias cama, Square Bentwing
Theagenes aegides, Cloud-patched Bentwing
Chiomara asychis White-patched Skipper
Gesta gesta False Duskywing
Erynnis tristis, Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis sp., Dusywing sp. (not funereal or tristis)
Pyrgus albescens White Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Heliopetes laviana Laviana White-Skipper
Heliopetes macaira Turk’s-cap White-Skipper
Heliopetes sublinea, East-Mexican White-Skipper
Heliopetes arsalte Veined White-Skipper
Heliopetes alana Alana White-Skipper
Pholisora mejicana, Mexican Sootywing

SKIPPERLINGS
Piruna ceracates, Veracruz Skipperling
Piruna roeveri, Two-rayed Skipperling
Piruno jonka, Blurry Skipperling
Dardarina dardaris, Pale-edged Skipperling

GRASS-SKIPPERS
Anthoptus epictetus, Trailside Underskippr
Corticea corticea, Redundant Skipper
Corticea lysias, Guatemalan Brown-Skipper
Vinpeius tinga, Blazing Skippr
Callimormus saturnus, Common Brown-Skipper
Callimormus juventus, Comma Brown-Skipper
Eprius veleda, Godman’s Brown-Skipper
Mnasicles geta, Frosted Brown-Skipper
Phanes aletas, Squiggly Brown-Skipper
Monca tyrtaeus, Violet-patched Skipper
Cymaenes odilia, Fawn-spotted Skipper
Vehilius stictomenes, Pasture Brown-Skipper
Vehilius inca, Inca Brown-Skipper
Moeris striga stroma, Flag Skipper
Moeris hyagnis, Godman's Skipper
Remella remus, Whitened Remella
Remella rita, Rita's Remella
Remella vopiscus, Triangle Remella
Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
Lerema liris, Liris Skipper
Morys geisa lyde, Violet-studded Skipper
Vettius fantasos,  Fantastic Skipper
Tromba xanthura, Yellow-washed Skipper
Flaccilla aecas, Milky Ruby-eye
Talides cantra, Evan’s Ruby-eye
Saturnus tiberius, Skid-marked Skipper
Quinta cannae, Mimic Skipper
Ancyloxopha arene,  Tropical Least Skipper
Copaeodes minimus,  Southern Skipperling
Hylephila phyleus,  Fiery Skipper
Polites vibex,  Whirlabout
Pompeius pompeius. Common Glassywing
Wallengrenia otho, Southern Broken-Dash
Atalopedes campestris, Sachem
Anatrytone mazai, Glowing Skipper
Paratrytone aphractoia, Snowball Poan
Poanes Zabulon,  Zabulon Skipper
Poanes inimica, Inimical Skipper
Poanes melane, Umber Skipper
Poanes monticola, Evergreen Poan
Quasimellana eulogius,  Common Mellana
Amblyscirtes tolteca, Toltec Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes folia, Fine-spotted Roadside-Skipper
Calpodes ethlius,  Brazilian Skipper
Panoquina ocola,  Ocola Skipper
Panoquina hecebolus,  Hecebolus Skipper
Panoquina sylvicola,  Purple-washed Skipper
Niconiades nikko, Olive Nicon
Grass-skipper sp.
Grass-skipper sp.
Grass-skipper sp.

443 Species

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