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Butterflies and Moths of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Firetips (Pyrrhopyginae)
Dull Firetip (Apyrrothrix araxes)Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Guava Skipper (Phocides palemon)
Urania skipper (Phocides urania) Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) Broken Silverdrop (Epargyreus exadeus) Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) Manuel's Skipper (Polygonus savigny) White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon) Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) Mottled Longtail (Typhedanus undulatus) Gold-tufted Skipper (Typhedanus ampyx) Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata) Mexican Longtail (Polythrix mexicanus) White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus) Carlos' Mottled-Skipper (Codatractus carlos) Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Bluish Longtail (Urbanus viterboana) Pronus Longtail (Urbanus pronus) Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus) Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna) Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius) Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus) Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) Small-spotted Flasher (Astraptes egregius) Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus) Gilbert's Flasher (Astraptes alector) Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) Chisos Banded-Skipper (Autochton cincta) Broad Banded-Skipper (Autochton neis) Spike Banded-Skipper (Autochton longipennis) Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica) Skinner's Cloudywing (Achalarus albociliatus) Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus) Jalapus Cloudywing (Thessia jalapus) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo) Fritzgaertner's Flat (Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri) Stallings' Flat (Celaenorrhinus stallingsi) Slota Flat (Celaenorrhinus stola) Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius) Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus) Gold-costa Skipper (Cogia caicus) Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas) Starred Skipper (Arteurotia tractipennis) Cleta Tufted-Skipper (Polyctor cleta) Enops Tufted-Skipper (Polyctor enops) Purplish-black Skipper (Nisoniades rubescens) Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina) Morning Glory Pellicia (Pellicia dimidiata) Red-studded Skipper (Noctuana stator) Cryptic Skipper (Noctuana lactifera) Obscure Bolla (Bolla brennus) Spatulate Sootywing (Bolla eusebius) Mottled Bolla (Bolla clytius) Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) Golden-snouted Sootywing (Staphylus vulgata) Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) Aztec Scallopwing (Staphylus azteca) Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga) Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica) Polla Blue-Skipper (Paches polla) Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens) Tanned Hoary-Skipper (Carrhenes fuscescens) Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus) Crystal-winged Skipper (Onenses hyalophora) Antigonus erosus (Antigonus erosus) Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus) Bold Mylon (Mylon lassia) Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta) Pale Sicklewing (Achlyodes pallida) Northern Sicklewing (Eantis tamenund) Tanned Blue-Skipper (Quadrus lugubris) Orange-spotted Skipper (Atarnes sallei) Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus) Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata) Common Anastrus (Anastrus sempiternus) Common Bent-Skipper (Ebrietas anacreon) White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina) False Duskywing (Gesta invisus) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Scudder's Duskywing (Erynnis scudderi) Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella) Heliopyrgus sublinea (Heliopyrgus sublinea) Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte) Alana White-Skipper (Heliopetes alana) Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Mexican Sootywing (Pholisora mejicanus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Small-spotted Skipperling (Piruna microstictus) Hour-glass Skipperling (Piruna penaea) Malicious Skipper (Synapte malitiosa) Northern Faceted-Skipper (Synapte pecta) Salenus Skipper (Synapte salenus) Gold-washed Skipper (Vinius tryhana) Redundant Skipper (Corticea corticea) Violet-frosted Skipper (Mnasicles geta) Pale-rayed Skipper (Vidius perigenes) Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius) Inca Skipper (Vehilius inca) Pasture Skipper (Vehilius stictomenes) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Liris Skipper (Lerema ancillaris) Nikko Skipper (Niconiades nikko) Fantastic Skipper (Vettius fantasos) Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares philetes) Osca Skipper (Rhinthon osca) Huastecan Skipper (Decinea decinea) Lycortas Skipper (Orthos lycortas) Hidden-ray Skipper (Conga chydaea) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Tropical Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha arene) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) Sunrise Skipper (Adopaeoides prittwitzi) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Carus Skipper (Polites carus) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Pompeius Skipper (Pompeius pompeius) Glowing Skipper (Anatrytone mazai) Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Jeweled Skipper (Phanes aletes) Clench's Skipper (Virga clenchi) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas) Hecebolus Skipper (Panoquina hecebolus) Evans' Skipper (Panoquina evansi) Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius) Chestnut-marked Skipper (Thespieus macareus)Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Coahuila Giant-Skipper (Agathymus remingtoni) Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Montezuma's Cattleheart (Parides montezuma) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Mexican Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides epidaus) Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) Variable Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) Three-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus) Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) Magnificent Swallowtail (Pterourus garamas) Magnificent Swallowtail (Papilio garamus) Victorine Swallowtail (Papilio victorinus) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion) Androgeus Swallowtail (Papilio androgeus) Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) Pink-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio rogeri) Torquatus Swallowtail (Heraclides torquatus)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Mimic-Whites (Dismorphiinae)
Costa-spotted Mimic-White (Enantia albania)Whites (Pierinae)
Mexican Dartwhite (Catasticta nimbice) Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Catasticta flisa) Florida White (Appias drusilla) Mountain White (Leptophobia aripa) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Giant White (Ganyra josephina) Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia) Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) Viardi White (Pieriballia viardi) Costa Rican White (Hesperocharis costaricensis)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Salome Yellow (Eurema salome) Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula) Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Superb Cycadian or Great Cycadian (Eumaeus childrenae) Mexican Cycadian (Eumaeus toxea) Common Brangas (Brangas neora) Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Sky-blue Hairstreak (Pseudolycaena damo) Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) Goodson's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys goodsoni) Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus) Long-winged Greenstreak (Cyanophrys longula) Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis) Stained Greenstreak (Cyanophrys agricolor) Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon) Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius) Zebina Hairstreak (Rekoa zebina) Fine-lined Hairstreak (Arawacus sito) Creamy Stripestreak (Arawacus jada) Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia) Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea) Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius) Orange-crescent Groundstreak (Ziegleria guzanta) Ruddy Hairstreak (Electrostrymon sangala) Muted Hairstreak (Electrostrymon joya) White-striped Groundstreak (Calycopis clarina) Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca) White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata) Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea) Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa) Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon serapio) Megarus Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon megarus) Red-spotted Hairstreak (Tmolus echion) Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia) Pearly-gray Hairstreak (Strephonota tephraeus) Zebra-striped Hairstreak (Panthiades bathildis) Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus) Mexican-M Hairstreak (Parrhasius moctezuma)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Mexican Azure (Celastrina gozora) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis) Mexican Calephelis (Calephelis mexicana) Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni) Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula) Shining-blue Lasaia (Lasaia agesilas) Gray Sessilis (Lasaia sessilis) Maria's Metalmark (Lasaia maria) Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) Carousing Anteros (Anteros carausius) Sturnula Metalmark (Calydna sturnula) Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia) Falcate Metalmark (Emesis tenedia) White-spotted Emesis (Emesis aurimna) Great Emesis (Emesis mandana) Tegula Emesis (Emesis tegula) Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri) Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri) Red-rayed Euselasia (Euselasia hieronymi) Quilted Metalmark (Napaea umbra) Blue-based Theope (Theope virgilius)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Cotytto Clearwing (Pteronymia cotytto) Whitened Bluewing (Myscelia cyaniris) Small-eyed Sailor (Dynamine artemesia) Mexican Sailor (Dynamine postverta)Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea halia) Klug's Clearwing (Dircenna klugii)Clearwing Butterflies (Ithomiinae)
Greta morgane (Greta morgane)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) Juno Longwing (Dione juno) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Definite Patch (Chlosyne definita) Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis) Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne melitaeoides) Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Simple Checkerspot (Chlosyne hippodrome) Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita) Marina Patch (Chlosyne marina) Elf (Microtia elva) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Longwing Crescent (Eresia phillyra) Gray-based Crescent (Castilia griseobasalis) Mayan Crescent (Castilia myia) Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica) Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tulcis Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Black Crescent (Anthanassa ptolyca) Chestnut Crescent (Anthanassa argentea) Brown Crescent (Anthanassa atronia) Orange-patched Crescent (Anthanassa drusilla) Montane Crescent (Anthanassa sitalces) Black-bordered Crescent (Tegosa anieta) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia) Karwinski's Beauty (Smyrna karwinskii) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides) Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron) Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) Red Rim (Biblis hyperia) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima) Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila) Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis) Anna's Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna) Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta) Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa) Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome) Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena) Brownish Cracker (Hamadryas iphthime) Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)Tropical Brushfoots (Biblidinae)
Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe)Leafwings (Charaxinae)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Red-striped Leafwing (Siderone galanthis) Angled Leafwing (Memphis glycerium) Forrer's Leafwing (Memphis forreri) Pale-spotted Leafwing (Memphis pithyusa)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Dusky Emperor (Asterocampa idyja) Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure) Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)Morphos (Morphinae)
Common Morpho (Morpho helenor) Orange Owl-Butterfly (Opsiphanes boisduvallii) Split-banded Owl-Butterfly (Opsiphanes cassina)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Plain Satyr (Cissia pompilia) Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes) Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Sphingicampa heiligbrodti) Sphingicampa hubbardi (Sphingicampa hubbardi)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Giant sphinx (Cocytius antaeus) Occult sphinx (Manduca occulta) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Istar sphinx (Sphinx istar)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Vulcan Tiger Moth (Eurata vulcanus)Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Eudesmia menea (Eudesmia menea)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Aemilia ambigua (Aemilia ambigua) Euchaetes elegans (Euchaetes elegans) Hypercompe confusa (Hypercompe confusa) Hypercompe oslari (Hypercompe oslari) Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon) Horama plumipes (Horama plumipes) Macrocneme chrysitis (Macrocneme chrysitis) Pseudosphex leovasquezae (Pseudosphex leovasquezae) Syntomeida melanthus (Syntomeida melanthus)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)
Machimia trigama (Machimia trigama)Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Inga sparsiciliella (Inga sparsiciliella)Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)
Ethmia hodgesella (Ethmia hodgesella)
