Regional Species Checklists
Butterflies and Moths of Costa Rica
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 271 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Phocides belus Belus Skipper
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Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop
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Polygonus savigny Manuel's Skipper
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Polythrix octomaculata Eight-spotted Longtail
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Polythrix mexicanus Mexican Longtail
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Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper
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Urbanus viterboana Bluish Longtail
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Urbanus belli Double-striped Longtail
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Urbanus pronus Pronus Longtail
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Urbanus teleus Teleus Longtail
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Urbanus tanna Tanna Longtail
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Urbanus simplicius Plain Longtail
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Astraptes talus Green Flasher
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Astraptes fulgerator Two-barred Flasher
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Astraptes egregius Small-spotted Flasher
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Astraptes alardus Frosted Flasher
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Astraptes anaphus Yellow-tipped Flasher
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Autochton vectilucis Central American Banded-Skipper
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Autochton longipennis Spike Banded-Skipper
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Spathilepia clonius Falcate Skipper
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Cogia calchas Mimosa Skipper
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Bungalotis quadratum Pallid Scarlet-eye
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Nisoniades godma Godma Tufted-Skipper or Guatemalan Nison
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Noctuana lactifera Cryptic Skipper
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Staphylus unicornis Unicorn Sootywing
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Xenophanes tryxus Glassy-winged Skipper
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Mylon lassia Bold Mylon
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Achlyodes busirus heros Giant Sicklewing
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Achlyodes pallida Pale Sicklewing
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Eantis tamenund Northern Sicklewing
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Zera hyacinthinus Bruised Skipper
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Grais stigmaticus Hermit Skipper
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Helias cama Squared Bent-Skipper
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Chiomara georgina White-patched Skipper
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Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
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Aethilla echina Echina Skipper
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Burnsius albescens White Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson's White-Skipper
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Heliopetes arsalte Veined White-Skipper
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Heliopetes alana Alana White-Skipper
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Creonpyge creon Creon Skipper
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Mysoria barcastus ambigua Royal Firetip
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Mysoria amra Blue-collared Firetip
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Anthoptus epictetus Trailside Skipper
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Apaustus gracilis Delicate Skipper
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Callimormus saturnus Saturnus Skipper
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Cymaenes trebius Fawn-spotted Skipper
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Arita arita Arita Skipper or Green-browed Skipper
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Decinea percosius Double-dotted Skipper
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Ancyloxypha arene Tropical Least Skipper
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Talides alternata Alternate Ruby-eye
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Pompeius pompeius Pompeius Skipper
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Poanes zabulon Zabulon Skipper
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Poanes melane Umber Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Remella duena Guatemalan Remella
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Lerodea arabus Olive-clouded Skipper
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Calpodes ethlius Brazilian Skipper
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Saliana esperi Perching Saliana
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Neoxeniades luda Luda Skipper
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Nyctelius nyctelius Violet-banded Skipper
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Thespieus macareus Chestnut-marked Skipper
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Oxynthes corusca Corusca Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parides photinus Pink-spotted Cattleheart
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Parides montezuma Montezuma's Cattleheart
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Parides sesostris Emerald-patched Cattleheart
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Parides childrenae Green-celled Cattleheart
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Parides panares Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
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Parides erithalion Variable Cattleheart
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Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail
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Battus belus Batus Swallowtail
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Papilio victorinus Victorine Swallowtail
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Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail
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Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail
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Papilio astyalus Broad-banded Swallowtail
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Papilio anchisiades Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Leodonta tellane Tellane White
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Melete lycimnia Common Melwhite
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Melete polyhymnia Golden Melwhite
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Catasticta flisa Narrow-banded Dartwhite
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Catasticta hegemon hegemon Frosted Dartwhite
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Catasticta nimbice Mexican Dartwhite
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Catasticta teutila Pure-banded Dartwhite
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Catasticta sisamnus Whitened Dartwhite
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Pereute charops Darkened White
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Archonias brassolis Cattleheart White
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Pieriballia viardi Viardi White
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Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis Bluish White
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Leptophobia aripa Mountain White
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Ascia monuste Great Southern White
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Ganyra josephina Giant White
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Ganyra phaloe limona Godart's White
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Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur
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Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis argante Apricot Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Eurema daira Barred Yellow
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Eurema elathea elathea Banded Yellow
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Eurema salome Salome Yellow
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Eurema albula Ghost Yellow
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
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Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
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Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena heteronea Blue Copper
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Hypaurotis crysalus Colorado Hairstreak
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Cyanophrys herodotus Tropical Greenstreak
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Rekoa palegon Gold-bordered Hairstreak
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Arawacus togarna Togarna Hairstreak
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Calycopis isobeon Dusky-blue Groundstreak
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Calycopis drusilla Drusilla Groundstreak
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Strymon rufofusca Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon megarus Megarus Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon ziba Red-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak
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Tmolus echion Red-spotted Hairstreak
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Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Mesosemia lamachus Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
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Calephelis perditalis Rounded Metalmark
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Calephelis iris Iris Calephelis
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Baeotis zonata Bumblebee Metalmark
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Lasaia sula Blue Metalmark
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Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie
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Emesis mandana Great Emesis
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Thisbe lycorias Banner Metalmark
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Napaea umbra Quilted Metalmark
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Eurybia lycisca Blue-winged Eurybia
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Eurybia patrona Great Eurybia
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Rhetus arcius Long-tailed Metalmark
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Theope virgilius Blue-based Theope
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Aeria eurimedia Banded Tigerwing
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Lycorea halia Tiger Mimic-Queen
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Tithorea tarricina Cream-spotted Tigerwing or Variable Prestonian
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Dircenna klugii Klug's Clearwing
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Mechanitis lysimnia Lysimnia Tigerwing
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Mechanitis polymnia Polymnia Tigerwing
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Ithomia heraldica Heraldica Clearwing
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Ithomia patilla Patilla Clearwing
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Hyposcada virginiana Virginia Clearwing
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Oleria paula Paula's Clearwing
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Episcada salvinia Salvin's Clearwing or Salvin's Ticlear
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Pteronymia alcmena Alcmena Clearwing
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Pteronymia latilla Latilla Clearwing
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Pteronymia picta notilla Picta Clearwing
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Pteronymia rufocincta West-Mexican Clearwing
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Godyris nero Nero's Clearwing or Fiddler's Ticlear
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Hypoleria lavinia Lavinia Clearwing
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Greta polissena umbrana Polissena Clearwing
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Actinote anteas Anteas Actinote
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Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot
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Dione juno Juno Longwing
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Dryas iulia Julia Heliconian
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Eueides aliphera Fine-lined Longwing
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Eueides isabella Isabella's Heliconian
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Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian
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Heliconius cydno Cydno Longwing
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Heliconius pachinus Pachinus Longwing
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Heliconius doris viridis Doris Longwing
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Heliconius erato Erato Heliconian
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Heliconius hecale Hecale Longwing
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Heliconius ismenius Tiger-striped Longwing
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Heliconius hewitsonii Hewitson's Longwing
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Heliconius sara Sara Longwing
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Euptoieta hegesia Mexican Fritillary
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Historis odius Orion
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Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty
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Adelpha californica California Sister
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Adelpha tracta Tracta Sister
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Adelpha fessonia Band-celled Sister
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Adelpha iphicleola Iphicleola Sister or Confusing Sister
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Adelpha cytherea Cytherea Sister
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Marpesia chiron Many-banded Daggerwing
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Marpesia berania fruhstorferi Orange Daggerwing
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Doxocopa cyane Mexican Emperor
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Doxocopa laurentia cherubina Turquoise Emperor
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Catonephele numilia Blue-frosted Banner
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Eunica alcmena alcmena Dark Purplewing
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Myscelia cyaniris Whitened Bluewing
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Hamadryas februa Gray Cracker
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Hamadryas feronia Variable Cracker
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Hamadryas guatemalena Guatemalan Cracker
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Hamadryas iphthime Brownish Cracker
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Hamadryas amphinome Red Cracker
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Pyrrhogyra crameri Rounded Banner
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Temenis laothoe Orange Banner
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Callicore pitheas Two-eyed Eighty-eight
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Diaethria astala Astala Eighty-eight or Navy Eighty-eight
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Diaethria clymena Cramer's Eighty-eight
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Diaethria gabaza eupepla Smudged Eighty-eight
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Diaethria pandama Orange-striped Eighty-eight
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Colobura dirce Dirce Beauty
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Hypanartia lethe Orange Mapwing
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Chlosyne janais Crimson Patch
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Chlosyne definita Definite Patch
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Chlosyne erodyle Erodyle Checkerspot
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Chlosyne poecile Poecile Checkerspot
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Chlosyne hippodrome Simple Checkerspot
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Chlosyne rosita Rosita Patch
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Chlosyne theona Theona Checkerspot
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Microtia elva Elf
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Eresia clio Clio Crescent
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Eresia ithomioides Variable Crescent
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Eresia phillyra Longwing Crescent
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Castilia eranites Mimic Crescent
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Castilia ofella White-dotted Crescent
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Castilia myia Mayan Crescent
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Anthanassa drusilla Orange-patched Crescent
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Anthanassa dracaena phlegias Notched Crescent
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Anthanassa argentea Chestnut Crescent
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Anthanassa atronia Brown Crescent
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Anthanassa frisia Cuban Crescent
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Anthanassa tulcis Tulcis Crescent
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Anartia jatrophae White Peacock
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Anartia fatima Banded Peacock
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Siproeta stelenes Malachite
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Siproeta epaphus Rusty-tipped Page
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Consul electra Pearly Leafwing
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Consul fabius Tiger-striped Leafwing
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Consul panariste jansoni Blackened Leafwing
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Hypna clytemnestra Silver-studded Leafwing
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Zaretis ellops Seasonal Leafwing
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Fountainea nobilis Noble Leafwing
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Memphis ambrosia ambrosia Ambrosia Leafwing
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Memphis arginussa eubaena Mottled Leafwing
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Fountainea glycerium Angled Leafwing
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Archaeoprepona demophon One-spotted Prepona
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Archaeoprepona demophoon Two-spotted Prepona
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Antirrhea philoctetes Northern Antirrhea
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Morpho deidamia Scarce Morpho
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Caligo brasiliensis sulana Dark Owl-Butterfly
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Caligo illioneus oberon Dusky Owl-butterfly
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Caligo telamonius Pale Owl
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Caligo atreus Atreus Owl
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Cithaerias pireta Rusted Clearwing-Satyr
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Pierella helvina Red-washed Satyr
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Pierella luna Moon Satyr
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Megisto rubricata Red Satyr
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Euptychia insolata Insolata Satyr
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Hermeuptychia hermes Hermes Satyr
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Cissia labe Labe Satyr or Rusty-spotted Satyr
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Cissia pseudoconfusa Gold-stained Satyr
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Magneuptychia libye Blue-gray Satyr
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Pareuptychia metaleuca White-banded Satyr
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Pareuptychia ocirrhoe White Satyr
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Satyrotaygetis satyrina Wide-bordered Satyr
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Taygetis thamyra Thamyra Satyr
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Oxeoschistus tauropolis Yellow-patched Satyr or Starred Oxeo
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Morpho achilles Blue-banded Morpho
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Morpho helenor Common Morpho
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Pachylia ficus Fig sphinx
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Erateina staudingeri Staudinger's Longtail
Uraniidae Swallowtail Moths
