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List of butterflies of Jamaica

Index List of butterflies of Jamaica

This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica. [1]

85 relations: Achlyodes mithridates, American painted lady, Anaea troglodyta, Anartia jatrophae, Anastrus sempiternus, Anteos clorinde, Anteos maerula, Anthanassa frisia, Antillea pelops, Aphrissa statira, Appias drusilla, Astraptes anaphus, Battus polydamas, Butterfly, Cabares potrillo, Calisto zangis, Chlorostrymon simaethis, Colobura dirce, Cymaenes tripunctus, Danaus eresimus, Doxocopa laure, Dryas iulia, Electrostrymon angelia, Electrostrymon pan, Ephyriades arcas, Ephyriades brunnea, Eunica monima, Eunica tatila, Euphyes, Euptoieta claudia, Euptoieta hegesia, Eurema boisduvaliana, Eurema dina, Eurema lisa, Eurema messalina, Eurema nicippe, Eurema proterpia, Ganyra josephina, Greta diaphanus, Gulf fritillary, Heliconius charithonia, Hemiargus ceraunus, Historis acheronta, Hypanartia paullus, Jaeger's anetia, Jamaica, Jamaican monarch, Junonia evarete, Junonia genoveva, Kricogonia lyside, ..., Leptotes cassius, List of moths of Jamaica, Long-tailed skipper, Lucinia cadma, Lycorea halia, Marpesia chiron, Marpesia eleuchea, Mestra, Monarch butterfly, Nathalis iole, Nyctelius nyctelius, Panoquina ocola, Papilio andraemon, Papilio demoleus, Papilio homerus, Papilio melonius, Papilio pelaus, Papilio thersites, Phoebis argante, Polygonus leo, Proteides, Protographium marcellinus, Pyrgus oileus, Pyrisitia nise, Queen (butterfly), Rekoa bourkei, Rhinthon (butterfly), Siproeta stelenes, Strymon acis, Strymon bazochii, Strymon istapa, Strymon martialis, Troyus turneri, Vanessa atalanta, Western pygmy blue. Expand index (35 more) »

Achlyodes mithridates

Achlyodes mithridates, the sickle-winged skipper or Jung's dusky wing, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.

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American painted lady

The American painted lady or American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms is a butterfly found throughout North America.

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Anaea troglodyta

Anaea troglodyta, the Florida leafwing, Portia or Florida goatweed butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Anartia jatrophae

Anartia jatrophae (white peacock) is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America.

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Anastrus sempiternus

Anastrus sempiternus, the common bluevent, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.

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Anteos clorinde

Anteos clorinde, the white angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

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Anteos maerula

Anteos maerula, the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

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Anthanassa frisia

Anthanassa frisia, the Cuban crescentspot, Cuban checkerspot or Cuban crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Antillea pelops

Antillea pelops is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Aphrissa statira

Aphrissa statira, the statira sulphur, is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Pieridae.

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Appias drusilla

Appias drusilla, the Florida white or tropical white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Astraptes anaphus

Astraptes anaphus, the yellow-tipped flasher or dull astraptes, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.

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Battus polydamas

Battus polydamas, the gold rim swallowtail, Polydamas swallowtail or tailless swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

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Butterfly

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

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Cabares potrillo

Cabares potrillo, the potrillo skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.

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Calisto zangis

Calisto zangis, the Jamaican satyr is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Chlorostrymon simaethis

Chlorostrymon simaethis, the silver-banded hairstreak, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Colobura dirce

Colobura dirce, the Dirce beauty, mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Cymaenes tripunctus

Cymaenes tripunctus, known generally as the three-spotted skipper or dingy dotted skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.

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Danaus eresimus

Danaus eresimus, the soldier or tropical queen, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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Doxocopa laure

Doxocopa laure, the silver emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Dryas iulia

Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia),Lamas, G. (editor) (2004).

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Electrostrymon angelia

Electrostrymon angelia, the fulvous hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae.

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Electrostrymon pan

Electrostrymon pan is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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Ephyriades arcas

Ephyriades arcas, the Caribbean duskywing, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.

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Ephyriades brunnea

Ephyriades brunnea, the Florida duskywing skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

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Eunica monima

Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae.

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Eunica tatila

Eunica tatila, the Florida purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family of butterflies known as Nymphalidae.

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Euphyes

The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the Hesperiidae family (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

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Euptoieta claudia

Euptoieta claudia, the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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Euptoieta hegesia

Euptoieta hegesia, the Mexican fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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Eurema boisduvaliana

Eurema boisduvaliana, or Boisduval's yellow, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

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Eurema dina

Eurema dina, the dina yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Eurema lisa

Eurema lisa, commonly known as the little yellow, little sulphur or little sulfur, is a butterfly species of subfamily Coliadinae that occurs in Central America and the southern part of North America.

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Eurema messalina

Eurema messalina, the shy yellow, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

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Eurema nicippe

Eurema nicippe, the sleepy orange, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Eurema proterpia

Eurema proterpia, the tailed orange, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Ganyra josephina

Ganyra josephina, the giant white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

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Greta diaphanus

Greta diaphanus, the Antillean clearwing, is a species of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Dru Drury in 1773.

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Gulf fritillary

The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Heliconiinae.

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Heliconius charithonia

Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae.

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Hemiargus ceraunus

Hemiargus ceraunus, the Ceraunus blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Historis acheronta

Historis acheronta, the tailed cecropian, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc.

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Hypanartia paullus

Hypanartia paullus (Antillean mapwing) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Jaeger's anetia

The Jaeger's anetia (Anetia jaegeri) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Jamaican monarch

The Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile) is a species of milkweed butterfly in the nymphalid Danainae subfamily.

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Junonia evarete

Junonia evarete, the West Indian buckeye, mangrove buckeye or tropical buckeye, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly found from Florida and the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, to tropical and subtropical South America.

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Junonia genoveva

Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Kricogonia lyside

Kricogonia lyside, the lyside sulphur or guayacan sulphur, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Leptotes cassius

Leptotes cassius, the Cassius blue or tropical striped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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List of moths of Jamaica

This list of moths of Jamaica consists of moths recorded from the island of Jamaica.

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Long-tailed skipper

The long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina and north into the southern part of the United States of America.

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Lucinia cadma

Lucinia cadma is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae).

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Lycorea halia

No description.

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Marpesia chiron

Marpesia chiron, the many-banded daggerwing, is a species of daggerwings, map butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

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Marpesia eleuchea

Marpesia eleuchea, the Antillean daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Mestra

In Greek mythology, Mestra (Μήστρα, Mēstra)She is also occasionally referred to as Mnestra in modern sources, though the form is not anciently attested; cf.

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Monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae.

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Nathalis iole

Nathalis iole, the dainty sulphur or dwarf yellow, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Nyctelius nyctelius

Nyctelius nyctelius, known generally as the violet-banded skipper or nyctelius skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.

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Panoquina ocola

Panoquina ocola, the ocola skipper or long-winged skipper, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.

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Papilio andraemon

Papilio andraemon, the Bahaman swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily.

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Papilio demoleus

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly.

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Papilio homerus

Papilio homerus, the Homerus swallowtail or Jamaican swallowtail, is the largest butterfly in the Western Hemisphere.

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Papilio melonius

Papilio melonius is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Jamaica.

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Papilio pelaus

Papilio pelaus, the prickly ash swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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Papilio thersites

Papilio thersites, the Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

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Phoebis argante

Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

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Polygonus leo

Polygonus leo, the hammock skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.

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Proteides

Proteides is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

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Protographium marcellinus

Protographium marcellinus, the Jamaican kite, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

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Pyrgus oileus

Pyrgus oileus, the tropical checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae).

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Pyrisitia nise

Pyrisitia nise, the mimosa yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Queen (butterfly)

The queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of.

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Rekoa bourkei

Rekoa bourkei, the Jamaican hairstreak or Hispaniolan hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Rhinthon (butterfly)

Rhinthon is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Siproeta stelenes

Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae).

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Strymon acis

Strymon acis, the Bartram's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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Strymon bazochii

Strymon bazochii, the lantana scrub-hairstreak or smaller lantana butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Strymon istapa

Strymon istapa the mallow hairstreak, mallow-scrub hairstreak, dotted hairstreak or Hewitson's hairstreak.

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Strymon martialis

Strymon martialis, known generally as martial scrub hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae.

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Troyus turneri

Troyus turneri, Turner's Skipper, is a butterfly found in Jamaica.

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Vanessa atalanta

Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or previously, the red admirable, is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots.

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Western pygmy blue

The western pygmy blue (Brephidium exilis or Brephidium exile) is one of the smallest butterflies in the world and the smallest in North America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_Jamaica

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