List of butterflies of Jamaica
# List of butterflies of Jamaica

This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica.

The list is most likely incomplete. There is also a list of moths of Jamaica.

## Papilionidae

### Papilioninae

* Battus polydamas jamaicensis, gold rim swallowtail (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
* Eurytides marcellinus (Doubleday, [1845])
* Papilio demoleus demoleus, lime swallowtail Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
* Papilio melonius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
* Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
* Papilio andraemon andraemon, Bahamian swallowtail (Hübner, [1823])
* Papilio pelaus pelaus, prickly ash swallowtail Fabricius, 1775

## Hesperiidae

### Eudaminae

* Aguna asander jasper Evans, 1952
* Astraptes anaphus anausis (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
* Astraptes jaira (Butler, 1870)
* Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777)
* Cabares potrillo potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
* Chioides churchi E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948
* Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867)
* Phocides lincea perkinsi (Kaye, 1931)
* Polygonus leo hagar Evans, 1952
* Proteides mercurius jamaicensis, mercurial skipper Skinner, 1920

### Pyrginae

* Anastrus sempiternus dilloni (E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948)
* Eantis mithridates (Fabricius, 1793)
* Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775)
* Ephyriades brunnea jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
* Gesta gesta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)
* Grais stigmaticus juncta Evans, 1953
* Pyrgus oileus, tropical checkered skipper (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Timochares runia Evans, 1953
* Urbanus proteus, common long-tailed skipper (Linnaeus 1758)

### Hesperiinae

* Choranthus lilliae E. Bell, 1931
* Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
* Euphyes singularis insolata, Butler's branded skipper (Butler, 1878)
* Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, [1824])
* Panoquina ocola ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
* Perichares philetes (Gmelin, [1790])
* Pyrrhocalles jamaicensis, Schaus's skipper (Schaus, 1902)
* Rhinthon cubana cubana, branded skipper (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
* Synapte malitiosa malitiosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
* Troyus turneri Warren & Turland 2012
* Wallengrenia vesuria (Plötz, 1882)

## Pieridae

### Coliadinae

* Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1779)
* Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
* Anteos maerula maerula, yellow angled-sulphur (Fabricius, 1775)
* Aphrissa godartiana hartonia (Butler, 1870)
* Aphrissa statira cubana d'Almeida, 1939
* Eurema adamsi (Lathy, 1898)
* Eurema boisduvaliana (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
* Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)
* Nathalis iole iole Boisduval, 1836
* Phoebis argante comstocki Avinoff, 1944
* Pyrisitia dina parvumbra (Kaye, 1925)
* Pyrisitia lisa euterpe, little sulphur (Ménétriés, 1832)
* Pyrisitia messalina (Fabricius, 1785)
* Pyrisitia nise nise, mimosa yellow (Cramer, 1775)
* Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia, proterpia orange, tailed orange (Fabricius, 1775)

### Pierinae

* Ganyra josephina paramaryllis (W. Comstock, 1943)
* Appias drusilla castalia, Jamaican albatross (Fabricius, 1793)

## Lycaenidae

### Theclinae

* Chlorostrymon orbis K. Johnson & D. Smith, 1993
* Chlorostrymon simaethis jago (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
* Cyanophrys crethona (Hewitson, 1874)
* Cyanophrys hartii T. Turner & J. Miller, 1992
* Electrostrymon angelia pantoni (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
* Electrostrymon pan (Drury, 1773)
* Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
* Rekoa bourkei (Kaye, [1925])
* Strymon acis gossei (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
* Strymon bazochii gundlachianus M. Bates, 1935
* Strymon istapa cybira (Hewitson, 1874)
* Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868)
* Strymon martialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)

### Polyommatinae

* Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)
* Cyclargus dominica (Möschler, 1886)
* Cyclargus shuturn K. Johnson & Bálint, 1995
* Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Leptotes cassius theonus, Cassius blue(Lucas, 1857)
* Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931

## Nymphalidae

### Libytheinae

* Libytheana terena (Godart, 1819)

### Danainae

* Anetia jaegeri (Ménétriés, 1832)
* Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819)
* Danaus eresimus tethys W. Forbes, [1944]
* Danaus gilippus jamaicensis (H. Bates, 1864)
* Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner, [1826])
* Greta diaphanus diaphanus (Drury, 1773)
* Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)

### Heliconiinae

* Agraulis vanilla insularis, Gulf fritillary, silver-spotted flambeau (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Dryas iulia delila, Julia butterfly (Fabricius, 1775)
* Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary (Cramer, 1775)
* Euptoieta hegesia hegesia, tropical fritillary (Cramer, 1779)
* Heliconius charithonia simulator, zebra heliconian longwing Röber, 1921

### Limenitidinae

* Adelpha abyla (Hewitson, 1850)

### Apaturinae

* Doxocopa laure laura (Hübner, 1823])

### Biblidinae

* Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782)
* Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926
* Dynamine serina serina (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hamadryas amphichloe diasia (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
* Lucinia cadma (Drury, 1773)
* Mestra dorcas dorcas, Jamaican mestra(Fabricius, 1775)

### Cyrestinae

* Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)
* Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824])

### Nymphalinae

* Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis, Jamaican white peacock Möschler, 1886
* Anthanassa frisia frisia, Cuban crescentspot (Poey, 1832)
* Antillea pelops pygmaea (Godart, 1819)
* Antillea proclea (Doubleday, [1847])
* Atlantea pantoni (Kaye, 1906)
* Colobura dirce wolcotti W. Comstock, 1942
* Historis acheronta cadmus (Cramer, 1775)
* Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793)
* Junonia evarete zonalis, tropical buckeye C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867]
* Junonia genoveva, mangrove buckeye (Cramer, 1780)
* Siproeta stelenes stelenes, Antillean malachite (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Vanessa atalanta rubria, red admiral (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
* Vanessa virginiensis, American painted lady (Drury, 1773)

### Charaxinae

* Anaea troglodyta portia, Jamaican tropical leafwing (Fabricius, 1775)
* Fountainea johnsoni (Avinoff & Shoumatoff, 1941)

### Satyrinae

* Calisto zangis (Fabricius, 1775)
