List of butterflies of Belize

Location of Belize

This is a list of butterflies of Belize. According to a recent estimate, there are about 700 butterfly species in Belize.

## Papilionidae

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### Papilioninae

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* Battus philenor acauda
* Battus polydamas polydamas
* Battus laodamas copanae
* Battus chalceus ingenuus
* Battus lycidas
* Parides photinus
* Parides montezuma tulana
* Parides eurimedes mylotes
* Parides childrenae childrenae
* Parides sesostris zestos
* Parides panares lycimenes
* Parides erithalion polyzelus
* Parides iphidamas iphidamas
* Protographium epidaus epidaus
* Protographium philolaus philolaus
* Protographium agesilaus neosilaus
* Protographium dioxippus lacandones
* Protographium calliste calliste
* Protographium thyastes marchandii
* Eurytides salvini
* Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus
* Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus
* Mimoides ilus branchus
* Mimoides phaon phaon
* Heraclides pharnaces rogeri
* Heraclides erostratus erostratus
* Heraclides anchisiades idaeus
* Heraclides torquatus tolus
* Heraclides ornythion
* Heraclides astyalus pallas
* Heraclides androgeus epidaurus
* Heraclides thoas autocles
* Heraclides paeon thrason
* Papilio cresphontes
* Papilio polyxenes asterius
* Pterourus garamas electryon
* Pterourus menatius victorinus

## Pieridae

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### Dismorphinae

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* Enantia licinia marion
* Enantia albania albania
* Dismorphia eunoe eunoe
* Dismorphia amphiona praxinoe
* Dismorphia theucharila fortunata

### Pierinae

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* Archonias tereas approximata
* Charonias eurytele nigrescens
* Melete florinda florinda
* Melete isandra
* Appias drusilla drusilla
* Itaballia demophile calydonia
* Itaballia pandosia kicaha
* Pieriballia viardi laogore
* Perrhybris pamela
* Ascia monuste monuste
* Ganyra josephina josepha

### Coliadinae

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* Zerene cesonia cesonia
* Anteos clorinde
* Anteos maerula
* Kricogonia lyside lyside
* Phoebis rurina intermedia
* Phoebis philea philea
* Phoebis argante argante
* Phoebis agarithe agarithe
* Phoebis sennae marcellina
* Phoebis trite trite
* Aphrissa statira jada
* Aphrissa boisduvalii
* Eurema proterpia
* Eurema mexicana mexicana
* Eurema xanthochlora
* Eurema boisduvaliana
* Eurema dina westwoodi
* Eurema albula
* Eurema nise nelphe
* Eurema lisa lisa
* Eurema nicippe
* Eurema daira lydia
* Nathalis iole

## Riodinidae

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### Euselasiinae

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* Hades noctula
* Euselasia aurantiaca
* Euselasia cataleuca
* Euselasia hieronymi
* Euselasia mys
* Euselasia pusilla

### Riodininae

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* Perophthalma tullius lasius
* Leucochimona nivalis
* Leucochimona vestalis
* Mesosemia gaudiolum
* Mesosemia lamachus
* Mesosemia methion
* Napaea eucharila
* Napaea umbra
* Eurybia lycisca
* Eurybia patrona persona
* Lyropteryx lyra cleadas
* Ancyluris inca inca
* Ancyluris jurgenseni
* Rhetus periander
* Rhetus arcius thia
* Melanis iarbas
* Melanis pixe pixe
* Isapis agyrtus hera
* Lepricornis strigosus
* Baeotis zonata
* Caria lampeto
* Charis auius
* Charis gynaea zama
* Charis velutina
* Calephelis argyrodines
* Calephelis browni
* Calephelis clenchi
* Calephelis fulmen
* Calephelis maya
* Calephelis stallingsi
* Calephelis tikal
* Calephelis yucatana
* Calephelis wellingi wellingi
* Lasaia sula
* Lasaia agesilas
* Lasaia oileus
* Mesene celetes
* Mesene croceella
* Mesene leucopus
* Mesene phareus rubella
* Esthemopsis alicia
* Chimastrum argentea
* Symmachia acusatrix
* Symmachia probetor
* Anteros carausius carausius
* Sarota craspediodinata
* Sarota chrysus dematria
* Calydna lusca venusta
* Calydna sturnula hegias
* Emesis lucinda aurima
* Emesis mandana
* Emesis lupina
* Emesis saturata
* Emesis ocipore
* Emesis tegula
* Emesis tenedia
* Emesis vulpina
* Pachythone ignifer
* Apodemia hypoglauca wellingi
* Thisbe irenea belides
* Thisbe lycorias lycorias
* Lemonias agave
* Juditha ascolides
* Juditha molpe
* Synargis mycone
* Synargis nymphidioides
* Pandemos godmanii
* Calosphila cilissa
* Hypophyla sudias
* Caliocasma lilina
* Theope basilea
* Theope cratylus
* Theope diores
* Theope virgilius
* Nymphidium ascolia

## Lycaenidae

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### Theclinae

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* Eumaeus childrenae
* Eumaeus toxea
* Arcas cypria
* Evenus regalis
* Evenus telemus antinous
* Evenus gabriela
* Pseudolycaena damo
* Theritas mavors
* Cycnus phaleros
* Thereus citonius cambes
* Thereus lausus
* Panthiades battus jalan
* Panthiades bitias bitias
* Panthiades ochus
* Arawacus jada
* Arawacus phaea
* Arawacus phaenna
* Arawacus sito
* Arawacus togarna
* Pendantus sethon
* Celmia celmus
* Tmolus cydrara
* Tmolus dolium
* Tmolus echiolus
* Ministrymon maevia
* Ministrymon azia
* Ministrymon scopas
* Ministrymon coronata
* Oenomaus ortygnus
* Oenomais rustan
* Allosmaitia pion
* Chalybs janias
* Janthecla janthodonia
* Thecla halciones
* Thecla conoveria
* Ocaria thales
* Thecla empusa
* Siderus tephraeus
* Parrhasius polibetes
* Parrhasius orgia melissa
* Michaelus ira
* Cyanophrys miserabilis
* Cyanophrys herodutus
* Rekoa marius
* Rekoa meton
* Rekoa palegon
* Orcya ahola
* Atlides bacis
* Atlides polybe
* Brangas caraunus
* Calystryma trebula
* Calycopis isobeon
* Electrostrymon denarius
* Serratofalca sasha
* Mercedes demonassa
* Mercedes mimas
* Ziegleria hesperitis
* Gigantorubra shueyi
* Strymon albata sedecia
* Strymon bazochii
* Strymon bubastus
* Strymon cestri
* Strymon columella
* Strymon mulucha
* Strymon serapio
* Strymon yojoa
* Strymon basilides
* Strymon gabatha
* Thecla barajo

### Polyommatinae

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* Brephidium exilis exilis
* Leptotes cassius striata
* Leptotes marina
* Zizula cyna tulliola
* Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
* Hemiargus hanno
* Everes comyntas texana

## Nymphalidae

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### Libytheidae

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* Libytheana carinenta mexicana

### Danainae

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* Danaus plexippus plexippus
* Danaus gilippus thersippus
* Danaus eresimus montezuma
* Lycorea cleobaea atergatis
* Lycorea ilione albescens
* Anetia thirza thirza

### Ithomiinae

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* Tithorea tarricina duenna
* Tithorea harmonia hippothous
* Melinaea ethra imitata
* Thyridia psidii melantho
* Mechanitis lysimnia doryssus
* Mechanitis polymnia lycidice
* Mechanitis menapis saturata
* Napeogenes tolosa tolosa
* Hypothyris euclea valora
* Hypothyris lycaste dionaea
* Ithomia patilla
* Ithomia leila
* Aeria eurimedia pacifica
* Hyposcada virginiana nigricosta
* Oleria zea
* Oleria paula
* Callithomia hezia hedila
* Dircenna klugii
* Dircenna dero euchytma
* Godyris zavaleta sosunga
* Greta oto
* Greta nero
* Greta morgane
* Greta andromica lyra
* Greta anette
* Episcada salvinia
* Hypoleria cassotis
* Pteronymia artena artena
* Pteronymia cotytto

### Heliconiinae

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* Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni
* Actinote pellenea guatemalena
* Actinote anteas
* Philaethria dido diatonica
* Dryadula phaetusa
* Dione juno huascuma
* Agraulis vanillae incarnata
* Dryas iulia moderata
* Eueides aliphera gracilis
* Eueides lineata
* Eueides vibilia vialis
* Eueides procula asidia
* Eueides isabella eva
* Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
* Heliconius cydno galanthus
* Heliconius doris transiens
* Heliconius erato petiverana
* Heliconius hecalesia octavia
* Heliconius hecale zuleika
* Heliconius ismenius telchinia
* Heliconius hortense
* Heliconius sapho leuce
* Heliconius sara

### Nymphalinae

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* Chlosyne janais
* Chlosyne gaudealis
* Chlosyne erodyle
* Chlosyne lacinia
* Thessalia theona
* Anthanassa drusilla lelex
* Anthanassa argentea
* Anthanassa ptolyca
* Anthanassa ardys
* Anthanassa tulcis
* Phyciodes phaon
* Phyciodes vesta graphica
* Eresia clara
* Eresia phillyra
* Castilia eranites
* Castilia ofella
* Castilia myia
* Tegosa guatemalena
* Colobura dirce
* Tigridia acesta
* Baeotus baeotus
* Historis odius odius
* Historis acheronta acheronta
* Smyrna blomfildia datis
* Biblis hyperia aganisa
* Mestra amymone
* Hamadryas februa ferentina
* Hamadryas honorina
* Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
* Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena
* Hamadryas ipthime joannae
* Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
* Hamadryas laodamia saurites
* Ectima erycinoides
* Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris
* Myscelia ethusa ethusa
* Dynamine theseus
* Dynamine thalassina
* Dynamine mylitta
* Dynamine artemisia glauce
* Dynamine dyonis
* Marpesia petreus
* Marpesia chiron marius
* Marpesia berania
* Marpesia harmonia
* Eunica tatila caerula
* Eunica monima modesta
* Eunica alcmena alcmena
* Temenis laothoe liberia
* Epiphile adrasta adrasta
* Nica flavilla canthara
* Pyrrhogyra neaerea hypsenor
* Pyrrhogyra otolais neis
* Pyrrhogyra crameri
* Pyrrhogyra edocla aenaria
* Catonephele mexicana
* Catonephele numilia esite
* Nessaea aglaura aglaura
* Diaethria anna
* Diaethria astala astala
* Callicore lyca lyca
* Callicore texa titania
* Callicore guatemalena
* Callicore patelina patelina
* Adelpha melanthe
* Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
* Adelpha cytherea marcia
* Adelpha basiloides
* Adelpha iphicla iphicleola
* Adelpha massilia
* Adelpha phylaca
* Adelpha naxia epiphicla
* Adelpha ixia leucas
* Adelpha serpa sentia
* Adelpha celerio
* Adelpha fessonia
* Adelpha felderi falcata
* Hypanartia godmani
* Hypanartia lethe
* Siproeta epaphus epaphus
* Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
* Siproeta superba superba
* Anartia fatima
* Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
* Vanessa virginiensis
* Vanessa cardui
* Junonia evarete zonalis
* Junonia genoveva

### Apaturinae

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* Doxocopa pavon
* Doxocopa laure
* Asterocampa idyja argus

### Charaxinae

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* Prepona dexamenus medinai
* Prepona gnorima
* Prepona omphale octavia
* Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
* Archaeoprepona demophon gulina
* Archaeoprepona meander phoebus
* Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
* Siderone marthesia
* Zaretis ellops
* Zaretis itys
* Zaretis callidryas
* Consul fabius cecrops
* Consul electra
* Anaea aidea
* Fountainea eurypyle confusa
* Fountainea glycerium
* Memphis morvus boisduvali
* Memphis forreri
* Memphis oenomais
* Memphis hedemanni
* Memphis orthesia
* Memphis xenica
* Memphis artacaena
* Memphis herbaceae
* Memphis pithyusa

### Morphinae

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* Antirrhea miltiades
* Morpho theseus justitiae
* Morpho polyphemus luna
* Morpho peleides montezuma

### Brassolinae

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* Dynastor macrosiris strix
* Dynastor darius stygianus
* Opsiphanes boisduvalii
* Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi
* Opsiphanes quiteria quirinus
* Opsiphanes invirae cuspidatus
* Opsiphanes cassina fabricii
* Catoblepia berecynthia whittakeri
* Eryphanis aesacus aesacus
* Caligo oileus scamander
* Caligo illioneus oberon
* Caligo memnon memnon
* Caligo eurilochus sulanus
* Caligo uranus
* Narope cyllastros testacea

### Satyrinae

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* Pierella luna heracles
* Manataria maculata
* Cyllopsis wellingi
* Cyllopsis gemma freemani
* Taygetis mermeria excavata
* Taygetis nympha
* Taygetis rufomarginata
* Taygetis leuctra
* Taygetis inconspicua
* Taygetis kerea
* Pseudodebis zimri
* Euptychia westwoodi
* Euptychia mollis
* Megeuptychia antonoe
* Vareuptychia similis
* Vareuptychia usitata pieria
* Cissia confusa
* Cissia pseudoconfusa
* Cissia labe
* Magneuptychia libye
* Pareuptychia metaleuca
* Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
* Ypthimoides remissa
* Hermeuptychia hermes
* Chloreuptychia sericeella
* Cepheuptychia glaucina

## Hesperiidae

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* Achalarus albociliatus
* Achalarus toxeus
* Achlyodes busirus heros
* Achlyodes mithridates thraso
* Achlyodes tamenund
* Aethilla echina
* Aethilla lavochrea
* Aguna asander
* Aguna aurunce hypozonius
* Aguna claxon
* Aguna metophis
* Aguna panama
* Aides brilla
* Aides dysoni
* Anastrus neaeris
* Anastrus tolimus
* Anatrytone mella
* Anisochoria pedaliodina
* Anisochoria polysticta
* Anthoptus epictetus
* Antigonus corosus
* Antigonus erosus
* Antigonus nearchus
* Argyrogrammana stilbe holosticta
* Arteurotia tractipennis
* Astraptes alardus
* Astraptes alector hopferi
* Astraptes anaphus annetta
* Astraptes aulestes
* Astraptes creteus crana
* Astraptes egregius
* Astraptes enotrus
* Astraptes fulgerator azul
* Astraptes janeria
* Astraptes phalaecus
* Astraptes talus
* Atarnes sallei
* Autochton aunus
* Autochton bipunctatus
* Autochton longipennis
* Autochton neis
* Autochton zarex
* Behemothia godmanii
* Bolla imbras
* Bungalotis astylos
* Bungalotis midas
* Bungalotis milleri
* Bungalotis quadratum
* Cabares potrillo
* Callimormus alsimo
* Callimormus juventus
* Callimormus saturnus
* Calpodes ethilius
* Camptopleura auxo
* Cantha roraimae
* Capaeodes minima
* Carrhenes canescens
* Carrhenes fuscescens
* Carystoides basoches
* Carystoides escalantei
* Carystoides lila
* Carystoides mexicana
* Carystus phorcus
* Celaenorrhinus stola
* Cephise cephise
* Chioides albofasciatus
* Chioides catillus
* Chioides zilpa
* Chiomara mithrax
* Cobalus fidicula
* Codatractus carlos
* Cogia calchas
* Conga chydaea
* Corticea corticea
* Cymaenes odilia trebius
* Cymaenes tripunctus
* Cynea corope
* Damas clavus
* Dubiella fiscella belpa
* Ebrietas anacreon
* Ebrietas evanidus
* Elbella patrobas
* Elbella scylla
* Entheus matho matho
* Epargyreus aspina
* Epargyreus deleoni
* Epargyreus exadeus
* Epargyreus spina
* Epargyreus zestos
* Euphyes chamuli
* Euphyes peneia
* Gorgythion begga pyralina
* Gorgythion vox
* Grais stigmaticus
* Helias cama
* Helias phalaenoides
* Heliopetes alana
* Heliopetes arsalte
* Heliopetes ericetorum
* Heliopetes macaira
* Heliopetes nivella
* Hylephila phyleus
* Inglorius mediocris
* Jemadia pseudognetus
* Justinia phaetusa norda
* Lerema accius
* Lerema liris
* Lerodea arabus
* Lerodea eufala
* Lindra brasus brasus
* Melanopyge hoffmanni
* Methionopsis dolor
* Mictris crispus
* Milanion marciana
* Mnasicles geta
* Mnasitheus cephoides
* Mnasitheus nitra
* Moeris hyagnis hyagnis
* Monca crispinus
* Monca telata
* Morys lyde
* Morys micythus
* Morys valerius
* Mylon jason
* Mylon pelopidas
* Mylon salvia
* Myrinia myris
* Naevolus orius
* Narcosius parisi helen
* Nascus phocus
* Neoxeniades scipio luda
* Niconiades nikko
* Niconiades nikko
* Nisoniades godma
* Nisoniades rubescens
* Noctuana stator
* Onophas columbaria
* Orthos lycortas
* Ouleus fridericus panna
* Ouleus negrus
* Paches loxus zonula
* Pachyneuria licisca
* Panoquina evansi
* Panoquina hecebola
* Panoquina lucas
* Panoquina ocola
* Panoquina pauper
* Papias dictys
* Parphorus decora
* Passova gellias
* Pellicia angra
* Pellicia arina
* Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata
* Perichares adela
* Perichares philetes
* Phanus marshalli
* Phanus vitreus
* Phlebodes campo sifax
* Phocides belus
* Phocides pigmalion
* Phocides polybius lilea
* Polites vibex
* Polyctor cleta
* Polyctor enops
* Polyctor polyctor polyctor
* Polygonus leo
* Polygonus manueli
* Polygonus savigny
* Polythrix asine
* Polythrix caunus
* Polythrix kanshul
* Polythrix metallescens
* Polythrix octomaculata
* Pompeius pompeius
* Porphyrogenes vulpecula
* Proteides mercurius
* Pyrgus adepta
* Pyrgus oileus
* Pyrrhopyge erythrosticta
* Pyrrhopyge zenodorus zenodorus
* Pythonides jovianus
* Quadrus cerealis
* Quadrus francesius
* Quadrus lugubris
* Quasimellana antipazina
* Quasimellana eulogius
* Quasimellana mexicana
* Quasimellana myron
* Remella remus
* Remella vopiscus
* Remella duena
* Repens florus
* Ridens allyni
* Saliana longirostris
* Saliana triangularis
* Sostrata bifasciata
* Sostrata nordica
* Spathilepia clonius
* Staphylus azteca
* Staphylus ceos
* Staphylus mazans
* Staphylus vulgata
* Synapte pecta
* Telemiades avitus
* Telemiades choricus
* Thracides phidon
* Thracides thrasea
* Timochares ruptifasciata
* Timochares trifasciata
* Tosta gorgus
* Tromba xanthura
* Typhedanus ampyx
* Typhedanus salas
* Urbanus albimargo
* Urbanus belli
* Urbanus dorantes dorantes
* Urbanus doryssus
* Urbanus esmeraldus
* Urbanus esta
* Urbanus procne
* Urbanus pronta
* Urbanus proteus
* Urbanus simplicius
* Urbanus tanna
* Urbanus teleus
* Vacerra gayra
* Vehilius illudens
* Vehilius stictomenes
* Vettius fantasos
* Vettius onaca
* Wallengrenia otho
* Xenophanes tryxus
* Zariaspes mys
* Zera tetrastigma tetrastigma
* Zonia zonia panamensis

## See also

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* Fauna of Belize

## References

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* biological-diversity.info
* Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System of Belize (BERDS)

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