Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 13-IV-08

Scientific NameCommon NameDistribution, notesFood Plant
    Family PAPILIONIDAE: 51 speciesSWALLOWTAILS  
    
    Subfamily Baroniinae: 1 speciesBaronia  
    
Baronia brevicornis brevicornisBaronia  
Baronia brevicornis rufodiscalisBaroniaChiapas 
    
    Subfamily Papilioninae: 50 species   
    
    Tribe Troidini: 16 species   
    
Parides alopiusWhite-dotted Cattleheart  
Parides photinusPink-spotted Cattleheart  
Parides montezumaMontezuma’s Cattleheart  
Parides eurimedes mylotesTrue Cattleheart  
Parides childrenae childrenaeGreen-celled Cattleheart  
Parides sesostris zestosEmerald-patched Cattleheart  
Parides panares panaresWedge-spotted CattleheartOaxaca 
Parides panares lycimenesWedge-spotted CattleheartChiapas, etc. 
Parides erithalion polyzelusVariable CattleheartE Mexico 
Parides erithalion trichopusVariable CattleheartW Mexico 
Parides iphidamas iphidamasIphidamas Cattleheart  
Parides anchises marthiliaChiapas Cattleheart  
Battus philenor philenorPipevine Swallowtail  
Battus philenor acauda 'Yucatan' Pipevine SwallowtailYucatan Peninsula and surrounding areas 
Battus philenor orsua 'Tres Marias' Pipevine SwallowtailIslas Tres Marias, Nayarit 
Battus philenor insularis 'Revillagigedo' Pipevine SwallowtailIslas Revillagigedo, Colima 
Battus polydamas polydamasPolydamas Swallowtail  
Battus eraconWest-Mexican Swallowtail  
Battus laodamas iopasGreen-patch SwallowtailW Mexico 
Battus laodamas copanaeGreen-patch SwallowtailE Mexico 
Battus ingenuusDyar's Swallowtail  
Battus lycidasCramer's Swallowtail  
    
    Tribe Leptocircini: 12 species   
    
Eurytides epidaus epidausMexican Kite-SwallowtailE Mexico 
Eurytides epidaus fenochionisMexican Kite-SwallowtailSW Mexico 
Eurytides epidaus tepicusMexican Kite-SwallowtailNW Mexico 
Eurytides philolaus philolausDark Kite-Swallowtail  
Eurytides agesilaus neosilausShort-lined Kite-SwallowtailE Mexico 
Eurytides agesilaus fortisShort-lined Kite-SwallowtailW Mexico 
Eurytides dioxippus lacandonesThick-bordered Kite-Swallowtail  
Eurytides calliste callisteYellow Kite-Swallowtail  
Eurytides thyastes marchandiiOrange Kite-SwallowtailE Mexico 
Eurytides thyastes occidentalisOrange Kite-SwallowtailW Mexico 
Eurytides salviniSalvin’s Kite-Swallowtail  
Eurytides macrosilaus penthesilausFive-striped Kite-Swallowtail  
Eurytides marcellusZebra SwallowtailHypothetical for Northeast Mexico 
Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeusWhite-crescent Swallowtail  
Mimoides thymbraeus aconophosWhite-crescent Swallowtail  
Mimoides ilus branchusIlus SwallowtailE Mexico 
Mimoides ilus occiduusIlus SwallowtailW Mexico 
Mimoides phaon phaonVariable Swallowtail   
    
    Tribe Papilionini: 22 species   
    
Papilio machaon bairdiiBaird's SwallowtailHypothetical, requires confirmation 
Papilio polyxenes asteriusBlack Swallowtail  
Papilio polyxenes coloroDesert Swallowtail  
Papilio zelicaonAnise Swallowtail  
Papilio indra pergamusIndra Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtailfar NE Tamaulipas 
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus alexiaresMexican Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus garciaGarcia Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulusWestern Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedonPale Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata pusillusTwo-Tailed Tiger SwallowtailBaja California 
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata multicaudataTwo-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (Xochiquetzal)  
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata grandiosusTwo-tailed Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) pilumnusThree-tailed Tiger Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) esperanzaEsperanza Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes leontisPalamedes Swallowtail  
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas garamasMagnificent SwallowtailC and W Mexico 
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas abderusMagnificent SwallowtailE Mexico 
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas baroniMagnificent SwallowtailSW Mexico 
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas electryonMagnificent Swallowtail Chiapas 
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas (NW Mexico)Magnificent Swallowtailnr. garamas 
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus victorinusVictorine SwallowtailE Mexico 
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus moreliusVictorine SwallowtailW Mexico 
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus (NW Mexico)Victorine Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontesGiant Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas autoclesThoas Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus pallasBroad-banded SwallowtailE Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus bajaensisBroad-banded SwallowtailW Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) ornythionOrnythion Swallowtail E Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) ornythion (W Mexico)Ornythion Swallowtail   
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus epidaurusAndrogeus Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) torquatus tolusTorquatus SwallowtailE Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) torquatus mazaiTorquatus SwallowtailW Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades idaeusRuby-spotted Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) rogeri rogeriPink-spotted SwallowtailYucatan 
Papilio (Heraclides) rogeri pharnacesPink-spotted Swallowtail  
Papilio (Heraclides) erostratus erostratusErostratus SwallowtailS Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) erostratus erostratinusErostratus SwallowtailE Mexico 
Papilio (Heraclides) erostratus vazquezaeErostratus SwallowtailW Mexico 
    
    Family PIERIDAE: 80 speciesWHITES and YELLOWS  
    
    Subfamily Dismorphinae: 12  speciesMimic-Whites  
    
Pseudopieris nehemia irmaClean Mimic-White  
Dismorphia amphione isoldaTiger Mimic-WhiteSW Mexico 
Dismorphia amphione lupitaTiger Mimic-WhiteNW Mexico 
Dismorphia amphione praxinoeTiger Mimic-WhiteE Mexico 
Dismorphia crisia virgoCrisia Mimic-White  
Dismorphia crisia alvareziCrisia Mimic-White  
Dismorphia eunoe eunoeEunoe Mimic-WhiteW Mexico 
Dismorphia eunoe chamulaEunoe Mimic-WhiteChiapas 
Dismorphia eunoe popolucaEunoe Mimic-WhiteE Mexico 
Dismorphia theucharila fortunataClearwinged Mimic-White  
Enantia albania albaniaCosta-spotted Mimic-White  
Enantia lina marionWhite Mimic-White  
Enantia lina virnaWhite Mimic-White  
Enantia jethysJethys Mimic-White  
Enantia mazai mazaiDe la Maza's Mimic-WhiteE Mexico 
Enantia mazai diaziDe la Maza’s Mimic-WhiteW Mexico 
Lieinix lala lalaDark Mimic-White  
Lieinix lala turrentiDark Mimic-White  
Lieinix neblinaGuerrero Mimic-White  
Lieinix nemesis atthisFrosted Mimic-WhiteE Mexico 
Lieinix nemesis nayaritensisFrosted Mimic-WhiteW Mexico 
    
    Subfamily Coliadinae: 31 speciesYellows  
    
Kricogonia lysideLyside Sulphur  
Nathalis ioleDainty Sulphur  
Eurema daira eugeniaBarred YellowE Mexico 
Eurema daira sidoniaBarred YellowW Mexico 
Eurema mexicana mexicanaMexican Yellow  
Eurema boisduvalianaBoisduval’s Yellow  
Eurema salome jamapaSalome Yellow  
Eurema xantochlora xanthochloraTropical Yellow  
Eurema albula celataWhite Yellow  
Eurema agave millerorumAgave Yellow  
Abaeis nicippeSleepy Orange  
Pyrisitia proterpiaTailed Orange  
Pyrisitia lisa centralisLittle Yellow  
Pyrisitia nise nelpheMimosa Yellow  
Pyrisitia dina westwoodiDina Yellow  
Colias eurythemeOrange Sulphur  
Colias philodice eriphyleClouded Sulphur  
Colias philodice guatemalenaGuatemalan SulphurChiapas 
Colias harfordiiHarford’s Sulphur  
Zerene eurydiceCalifornia Dogface  
Zerene cesonia cesoniaSouthern Dogface  
Anteos clorindeWhite Angled-Sulphur  
Anteos maerulaYellow Angled-Sulphur  
Phoebis sennae marcellinaCloudless Sulphur  
Phoebis philea phileaOrange-barred Sulphur  
Phoebis agarithe agaritheLarge Orange Sulphur  
Phoebis agarithe fisheriLarge Orange SulphurBaja California 
Phoebis argante (northern segregate)Apricot Sulphur  
Phoebis neocypris virgoTailed Sulphur  
Rhabdodryas trite (northern segregate)Straight-lined Sulphur   
Aphrissa statira statiraStatira Sulphur  
Aphrissa boisduvaliiBoisduval's Sulphur  
Aphrissa schausiSchaus' SulphurPossibly a synonym of A. boisduvalii 
Prestonia clarkiWest-Mexican Sulphur  
    
    Subfamily Pierinae: 38 speciesWhites  
    
    Tribe Anthocharidini: 12 species   
    
Anthocharis cethura cethuraDesert Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura bajacaliforniaDesert Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura pimaPima Orangetip  
Anthocharis sara saraSara Orangetip  
Anthocharis thoosa inghamiSouthwestern Orangetip  
Anthocharis lanceolata australisGray Marble  
Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbusGray Marble  
Anthocharis midea texanaFalcate Orangetipfar northeast Mexico 
Anthocharis limoneaMexican Orangetip  
Euchloe hyantisDesert MarbleBaja California Norte 
Euchloe lottaDesert MarbleMainland 
Euchloe guaymasensisSonoran Marble  
Hesperocharis costaricensis pasionCosta Rican White  
Hesperocharis crocea croceaOrange White  
Hesperocharis crocea jaliscanaOrange White  
Hesperocharis graphites graphitesMarbled White  
Hesperocharis graphites avivolansMarbled White  
    
    Tribe Pierini: 26 species   
    
Glutophrissa drusilla tenuisFlorida White  
Melete lycimnia isandraCreamy White  
Melete polyhymnia florindaGolden WhiteE Mexico 
Melete polyhymnia serranaGolden WhiteW Mexico 
Neophasia terlooiiMexican Pine White  
Eucheira socialis socialisSocial White  
Eucheira socialis westwoodiSocial WhiteNW Mexico 
Catasticta flisa flisaNarrow-banded Dartwhite(= arechiza) 
Catasticta flisa flisandraNarrow-banded Dartwhite  
Catasticta flisa flisellaNarrow-banded Dartwhite  
Catasticta sp. undescribed (Llorente et al.)Sinaloan DartwhiteSinaloa-Durango 
Catasticta sp. undescribed (Llorente et al.)Oaxacan Dartwhite  
Catasticta nimbice nimbiceMexican Dartwhite  
Catasticta nimbice ochraceaMexican DartwhiteChiapas 
Catasticta nimbice (Los Tuxtlas segregate)Mexican Dartwhite  
Catasticta teutila teutilaPure-banded DartwhiteC Mexico 
Catasticta teutila flavifasciataPure-banded DartwhiteOaxaca 
Catasticta teutila (Guerrero)Pure-banded Dartwhite  
Catasticta teutila (Chiapas)Pure-banded Dartwhite  
Pereute charops charopsDarkened WhiteE Mexico 
Pereute charops leonilaeDarkened WhiteNW Mexico 
Pereute charops nigricansDarkened WhiteS Mexico 
Pereute charops sphocraDarkened WhiteSW Mexico 
Archonias brassolis approximataCattleheart White  
Charonias eurytele nigrescensTiger White  
Perrhybris pamela chajulensisChiapan White  
Perrhybris pamela mapaChiapan White  
Pieriballia viardi viardiViardi White  
Itaballia demophile centralisBlack-banded White  
Itaballia pandiosa kicahaBrown-bordered White  
Leptophobia aripa elodiaMountain White  
Pieris rapae rapaeCabbage White  
Pontia beckeriiBecker's White  
Pontia protodiceCheckered White  
Pontia sisymbrii sisymbriiSpring White  
Pontia sisymbrii transversaSpring White  
Ascia monuste monusteGreat Southern White  
Ascia monuste razaGreat Southern WhiteBaja California Sur 
Ganyra howarthiHowarth's White  
Ganyra josephina josephaGiant White  
Ganyra phaloe tiburtiaGodart's White  
    
    
    Family LYCAENIDAE: 269 speciesGOSSAMERWINGS  
    
    Subfamily Miletinae: 1 (hypothetical) speciesHarvesters  
    
Feniseca tarquinius tarquiniusHarvesterHypothetical, should occur in N Tamaulipas, 
  but currently unknown from Mexico 
    Subfamily Lycaeninae: 6 speciesCoppers  
    
Iophanus pyrrhiasGuatemalan Copper  
Lycaena arota arotaTailed Copper   
Lycaena xanthoides xanthoidesGreat Copper   
Lycaena gorgon gorgonGorgon Copper    
Lycaena helloidesPurplish Copper   
Lycaena hermesHermes Copper  
    
    Subfamily Theclinae: 237 speciesHairstreaks  
    
    Tribe Theclini: 3 speciesHairstreaks  
    
Hypaurotis crysalus crysalusColorado Hairstreak  
Habrodais grunus grunusGolden Hairstreakverification required for Baja California Norte 
Habrodais poodiaeBaja Hairstreak  
    
    Tribe Eumaeini: 234Hairstreaks  
    
Eumaeus childrenaeGreat Cycadian (= debora) 
Eumaeus toxeaMexican Cycadian  
Theorema eumeniaPale-tipped Cycadian  
Paiwarria antinousFelders' Hairstreak  
Paiwarria umbratusThick-tailed Hairstreak  
Mithras sp. undescribedPale-patched Hairstreaknr. orobia 
Brangas neoraCommon Brangas  
Brangas coccineifronsBlack-veined Brangas  
Brangas carthaeaGreen-spotted Brangas  
Brangas getusBright Brangas  
Thaeides theiaBrown-barred Hairstreak  
Enos tharaThara Hairstreak  
Enos falerinaFalerina Hairstreak  
Evenus regalisRegal Hairstreak  
Evenus coronataCrowned Hairstreak  
Evenus batesiiBates’ Hairstreak  
Atlides halesus corcoraniGreat Blue Hairstreak     
Atlides gaumeriWhite-tipped Hairstreak  
Atlides polybeBlack-veined Hairstreak  
Atlides inachusSpying Hairstreak  
Atlides carpasiaJeweled Hairstreak  
Atlides rustanRustan Hairstreak  
Arcas imperialisImperial Arcas  
Arcas cypriaMexican Arcas  
Pseudolycaena damoSky-blue Hairstreak   
Theritas mavorsDeep-green Hairstreak  
Theritas augustinulaAugustinula Hairstreak  
Theritas theocritusPearly Hairstreak  
Theritas hemonPale-clubbed Hairstreak  
Theritas lisusLisus Hairstreak  
Brevianta busaWhite-scalloped Hairstreak  
Brevianta tolmidesWhite-frosted Hairstreak  
Micandra tongidaTongida Hairstreak  
Micandra cydaCyda Hairstreak  
Temecla paronParon Hairstreak  
Temecla heraclidesHeraclides Hairstreak  
Ipidecla miadoraWest-Mexican Ipidecla  
Ipidecla schausiSchaus’ Ipidecla  
Thereus cithoniusPale-lobed Hairstreak  
Thereus oppiaOppia Hairstreak  
Thereus orasusCrimson-spot Hairstreak  
Thereus ortalusOrtalus Hairstreak  
Thereus laususLausus Hairstreak  
Rekoa metonMeton Hairstreak   
Rekoa palegonGold-bordered Hairstreak  
Rekoa zebinaZebina Hairstreak  
Rekoa mariusMarius Hairstreak  
Rekoa stagiraSmudged Hairstreak  
Arawacus togarnaTogarna Hairstreak  
Arawacus sitoFine-lined Hairstreak   
Arawacus jadaCreamy Hairstreak  
Arawacus hypocritaPallid Hairstreak  
Contrafacia bassaniaWhite-etched Hairstreak   
Contrafacia aholaHalf-Blue Hairstreak  
Contrafacia immaImma Hairstreak  
Kolana ligurinaLigurina Hairstreak  
Kolana lydeLyde Hairstreak  
Satyrium californica californicaCalifornia Hairstreak  
Satyrium sylvinus desertorumSylvan Hairstreak  
Satyrium auretorum spadixGold-hunter’s Hairstreak  
Satyrium tetraMountain Mahogany Hairstreak  
Satyrium saepium chalcisHedgerow Hairstreak  
Satyrium favonius autolycusSouthern HairstreakHypothetical for far NE Mexico 
Satyrium ilaviaIlavia HairstreakHypothetical for far N Sonora or NW Chihuahua 
Satyrium polingiPoling’s Hairstreak  
Phaeostrymon alcestis alcestisSoapberry Hairstreakfar NE Mexico 
Phaeostrymon alcestis oslariSoapberry Hairstreakfar NW Mexico 
Ocaria clenchiClench's Hairstreak  
Ocaria arpoxaisBlue-spotted Hairstreak  
Ocaria petelinaPetelina Hairstreak  
Ocaria thalesThales Blackstreak  
Ocaria ocrisiaBlack Hairstreak    
Ocaria sp. undescribedRobbins' Hairstreaknr. ocrisia 
Chlorostrymon simaethis saritaSilver-banded Hairstreak   
Chlorostrymon telea teleaTelea Hairstreak  
Magnastigma elsaElsa Hairstreak  
Cyanophrys goodsoniGoodson’s Greenstreak   
Cyanophrys amyntorAmyntor Greenstreak  
Cyanophrys fusiusBrown Greenstreak   
Cyanophrys herodotusTropical Greenstreak  
Cyanophrys miserablisClench’s Greenstreak   
Cyanophrys longulaMountain Greenstreak   
Cyanophrys agricolorStained Greenstreak  
Callophrys perplexa perplexaLotus Hairstreak  
Callophrys affinis apamaApama HairstreakChihuahua 
Callophrys affinis chapmaniApama HairstreakSonora and Durango 
Callophrys gryneus castalis 'Texas' Juniper HairstreakCoahuila 
Callophrys gryneus siva 'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak(= clenchi) Sonora 
Callophrys gryneus turkingtoni 'Chihuahuan' Juniper Hairstreak  
Callophrys gryneus loki 'Loki" Juniper HairstreakBaja California Norte 
Callophrys gryneus cedrosensis 'Cedar Island' Juniper Hairstreak  
Callophrys gryneus "nelsoni" 'Guadalupe Island' Juniper Hairstreak  
Callophrys dospassosi dospassosiDos Passos' HairstreakE Mexico 
Callophrys dospassosi searsiDos Passos' HairstreakW Mexico 
Callophrys estelaEstela Hairstreak  
Callophrys spinetorum spinetorumThicket HairstreakBaja California Norte, Sonora 
Callophrys spinetorum millerorumThicket HairstreakN and C Mexico 
Callophrys guatemalenaGuatemalan Hairstreak  
Callophrys xami xamiXami Hairstreak  
Callophrys xami texamiXami Hairstreak  
Callophrys scaphiaChiapas Hairstreak  
Callophrys mcfarlandiSandia Hairstreak  
Callophrys augustinus iroidesBrown ElfinBaja California Norte 
Callophrys augustinus annettaeBrown Elfinfar NW Mexico 
Callophrys henrici solatusHenry’s Elfin  
Callophrys eryphon eryphonWestern Pine Elfin  
Megathecla cupentusCupenthus Hairstreak  
Lathecla latagusLatagus Hairstreak  
Lathecla sp. undescribedQuasilatagus Hairstreaknr. latagus 
Allosmaitia strophiusStrophius Hairstreak  
Laothus erybathisErybathis Hairstreak  
Laothus oceiaOceia Hairstreak  
Laothus barajoBarajo Hairstreak