title: List of butterflies of Jamaica
text: # 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)
  