Butterflies in Belize

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Berania Daggerwing (Marpesia berania)
• Banded Longwing (Dryadula phaetusa)
• Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
• Libytheana carinenta mexicana
• Danaus plexippus plexippus
• Danaus gilippus thersippus
• Danaus eresimus montezuma
• Lycorea cleobaea atergatis
• Lycorea ilione albescens
• Anetia thirza thirza
• 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
• Glasswing Butterfly (Greta oto)
• Greta nero
• Thick-tipped Greta (Greta morgane)
• Greta andromica lyra
• Greta anette
• Episcada salvinia
• Hypoleria cassotis
• Pteronymia artena artena
• Pteronymia cotytto
• Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni
• Actinote pellenea guatemalena
• Actinote anteas
• Philaethria dido diatonica
• 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
• Mexican Longwing (Heliconius hortense)
• Heliconius sapho leuce
• Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)
• Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
• Chlosyne gaudealis
• Chlosyne erodyle
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Thessalia theona
• Anthanassa drusilla lelex
• Chestnut Crescent (Anthanassa argentea)
• Anthanassa ptolyca
• Ardys Crescent (Anthanassa ardys)
• Cuban Crescentspot (Anthanassa tulcis)
• Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
• Phyciodes vesta graphica
• Common Crescent (Eresia clara)
• Eresia phillyra
• Castilia eranites
• Castilia ofella
• Castilia myia
• Tegosa guatemalena
• Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce)
• Tiger Beauty (Tigridia acesta)
• Baeotus baeotus
• Historis odius odius
• Historis acheronta acheronta
• Smyrna blomfildia datis
• Biblis hyperia aganisa
• Jamaican Mestra (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
• Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)
• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
• Marpesia chiron marius
• Harmonia Daggerwing (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
• Anna’s Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna)
• Diaethria astala astala
• Callicore lyca lyca
• Callicore texa titania
• Callicore guatemalena
• Callicore patelina patelina
• Adelpha melanthe
• Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
• Adelpha cytherea marcia
• Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides)
• Adelpha iphicla iphicleola
• Adelpha massilia
• Adelpha phylaca
• Adelpha naxia epiphicla
• Adelpha ixia leucas
• Adelpha serpa sentia
• Adelpha celerio
• Mexican sister (Adelpha fessonia)
• Adelpha felderi falcata
• Hypanartia godmani
• Orange Admiral (Hypanartia lethe)
• Siproeta epaphus epaphus
• Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
• Siproeta superba superba
• Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
• Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
• American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Junonia evarete zonalis
• Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
• Pavon (Doxocopa pavon)
• Asterocampa idyja argus
• Prepona dexamenus medinai
• Prepona gnorima
• Prepona omphale octavia
• Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
• Archaeoprepona demophon gulina
• Archaeoprepona meander phoebus
• Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
• Siderone marthesia
• Zaretis ellops
• Leaf Wing Butterfly (Zaretis itys)
• Zaretis callidryas
• Consul fabius cecrops
• Consul electra
• Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)
• Fountainea eurypyle confusa
• Fountainea glycerium
• Memphis morvus boisduvali
• Memphis forreri
• Memphis oenomais
• Memphis hedemanni
• Memphis orthesia
• Memphis xenica
• Memphis artacaena
• Memphis herbaceae
• Blue Leafwing (Memphis pithyusa)
• Antirrhea miltiades
• Morpho theseus justitiae
• Morpho polyphemus luna
• Dynastor macrosiris strix
• Dynastor darius stygianus
• Opsiphanes boisduvalii
• Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly (Opsiphanes 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
• 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
• One-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia metaleuca)
• Two-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia ocirrhoe)
• Ypthimoides remissa
• Hermes satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)
• Chloreuptychia sericeella
• Cepheuptychia glaucina

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Lantana Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)
• Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)
• Creamy Stripe-streak (Arawacus jada)
• Fine-lined Stripe-streak (Arawacus sito)
• Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
• Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus)
• Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia pion)
• Clench’s Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis)
• Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius)
• Meton Hairstreak (Rekoa meton)
• Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon)
• Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
• Disjunct Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon bubastus)
• Yojoa Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon yojoa)
• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
• Arawacus phaea
• Arawacus phaenna
• Arawacus togarna
• Arcas cypria
• Atlides bacis
• Atlides polybe
• Brangas caraunus
• Brephidium exilis exilis
• Calystryma trebula
• Celmia celmus
• Chalybs janias
• Cyanophrys herodutus
• Cycnus phaleros
• Electrostrymon denarius
• Eumaeus childrenae
• Eumaeus toxea
• Evenus gabriela
• Evenus regalis
• Evenus telemus antinous
• Everes comyntas texana
• Gigantorubra shueyi
• Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
• Janthecla janthodonia
• Leptotes cassius striata
• Mercedes demonassa
• Mercedes mimas
• Michaelus ira
• Ministrymon coronata
• Ministrymon maevia
• Ministrymon scopas
• Ocaria thales
• Oenomais rustan
• Orcya ahola
• Panthiades battus jalan
• Panthiades bitias bitias
• Panthiades ochus
• Parrhasius orgia melissa
• Parrhasius polibetes
• Pendantus sethon
• Pseudolycaena damo
• Serratofalca sasha
• Siderus tephraeus
• Strymon albata sedecia
• Strymon basilides
• Strymon cestri
• Strymon columella
• Strymon gabatha
• Strymon mulucha
• Strymon serapio
• Thecla barajo
• Thecla conoveria
• Thecla empusa
• Thecla halciones
• Thereus citonius cambes
• Thereus lausus
• Theritas mavors
• Tmolus cydrara
• Tmolus dolium
• Tmolus echiolus
• Ziegleria hesperitis
• Zizula cyna tulliola

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
• Pamela (Perrhybris pamela)
• Yellow Angled-sulphur (Anteos maerula)
• Boisduval’s Sulphur (Aphrissa boisduvalii)
• Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
• Boisduval’s Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
• Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Phoebis argante argante
• Phoebis philea philea
• Phoebis sennae marcellina
• Melete isandra
• Eurema xanthochlora
• Enantia licinia marion
• Enantia albania albania
• Dismorphia eunoe eunoe
• Dismorphia amphiona praxinoe
• Dismorphia theucharila fortunata
• Archonias tereas approximata
• Charonias eurytele nigrescens
• Melete florinda florinda
• Appias drusilla drusilla
• Itaballia demophile calydonia
• Itaballia pandosia kicaha
• Pieriballia viardi laogore
• Ascia monuste monuste
• Ganyra josephina josepha
• Zerene cesonia cesonia
• Kricogonia lyside lyside
• Phoebis rurina intermedia
• Phoebis agarithe agarithe
• Phoebis trite trite
• Aphrissa statira jada
• Eurema mexicana mexicana
• Eurema dina westwoodi
• Eurema nise nelphe
• Eurema lisa lisa
• Eurema daira lydia

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

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

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Cramer’s Swallowtail (Battus lycidas)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Ornythion Swallowtail (Heraclides ornythion)
• Pink-spotted Cattleheart (Parides photinus)
• Salvin’s Kite Swallowtail (Eurytides salvini)
• Battus philenor acauda
• Battus polydamas polydamas
• Battus laodamas copanae
• Battus chalceus ingenuus
• 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
• 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 astyalus pallas
• Heraclides androgeus epidaurus
• Heraclides thoas autocles
• Heraclides paeon thrason
• Papilio polyxenes asterius
• Pterourus garamas electryon
• Pterourus menatius victorinus

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius)
• Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
• Southern Broken Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
• Conga chydaea
• Urbanus dorantes dorantes
• Urbanus procne
• Black-patched Duskywing (Ebrietas anacreon)
• Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus)
• Veined White Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)
• Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius)
• Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus)
• Narrow-winged Awl (Badamia exclamationis)
• Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara)
• Hasora chromus chromus
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
• Zestos Skipper (Epargyreus zestos)
• Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
• Three-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus)
• Beavan’s Swift (Pseudoborbo bevani)
• Achalarus albociliatus
• Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)
• Achlyodes busirus heros
• Achlyodes mithridates thraso
• Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes tamenund)
• Aethilla echina
• Aethilla lavochrea
• Aguna asander
• Aguna aurunce hypozonius
• Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon)
• Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis)
• Aguna panama
• Aides brilla
• Aides dysoni
• Anastrus neaeris
• Anastrus tolimus
• Anatrytone mella
• Anisochoria pedaliodina
• Anisochoria polysticta
• Anthoptus epictetus
• Antigonus corosus
• Dusted Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)
• Antigonus nearchus
• Argyrogrammana stilbe holosticta
• Arteurotia tractipennis
• 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
• Gmelin’s Banded Skipper (Autochton bipunctatus)
• Autochton longipennis
• Autochton neis
• Autochton zarex
• Behemothia godmanii
• Bolla imbras
• Bungalotis astylos
• Bungalotis midas
• Bungalotis milleri
• Bungalotis quadratum
• Potrillo Skipper (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
• White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus)
• Chioides catillus
• Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
• Chiomara mithrax
• Cobalus fidicula
• Codatractus carlos
• Corticea corticea
• Cymaenes odilia trebius
• Cynea corope
• Damas clavus
• Dubiella fiscella belpa
• Ebrietas evanidus
• Elbella patrobas
• Elbella scylla
• Entheus matho matho
• Epargyreus aspina
• Epargyreus deleoni
• Epargyreus exadeus
• Epargyreus spina
• Euphyes chamuli
• Euphyes peneia
• Gorgythion begga pyralina
• Gorgythion vox
• Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus)
• Helias cama
• Helias phalaenoides
• Heliopetes alana
• Northern White-skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
• Turk’s-cap White-skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
• Heliopetes nivella
• Mediocre Skipper (Inglorius mediocris)
• Jemadia pseudognetus
• Justinia phaetusa norda
• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
• Lerema liris
• Violet-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus)
• Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
• Lindra brasus brasus
• Melanopyge hoffmanni
• Methionopsis dolor
• Mictris crispus
• Milanion marciana
• Mnasicles geta
• Mnasitheus cephoides
• Mnasitheus nitra
• Moeris hyagnis hyagnis
• Violet-patched Skipper (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
• Nisoniades godma
• Nisoniades rubescens
• Noctuana stator
• Onophas columbaria
• Orthos lycortas
• Ouleus fridericus panna
• Ouleus negrus
• Paches loxus zonula
• Pachyneuria licisca
• Evans’s Skipper (Panoquina evansi)
• Panoquina hecebola
• Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
• Panoquina pauper
• Papias dictys
• Parphorus decora
• Passova gellias
• Pellicia angra
• Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)
• Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata
• Perichares adela
• Perichares philetes
• Phanus marshalli
• Phanus vitreus
• Phlebodes campo sifax
• Belus Skipper (Phocides belus)
• Phocides polybius lilea
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• Polyctor cleta
• Polyctor enops
• Polyctor polyctor polyctor
• Polygonus manueli
• Manuel’s Skipper (Polygonus savigny)
• Polythrix asine
• Polythrix caunus
• Polythrix kanshul
• Polythrix metallescens
• Polythrix octomaculata
• Pompeius pompeius
• Porphyrogenes vulpecula
• Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius)
• Pyrgus adepta
• Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
• Pyrrhopyge erythrosticta
• Pyrrhopyge zenodorus zenodorus
• Pythonides jovianus
• Quadrus cerealis
• Quadrus francesius
• Quadrus lugubris
• Quasimellana antipazina
• Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)
• Quasimellana mexicana
• Quasimellana myron
• Remella remus
• Remella vopiscus
• Remella duena
• Repens florus
• Ridens allyni
• Saliana longirostris
• Saliana triangularis
• Sostrata bifasciata
• Sostrata nordica
• Staphylus azteca
• Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
• Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)
• Staphylus vulgata
• Synapte pecta
• Telemiades avitus
• Telemiades choricus
• Thracides phidon
• Thracides thrasea
• Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata)
• Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata)
• Tosta gorgus
• Tromba xanthura
• Typhedanus ampyx
• Typhedanus salas
• Urbanus albimargo
• Urbanus belli
• White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus)
• Urbanus esmeraldus
• Urbanus esta
• Urbanus pronta
• Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna)
• Vacerra gayra
• Vehilius illudens
• Vehilius stictomenes
• Vettius fantasos
• Vettius onaca
• Xenophanes tryxus
• Zariaspes mys
• Zera tetrastigma tetrastigma
• Zonia zonia panamensis

Besides the various butterfly farms in Belize, other notable sites for enthusiasts include Caracol, Cahal Pech, and Xunantunich.