Butterflies in Colombia

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Achilles Morpho (Morpho achilles)
• Aedon Agrias (Agrias aedon)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Andean Silverspot (Dione glycera)
• Anna’s Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna)
• Automedon Giant Owl (Eryphanis polyxena)
• Banded Longwing (Dryadula phaetusa)
• Berania Daggerwing (Marpesia berania)
• Blomfield’s Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)
• Blue Cracker (Marpesia crethon)
• Bomplandi’s Perisama (Perisama bomplandii)
• Boomerang Owl (Caligo oedipus)
• Brazilian Owl (Caligo brasiliensis)
• Chloe Cracker (Hamadryas chloe)
• Claudina Agrias (Agrias claudina)
• Clymenia Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)
• Cocala Sister (Adelpha cocala)
• Common Olivewing (Nessaea aglaura)
• Cramer’s Eighty-eight (Diaethria dodone)
• Cynosura Eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura)
• Eluina Eighty-eight (Diaethria eluina)
• Erotia Sister (Adelpha erotia)
• Eunomia Eighty-eight (Callicore eunomia)
• Forest Giant Owl (Caligo eurilochus)
• Gaudy Sister (Adelpha boreas)
• Giant Owl (Caligo memnon)
• Godart’s Numberwing (Callicore pygas)
• Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)
• Green Longwing (Philaethria dido)
• Harmonia Tigerwing (Tithorea harmonia)
• Hewitson’s Olivewing (Nessaea hewitsoni)
• Idomeneus Giant Owl (Caligo idomeneus)
• Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
• Juliette (Eueides aliphera)
• Juno (Dione juno)
• Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
• Mesentina Sister (Adelpha mesentina)
• Mexican Emperor (Doxocopa cyane)
• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
• Mimas Satyr (Magneuptychia mimas)
• Orsilochus Daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)
• Pointer Sister (Adelpha iphiclus)
• Procilla Beauty (Panacea procilla)
• Prola Beauty (Panacea prola)
• Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
• Racidula Sailor (Dynamine racidula)
• Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
• Red Peacock (Anartia amathea)
• Red Rim Butterfly (Biblis hyperia)
• Rounded Purplewing (Eunica pomona)
• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
• Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)
• Shaded-blue Leafwing (Prepona laertes)
• Skeletonized Leafwing (Zaretis itys)
• Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea)
• Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
• Starry Night Cracker (Hamadryas laodamia)
• Tiger Leafwing (Consul panariste)
• Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
• Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia)
• Turquoise Cracker (Hamadryas arinome)
• Turquoise Emperor (Doxocopa laurentia)
• Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
• Actinote thalia
• Adelpha alala completa
• Adelpha alala negra
• Adelpha justina
• Adelpha plesaure phliassa
• Adelpha serpa godmanii
• Agraulis vanillae lucina
• Agrias amydon amaryllis
• Archaeoprepona demophon demophon
• Asterope optima
• Brassolis sophorae
• Caligo atreus agesilaus
• Caligo atreus atreus
• Caligo illioneus illioneus
• Caligo illioneus oberon
• Caligo oileus scamander
• Callicore aegina bella
• Callicore aegina stichelli
• Catonephele acontius acontius
• Catonephele numilia esite
• Catonephele numilia numilia
• Consul fabius cecrops
• Consul fabius fabius
• Consul fabius ochraceus
• Consul fabius semifulvus
• Consul fabius titheroides
• Danaus plexippus megalippe
• Diaethria euclides
• Diaethria neglecta
• Dione moneta butleri
• Dione moneta moneta
• Hypna clytemnestra clytemnestra
• Noreppa chromus
• Opsiphanes cassina chiriquensis

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon)
• Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
• Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)
• Marysas Hairstreak (Pseudolycaena marsyas)
• Meton Hairstreak (Rekoa meton)
• Red-spotted Hairstreak (Tmolus echion)
• Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea)
• Cyna Blue (Everes tulliola)
• Panthiades aeolus pelion
• Panthiades bathildis
• Parrhasius selika

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
• Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Common Green-eyed White (Leptophobia aripa)
• Dainty Egg White (Dismorphia lysis)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
• Dimera Sulphur (Colias dimera)
• Eleusis White (Leptophobia eleusis)
• Frosted Mimic-white (Lieinix nemesis)
• Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula)
• Great Orange Tip (Anteos menippe)
• Helena White (Leptophobia smithii)
• Hirlanda White (Hesperocharis hirlanda)
• Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
• Lelex Mimic White (Dismorphia lelex)
• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
• Medora Mimic White (Dismorphia medora)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
• Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
• Olympia White (Leptophobia olympia)
• Pamela (Perrhybris pyrrha)
• Penthica White (Leptophobia penthica)
• Pretty Mimic White (Dismorphia thermesia)
• Red banded Pereute (Pereute leucodrosime)
• Salome Yellow (Eurema salome)
• Silky Wanderer (Leptophobia eleone)
• Straight-line Sulphur (Rhabdodryas trite)
• Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
• Tovaria White (Leptophobia tovaria)
• White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Zaela Mimic White (Dismorphia ines)
• Aphrissa statira etiolata
• Aphrissa statira statira
• Colias lesbia andina
• Dismorphia altis
• Dismorphia amphione amphione
• Dismorphia amphione argione
• Dismorphia amphione broomiae
• Dismorphia arcadia medorina
• Dismorphia crisia crisia
• Dismorphia crisia foedora
• Dismorphia hyposticta manuelita
• Dismorphia lewyi leonora
• Dismorphia lycosura
• Dismorphia mirandola
• Dismorphia zathoe core
• Dismorphia zathoe zathoe
• Hesperocharis nera nymphaea
• Itaballia demophile demophile
• Itaballia pandosia sabata
• Leptophobia caesia semicaesia
• Leptophobia caesia tenvicornis
• Melete lycimnia aelia
• Melete lycimnia lycimnia
• Patia orise
• Perrhybris lorena lorena
• Phoebis philea philea
• Pseudopieris nehemia aequatorialis

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Blue-winged Eurybia (Eurybia lycisca)
• Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)
• Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)
•  Amarynthis meneria micalia
•  Ancyluris eudaemon
•  Ancyluris meliboeus
•  Anteros acheus
•  Chorinea octauius
•  Emesis lucinda aurimma
•  Emesis lucinda euridice
•  Emesis lucinda opaca
•  Eurybia lamia
•  Euselasia orfita eutychus
•  Hermathena candidata columba
•  Hyphilaria parthenis virgatula
•  Methone cecilia chrysomela
•  Nymphidium lamis
•  Pandemos pasiphae
•  Rhetus arcius
•  Riodina lysippus
•  Stalachtis calliope calliope
•  Stalachtis euterpe latefasciata
•  Symmachia accusatrix

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Broad-banded Swallowtail (Heraclides astyalus)
• Cramer’s Swallowtail (Battus lycidas)
• False Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides homothoas)
• Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes)
• Green-patch Swallowtail (Battus laodamas)
• Red-sided Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon)
• Parides erythrus
• Battus crassus lepidus
• Battus polydamas polydamas
• Eurytides dolicaon deileon
• Eurytides orabilis
• Eurytides serville columbus
• Eurytides serville serville
• Heraclides anchisiades anchisiades
• Heraclides anchisiades idaeus
• Heraclides androgeus epidaurus
• Heraclides chiansiades
• Heraclides isidorus flavescens
• Heraclides isidorus pacificus
• Heraclides paeon thrason
• Heraclides rhodostictus
• Heraclides thoas cinyras
• Heraclides thoas nealces
• Heraclides thoas thoas
• Heraclides torquatus jeani
• Mimoides ariarathes
• Mimoides ariarathes gayi
• Mimoides euryleon anatmus
• Mimoides euryleon euryleon
• Mimoides euryleon pithonius
• Mimoides ilus ilus
• Mimoides pausanias cleombrotas
• Mimoides pausanias hermolaus
• Mimoides pausanias pausanias
• Mimoides xeniades halex
• Mimoides xynias trapeza
• Papilio polyxenes americacus
• Papilio polyxenes americus
• Parides aeneas bolivar
• Parides anchises drucei
• Parides anchises separis
• Parides chabrias chabrias
• Parides childrenae latisfasciata
•  Parides childrenae unimacula
•  Parides cutorina
•  Parides erithalion cauca
•  Parides erithalion erithalion
•  Parides erithalion keithi
•  Parides erithalion kruegeri
•  Parides erithalion smalli
•  Parides erithalion zeuxis
•  Parides eurimedes agathokles
•  Parides eurimedes antheas
•  Parides eurimedes arriphus
•  Parides eurimedes eurimedes
•  Parides iphidamas gorgonae
•  Parides lysander brissonius
•  Parides neophilus neophilus
•  Parides neophilus olivencius
•  Parides panares erythrus
•  Parides panares tachira
•  Parides phosphorus gratianus
•  Parides pizarro
•  Parides sesostris sesostris
•  Parides sesostris tarquinius
•  Parides vertumnus bogotanus
•  Protesilaus glaucolaus hetaerius
•  Protesilaus glaucolaus melaenus
•  Protesilaus molops hetaerius
•  Protesilaus protesilaus archesilaus
•  Protesilaus telesilaus telesilaus
•  Protographium agesilaus autosilaus
•  Protographium agesilaus eimeri
•  Protographium dioxippus diores
•  Protographium leucaspis
•  Protographium thyastes thyastinus
•  Pterouros cacicus nesrinae
•  Pterouros cephalus
•  Pterourus cacicus
•  Pterourus euterpinus ebruneus
•  Pterourus menatius eurotas
•  Pterourus zagreus bachus

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Caribbean Duskywing (Ephyriades arcas)
• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
• Common Anastrus (Anastrus sempiternus)
• Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Frater Skipperling (Dalla frater)
• Gmelin’s Banded Skipper (Autochton bipunctatus)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
• Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
• Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius)
• Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Tropical Checkered Skipper (Burnsius oileus)
• Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
• Yellowbanded Skipper (Potamanaxas flavofasciata)
•  Achlyodes busirus
•  Amenis pionia
•  Astraptes alardus aquila
•  Cymaenes odilia trebius
•  Dalla superior
•  Dyscophellus euribates
•  Entheus priassus
•  Helias phalaenoides
•  Orneates aegiochus

Notable places to experience Colombia’s diverse butterflies include Quindio Butterfly Park, Piedras Blancas Entomological Museum, and Chicaque Natural Park. The best time to see these butterflies is in spring or fall when thousands of yellow butterflies like the Orange-barred Sulphur visit the country.