Butterflies in El Salvador

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Andromeda Satyr (Taygetis thamyra)
• Anna’s Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna)
• Ardys Crescent (Anthanassa ardys)
• Banded Longwing (Dryadula phaetusa)
• Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
• Black-bordered Tegosa (Tegosa anieta)
• Blomfield’s Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)
• Blue-frosted Banner (Catonephele numilia)
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
• Chestnut Crescent (Anthanassa argentea)
• Cloud-forest Monarch (Anetia thirza)
• Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta)
• Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
• Cuban Crescentspot (Anthanassa tulcis)
• Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima)
• Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce)
• Faded Eighty-eight (Diaethria astala)
• Glasswing Butterfly (Greta oto)
• Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena)
• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
• Helenor Morpho (Morpho helenor)
• Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)
• Ismenius Tiger (Heliconius ismenius)
• Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
• Juno (Dione juno)
• Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
• Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
• Mexican Longwing (Heliconius hortense)
• Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
• Mylitta Greenwing (Dynamine postverta)
• Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing (Mechanitis polymnia)
• Pale-spotted Leafwing (Memphis pithyusa)
• Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
• Red Postman (Heliconius erato)
• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
• Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)
• Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
• Texan Crescentspot (Anthanassa texana)
• Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)
• Thick-tipped Greta (Greta morgane)
• Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale)
• Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia)
• Two-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia ocirrhoe)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
• Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
• Ithomia patilla
• Hyposcada virginiana
• Oleria paula
• Dircenna klugii
• Greta annette
• Altinote ozomene
• Actinote anteas
• Adelpha iphicleola
• Nica flavilla
• Diaethria pandama
• Chlosyne erodyle
• Chlosyne hippodrome
• Castilia ofella
• Castilia myia
• Consul electra
• Cyllopsis hedemanni
• Cissia pompilia
• Magneuptychia libye
• Satyrotaygetis satyrina
• Oxeoschistus tauropolis
• Adelpha pithys
• Bolboneura sylphis
• Cepheuptychia glaucina
• Chlosyne melanarge
• Cissia themis
• Epiphile hermosa
• Fountainea eurypyle
• Fountainea glycerium
• Hypanartia dione
• Manataria hercyna maculata
• Memphis perenna
• Oleria zea
• Tegosa guatemalena

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
• Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
• Clytie Hairstreak (Ministrymon clytie)
• Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
• Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
• Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
• Fine-lined Stripe-streak (Arawacus sito)
• Lantana Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)
• Long-winged Greenstreak (Cyanophrys longula)
• Red-crescent Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca)
• Yojoa Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon yojoa)
• Eumaeus toxea
• Lamprospilus collucia
• Laothus barajo
• Pseudolycaena damo
• Theritas mavors
• Ziegleria hoffmani

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
• Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
• Clearwinged Mimic White (Dismorphia theucharila)
• Common Green-eyed White (Leptophobia aripa)
• Crisia Mimic White (Dismorphia crisia)
• Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina)
• Frosted Mimic-white (Lieinix nemesis)
• Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula)
• Giant White (Ganyra josephina)
• Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
• Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
• Marbled White (Hesperocharis graphites)
• Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
• Painted White (Pieriballia viardi)
• Pine White (Catasticta nimbice)
• Salome Yellow (Eurema salome)
• Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
• Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
• Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
• White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Catasticta teutila

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Blind Eurybia (Eurybia elvina)
• Curve-winged Metalmark (Curvie emesia)
• Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)
• Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe)
•  Calephelis fulmen
•  Calydna sturnula
•  Detritivora barnesi
•  Emesis tegula
•  Hypophylla sudias
•  Melanis cephise
•  Mesosemia lamachus

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Arcas Cattleheart (Parides eurimedes)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Iphidamas Cattleheart (Parides iphidamas)
• Mexican Kite Swallowtail (Eurytides epidaus)
• Pink-spotted Cattleheart (Parides photinus)
• Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
• Red-sided Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon)
• Ruby Spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
• Torquatus Swallowtail (Heraclides torquatus)
• Papilio thoas
• Pterourus garamas

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Alana White-Skipper (Heliopetes alana)
• Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica)
• Bold Faceted Skipper (Synapte syraces)
• Bold Mylon (Mylon lassia)
• Broken Silverdrop (Epargyreus exadeus)
• Central American Banded-Skipper (Autochton vectilucis)
• Cleta Tufted-Skipper (Polyctor cleta)
• Covadonga Skipper (Pheraeus covadonga)
• Cryptic Skipper (Noctuana lactifera)
• Dark Doberes (Doberes anticus)
• Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
• Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius)
• Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus)
• Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus)
• Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)
• Golden Banded-skipper (Autochton cellus)
• Golden-snouted Sootywing (Staphylus vulgata)
• Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens)
• Jalapus Cloudywing (Thessia jalapus)
• Juventus Skipper (Callimormus juventus)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
• Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
• Orange-spotted Skipper (Atarnes sallei)
• Pale Mylon (Mylon pelopidas)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna)
• Trailside Skipper (Anthoptus epictetus)
• Tropical Checkered Skipper (Burnsius oileus)
• Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
• Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)
• Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus)
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• White-centered Bent-skipper (Theagenes aegides)
• Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus)
• Antigonus erosus
• Arita arita
• Corra coryna
• Cynea cynea
• Eutocus vetulus
• Lerema ancillaris
• Niconiades nikko
• Perichares philetes
• Pompeius pompeius
• Quasimellana eulogius
• Saliana esperi
• Saturnus reticulata
• Thespieus dalman
• Urbanus procne
• Vettius fantasos
• Vettius onaca
• Zenis minos

Some of the best places to see butterflies in El Salvador include the butterfly zoo along Ruta de Paz, Tin Marin’s Children’s Museum, and La Montaña Bosque Santa Clara Reserve.