Butterflies in Jamaica

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Antillean Mapwing (Hypanartia paullus)
• Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima)
• Jaeger’s Anetia (Anetia jaegeri)
• Jamaican Monarch (Danaus cleophile)
• Jamaican Satyr (Calisto zangis)
• Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
• Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Agraulis vanilla insularis
• Anaea troglodyta portia
• Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis
• Anthanassa frisia frisia
• Antillea pelops pygmaea
• Colobura dirce wolcotti
• Danaus eresimus tethys
• Danaus gilippus jamaicensis
• Danaus plexippus megalippe
• Doxocopa laure laura
• Dryas iulia delila
• Dynamine serina serina
• Eunica tatila tatilista
• Euptoieta hegesia hegesia
• Greta diaphanus diaphanus
• Hamadryas amphichloe diasia
• Heliconius charithonia simulator
• Historis acheronta cadmus
• Junonia evarete zonalis
• Lucinia cadma
• Lycorea halia cleobaea
• Marpesia eleuchea pellenis
• Mestra dorcas dorcas
• Siproeta stelenes stelenes
• Vanessa atalanta rubria
• Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)
• Jamaican Hairstreak (Rekoa bourkei)
• Martial Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon martialis)
• Brephidium exilis isophthalma
• Chlorostrymon simaethis jago
• Electrostrymon angelia pantoni
• Electrostrymon pan
• Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus
• Leptotes cassius theonus
• Strymon acis gossei
• Strymon bazochii gundlachianus
• Strymon istapa cybira
• Strymon limenia

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Boisduval’s Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
• Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
• Shy Yellow (Pyrisitia messalina)
• Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
• White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Anteos maerula maerula
• Aphrissa godartiana hartonia
• Aphrissa statira cubana
• Nathalis iole iole
• Phoebis argante comstocki
• Pyrisitia dina parvumbra
• Pyrisitia lisa euterpe
• Pyrisitia nise nise
• Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Bahaman Swallowtail (Papilio andraemon)
• Homerus Swallowtail (Papilio homerus)
• Jamaican Kite (Eurytides marcellinus)
• Prickly Ash Swallowtail (Papilio pelaus)
• Thersites Swallowtail (Papilio thersites)
• Battus polydamas jamaicensis
• Papilio demoleus demoleus
• Papilio melonius

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Green Flasher (Astraptes talus)
• Jamaican Flasher (Astraptes jaira)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
• Potrillo Skipper (Autochton potrillo)
• Three-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus)
• Turner’s Skipper (Troyus turneri)
• Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)
• Yellow-tipped Flasher (Telegonus anaphus)
• Astraptes anaphus anausis
• Cabares potrillo potrillo
• Euphyes singularis insolata
• Perichares philetes
• Polygonus leo hagar
• Proteides mercurius jamaicensis

One of the best places to see butterflies in Jamaica is Marshall’s Pen, a park that is also a national heritage site.