Butterflies in Panama

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Aegina Numberwing (Callicore lyca)
• American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta)
• Andromeda Satyr (Taygetis thamyra)
• Antiochus Longwing (Heliconius antiochus)
• Banded Longwing (Dryadula phaetusa)
• Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
• Black-bordered Tegosa (Tegosa anieta)
• Blomfield’s Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)
• Blue Wave (Myscelia cyaniris)
• Blushing Phantom (Cithaerias pireta)
• Boomerang Owl (Caligo oedipus)
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Clymenia Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)
• Common Crescent (Eresia clio)
• Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
• Cuban Crescentspot (Anthanassa tulcis)
• Cydno Longwing (Heliconius cydno)
• Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce)
• Five-spotted Longwing (Heliconius hecalesia)
• Green Longwing (Philaethria dido)
• Harmonia Tigerwing (Tithorea harmonia)
• Helenor Morpho (Morpho helenor)
• Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)
• Isabella’s Longwing (Eueides isabella)
• Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
• Juno (Dione juno)
• Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
• Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
• Menapis Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis)
• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
• Moon Satyr (Pierella luna)
• Mylitta Greenwing (Dynamine postverta)
• New Beauty (Colobura annulata)
• One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon)
• Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing (Mechanitis polymnia)
• Orion Cecropian (Historis odius)
• Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
• Red Peacock (Anartia amathea)
• Red Postman (Heliconius erato)
• Red-washed Satyr (Pierella helvina)
• Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)
• Sapho Longwing (Heliconius sapho)
• Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)
• Scarlet Leafwing (Siderone galanthis)
• Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea)
• Split-banded Owlet (Opsiphanes cassina)
• Sunset Daggerwing (Marpesia furcula)
• Tarricina Longwing (Tithorea tarricina)
• Theseus Morpho (Morpho theseus)
• Tiger Beauty (Tigridia acesta)
• Tiger Leafwing (Consul fabius)
• Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale)
• Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
• Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia)
• Tutia Clearwing (Ceratinia tutia)
• Two-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia ocirrhoe)
• Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
• White-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona amphimachus)
• Zavaleta Glasswing (Godyris zavaleta)
• Adelpha barnesia
• Adelpha cocala lorzae
• Adelpha heraclea
• Adelpha paraena massilia
• Adelpha salmoneus
• Adelpha serpa celerio
• Adelpha zina
• Adelphia iphiclus iphiclus
• Anthanassa drusilla
• Archaeoprepona demophoon
• Caligo brasiliensis sulana
• Caligo illioneus oberon
• Caligo telamonius
• Callicore pitheas
• Callicore tolima
• Callithomia hezia
• Castilia eranites
• Castilia ofella
• Catoblepia berecynthia
• Catoblepia orgetorix
• Catonephele mexicana
• Chloreuptychia arnaca
• Chlosyne ezra
• Cissia labe
• Cissia pompilia
• Cissia pseudoconfusa
• Cissia terrestris
• Dynamine agacles core
• Dynamine athemon maeon
• Ectima erycinoides
• Eresia eunice
• Eresia ithomioides
• Eryphanis lycomedon
• Eueides procula
• Euptychia jesia
• Euptychia westwoodi
• Forsterinaria neonympha
• Hamadryas laodamia saurites
• Heliconius doris viridis
• Heterosais giulia
• Hypoleria lavinia
• Hypoleria ocalea
• Inbio hilara
• Ithomia diasia
• Ithomia heraldica
• Ithomia iphianassa panamensis
• Janatella leucodesma
• Magneuptychia libye
• Magneuptychia tiessa
• Marpesia berania fruhstorferi
• Melinaea lilis
• Methona confusa
• Morpho menelaus amathonte
• Nica flavilla
• Oleria paula
• Oleria zelica pagasa
• Olyras insignis insignis
• Opsiphanes cassiae
• Opsiphanes quiteria
• Posttaygetis penelea
• Prepona gnorima
• Pteronymia cotytto
• Pteronymia picta notilla
• Pyrrhogyra neaerea
• Pyrrhogyra otolais otolais
• Taygetina kerea
• Taygetis uzza
• Taygetis virgilia
• Temenis laothoe
• Yphthimoides renata
• Zaretis isidora
• Zaretis itys itys

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
• Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
• Eastern Tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon)
• Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
• White Hairstreak (Strymon albata)
• Allosmaitia myrtusa
• Arawacus leucogyna
• Arawacus togarna
• Celmia celmus
• Evenus regalis
• Hemiargus hanno hanno
• Hemiargus huntingtoni
• Iaspis castimonia
• Lamprospilus collucia
• Laothus barajo
• Pseudolycaena damo
• Strymon ziba
• Theritas hemon
• Theritas lisus
• Theritas mavors
• Ziegleria hesperitis

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
• Boisduval’s Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Costa-spotted Mimic-white (Enantia albania)
• Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile)
• Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula)
• Giant White (Ganyra josephina)
• Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
• Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
• Painted White (Pieriballia viardi)
• Pamela (Perrhybris pamela)
• Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
• Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
• Archonias brassolis
• Dismorphia zathoe pallidula
• Eurema xantochlora xantochlora
• Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis
• Melete polyhymnia
• Pyrisitia venusta

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Blind Eurybia (Eurybia elvina)
• Blue-winged Eurybia (Eurybia lycisca)
• Falcate Metalmark (Emesis tenedia)
• Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)
• Ancyluris inca inca
• Ancyluris jurgensenii
• Anteros allectus
• Anteros carausius
• Anteros kupris kupris
• Anteros micon
• Anteros roratus
• Brachyglenis dinora
• Calephelis fulmen
• Calephelis iris
• Calephelis laverna
• Calephelis schausi
• Calicosama lilina
• Calospila lucianus
• Chorinea bogota
• Detritivora barnesi
• Emesis cypria paphia
• Emesis ocypore aethalia
• Eurybia patrona
• Eurybia unxia
• Euselasia bettina
• Euselasia chrysippe
• Hades noctula
• Hypophylla martia
• Juditha dorilis
• Juditha odites praecelarum
• Leucochimona lagora
• Melanis electron melantho
• Menander menander purpurata
• Mesene margaretta
• Mesosemia asa
• Mesosemia carissima
• Mesosemia lamachus
• Necyria duellona beltiana
• Nymphidium ascolia
• Nymphidium azanoides
• Perophthalma lasus
• Perophthalma tullius
• Sarota acantus
• Sarota neglecta
• Symmachia tricolor
• Theope lycaenina
• Theope publius
• Thisbe irenea

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• • Ruby Spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
  • Southern Cattleheart (Parides sesostris)
  • Variable Cattleheart (Parides erithalion)
  • King Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Alumna Skipper (Cymaenes alumna)
• Autumna Skipper (Cobalopsis autumna)
• Belt’s Myscelus (Myscelus belti)
• Black-striped Beamer (Phocides distans)
• Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica)
• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
• Broad Banded-skipper (Autochton neis)
• Broken Silverdrop (Epargyreus exadeus)
• Central American Sootywing (Staphylus ascalaphus)
• Common Blue-skipper (Quadrus cerialis)
• Copper-headed Sootywing (Bolla cupreiceps)
• Creon Skipper (Creonpyge creon)
• Dimorphic Skipper (Hyalothyrus neleus)
• Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
• Dot-collared Skipper (Jemadia pseudognetus)
• Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus)
• Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius)
• Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius)
• Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus)
• Giant Entheus (Entheus matho)
• Giant Sicklewing (Achlyodes busirus)
• Gilbert’s Flasher (Astraptes alector)
• Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus)
• Glorious Blue-skipper (Paches loxus)
• Gmelin’s Banded-skipper (Autochton bipunctalis)
• Golden-snouted Sootywing (Staphylus vulgata)
• Great White Longtail (Urbanus chalco)
• Hermione Skipper (Lento hermione)
• Immaculate Skipper (Anthoptus insignis)
• Ittona Skipper (Mnestheus ittona)
• Juventus Skipper (Callimormus juventus)
• Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus)
• Latonia Skipper (Cobalopsis latonia)
• Lyrcaea Eyed-skipper (Cyclosemia lyrcaea)
• Marciana Skipper (Milanion marciana)
• Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
• Mys Skipper (Zariaspes mys)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
• Orcus Checkered-skipper (Burnsius orcus)
• Pale Sicklewing (Achlyodes pallida)
• Panamanian Faceted-skipper (Synapte puma)
• Panna Skipper (Ouleus panna)
• Paphos Skipper (Potamanaxas paphos)
• Pasture Skipper (Vehilius stictomenes)
• Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius)
• Proxenus Blue-skipper (Pythonides proxenus)
• Radiant Skipper (Callimormus radiola)
• Rain-forest Faceted-skipper (Synapte silius)
• Royal Firetip (Mysoria barcastus)
• Saturnus Skipper (Callimormus saturnus)
• Sharp Banded-skipper (Autochton zarex)
• Small Telemiades Bell (Telemiades fides)
• Southern Sicklewing (Eantis thraso)
• Spike Banded-skipper (Autochton longipennis)
• Squared Bent-skipper (Helias cama)
• Stigma Skipper (Paramimus stigma)
• Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna)
• Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus)
• Trailside Skipper (Anthoptus epictetus)
• Tropical Checkered Skipper (Burnsius oileus)
• Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
• Urania skipper (Phocides urania)
• Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)
• Veined White Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)
• Vetula Skipper (Vehilius vetula)
• Whitened Flasher (Astraptes creteus)
• Widespread Bent-skipper (Cycloglypha thrasibulus)
• Widespread Myscelus (Myscelus amystis)
• Xanthina Skipper (Lento xanthina)
• Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
• Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
• Aides aegita
• Aides dysoni
• Anatrytone mella
• Antigonus erosus
• Carystoides lebbaeus
• Cobalopsis nero
• Cobalus calvina
• Cobalus virbius virbius
• Damas clavus
• Decinea decinea
• Eprius veleda veleda
• Eutocus vetulus
• Metron chrysogastra
• Niconiades incomptus
• Niconiades xanthaphes
• Nyctelius nyctelius
• Onophas columbaria columbaria
• Parphorus storax
• Perichares philetes
• Phanes almoda
• Pompeius pompeius
• Quasimellana eulogius
• Remella remus
• Remella rita
• Saliana fusta
• Saliana morsa
• Sostrata bifasciata leucorrhoa
• Thracides arcalaus
• Urbanus procne
• Vettius artona
• Vettius lafrenaye pica

One of the best places to see butterflies in Panama is in El Valle, where there’s a flight house that allows butterflies to fly past the people walking past them.