Butterflies in Paraguay

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)
• American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta)
• Banded Longwing (Dryadula phaetusa)
• Blomfield’s Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)
• Blue-frosted Banner (Catonephele numilia)
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Brazilian Painted Lady (Vanessa braziliensis)
• Candrena Eighty-eight (Diaethria candrena)
• Cassiope Owl (Selenophanes cassiope)
• Celerio Sister (Adelpha serpa)
• Claudina Crescent (Tegosa claudina)
• Clearwing Mimic Queen (Lycorea ilione)
• Clymenia Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)
• Confused Tigerwing (Mechanitis lysimnia)
• Cuban Crescent (Anthanassa frisia)
• Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce)
• Epinome Cracker (Hamadryas epinome)
• Ethilia Longwing (Heliconius ethilla)
• Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila)
• Godart’s Numberwing (Callicore pygas)
• Harmonia Tigerwing (Tithorea harmonia)
• Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)
• Hydaspes Eighty-eight (Callicore hydaspes)
• Illioneus Giant Owl (Caligo ilioneus)
• Isabella’s Longwing (Eueides isabella)
• Ithra Crescent Butterfly (Ortilia ithra)
• Jamaican Mestra (Mestra dorcas)
• Jazzy Leafwing (Hypna clytemnestra)
• Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
• Juliette (Eueides aliphera)
• Juno (Dione juno)
• Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
• Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
• Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
• Melona Sister (Adelpha melona)
• Mesentina Sister (Adelpha mesentina)
• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
• Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
• Mylitta Greenwing (Dynamine postverta)
• One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon)
• Orange Admiral (Hypanartia lethe)
• Orion Cecropian (Historis odius)
• Pink-banded Sister (Adelpha lycorias)
• Pointer Sister (Adelpha iphiclus)
• Pyracmon Eighty-eight (Paulogramma pyracmon)
• Pyrame Beauty (Haematera pyrame)
• Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
• Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
• Red Peacock (Anartia amathea)
• Red Postman (Heliconius erato)
• Red Rim Butterfly (Biblis hyperia)
• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
• Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
• Southern Monarch Butterfly (Danaus erippus)
• Syma Sister (Adelpha syma)
• Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia)
• Turquoise Emperor (Doxocopa laurentia)
• Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)
• Vivid Painted Lady (Vanessa myrinna)
• Western Painted Lady (Vanessa carye)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
• White-spotted Satyr (Manataria hercyna)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
• Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
• Disjunct Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon bubastus)
• Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon)
• Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
• Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)
• Hewitson’s Blackstreak (Ocaria ocrisia)
• Lantana Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)
• Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius)
• Marysas Hairstreak (Pseudolycaena marsyas)
• Red-crescent Scrub-hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca)
• Red-spotted Hairstreak (Tmolus echion)
• Schaus’s Hairstreak (Ipidecla schausi)
• Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
• Banded Yellow (Eurema elathea)
• Clean Mimic-white (Pseudopieris nehemia)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Florida White (Glutophrissa drusilla)
• Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula)
• Great Orange Tip (Anteos menippe)
• Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
• Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
• Painted White (Pieriballia viardi)
• Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
• Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris)
• White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• White Mimic White (Enantia lina)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Agavus Cattleheart (Parides agavus)
• Anchises Cattleheart (Parides anchises)
• Broad-banded Swallowtail (Heraclides astyalus)
• Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Alana White-skipper (Heliopetes alana)
• Barcastus Firetip (Mysoria barcastus)
• Black-patched Duskywing (Ebrietas anacreon)
• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
• Common Blue-skipper (Quadrus cerialis)
• Common Mylon (Mylon maimon)
• Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
• Erichson’s White-skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella)
• Four-spotted Longtail (Polythrix caunus)
• Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
• Geometrina Skipper (Trina geometrina)
• Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus)
• Great White Longtail (Urbanus chalco)
• Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
• Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus)
• Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus)
• Manuel’s Skipper (Polygonus savigny)
• Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata)
• Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius)
• Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
• Mys Skipper (Zariaspes mys)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
• Pale Mylon (Mylon pelopidas)
• Pasture Skipper (Vehilius stictomenes)
• Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas)
• Rain-forest Faceted-skipper (Synapte silius)
• Redundant Skipper (Corticea corticea)
• Saturnus Skipper (Callimormus saturnus)
• Sharp Banded-skipper (Autochton zarex)
• Slaty Skipper (Chiomara mithrax)
• Spot-banded Longtail Evans (Urbanus pronta)
• Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus)
• Trailside Skipper (Anthoptus epictetus)
• Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
• Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)
• Veined White Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus)
• Whitened Flasher (Astraptes creteus)
• Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus)

The best time to see butterflies in Paraguay is between the months of  September to February. Local guides can instruct any enthusiasts to the best locations for butterfly watching.