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      • Papilionidae : Papilioninae >
        • Battus devilliers - De Villiers' Swallowtail
        • Battus polydamas - Polydamas Swallowtail
        • Heraclides andraemon - Bahaman Swallowtail
        • Heraclides androgeus - Androgeus Swallowtail
        • Heraclides caiguanabus - Poey's Swallowtail
        • Heraclides oviedo - Oviedo's Swallowtail
        • Heraclides oxynius - Cuban Black Swallowtail
        • Heraclides pelaus - Pelaus Swallowtail
        • Heraclides ponceana - Dusky Swallowtail
        • Neographium celadon - Cuban Kite Swallowtail
        • Papilio demoleus - Lime Swallowtail
        • Papilio polyxenes - Black Swallowtail
        • Parides gundlachianus - Gundlach's Swallowtail
        • Pterourus palamedes - Palamedes Swallowtail
        • Pterourus troilus - Spicebush Swallowtail
      • Hesperiidae : Eudaminae >
        • Aguna asander - Gold-spotted Aguna
        • Aguna claxon - Emerald Aguna
        • Autochton potrillo - Potrillo Skipper
        • Cecropterus dorantes - Dorantes Longtial
        • Chioides marmorosa - Cuban Longtail
        • Epargyreus zestos - Zestos Skipper
        • Phocides pigmalion - Mangrove Skipper
        • Polygonus leo - Hammock Skipper
        • Proteides maysi - May's Skipper
        • Proteides mercurius - Cuban Mercurial Skipper
        • Telegonus anausis - Caribbean Yellow-tipped Flasher
        • Telegonus cassander - Cuban Flasher
        • Telegonus cellus - Golden-banded Skipper
        • Telegonus habana - Frosty Flasher
        • Telegonus talus - Green Flasher
        • Telegonus xagua - Antillean Flasher
        • Urbanus cubanus - unnamed Skipper
        • Urbanus proteus - Common Long-tailed Skipper
      • Hesperiidae : Hesperiinae >
        • Atalopedes mesogramma - Mesogramma Skipper
        • Calpodes ethlius - Canna Skipper
        • Carystoides mexicana - Mexican Ruby-eye
        • Choranthus capucinus - Monk Skipper
        • Choranthus orientis - Caribbean Skipper
        • Choranthus radians - Radians Skipper
        • Choranthus serranorum - Serrano Skipper
        • Cymaenes tripunctus - Three-spotted Skipper
        • Euphyes cornelius - Cornelius Skipper
        • Euphyes singularis - Singularis Skipper
        • Holguinia holguin - Holguin Skipper
        • Hylephila phyleus - Fiery Skipper
        • Lerodea eufala - Eufala Skipper
        • Nyctelius nyctelius - Violet-banded Skipper
        • Oarisma bruneri - Bruner's Skipperling
        • Oarisma nanus - Nanus Skipperling
        • Panoquina corrupta - Corrupt Skipper
        • Panoquina lucas - Purple-washed Skipper
        • Panoquina ocola - Ocola Skipper
        • Panoquina panoquinoides - Obscure Skipper
        • Parachoranthus magdalia - Magdalia Skipper
        • Perichares philetes - Caribbean Ruby-eye
        • Polites baracoa - Baracoa Skipper
        • Rhinthon cubana - Cuban Rhinthon
        • Saliana esperi - Perching Saliana
        • Synapte malitiosa - Caribbean Faceted Skipper
        • Wallengrenia misera - Cuban Broken-dash
      • Hesperiidae : Pyrginae >
        • Anastrus sempiternus - Common Anastrus
        • Burca braco - Braco Skipper
        • Burca concolor - Concolorous Skipper
        • Burca cubensis - Cuban Skipper
        • Burnsius crisia - Antillean Checkered Skipper
        • Burnsius oileus - Tropical Checkered Skipper
        • Chiomara gundlachi - Gundlach's Duskywing
        • Eantis munroei - Munroe's Sicklewing
        • Eantis papinianus - Cuban Sicklewing
        • Ephyriades brunnea - Florida Duskywing
        • Ephyriades zephodes - Zephodes Duskywing
        • Erynnis zarucco - Zarucco Skipper
        • Gesta gesta - Impostor Duskywing
        • Ouleus fridericus - Fridericus Spreadwing
      • Pieridae : Colladinae >
        • Abaeis nicippe - Sleepy Orange
        • Anteos clorinde - White-angled Sulphur
        • Anteos maerula - Yellow-angled Sulphur
        • Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur
        • Eurema amelia - Cuban Yellow
        • Eurema boisduvaliana - Boisduval's Yellow
        • Eurema daira - Barred Yellow
        • Eurema elathea - Banded Yellow
        • Eurema lucina - Smudged Yellow
        • Kricogonia cabrerai - Cuban Sulphur
        • Kricogonia lyside - Lyside Sulphur
        • Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur
        • Phoebis agarithe - Large Orange Sulphur
        • Phoebis argante - Apricot Sulphur
        • Phoebis avellaneda - Orange-washed Sulphur
        • Phoebis neleis - Neleis Sulphur
        • Phoebis orbis - Orbis Sulphur
        • Phoebis philea - Orange-barred Sulphur
        • Phoebis sennae - Cloudless Sulphur
        • Phoebis statira - Statira Sulphur
        • Pyrisitia chamberlaini - Chamberlain's Yellow
        • Pyrisitia dina - Bush Sulphur
        • Pyrisitia larae - Confusing Yellow
        • Pyrisitia lisa - Little Yellow
        • Pyrisitia messalina - Whitish Yellow
        • Pyrisitia nise - Mimosa Yellow
        • Pyrisitia proterpia - Tailed Orange
        • Pyrisitia venusta - Pale Yellow
        • Zerene cesonia - Southern Dogface
      • Pieridae : Dismorphiinae >
        • Dismorphia cubana - Cuban Mimic-White
      • Pieridae : Pierinae >
        • Ascia monuste - Great Southern White
        • Ganyra menciae - Cuban White
        • Glutophrissa drusilla - Florida White
        • Melete salacia - Black-striped White
        • Pontia protodice - Checkered White
      • Riodinidae >
        • Dianesia carteri - Caribbean Metalmark
      • Lycaenidae : Polyommatinae >
        • Brephidium exilis - Pygmy Blue
        • Cupido comyntas - Eastern Tailed-Blue
        • Cyclargus ammon - Nickerbean Blue
        • Cyclargus thomasi - Miami Blue
        • Hemiargus ceraunus - Ceraunus Blue
        • Leptotes cassius - Cassius Blue
        • Leptotes hedgesi - Hedges' Blue
        • Pseudochrysops bornoi - Antillean Blue
      • Lycaenidae : Theclinae >
        • Allosmaitia coelebs - Cuban Hairstreak
        • Chlorostrymon maesites - Amethyst Hairstreak
        • Chlorostrymon simaethis - Silver-banded Hairstreak
        • Electrostrymon angelia - Fulvous Hairstreak
        • Eumaeus atala - Atala Hairstreak
        • Ministrymon azia - Grey Ministreak
        • Nesiostrymon celida - Caribbean Hairstreak
        • Strymon acis - Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon bazochii - Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon istapa - Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon limenia - Limenia Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon martialis - Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
        • Strymon toussainti - Toussaint's Scrub-Hairstreak
      • Nymphalidae : Apaturinae >
        • Asterocampa idyja - Dusky Emperor
        • Doxocopa laure - Silver Emperor
      • Nymphalidae : Biblidinae >
        • Archimestra teleboas - The Widow
        • Dynamine postverta - Mexican Sailor
        • Dynamine serina - Caribbean Sailor
        • Eunica heraclitus - Cuban Purplewing
        • Eunica monima - Dingy Purplewing
        • Eunica tatila - Florida Purplewing
        • Hamadryas amphinome - Red Cracker
        • Hamadryas februa - Gray Cracker
        • Hamadryas feronia - Variable Cracker
        • Lucinia sida - Caribbean Banner
      • Nymphalidae : Charaxinae >
        • Anaea cubana - Cuban Leafwing
        • Archaeoprepona demophoon - Two-spotted Prepona
        • Cymatogramma echemus - Chestnut Leafwing
        • Hypna clytemnestra - Silver-studded Leafwing
        • Siderone galanthis - Red-striped Leafwing
      • Nymphalidae : Cyrestinae >
        • Marpesia chiron - Many-banded Daggerwing
        • Marpesia eleuchea - Caribbean Daggerwing
      • Nymphalidae : Danainae >
        • Anetia briarea - Many-spotted King
        • Anetia cubana - Cuban King
        • Anetia pantherata - Great King
        • Danaus eresimus - Soldier
        • Danaus gilippus - Queen
        • Danaus plexippus - Monarch
        • Greta cubana - Cuban Clearwing
        • Lycorea halia - Tiger Mimic Queen
      • Nymphalidae : Heliconiinae >
        • Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary
        • Dryas iulia - Flambeau
        • Eueides isabella - Isabella's Heliconian
        • Euptoieta claudia - Variegated Fritillary
        • Euptoieta hegesia - Mexican Fritillary
        • Heliconius charithonia - Zebra Heliconian
      • Nymphalidae : Libytheinae >
        • Libytheana carinenta - American Snout
        • Libytheana motya - Cuban Snout
        • Libytheana terena - Antillean Snout
      • Nymphalidae Limenitinae >
        • Adelpha iphicleola - Iphicleola Sister
        • Limenitis archippus - Viceroy
      • Nymphalidae : Nymphalinae >
        • Anartia chrysopelea - Cuban Peacock
        • Anartia jatrophae - White Peacock
        • Anthanassa frisia - Cuban Crescent
        • Antillea pelops - Antillean Crescent
        • Atlantea perezi - Cuban Checkerspot
        • Colobura dirce - Mosaic
        • Historis acheronta - Tailed Cecropian
        • Historis odius - Stinky Leafwing
        • Hypanartia paullus - Antillean Mapwing
        • Hypolimnas misippus - The Mimic
        • Junonia coenia - Common Buckeye
        • Junonia neildi - Mangrove Buckeye
        • Junonia zonalis - Tropical Buckeye
        • Phyciodes phaon - Phaon Crescent
        • Phyciodes tharos - Pearl Crescent
        • Polygonia interrogationis - Question Mark
        • Siproeta stelenes - Malachite
        • Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral
        • Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
        • Vanessa virginiensis - American Lady
      • Nymphalidae : Satyrinae >
        • Calisto aquilum - Cuban Dark Calisto
        • Calisto bradleyi - Bradley's Calisto
        • Calisto brochei - Broche's Calisto
        • Calisto bruneri - Bruner's Calisto
        • Calisto disjunctus - Western Cuban Calisto
        • Calisto dissimulatum - Mimic Calisto
        • Calisto gundlachi - Gandlach's Calisto
        • Calisto herophile - Cuban Common Calisto
        • Calisto israeli - Israel's Calisto
        • Calisto lastrai - Lastra's Calisto
        • Calisto muripetens - Guamuahaya Calisto
        • Calisto occulta - Hidden Calisto
        • Calisto sharkeyae - Sharkey's Calisto
        • Calisto siguanensis - Sand Calisto
        • Calisto smintheus - Cuban Rusty Calisto
        • Calisto torrei - Torre's Calisto
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Nymphalidae - Nymphalids

Apaturinae
Asterocampa idyja © Rayner Nunez
Asterocampa idyja © Tim Norriss
Doxocopa laure © Rayner Núñez
Doxocopa laure © Rayner Núñez


Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, [1828])                                Dusky Emperor



Doxocopa laure (Hübner, 1823)                                    Silver Emperor

Biblidinae
Dynamine serina fem © Tim Norriss
Dynamine serina male © Tim Norriss
Dynamine postverta fem © Tim Norriss
Dynamine postverta male © Tim Norriss
Eunica heraclitus © Rayner Núñez
Eunica heraclitus © Rayner Núñez
Eunica monima © Rayner Núñez
Eunica monima © Rayner Núñez
Eunica tatila © Paul Prior
Eunica tatila © Tim Norriss
Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa © Tim Norriss
Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa © Tim Norriss
Hamadryas amphinome by Böhringer Friedrich CC BY-SA 2.5
Hamadryas feronia by Caya CC BY 2.0
Lucinia sida © Tim Norriss
Lucinia sida © Paul Prior
Marpesia chiron © Tim Norriss
Marpesia chiron © Tim Norriss
Marpesia eleuchea © Tim Norriss
Marpesia eleuchea © Tim Norriss


Dynamine serina                                                            Caribbean Sailor



Dynamine postverta d’Almeida, 1952                           Mexican Sailor



Eunica heraclitus (Poey, 1847)                                      Cuban Purplewing                      ENDEMIC probably extinct



Eunica monima (Cramer, 1782)                                    Dingy Purplewing



Eunica tatila Kaye, 1926                                                 Florida Purplewing



Hamadryas februa                                                        Gray Cracker



[ Hamadryas amphinome (Lucas, 1853)                      Red Cracker ]                                        Strays only - not resident



[ Hamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758)                         Variable Cracker ]                                 Strays only - not resident



Lucinia sida Hübner, [1823]                                          Caribbean Banner



Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)                                Many-banded Daggerwing



Marpesia eleuchea (Hübner, 1818)                              Caribbean Daggerwing

Charaxinae
Anaea cubana © Tim Norriss
Anaea cubana © Tim Norriss
Archaeoprepona demophoon © Tim Norriss
Archaeoprepona demophoon © Tim Norriss
Hypna clytemnestra © Rayner Nunez
Hypna clytemnestra © Rayner Nunez
Cymatogramma echemus © Tim Norriss
Cymatogramma echemus © Tim Norriss
Siderone galanthis © Tim Norriss
Siderone galanthis © Tim Norriss


Anaea cubana (troglodyta) (Druce, 1905)                    Cuban Leafwing



Archaeoprepona demophoon (Fruhstorfer, 1904)      Two-spotted Prepona



Hypna clytemnestra (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)              Silver-studded Leafwing



Cymatogramma echemus (Doubleday, [1849])                    Chestnut Leafwing



Siderone galanthis (Dillinger, 1802)                              Red-striped Leafwing

Danainae
Anaea briarea © Tim Norriss
Anaea briarea © Tim Norriss
Anetia cubana © Tim Norriss
Anetia cubana © Tim Norriss
Anetia pantherata © Nigel Peace
Anetia pantherata © Nigel Peace
Danaus eresimus male © Douglas Fernández
Danaus eresimus male © Douglas Fernández
Danaus gilippus © Tim Norriss
Danaus gilippus © Tim Norriss
Danaus plexippus © Tim Norriss
Danaus plexippus © Tim Norriss
Greta cubana © Emilie Chich 13 July 2011 (CC-BY-SA-3.0 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greta_cubana.JPG), via Wikimedia Commons
Lycorea halia © Tim Norriss
Lycorea halia © Tim Norriss


Anetia briarea Hübner, 1823                                         Many-spotted King



Anetia cubana (Salvin, 1869)                                         Cuban King                                  ENDEMIC




Anetia pantherata (Hall, 1925)                                      Great King



Danaus eresimus Forbes, 1943                                     Soldier



Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1779)                                   Queen



Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)                              Monarch



Greta cubana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)                        Cuban Clearwing                         
ENDEMIC



Lycorea halia Felder & Felder, 1865                             Tiger Mimic-Queen

Heliconiinae
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
TRINIDAD © Charles Sharp
© David Kohl
© Tim Norriss


Agraulis vanillae Maynard, 1869                                  Gulf Fritillary



Dryas iulia (Bates, 1934)                                                Flambeau



Eueides isabella Geyer, 1832                                         Isabella's Heliconian




Heliconius charithonia Comstock & Brown, 1950       Zebra Heliconian

Libytheinae
© Peter Bruce-Jones
Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 3.0]
© Tim Norriss
Guardalavaca © Tim Norriss


[ Libytheana carinenta (Kirtland, 1851)                       American Snout ]                                  Strays only - not resident


Libytheana motya (Hübner, 1826)                               Cuban Snout                                  ENDEMIC



[ Libytheana terena Godart, 1819                                Antillean Snout ]                                    Strays only - not resident

Limenitinae
© Tim Norriss
© Rayner Núñez
by PiccoloNamek CC BY-SA 3.0
by Russ Ottens, Bugwood.org CC BY 3.0


Adelpha iphicleola Fruhstorfer, 1915                       Iphicleola Sister



[ Limenitis archippus (Strecker, 1878)                          Viceroy ]                                                 Strays only - not resident

Nymphalinae
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Francisco Rodriguez
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
© Rayner Nunez
© Rayner Nunez
© Tim Norriss
© Rayner Nunez
© Tim Norriss
© David Kohl
© Tim Norriss
© Rayner Núñez
© Sandy Villar Bermúdez
© David Kohl
© Tim Norriss
female male Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
male by Vijaybarve CC BY 3.0
© Rayner Núñez
female © Douglas Fernández
female © Douglas Fernández
© Tim Norriss
© Douglas Fernández
© Tim Norriss
© Tim Norriss
summer form Derek Ramsey GFDL 1.2
winter form Joe Mabel CC BY-SA 3.0
© David Kohl
© David Kohl
© Paul Brock
© Francisco Rodriguez
© Tim Norriss
© Una Fenton
Jibacoa © Una Fenton

Anartia chrysopelea Hübner, 1825                              Cuban Peacock                              ENDEMIC



Anartia jatrophae Munroe, 1942                                 White Peacock



Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832)                                     Cuban Crescent



Antillea pelops (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)                      Antillean Crescent



Atlantea perezi (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)                     Cuban Checkerspot                      ENDEMIC



Colobura dirce (Comstock, 1942)                                 The Mosaic



Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, 1779)                                Variegated Fritillary



Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, 1779)                                Mexican Fritillary



Historis acheronta (Bates, 1939)                                  Tailed Cecropian



Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775)                                    Stinky Leafwing



Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793)                           Antillean Mapwing



[ Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)                     The Mimic ]                                            Strays only - not resident



Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822                                       Northern Buckeye



Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004                                    Mangrove Buckeye



Junonia zonalis Felder & Felder, 1867                         Tropical Buckeye



Phyciodes phaon (Edwards, 1864)                               Phaon Crescent



[ Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798)              Question Mark ]                                     Strays only - not resident



Siproeta stelenes (Fruhstorfer, 1907)                           Malachite



Vanessa atalanta (Fruhstorfer, 1909)                          Red Admiral



Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)                                  Painted Lady



Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)                               American Lady

Satyrinae
Calisto aquilum © Rayner Núñez
Calisto aquilum © Rayner Núñez
Calisto bradleyi © Tim Norriss
Calisto brochei © Rayner Núñez
Calisto brochei © Rayner Núñez
Calisto bruneri © Rayner Núñez
Calisto bruneri © Rayner Núñez
Calisto disjunctus Disjunct Calisto, Mayabeque, 04 Oct 2019 © Yosiel Álvarez
Calisto disjunctus Disjunct Calisto Mayabeque 30 Jun 2019 © Yosiel Álvarez
Calisto dissimulatum © Rayner Núñez
Calisto dissimulatum © Rayner Núñez
Gundlach's Calisto Calisto gundlachi 29 Dec 2019 Mayabeque © Yosiel Álvarez
Gundlach's Calisto Calisto gundlachi 29 Dec 2019 Mayabeque © Yosiel Álvarez
Calisto herophile © Tim Norriss
Calisto herophile © Tim Norriss
Calisto israeli © Rayner Núñez
Calisto israeli © Rayner Núñez
Calisto lastrai © Tim Norriss
Calisto lastrai © Tim Norriss
Calisto muripetens © Rayner Núñez
Calisto muripetens © Rayner Núñez
Calisto occulta © Rayner Núñez
Calisto occulta © Rayner Núñez
Calisto sharkeyae © Rayner Núñez
Calisto smintheus © Tim Norriss
Calisto smintheus © Tim Norriss
Calisto torrei © Rayner Núñez
Calisto torrei © Rayner Núñez

Calisto aquilum Núñez, 2013                                       Cuban Dark Calisto
ENDEMIC




Calisto bradleyi Munroe, 1950                                     Bradley's Calisto                           ENDEMIC



Calisto brochei Torre, 1973                                          Broche's Calisto                            ENDEMIC



Calisto bruneri Michener, 1949                                    Bruner's Calisto                           ENDEMIC



Calisto disjunctus Núñez & Barro, 2019                      Western Cuban Calisto                      ENDEMIC




Calisto dissimulatum Núñez, 2013                               Mimic Calisto
ENDEMIC




Calisto gundlachi Núñez & Barro, 2019                      Gundlach's Calisto                              ENDEMIC




Calisto herophile Hübner, 1823                                   Cuban Common Calisto                     ENDEMIC



Calisto israeli Torre, 1973                                            Israel's Calisto
ENDEMIC




Calisto lastrai Núñez, 2019                                         Lastra's Calisto
ENDEMIC





Calisto muripetens Bates, 1939                                    Guamuahaya Calisto                      ENDEMIC




Calisto occulta Núñez, 2012                                         Hidden Calisto
ENDEMIC




Calisto sharkeyae Núñez, Minno y Fernández, 2019    Sharkey's Calisto
ENDEMIC





Calisto siguanensis Núñez & Barro, 2019                    Sand Calisto
ENDEMIC





Calisto smintheus Bates, 1935                                      Cuban Rusty Calisto                       ENDEMIC



Calisto torrei Núñez, 2013                                             Torre's Calisto
ENDEMIC


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