update: 22.01.2026
tropicleps
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae of Costa Rica
Blues Bläulinge
Polyommatinae
Brephidium
exilis
Celastrina
echo gozora
Cupido
comyntas texana
Echinargus
isola
Hemiargus
ceraunus astenidas
Hemiargus
hanno
Hemiargus
huntingtoni hannoides
Leptotes
cassius cassidula
Theclinae / Eumaeini
Apuecla
maeonis
Apuecla
upupa
Arcas
cypria
Arcas
delphia
Arcas
gozmanyi
Arcas
imperialis
Arcas
tuneta
Aubergina
hesychia
Aubergina
hicetas
Aubergina
paetus
Brangas
carthaea
Brangas
coccineifrons
Brangas
getus
Brangas
neora
Brevianta
busa
Brevianta
hyas
Brevianta
undulata
Celmia
celmus
Celmia
conoveria
Chalybs
hassan
Chalybs
janias
Contrafacia
ahola
Contrafacia
bassania
Contrafacia
imma
Cupathecla
cupentus
Denivia
augustinula
Denivia
augustula
Denivia
hemon
Denivia
lisus
Denivia
theocritus
Dicya
carnica
Dicya
dicaea
Dicya
iambe
Enos
thara
Evenus
batesii
Evenus
coronata
Evenus
regalis
Exorbaetta
metanira
Iaspis
andersoni
Iaspis
castimonia
Iaspis
temesa
Ignata
caldas
Ignata
gadira
Ignata
norax
Ipidecla
schausi
Janthecla
cydonia
Janthecla
janthina
Janthecla
rocena
Kolana
ligurina
Kolana
lyde
Lamasina
draudti
Laothus
barajo
Laothus
erybathis
Laothus
oceia
Lathecla
latagus
Lathecla
vichai
Lathecla
winnie
Magnastigma
elsa
Magnastigma
hirsuta
Micandra
cyda
Micandra
platyptera
Nesiostrymon
calchinia
Nesiostrymon
celona
Nesiostrymon
dodava
Nicolaea
dolium
Nicolaea
heraldica
Nicolaea
ophia
Nicolaea
velina
Nicolaea
viceta
Ostrinotes
halciones
Ostrinotes
keila
Ostrinotes
purpuriticus
Ostrinotes
silva
Paiwarria
antinous
Paiwarria
umbratus
Paraspiculatus
central
Pseudolycaena
damo
Pseudolycaena
marsyas
Semonina
semones
Siderus
guapila
Siderus
leucophaeus
Siderus
philinna
Symbiopsis
panamensis
Symbiopsis
rickmani
Symbiopsis
tanais
Temecla
heraclides
Temecla
paron
Terenthina
terentia
Thaeides
theia
Theclopsis
demea
Theclopsis
leos
Theclopsis
mycon
Theorema
eumenia
Thepytus
arindela
Thepytus
echelta
Thereus
cithonius
Thereus
lausus
Thereus
oppia
Thereus
orasus
Thereus
ortalus
Thereus
praxis
Theritas
mavors
Thestius
epopea
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Atlidina
Atlides
bacis
Atlides
carpasia
Atlides
gaumeri
Atlides
inachus
Atlides
polybe
Atlides
rustan
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Callophryidina
Chlorostrymon
simaethis sarita
Chlorostrymon
telea
Cyanophrys
agricolor
Cyanophrys
amyntor
Cyanophrys
fusius
Cyanophrys
goodsoni
Cyanophrys
herodotus
Cyanophrys
longula
Cyanophrys
miserabilis
Erora
aura
Erora
badeta
Erora
carla
Erora
gabina
Erora
lampetia
Erora
nitetis
Erora
opisena
Erora
subflorens
Ocaria
aholiba
Ocaria
arpoxais
Ocaria
ocrisia
Ocaria
petelina
Ocaria
thales
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Calycopidina
Arumecla
galliena
Arumecla
nisaee
Arzecla
arza
Arzecla
paralus
Arzecla
sethon
Arzecla
taminella
Arzecla
tarpa
Calycopis
buphonia
Calycopis
calus
Calycopis
cerata
Calycopis
clarina
Calycopis
demonassa
Calycopis
drusilla
Calycopis
isobeon
Calycopis
orcillula
Calycopis
origo
Calycopis
pisis
Calycopis
sullivani
Calycopis
tamos
Calycopis
thama
Calycopis
trebula
Calycopis
xeneta
Camissecla
charichlorus
Camissecla
melma
Camissecla
vespasianus
Electrostrymon
hugon
Electrostrymon
joya
Kisutam
rosemary
Kisutam
syllis
Lamprospilus
coelicolor
Lamprospilus
decorata
Rubroserrata
mathewi
Ziegleria
ceromia
Ziegleria
hesperitis
Ziegleria
hoffmani
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Eumaeina
Eumaeus
childrenae
Eumaeus
godartii
Eumaeus
toxea
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Jantheclina
Allosmaitia
strophius
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Parrhasiina
Michaelus
hecate
Michaelus
ira
Michaelus
jebus
Michaelus
joseph
Michaelus
phoenissa
Michaelus
thordesa
Oenomaus
atena
Oenomaus
atesa
Oenomaus
cyanovenata
Oenomaus
melleus
Oenomaus
ortygnus
Parrhasius
orgia
Parrhasius
polibetes
Parrhasius
urraca
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Strephonotina
Gargina
caninius
Gargina
emessa
Gargina
gargophia
Gargina
gnosia
Gargina
thoria
Gargina
thyesta
Ministrymon
arola
Ministrymon
azia
Ministrymon
cleon
Ministrymon
clytie
Ministrymon
collucia
Ministrymon
inoa
Ministrymon
janevicroy
Ministrymon
phrutus
Ministrymon
una scopas
Ministrymon
zilda
Strephonota
ambrax
Strephonota
azurinus
Strephonota
ericeta
Strephonota
malvania
Strephonota
syedra
Strephonota
tephraeus
Tmolus
crolinus
Tmolus
cydrara
Tmolus
echion echiolus
Tmolus
mutina
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Strymonina
Arawacus
hypocrita
Arawacus
jada
Arawacus
lincoides
Arawacus
sito
Arawacus
togarna
Hypostrymon
asa
Panthiades
bathildis
Panthiades
bitias
Panthiades
ochus
Panthiades
phaleros
Rekoa
marius
Rekoa
meton
Rekoa
palegon
Rekoa
stagira
Rekoa
zebina
Strymon
albata
Strymon
alea
Strymon
astiocha
Strymon
bazochii bazochii
Strymon
bebrycia
Strymon
cestri
Strymon
gabatha
Strymon
istapa istapa
Strymon
megarus
Strymon
melinus
Strymon
mulucha
Strymon
rufofusca rufofusca
Strymon
serapio
Strymon
yojoa
Strymon
ziba
Theclinae / Eumaeini / Trichonidina
Bistonina
erema
Statistics
249 species known
65 species found (26.10%)
240 photos
98 photos confirmed by iNaturalist (40.83%)
Links
Checklist Lycaenidae of Costa Rica
funet.fi
euroleps.ch
Butterflies of America
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