update: 04.10.2023
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Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae of Costa Rica
Emperors, Admirals Edelfalter
Apaturinae
Asterocampa idyja argus
1
Doxocopa callianira
2
Doxocopa clothilda
3
Doxocopa cyane mexicana
4
Doxocopa excelsa
5
Doxocopa laure laure
6
Doxocopa laurentia cherubina
7
Doxocopa linda plesaurina
8
Doxocopa pavon theodora
9
Doxocopa zunilda felderi
10
Biblidinae / Ageroniini
Ectima erycinoides
11
Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
12
Hamadryas arinome ariensis
13
Hamadryas atlantis atlantis
14
Hamadryas februa ferentina
15
Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
16
Hamadryas fornax fornacalia
17
Hamadryas glauconome glauconome
18
Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena
19
Hamadryas iphthime joannae
20
Hamadryas laodamia saurites
21
Panacea procilla lysimache
22
Biblidinae / Biblidini
Biblis aganisa
23
Mestra amymone
24
Mestra hersilia hersilia
25
Biblidinae / Callicorini
Callicore astarte patelina
26
Callicore atacama faustina
27
Callicore atacama folschveilleri
28
Callicore brome angusta
29
Callicore lyca aerias
30
Callicore pitheas
31
Callicore texa titania
32
Catagramma tolima bugaba
33
Catagramma tolima peralta
34
Diaethria anna anna
35
Diaethria astala astala
36
Diaethria clymena marchalii
37
Diaethria gabaza eupepla
38
Diaethria pandama
39
Haematera pyrame
40
Mesotaenia barnesi
41
Biblidinae / Catonephelini
Catonephele chromis godmani
42
Catonephele mexicana
43
Catonephele numilia esite
44
Catonephele orites
45
Eunica alcmena alcmena
46
Eunica alpais excelsa
47
Eunica caelina augusta
48
Eunica carias carias
49
Eunica chlororhoa mira
50
Eunica malvina albida
51
Eunica monima
52
Eunica mygdonia omoa
53
Eunica pomona amata
54
Eunica pusilla
55
Eunica sydonia caresa
56
Eunica tatila tatila
57
Eunica volumna venusia
58
Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris
59
Myscelia ethusa pattenia
60
Myscelia leucocyana smalli
61
Nessaea aglaura aglaura
62
Biblidinae / Epiphelini
Epiphile adrasta adrasta
63
Epiphile eriopis devriesi
64
Epiphile grandis
65
Epiphile iblis plusios
66
Nica flavilla canthara
67
Pyrrhogyra crameri
68
Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla
69
Pyrrhogyra neaerea hypsenor
70
Pyrrhogyra otolais otolais
71
Temenis laothoe hondurensis
72
Temenis pulchra
73
Biblidinae / Eubagini
Dynamine agacles core
74
Dynamine artemisia glauce
75
Dynamine ate
76
Dynamine chryseis
77
Dynamine colombiana
78
Dynamine dyonis
79
Dynamine hecuba
80
Dynamine paulina thalassina
81
Dynamine postverta mexicana
82
Dynamine sosthenes sosthenes
83
Dynamine theseus
84
Dynamine vicaria gilloti
85
Charaxinae / Anaeini
Anaea aidea
86
Anaea andria
87
Consul electra electra
88
Consul fabius cecrops
89
Consul panariste jansoni
90
Fountainea eurypyle confusa
91
Fountainea glycerium glycerium
92
Fountainea halice chrysophana
93
Fountainea nobilis peralta
94
Fountainea ryphea ryphea
95
Hypna clytemnestra negra
96
Memphis ambrosia ambrosia
97
Memphis anna elina
98
Memphis arginussa eubaena
99
Memphis artacaena
100
Memphis aulica
101
Memphis aureola
102
Memphis beatrix
103
Memphis cleomestra ada
104
Memphis dia dia
105
Memphis elara
106
Memphis forreri
107
Memphis glauce centralis
108
Memphis laura balboa
109
Memphis lyceus
110
Memphis marylena
111
Memphis mora orthesia
112
Memphis moruus boisduvali
113
Memphis nenia
114
Memphis niedhoeferi
115
Memphis oenomais
116
Memphis perenna lankesteri
117
Memphis philumena indigotica
118
Memphis pithyusa pithyusa
119
Memphis proserpina
120
Memphis xenocles carolina
121
Phantos callidryas
122
Siderone galanthis
123
Siderone syntyche
124
Zaretis crawfordhilli
125
Zaretis elianahenrichae
126
Zaretis ellops
127
Zaretis isidora
128
Zaretis itys
129
Zaretis mirandahenrichae
130
Charaxinae / Preponini
Agrias aedon rodriguezi
131
Agrias amydon philatelica
132
Agrias amydon smalli
133
Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphiktion
134
Archaeoprepona camilla camilla
135
Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
136
Archaeoprepona demophoon gulina
137
Archaeoprepona meander megabates
138
Archaeoprepona phaedra phaedra
139
Prepona deiphile lygia
140
Prepona dexamenus medinai
141
Prepona gnorima gnorima
142
Prepona omphale octavia
143
Cyrestinae
Marpesia berania fruhstorferi
144
Marpesia chiron
145
Marpesia furcula
146
Marpesia livius alcibiades
147
Marpesia marcella valetta
148
Marpesia merops
149
Marpesia petreus
150
Marpesia zerynthia dentigera
151
Danainae / Danaini
Anetia thirza insignis
152
Danaus eresimus montezuma
153
Danaus gilippus thersippus
154
Danaus plexippus
155
Lycorea halia atergatis
156
Lycorea ilione albescens
157
Danainae / Ithomiini
Aeria eurimedia
158
Callithomia hezia
159
Callithomia hydra megaleas
160
Ceratinia tutia dorilla
161
Dircenna dero euchytma
162
Dircenna jemina chiriquensis
163
Dircenna klugii
164
Dircenna olyras relata
165
Episcada salvinia opleri
166
Eutresis dilucida
167
Eutresis hypereia theope
168
Godyris nero
169
Godyris zavaleta caesiopicta
170
Godyris zavaleta zygia
171
Greta andromica lyra
172
Greta annette championi
173
Greta morgane oto
174
Heterosais edessa
175
Heterosais giulia cadra
176
Hyalyris excelsa decumana
177
Hypoleria lavinia rhene
178
Hypomenitis gabiglooris
179
Hypomenitis polissena umbrana
180
Hyposcada virginiana evanides
181
Hypothyris euclea valora
182
Hypothyris lycaste callispila
183
Ithomia celemia plaginota
184
Ithomia diasia hippocrenis
185
Ithomia heraldica
186
Ithomia hyala
187
Ithomia jucunda bolivari
188
Ithomia patilla
189
Ithomia terra vulcana
190
Ithomia xenos xenos
191
Mechanitis lysimnia labotas
192
Mechanitis menapis saturata
193
Mechanitis polymnia isthmia
194
Melinaea lilis imitata
195
Melinaea scylax
196
Napeogenes cranto paedaretus
197
Napeogenes peridia hemisticta
198
Napeogenes tolosa amara
199
Oleria paula paula
200
Oleria rubescens
201
Oleria vicina
202
Oleria zelica pagasa
203
Olyras crathis staudingeri
204
Olyras insignis insignis
205
Pseudoscada pusio
206
Pteronymia aletta agalla
207
Pteronymia artena
208
Pteronymia cotytto
209
Pteronymia donella donata
210
Pteronymia fulvimargo
211
Pteronymia fumida fumida
212
Pteronymia hara hara
213
Pteronymia latilla fulvescens
214
Pteronymia lonera
215
Pteronymia parva
216
Pteronymia picta notilla
217
Pteronymia simplex simplex
218
Scada zibia xanthina
219
Thyridia psidii melantho
220
Tithorea harmonia helicaon
221
Tithorea tarricina pinthias
222
Heliconiinae / Acraeini
Actinote anteas
223
Actinote guatemalena
224
Actinote lapitha lapitha
225
Actinote melampeplos
226
Actinote ozomene nox
227
Heliconiinae / Argynnini
Euptoieta claudia
228
Euptoieta hegesia meridiana
229
Euptoieta poasina
230
Heliconiinae / Heliconiini
Dione juno huascuma
231
Dione moneta poeyii
232
Dione vanillae incarnata
233
Dryadula phaetusa
234
Dryas julia moderata
235
Eueides aliphera gracilis
236
Eueides isabella eva
237
Eueides lineata
238
Eueides olympia lybioides
239
Eueides olympia olympia
240
Eueides procula vulgiformis
241
Eueides vibilia vialis
242
Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
243
Heliconius clysonimus montanus
244
Heliconius cydno chioneus
245
Heliconius cydno galanthus
246
Heliconius doris viridis
247
Heliconius eleuchia eleuchia
248
Heliconius erato petiverana
249
Heliconius hecale zuleika
250
Heliconius hecalesia formosus
251
Heliconius hewitsoni
252
Heliconius ismenius clarescens
253
Heliconius ismenius telchinia
254
Heliconius melpomene rosina
255
Heliconius pachinus
256
Heliconius sapho leuce
257
Heliconius sara fulgidus
258
Heliconius sara theudela
259
Philaethria diatonica
260
Libytheinae
Libytheana carinenta mexicana
261
Limenitidinae
Adelpha attica attica
262
Adelpha barnesia leucas
263
Adelpha basiloides
264
Adelpha boeotia oberthurii
265
Adelpha boreas boreas
266
Adelpha cocala lorzae
267
Adelpha cytherea daguana
268
Adelpha cytherea marcia
269
Adelpha delinita utina
270
Adelpha demialba
271
Adelpha diocles diocles
272
Adelpha erotia
273
Adelpha erymanthis
274
Adelpha ethelda sophax
275
Adelpha felderi
276
Adelpha fessonia
277
Adelpha godmani
278
Adelpha heraclea
279
Adelpha hesterbergi
280
Adelpha iphicleola iphicleola
281
Adelpha iphiclus iphiclus
282
Adelpha justina valentina
283
Adelpha leuceria
284
Adelpha leucophthalma leucophthalma
285
Adelpha malea fundania
286
Adelpha melanthe
287
Adelpha messana messana
288
Adelpha naxia naxia
289
Adelpha nea nea
290
Adelpha paraena massilia
291
Adelpha paroeca paroeca
292
Adelpha phylaca pseudaethalia
293
Adelpha radiata aiellae
294
Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
295
Adelpha salus
296
Adelpha serpa celerio
297
Adelpha stilesiana
298
Adelpha tracta
299
Adelpha zina lacina
300
Nymphalinae / Coeini
Baeotus beotus
301
Historis acheronta acheronta
302
Historis odius dious
303
Pycina zamba zelys
304
Nymphalinae / Junoniini
Hypolimnas misippus
305
Junonia evarete
306
Junonia genoveva
307
Nymphalinae / Melitaeini
Anthanassa ardys
308
Anthanassa atronia
309
Anthanassa crithona
310
Anthanassa dracaena phlegias
311
Anthanassa drusilla lelex
312
Anthanassa otanes fulviplaga
313
Anthanassa otanes otanes
314
Anthanassa ptolyca ptolyca
315
Anthanassa sosis
316
Anthanassa tulcis
317
Castilia eranites
318
Castilia fulgora
319
Castilia griseobasalis
320
Castilia myia
321
Castilia ofella
322
Chlosyne erodyle erodyle
323
Chlosyne ezra
324
Chlosyne gaudialis gaudialis
325
Chlosyne hippodrome hippodrome
326
Chlosyne janais janais
327
Chlosyne lacinia
328
Chlosyne melanarge
329
Chlosyne narva bonpland
330
Chlosyne narva narva
331
Chlosyne poecile poecile
332
Chlosyne rosita
333
Chlosyne theona costaricensis
334
Eresia clio
335
Eresia emerantia coela
336
Eresia eunice mechanitis
337
Eresia ithomioides alsina
338
Eresia ithomioides eutropia
339
Eresia ithomioides poecilina
340
Eresia phillyra nigripennis
341
Eresia sticta
342
Janatella leucodesma
343
Microtia elva elva
344
Tegosa anieta anieta
345
Tegosa claudina
346
Tegosa nigrella niveonotis
347
Nymphalinae / Nymphalini
Colobura annulata
348
Colobura dirce dirce
349
Hypanartia dione arcaei
350
Hypanartia godmanii
351
Hypanartia kefersteini
352
Hypanartia lethe lethe
353
Hypanartia trimaculata autumna
354
Smyrna blomfildia datis
355
Tigridia acesta
356
Vanessa cardui
357
Vanessa virginiensis
358
Nymphalinae / Victorinini
Anartia fatima fatima
359
Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
360
Siproeta epaphus
361
Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
362
Siproeta superba euoe
363
Satyrinae / Brassolini
Brassolis granadensis granadensis
364
Brassolis isthmia
365
Caligo atreus dionysos
366
Caligo brasiliensis
367
Caligo illioneus oberon
368
Caligo oedipus fruhstorferi
369
Caligo oileus scamander
370
Caligo telamonius menus
371
Catoblepia orgetorix championi
372
Catoblepia xanthicles xanthicles
373
Dynastor darius stygianus
374
Dynastor macrosiris strix
375
Eryphanis aesacus
376
Eryphanis bubocula
377
Eryphanis lycomedon
378
Narope testacea
379
Opoptera staudingeri
380
Opsiphanes bogotanus castaneus
381
Opsiphanes cassie tamarindi
382
Opsiphanes cuspidatus
383
Opsiphanes fabricii
384
Opsiphanes jacobsorum
385
Opsiphanes periphetes
386
Opsiphanes quirinus
387
Opsiphanes zelus
388
Selenophanes josephus
389
Satyrinae / Haeterini
Cithaerias pireta pireta
390
Dulcedo polita
391
Haetera macleannania
392
Pierella helvina incanescens
393
Pierella luna luna
394
Satyrinae / Melanitini
Manataria maculata maculata
395
Satyrinae / Morphini
Antirrhea philaretes lindigii
396
Antirrhea philaretes tomasia
397
Antirrhea pterocopha
398
Caerois gerdrudtus
399
Morpho amathonte centralis
400
Morpho amathonte sarareus
401
Morpho cypris aphrodite
402
Morpho cypris bugaba
403
Morpho cypris limonensis
404
Morpho granadensis polybaptus
405
Morpho helenor carillensis
406
Morpho helenor dufeki
407
Morpho helenor guanacastensis
408
Morpho helenor limpida
409
Morpho helenor marinita
410
Morpho helenor narcissus
411
Morpho polyphemus catalina
412
Morpho theseus aquarius
413
Morpho theseus heraldica
414
Satyrinae / Satyrini
Amiga arnaca arnaca
415
Arhuaco dryadina
416
Cissia confusa
417
Cissia joyceae
418
Cissia pompilia
419
Cissia pseudoconfusa
420
Cyllopsis argentella
421
Cyllopsis emilia
422
Cyllopsis hedemanni hedemanni
423
Cyllopsis hilaria
424
Cyllopsis pephredo
425
Cyllopsis philodice
426
Cyllopsis rogersi
427
Drucina leonata
428
Eretris hulda
429
Eretris suzannae
430
Euptychia insolata
431
Euptychia jesia
432
Euptychia mollina mollina
433
Euptychia mollis
434
Euptychia westwoodi westwoodi
435
Forsterinaria neonympha
436
Hermeuptychia harmonia
437
Hermeuptychia hermes
438
Hermeuptychia intricata
439
Inbio hilara
440
Lymanopoda euopis
441
Magneuptychia agnata
442
Magneuptychia drymo
443
Magneuptychia libye
444
Malaveria alcinoe
445
Megeuptychia antonoe
446
Modestia gomezi
447
Oressinoma typhla
448
Oxeoschistus cothon
449
Oxeoschistus cothonides
450
Oxeoschistus euriphyle
451
Oxeoschistus puerta submaculatus
452
Oxeoschistus tauropolis
453
Parataygetis lineata
454
Pareuptychia metaleuca
455
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
456
Paryphthimoides terrestris terrestris
457
Pedaliodes cremera
458
Pedaliodes dejecta dejecta
459
Pedaliodes manis
460
Pedaliodes triaria
461
Posttaygetis penelea
462
Praepronophila perperna smalli
463
Praepronophila petronius kerrianna
464
Pronophila timanthes
465
Pseudodebis celia
466
Pseudodebis zimri
467
Pseudomaniola phaselis rogersi
468
Satyrotaygetis satyrina
469
Satyrotaygetis tiessa
470
Taygetina banghaasi
471
Taygetina kerea
472
Taygetina oreba
473
Taygetis inconspicua
474
Taygetis laches laches
475
Taygetis leuctra
476
Taygetis mermeria excavata
477
Taygetis rufomarginata
478
Taygetis salvini
479
Taygetis sosis
480
Taygetis thamyra
481
Taygetis uzza
482
Taygetis virgilia
483
Vanima labe
484
Vanima palladia
485
Vareuptychia similis
486
Vareuptychia themis
487
Yphthimoides renata
488
Statistics
488 species known
268 species found (54.92%)
1741 photos
982 photos confirmed by iNaturalist (56.40%)
Links
Checklist Nymphalidae of Costa Rica
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Butterflies of America
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update: 04.10.2023
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