List of butterflies of Belize

This is a list of butterflies of Belize. According to a recent estimate, there are about 700 butterfly species in Belize.

Papilioninae

 * Battus philenor acauda
 * Battus polydamas polydamas
 * Battus laodamas copanae
 * Battus chalceus ingenuus
 * Battus lycidas
 * Parides photinus
 * Parides montezuma tulana
 * Parides eurimedes mylotes
 * Parides childrenae childrenae
 * Parides sesostris zestos
 * Parides panares lycimenes
 * Parides erithalion polyzelus
 * Parides iphidamas iphidamas
 * Protographium epidaus epidaus
 * Protographium philolaus philolaus
 * Protographium agesilaus neosilaus
 * Protographium dioxippus lacandones
 * Protographium calliste calliste
 * Protographium thyastes marchandii
 * Eurytides salvini
 * Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus
 * Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus
 * Mimoides ilus branchus
 * Mimoides phaon phaon
 * Heraclides pharnaces rogeri
 * Heraclides erostratus erostratus
 * Heraclides anchisiades idaeus
 * Heraclides torquatus tolus
 * Heraclides ornythion
 * Heraclides astyalus pallas
 * Heraclides androgeus epidaurus
 * Heraclides thoas autocles
 * Heraclides paeon thrason
 * Papilio cresphontes
 * Papilio polyxenes asterius
 * Pterourus garamas electryon
 * Pterourus menatius victorinus

Dismorphinae

 * Enantia licinia marion
 * Enantia albania albania
 * Dismorphia eunoe eunoe
 * Dismorphia amphiona praxinoe
 * Dismorphia theucharila fortunata

Pierinae

 * Archonias tereas approximata
 * Charonias eurytele nigrescens
 * Melete florinda florinda
 * Melete isandra
 * Appias drusilla drusilla
 * Itaballia demophile calydonia
 * Itaballia pandosia kicaha
 * Pieriballia viardi laogore
 * Perrhybris pamela
 * Ascia monuste monuste
 * Ganyra josephina josepha

Coliadinae

 * Zerene cesonia cesonia
 * Anteos clorinde
 * Anteos maerula
 * Kricogonia lyside lyside
 * Phoebis rurina intermedia
 * Phoebis philea philea
 * Phoebis argante argante
 * Phoebis agarithe agarithe
 * Phoebis sennae marcellina
 * Phoebis trite trite
 * Aphrissa statira jada
 * Aphrissa boisduvalii
 * Eurema proterpia
 * Eurema mexicana mexicana
 * Eurema xanthochlora
 * Eurema boisduvaliana
 * Eurema dina westwoodi
 * Eurema albula
 * Eurema nise nelphe
 * Eurema lisa lisa
 * Eurema nicippe
 * Eurema daira lydia
 * Nathalis iole

Euselasiinae

 * Hades noctula
 * Euselasia aurantiaca
 * Euselasia cataleuca
 * Euselasia hieronymi
 * Euselasia mys
 * Euselasia pusilla

Riodininae

 * Perophthalma tullius lasius
 * Leucochimona nivalis
 * Leucochimona vestalis
 * Mesosemia gaudiolum
 * Mesosemia lamachus
 * Mesosemia methion
 * Napaea eucharila
 * Napaea umbra
 * Eurybia lycisca
 * Eurybia patrona persona
 * Lyropteryx lyra cleadas
 * Ancyluris inca inca
 * Ancyluris jurgenseni
 * Rhetus periander
 * Rhetus arcius thia
 * Melanis iarbas
 * Melanis pixe pixe
 * Isapis agyrtus hera
 * Lepricornis strigosus
 * Baeotis zonata
 * Caria lampeto
 * Charis auius
 * Charis gynaea zama
 * Charis velutina
 * Calephelis argyrodines
 * Calephelis browni
 * Calephelis clenchi
 * Calephelis fulmen
 * Calephelis maya
 * Calephelis stallingsi
 * Calephelis tikal
 * Calephelis yucatana
 * Calephelis wellingi wellingi
 * Lasaia sula
 * Lasaia agesilas
 * Lasaia oileus
 * Mesene celetes
 * Mesene croceella
 * Mesene leucopus
 * Mesene phareus rubella
 * Esthemopsis alicia
 * Chimastrum argentea
 * Symmachia acusatrix
 * Symmachia probetor
 * Anteros carausius carausius
 * Sarota craspediodinata
 * Sarota chrysus dematria
 * Calydna lusca venusta
 * Calydna sturnula hegias
 * Emesis lucinda aurima
 * Emesis mandana
 * Emesis lupina
 * Emesis saturata
 * Emesis ocipore
 * Emesis tegula
 * Emesis tenedia
 * Emesis vulpina
 * Pachythone ignifer
 * Apodemia hypoglauca wellingi
 * Thisbe irenea belides
 * Thisbe lycorias lycorias
 * Lemonias agave
 * Juditha ascolides
 * Juditha molpe
 * Synargis mycone
 * Synargis nymphidioides
 * Pandemos godmanii
 * Calosphila cilissa
 * Hypophyla sudias
 * Caliocasma lilina
 * Theope basilea
 * Theope cratylus
 * Theope diores
 * Theope virgilius
 * Nymphidium ascolia

Theclinae

 * Eumaeus childrenae
 * Eumaeus toxea
 * Arcas cypria
 * Evenus regalis
 * Evenus telemus antinous
 * Evenus gabriela
 * Pseudolycaena damo
 * Theritas mavors
 * Cycnus phaleros
 * Thereus citonius cambes
 * Thereus lausus
 * Panthiades battus jalan
 * Panthiades bitias bitias
 * Panthiades ochus
 * Arawacus jada
 * Arawacus phaea
 * Arawacus phaenna
 * Arawacus sito
 * Arawacus togarna
 * Pendantus sethon
 * Celmia celmus
 * Tmolus cydrara
 * Tmolus dolium
 * Tmolus echiolus
 * Ministrymon maevia
 * Ministrymon azia
 * Ministrymon scopas
 * Ministrymon coronata
 * Oenomaus ortygnus
 * Oenomais rustan
 * Allosmaitia pion
 * Chalybs janias
 * Janthecla janthodonia
 * Thecla halciones
 * Thecla conoveria
 * Ocaria thales
 * Thecla empusa
 * Siderus tephraeus
 * Parrhasius polibetes
 * Parrhasius orgia melissa
 * Michaelus ira
 * Cyanophrys miserabilis
 * Cyanophrys herodutus
 * Rekoa marius
 * Rekoa meton
 * Rekoa palegon
 * Orcya ahola
 * Atlides bacis
 * Atlides polybe
 * Brangas caraunus
 * Calystryma trebula
 * Calycopis isobeon
 * Electrostrymon denarius
 * Serratofalca sasha
 * Mercedes demonassa
 * Mercedes mimas
 * Ziegleria hesperitis
 * Gigantorubra shueyi
 * Strymon albata sedecia
 * Strymon bazochii
 * Strymon bubastus
 * Strymon cestri
 * Strymon columella
 * Strymon mulucha
 * Strymon serapio
 * Strymon yojoa
 * Strymon basilides
 * Strymon gabatha
 * Thecla barajo

Polyommatinae

 * Brephidium exilis exilis
 * Leptotes cassius striata
 * Leptotes marina
 * Zizula cyna tulliola
 * Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
 * Hemiargus hanno
 * Everes comyntas texana

Libytheidae

 * Libytheana carinenta mexicana

Danainae

 * Danaus plexippus plexippus
 * Danaus gilippus thersippus
 * Danaus eresimus montezuma
 * Lycorea cleobaea atergatis
 * Lycorea ilione albescens
 * Anetia thirza thirza

Ithomiinae

 * Tithorea tarricina duenna
 * Tithorea harmonia hippothous
 * Melinaea ethra imitata
 * Thyridia psidii melantho
 * Mechanitis lysimnia doryssus
 * Mechanitis polymnia lycidice
 * Mechanitis menapis saturata
 * Napeogenes tolosa tolosa
 * Hypothyris euclea valora
 * Hypothyris lycaste dionaea
 * Ithomia patilla
 * Ithomia leila
 * Aeria eurimedia pacifica
 * Hyposcada virginiana nigricosta
 * Oleria zea
 * Oleria paula
 * Callithomia hezia hedila
 * Dircenna klugii
 * Dircenna dero euchytma
 * Godyris zavaleta sosunga
 * Greta oto
 * Greta nero
 * Greta morgane
 * Greta andromica lyra
 * Greta anette
 * Episcada salvinia
 * Hypoleria cassotis
 * Pteronymia artena artena
 * Pteronymia cotytto

Heliconiinae

 * Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni
 * Actinote pellenea guatemalena
 * Actinote anteas
 * Philaethria dido diatonica
 * Dryadula phaetusa
 * Dione juno huascuma
 * Agraulis vanillae incarnata
 * Dryas iulia moderata
 * Eueides aliphera gracilis
 * Eueides lineata
 * Eueides vibilia vialis
 * Eueides procula asidia
 * Eueides isabella eva
 * Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
 * Heliconius cydno galanthus
 * Heliconius doris transiens
 * Heliconius erato petiverana
 * Heliconius hecalesia octavia
 * Heliconius hecale zuleika
 * Heliconius ismenius telchinia
 * Heliconius hortense
 * Heliconius sapho leuce
 * Heliconius sara

Nymphalinae

 * Chlosyne janais
 * Chlosyne gaudealis
 * Chlosyne erodyle
 * Chlosyne lacinia
 * Thessalia theona
 * Anthanassa drusilla lelex
 * Anthanassa argentea
 * Anthanassa ptolyca
 * Anthanassa ardys
 * Anthanassa tulcis
 * Phyciodes phaon
 * Phyciodes vesta graphica
 * Eresia clara
 * Eresia phillyra
 * Castilia eranites
 * Castilia ofella
 * Castilia myia
 * Tegosa guatemalena
 * Colobura dirce
 * Tigridia acesta
 * Baeotus baeotus
 * Historis odius odius
 * Historis acheronta acheronta
 * Smyrna blomfildia datis
 * Biblis hyperia aganisa
 * Mestra amymone
 * Hamadryas februa ferentina
 * Hamadryas honorina
 * Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
 * Hamadryas guatemalena guatemalena
 * Hamadryas ipthime joannae
 * Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
 * Hamadryas laodamia saurites
 * Ectima erycinoides
 * Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris
 * Myscelia ethusa ethusa
 * Dynamine theseus
 * Dynamine thalassina
 * Dynamine mylitta
 * Dynamine artemisia glauce
 * Dynamine dyonis
 * Marpesia petreus
 * Marpesia chiron marius
 * Marpesia berania
 * Marpesia harmonia
 * Eunica tatila caerula
 * Eunica monima modesta
 * Eunica alcmena alcmena
 * Temenis laothoe liberia
 * Epiphile adrasta adrasta
 * Nica flavilla canthara
 * Pyrrhogyra neaerea hypsenor
 * Pyrrhogyra otolais neis
 * Pyrrhogyra crameri
 * Pyrrhogyra edocla aenaria
 * Catonephele mexicana
 * Catonephele numilia esite
 * Nessaea aglaura aglaura
 * Diaethria anna
 * Diaethria astala astala
 * Callicore lyca lyca
 * Callicore texa titania
 * Callicore guatemalena
 * Callicore patelina patelina
 * Adelpha melanthe
 * Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
 * Adelpha cytherea marcia
 * Adelpha basiloides
 * Adelpha iphicla iphicleola
 * Adelpha massilia
 * Adelpha phylaca
 * Adelpha naxia epiphicla
 * Adelpha ixia leucas
 * Adelpha serpa sentia
 * Adelpha celerio
 * Adelpha fessonia
 * Adelpha felderi falcata
 * Hypanartia godmani
 * Hypanartia lethe
 * Siproeta epaphus epaphus
 * Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
 * Siproeta superba superba
 * Anartia fatima
 * Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
 * Vanessa virginiensis
 * Vanessa cardui
 * Junonia evarete zonalis
 * Junonia genoveva

Apaturinae

 * Doxocopa pavon
 * Doxocopa laure
 * Asterocampa idyja argus

Charaxinae

 * Prepona dexamenus medinai
 * Prepona gnorima
 * Prepona omphale octavia
 * Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
 * Archaeoprepona demophon gulina
 * Archaeoprepona meander phoebus
 * Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
 * Siderone marthesia
 * Zaretis ellops
 * Zaretis itys
 * Zaretis callidryas
 * Consul fabius cecrops
 * Consul electra
 * Anaea aidea
 * Fountainea eurypyle confusa
 * Fountainea glycerium
 * Memphis morvus boisduvali
 * Memphis forreri
 * Memphis oenomais
 * Memphis hedemanni
 * Memphis orthesia
 * Memphis xenica
 * Memphis artacaena
 * Memphis herbaceae
 * Memphis pithyusa

Morphinae

 * Antirrhea miltiades
 * Morpho theseus justitiae
 * Morpho polyphemus luna
 * Morpho peleides montezuma

Brassolinae

 * Dynastor macrosiris strix
 * Dynastor darius stygianus
 * Opsiphanes boisduvalii
 * Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi
 * Opsiphanes quiteria quirinus
 * Opsiphanes invirae cuspidatus
 * Opsiphanes cassina fabricii
 * Catoblepia berecynthia whittakeri
 * Eryphanis aesacus aesacus
 * Caligo oileus scamander
 * Caligo illioneus oberon
 * Caligo memnon memnon
 * Caligo eurilochus sulanus
 * Caligo uranus
 * Narope cyllastros testacea

Satyrinae

 * Pierella luna heracles
 * Manataria maculata
 * Cyllopsis wellingi
 * Cyllopsis gemma freemani
 * Taygetis mermeria excavata
 * Taygetis nympha
 * Taygetis rufomarginata
 * Taygetis leuctra
 * Taygetis inconspicua
 * Taygetis kerea
 * Pseudodebis zimri
 * Euptychia westwoodi
 * Euptychia mollis
 * Megeuptychia antonoe
 * Vareuptychia similis
 * Vareuptychia usitata pieria
 * Cissia confusa
 * Cissia pseudoconfusa
 * Cissia labe
 * Magneuptychia libye
 * Pareuptychia metaleuca
 * Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
 * Ypthimoides remissa
 * Hermeuptychia hermes
 * Chloreuptychia sericeella
 * Cepheuptychia glaucina

Hesperiidae

 * Achalarus albociliatus
 * Achalarus toxeus
 * Achlyodes busirus heros
 * Achlyodes mithridates thraso
 * Achlyodes tamenund
 * Aethilla echina
 * Aethilla lavochrea
 * Aguna asander
 * Aguna aurunce hypozonius
 * Aguna claxon
 * Aguna metophis
 * Aguna panama
 * Aides brilla
 * Aides dysoni
 * Anastrus neaeris
 * Anastrus tolimus
 * Anatrytone mella
 * Anisochoria pedaliodina
 * Anisochoria polysticta
 * Anthoptus epictetus
 * Antigonus corosus
 * Antigonus erosus
 * Antigonus nearchus
 * Argyrogrammana stilbe holosticta
 * Arteurotia tractipennis
 * Astraptes alardus
 * Astraptes alector hopferi
 * Astraptes anaphus annetta
 * Astraptes aulestes
 * Astraptes creteus crana
 * Astraptes egregius
 * Astraptes enotrus
 * Astraptes fulgerator azul
 * Astraptes janeria
 * Astraptes phalaecus
 * Astraptes talus
 * Atarnes sallei
 * Autochton aunus
 * Autochton bipunctatus
 * Autochton longipennis
 * Autochton neis
 * Autochton zarex
 * Behemothia godmanii
 * Bolla imbras
 * Bungalotis astylos
 * Bungalotis midas
 * Bungalotis milleri
 * Bungalotis quadratum
 * Cabares potrillo
 * Callimormus alsimo
 * Callimormus juventus
 * Callimormus saturnus
 * Calpodes ethilius
 * Camptopleura auxo
 * Cantha roraimae
 * Capaeodes minima
 * Carrhenes canescens
 * Carrhenes fuscescens
 * Carystoides basoches
 * Carystoides escalantei
 * Carystoides lila
 * Carystoides mexicana
 * Carystus phorcus
 * Celaenorrhinus stola
 * Cephise cephise
 * Chioides albofasciatus
 * Chioides catillus
 * Chioides zilpa
 * Chiomara mithrax
 * Cobalus fidicula
 * Codatractus carlos
 * Cogia calchas
 * Conga chydaea
 * Corticea corticea
 * Cymaenes odilia trebius
 * Cymaenes tripunctus
 * Cynea corope
 * Damas clavus
 * Dubiella fiscella belpa
 * Ebrietas anacreon
 * Ebrietas evanidus
 * Elbella patrobas
 * Elbella scylla
 * Entheus matho matho
 * Epargyreus aspina
 * Epargyreus deleoni
 * Epargyreus exadeus
 * Epargyreus spina
 * Epargyreus zestos
 * Euphyes chamuli
 * Euphyes peneia
 * Gorgythion begga pyralina
 * Gorgythion vox
 * Grais stigmaticus
 * Helias cama
 * Helias phalaenoides
 * Heliopetes alana
 * Heliopetes arsalte
 * Heliopetes ericetorum
 * Heliopetes macaira
 * Heliopetes nivella
 * Hylephila phyleus
 * Inglorius mediocris
 * Jemadia pseudognetus
 * Justinia phaetusa norda
 * Lerema accius
 * Lerema liris
 * Lerodea arabus
 * Lerodea eufala
 * Lindra brasus brasus
 * Melanopyge hoffmanni
 * Methionopsis dolor
 * Mictris crispus
 * Milanion marciana
 * Mnasicles geta
 * Mnasitheus cephoides
 * Mnasitheus nitra
 * Moeris hyagnis hyagnis
 * Monca crispinus
 * Monca telata
 * Morys lyde
 * Morys micythus
 * Morys valerius
 * Mylon jason
 * Mylon pelopidas
 * Mylon salvia
 * Myrinia myris
 * Naevolus orius
 * Narcosius parisi helen
 * Nascus phocus
 * Neoxeniades scipio luda
 * Niconiades nikko
 * Niconiades nikko
 * Nisoniades godma
 * Nisoniades rubescens
 * Noctuana stator
 * Onophas columbaria
 * Orthos lycortas
 * Ouleus fridericus panna
 * Ouleus negrus
 * Paches loxus zonula
 * Pachyneuria licisca
 * Panoquina evansi
 * Panoquina hecebola
 * Panoquina lucas
 * Panoquina ocola
 * Panoquina pauper
 * Papias dictys
 * Parphorus decora
 * Passova gellias
 * Pellicia angra
 * Pellicia arina
 * Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata
 * Perichares adela
 * Perichares philetes
 * Phanus marshalli
 * Phanus vitreus
 * Phlebodes campo sifax
 * Phocides belus
 * Phocides pigmalion
 * Phocides polybius lilea
 * Polites vibex
 * Polyctor cleta
 * Polyctor enops
 * Polyctor polyctor polyctor
 * Polygonus leo
 * Polygonus manueli
 * Polygonus savigny
 * Polythrix asine
 * Polythrix caunus
 * Polythrix kanshul
 * Polythrix metallescens
 * Polythrix octomaculata
 * Pompeius pompeius
 * Porphyrogenes vulpecula
 * Proteides mercurius
 * Pyrgus adepta
 * Pyrgus oileus
 * Pyrrhopyge erythrosticta
 * Pyrrhopyge zenodorus zenodorus
 * Pythonides jovianus
 * Quadrus cerealis
 * Quadrus francesius
 * Quadrus lugubris
 * Quasimellana antipazina
 * Quasimellana eulogius
 * Quasimellana mexicana
 * Quasimellana myron
 * Remella remus
 * Remella vopiscus
 * Remella duena
 * Repens florus
 * Ridens allyni
 * Saliana longirostris
 * Saliana triangularis
 * Sostrata bifasciata
 * Sostrata nordica
 * Spathilepia clonius
 * Staphylus azteca
 * Staphylus ceos
 * Staphylus mazans
 * Staphylus vulgata
 * Synapte pecta
 * Telemiades avitus
 * Telemiades choricus
 * Thracides phidon
 * Thracides thrasea
 * Timochares ruptifasciata
 * Timochares trifasciata
 * Tosta gorgus
 * Tromba xanthura
 * Typhedanus ampyx
 * Typhedanus salas
 * Urbanus albimargo
 * Urbanus belli
 * Urbanus dorantes dorantes
 * Urbanus doryssus
 * Urbanus esmeraldus
 * Urbanus esta
 * Urbanus procne
 * Urbanus pronta
 * Urbanus proteus
 * Urbanus simplicius
 * Urbanus tanna
 * Urbanus teleus
 * Vacerra gayra
 * Vehilius illudens
 * Vehilius stictomenes
 * Vettius fantasos
 * Vettius onaca
 * Wallengrenia otho
 * Xenophanes tryxus
 * Zariaspes mys
 * Zera tetrastigma tetrastigma
 * Zonia zonia panamensis