List of butterflies of Jamaica

This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica.

The list is most likely incomplete. There is also a list of moths of Jamaica.

Papilioninae

 * Battus polydamas jamaicensis, gold rim swallowtail (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
 * Eurytides marcellinus (Doubleday, [1845])
 * Papilio demoleus demoleus, lime swallowtail Linnaeus, 1758
 * Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
 * Papilio melonius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
 * Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
 * Papilio andraemon andraemon, Bahamian swallowtail (Hübner, [1823])
 * Papilio pelaus pelaus, prickly ash swallowtail Fabricius, 1775

Eudaminae

 * Aguna asander jasper Evans, 1952
 * Astraptes anaphus anausis (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
 * Astraptes jaira (Butler, 1870)
 * Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777)
 * Cabares potrillo potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
 * Chioides churchi E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948
 * Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867)
 * Phocides lincea perkinsi (Kaye, 1931)
 * Polygonus leo hagar Evans, 1952
 * Proteides mercurius jamaicensis, mercurial skipper Skinner, 1920

Pyrginae

 * Anastrus sempiternus dilloni (E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948)
 * Eantis mithridates (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Ephyriades brunnea jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
 * Gesta gesta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)
 * Grais stigmaticus juncta Evans, 1953
 * Pyrgus oileus, tropical checkered skipper (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Timochares runia Evans, 1953
 * Urbanus proteus, common long-tailed skipper (Linnaeus 1758)

Hesperiinae

 * Choranthus lilliae E. Bell, 1931
 * Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
 * Euphyes singularis insolata, Butler's branded skipper (Butler, 1878)
 * Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, [1824])
 * Panoquina ocola ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
 * Perichares philetes (Gmelin, [1790])
 * Pyrrhocalles jamaicensis, Schaus's skipper (Schaus, 1902)
 * Rhinthon cubana cubana, branded skipper (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
 * Synapte malitiosa malitiosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
 * Troyus turneri Warren & Turland 2012
 * Wallengrenia vesuria (Plötz, 1882)

Coliadinae

 * Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1779)
 * Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
 * Anteos maerula maerula, yellow angled-sulphur (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Aphrissa godartiana hartonia (Butler, 1870)
 * Aphrissa statira cubana d'Almeida, 1939
 * Eurema adamsi (Lathy, 1898)
 * Eurema boisduvaliana (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
 * Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)
 * Nathalis iole iole Boisduval, 1836
 * Phoebis argante comstocki Avinoff, 1944
 * Pyrisitia dina parvumbra (Kaye, 1925)
 * Pyrisitia lisa euterpe, little sulphur (Ménétriés, 1832)
 * Pyrisitia messalina (Fabricius, 1785)
 * Pyrisitia nise nise, mimosa yellow (Cramer, 1775)
 * Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia, proterpia orange, tailed orange (Fabricius, 1775)

Pierinae

 * Ganyra josephina paramaryllis (W. Comstock, 1943)
 * Appias drusilla castalia, Jamaican albatross (Fabricius, 1793)

Theclinae

 * Chlorostrymon orbis K. Johnson & D. Smith, 1993
 * Chlorostrymon simaethis jago (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
 * Cyanophrys crethona (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Cyanophrys hartii T. Turner & J. Miller, 1992
 * Electrostrymon angelia pantoni (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
 * Electrostrymon pan (Drury, 1773)
 * Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
 * Rekoa bourkei (Kaye, [1925])
 * Strymon acis gossei (W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
 * Strymon bazochii gundlachianus M. Bates, 1935
 * Strymon istapa cybira (Hewitson, 1874)
 * Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868)
 * Strymon martialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)

Polyommatinae

 * Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)
 * Cyclargus dominica (Möschler, 1886)
 * Cyclargus shuturn K. Johnson & Bálint, 1995
 * Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Leptotes cassius theonus, Cassius blue (Lucas, 1857)
 * Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931

Libytheinae

 * Libytheana terena (Godart, 1819)

Danainae

 * Anetia jaegeri (Ménétriés, 1832)
 * Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819)
 * Danaus eresimus tethys W. Forbes, [1944]
 * Danaus gilippus jamaicensis (H. Bates, 1864)
 * Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner, [1826])
 * Greta diaphanus diaphanus (Drury, 1773)
 * Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)

Heliconiinae

 * Agraulis vanilla insularis, Gulf fritillary, silver-spotted flambeau (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Dryas iulia delila, Julia butterfly (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary (Cramer, 1775)
 * Euptoieta hegesia hegesia, tropical fritillary (Cramer, 1779)
 * Heliconius charithonia simulator, zebra heliconian longwing Röber, 1921

Limenitidinae

 * Adelpha abyla (Hewitson, 1850)

Apaturinae

 * Doxocopa laure laura (Hübner, 1823])

Biblidinae

 * Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782)
 * Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926
 * Dynamine serina serina (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hamadryas amphichloe diasia (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
 * Lucinia cadma (Drury, 1773)
 * Mestra dorcas dorcas, Jamaican mestra (Fabricius, 1775)

Cyrestinae

 * Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824])

Nymphalinae

 * Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis, Jamaican white peacock Möschler, 1886
 * Anthanassa frisia frisia, Cuban crescentspot (Poey, 1832)
 * Antillea pelops pygmaea (Godart, 1819)
 * Antillea proclea (Doubleday, [1847])
 * Atlantea pantoni (Kaye, 1906)
 * Colobura dirce wolcotti W. Comstock, 1942
 * Historis acheronta cadmus (Cramer, 1775)
 * Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Junonia evarete zonalis, tropical buckeye C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867]
 * Junonia genoveva, mangrove buckeye (Cramer, 1780)
 * Siproeta stelenes stelenes, Antillean malachite (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Vanessa atalanta rubria, red admiral (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
 * Vanessa virginiensis, American painted lady (Drury, 1773)

Charaxinae

 * Anaea troglodyta portia, Jamaican tropical leafwing (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Fountainea johnsoni (Avinoff & Shoumatoff, 1941)

Satyrinae

 * Calisto zangis (Fabricius, 1775)