SELECTED BUTTERFLIES FROM
YUCATÁN, MÉXICO
photos identified by Bea Laporte
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{see this page with species grouped according to family}

WHITISH OR YELLOWISH
Pyrrhogyra neaerea Banded Banner	Anartia jatrophae White Peacock	Hamadryas julitta Yucatán Cracker	Hamadryas guatemalena Guatemalan Cracker	Hamadryas februa Gray Cracker	Mestra amymone Northern Mestra
Pseudolycaena damo Sky-blue Hairstreak	Strymon albata White Scrub-Hairstreak	Strymon yojoa Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak	Arawacus sito Fine-lined Hairstreak	Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue	Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
Ganyra josephina Giant White	Ascia monuste Great Southern White	Eurema daira Barred Yellow	Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur	Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur	Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur
Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur	Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow, female	Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow,  faded female	Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow, male	Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur	Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
ORANGISH
Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary	Agraulis vanillae incarnata Gulf Fritillary	Agraulis vanillae incarnata Gulf Fritillary	Dryas iulia moderata Julia	Dryadula phaetusa Banded Longwing	Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty (male)
Mestra amymone Northern Mestra	Chlosyne theona Theona Checkerspot	Danaus eresimus montezuma Soldier	Danaus eresimus montezuma Soldier	Marpesia petreus Ruddy Daggerwing	Temenis laothoe Orange Banner
Microtia elva Elf	Microtia elva Elf		Calephelis nemesis Fatal Calephelis	Calephelis nemesis Fatal Calephelis	Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
BROWNISH
Marpesia chiron Many-banded Daggerwing	Myscelia ethusa Mexican Bluewing	Siderone galanthis Red-striped Leafwing	genus Euptoieta Fritillary	Cissia pompilia Plain Satyr	Cissia pompilia Plain Satyr
Junonia sp. Buckeye	Chlosyne theona Theona Checkerspot	Anthanassa tulcis Tulcis Crescent		Opsiphanes cassina Split-banded Owl-Butterfly	Morpho helenor Blue Morpho
BLUISH
Doxocopa pavon Pavon Emperor	Myscelia ethusa Mexican Bluewing	Cepheuptychia glaucina Dirty-blue Satyr	Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue	Dynamine postverta Mexican Sailor	Morpho helenor Blue Morpho
BOLD PATTERNS
Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty	Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty (female)	Adelpha paraena massilia Massilia Sister	Adelpha paraena massilia Massilia Sister	Anartia fatima Banded Peacock	Pyrrhogyra neaerea Banded Banner
Chlosyne lacinia Bordered Patch	Chlosyne lacinia Bordered Patch		Siproeta stelenes Malachite	Siproeta stelenes Malachite	Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail
Eurytides philolaus Dark Kite-Swallowtail	Dynamine postverta Mexican Sailor	Dynamine postverta Mexican Sailor	Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian	Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian	Dryadula phaetusa Banded Longwing
Heliconius erato Crimson-patched Longwing	Heliconius erato Crimson-patched Longwing	Chlosyne erodyle Erodyle Checkerspot	Chlosyne erodyle Erodyle Checkerspot	Biblis hyperia aganisa Red Rim	Melanis pixe pixe Pixe
Parides montezuma Montezuma's Cattleheart	Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail				Evenus regalis Regal Hairstreak
SKIPPERS (big bodies & heads, small wings)
Heliopetes laviana Laviana White-Skipper	Heliopetes laviana Laviana White-Skipper	Heliopetes alana Alana White-Skipper	Heliopetes macaira Turk's-cap White-Skipper	Vettius fantasos Fantastic Skipper	Vettius fantasos Fantastic Skipper
genus Panoquina Panoquina Skipper		genus Pyrgus Checkered Skipper	Timochares trifasciata Many-banded Skipper	Systasea pulverulenta Powdered- Skipper	Panoquina panoquinoides Beach Skipper
Spathilepia clonius Falcate Skipper	Autochton neis Broad-Banded Skipper	Astraptes alector Gilbert's Flasher	Astraptes alector Gilbert's Flasher	Phocides polybius Guava Skipper	Phocides belus Belus Skipper
genus Thessia Cloudywing		genus Staphylus Scallopwing Skipper (#1)	genus Staphylus Scallopwing Skipper (#2)	Antigonus erosus Common Spurwing
LONG-TAILED SKIPPERS:
Urbanus doryssus White-tailed Longtail	Urbanus doryssus White-tailed Longtail	genus Urbanus Longtail	Chioides zilpa Zilpa Longtail	Polythrix asine Asine Longtail	Polythrix asine Asine Longtail

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