FAUNA PARAGUAY BUTTERFLY CHECKLIST

Very much a work in progress, these are the species recorded so far during our inventory of the butterflies of Paraguay. Species marked with a * have an image in the butterfly image gallery.
The English common name (where it exists) is given first following in most cases www.neotropicalbutterflies.com, then the scientific name in italics, and finally the Spanish common name (where it exists) following G.Canals Mariposas de Misiones (2003) and Mariposas Bonaerenses (2000). Click on the reference links to download the publications.
Currently 381 species are listed, but expect it to grow rapidly!
Click on the family names for more detailled information about the characteristics of the group.
Click on the subfamilial and tribal names for access to the image galleries.
Click on the species links for individual FAUNA Paraguay Handbook species accounts.
Click here for how to use the Lepidopteran species accounts.

Superfamily Hesperoidea

FAMILY HESPERIIDAE

SUBFAMILY HESPERIINAE - FOLDED-WINGED SKIPPERS
*Anthoptus epictetus - Epicteto
*Callimormus saturnus
*Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius - Saltarín Brasileño
*Cobalopsis nero
*Cobalopsis virbius
*Conga chydaea
*Yellow-spotted Skipper Corticea corticea - Manchas amarillas
*Corticea noctis
*Cymaenes lepta
*Cymaenes gisca
*Cymaenes tripunctata
*Eprius veleda
*Eutychide olimpia
*White-tailed Skipper Eutychide physcella - Saltarín punto blanco
*Ochre Skipper Evansiella cordela - Saltarín ocre
*Fiery Skipper Hylephila phylaeus - Saltarín leonado
*Lento krexoides
*Silver-studded Ruby-eye Lycas argentea - Saltarín plateado
*Amber-banded Skipper Lychnuchoides ozias - Franja ámbar
*Metron oropa
*Nastra ethologus
*Niconiades xanthaphes
*Violet-banded Skipper Nyctelius nyctelius - Nyctelios
*Panoquina lucas
*Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola - Saltarín alas largas
*Green-backed Ruby-eye Perichares philetes
*Perichares senex - Séneca
*Phanes rezia
*Pheraeus odilia
*Whirlabout Polites vibex - Saltarín dorado
*Common Glassywing Pompeius pompeius
*Propertiur propertius
*Canna Skipper Quinta cannae - Achirera
*Synapte silius
*Light-tipped Skipper Thespieus aspernatus - Tespio punta clara
*Dark-tipped Skipper Thespieus ethemides - Tespio punta oscura
*Thracides cleanthes
*White-line Skipper Tirynthia conflua - Línea blanca
*Tisias lesueur
*Yellow-veined Skipper Vehilius stictomenes - Nervaduras amarillas
*Vettius fantasas
*Vettius lucretius
*Marked Skipper Vettius marcus - Marco
*Xeniades orchamus - Orchamus
*Little Yellow Skipper Zariaspes mys - Amarillita
*Zopirion evenor

SUBFAMILY PYRGINAE - FLAT-WINGED SKIPPERS
*Giant Sicklewing Achlyodes busirus - Busiris
*Common Sicklewing Achylodes mithridates thraso - Saltarín gancho
*Anastrus semipternus simplicior
*Anisochoria pedaliodina
*Cut-wing Skipper Anisochoria sublimbata - Ala cortada
*Antigonus erosus
*Antigonus nearchus
*Yellow-tailed Astraptes Astraptes anaphus - Cola amarilla
*Chalk-spotted Blue Astraptes Astraptes creteus - Mancha de tiza
*Astraptes elorus - Elorus
*Flashing Astraptes - Astraptes fulgerator- Relampagueante
*Astraptes fulgor
*White-banded Skipper Autochton zarex - Saltarín franja blanca
*Bolla sp.
*Bungalotis astylos
*Camptopleura auxo
*Obstinate Skipper Celaenorrhinus similis - Terca
*Gold-bordered Long-tailed Skipper Codatractus aminias
*White-striped Long-tailed Skipper Chioides catillus
*White-patched Skipper Chiomara asychis - Parche blanco
*Chiomara mithrax
*Clito bubulus
*Cogia calchas
*Cogia hassan
*Dyscophellus erythras
*Black-patched Duskywing Ebrietas anacreon - Anacreonte
*Colossus Skipper Epargyreus clavicornis - Saltarín coloso
*Erynnis funeralis
*Gesta gesta
*Gorgythion begga - Bega
*Gorgythion beggina - Beggina
*Grais stigmaticus
*False Moth Skipper Helias phalaenoides - Falsa polilla
*Alana´s White Skipper Heliopetes alana - Alano
*Heliopetes arsalte - Arsalte
*Libra White Skipper Heliopetes libra - Libra
*Heliopetes omrina - Omrina
*Heliopyrgus domicella
*White Shield Skipper Milanion leucaspis - Escudo blanco
*Mylon maimon - Menipo
*Mylon pelopidas
*Narcosius parisi
*Common Scarlet-Eye Nascus phocus - Foco
*Nisionades macarius
*Oechydrus chersis
*Pellicia vecina
*Black Boatman Phocides charon - Caronte
*Red-shouldered Boatman Phocides polybus
*Polygonus leo
*Polygonus savigny
*Polythrix caunus
*Polythrix octomaculatus - Tujú
*Mercurial Skipper Proteides mercurius - Mercurio
*Common Checkered Skipper Pyrgus orycnoides - Cuadriculada común
*Pluto´s Checkered Skipper Pyrgus orcus - Cuadriculada de Plutón
*Blue Lance Skipper Pythonides lancea - Lanza
*Ceres´ Skipper Quadrus cerialis - Saltarín de Ceres
*Quadrus u-lucida
*Lavender Skipper Sostrata bifasciata - Saltarín lavanda
*Sostrata cronion
*Staphlyus ascalon - Ascalonita
*Three-banded Skipper Timochares trifasciata - Tres Franjas
*Geometric Skipper - Trina geometrina
*Typhedanus undulatus
*Urbanus chalco
*Lilac-banded Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus dorantes - Coludo manchas doradas
*White-tipped Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus doryssus - Puntas blancas
*Urbanus esta
*Urbanus procne - Coludo golondrina
*Turquoise Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus sp. - Coludo azul
*Urbanus pronta
*Plain Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus simplicus - Coludo simple
*Lined Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus teleus - Coludo linea blanca
*Urbanus zagorus
*Glossy-winged Skipper Xenophanes tryxus - Jenófanes

SUBFAMILY PYRRHOPYGINAE - FIRETIPS
*Elbella azetta giffordi
*Jemadia hewitsoni
*Myscelus amystis - Epigono
*Myscelus epimachia
*Mysoria barcastus
*Passova passova
*Devil Skipper Pyrrhopyge charybdis - Diablito

Superfamily Papilionoidea

FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE - SWALLOWTAILS
Contreras 2009 - Lista Preliminar y Atlas Biogeografico de Especies y Subespecies de la Familia Pieridae y Papilionidae (Lepidoptera) Presentes en el Departamento de Ñeembucú, República del Paraguay: Incluye Notas Bioecológicas y Distribucionales - IBIS, Fundación de Azara, Universidad de Pilar. 4.47mb 74pages

SUBFAMILY PAPILIONINAE

Tribe Triodini
*Gold-rimmed Swallowtail Battus polydamas - Polydamas
*Battus polystictus - Polysticto
*Glass-winged Swallowtail Euryades corethrus
*Euryades duponcheli
*Agavus Cattleheart Parides agavus - Agavo
*Anchises Cattleheart Parides anchises - Prudente
*Northern Widow Cattleheart Parides bunichus - Viudita del Norte

Tribe Graphiini
*Mimoides lysithous - Rurik
*Protiselaus telesilaus
*Common Swordsman Protiselaus stenodesmus - Espadachín común
*Protographium asius

Tribe Papilionini
*Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Heraclides anchisiades - Mancha rubí
*Queen Swallowtail Heraclides androgeus - Andrógeo
*Broad-banded Swallowtail Heraclides astyalus - Astyalos
*Hector´s Swallowtail Heraclides hectorides - Héctor
*Thoas Swallowtail Heraclides thoas - Toas grande
*Pterourus menatius - Lunares rojos

FAMILY PIERIDAE
Contreras 2009 - Lista Preliminar y Atlas Biogeografico de Especies y Subespecies de la Familia Pieridae y Papilionidae (Lepidoptera) Presentes en el Departamento de Ñeembucú, República del Paraguay: Incluye Notas Bioecológicas y Distribucionales - IBIS, Fundación de Azara, Universidad de Pilar. 4.47mb 74pages

SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE - SULPHURS
*White Angled Sulphur Anteos clorinde - Anteo
*Anteos menippe
*Bicoloured Sulphur Aphrissa statira - Manifestante
*Painted Lemon Eurema elathea - Limoncito Adornado
*Ghost Yellow Eurema albula - Alba
*Deva Yellow Eurema deva - Limoncito
*Apricot Sulphur Phoebis argante - Yema
*Tailed Sulphur Phoebis neocypris - Ciprina
*Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea - Mañanita
*Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae - Febo
*Leuce Yellow Pyritisia leuce - Limoncito manchado
*Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise - Limoncito del nordeste
*Straight-lined Sulphur Rhabdodryas (=Phoebis) trite - Hoja amarilla

SUBFAMILY DISMORPHIINAE - MIMIC SULPHURS
*Pretty Mimic-White Dismorpha astyocha - Bonita
*White Mimic-White Enantia lina - Bonita blanca
*Clean Mimic-White Pseudopieris nehemia - Nehemías

SUBFAMILY PIERINAE - WHITES
*Great Southern White Ascia monuste - Sayjú
*Tropical White Glutophrissa drusilla - Lechera grande
*Painted White Pieriballia viardi - Sayjú manchada

FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE
Contreras & Contreras: Lista Preliminar de la Familia Nymphalidae en el Departamento Ñeembucú, Sudoeste de la Region Oriental, República del Paraguay - Revista de la Universidad Maimónides Oct 2007 p61-65 805kn

SUBFAMILY APATURINAE - EMPERORS
*Purple Emperor Doxocopa agathina - Turquí
*Indigo Emperor Doxocopa kallina - Indigo
*Turquoise Emperor Doxocopa laurentia - Zafiro
*Linda Emperor Doxocopa linda mileta - Linda

SUBFAMILY BIBLIDINAE - BIBLIDS

Tribe Biblidini
*Red Rim Biblis hyperia - Alas sangrantes
*Little Callicore Callicore hydaspes - Pará Mini
*Blue-bordered Callicore Callicore pygas - Pará guasu
*Zigzag Callicore Callicore sorana - Pará zigzag
*Stoplight Catone Catonephele numilia - Terciopelo manchado
*Zebra Butterfly Colobura dirce - Cebrita
*Number Eighty Diaethria candrena - Ochenta
*Number Eighty-Eight Diaethria clymena - Ochenta y ocho
*Spectacled Sailor Dynamine aerata - Gota de anteojos
*Edged Sailor Dynamine agacles - Gota ribeteada
*Small Eyed Sailor Dynamine artemisia - Gota de monóculo
*Lined Sailor Dynamine athemon - Gota con línea
*Whitespot Sailor Dynamine coenus - Gota blanca
*Four-spotted Sailor Dynamine postverta - Gota ocelada
*Blind Sailor Dynamine tithia - Gota ciega
*Ectima thecla - Pororó mini
*Epiphile hubneri - Marcada anaranjada
*Ivory Eunica eburnia - Marfil
*Eunica maja - Maja
*Purplewing Eunica tatila - Dulce
*Blaze Haematera pyrame - Llamarada
*Red Clicker Hamadryas amphinome - Clic rojiza
*White Clicker Hamadryas epinome - Clic blanco
*Red-spotted Clicker Hamadryas feronia
*Grey Clicker Hamadryas februas - Clic lúnulas rojas
*Historis odius - Popenó
Mestra dorcas
*Orsis Bluewing Myscelia orsis - Yin-yang
*False Callicore Paulogramma pyracmon - Pará mediana
*Redring Pyrrhogyra neaerea arge
*Blomfild´s Beauty Smyrna blomfildia - Dibujada
*Mocha Temenis laothoe - Mocha

Tribe Limenitidini - Sisters
See Wilmott K 2003 - The Genus Adelpha: its Systematics, Biology and Biogeography. Follow link for download.
Adelpha abia
Adelpha calliphane
*Spotless Sister Adelpha epyzigis
Adelpha falcipennis
Adelpha hyas
Adelpha iphicleola
Adelpha iphiclus
Adelpha lycorias
*Spot-winged Sister Adelpha malea - Goyama
Adelpha melona
Adelpha mesentina
Adelpha mythra
Adelpha serpa
*Syma Sister Adelpha syma - Syma
Adelpha thesprotia
*Adelpha thessalia - Tésala
Adelpha thoasa
*Zea Sister Adelpha zea - Zea

Tribe Cyrestidini - Daggerwings
*Tiger Daggerwing Marpesia chiron - Mario
*Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus - Daga

SUBFAMILY CHARAXINAE - LEAFWINGS
*One-spotted Prepona Archaeoprepona demophon - Demofonte
*Two-spotted Prepona Archaeoprepona demophoon - Demophoon
*Tailed Purple Leafwing Fountainea glycerium - Purpúrea coluda
*Fountainea ryphea
*Clytemnestra Hypna clytemnestra - Clitemnestra
*Memphis acidalia victoria
*Laurel Leafwing Memphis moruus coerulescens
*Zaretis isodora

SUBFAMILY DANAINAE - MONARCHS
*Empress Danaus eresimus - Emperatriz
*Monarch Danaus erippus - Monarca
*Queen Danaus gilippus - Reina
*Tiger Mimic Queen Lycorea halia - Halia
*Crystal Queen Lycorea ilione - Reina cristalina

SUBFAMILY HELICONIINAE - LONGWINGS
*Actinote carycina
*Reddish Lazy Actinote pellenea - Perezosa
*Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae maculosa - Espejitos
*Juno Dione juno - Juno oscura
*Silverspot Dione moneta
*Banded Orange Dryadula phaetusa
*Julia Dryas iulia - Julia
*Juliette Eueides aliphera
*Isabella´s Tiger Longwing Eueides isabella
*Neotropical Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia - Falsa Hortensia
* Hortensia Fritillary Euptoieta hortensia - Hortensia
*Crimson-patched Longwing Heliconius erato - Erato
*Rainbow Longwing Heliconius ethilla - Arco iris

SUBFAMILY ITHOMIINAE - CLEARWINGS AND TIGERWINGS
*Olena Clearwing Aeria olena - Grácil
*Big-bordered Dircenna Dircenna dero - Celtina
*Crystalina Episcada hymeneae - Cristalina
*Watermark Epityches eupompe - Filigrana
*Yellow-banded Crystalina Mcclungia (cymo) salonina - Cristalina mancha amarilla
*Themisto Clearwing Methona themisto - Temisto
*Blue Crystalina Pteronymia sylvo - Sylvo
*Placidina euryanassa - Española
*Euclea Tigerwing Hypothyris euclea (ssp. laphria ??) - Yvoty
*Confused Tigerwing Mechanitis lysimnia - Multicolor
*Bluish Crystallina Pseudoscada errusca - Cristalina azulada
*Harmonia Tigerwing Tithorea harmonia - Armoniosa

SUBFAMILY LIBYTHEINAE - SNOUTS
*Southern Snout Libytheana carinenta - Picuda

SUBFAMILY MORPHINAE - MORPHOS

Tribe Morphini
*Blue Silk Morpho Morpho agea - Verá
*Helen´s Morpho Morpho helenor achillaena - Porâ

Tribe Brassolini
*Fox Brassolis sophorae - Zorra
*Giant Owl Caligo ilioneus - Lechuza
*Catoblepia berecynthia
*Darius Dynastor darius - Dario
*Blue Shadow Eryphanis reevesii - Sombra azul
*Narope cyllastros
*Narope panniculus
*Lowland Owlet Opsiphanes invirae - Fantasma
Opisphanes muirae
*Selenophanes cassiope

SUBFAMILY NYMPHALINAE - BRUSHFOOT BUTTERFLIES
*Scarlet Peacock Anartia amathea - Princea roja
*White Peacock Anartia jatrophae - Princesa perlada
*Spotted Crescent Anthanassa frisia - Salpicada
*Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia - Naranjita
*Zebra Butterfly Colobura dirce - Cebrita
*Lansdorf´s False Erato Eresia lansdorfii - Falsa erato
*Historius odius - Popenó
*Beautiful Mapwing Hypanartia bella - Bella
*Orange Mapwing Hypanartia lethe - Lethe
*Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva - Pavo real
*Little Beauty Nica flavilla - Aritos
*Dicoma Crescent Ortilia dicoma - Alitas largas
*Ortilia ithra - Mbatará
*Ortilia orthia
*Burnished Brown Ortilia velica - Marroncita
*Trayja Page Siproeta epaphus trayja - Epafos moreno
*Malachite Page Siproeta stelenes - Itaovy guasú
*Claudina´s Crescent Tegosa claudina - Claudina
*Incense Crescent Tegosa orobia - Incienso
*Double-eyed Painted Lady Vanessa braziliensis - Dama dos ojos
*Four-eyed Painted Lady Vanessa carye - Dama cuatro ojos
*Banded Lady Vanessa myrinna - Dama fajada

SUBFAMILY SATYRINAE - SATYRS

Tribe Elymniini
*Cream-banded Satyr Manataria hercyna - Franja Crema

Tribe Euptychiini
*Cissia terrestris
*Erichtodes narapa
*Waved Satyr Forsterinaria necys - Ondulada
*Forsterinaria quantius - Quantius
*Hermes Satyr Hermeuptychia hermes - Hermes
*Magneuptychia pallema
*Moneuptychia griseldis
Moneuptychia melchiades
*Marbled Satyr Moneuptychia paeon - Marmórea
*Banded Flash Satyr Pareuptychia summandosa - Flash
*Parypthimoides eous
*Parypthimoides melobasis
*Parypthimoides phronius
Convergent Lines Satyr Parypthimoides poltys - Lineas convergentes
*Innocent Satyr Phameiptychia innocentia - Inocente
Ochre Satyr Pharneuptychia phares - Ocre
*Posttaygetis penelea
*White-dotted Satyr Pseudodebis euptychidia - Puntos blancos
*Two-coin Splendid Satyr Splendeuptychia hygina Dos Monedas
*One-coin Splendid Satyr Splendeuptychia libitina - Monedita
*Andromeda Ur-Satyr Taygetis laches - Andrómeda
*Rufous-margined Ur-Satyr Taygetis rufomarginata - Rojiza
*Sylvia´s Ur-Satyr Taygetis sylvia - Silvia
*Taygetis tripunctata
*Hook-winged Ur-Satyr Taygetis ypthima - Ganchuda
Yphthimoides celmis - Celmis
*Yphthimoides mimula
*Uniform Grass Satyr Yphthimoides straminea - Uniforme

Tribe Pronophilini
*Amphidecta pignerator
*Tisiphone Painted Satyr Eteona tisiphone - Tisifone
Grey Bands Satyr Pampasatyrus periphas - Bandas grises
*Elf Satyr Praepedaliodes phanias - Duende

FAMILY RIODINIDAE - METALMARKS

SUBFAMILY EUSELASIINAE
*Orange-legged Sombremark Euselasia eugeon - Patas amarillas
*Euselasia euploea

SUBFAMILY RIODININAE

Tribe Mesosemiini
*Little Zebra Leucochimona matatha - Estriada
*Eyed False-Satyr Mesosemia odice - Ojitos

Tribe Riodinini
*Tailed Dancer Barbicornis basilis - Coludita
*Caria marsyas - Brillantina
*Shiny Lines Chalodeta theodora - Lineas brillantes
*Charis anius
*Black-patched Blue-Metalmark Lasaia agesilas - Hový
*White-spotted Mulatto Melanis aegates Mulata mancha blanca
*Notheme erota - Redondita
*Little Dancer Riodina lysippoides - Danzarína chica

Tribe Emesidini
*Reddish Acrobat Emesis diogenia - Diogenia
*Emesis mandana
*Dark Acrobat Emesis ocypore - Acróbata morena

Tribe Lemoniini
*Synargis calyce - Ñemi

Tribe Nymphidini
*Brown-cornered Tiny Adelotypa bolena - Dimunuta Ápice Pardo
*Aricoris constantius
*Aricoris notialis
*Aricoris sp.

FAMILY LYCAENIDAE

SUBFAMILY POLYOMMATINAE - BLUES
*Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno - Mirí manchada
*Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius - Azul lilácea
*Cyna Blue Zizula cyna - Mirí

SUBFAMILY THECLINAE - HAIRSTREAKS
*Arawacus ellida - Élida
*Arawacus melibaeus - Melibea
*Arawacus separata - Rayadita blanca
*Beautiful Tailedstreak - Atlides polybe
*Brangas gettus
*Calycopis "affinis" caulonia
*Calycopis caulonia
*Calycopis gentilla
*Celmia celmus
*Chlorostrymon telea
*Cyanophrys acaste - Acasto
*Endostrymon "affinis" endymion
*Enos thara
*Evenus satyroides
*Ipidecla schausi
*Ministrymon azia
*Ministrymon una
*Mithras orobia
*Ocaria ocrisia - Ocrisia
*Oenamaus sp.
*Ostrinotes sophocles
*Paiwarria venulius
*Parrhasius hebraeus
*Marsyas Giantstreak Pseudolycaena marsyas - Marsias
*Straight-banded Hairstreak Rekoa malina - Azul banda recta
*Rekoa marius
*Gold-bordered Hairstreak Rekoa palegon - Azul banda curva
*Strephonota sphinx
*Strephonota umbrax
*Strymon astiocha - Astiocha
*Strymon bazochii
*Strymon bubastus
*Strymon cestri
*Strymon eurytulus - Frotadora
*White-lined Rubber Strymon mulucha - Frotadora linea blanca
*Strymon rufofusca
*Strymon ziba
*Thereus molena
*Theritas hemon
*Larger Lantana Tmolus echion - Tmolos