Common Butterflies of REGUA

Common
butterflies of
REGUA
Morpho helenor achillaena
Helenor Morpho
Nymphalidae
Anartia jatrophae
White Peacock
Nymphalidae
Anartia amathea roeselia
Scarlet Peacock
Nymphalidae
Colobura dirce
Dirce Beauty
Nymphalidae
Battus crassus
Crassus Swallowtail
Battus polydamas
Papilionidae Polydamus Swallowtail Papilionidae
Heraclides thoas brasiliensis
Parides anchises nephalion
Thoas Swallowtail
Papilionidae Anchises Cattleheart
Papilionidae
Worldwide there are about 160,000 species of Lepidoptera
(moths and butterflies) of which the 20,000 butterflies are split
into five families: Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae,
Papilionidae, Pieridae and Riodinidae.
Brazil has over 3,000 butterfly species of which almost 1,000
can be found in the Atlantic Rainforest, and over 570 have been
recorded at REGUA and the surrounding area. However there
are still many more to find, and it is likely that the final total will
be around 700-800 species, perhaps even approaching the 900
species recorded at Itatiaia.
For amateurs, the identification is severely hampered by the
absence of good field guides, but this leaflet illustrates 54 of the
commoner and more easily identified species that can be found
throughout most of the year around the REGUA wetlands and
trails.
Historis odius
Orion
Nymphalidae
Hyparnartia lethe
Orange Mapwing
Junonia evarete
Tropical Buck-eye
Hermeuptychia hermes
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae Hermes Satyr
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe interjecta
Pierella lamia
Two-banded Satyr
Nymphalidae Lamia Pierella
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
Anteos menippe
Pieridae Phoebis philea
Orange-tipped Angled-Suphur
Orange-barred Sulphur
Ascia monuste orseis
Great Southern White
Leucochimona icare
Pieridae Icare Eyemark
REGUA is keen to establish a comprehensive list of species
present and their flight times, so please submit your records and
photographs to Jorge Bizarro (bizlep@gmail.com).
Pieridae
Riodinidae
Cobalopsis miaba
Miaba Skipper
Pyrgus oileus
Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae Tropical Chequered Skipper
Rhetus periander eleusinus
Mesosemia nyctea fluminensis
Nyctea Eyemark
Riodinidae Periander Swordtail
Riodinidae
Urbanus dorantes
Dorantes Longtail
Hesperiidae
Urbanus simplicius
Plain Longtail
Hesperiidae
Urbanus teleus
Teleus Longtail
Xenophanes tryxus
Hesperiidae Glassy-winged Skipper
Hesperiidae
Hamadryas arete
Myscelus santhilarius
Hemiargus hanno
Hesperiidae Hanno Blue
Lycaenidae
Hamadryas feronia
Nymphalidae Variable Cracker
Marpesia chiron marius Nymphalidae Marpesia petreus
Many-banded Daggerwing
Ruddy Daggerwing
Cyanophrys herodotus
Tropical Greenstreak
Pseudolycaena marsyas
Lycaenidae Marysas Hairstreak
Lycaenidae
Myscelia orsis
Orsis Bluewing
Theritas hemon
Hemon Hairstreak
Doxocopa agathina vacuna
Lycaenidae Aganthina Emperor
Nymphalidae
Hypna clytemnestra huebneri
Danaus erippus
Silver-studded Leafwing Nymphal. Southern Monarch
Diaethria clymena janeira
Clymena Eighty-eight Nymphalidae
Hamadryas amphinome
Red Cracker
Nymphalidae
Actinote pellenea
Pellenea Actinote
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
Archaeoprepona demophon thalpius
Nymphalidae One-spotted Prepona Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
Agraulis vanillae maculosa
Nymphalidae Gulf Fritillary
Nymphalidae
Dryas julia alcionea
Julia
Nymphalidae
Heliconius erato phyllis
Erato Longwing
Nymphalidae
Heliconius ethilla narcaea
Heliconius sara apseudes
Ethilla Longwing
Nymphalidae Sara Longwing
Nymphalidae
Hypothyris ninonia daeta
Ithomia drymo
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
Mechanitis lysimnia
Lysimnia Tigerwing
Mechanitis polymnia casabranca
Nymphalidae Polymnia Tigerwing
Nymphalidae
Adelpha cytherea aea
Smooth-banded Sister
Caligo brasiliensis
Nymphalidae Giant Owl
Nymphalidae