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List of butterflies of Dominica

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List of butterflies of Dominica

Fifty-five species of butterflies have been officially recorded in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

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Two species are endemic to Dominica: the Dominican hairstreak (Electrostrymon dominicana) and the Dominican snout (Libytheana fulvescens). An additional seven species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles: Godman's hairstreak (Allosmaitia piplea), bronze hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona), Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana), St Lucia mestra (Mestra cana), lesser whirlabout (Polites dictynna), broken dash skipper (Wallengrenia ophites), and the stub-tailed skipper (Urbanus obscurus).

Subfamily Pyrginae

  • Jung's dusky wing (Achlyodes mithridates)
  • Zestos skipper (Epargyreus zestos)
  • Hairy dusky wing (Ephyriades arcas)
  • Jamaican dusky wing (Ephyriades brunnea)

    • Subfamily Eudaminae

  • Roy's skipper (Astraptes anaphus)
  • Hammock skipper (Polygonus leo)
  • Manuel's skipper (Polygonus manueli)
  • Mercury skipper (Proteides mercurius)
  • Stub-tailed skipper (Urbanus obscurus) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
  • Common long-tail skipper (Urbanus proteus)

    • Subfamily Hesperiinae

  • Canna skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
  • Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
  • Nyctelius skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)
  • Sugar cane skipper (Panoquina sylvicola)
  • Lesser whirlabout (Polites dictynna) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
  • Tropical chequered skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
  • Broken dash skipper (Wallengrenia ophites) (Lesser Antillean endemic)

    • Subfamily Libytheinae

  • Dominican snout (Libytheana fulvescens) (Dominican endemic)

    • Subfamily Theclinae

  • St. Peter's hairstreak (Allosmaitia coelebs)
  • Godman's hairstreak (Allosmaitia piplea) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
  • Clench's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon maesites)
  • St. Christopher's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
  • Bronze hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
  • Dominican hairstreak (Electrostrymon dominicana) (Dominican endemic)
  • Drury's hairstreak (Strymon acis)
  • Bubastus hairstreak (Strymon bubastus)
  • Hewitson's hairstreak (Strymon columella)

    • Subfamily Polyommatinae

  • Hanno blue (Hemiargus hanno)
  • Cassius blue (Leptotes cassius)

    • Subfamily Charaxinae

  • Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana) (Lesser Antillean endemic)

    • Subfamily Cyrestinae

  • Southern dagger tail (Marpesia petreus)

    • Subfamily Danainae

  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

    • Subfamily Heliconiinae

  • Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
  • Silver spot (Dione juno)
  • Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia)
  • Zebra butterfly (Heliconius charithonia)

    • Subfamily Limenitidinae

  • Red rim (Biblis hyperia)
  • Orion cecropian (Historis odius)
  • St Lucia mestra (Mestra cana) (Lesser Antillean endemic)

    • Subfamily Nymphalinae

  • White peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
  • Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus)
  • Caribbean buckeye (Junonia evarete)
  • Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

    • Subfamily Papilioninae

  • Polydamas swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

    • Subfamily Pierinae

  • Migrant sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
  • Florida white (Appias drusilla)
  • Great southern white (Ascia monuste)

    • Subfamily Coliadinae

  • Barred sulphur (Eurema daira)
  • False barred sulphur (Eurema elathea)
  • Hall's sulphur (Eurema leuce)
  • Little sulphur (Eurema lisa)
  • Little yellow (Eurema venusta)
  • Large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
  • Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
  • Straight-line sulphur (Rhabdodryas trite or Phoebis trite)

    • Disputed and unconfirmed

  • Florida leafwing (Anaea troglodyta.) Evans & James (1997) considered the record of this species questionable.
  • Unidentified Heliconius sp., noted by Evans & James (1997) to have been sighted on two occasions at the edge of dry forest.

    • References

    List of butterflies of Dominica Wikipedia
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