Graduate Field Course in Rainforest Research
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Butterflies of Sirena
Butterfly species lists extracted from Chai, 1990 (Appendix I), DeVries, 1978*, and Gilbert, unpublished**
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Parides childrenae
Parides lycimenes, P. erithalion, P. iphidamas
Parides arcas
Battus polydamas
Battus crassus
Papilio thoas
Papilio androgeus
Papilio anchisiades
Papilio cresphontes
Eurytides orabilis
Pieridae
Dismorphiinae
Enantia licinia
Dismorphia theucharila
Dismorphia amphiona
Pierinae
Melete isandra
Appias drusilla
Perrhybris pyrrha
Ascia monuste
Ascia limona
Coliadinae
Anteos clorinde*
Phoebis philea
Phoebis argante
Phoebis sennae
Phoebis trite
Aphrissa boisduvalii
Eurema diara*
Eurema proterpia
Nymphalidae
Charaxinae
Archaeoprepona demophon
Archaeoprepona meander
Prepona antimache*
Prepona demophon*
Zaretis ellops
Consul fabius
Memphis eurypyle, M. chrysophana, M. glycerium
Memphis artacaena
Memphis chaeronea**
Memphis pithyusa
Memphis forreri
Memphis oenomais
Nymphalinae
Colobura dirce
Eunica alcemna*
Tigridia acesta
Historis odius
Historis acheronta
Hamadryas feronia
Hamadryas ipthime
Hamadryas amphinome
Hamadryas laodamia
Hamadryas guatemalena*
Marpesia petreus
Marpesia chiron
Marpesia iole
Marpesia berania
Temenis laothoe
Nica flavilla
Pyrrhogyra neaerea
Pyrrhogyra crameri
Catonephele mexicana
Catonephele numilia
Catonephele nyctimus*
Nessaea aglaura
Diaethria marchalii
Diaethria astala*
Callicore atacama
Callicore pacifica*
Callicore texa
Adelpha cytherea
Adelpha cocala
Adelpha heraclea
Adelpha lerna
Adelpha celerio
Siproeta stelenes
Anartia fatima
Anartia jatrophae
Junonia evarete
Euptoieta hegesia
Janatella leucodesma* hegesia
Acraeinae
Actinote anteas
Actinote lapitha
Heliconiinae
Philaethria dido
Dryadula phaetusa
Dione juno
Agraulis vanillae
Dryas iulia
Eueides aliphera
Eueides lybia libioides
Eueides isabella
Heliconius doris (pupae 84k)
Heliconius charitonius
Heliconius melpomene
Heliconius cydno
Heliconius pachinus
Heliconius erato
Heliconius hecalesia
Heliconius hecale zuleika (88k)
Heliconius ismenius clarescens
Heliconius sara theudela
Heliconius hewitsoni
Melitaeinae
Chlosyne janais
Chlosyne lacinia*
Thessalia ezra
Eresia eutropia
Danainae
Danaus gilippus
Danaus eresimus
Lycorea cleobaea
Ithomiinae
Tithorea tarricina
Melinaea scylax
Thyridia psidii
Mechanitis isthmia*
Mechanitis lysimnia
Mechanitis polymnia
Ithomia patilla
Ithomia celemia
Aeria eurimedia
Hyposcada virginiana
Oleria paula
Oleria rubescens*
Ceratinia tutia
Callithomia hezia
Godyris zygia
Hypoleria cassotis
Pteronymia agalla
Xanthocleis aedesia*
Danainae
Danaus plexippus*
Danaus gilippus*
Morphinae
Antirrhea miltades*
Morpho peleides marinita
Morpho amathonte
Brassolinae
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Eryphanis polyxena
Caligo memnon
Caligo eurilochus
Caligo atreus
Satyrinae
Cithaerias menander
Chloreuptychia arnaea*
Euptychia insolata*
Euptychia westwoodi*
Pierella helvetia
Pierella luna
Taygetis andromeda
Megeuptychia antonoe
Cissia confusa*
Cissia hermes*
Cissia libye
Cissia metaluca*
Cissia usitata**
Lycaenidae
Eumaeus minyas
Theorema eumenia
Thecla galbutha**
Thecla marsyas**
Thecla barajo**
Thecla janias**
Pseudolycaena damo
Riodinidae
Hades noctula
Erybia patrona
Ancyluris inca
Esthemopis sp.
Juditha sp.
Chai, P. 1990. Relationships between visual characteristics of rainforest butterflies and responses of a specialized insectivorous bird. Pp. 31-60 in Wicksten, M. (eds.). Adaptive Coloration in Invertebrates. Galveston, Texas A & M University Sea Grant College Program.
*DeVries, P. 1978. An annotated list of the butterflies of Parque Nacional Corcovado during the dry season. Brenesia 14-15:47-56.
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