List of butterflies of Dominica

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) in Cabrits National Park, Dominica.

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

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).

Hesperiidae - Skippers

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) (photo taken in California)

Tropical Chequered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) (photo taken in Florida)

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)

Libytheidae - Snout Butterflies

Subfamily Libytheinae

Dominican Snout Libytheana fulvescens (Dominican endemic)

Lycaenidae - Blues and Hairstreaks

St. Christopher's Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) (photo taken in Texas)

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) (photo taken in Texas)

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

Nymphalidae - Fritillaries

Caribbean Buckeye (Junonia evarete) in Coulibistrie, Dominica.

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) (photo taken in Florida)

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

Papilionidae - Swallowtails

Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) (photo taken in Brazil).

Subfamily Papilioninae

Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas

Pieridae - Whites and Sulphurs

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) (specimen from unknown locality).

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

Evans, Peter G.H.; James, Arlington (1997), Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists, Dominica Ministry of Tourism, pp. 10–15

Extant Lepidoptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota

Suborder Zeugloptera

Micropterigoidea	Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)

Suborder Aglossata

Agathiphagoidea	Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)

Suborder Heterobathmiina

Heterobathmioidea	Heterobathmiidae

Suborder Glossata

Dacnonypha

Eriocranioidea	Eriocraniidae

Acanthoctesia

Acanthopteroctetoidea	Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)

Lophocoronina

Lophocoronoidea	Lophocoronidae

Neopseustina

Neopseustoidea	Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)

Exoporia

Hepialoidea	Anomosetidae Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths) Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths) Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths) Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)

Mnesarchaeoidea	Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)

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Incurvarioidea	Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths) Cecidosidae Crinopterygidae Heliozelidae Incurvariidae Prodoxidae (yucca moths)

Andesianoidea	Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)

Nepticuloidea	Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths) Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)

Palaephatoidea	Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)

Tischerioidea	Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

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Simaethistoidea	Simaethistidae

Tineoidea	Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths) Arrhenophanidae Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths) Lypusidae Psychidae (bagworm moths) Tineidae (fungus moths)

Gracillarioidea	Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers) Douglasiidae (Douglas moths) Gracillariidae Roeslerstammiidae

Yponomeutoidea	Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths) Bedelliidae Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths) Heliodinidae Lyonetiidae Plutellidae Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Ypsolophidae

Gelechioidea	Agonoxenidae (palm moths) Batrachedridae Blastobasidae Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths) Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths) Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) Ethmiidae Gelechiidae (twirler moths) Holcopogonidae Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) Metachandidae Momphidae (mompha moths) Oecophoridae (concealer moths) Chimabachidae Pterolonchidae Scythrididae (flower moths) Symmocidae Xyloryctidae (timber moths)

Galacticoidea	Galacticidae

Zygaenoidea	Heterogynidae Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths) Himantopteridae Lacturidae Somabrachyidae Megalopygidae (flannel moths) Aididae Anomoeotidae Cyclotornidae Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths) Dalceridae (slug caterpillars) Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)

Cossoidea	Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths) Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)

Sesioidea	Brachodidae (little bear moths) Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths) Sesiidae (clearwing moths)

Choreutoidea	Choreutidae (metalmark moths)

Tortricoidea	Tortricidae (tortrix moths)

Urodoidea	Urodidae (false burnet moths)

Schreckensteinioidea	Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)

Epermenioidea	Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)

Alucitoidea	Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) Tineodidae (false plume moths)

Pterophoroidea	Pterophoridae (plume moths)

Whalleyanoidea	Whalleyanidae

Immoidea	Immidae

Copromorphoidea	Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths) Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)

Hyblaeoidea	Hyblaeidae (teak moths)

Pyraloidea	Pyralidae (snout moths) Crambidae (grass moth)

Thyridoidea	Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)

Mimallonoidea	Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)

Lasiocampoidea	Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)

Bombycoidea	Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth) Bombycidae (silk moths) Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths) Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth) Endromidae (Kentish Glory and relatives) Eupterotidae Lemoniidae Saturniidae (saturniids) Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms) Phiditiidae

Noctuoidea	Doidae Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths) Euteliidae Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts) Nolidae (tuft moths) Notodontidae (prominents, kittens) Oenosandridae

Drepanoidea	Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths) Drepanidae (hook-tips)

Geometroidea	Sematuridae Uraniidae Geometridae (geometer moths)

Cimelioidea	Cimeliidae (gold moths)

Calliduloidea	Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)

Superfamily unassigned	Millieriidae

Rhopalocera
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Hedyloidea	Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)

Hesperioidea	Hesperiidae (skippers)

Papilionoidea (true butterflies)	Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives) Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies) Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies) Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs) Riodinidae (metalmarks)

Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.

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