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Butterfly Species Seen on the Sunstreak Tours trip to Oaxaca, August 2005

SWALLOWTAILS family Papilionidae
Battus philenor, Pipevine Swallowtail             
Battus polydamas, Polydamas Swallowtail     
Battus laodamas, Yellow-spotted Swallowtail
Parides sesostris, Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas, Transandean Cattleheart
Papilio polyxenes, Black Swallowtail
Papilio torquatus, Band-gapped Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes, Giant Swallowtail
Papilio thoas, Thoas Swallowtail
Papilio astyalus, Broad-banded Swallowtail
Papilio androgeus, Androgeus Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades, Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Papilio garamas, Magnificent Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudatus, Two-tailed Swallowtail

WHITES and YELLOWS family Pieridae
Whites subfamily Pierinae
Hesperocharis graphites, Black-pointed Tile-White
Catasticta flisa flisa, Narrow-banded Dartwhite
Catasticta nimbice nimbice, Mexican Dartwhite
Appias drusilla, Florida White          
Ascia monuste, Great Southern White

Yellows subfamily Coliadinae
Colias cesonia, Southern Dogface   
Anteos clorinde, White Angled-Sulphur        
Anteos maerula, Yellow Angled-Sulphur       
Phoebis sennae, Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis philea, Orange-barred Sulphur          
Phoebis agarithe, Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante, Apricot Sulphur    
Phoebis neocypris, Tailed Sulphur                  
Phoebis statira, Statira Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside, Lyside Sulphur
Eurema daira, Barred Yellow
Eurema mexicana, Mexican Yellow
Eurema boisduvaliana, Boisduval’s Yellow    
Eurema salome, Salome Yellow         
Eurema proterpia, Tailed Orange      
Eurema albula, Ghost Yellow                             
Eurema nise, Mimosa Yellow            
Nathalis iole, Dainty Sulphur            

Mimic-Whites subfamily Dismorphinae
Enantia jethys, Bold Mimic-White
Lieinix nemesis, Frosted Mimic-White
Dismorphia eunoe, Guatemalan Mimic-White

GOSSAMERWINGS family Lycaenidae
Hairstreaks subfamily Theclinae                    
Brangas neora, Common Brangas
Evenus regalis, Regal Greatstreak
Atlides inachus, Alert Greatstreak
Pseudolycaena damo, Sky-blue Greatstreak
Theritas mavors, Sleepy Greatstreak
Micandra tongida, Mexican Highstreak
Rekoa meton, Tiger-eye Hairstreak
Rekoa palegon, Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Arawacus togarna, Chiapas Stripe-streak
Arawacus jada, Creamy Stripe-streak              
Contrafacia ahola, Hash-mark Hairstreak                                        
Kolana ligurina, Parenthetical Hairstreak
Magnastigma elsa, Elsa’s Hairstreak
Cyanophrys herodotus, Tropical Greenstreak
Cyanophrys longula, Brown-spotted Greenstreak
Cyanophrys agricolor, Variegated Greenstreak
Laothus barajo, Smoky Elstreak
Ziegleria denarius, Coppery Groundstreak
Ziegleria guzanta, Orange-crescent Groundstreak
Calycopis clarina, White-striped Groundstreak
Calycopis isobeon, Dusky-blue Groundstreak
Strymon albata, White Scrub-Hairsreak
Strymon mulucha, Mottled Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon istapa, Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak      
Strymon cestri, Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak       
Strymon ziba, Red-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak
Ministrymon azia, Gray Ministreak
Ostrinotes keila, Pungent Hairstreak                               
Panthiades ochus, Hatched Cross-streak
Panthiades bathildis, Zebra Cross-streak
Parrhasius orgia, Turquoise-M Hairstreak
Parrhasius polibetes, Broken-M Hairstreak    
Erora nitetis, Smooth Dreamstreak
                                                                                               
Blues subfamily Polyommatinae      
Leptotes cassius, Cassius Blue        
Leptotes marina, Marine Blue           
Zizula cyna, Cyna Blue      
Hemiargus ceraunus, Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus isola, Reakirt’s Blue        
Everes comyntas, Eastern Tailed-Blue
Celastrina ladon, Spring Azure
               
METALMARKS family Riodinidae
Sombermarks and relatives subfamily Euselasiinae
Euselasia cataleuca, Black-edged Sombermark

True Metalmarks Subfamily Riodininae
Leucochimona vestalis, White Eyemark
Rhetus arcius, Sword-tailed Beautymark
Rhetus periander, Variable Beautymark
Dedritivora zama, Cloaked Scintillant              
Calephelis sixola, Greater Scintillant                
Calephelis velutina, Temple Scintillant
Calephelis sp. 3, Scintillant sp. 3
Calephelis sp. 4, Scintillant sp. 4
Calephelis sp. 5, Scintillant sp. 5
Lasaia agesilas, Black-patched Bluemark
Melanis pixe, Red-bordered Pixie
Symmachia probetor championi, Red-lead Fiestamark
Symmachia accusatrix, Feathered Fiestamark
Symmachia triclor, Tricolored Fiestamark
Emesis saturata, Skipperish Tanmark
Emesis mandana, Great Tanmark
Emesis vulpina, Guatemalan Tanmark             
Emesis tenedia, Falcate Metalmark  
Emesia zela, Zela Metalmark              
Emesia cypria paphia, Orange-striped Tanmark             
Apodemia hypoglauca, Sealpoint Metalmark                
Thisbe irenea, Sailor’s Lemmark       
Thisbe lycorias, Fox-face Lemmark                  
Juditha caucana, Common Lemmark                
Synargis mycone, Variable Lemmark                               

BRUSHFOOTS family Nymphalidae
Actinotes subfamily Acraenae
Actinote guatemalena, Guatemalan Actinote

Heliconians and Fritillaries subfamily Heliconiinae
Agraulis vanillae, Gulf Fritillary        
Dione moneta, Mexican Silverspot  
Dione juno, Juno Heliconian             
Dryas iulia, Julia Heliconian              
Eueides isabella, Isabella’s Heliconian
Laparus doris, Dot-bordered Heliconian
Heliconius erato, Erato Heliconian
Heliconius hortense, Mexican Heliconian      
Heliconius charithonia, Zebra Heliconian       
Heliconius ismenius, Tiger Heliconian
Philothria diatonica Green Heliconian             
Euptoieta claudia, Variegated Fritillary            
Euptoieta hegesia, Mexican Fritillary

True Brushfoots subfamily Nymphalinae
Chlosyne theona, Theona Checkerspot          
Chlosyne lacinia, Bordered Patch                    
Chlosyne erodyle, Guatemalan Patch              
Chlosyne marina Red-spotted Patch               
Chlosyne gaudialis, Gaudy Patch
Chlosyne janais, Crimson Patch       
Dymasia dymas, Tiny Checkerspot
Phyciodes texana, Texan Crescent
Phyciodes ardys, Ardent Crescent  
Phyciodes tulcis, Pale-banded Crescent         
Phyciodes dracaena phlegias, Notched Crescent         
Phyciodes otanes, Cloud-forest Crescent
Phyciodes nebulosa Blurry Crescent              
Phyciodes argentea, Chestnut Crescent         
Tegosa guatemalena, Guatemalan Tegosa                     
Castilia griseobasalis, Gray-based Crescent
Castilia myia, Mayan Crescent         
Castilia chinantlensis, Pie-slice Crescent
Castilia eranites, Smudged Crescent
Eresia clio, Creamy Crescent
Eresia phillyra Square-tipped Crescent
Phyciodes vesta, Vesta Crescent     
Polygonia g-argenteum, Mexican Comma
Nymphalis antiopa, Mourning Cloak
Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady
Junonia coenia, Common Buckeye
Junonia genoveva, Tropical Buckeye
Anartia jatrophae, White Peacock   
Anartia fatima, Banded Peacock       
Hypanartia godmanii, Splendid Mapwing      
Hypanartia lethe, Orange  Mapwing
Hypanartia kefersteini, Reddish Mapwing
Hypanartia dione, Banded Mapwing
Siproeta stelenes, Malachite
Siproeta epaphus, Rusty-tipped Page                                             
Siproeta superba, Broad-banded Page

Admirals and Relatives subfamily Limenitidinae
Adelpha bredowi, California Sister  
Adelpha paraena massilia, Bates’ Sister
Adelpha serpa celerio Celadon Sister              
Adelpha iphicleola, Confusing Sister
Adelpha ethelda, Silver-banded Sister
Adelpha boeotia oberthurii, Felder’s  Sister
Adelpha phylaca, Cecropia Sister    
Adelpha lycorias melanthe, Rayed Sister
Adelpha leuceria, Orange-striped Sister
Adelpha leucerioides, Veracruz Sister
Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Admiral
Dynamine postverta, Four-spotted Sailor       
Dynamine artemisia, Small-eyed Sailor
Diaethria anna, Anna’s Eighty-eight               
Diaethria bacchis, White-patched Eighty-eight
Diaethria pandama, Orange-striped Eighty-eight
Callicore lyca, Six-spotted Eighty-eight
Callicore astarte, Blue-stiched Eighty-eight
Temenis laothoe, Orange Banner                     
Catonephele mexicana, Guatemalan Catone
Catonephele numilia, Stoplight Catone           
Pyrrhogyra edocla, Complete Red-ring
Pyrrhogyra otolais, White-edged Red-ring    
Eunica alcmena, Dark Purplewing
Mestra amymone, Common Mestra
Biblis hyperia, Red Rim      
Hamadryas februa, Gray Cracker      
Hamadryas feronia, Variable Cracker
Hamadryas guatemalena, Guatamalan Cracker
Hamadryas iphthime, Brownish Cracker
Hamadryas amphinome, Red Cracker
Hamadryas laodamia, Starry Cracker               
Historis odius, Orion Cecropian       
Pycina zamba zelys, Cloud-forest Beauty
Smyrna blomfildia, Blomfild’s Beauty                              
Marpesia harmonia Pale Daggerwing              
Marpesia chiron, Many-banded Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus, Ruddy Daggerwing           

Leafwings and relatives subfamily Charaxinae
Prepona sp., Prepona sp.
Anaea aidea, Tropical Leafwing                       
Anaea eurypyle, Pointed Leafwing  
Memphis sp., Leafwing sp. (blue)
Consul fabius, Tiger Leafwing          
Consul excellens, Black-veined Leafwing                       

Owl Butterflies and Morphos subfamily Morphinae
Caligo telamonius memmon, Yellow-fronted Owl-Butterfly         

Morpho helenor, Common Morpho
Morpho polyphemus, White Morpho

Satyrs subfamily Satyrinae
Pierella luna, Quiet Diaph                  
Oxeoschistus tauropolis, Starred Oxeo
Pedaliodes circumducta, Mexican Pedalio
Chloreuptychia sericeella, Blue-topped Satyr
Cissia confusa, Confused Satyr
Cissia labe, Rusty-spotted Satyr      
Cissia pompilia (=usitata), Plain Satyr             
Cissia pseudoconfusa, Gold-stained Satyr     
Cyllopsis suivalens, Dyar’s Gemmed-Satyr    
Cyllopsis pephredo, Big-spiked Gemmed-Satyr
Euptychia fetna, Spiky Satyr
Euptychia westwoodi, Westwood’s Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius, Carolina Satyr
Megisto rubricata, Red Satyr
Paramacera xicaque, Mexican Pine-Satyr
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe, White Satyr
Pindis squamistriga, Falcate Satyr   
Gyrocheilus patrobas, Red-bordered Satyr    

Ticlears subfamily Ithomiinae
Tithorea harmonia, Black-fronted Prestonian
Oleria paula, Paula’s Oleria                
Dircenna klugii, Klug’s Clearwing                    
Episcada salvinia, Salvin’s Ticlear                                                   
Hypoleria lavinia cassotis, Fuzzy-spotted Ticlear

Monarchs subfamily Danainae
Danaus plexippus, Monarch
Danaus gilippus, Queen
Danaus eresimus, Soldier  
Anetia thirza, Cloud-forest Monarch

SKIPPERS family Hesperiidae
Firetips subfamily Pyrrhopginae
Pyrrhopyge jonas, Wavy-edged Firetip          
Pyrrhopyge phidias zenodorus, Red-headed Firetip     
Pyrrhopyge mulleri, Bell's Firetip                         
Pyrrhopyge araxes, Dull Firetip        
Elbella scylla, Red-collared Firetip
Elbella patrobas, Blue-lined Firetip  
Parelbella macleannani, Maclean’s Firetip
Jemadia pseudognetus, Dot-collared Firetip                  

Spreadwing Skippers subfamily Pyrginae:
Tribe Eudamini
Polygonus leo/manueli, Hammock/Manuel’s Skipper                  
Epargyreus exadeus cruza, Broken Silverdrop               
Epargyreus spina, Spined Silverdrop              
Chioides catillus albofasciatus, White-striped Longtail               
Typhedanus undulatus, Mottled Longtail                     
Aguna claxon, Emerald Aguna         
Codatractus bryaxis, Tawny Mottled-Skipper
Urbanus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus viterboana, Cobalt Longtail
Urbanus belli, Double-striped Longtail           
Urbanus esmeraldus, Esmeralda Longtail       
Urbanus dorantes, Dorantes Longtail             
Urbanus procne, Brown Longtail                     
Urbanus simplicius, Plain Longtail
Urbanus teleus, Teleus Longtail      
Urbanus tanna, Tanna Longtail                                        
Astraptes fulgerator, Two-barred Flasher
Astraptes tucuti, Lilac-based Flasher              
Astraptes brevicauda, Short-tailed Flasher    
Astraptes anaphus, Yellow-tipped Flasher                    
Astraptes phalaecus, Pale-tipped Flasher
Autochton cellus, Golden Banded-Skipper
Autochton pseudocellus, Sonoran Banded-Skipper    
Autochton longipennis, Narrow Banded-Skipper         
Autochton zarex, Sharp Banded-Skipper
               
Tribe Pyrgini
Spathilepia clonius, Falcate Skipper
Cogia cajeta, Yellow-haired Pyramid-Skipper
Cogia calchas, Mimosa Skipper        
Cogia caicus, Gold-costa Skipper                     
Pellicia arina, Glazed Pellicia              
Pellicia dimidiata, Morning Glory Pellicia                        
Noctuana stator, Red-studded Skipper
Noctuana lactifera bipuncta, White-haired Skipper
Bolla saletas, Coppery Bolla                                             
Bolla cupreiceps, Golden-headed Bolla
Bolla imbras, Rounded Bolla             
Staphylus vulgata, Golden-snouted Scallopwing
Staphylus mazans, Mazans Scallopwing                        
Gorgythion begga/vox, Variegated/Crab’s-claw Skipper             
Ouleus fridericus salvina, Geyer’s Zera                          
Quadrus cerialis, Common Blue-Skipper
Pythonides jovianus amaryllis, Powder Blue-Skipper
Pythonides grandis assecla, Many-spotted Blue-Skipper
Pythonides proxenus, Black-topped Blue-Skipper        
Atarnes sallei, Orange-spotted Skipper                                          
Mylon lassia, Bold Mylon                 
Mylon maimon, Black-veined Mylon              
Mylon pelopidas, Dingy Mylon                                                       
Zobera oaxaquena, Oaxacan Zober
Xenophanes tryxus, Glassy-winged Skipper  
Antigonus erosus, Dusted Spurwing
Antigonus corrosus, Royal Spurwing                             
Anisochoria bacchus, Northern Snout-Skipper                             
Achlyodes busirus, Giant Sicklewing                              
Anastrus sempiternus, Common Bluevent
Cycloglypha thrasibulus, Aztec Bentwing
Helias cama, Square Bentwing
Camptopleura oaxaca, Oaxacan Bentwing
Theagenes aegides, Cloud-patched Bentwing              
Chiomara asychis georgina, White-patched Skipper                    
Erynnis tristis, Mournful Duskywing              
Erynnis pacuvius, Pacuvius Duskywing        
Erynnis funeralis, Funereal Duskywing
Pyrgus communis/abescens, Common/White Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus oileus, Tropical Checkered-Skipper    
Heliopetes macaira, Turk’s-cap White-Skipper              
Heliopetes arsalte, Veined White-Skipper      
Pholisora mejicanus, Mexican Sootywing

Skipperlings subfamily Heteropterinae
Piruna cingo, Many-spotted Skipperling                        
Piruna mullinsi, Streaked Skipperling

Grass-Skippers subfamily Hesperiinae
Synapte salenus, Salenus Skipper
Zariaspes mys, Spade-marked Underskipper 
Anthoptus inculta, Trailside Underskipper
Callimormus radiola, Radiant Brown-Skipper
Callimormus saturnus, Common Brown-Skipper
Nastra leucone, Auburn Brown-Skipper
Cymaenes laurelolus, Inky Brown-Skipper
Cymaenes odilia trebius, Fawn-spotted Skipper
Cymaenes fraus, Frosty-banded Brown-Skipper
Vehilius stictomenes illudens, Pasture Brown-Skipper 
Moeris striga stroma, Flagpole Skipper
Remella remus, Whitened Remella   
Remella duena, Narrow-banded Remella
Remella vopiscus, Triangle Remella
Lerema accius, Clouded Skipper       
Lerema liris, Liris Skipper   
Vettius coryna conka, Cloud-forest Fantastic-Skipper
Perichares philetes adela, Green-backed Ruby-eye       
Ancyloxypha arene, Tropical Least Skipper
Copaeodes aurantiacus, Orange Skipperling 
Hylephila phyleus, Fiery Skipper                     
Polites vibex, Whirlabout                  
Pompeius pompeius, Common Glassywing
Atalopedes campestris, Sachem
Paratrytone aphractoia, Snowball Poan          
Poanes zabulon, Zabulon Skipper    
Poanes inimica, Inimical Poan           
Poanes melane, Umber Skipper                         
Quasimellana mulleri, Mexican Mellana
Amblyscirtes tolteca, Toltec Roadside-Skipper                             
Calpodes ethlius, Brazilian Skipper                  
Panoquina ocola, Ocola Skipper                                    
Panoquina hecebolus, Hecebolus Skipper                                   
Panoquina sylvicola, Purple-washed Skipper                             
Nyctelius nyctelius, Violet-banded Skipper                                   
Thespieus macareus, Chestnut-marked Skipper
Neoxeniades scipio luda, Frosted Mimic-Skipper
Skipper sp.
Skipper sp.

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