Morpho helenor achillaenaHelenor Morpho Nymphalidae
Anartia amathea roeseliaScarlet Peacock Nymphalidae
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe interjectaTwo-banded Satyr Nymphalidae
Pierella lamiaLamia Pierella Nymphalidae
Junonia evareteTropical Buck-eye Nymphalidae
Hyparnartia letheOrange Mapwing Nymphalidae
Historis odiusOrion Nymphalidae
Colobura dirceDirce Beauty Nymphalidae
Anartia jatrophaeWhite Peacock Nymphalidae
Battus polydamasPolydamus Swallowtail Papilionidae
Battus crassusCrassus Swallowtail Papilionidae
Anteos menippe PieridaeOrange-tipped Angled-Suphur
Parides anchises nephalionAnchises Cattleheart Papilionidae
Heraclides thoas brasiliensisThoas Swallowtail Papilionidae
Hermeuptychia hermesHermes Satyr Nymphalidae
Ascia monuste orseisGreat Southern White Pieridae
Phoebis phileaOrange-barred Sulphur Pieridae
Rhetus periander eleusinusPeriander Swordtail Riodinidae
Leucochimona icareIcare Eyemark Riodinidae
Commonbutterflies of
REGUAWorldwide there are about 160,000 species of Lepidoptera(moths and butterflies) of which the 20,000 butterflies are splitinto five families: Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae,Papilionidae, Pieridae and Riodinidae.
Brazil has over 3,000 butterfly species of which almost 1,000can be found in the Atlantic Rainforest, and over 570 have beenrecorded at REGUA and the surrounding area. However thereare still many more to find, and it is likely that the final total willbe around 700-800 species, perhaps even approaching the 900species recorded at Itatiaia.
For amateurs, the identification is severely hampered by theabsence of good field guides, but this leaflet illustrates 54 of thecommoner and more easily identified species that can be foundthroughout most of the year around the REGUA wetlands andtrails.
REGUA is keen to establish a comprehensive list of speciespresent and their flight times, so please submit your records andphotographs to Jorge Bizarro ([email protected]).
Cobalopsis miabaMiaba Skipper Hesperiidae
Pyrgus oileus HesperiidaeTropical Chequered Skipper
Urbanus simpliciusPlain Longtail Hesperiidae
Urbanus dorantesDorantes Longtail Hesperiidae
Mesosemia nyctea fluminensisNyctea Eyemark Riodinidae
Urbanus teleusTeleus Longtail Hesperiidae
Xenophanes tryxusGlassy-winged Skipper Hesperiidae
Hamadryas arete Nymphalidae
Hamadryas feroniaVariable Cracker Nymphalidae
Dryas julia alcioneaJulia Nymphalidae
Heliconius erato phyllisErato Longwing Nymphalidae
Myscelus santhilarius Hesperiidae
Hemiargus hannoHanno Blue Lycaenidae
Marpesia chiron marius NymphalidaeMany-banded Daggerwing
Marpesia petreusRuddy Daggerwing Nymphalidae
Heliconius ethilla narcaeaEthilla Longwing Nymphalidae
Heliconius sara apseudesSara Longwing Nymphalidae
Cyanophrys herodotusTropical Greenstreak Lycaenidae
Pseudolycaena marsyasMarysas Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Myscelia orsisOrsis Bluewing Nymphalidae
Archaeoprepona demophon thalpiusOne-spotted Prepona Nymphalidae
Hypothyris ninonia daetaNymphalidae
Ithomia drymo Nymphalidae
Theritas hemonHemon Hairstreak Lycaenidae
Doxocopa agathina vacunaAganthina Emperor Nymphalidae
Hypna clytemnestra huebneriSilver-studded Leafwing Nymphal.
Danaus erippusSouthern Monarch Nymphalidae
Mechanitis lysimniaLysimnia Tigerwing Nymphalidae
Mechanitis polymnia casabrancaPolymnia Tigerwing Nymphalidae
Diaethria clymena janeiraClymena Eighty-eight Nymphalidae
Hamadryas amphinomeRed Cracker Nymphalidae
Actinote pelleneaPellenea Actinote Nymphalidae
Agraulis vanillae maculosaGulf Fritillary Nymphalidae
Adelpha cytherea aeaSmooth-banded Sister Nymphalidae
Caligo brasiliensisGiant Owl Nymphalidae
