2016 Mato Grosso, Brazil - Butterflies

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Papilionidae
(Swallowtails)
Pieridae
(Whites & Yellows)
Lycaenidae
(Hairstreaks)
Riodinidae
(Metalmarks)
Nymphalidae
(Brushfoots)
Hesperiidae
(Skippers)

Included here are pictures of most of the butterflies we saw during our various outings on the trip. They are grouped first by family and then taxonomically following Lamas, 2014. There are a number of them, especially brushfoots and skippers, that as usual I haven't quite figured out, and almost certainly some are misidentified. Hopefully, this page will get updated with changes and corrections as I get more information. Those highlighted in yellow are updates provided by my friend and wonderfully helpful neotropical butterfly expert, Kim Garwood. Since these were originally posted, my British friend and also amazing neotropical butterfly expert, Andrew Neild, identified and corrected those highlighted in orange. Their help is much appreciated.

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Papilionidae - Swallowtails

Battus crassus
(Crassus Swallowtail)

Parides sp.
(Cattleheart sp.)

Parides sp.
(Cattleheart sp.)

Pieridae - Whites & Yellows

Phoebis argante
(Apricot Sulphur)

Pyrisitia nise
(Mimosa Yellow)

Ascia monuste
(Great Southern White)

Puddle party
(Puddle party)

Lycaenidae - Hairstreaks & Blues

Pseudolycaena marsyas
(Marsyas Hairstreak)

Janthecla sp.
(Janthecla sp.)

Camissecla camissa
(Camissa Groundstreak)

Nicolaea obelus
 

Parrhasius polibetes
(Black-spot Hairstreak)

Chalybs janias
(Janias Greenstreak)

Symbiopsis lenitas
 

Hemiargus hanno
(Hanno Blue)

Riodinidae - Metalmarks

Mesosemia nyctea
(Nyctea Eyemark)

Mesosemia philocles
(Philocles Eyemark)

Mesosemia sp.
(Mesosemia sp.)

Semomesia croesus
(Croesus Eyemark)

Detritivora sp.
(Detritivora sp.)

Detritivora sp.
(Detritivora sp.)

Caria castalia
(Castilia Metalmark)

Amarynthis meneria
(Meneria Metalmark)

Amarynthis meneria
(Meneria Metalmark)

Riodina lysippus
(Lysippus Metalmark)

Melanis smithiae
(Smith's Pixie)

Nymphidium leucosia
(Leucosia Nymphidium)

Nymphalidae - Brushfoots

Danaus eresimus
(Soldier)

Aeria elara
(Elara Clearwing)

Morpho helenor
(Helenor Morpho)

Pierella hyalinus
(Hyalinus Pierella)

Pierella lamia
(Lamia Pierella)

Pierella lena
(Lena Pierella)

Cissia penelope
(Penelope Satyr)

Euptychia westwoodi
(Westwood's Euptychia)

Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
(Two-banded Satyr)

Pseudodebis euptychidia
(Euptychidia satyr)

Taygetis virgilia
(Tailed Satyr)

Yphthimoides sp.?
(Yphthimoides sp.?)

Polygrapha xenocrates
(Xenocrates Leafwing)

Archaeoprepona demophon
(One-spotted Prepona)

Archaeoprepona demophon
(One-spotted Prepona)

Archaeoprepona demophon
(One-spotted Prepona)

Marpesia chiron
(Many-banded Daggerwing)

Marpesia orsilochus
(Orsilochus Daggerwing)

Marpesia orsilochus
(Orsilochus Daggerwing)

Marpesia petreus
(Ruddy Daggerwing)

Vila emilia
(Emelia Banner)

Vila emilia
(Emelia Banner)

Catonephele acontius
(Unspotted Catone)

Catonephele acontius
(Unspotted Catone)

Catonephele antinoe?
(Antinoe Banner?)

Catonephele numilia
(Stoplight Catone)

Eunica bechina
(Bechina Purplewing)

Eunica ingens
(Ingens Purplewing)

Eunica malvina
(Rayed Purplewing)

Eunica mygdonia
(Blind Purplewing)

Eunica pusilla
(Pusilla Purplewing)

Eunica pusilla
(Pusilla Purplewing)

Nessaea obrinus
(Obrinus Olivewing)

Hamadryas februa ferentina
(Gray Cracker)

Hamadryas arinome
(Arinome Cracker)

Hamadryas chloe
(Chloe Cracker)

Hamadryas laodamia
(Starry Night Cracker)

Hamadryas laodamia
(Starry Night Cracker)

Hamadryas arinome,
laodamia, & februa

(Cracker Party)

Nica flavilla
(Little Banner)

Pyrrhogyra amphiro
(Amphiro Redring)

Temenis laothoe
(Orange Banner)

Dynamine gisella
(Gisella Sailor)

Callicore cynosura
(Cynosura 88)

Callicore hesperis
(Hesperis 88)

Callicore hystaspes
(Hystaspes 88)

Diaethria clymena
(Clymena 88)

Diaethria neglecta
(Neglected 88)

Doxocopa zunilda
(Zunilda Emperor)

Baeotus japetus
(Narrow-line Beauty)

Colobura dirce
(Dirce Beauty)

Historis odius
(Orion Cecropian)

Anartia amathea
(Scarlet Peacock)

Anartia jatrophae
(White Peacock)

Anthanassa frisia tulcis
(Pale-banded Crescent)

Ortilia ithra
(Ithra Crescent)

Ortilia ithra
(Ithra Crescent)

Tegosa serpia
(Serpia Crescent)

Tegosa serpia
(Serpia Crescent)

Telenassa teletusa burchelli
(Burchell's Crescent)

Adelpha cocala
(Cocala Sister)

Adelpha cocala
(Cocala Sister)

Adelpha thoasa
(Thoasa Sister)

Agraulis vanillae
(Gulf Fritillary)

Dryadula phaetusa
(Banded Longwing)

Dryas iulia
(Julia)

Neruda aeode
(Aeode Longwing)

Heliconius burneyi
(Burney's Longwing)

Heliconius erato
(Common Longwing)

Heliconius ethilla
(Ethilla Longwing)

Heliconius numata
(Numata Longwing)

Heliconius numata
(Numata Longwing)

Heliconius sara
(Sara Heliconian)

Heliconius wallacei
(Wallace's Longwing)

Hesperiidae - Skippers

Aguna sp.
 

Astraptes fulgerator
(Two-barred Flasher)

Polygonus sp.
 

Anastrus sempiternus
(Common Anastrus)

Anastrus sempiternus
(Common Anastrus)

Antigonus erosus
(Common Spurwing)

Diaeus variegata
(Variegata Skipper)

Helias phalaenoides
(Phalaenoides Skipper)

Mylon maimon
(Common Mylon)

Mylon maimon
(Common Mylon)

Mylon pelopidas
(Pale Mylon)

Pyrgus orcus
(Orcus Checkered-Skipper)

Pythonides jovianus
(Variable Blue-Skipper)

Pythonides jovianus
(Variable Blue-Skipper)

Timochares trifasciata
(Many-banded Skipper)

Carystoides sp.
(Ruby-eye sp.)

Hylephila phyleus
(Fiery Skipper)

Paracarystus menestries?
 

Vehilius stictomenes?
(Pasture Skipper?)


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Home Birds Butterflies

Papilionidae
(Swallowtails)
Pieridae
(Whites & Yellows)
Lycaenidae
(Hairstreaks)
Riodinidae
(Metalmarks)
Nymphalidae
(Brushfoots)
Hesperiidae
(Skippers)

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