List of butterflies of 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
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- Subfamily Papilioninae
- Polydamas swallowtail Battus polydamas
Pieridae - whites and sulphurs
- 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