Panama`s Brilliant Butterflies

Panama’s Brilliant Butterflies
May 14-21, 2015
Trip Report
Thursday May 14, 2015
Arrival and Orientation
Arrival day! Everyone arrived at the Canopy Lodge throughout the afternoon and got settled
into their rooms. Despite the fact that we are into the beginning of the rainy season in
Panama, we have been experiencing some nice dry days in El Valle, great for butterflying! We
went on a walk in the afternoon, exploring the grounds of the Canopy Lodge. Around the
bridge, Broad-banded Swallowtail, Common Morpho, Orange-patched Crescent, Lasus
Metalmark and Banded Peacock, our most common species, were seen. Everyone also
marveled in the hummingbirds around the Lodge, including Snowy-bellied Hummingbird and
Long-billed Hermit. This afternoon produced a mix of sun and cloud, and the wind picked up
as we walked the grounds, making it challenging for butterflies, but regardless, Tutia
Clearwing, Apricot Sulphur, Hecale Longwing (zuleika subspecies), Azure-winged Eurybia,
Molpe Metalmark and Aecas Ruby-Eye were among butterfly highlights this afternoon. We
later gathered at dusk to start our butterfly checklist for the trip, when Dottie and Bill, who had
just arrived, pointed out a Pale Owl-Butterfly along the stream, a great sighting of this
crepuscular butterfly. During dinner, a few interesting moths made an appearance in the
veranda, including a couple species of Saturniids, the impressive Rothschild’s Moth
(Rothschilidia sp.) being one of them. Following dinner, everyone retired to their rooms for the
night, ready for a day filled of butterflies to come!
Friday May 15, 2015
Las Minas Road and La Mesa/Finca
Macarena
This morning everyone was up early
and eager to do some birding and
search for early morning butterflies
before breakfast, and enjoyed the
tanagers and euphonias at the feeder.
Cattleheart White, Iris Metalmark and
Heraldica Clearwing were spotted
around the stream as we were
preparing to leave for the morning tour
to Las Minas Road. Even though the
weather was not looking promising up
the hill to our morning destination, we
decided to give it a go anyway, and a
good thing we did! One of our first
Undescribed Hairstreak (Thestius sp.)
butterflies was a flawless, fresh Thestius sp., a special hairstreak as it is currently undescribed!
This species is known from the Canopy Tower, but has never been seen before by us around
El Valle. This individual was very cooperative as we took plenty of photos. Thanks to Barbara
for her expert eyes in spotting this snazzy butterfly. Carrying along Las Minas Road, we
enjoyed finding Mimosa Yellow, Lincoides Hairstreak, Red-spotted Hairstreak, Eastern TailedBlue, Barnes’ Metalmark, White-spotted and Dark Emesis, Variegated Clearwing, Zebra,
Cydno, Sara and Doris longwings, Labe, Cryptic and Hermes satyrs, Sharp Banded-Skipper,
Ibis Skipper, Trailside Skipper, Radiant Skipper, Rita’s Remella and another highlight, a
striking Chestnut-marked Skipper which was also very cooperative! The morning flew by, and
before we knew it we were on our way back to the Canopy Lodge for lunch. Unable to resist
the butterflies before, during and after lunch, we picked up Blomfild’s Beauty, Cream-spotted
Tigerwing, Andromica Clearwing and a female East-Mexican Banner around the Lodge.
Chestnut-marked Skipper (Thespieus macareus)
At 2 pm we were back in action (not that anyone ever really stopped today), and checking out
a Blue-winged Eurybia before loading back onto the bus. We headed up to La Mesa around
Finca Macarena, another promising site for butterflies. The clouds were heavy, but despite
that, we found Viardi White, Zelica Clearwing, Orange-patched Crescent, Longwing Crescent,
King’s Leafwing and Gold-stained Satyr. The highlight was a fantastic Ucubis Metalmark—
large, beautiful and basking on a leaf trailside. This was one of the top three butterflies of the
day! The weather was starting to turn and we could feel drizzles, so we decided to head back
down the hill to where we may not get rained on. We hopped out at the Canopy Adventure
and walked the rest of the way to the Lodge, looking for butterflies roadside. From this short
walk, we turned up Zebra-striped Hairstreak, Creamy Metalmark, Tiger Mimic-Queen and a
Pale Daggerwing, along with others we had previously seen. Back at the Lodge, we reviewed
out checklist and enjoyed a delicious dinner. For our first full day we tallied 70 species, we
were off to a great start!
Saturday May 16, 2015
Cerro Gaital and Las Mozas pastureland
This morning we awoke to light rain and a heavy sky toward where we were planning to go.
Nonetheless, after a delicious breakfast we headed up the hill in the rain to Cerro Gaital. With
some luck it had stopped raining when we arrived. We started out on the quiet trail. While
there was some bird activity, butterflies were still not active on this very overcast and rainy
morning. A perching Thoas Swallowtail was the first butterfly we encountered along the trail.
As we approached the grassy patch at the end of the pathway, some species were starting to
perk up, and we found Spike Banded-Skipper, Gold-bordered Hairstreak and Golden
Euselasia, all three peaking our attention among others in this area this morning and were
rather cooperative for photos. We spent some time there until the weather turned and it
started to rain. We worked our way back out of the trail as the activity was very quiet, and
found Hermione Skipper and a beautiful hummingbird orchid along the way! While enjoying a
drink and snack, Barbara spotted a gorgeous Thoria Skipper, a new species for everyone and
for our list. We continued our search for cloud forest species along a quiet road, and turned up
some nice species including Iphinassa Clearwing, Purple-washed Skipper, Blue-and-orange
Eighty-Eight (which would not stop for photos), Juventus Skipper and a Heraldica Clearwing
depositing eggs on its host plant. Reluctantly, we headed back to the Canopy Lodge for lunch
and a rest. Around the Lodge we picked up Clio Crescent and an Esmeralda Longtail spotted
by Marc.
Golden Euselasia (Euselasia chrysippe) and Thoria Skipper (Potamanaxas thoria)
This afternoon, we headed out again to check out a great field outside of El Valle at Las
Mozas. This field, full of flowering asters and wildflowers, had a lot going on—everywhere we
looked there were butterflies—hairstreaks, skippers, and everything in between! Dina Yellow,
Cloudless Sulphur, Matthew’s Groundstreak, Zebra-striped Hairstreak, Cassius Blue, Monarch,
Julia, White Peacock, Tropical Buckeye, Crimson-patched Checkerspot, Simple Checkerspot,
Clio and Whitened crescents, Yellow-tipped Flasher, Mimosa Skipper, Variegated Skipper,
Satyr Skipper, Tropical Checkered Skipper, Veined and Alana white-skippers and many, many
others were seen. A highlight for many was a beautiful Tropical Greenstreak spotted by Kay,
and dazzled observers due to its beautiful green color. This site was no doubt our most
productive site so far. We ended the day with a stop at the market in El Valle to do some
souvenir shopping before heading back to the Lodge and reviewing the species. By the end of
today, we already had seen over 100 species of butterflies for the trip!
Kay’s Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus) at Las Mozas pasture
Sunday May 17, 2015
Altos del Maria
We started the day as we have the past few, many of us up with the birds before breakfast.
After breakfast, we loaded up into four 4x4 trucks and headed up to Altos del Maria, a highland
gated community on the eastern edge of the crater, with luscious cloud forests and tranquil
habitats. Well established as a popular birding site, there were also many interesting
butterflies to be found here! We made it up the steep hillsides and stopped at Las Nubes park
to see what was around. Unfortunately, the rain drove us away without seeing much. We
decided to head to drier ground, and found
ourselves in Valle Bonito where we walked
some of the quiet roads and scanned the
roadsides and forests for butterflies. Here, the
sun came out and so did the butterflies! Both
Diasia and Andromica clearwings started
flying, along with Menelaus Morpho, Greencelled Cattleheart, Ruby-spotted Swallowtail,
White Yellow, Viardi White, Iris Metalmarks
were seen engaging in courtship displays,
Variegated Clearwing and Stub-tailed Morpho.
Barbara spotted a Banded Owl-Butterfly, but it
flew before most of us got to see it. Chalkmarked Skipper and Malachite were among
Andromica Clearwing (Greta andromica)
favorites seen this morning, and we came
across some other nice wildlife too including Minyobates minutus, the smallest dart poison frog
we have in the area. Before we knew it, it was almost noon!
After a picnic lunch lakeside, we walked the trail at Valle Bonito, in search of understory satyrs
and other cloud forest species. The weather was heavy, and the trail was slow, but we did turn
up a Banded Longwing and a roosting Banded Owl-Butterfly for those who missed it earlier
today! The trail itself was enjoyable to walk. Rain continued off and on during the day. We
returned back from the trail and headed back to the Canopy Lodge. A few good butterflies
turned up at the Lodge before dinner, including False Antirrhea, a new species for the
checklist, and Scalloped Owl-Butterfly just as it was getting dark. After reviewing the checklist,
we worked through some species IDs and prepared for dinner. Raul Arias de Para, the owner
of Canopy Family and his wife Denise joined us for dinner, and the evening was very
enjoyable.
Monday May 18, 2015
Canopy Lodge gardens, Valle Chiquito and Canopy Tower
This morning was leisurely; butterflying and birding in the garden, enjoying the nature around
us—from walking the “magic trail” in search for butterflies, to a busy Blue-gray Tanager feeding
her hungry nestlings, this morning was a great opportunity to enjoy the Canopy Lodge for the
last time before moving on to our next destination—the Canopy Tower. We left the Lodge midmorning (around 10 am), heading out of El Valle and eastward toward the Panama Canal. We
made a short but productive butterfly stop just on the outskirts of town at Valle Chiquito, a
beautiful valley full of flowering plants and many butterflies including Fulmen Calephelis, Lisus
Hairstreak, Aquamarine Hairstreak, Phaleros Hairstreak, Sifax Skipper, Pixie, White Yellow,
Cloudless Sulphur, Zebra Longwing, Erato Longwing, Thamyra Satyr, Panna Skipper and
more. Before too long we were back in the bus and on our way to the Tower.
We arrived at the Tower for a late lunch, everyone eating fairly quickly as they were eager to
see what butterflies were out the windows of the upper floor. A Many-banded Daggerwing was
found inside the windows by the dining room, a warm butterfly greeting to the Tower! Linda
and Jerry Harrison met us at the Tower and spent the afternoon finding butterflies with us. Out
the third floor windows, Orion Cecropian, Malachite, Androgeus Swallowtail, White-posted
Metalmark, Agave Metalmark, Frosted Flasher, Red-striped Leafwing, Iphicleola Sister, Dirce
Beauty and others were seen by most. The hummingbird feeders also proved irresistible by
the photographers, and several species including Long-billed Hermit and Violet-bellied
Hummingbird were seen visiting the feeders this afternoon. We gathered in the late evening
for a short orientation of the Tower, and to do the checklist for the day. While sitting in the
lounge, a Split-banded Owl-Butterfly perched above us, as if to join the crowd. By the end of
today, we had accumulated almost 150 species of butterflies so far for the trip! Everyone
enjoyed a delicious dinner and evening, falling asleep to the sounds of the rainforest out their
windows.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Pipeline Road
This morning we started up on the
observation deck of the Canopy
Tower with coffee during a beautiful
sunrise! Not many butterflies were
active at this early hour, but a troop
of Geoffroy’s Tamarins, several
Keel-billed Toucans and some
canopy birds caught our attention.
Some early morning butterflies
started to emerge before breakfast,
including Tawny Metalmark and a
non-stop
patrolling
Narcosius
flasher. After breakfast, we loaded
up in the “Tinamu” open-back vehicle
and headed out for a full day
adventure on Pipeline Road, one of
the best wildlife-watching areas in all
of the Americas. We were happy to
Huntington's Blue (Hemiargus huntingtoni)
welcome Jerry and Linda Harrison
with us again for the day. We made
a stop at the Ammo Ponds where we saw Banded Longwing, Gulf Fritillary, Mimosa Skipper,
Erato Longwing and a new species for the list, Huntington’s Blue! With the sun out and eager
to see more, we carried on to Pipeline Road. Just in the entrance, a sunny patch was fluttering
with butterfly activity. Brownish, Red and Starry crackers were high on the “want” list and all
were seen here. Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak, a male East-Mexican Banner, Dark Kite-Swallowtail,
Blue-gray Satyr, Orange Banner, Complete Redring and Whitened Bluewing were highlights
from this stop. The morning seemed to fly by, and after a snack along the road we drove
ahead to another great spot at the Juan Grande Bridge. Here we were delighted to see Statira
and Straight-lined sulphurs puddling in the muddy road just beyond the bridge. Common
Spurwing, Great Kite-Swallowtail, Northern Ectima, Inca Metalmark and Common BentSkipper were also seen prior to lunch. We enjoyed a delicious picnic lunch along Pipeline
Road.
Eager for more, we started walking down Pipeline Road. Just as everyone had left the parking
area, Jenn spotted a small butterfly—a Stoll’s Sarota—one of the most wanted butterflies of
the trip! We called everyone back and had great looks at this beautiful little metalmark. It was
the highlight of the day for many. The afternoon weather was looking iffy, as thunder and dark
clouds were coming our way. But we lucked out and were able to get in a walk before it
arrived. Continuing down the road, we had another exciting new addition to the list, a Thintailed Kite-Swallowtail puddling at the next mud puddle along the road. Other highlights this
afternoon included Two-eyed Eighty-Eight, Whitened Bluewing, Doris and Sharp-edged
longwings, Two-toned Groundstreak, Iapsis Hairstreak, Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak, Ruddy
Daggerwing and Pompieus Skipper. Over 70 species were seen, making for an exciting day of
butterflying along the Pipeline Road!
Back at the Tower, the excitement continued as Bill found a Blue-based Theope, and many
folks enjoyed a charismatic Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth literally hanging from the
Cecropia tree outside the window. We met at 5:30 to run through the checklist for the day and
discuss some of the butterflies we had seen. Dinner followed and everyone settled in for the
night.
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Metropolitan Natural Park and Old Gamboa Road & Summit Ponds
Today was our earliest morning; we were up for breakfast at 6 am and headed off to
Metropolitan Park shortly after. After a slow drive in Panama City rush hour traffic, we made it
to the tranquil dry forest park on the outskirts of Panama City. Ready to search for butterflies,
we spent a bit of time checking a field and came across Little Banner, Barred Yellow, White
Yellow, Erato Longwing and a tiny Lucianus Metalmark hiding under a leaf. We spent the
morning slowly walking up the Mono Titi Trail to the mirador. Along the trail we found a lovely
Uzza Satyr that even while well-camouflaged in the leaf litter, just about everyone had a good
look. A couple new hairstreaks—Celmus Hairstreak and Hicetas Hairstreak—were spotted,
new for the Canopy Family butterfly list! Plenty of Dusky-blue Groundstreaks and Westwood’s
Satyrs were seen on the way up the hill. At the top, we saw Juno Longwing, Dark KiteSwallowtail, Broad-banded Swallowtail, Hesperitis Groundstreak, Yellow-rimmed Flasher,
Dorantes Longtail and a nice Golden-headed Metron spotted by Barbara! The morning flew
by. Other highlights of the morning were Black-veined Hairstreak spotted by Dottie, and a
Common Potoo roosting beside the parking lot! After a drink and snack, we headed back to
the Tower.
As lunch started, the skies opened up and we
had a nice tropical rainstorm.
Some took
siestas, while others studied butterflies and
photos from the morning and previous days.
Once the rain stopped, the butterflies came out
around the Tower—Costa-spotted Metalmark,
Oberthur’s Sister, Malachite and many others
were flying over the parking lot.
By midafternoon we boarded the Tinamu and drove 5
minutes down the road to Old Gamboa Road &
Summit Ponds, another great butterfly spot.
After the rain the air was heavy and the sun was
short lived, now thick clouds were low overhead.
While the conditions for butterflies were not
Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
optimal, we did find a nice Black-banded White,
which perched nicely for photos, Pale-banded Crescent, and a stunning fresh Red Cracker,
allowing everyone to get close for photos. Many of us were into the birds this afternoon, and a
Spectacled Owl roosting in a quiet grove near the end of the trail was a highlight, along with a
Bat Falcon on the water tower.
Back at the Tower, we met for a final checklist session and tour wrap up, followed by a
delicious dinner.
Thursday May 21, 2015
Canopy Tower Observation Deck and departures
Many decided to make the most of the last morning and were up early with the birds on the
observation deck of the Canopy Tower. Keel-billed Toucans and other canopy species
delighted the group this morning. We watched the Narcosius flasher defend its territory once
again, and after breakfast the butterfly activity in the upper levels of the forest was booming, in
great view from the lounge on the 3rd floor! Within a few minutes, an Inca Metalmark, one of
the spectacular tailed beautymarks was spotted.
Then, two spectacular Long-tailed
Metalmarks (also called Sword-tailed Beautymark) showed up shortly after, alighting on the
Pseudobombax tree leaves beside the Tower. If that wasn’t enough, a Costa-spotted
Metalmark, another species of beautymark came in to the same tree, showing off its beautiful
pink and blue iridescent markings. Before we knew it, we had a trifecta of beautymarks, all
seen from the windows of the lounge overlooking the Canopy Tower parking lot. Spectacular!
Other highlights this morning were Malachite, Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail, Dark KiteSwallowtail, Androgeus Swallowtail, Amyntor Greenstreak, Orange-banded Metalmark (on the
observation deck spotted by Barbara), White-patched Emesis, Fundania Sister, One-spotted
Prepona, Two-spotted Prepona, Shaus’ Flasher, Red-headed Firetip, White-trailed Skipper
and Rainforest Hoary-Skipper, a new species for the Canopy Tower list!
Amidst the excellent butterflying at the Canopy Tower, we said goodbye to our friends who
joined us for this tour throughout the morning. Thank you all for coming and for your incredible
eyes for spotting butterflies, it was a memorable week. Overall, we saw 228 species of
butterflies, over 30 of them were new for the Canopy Tower and Canopy Lodge, and our list
continues to grow!
Butterfly List
Classification follows Butterflies of America
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PAPILIONIDAE
swallowtails
Papilioninae
1
Eurytides dolicaon
2
Protesilaus protesilaus
3
Neographium agesilaus
4
Neographium philolaus
5
Battus polydamas
6
Parides eurimedes
7
Parides childrenae
8
Parides sesostris
9
Heraclides anchisiades
10
Heraclides androgeus
11
Heraclides astyalus
12
Heraclides thoas
swallowtails & cattlehearts
Thin-tailed Kite-Swallowtail
Great Kite-Swallowtail
Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail
Dark Kite-Swallowtail
Polydamas Swallowtail
True Cattleheart
Green-celled Cattleheart
Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Androgeus Swallowtail
Broad-banded Swallowtail
Thoas Swallowtail
PIERIDAE
whites & sulphurs
Coliadinae
13
Eurema daira
14
Eurema albula
15
Pyrisitia dina
16
Pyrisitia nise
17
Phoebis sennae
18
Phoebis argante
19
Rhabdodryas trite
20
Aphrissa statira
Pieridae
21
Leptophobia caesia
22
Itaballia demophile
23
Pieriballia viardi
24
Archionas brassolis
sulphurs & yellows
Barred Yellow
White Yellow
Dina Yellow
Mimosa Yellow
Cloudless Sulphur
Apricot Sulphur
Straight-lined Sulphur
Statira Sulphur
whites
Bluish White
Black-banded White
Viardi White
Cattleheart White
LYCAENIDAE
hairstreaks & blues
Theclinae
25
Atlides polybe
26
Theritas lisus
27
Rekoa palegon
28
Arawacus lincoides
29
Cyanophrys amyntor
30
Cyanophrys herodotus
31
Thestius sp.
32
Lamprospilus collucia
33
Rubroserrata mathewi
34
Ziegleria hesperitis
35
Calycopis isobeon
36
Strymon yojoa
37
Strymon ziba
38
Tmolus echion
39
Ministrymon azia
40
Ministrymon una
hairstreaks
Black-veined Hairstreak
Lisus Hairstreak
Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Lincoides Hairstreak
Amyntor Greenstreak
Tropical Greenstreak
Undescribed Hairstreak
Two-toned Groundstreak
Mathew’s Groundstreak
Hesperitis Groundstreak
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak
Red-spotted Hairstreak
Gray Ministreak
Pale Ministreak
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Strephonota tephraeus
42
Panthiades bathildis
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Panthiades phaleros
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Oenomaus ortygnus
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Aubergina hicetas
46
Iaspis sp.
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Celmia celmus
Polyommatinae
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Leptotes cassius
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Cupido comyntas
50
Hemiargus huntingtoni
Pearly-gray Hairstreak
Zebra-striped Hairstreak
Phaleros Hairstreak
Aquamarine Hairstreak
Hicetas Hairstreak
Iaspis Hairstreak
Celmus Hairstreak
blues
Cassius Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Huntington’s Blue
RIODINIDAE
metalmarks
Euselasiinae
51
Euselasia chrysippe
Riodininae
52
Perophthalma tullius
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Perophthalma lasus
54
Eurybia unxia
55
Eurybia lycisca
56
Ancyluris jurgensenii
57
Ancyluris inca
58
Rhetus arcius
59
Notheme erota
60
Detritivora barnesi
61
Calephelis fulmen
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Calephelis shausi
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Calephelis iris
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Calephelis sp.
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Parcella amarynthina
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Melanis pixe
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Mesene margaretta
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Symmachia tricolor
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Sarota chrysus
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Emesis lucinda
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Emesis aurimna
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Emesis oncypore
Pseudonymphidia agave
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Thisbe ucubis
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Juditha odites
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Juditha caucana
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Calospila lucianus
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Nymphidium ascolia
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Calicosama lilina
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Theope virgilius
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Theope bacenis
euselasias
Golden Euselasia
metalmarks
Tullius Metalmark
Lasus Metalmark
Azure-winged Eurybia
Blue-winged Eurybia
Costa-spotted Metalmark
Inca Metalmark
Long-tailed Metalmark
Tawny Metalmark
Barnes’ Metalmark
Fulmen Calephelis
Shaus’ Calephelis
Iris Calephelis
Calephelis sp. 8
Orange-banded Metalmark
Pixie
Zebra-tipped Metalmark
Tricolored Metalmark
Stoll’s Sarota
White-patched Emesis
White-spotted Emesis
Dark Emesis
Agave Metalmark
Ucubis Metalmark
Odites Metalmark
Molpe Metalmark
Lucianus Metalmark
Creamy Metalmark
White-posted Metalmark
Blue-based Theope
Curve-lined Theope
NYMPHALIDAE
brushfoots
Danainae
82
Lycorea halia
83
Danaus plexippus
84
Tithorea tarricina
85
Aeria eurimedia
86
Methona confusa
87
Mechanitis lysimnia
monarchs & clearwings
Tiger Mimic-Queen
Monarch
Cream-spotted Tigerwing
Banded Tigerwing
Confusa Tigerwing
Lysimnia Tigerwing
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Ithomia diasia
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Ithomia heraldica
90
Ithomia iphianassa
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Oleria zelica
92
Ceratinia tutia
93
Godyris zavaleta
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Greta andromica
Heliconiinae
95
Agraulis vanillae
96
Dione juno
97
Dryadula phaetusa
98
Dryas iulia
99
Philaethria dido
100 Eueides lybia
101 Heliconius charithonia
102 Heliconius cydno
103 Heliconius doris
104 Heliconius erato petiverana
105 Heliconius hecale anderida
106 Heliconius hecale zuleika
107 Heliconius sara
Limenitidinae
108 Adelpha boeotia
109 Adelpha iphicleola
110 Adelpha leucophthalma
111 Adelpha malea
Apaturinae
112 Doxocopa clothilda
Biblidinae
113 Catonephele mexicana
114 Eunica alcmena
115 Myscelia cyaniris
116 Ectima erycinoides
117 Hamadryas amphinome
118 Hamadryas feronia
119 Hamadryas iphthime
120 Hamadryas laodamia
121 Nica flavilla
122 Pyrrhogyra otolais
123 Temenis laothoe
124 Dynamine agacles
125 Callicore pitheas
126 Callicore tolima
Cyrestinae
127 Marpesia berania
128 Marpesia chiron
129 Marpesia petreus
Nymphalinae
130 Historis odius
131 Colobura dirce
132 Tigridia acesta
133 Smyrna blomfildia
134 Anartia fatima
Diasia Clearwing
Heraldica Clearwing
Iphinassa Clearwing
Zelica Clearwing
Tutia Clearwing
Variegated Clearwing
Andromica Clearwing
longwings
Gulf Fritillary
Juno Longwing
Banded Longwing
Julia
Green Longwing
Sharp-edged Longwing
Zebra Longwing
Cydno Longwing
Doris Longwing
Crimson-patched Longwing
Hecale Longwing
Hecale Longwing
Sara Longwing
sisters
Oberthur’s Sister
Iphicleola Sister
Leucophthalma Sister
Fundania Sister
emperors
Clothilda Emperor
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banners, crackers & eighty-eights
East-Mexican Banner
Dark Purplewing
Whitened Bluewing
Northern Ectima
Red Cracker
Variable Cracker
Brownish Cracker
Starry Cracker
Little Banner
Double-banded Banner
Orange Banner
Pale Sailor
Two-eyed Eighty-Eight
Blue-and-orange Eighty-Eight
daggerwings
Orange Daggerwing
Many-banded Daggerwing
Ruddy Daggerwing
beauties & crescents
Orion Cecropian
Dirce Beauty
Tiger Beauty
Blomfild’s Beauty
Banded Peacock
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135 Anartia jatrophae
136 Siproeta stelenes
137 Junonia evarete
138 Chlosyne narva
139 Chlosyne janais
140 Chlosyne hippodrome
141 Anthanassa drusilla
142 Anthanassa tulcis
143 Eresia clio
144 Eresia phillyra
145 Janatella leucodesma
146 Tegosa anieta
Charaxinae
147 Siderone galanthis
148 Memphis kingi
149 Archaeoprepona demophon
150 Archaeoprepona demophoon
Satyrinae
151 Caerois gerdrudtus
152 Morpho cypris
153 Morpho helenor
154 Morpho menelaus
155 Morpho theseus
156 Caligo atreus
157 Caligo telemonius
158 Opsiphanes cassina
159 Opsiphanes quiteria
160 Cissia confusa
161 Cissia labe
161 Cissia pompilia
162 Cissia pseudoconfusa
163 Cissia terrestris
164 Euptychia westwoodi
165 Hermeuptychia hermes
166 Magneuptychia libye
167 Magneuptychia tiessa
168 Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
169 Taygetis thamyra
170 Taygetis uzza
171 Yphthomoides renata
White Peacock
Malachite
Tropical Buckeye
Narva Checkerspot
Crimson-patch Checkerspot
Simple Checkerspot
Orange-patched Crescent
Pale-banded Crescent
Clio Crescent
Longwing Crescent
Whitened Crescent
Black-bordered Crescent
leafwings
Red-striped Leafwing
King’s Leafwing
One-spotted Prepona
Two-spotted Prepona
satyrs
False Antirrhea
Cypris Morpho
Common Morpho
Menelaus Morpho
Stub-tailed Morpho
Banded Owl-Butterfly
Pale Owl-Butterfly
Split-banded Owl-Butterfly
Scalloped Owl-Butterfly
Confused Satyr
Labe Satyr
Plain Satyr
Gold-stained Satyr
Cryptic Satyr
Westwood’s Satyr
Hermes Satyr
Blue-gray Satyr
Tiessa Satyr
White Satyr
Thamyra Satyr
Uzza Satyr
Renata Satyr
HESPERIIDAE
skippers
Eudaminae
172 Phanus sp.
173 Epargyreus sp.
174 Urbanus esmeraldus
175 Urbanus dorantes
176 Urbanus procne
177 Urbanus doryssus
178 Urbanus chalco
179 Astraptes fulgerator
180 Astraptes janeira
181 Astraptes alardus
182 Astraptes anaphus
longtails, flashers & scarlet-eyes
Unknown Phanus
Unknown Silverdrop
Esmeralda Longtail
Dorantes Longtail
Brown Longtail
White-tailed Longtail
Great White Longtail
Two-barred Flasher
Shaus’ Flasher
Frosted Flasher
Yellow-tipped Flasher
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183 Narcosius nazaraeus
184 Narcosius sp.
185 Autochton neis
186 Autochton longipennis
187 Autochton zarex
188 Cogia calchas
Pyrginae
189 Myscelus belti
190 Pyrrhopyge zenodorus
191 Melanopyge maculosa
192 Celaenorrhinus stallingsi
193 Bolla cupreiceps
194 Staphylus vulgata
195 Staphylus ascalaphus
196 Gorgythion begga
197 Sostrata nordica
198 Potamanaxas thoria
199 Helias phalaenoides
200 Gesta gesta
201 Ouleus panna
202 Gindanes brebisson
203 Carrhenes calidius
204 Xenophanes tryxus
205 Antigonus erosus
206 Timochreon satyrus
207 Pyrgus oileus
208 Heliopetes arsalte
209 Heliopetes alana
Hesperiinae
210 Panoquina lucas
211 Anthoptus epictetus
212 Corticea corticea
213 Lento hermione
214 Callimormus juventus
215 Callimormus radiola
216 Remella rita
217 Flacilla aecas
218 Cymaenes trebius
219 Papias dictys
220 Arita arita
221 Vertica ibis
222 Phlebodes campo
223 Hylephila phyleus
224 Polites vibex
225 Pompeius pompeius
226 Metron chrysogastra
227 Thespieus dalman
228 Thespieus macareus
Nazaraeus Flasher
Narcosius Flasher
Broad Banded-Skipper
Spike Banded-Skipper
Sharp Banded-Skipper
Mimosa Skipper
spreadwing skippers
Belt’s Myscelus
Red-headed Firetip
Maculosa Skipper
Stallings’ Flat
Copper-headed Sootywing
Golden-snouted Sootywing
Central American Sootywing
Variegated Skipper
Blue-studded Skipper
Thoria Skipper
Fabricus’ Bent-Skipper
Imposter Duskywing
Panna Skipper
White-trailed Skipper
Rainforest Hoary-Skipper
Glassy-winged Skipper
Common Spurwing
Satyr Skipper
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Veined White-Skipper
Alana White-Skipper
ruby-eyes & grass skippers
Purple-washed Skipper
Trailside Skipper
Redundant Skipper
Hermione Skipper
Juventus Skipper
Radiant Skipper
Rita’s Remella
Aecas Ruby-eye
Fawn-spotted Skipper
Bottom-spotted Skipper
Arita Skipper
Ibis Skipper
Sifax Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Whirlabout
Pompeius Skipper
Orange-headed Metron
Chalk-marked Skipper
Chestnut-marked Skipper
Trip report and photos by Jenn Sinasac
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