List of butterflies of Dominica

Fifty-five species of butterflies have been officially recorded in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) in Cabrits National Park, Dominica

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

Tropical chequered skipper (Pyrgus oileus) (photo taken in Florida)

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

Libytheidae - snout butterflies

Subfamily Libytheinae

Lycaenidae - blues and hairstreaks

St. Christopher's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) (photo taken in Texas)
Cassius blue (Leptotes cassius) (photo taken in Texas)

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

Nymphalidae - fritillaries

Caribbean buckeye (Junonia evarete) in Coulibistrie, Dominica.
White peacock (Anartia jatrophae) (photo taken in Florida)

Subfamily Charaxinae

  • Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana) (Lesser Antillean endemic)

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Subfamily Danainae

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Papilionidae - swallowtails

Polydamas swallowtail (Battus polydamas) (photo taken in Brazil).

Subfamily Papilioninae

Pieridae - whites and sulphurs

Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) (specimen from unknown locality).

Subfamily Pierinae

Subfamily Coliadinae

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
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