Part 3 of a List of selected 

Butterflies & Moths
in Central America


in Belize,
Costa Rica,
Guatemala, 
Honduras,
Panama

(as during FONT tours 
 in the months of: 
January, February, March, 
April, July, December)


A Total of 5 Lists compiled by Armas Hill


In the following List #3: Coppers, Hairstreaks, & Blues (Lycaenidae) & Metalmarks (Riodinidae)  

Links to other Butterfly groupings:

List #1 - Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

List #2 - Whites, Yellows, Sulphurs, Marbles (Pieridae)

List #4 - Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)

List #5 - Skippers (Hesperlidae)

Codes relating to illustrations in various books:

Numbers noted as (AZ:xx) refer to pages in "Butterflies of Arizona - A Photographic Guide", by Bob Stewart, Priscilla Brodkin, & Hank Brodkin (with fine photographs).

Numbers noted as (C:xx) refer to pages in "A World of Butterflies", with text by Brian Cassie, and photographs (superb) by Kjell Sandved

Numbers noted as (D1:xx) refer to plates in "The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History (Volume 1): Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae", by Philip J. DeVries   

Numbers noted as (D2:xx) refer to plates in "The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History (Volume 2): Riodinidae", by Philip J. DeVries

Numbers noted as (F:xx) refer to pages in "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies", by Dr. John Feltwell  

Numbers noted as (K:xx) refer to pages in the "Kaufman Focus Guide to Butterflies of North America", by Jim Brock & Kenn Kaufman

Numbers noted as (PE:xx) refer to plates in the "Peterson Field Guides to Eastern Butterflies", by Paul Opler & Vichai Malikul, 1998 edition. Those noted as (PEp:xx) refer to a page with a photograph.

Numbers noted as (PW:xx) refer to plates in the "Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies", by Paul Opler & illustrated by Amy Bartlett Wright, 1999 edition. Those noted as (PWp:xx) refer to a page with a photograph. 

Numbers noted as (RG:xx) refer to plates in "Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley", by Roland Wauer.

Numbers noted as (S:xx) refer to pages in the "Smithsonian Handbook, Butterflies & Moths", by David Carter.

Additional Codes:

CR: in Costa Rica
GU: in Guatemala
HN: in Honduras
PN: in Panama

(sl): at Sierra Llorona, in hills on the Caribbean side of Panama 

BUTTERFLIES OBSERVED DURING FONT TOURS NOTED BY AN (*) PRIOR TO THE 2-LETTER COUNTRY CODE.



Other Links:

Itineraries for upcoming FONT Tours in:
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, & Panama

Birds during previous tours in:
Costa Rica   Guatemala   Honduras   Panama

A List of Mammals & Other Wildlife in Central America (including Reptiles & Amphibians)

List of Butterflies:


Family LYCAENIDAE (GOSSAMER WINGS), including: COPPER, HAIRSTREAKS, BLUES

Throughout the world, but mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The sexes often differ in coloration    and the undersides usually differ from the upper surfaces.
Among several distinct groups are the HAIRSTREAKS, with tails and bright eyespot markings on the hindwings, creating a "false head" at the rear, to divert attackers.
Thus far, worldwide, about 5,000 species in this family have been discovered and named. Caterpillars of many of these species are closely associated with ants.       


          Genus EUMAEUS

1. Eumaeus toxea ______ (PE:text)
   Mexican Cycadian (or Cycad Butterfly)
   (Mexico to Honduras)
   
   
   Genus ALLOMAITIA
   
   
2. Allomaitia strophius (formerly A. pion) ______ (PE:text) (RG:text)
   Strophius Hairstreak  (has also been called Blue-metal Hairstreak)
   (Mexico to southern Brazil)
   
   
   Genus ATLIDES: Found mainly in South America, with just one species, A. halesus, reaching North America.
    
3. Atlides halesus ______  (AZ:75) (C:183) (K:109) (PE:12)(PW:15) (RG:70)
   Great Purple Hairstreak
   (North America to Guatemala)
   
   
   Genus REKOA: A small genus of blue butterflies in Central & South America. 
   
   
4. Rekoa marius ______ (PE:text)(PW:18) (RG:72)
   Marius Hairstreak
   (Mexico to southern Brazil)
   
   
5. Rekoa palegon ______ (PE:text) (RG:71)
   Gold-bordered Hairstreak (has also been called Palegon Hairstreak) 
   (Mexico to Argentina)
   
   
   Genus CHLOROSTRYMON: Mostly South American, these butterflies are dimorphic. Males are often brightly colored.  
   
   
6. Chlorostrymon telea ______ (PE:text) (RG:73)
   Telea Hairstreak
   (Mexico to southern Brazil)
   
   
7. Chlorostrymon simaethis ______  (AZ:65) (F:228) (K:117) (PE:13)(PW:15) (RG:74)
   Silver-banded Hairstreak (or Simaethis Hairstreak) (Another name is St. Christopher's Hairstreak)
   (southern US to Argentina, also West Indies) 
   
   
   Genus OCARIA
   
   
8. Ocaria ocrisia ______ (PE:text) (RG:text) 
   Black Hairstreak
   (Mexico to Argentina)
   
   
   Genus CYANOPHRYS: TROPICAL GREEN HAIRSTREAKS: Sexually dimorphic, these butterflies of mostly South & Central America are found typically in sunny places, often beside woodland.    
   
   
9. Cyanophrys miserabilis ______ (K:117) (F:229) (PE:13) (RG:76)
   Clench's Greenstreak (or Miserabilis Hairstreak) (Also called Sad Green Hairstreak)
   (south Texas to Costa Rica)
   (Lives along forest edges and in scrub. Breeds on theleguminous tree, Parkinsonia aculeata.)
   
   
10. Cyanophrys goodsoni ______ (K:117) (PE:13) (RG:77)
    Goodson's Greenstreak (or Goodson's Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
    
    
11. Cyanophrys herodotus ______ (K:117) (PE:13) (RG:78)
    Tropical Greenstreak (or Tropical Green Hairstreak)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
12. Cyanophrys amyntor ______ (PW:17)
    Amyntor Greenstreak
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
    Genus ARCAS: Mostly South American butterflies with a unique wing profile: with forewings rounded, almost elonagated, and with hindwings drawn out into two unequal tails. The undersides are often greenish. Little is known about their life cycles.
    
    
13. Arcas imperialis ______ (C:343) (F:217)
    Imperial Hairstreak
    (southernmost Mexico to northern South America) 
    
    
    Genus THECLA: A large genus of hairstreaks in Central & South America. Relatively small, some with tails and bright coloration. Usually live in lightly wooded and sunny habitats.
    
     
14. Thecla aegides ______ (F:274)
    ("Central America")
15. Thecla draudti ______ (F:275)
    ("Central America") 
    
    
    Genus XAMIA: Mostly South American tailed butterflies with muted orange colors. Breed on succulents.  
    
    
16. Xamia (or Callophrys) xami ______  (AZ:65) (F:279) (PE:13) (RG:79)
    Xami (or Succulent) Hairstreak (or Xamia)
    (southern US to Guatemala)  (Lives in deserts, breeding on sedums and echeverias.)
    
    
    Genus EVENUS: About 10 mostly South American hairstreaks which have iridescent green or blue colors.
    
    
17. Evenus (formerly incorrectly in Thecla) coronata ______ (S:88)
    Hewitson's Blue Hairstreak
    
    
    Genus PARRHASIUS: Blue-winged North Amercian hairstreaks which breed on oaks.
       
    
18. Parrhasius m-album ______ (K:93) (PW:18) (S:92)
    White M Hairstreak
    (This is a North American butterfly, but closely related species occur in the mountains of Central & South America) 
    
    
    Genus OENOMAUS: HAIRSTREAKS of North & South America, relatively large and with iridescent colors. Live in lightly wooded areas.
     
19. Oenomaus ortygnus ______ (PE:text) (RG:80)
    Aquamarine Hairstreak
    (Mexico (Tamaulipas) to Brazil)
    
    
20. Oenomaus rustan ______ (F:260)
    (Honduras to Brazil)
    
    
    Genus TMOLUS: Dimorphic tailed HAIRSTREAKS with dark uppers and light undersides. 
    
    
21. Tmolus echion ______ (F:278) (K: 119) (PE:13)(PW:18) (RG:94)
    Red-spotted Hairstreak (other names: Echion Hairstreak, Four-spotted Hairstreak, or Large Lantana)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    (Introduced into some places, such as Mexico & Hawaii, to control lantana, its caterpillar food plant.)
    
    
    Genus MINISTRYMON: HAIRSTREAKS of North & South America that have adaptations for living in deserts. Breed on mesquites, spiny trees, and shrubs of the Proposis genus, which grow in deserts, especially by watercourses. The colors of the butterflies are blue, gray, and black.  
    
    
22. Ministrymon azia ______ (K:119) (PE:13)(PW:18) (RG:97)
    Gray Ministreak (or Azia Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to southern Brazil, also West Indies)
    
    
23. Ministrymon clytie ______ (F:256) (K:119) (PE:14) (RG;96)
    Clytie Ministreak (or Clytie Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to nw Costa Rica)
    
    
    Genus SIDERUS
    
    
24. Siderus tephraeus ______ (PE:text) (RG:95)
    Tephraeus Hairstreak  (also called Pearly-gray Hairstreak)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
    Genus CALYCOPIS: Small, tailed LYCAENIDS, mostly in South America.
    (2 species occur in North America: C. cecrops & C.isobeon) 
    
    
25. Calycopis isobeon ______ (PE:13)(PW:18) (RG:92)
    Dusky Blue Groundstreak (or Dusky-blue Hairstreak)
    (Texas to Venezuela)
    
    
    Genus ELECTROSTRYMON
    
    
26. Electrostrymon sangala (or cyphara) ______ (K:103) (PE:13) (RG:90)
    Ruddy Hairstreak
    (south Texas to Venezuela)
    
    
27. Electrostrymon canus ______ (K:103) (PE:text) (RG:91) 
    Muted Hairstreak
    (south Texas to Peru)
    
    
    Genus CALLOPHRYS: Small-sized HAIRSTREAKS which occur in North & South America, and also Europe & Asia. There are numerous species, and they breed on a variety of plant families.
    
    
28. Callophrys xami ______  (AZ:65) (PW:17)
    Xami Hairstreak 
    (central Texas & southern New Mexico & Arizona to Guatemala) 
    
    
    Genus STRYMON: SCRUB HAIRSTREAKS: In both North & South America. Butterflies exhibit seasonal variation. 
    
    
29. Strymon melinus ______  (AZ:58) (C:181) (F:274) (K: 93) (S:90) (PE:3,8,24)(PW:18) (RG:81)
    Gray Hairstreak
    (southern Canada to South America)
    (Widely distributed in North & Central America, living in many different types of open habitat. Has been recorded breeding on over 50 species of plants.)
    
    
30. Strymon rufofusca ______ (K:123) (PE:15) (RG:82)
    Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (or Reddish Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to Argentina, also Grenada)
    
    
31. Strymon bebrycia ______  (AZ:361) (F:273) (K:121) (PE:15)(PW:18) (RG:83)
    Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (also called: Mexican Gray Hairstreak or Balloon-vine Hairstreak)
    (Mexico to nw Costa Rica) (Lives in areas of sparse vegetation.) 
    
    
32. Strymon yojoa ______  (AZ:361) (K:123) (PE:15)(PW:text) (RG:84)
    Yojoa (Scrub-)Hairstreak
    (Mexico to southern Brazil)
    
    
33. Strymon albata ______ (F:273) (K:123) (PE:15) (RG:85)
    White (Scrub-)Hairstreak
    (Mexico to Venezuela)
    (A migrant, with some flights from Central America reaching the southern US.) 
    
    
34. Strymon alea ______ (K:123) (PE:15)(PW:18) (RG:86)
    Lacey's (Scrub-)Hairstreak
    (Texas to nw Costa Rica)
    
    
35. Strymon istapa (or columella) ______ (K:121) (PE:15)(PW:18) (RG:87)
    Mallow (Scrub-)Hairstreak
    (southern US to South America)
    
    
36. Strymon cestri ______  (AZ:361) (K:123) (PE:15)(PW:18) (RG:88)
    Tailess Scrub-Hairstreak (or Cestri Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
    
    
37. Strymon bazochii ______ (K:123) (PE:15)(PW:18) (RG:89)
    Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (or Bazochii Hairstreak)
    (south Texas to Paraguay, also Greater Antilles)
    
    
    Subfamily POLYOMMATINAE: BLUES. Very small butterflies, mostly blue above. Females of many are browner.
    
    Genus EVERES: A small genus of butterflies found in Europe, Asia, and North America (with a species extending south into Central America). They are usually sexually dimorphic and tailed, and breed on members of the pea family, Leguminosae.    
    
     
38. Everes comyntas ______  (AZ:85) (F:235) (K:125) (PE:16)(PW:19) (RG:104) (S:93)
    Eastern Tailed Blue
    (Canada to Costa Rica)  (males are purplish blue, females slate gray)
    
    
    Genus BREPHIDIUM:  3 species of dwarf or pygmy blues in North and South America. 
    
    
39. Brephidium exile ______  (AZ:79) (F:222) (K:127) (PE:15)(PW:19) (RG:98) (S:97)
    Western Pygmy Blue
    (western US to Mexico) 
    
    
    Genus LEPTOTES: A relatively small grouping of striped and generally tailed blues, small in size, which have colonized various parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America. They are sexually dimorphic. Butterflies breed on members of the pea family, Leguminosae. Some species are migratory.   
    
    
40. Leptotes marina ______  (AZ:81) (F:247) (K:127) (PE:16)(PW:19) (RG:100)
    Marine (or Striped) Blue 
    (US to Guatemala)  (Live along watercourses. Breed on various members of the pea family. Migratory, and makes northerly flights during the summer.)  
    
    
41. Leptotes cassius ______  (AZ:363) (K:127) (PE:16)(PW:19) (RG:99) (S:99) 
    Cassius Blue  
    (southern US to South America, also West Indies)  (males are a light lilac-blue, females mainly white)
    
    
    Genus ZIZULA: A genus of BLUES found in North & South America.
    
    
42. Zizula cyna ______ (F:279) (K:127) (PE:15)(PW:19) (RG:101)
    Cyna Blue
    (south Texas to Argentina)
    (Occurs in deserts and scrubby areas. One of the smallest butterflies. Sway from side to side when perched.)
    
    
    Genus HEMIARGUS: Commonly called "eyed blues", these butterflies occur in both North & South America. The common name is from 2 or 3 eye-spots on the undersides of the hindwings. They breed on a wide variety of members of the pea family, Leguminosae.
    
       
43. Hemiargus ceraunus ______  (AZ:81) (K:129) (PE:15)(PW:19) (RG:102)
    Ceraunus Blue
    (southern US to South America, also West Indies)
    
    
44. Hemiargus isola ______  (AZ:83) (F:238) (K:129) (PE:15)(PW:19) (RG:103) (S:101) 
    Reakirt's (Eyed) Blue (other names: Mexican Eyed Blue & Solitary Eyed Blue)  
    (southern US to Costa Rica) (Lives in meadows and fields.)
    
    
    Genus CELASTRINA: AZURES
    
    
45. Celastrina argiolus (or ladon) ______  (AZ:79) (C:163) (F:226) (K:131) (PE:16)(PW:19)
    Spring Azure (or Holly Blue)
    (North America thru Central America to mountains of Colombia) 
    (A common, widespread species in scrub, light woodland, and gardens. First generation larvae feed on holly, second generation on ivy.)
    
    
    Subfamily RIODINIDAE: METALMARKS (named for the gold, silver, or copper-colored metallic scales on the wings of many of the species) 
    (About 1,300 species are known, found mainly in the American tropics. A few  in North America extend south into Mexico.)
    (Habitually, these butterflies land on the undersides of foliage, with their wings spread wide open.) 
    
    
    Genus CORRACHIA
    
    
46. Corrachia leucoplaga ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica, endemic)
    
    
    Genus HADES: mostly South American METALMARKS with rounded wings
       
47. Hades noctula ______ (D2:1) (F:237)
    (Mexico to Venezuela)
    
    
    Genus METHONE
    
    
48. Methone cecilia chrysomela ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica to Amazon basin) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
    Genus EUSELASIA: A large group of over 100 species of METALMARKS in Central and South America. They often sexually dimorphic, and often have a pattern of lines and waves on their undersides.
    
    
49. Euselasia bettina ______ (D2:1)
    (Nicaragua to Ecuador)
    
    
50. Euselasia aurantia ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
51. Euselasia chrysippe ______ (D2:1)
    (Guatemala to Colombia)
    
    
52. Euselasia matuta ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica, possibly endemic)
    
    
53. Euselasia leucophryna ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica, endemic)
    
    
54. Euselasia corduena anadema ______ (D2:1)
    (Costa Rica to Peru) (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
55. Euselasia labdacus reducta ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica to Bolivia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
56. Euselasia mystica ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica, possibly endemic)
    
    
57. Euselasia hieronymi ______ (D2:2)
    (Mexico to Panama)
    
    
58. Euselasia eubule ______ (D2:2)
    (Mexico to Panama)
    
    
59. Euselasia eucrates leucorrhoa ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica to Bolivia) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Venezuela)
    
    
60. Euselasia portentosa ______ (D2: text)
    (Costa Rica & possibly Panama)
    
    
61. Euselasia inconspicua ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
62. Euselasia amphidecta ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
63. Euselasia gyda gydina ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia & Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
64. Euselasia sergia sergia (D2: text)
    (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
    
    
65. Euselasia leucon ______ (D2:2)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
66. Euselasia argentea argentea ______ (D2:2)
    (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
    
    
67. Euselasia midas crotopiades ______ (D2:3)
    (Costa Rica to Peru & Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
68. Euselasia rhodogyne patella ______ (D2:3)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
69. Euselasia subargentea ______ (D2:3)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
70. Euselasia regipennis regipennis ______ (D2:3)
    (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
71. Euselasia euoras ______ (D2: text)
    (Costa Rica & Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
    
    
72. Euselasia aurantiaca aurantiaca ______ (D2:3)
    (Mexico to Venezuela) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
    
    
73. Euselasia angulata ______ (D2:3)
    (Mexico & Costa Rica, Colombia to Brazil)
    
    
74. Euselasia onorata ______ (D2:3)
    (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
    
    
    Genus PEROPTHALMA
    
    
75. Peropthalma lasus ______ (D2:3)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
76. Peropthalma tullius ______ (D2:3)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
    Genus LEUCOCHIMONA
    
    
77. Leucochimona vestalis leucogaea ______ (D2:4)
    (Guatemala to Ecuador) (subspecies: Guatemala to Panama)
    
    
78. Leucochimona lepida ______ (D2:4)
    (Nicaragua to Panama)
    
    
79. Leucochimona lagora ______ (D2:4)
    (Nicaragua to Ecuador & the Guianas)
    
    
    Genus MESOSEMIA: More than 60 species in mostly South America, characterized by quite prominent eye-spots on the forewing, giving a face-like appearance. Unusual for butterflies, they tend to hop through vegetation rather than fly.
    
    
80. Mesosemia hesperina ______ (D2:4)
    (Costa Rica to Venezuela)
    
    
81. Mesosemia esperanza ______ (D2:4)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
82. Mesosemia coelestis ______ (D2:4)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
83. Mesosemia albipuncta ______ (D2:4)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
84. Mesosemia zonalis ______ (D2:4)
    (Honduras to Panama)
    
    
85. Mesosemia carissima ______ (D2:4)
    (Nicaragua to Panama)
    
    
86. Mesosemia asa asa ______ (D2:4)
    (Nicaragua to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
87. Mesosemia grandis ______ (D2:5)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
88. Mesosemia gaudiolum ______ (D2:5)
    (Mexico to Nicaragua, possibly Costa Rica)
    
    
89. Mesosemia hypermegala ______ (D2:5)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
90. Mesosemia ceropia ______ (D2:5)
    (Costa Rica to Colombia)
    
    
91. Mesosemia lamachus ______ (D2:5) 
    (Mexico to Colombia)
    
    
92. Mesosemia telegone telegone ______ (D2:5)
    (Mexico to Peru) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)  
    
    
    Genus NAPAEA
     
    
93. Napaea eucharila ______ (D2:5)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
94. Napaea theages theages ______ (D2:5)
    (Nicaragua to Ecuador) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Colombia)
    
    
95. Napaea umbra ______ (D2:5)
    (Mexico to Brazil)
    
    
    Genus EURYBIA: dark-colored Neotropical METALMARKS with a conspicuous eye-spot on the forewing.
    
    
96. Eurybia cyclopia ______ (D2:6)
    (Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
97. Eurybia caerulescens fulgens ______ (D2:6)
    (Costa Rica to Venezuela) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
    
    
98. Eurybia lycisia ______ (D2:6) (F:234)
    (Mexico to Ecuador)
    (The distinctive feature of this species is the iridescent blue hindwing edged in black.)
    
    
99. Eurybia unxia ______ (D2:6)
    (Costa Rica to Bolivia & Brazil)  
    
    
100. Eurybia patrona persona ______ (D2:6)
     (Honduras to Panama) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
101. Eurybia elvina elvina ______ (D2:6)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus VOLTINIA
     
     
102. Voltinia theata ______ (D2:6)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
103. Voltinia radiata ______ (D2:6)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus HERMATHENA
     
     
104. Hermathena candidata ______ (D2:6)
     (Costa Rica to Bolivia)
     
     
105. Hermathena oweni ______ (D2:6)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica)
     
     
     Genus CYRENIA
     
     
106. Cyrenia martia pyrippe ______ (D2:6)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus LYPOTERYX: Some 23 species of METALMARKS in Central & South America.
     
     
107. Lyropteryx lyra cleadas ______ (D2:7) (F:252)
     (Mexico to Ecuador & Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     (One of the larger metalmarks)
     
     
     Genus CHORINEA: Mostly South American tailed metalmarks which have transparent wings. 
     
      
108. Chorinea octavius bogota ______ (D2:7) (F:228)
     (Guatemala to Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Colombia) 
     
     
     Genus ITHOMEIS
     
     
109. Ithomeis eulema imatatrix ______ (D2:7)
     (Costa Rica to Venezuela) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus NECYRIA: Mostly South American metalmarks which have colorful iridescent markings. They fly along forest margins and can be involved in mimicry with other forest butterflies. 
     
     
110. Necyria beltiana ______ (D2:7)
     (Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
111. Necyria ingaretha ______ (D2:6)
     (Nicaragua to Costa Rica)
     
     
     Genus MONETHE
     
     
112. Monethe rudolphus rudolphus ______ (D2:7)
     (Nicaragua to Guyana) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus CREMNA
     
     
113. Cremna thasus subritila ______ (D2:7)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus NOTHEME
     
     
114. Notheme erota diadema ______ (D2:7)
     (Mexico to Argentina) (subspecies: Mexico to Peru)
     
     
     Genus ANCYLURIS: Mostly South American, up to 20 species which have rather elongated forewings, and drawn-out hindwings which end in short or truncated tails. The hindwings are scalloped.
     Many of these butterflies are black with contrasting red or white bands on the upperwings.  
     
     
115. Ancyluris inca inca ______ (D2:7)
     (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama) 
     
     
116. Ancyluris jurgensenii jurgensenii ______ (D2:8) (F:215)
     (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus RHETUS: 4 mostly South American species with long hindwings. 
     
     
117. Rhetus dysonii caligosus ______ (D2:8)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
118. Rhetus arcius castigatus ______ (D2:8) (F:268)
     (Mexico to Bolivia & Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Costa Rica)
     (This fine-looking lycaenid has zebra-like black and white stripes on the uppers and a superb tail formed mostly from an elongated hindwing. The tail is colored blue and black with a red spot. The female is similar, but with less blue.)
     
     
119. Rhetus periander naevianus ______ (D2:8)
     (Mexico to Argentina) (subspecies: Honduras to Costa Rica) 
     
     
     Genus BRACHYGLENIS
     
     
120. Brachyglenis dodone ______ (D2:8)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
121. Brachyglenis dinora ______ (D2:8)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus LEPRICORNIS
     
     
122. Lepricornis strigosa strigosa ______ (D2:8)
     (Costa Rica to Peru) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus CARIOMOTHIS
     
     
123. Cariomothis poeciloptera poeciloptera ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus SYRMATIA: Mostly South American METALMARKS, having an unmistakable shape with incredibly long, drawn-out hindwings.
     
       
124. Syrmatia nyx ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil, also Trinidad)
     
     
125. Syrmatia aethiops ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil)
     
     
     Genus CHAMAELIMNAS
     
     
126. Chamaelimnas villagomes xanthotaenia ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica possibly to Ecuador) (subspecies: Costa Rica possibly & Panama)
     
     
     Genus EXOPLISIA
     
     
127. Exoplisia cadmeis ______ (D2:9)
     (Honduras to Peru)
     
     
128. Exoplisia hypochalbe ______ (D2:9)
     (Nicaragua possibly, and Peru & Bolivia)
     
     
     Genus PTEROGRAPHIUM
     
     
129. Pterographium elegans ______ (D2:9)
     (Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
     Genus ISAPIS
     
     
130. Isapis agyrtus hera ______ (D2:9)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus MELANIS
     
     
131. Melanis electron melantho ______ (D2:9)
     (Guatemala to Venezuela, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Guatemala to Panama) 
     
     
132. Melanis cephise ______ (D2:9)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica)
     
     
     Genus XENANDRA
     
     
133. Xenandra desora ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
134. Xenandra helius ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica to the Amazon basin)
     
     
135. Xenandra caeruleata ______ (D2:9)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
136. Metacharis victrix ______ (D2:10)
     (Nicaragua to Ecuador)
     
     
     Genus ESTEMOPSIS: About 15 species of METALMARK butterflies, mostly in South America.
     
     
137. Estemopsis clonia ______ (D2:10)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
138. Estemopsis colaxes ______ (D2:10)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
     Genus CARIA
     
     
139. Caria ino ______ (K:151) (PE:17) (RG:108)
     Red-bordered Metalmark
     (south Texas to Costa Rica)
     
     
140. Caria rhacotis ______ (D2:10)
     (Guatemala to Peru)
     
     
141. Caria lampeto ______ (D2:10)
     (Mexico to Bolivia)
     
     
142. Caria domitianus domitianus ______ (D2:10)
     (Mexico to Venezuela, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus BAEOTIS
     
     
143. Baeotis nesaea ______ (D2:10)
     (Costa Rica to Peru)
     
     
144. Baeotis zonata zonata ______ (D2:10)
     (Mexico to Venezuela, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Mexico to Venezuela)
     
     
145. Baeotis sulphurea macularia ______ (D2:10)
     (Mexico to Ecuador) (subspecies: Guatemala to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus PARCELLA
     
     
146. Parcella amarynthina amarynthina ______ (D2:10)
     (Costa Rica possibly to Argentina) (subspecies: Costa Rica possibly & Panama to eastern Brazil)
     
     
     Genus CHARIS
     
     
147. Charis auius ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil)
     
     
148. Charis velutina ______ (D2: text)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
149. Charis gynaea ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil)
     
     
150. Charis hermodora ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to Venezuela, also Trinidad)
     
     
     Genus ADELOTYPA: About 30 small butterflies mostly in South America.
     
     
151. Adelotypa eudocia ______ (D2:11)
     (western Mexico to Costa Rica)
     
     
152. Adelotypa glauca ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to Venezuela)
     
     
153. Adelotypa densemaculata ______ (D2:11)
     (Nicaragua to Peru)
     
     
     Genus PARNES
     
     
154. Parnes nycteis ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to the Amazon basin)
     
     
     Genus ROBERELLA
     
     
155. Roberella lencates ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to the Amazon basin, also Trinidad)
     
     
     Genus CALOSPILA
     
     
156. Calospila trotschi ______ (D2:11)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     Genus CALEPHELIS: SCINTILLANT METALMARKS: only in the Americas, mostly in the tropics, many species bewilderingly similar. In this genus, there are at least 50 species. They collectively occur in North, Central, and South America. Their bright shiny "metalmark" colors are often on the undersides.
     
     
157. Calephelis sixaola ______ (D2:12)
     (Costa Rica)
     
     
158. Calephelis fulmen ______ (D2:12)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
159. Calephelis schausi ______ (D2:12)
     (Honduras to Panama)
     
     
160. Calephelis browni ______ (D2:12)
     (Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
161. Calephelis costaricicola ______ (D2:12)
     (Honduras to Panama, also possibly Mexico)
     
     
162. Calephelis sodalis ______ (D2:12)
     (Costa Rica & possibly Panama)
     
     
163. Calephelis argyrodines ______ (D2:12)
     (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
     
     
164. Calephelis laverna parva ______ (D2:12)
     (Costa Rica to northern Brazil, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Costa Rica)
     
     
165. Calephelis exiguus ______ (D2:12)
     (Costa Rica)
     
     
166. Calephelis inca ______ (D2:12)
     (Costa Rica to northern Brazil)
     
     
     Genus ARGYROGRAMMANA: Mostly South American rainforest butterflies. 
     
     
167. Argyrogrammana holosticta ______ (D2: text)
     (Mexico to Peru)
     
     
168. Argyrogrammana venilia crocea ______ (D2:13)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
169. Argyrogrammana leptographia ______ (D2:13)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
170. Argyrogrammana barine ______ (D2:13)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus MESENE: mostly South American, about 20 species. They may be poisonous models of day-flying geometrid moths. 
     
      
171. Mesene silaris ______ (D2:13)
     (Nicaragua to the Guianas & Peru)
     
     
172. Mesene phareus rubella ______ (D2:13) (F:255) (S:102)
     Cramer's Mesene
     (Mexico to Peru & Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Colombia)
     (strikingly beautiful, the male a deep red with black borders, the female a lighter color and larger)
     
     
173. Mesene mygdon ______ (D2:13)
     (Costa Rica & Panama) 
     
     
174. Mesene margaretta semiradiata ______ (D2:13)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
175. Mesene croceella ______ (D2:13)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica, possibly Panama) 
     
     
     Genus MESENOPSIS
     
     
176. Mesenopsis melanochlora ______ (D2:13)
     (Nicaragua to Bolivia)
     
     
177. Mesenopsis bryaxis ______ (D2:13)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus CHIMASTRUM
     
     
178. Chimastrum argenteum argenteum ______ (D2:13)
     (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus SYMMACHIA
     
     
179. Symmachia rubina rubina ______ (D2:13)
     (Mexico to Ecuador) (subspecies: Mexico to Colombia) 
     
     
180. Symmachia threissa ______ (D2:13)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
181. Symmachia tricolor hedemanni ______ (D2:13)
     (Mexico to Colombia) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
182. Symmachia accusatrix ______ (D2:14)
     (Mexico to Brazil)
     
     
183. Symmachia leena leena ______ (D2:14)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
184. Symmachia probetor belti ______ (D2:14)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
185. Symmachia xypete ______ (D2:14)
     (Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
     Genus PHAENOCHITONIA
     
     
186. Phaenochitonia ignipicta ______ (D2:14)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
187. Phaenochitonia ignicauda ______ (D2:14)
     (Costa Rica & possibly Panama)
     
     
     Genus STICHELIA
     
     
188. Stichelia sagaris tyriotes ______ (D2:14)
     (Mexico to Brazil, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
189. Stichelia phoenicura ______ (D2:14)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus ANTEROS
     
     
190. Anteros allectus ______ (D2:14)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
191. Anteros chrysoprastus roratus ______ (D2:14)
     (Guatemala to Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
192. Anteros cumulatus ______ (D2: text)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
193. Anteros renaldus indigator ______ (D2:14)
     (Nicaragua to Brazil) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
194. Anteros carausius carausius ______ (C:333) (D2:14)
     Carousing Metalmark
     (Mexico to Venezuela) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama) 
     
     
195. Anteros formosus micon ______ (D2:14)
     (Honduras to Peru) (subspecies: Honduras to Panama)
     
     
196. Anteros kupris kupris ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica to Bolivia) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus SAROTA
     
     
197. Sarota subtessellata ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
198. Sarota dematria ______ (D2: text)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
199. Sarota turrialbensis ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica, possibly endemic)
     
     
200. Sarota chrysus ______ (D2:15)
     (Mexico to Bolivia)
     
     
201. Sarota myrtea ______ (D2:15)
     (Mexico to Brazil)
     
     
202. Sarota gamelia ______ (D2:15)
     (Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
203. Sarota spicata ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica to western Brazil)
     
     
204. Sarota estrada ______ (D2:15)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica, possibly Panama)
     
     
205. Sarota psaros psaros ______ (D2:15)
     (Guatemala to Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Colombia)
     
     
206. Sarota gyas ______ (D2:15)
     (Honduras to Brazil)
     
     
207. Sarota acantus ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica to the western Amazon basin)
     
     
     Genus CHALODETA
     
     
208. Chalodeta lypera ______ (D2:15)
     (Guatemala to Brazil)
     
     
209. Chalodeta chaonitis ______ (D2:15)
     (Mexico to Brazil, also Trinidad)
     
     
210. Chalodeta candiope ______ (D2:15)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus CHARIS
     
     
211. Charis iris ______ (D2:15)
     (Guatemala to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus LASAIA
     
     
212. Lasaia sula sula ______ (C:329) (D2:16) (K:151) (PE:17)
     Blue Metalmark
     (Texas (lower Rio Grande valley) to Costa Rica) (subspecies: western Mexico to Costa Rica) 
     
     
213. Lasaia maria ______ (PWp:259)
     Maria's Metalmark
     (nw Mexico to central Guatemala)
     
     
214. Lasaia agesilas ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
215. Lasaia sessilis ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica)
     
     
216. Lasaia pseudomeris ______ (D2:16)
     (Costa Rica to Peru)
     
     
217. Lasaia oileus ______ (D2:16)
     (Honduras to Peru & Brazil)
     
     
     Genus CALYDNA
     
     
218. Calydna sturnula hegius ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
      
219. Calydna venusta ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus MELANIS
     
     
220. Melanis pixe sanguinea ______ (C:327) (D2:9) (K:151) (PE:17) (RG:110)
     Red-bordered Pixie (or Pixie)
     (Texas (lower Rio Grande valley) to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus EMESIS
     
     
221. Emesis emesia ______ (K:151) (PE:17) (RG:111)
     Curve-winged Metalmark (or Curve-winged Emesia)
     (Texas (lower Rio Grande valley) to Guatemala)
     
     
222. Emesis tenedia tenedia ______ (D2:17) (K:151) (PE:text) (RG:112)
     Falcate Metalmark (or Falcate Emesia)
     (south Texas to Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Ecuador)
     
     
223. Emesis ocypore aethalia ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Bolivia) (subspecies: Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
224. Emesis lupina ______ (D2:16)
     (Mexico to Venezuela)
     
     
225. Emesis lacrines ______ (D2:17)
     (Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
226. Emesis lucinda aurimma ______ (D2:17)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Colombia)
     
     
227. Emesis mandana mandana ______ (D2:17)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
228. Emesis fatimella nobilata ______ (D2:17)
     (Costa Rica to Bolivia) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
229. Emesis cypria paphia ______ (D2:17)
     (Mexico to Bolivia) (subspecies: Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
230. Emesis tegula ______ (D2:17)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus APODEMIA: A few species of METALMARKS that occur in North and South America. They have the same spotted nature as fritillaries (which belong to the NYMPHALIDAE).
     
     
231. Apodemia multiplaga ______ (D2:16) (K:149) (PE:17) (RG:113)
     Narrow-winged Metalmark
     (Texas (lower Rio Grande valley) to nw Costa Rica) 
     
     
232. Apodemia walkeri ______ (D2:text) (K:151) (PE:17) (RG:114)
     Walker's Metalmark
     (Texas (lower Rio Grande valley) to nw Costa Rica)
     
     
     Genus THISBE: Mostly South American METALMARKS which are brown and white, and have a drawn-out hindwing.  
     
     
233. Thisbe irenea ______ (D2:18)
     (Mexico to Brazil)
     
     
234. Thisbe lycorias lycorias ______ (D2:18) (F:277)
     (Mexico to the western Amazon basin) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama) 
     
     
     Genus URANEIS
     
     
235. Uraneis ucubis ______ (D2:18)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus JUDITHA
     
     
236. Juditha dorilas dorilas ______ (D2:18)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama) 
     
     
237. Juditha molpe ______ (D2:18)
     (Mexico to Brazil)
     
     
     Genus LEMONIAS
     
     
238. Lemonias agave ______ (D2:18)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus CATOCYCLOTIS
     
     
239. Catocyclotis aemulius adelina ______ (D2:18)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
     Genus SYNARGIS: Tailless mostly South American LYCAENIDS, often with an interesting black and white coloration.
     
      
240. Synargis mycone ______ (D2:18)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
241. Synargis ochra sicyon ______ (D2:18)
     (Guatemala to Peru) (subspecies: Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
242. Synargis phylleus praeclara ______ (D2:19)
     (Costa Rica to Peru) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
243. Synargis palaeste salvator ______ (D2:19)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
244. Synargis nymphidioides ______ (D2:19)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
245. Synargis nycteis ______ (D2:19) (F:274)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
246. Synargis velabrum ______ (D2:21)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
247. Synargis gela ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica possibly, Ecuador to Brazil)
     
     
     Genus RODINIA
     
     
248. Rodinia calpharnia barbouri ______ (D2:20)
     (Costa Rica possibly, Panama to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica possibly, Panama & Colombia)
     
     
     Genus AUDRE
     
     
249. Audre domina ______ (D2:20)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
250. Audre albina ______ (D2:20)
     (Costa Rica possibly, Panama to Venezuela)
     
     
     Genus MENANDER
     
     
251. Menander menander purpurata ______ (D2:20)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Colombia) 
     
     
252. Menander pretus picta ______ (D2:20)
     (Guatemala to Brazil) (subspecies: Guatemala to Panama)
     
     
253. Menander laobotas ______ (D2:20)
     (Nicaragua to Ecuador)
     
     
     Genus PANDEMOS: Mostly South American dimorphic METALMARKS which have rather curved and pointed wings. 
     
     
254. Pandemos godmanii ______ (D2:20)
     (Mexico to Costa Rica)
     
     
     Genus PERIPLACIS:  Mostly South American LYCAENIDS with strongly angled wings, and with brown and blue coloration.
     
     
255. Periplacis glaucoma splendida ______ (D2:20) (F:262)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil)
     
     
     Genus PACHYTHONE
     
     
256. Pachythone gigas ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
257. Pachythone nigriciliata ______ (D2:text)
     (Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
     Genus CALOSPILA
     
     
258. Calospila asteria ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica possibly, Panama to Colombia)
     
     
259. Calospila lucianus lucianus ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica to Brazil, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Venezuela)
     
     
260. Calospila cilissa ______ (D2:21)
     (Honduras to Colombia)
     
     
261. Calospila martia ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
262. Calospila sudias ______ (D2:21)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
263. Calospila argenissa ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
264. Calospila zeurippa lasthenes ______ (D2:21)
     (Mexico to Panama) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
265. Calospila parthaon pelarge ______ (D2:21)
     (Mexico to Ecuador, also Trinidad) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus CALOCIASMA
     
     
266. Calociasma lilina ______ (D2:21)
     (Mexico to Panama, also Trinidad)
     
     
267. Calociasma icterica ______ (D2:21)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus SETABIS
     
     
268. Setabis lagus jansoni______ (D2:22)
     (Honduras to Brazil) (subspecies: Honduras to Panama)
     
     
269. Setabis alcmaeon ______ (D2:22)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
270. Setabis cleomedes ______ (D2:22)
     (Nicaragua to Panama)
     
     
     Genus PIXUS
     
     
271. Pixus corculum ______ (D2:22)
     (Mexico to Colombia)
     
     
     Genus NYMPHIDIUM
     
     
272. Nymphidium mantus ______ (C:357) (D2:22)
     Blue Nymphidium
     (Costa Rica to Brazil, also Trinidad)
     
     
273. Nymphidium lenocinium ______ (D2:22)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia) 
     
     
274. Nymphidium olinda ______ (D2:22)
     (Costa Rica possibly, Panama to Venezuela)
     
     
275. Nymphidium onaeum ______ (D2:22)
     (Honduras to Panama)
     
     
276. Nymphidium azanoides occidentalis ______ (D2:22)
     (Costa Rica & Panama, Ecuador & Brazil) (subspecies: Costa Rica to Ecuador) 
     
     
277. Nymphidium ascolia ______ (D2:22)
     (Guatemala to Bolivia & Brazil)
     
     
278. Nymphidium haematostictum ______ (D2:22)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus PSEUDONYMPHIDIA
     
     
279. Pseudonymphidia clearista ______ (D2:22)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
     Genus THEOPE
     
     
280. Theope virgilius ______ (D2:23)
     (uncertain range, probably Mexico to Panama or Colombia)
     
     
281. Theope eupolis ______ (D2:23)
     (uncertain range, probably Mexico to Panama or Colombia)
     
     
282. Theope publius ______ (D2:23)
     (Costa Rica to Venezuela)
     
     
283. Theope eleutho ______ (D2:23)
     (Mexico to Panama)
     
     
284. Theope basilea ______ (D2:23)
     (Nicaragua to Colombia)
     
     
285. Theope cratylus ______ (D2:23)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
286. Theope thebais ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador & Brazil)
     
     
287. Theope matuta ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica to Venezuela)
     
     
288. Theope speciosa ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
289. Theope phaeo folia ______ (D2:24)
     (Nicaragua to the Amazon basin) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Colombia) 
     
     
290. Theope pedias isia ______ (D2:24)
     (Mexico to Brazil) (subspecies: Mexico to Panama)
     
     
291. Theope herta ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica possibly & Panama) 
     
     
292. Theope barea ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
293. Theope acosma ______ (D2:24)
     (Costa Rica to Colombia)
     
     
294. Theope thestias decorata ______ (D2:24)
     (Nicaragua to Bolivia) (subspecies: Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
295. Theope guilaumei cecropia (D2:25)
     (Costa Rica & French Guiana) (subspecies: Costa Rica)
     
     
296. Theope lycaenina ______ (D2:25)
     (Costa Rica to eastern Brazil)
     
     
297. Theope eudocia pulchralis ______ (D2:24) (S:102)
     Orange Theope Butterfly
     (Nicaragua to Peru) (subspecies: Nicaragua to Panama)
     (Has a darting flight and settles on the undersides of leaves. The green caterpillar feeds on foliage of cacao.)  
     
     
     Genus METACHARIS
     
     
298. Metacharis umbrata  ______ (D2:25)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador)
     
     
     Genus MESOSEMIA: More than 60 species of METALMARKS mostly in South America. They are characterized by one or two very prominent eye-spots on the forewing which give them a face-like appearance. Unusually for butterflies, they tend to hop through vegetation rather than fly. 
     
     
299. Mesosemia harveyi ______ (D2:25)
     (Costa Rica & Panama)
     
     
     Genus BRACHYGLENIS
     
     
300. Brachyglenis esthema ______ (D2:25)
     (Costa Rica to Ecuador) 
     
     
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