Part
5 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 #5: Skippers (Hesperlidae)
Links to
other Butterfly groupings:
List
#1 - Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
List
#2 - Whites, Yellows, Sulphurs, Marbles (Pieridae)
List
#3 -
Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues (Lycaenidae) & Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
List
#4 -
Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)
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, and Priscilla & Hank Brodkin.
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 (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 (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 HESPERIIDAE:
SKIPPERS
A very large family (3,000 species throughout the world) of stout-bodied
short-winged butterflies that resemble day-flying moths. The adult
butterfly's flight resembles a 'skipping' motion when going from flower to
flower. Their forewings are closed above their back when they are settled.
Just some of the Skippers in the Neotropics are noted below.
Genus PHOCIDES
- Phocides pigmalion ______ (K:267)
(PE:30)
Mangrove Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina,
also Florida & West Indies)
Phocides palemon (formerly
polybius) ______ (C:253) (K:267) (PE:30)
(S:42)
Guava Skipper
(with a striking plumage, feeds on Guava and related species)
Genus PROTEIDES
Proteides mercurius ______ (AZ:373) (K:273)
(PE:30)(PW:text)
Mercurial Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, and
West Indies. Strays north to southern US.)
Genus EPARGYREUS
Epargyreus edxadeus ______ (K:273)
(PE:text)
Broken Silverdrop (or
Exadeus Skipper)
(Mexico to Argentina)
Genus POLYGONUS
Polygonus leo ______ (AZ:233) (K:267)
(PE:30)(PW:35)
Hammock Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, also
Florida & West Indies)
Polygonus manueli ______ (PE:text)
Manuel's Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, and
West Indies)
Genus CHIOIDES
Chioides catillus ______ (AZ:235) (C:377) (K:271)
(PE:30)(PW:35)
White-striped Longtail
(south Texas to Argentina,
and West Indies (Jamaica))
Chioides zilpa ______ (AZ:235) (K:271)
(PE:30)(PW:35)
Zilpa Longtail
(Mexico to Ecuador)
Genus AGUNA
Aguna asander ______ (AZ:373) (K:273)
(PE:30)(PW:35)
Gold-spotted Aguna
(Mexico to Argentina, and
West Indies)
Aguna claxon ______ (PE:text)
Emerald Aguna
(Mexico to Venezuela)
Aguna metophis ______ (K:273)
(PE:30)
Tailed Aguna
(Mexico to southern Brazil)
Genus TYPHEDANUS
Typhedanus undulatus ______ (K:271)
(PE:30)
Mottled Longtail
(Mexico to Argentina)
Genus POLYTHRIX
Polythrix octomaculata ______ (K:271)
(PE:30)
Eight-spotted Longtail (or
Polythrix)
(Mexico to Argentina, also Haiti)
Genus CODATRACTUS
Codatractus alcaeus ______ (K:273)
(PE:text)(PW:35)
White-crescent Longtail (or
Alcaeus Skipper)
(Mexico to Panama)
Genus URBANUS: LONG-TAILED SKIPPERS
Urbanus proteus ______ (*) GU (AZ:239) (K:269)
(PE:30)(PW:35) (S:36)
(Common) Long-tailed Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina,
also Florida & West Indies)
Urbanus pronus ______ (PE:text)
Pronus (or Short-tailed Green) Longtail
(Mexico to southern Brazil)
Urbanus esmeraldus ______ (PE:text)
Esmeralda Longtail
(Mexico to southern Brazil)
Urbanus dorantes ______ (AZ:239) (K:269)
(PE:30)(PW:36)
Dorantes Longtail (or
Skipper)
(south Texas to Argentina, also Florida & West Indies)
Urbanus teleus ______
(K:269) (PE:30)
Teleus Longtail
(south Texas to Argentina)
Urbanus tanna ______ (PE:text)
Tanna Longtail
(Mexico to French Guiana
& Ecuador)
Urbanus simplicius ______ (PE:text)
(PW:36)
Plain Longtail
(Mexico to Argentina)
Urbanus procne ______ (K:269)
(PE:30)(PW:36)
Brown Longtail
(south Texas to Argentina,
strays elsewhere in sw US)
Urbanus doryssus ______
(P:39)
White-tailed Longtail (or Skipper)
(Mexico to Argentina)
Genus ASTRAPTES: FLASHERS
Astraptes fulgerator ______ (AZ:375) (K:279)
(PE:30)(PW:36)
Two-barred Flasher (or
Flashing Astraptes)
(south Texas (mostly Rio Grande Valley) to Argentina)
Astraptes egregius ______ (K:279)
(PE:text)
Small-spotted (or
Green) Flasher
(Mexico to Ecuador, rarely north to southern Texas)
Astraptes alardus ______ (K:279)
(PE:text)
Frosted
(or White) Flasher
(Mexico to Argentina, also Cuba,
rarely north to southern Texas)
Astraptes anaphus ______ (K:279)
(PE:text)
Yellow-tipped (or
Yellow) Flasher
(Mexico to Argentina, rarely north to southern Texas)
Genus AUTOCHTON
Autochton cinctus ______
(PW:36)
Chisos Banded-Skipper
(west Texas to El Salvador)
Genus ACHALARUS: HOARY EDGES
Achalarus casica ______ (AZ:237) (K:259)
(PE:text)(PW:36)
Desert Cloudywing (or
Desert Hoary Edge)
(northern Mexico to Guatemala)
Achalarus albociliatus ______ (PW:36)
Skinner's Cloudywing
(Mexico to Venezuela; rarely in se AZ & so TX)
Achalarus toxeus ______ (AZ:377) (K:265)
(PE:31)(PW:36)
Coyote Cloudywing (or
Skipper)
(central Texas to Panama)
Achalarus jalapus ______ (K:265)
(PE:text)
Jalapus Cloudywing (or
Skipper)
(Mexico to Colombia, rarely north to far-southern Texas)
Genus CABARES
Cabares potrillo ______ (AZ:377) (K:277)
(PE:31)(PW:37)
Potrillo Skipper
(south Texas to Colombia,
also West Indies)
Genus CELAENORRHIBUS
Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri ______
(AZ:377) (K:277)
(PE:text)(PW:37)
Fritzgaertner's Flat
(or Fritz Skipper)
(Mexico to Costa Rica, periodically to south Texas)
Calaenorrhinus stallingsi ______ (K:277)
(PE:31)
Stallings' Flat (or
Skipper)
(Mexico to Costa Rica, periodically to south Texas)
Genus DYSCOPHELLUS
Dyscophellus euribates ______ (PE:text)
Euribates Skipper
(Costa Rica to Brazil,
rarely north to Texas)
Genus SPATHILEPIA
Spathilepia clonius ______ (K:277)
(PE:31)
Falcate Skipper
(south Texas & Mexico
to Argentina)
Genus COGIA
Cogia calchas ______ (K:265)
(PE:31)(PW:37)
Mimosa (or
Calchas) Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina)
Cogia hippalus ______ (AZ:245) (K:259)
(PE: text)(PW:37)
Acacia Skipper
(southwest US to Brazil)
Cogia caicus ______ (AZ:245) (PW:37)
Caicus Skipper (also called Gold-costa
Skipper)
(Arizona & so New Mexico to Guatemala)
Genus ARTEUROTIA
Arteurotia tractipennis ______ (PE:text)
Starred (or Arteurotia) Skipper
(northern Mexico to Bolivia,
strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus NISONIADES
Nisoniades rubescens ______ (K:275)
(PE:text)
Purplish-black Skipper
(north Mexico to Brazil,
strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus PELLICIA
Pellicia angra ______ (PE:text)
Confused Pellicia
(Mexico to Panama, strays
north to far-southern Texas)
Pellicia arina ______ (K:275)
(PE:31)
Glazed Pellicia
(northern Mexico to Panama,
strays north to far-southern Texas)
Pellicia dimidiata ______ (PE:text)
Morning Glory Pellicia
(north Mexico to Argentina)
Genus BOLLA
Bolla clytius ______ (AZ:378) (K:297)
(PE:31)(PW:37)
Mottled Bolla
(northern Mexico to
Honduras)
Bolla brennus ______ (PE:text)
Obscure Bolla
(central Mexico to
Colombia)
Genus GORGYTHION
Gorgythion begga ______ (K:275)
(PE:text)
Variegated
(or Begga) Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus SOSTRATA
Sostrata bifasciata ______ (PE:text)
Blue-studded Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, rare
stray to far-southern Texas)
Genus CARRHENES
Carrhenes canescens ______ (K:295)
(PE:31)
Hoary Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina)
Genus XENOPHANES
Xenophanes tryxus ______ (K:295)
(PE:32)(PW:37)
Glassy-winged Skipper
(north Mexico to Argentina,
periodically in far-south Texas)
Genus SYSTASEA: POWDERED SKIPPERS
Systasea pulverulenta
______ (AZ:247) (K:275) (PE:31)(PW:37)
Texas Powdered Skipper
(Texas to Guatemala)
Genus ACHLYODES
Achlyodes thraso (formerly mithridates)
______ (C:251) (K:275) (PE:31)
Sickle-winged Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina, also West Indies)
Genus GRAIS
Grais stigmatica ______ (AZ:381) (K:277)
(PE:32)(PW:37)
Hermit (Skipper)
(Mexico to Argentina, periodic stray into North America - Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas)
Genus CHIOMARA
Chiomara georgina (formerly asychis) ______
(AZ:249) (K:295)
(PE:32)(PW:37)
White-patched (or
Asychis) Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina, also West Indies)
Chiomara mithrax ______ (AZ:381) (PW:text)
Mithrax Skipper
(north Mexico to Argentina; also West Indies. Strays rarely to se AZ)
Genus GESTA
Gesta (previously Erynnis) gesta ______ (K:287)
(PE:32)(PW:37)
False Duskywing
(south Texas to Argentina, also West Indies)
Genus EPHYRIADES
Ephyriades brunneus ______ (K:
287) (PE:32)
Florida Dusky Wing
(south Florida & West Indies, but strays to Honduras)
Genus ERYNNIS: TRUE DUSKY WINGS
Erynnis tristis ______ (AZ:255) (K:283)
(PE:text)(PW:38)
Mournful Dusky Wing
(southwest US to Colombia)
Erynnis funeralis ______ (AZ:257) (K:281)
(PE:32)(PW:38)
Funereal Dusky Wing
(southwest US to Argentina, wanders further north)
Genus PYRGUS: CHECKERED SKIPPERS
Pyrgus communis ______ (AZ:259) (C:235) (K:289)
(PE:32)(PW:39)
(Common) Checkered-Skipper
(US to Argentina)
Pyrgus oileus ______ (AZ:261) (K:289)
(PE:32)(PW:39)
Tropical Checkered Skipper
(southern US to Argentina)
Genus HELIOPETES: LARGE WHITE SKIPPERS
Heliopyrgus (formerly Heliopetes) domicella
______ (AZ:263) (K:293) (PE:33)(PW:39)
Erichson's (White-)Skipper
(northern Mexico to Argentina, strays into US)
Heliopetes laviana ______ (AZ:265)
(K:293) (PE:33)(PEp:353)(PW:39)
Laviana (White-)Skipper
(south Texas to Argentina, strays into Arizona & cent
Texas)
Heliopetes macaira ______
(K:293) (PE:33)
Turk's-Cap White Skipper (or
Macaira Skipper)
(south Texas to Paraguay)
Heliopetes arsalte ______ (PE:text)
Veined White-Skipper
(central Mexico to Argentina)
Subfamily HESPERIINAE: BRANDED (or GRASS) SKIPPERS
(this group is comprised of more than 2,000 species worldwide)
Genus SYNAPTE
Synapte syraces ______ (AZ:381)
(PW:40)
Faceted Skipper
(Mexico to El Salvador; rarely strays to se AZ)
Synapte malitiosa ______
(K:309) (PE:33)
Malicious (Shady) Skipper
(far-southern Texas to southern Brazil & Paraguay, also
Cuba)
Synapte salenus ______ (PE:text)
Salenus Skipper
(north Mexico to Bolivia, rare stray to Texas)
Genus CORTICEA
Corticea corticea ______ (K:311)
(PE:33)
Redundant Skipper
(Mexico to southern Brazil, rare stray to south Texas)
Genus VIDIUS
Vidius perigenes ______ (K:311)
(PE:33)
Pale-rayed (or
Perigenes) Skipper
(far-southern Texas to Colombia)
Genus MONCA
Monca telata ______ (K:309)
(PE:33)
Violet-patched Skipper
(far-southern Texas to Colombia)
Genus NASTRA: SWARTHY SKIPPERS
Nastra neamathla ______ (K:311)
(PE:34)
Neamathla Skipper
(southeast Texas & Florida, also south to Costa Rica)
Nastra julia ______ (AZ:271) (PE:34)
(PW:40)
Julia's Skipper
(Texas & local in sw US to Costa Rica)
Genus CYMAENES
Cymaenes tripunctus ______ (K:309)
(PE:34)
Three-spotted Skipper
(central Mexico to Paraguay, also south Florida & West
Indies)
Cymaenes odilia ______ (K:309)
(PE:34)
Fawn-spotted Skipper
(north Mexico to Argentina, rarely strays to south Texas)
Genus LEREMA
Lerema accius ______ (AZ:273) (K:309)
(PE:34)
Clouded Skipper
(southern US to Colombia, strays further north)
Lerema liris ______ (PE:text)
Liris Skipper
(Mexico to Peru, strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus VETTIUS
Vettius fantasos ______ (PE:text)
Fantastic Skipper
(north Mexico to Paraguay, strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus PERICHARES
Perichares philetes ______ (K:357)
(PE:text)
Green-backed Ruby-eye (or
Skipper)
(north Mexico to Paragua, also West Indies, and strays to
far-southern Texas)
Genus RHINTHON
Rhinthon osca ______ (PE:text)
Osca Skipper
(north Mexico to Ecuador, also West Indies, periodically
strays to far-southern Texas)
Genus DECINAE
Decinea percosius ______ (K:311)
(PE:34)
Double-dotted (or
Percosius) Skipper
(Mexico to Belize, periodically far-southern Texas)
Genus CONGA
Conga chydaea ______ (K:311)
(PE:text)
Hidden-ray (or Chydea)
Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, rare stray to far-southern Texas)
Genus ANCYLOXYPHA
Ancyloxypha arene ______ (AZ:277) (K:305)
(PE:text)(PW:40)
Tropical Least Skipper
(southwest US to Costa Rica)
Genus COPAEODES
Copaeodes aurantiacus ______ (AZ:275) (K:305)
(PE:34)(PW:40)
Orange Skipperling
(southwest US to Panama)
Copaeodes minimus ______ (AZ:277) (K:305)
(PE:34)(PW:40)
Southern Skipperling
(southern US to Costa Rica)
Genus HYLEPHILA
Hylephila phyleus ______ (AZ:279) (K:303)
(PE:35)(PW:40)
Fiery Skipper
(southern US to Argentina, wanders north in US)
Genus POLITES
Polites vibex ______ (K:303)
(PE:35)(PW:41)
Whirlabout
(southeast US to Argentina, also West Indies)
Genus WALLENGRENIA
Wallengrenia otho ______ (K:327)
(PE:36)
(Southern) Broken Dash
(southeast US to Argentina, also West Indies)
Genus ATALOPEDES
Atalopedes campestris ______ (AZ:287) (K:303)
(PE:37)(PW:42)
Sachem
(southern US to Brazil)
Genus ANATRYTONE
Anatrytone (formerly Atrytone)
logan ______ (AZ:299) (K:337) (PE:36)(PW:42)
Delaware Skipper
(southern Canada & most of US to El Salvador)
Genus POANES
Poanes melane ______ (AZ:301) (PW:42)
Umber Skipper
(California & parts of AZ & TX to Costa Rica)
Genus MELLANA
Quasimellana (formerly Mellana) eulogius ______ (PE:37)
Eulogius Skipper
(north Mexico to Paraguay, periodically strays to far-south
Texas)
Genus LERODEA
Lerodea eufala ______ (AZ:319) (K:353)
(PE:39)(PW:43)
Eufala Skipper
(southern US to southern Argentina, also Cuba)
Lerodea arabus ______ (AZ:319) (PW:43)
Olive-clouded Skipper
(so AZ & so TX to El Salvador)
Genus CALPODES
Calpodes ethlius ______ (AZ:321) (K:357)
(PE:39)(PW:43) (S:44)
Brazilian Skipper (also
called the Canna Skipper,
as it is common in gardens where Cannas are grown, on which the larva feeds)
(southern US to Argentina, also West Indies)
Genus PANOQUINA
Panoquina panoquinoides ______ (K:355)
(PE:39)
Obscure Skipper
(southern US to Peru, also
West Indies)
Panoquina ocola ______ (K:355)
(PE:39)(PW:43)
Ocola Skipper
(southern US to Paraguay,
also West Indies)
Panoquina hecebola ______
(K:355) (PE:39)
Hecebolus Skipper
(north Mexico to Paraguay,
regular stray to far-southern Texas)
Panoquina sylvicola ______ (AZ:383) (K:357)
(PE:39)(PW:43)
Purple-washed (or
Sylvicola) Skipper
(north Mexico to Argentina, also West Indies, and regular stray
to south Texas)
Panoquina fusina ______ (K:357)
(PEp:402)
Evans' Skipper
(central Mexico to Paraguay, also Jamaica; periodic stray to
far-southern Texas)
Genus NYCTELIUS
Nyctelius nyctelius ______ (AZ:383) (K:357)
(PE:39)(PW:43)
White-banded (or
Nyctelius) Skipper
(Mexico to Argentina, also West Indies; periodic stray to south
Texas)
Genus THESPIEUS
Thespieus macareus ______ (K:357)
(PE:39)
Chestnut-marked (or
Variegated) Skipper
(central Mexico to Venezuela, occasional stray to far-southern
Texas)
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