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List of butterflies of Dominica

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

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

Two species are endemic to Dominica: the Dominican hairstreak (Electrostrymon dominicana) and the Dominican snout (Libytheana fulvescens). An additional seven species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles: Godman's hairstreak (Allosmaitia piplea), bronze hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona), Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana), St Lucia mestra (Mestra cana), lesser whirlabout (Polites dictynna), broken dash skipper (Wallengrenia ophites), and the stub-tailed skipper (Urbanus obscurus).

Hesperiidae - skippers

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

Subfamily Pyrginae

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Subfamily Eudaminae

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Subfamily Hesperiinae

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Libytheidae - snout butterflies

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Subfamily Libytheinae

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Lycaenidae - blues and hairstreaks

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

Subfamily Theclinae

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Subfamily Polyommatinae

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Nymphalidae - fritillaries

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

Subfamily Charaxinae

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Subfamily Cyrestinae

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Subfamily Danainae

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Subfamily Heliconiinae

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Subfamily Limenitidinae

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Subfamily Nymphalinae

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Papilionidae - swallowtails

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

Subfamily Papilioninae

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Pieridae - whites and sulphurs

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

Subfamily Pierinae

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Subfamily Coliadinae

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Disputed and unconfirmed

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  • 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

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  • Evans, Peter G.H.; James, Arlington (1997), Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists, Dominica Ministry of Tourism, pp. 10–15