List of butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago

This list follows the format of Barcant (1970) which is the main source on the butterflies of Tobago. (Barcant M (1970):Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago. Collins, London) This book is no longer in print. . Barcant gives each species an English name, some of which were not taken up, in these cases the Barcant English name and the more widely accepted English name are given below. Since 1970 many of the latin names have also been changed.

• Taygetis echo, Nights.
• Taygetis andromeda, Nights.
• Euptychia hesione echo, Ringlet.
• Euptychia myncea, Ringlet.
• Euptychia terrestris, Ringlet.
• Euptychia hermes, Ringlet.
• Euptychia junia, Night.
• Euptychia libye, Ringlet.

• • Danaus plexippus, Monarch butterfly.

• Pteronymia alissa, Small Rare Blue Transparant. Called P. amandes in Barcant (1970).
• Ithomia pellucida, Blue Transparant.
• Hymenitis andromica, Rare Blue Transparant.

Gulf Fritillary

• Heliconius melpomene, Postman.
• Heliconius erato, Small Postman or Red Postman.
• Eueides aliphera, Small Flambeau. Called Heliconius aliphera in Barcant (1970).
• Dryas julia, Flambeau or Julia Butterfly. Called Calaenis iulia in Barcant (1970).
• Agraulis_vanillae, Silver Spotted Flambeau or Gulf Fritillary.

• Hypolimnas misippus, Danaid_Eggfly or Six Continent.
• Anartia jatrophe, White_Peacock or Biscuit.
• Anartia amathea, Brown Peacock or Coolie.
• Junonia evarete, West Indian Buckeye or Donkey's eye called Precis lavinia in Barcant (1970).
• Dynamine theseus, Blue Tinted Hankerchief.
• Dynamine mylitta, Large Dynamine.
• Mestra hypermestra, Grey hankerchief.
• Biblis hyperia, Red Rim.
• Venessa cardui, Painted_lady.
• Marpesia petreus, Ruddy Daggerwing or Tailed Flambeau.
• Historis odius, Grape Shoemaker.
• Archaeoprepona demophoon, Silver King Shoemaker. Called Prepona antimache in Barcant (1970).
• Prepona laertes, Purple King Shoemaker

• • Morpho peleides, Morpho Butterfly, called Emperor Butterfly in Barcant (1970).

Owl Butterflies

• Caligo eorilochus, Owl butterfly or Forest Blue Mort
• Caligo teucer, Owl butterfly or Cocoa Blue Mort

• Battus polydamas, Black page or Gold Rim.
• Papilio androgeus, Androgeus or Queen Page or Queen Swallowtail.

• Phoebis statira, Yellow Migrant.
• Phoebis sennae ,Common Yellow.
• Phoebis argenta, Apricot.
• Phoebis philea, Jaune D'Abricot.
• Anteos maerula, Yellow Angled Sulphur or Gonatryx.
• Pyristitia proerpia, Tailed orange or Little Jaune; called Eureme proerpia by Barcant (1970).
• Eurema albula, Ghost yellow or Small White.
• Eurema venusta, Little Yellowie.
• Eurema leuce, Small Yellow.
• Eurema elathea, Small banded Yellow.
• Eurema arbela, Jagged-edged Yellow; called Eureme gratiosa by Barcant (1970).
• Appias drosilla, Pure White.
• Ascia monuste, Cabbage White.

• Perophthalma tullius, Grey Nymph.
• Anteros formosus, Gold Drop.
• Lymnas iarbas, Underleaf. Maybe the same species as Melanis iarbas.
• Lymnas xarifa, Orange-tipped Underleaf.
• Mesene phareus, Red devil.
• Lasaia agesilas, Shining Blue Lasaia or Green Lasaia.
• Emasis caeneus, Black-speckled Emesis.
• Emesis progne, Small Brown Emesis.
• Theope eudocia, Orange Theope.
• Theope virgilius, Cream Theope or Blue-based Theope.
• Synargis calyce, Blue Transparant.
• Hymenitis andromica, Variable Lemmark or Brown and Cream Nymula.

• Hemiargus lanno, Common Blue.
• Leptotes cassius, Medow Blue.
• Strymon faunalia, called Leptotes faunalia in Barcant (1970).
• Strymon bubastus, called Leptotes bubastus in Barcant (1970).
• Tmolus basalides,
• Ministrymon echion, 4-spotted Hairstreak or Red-spotted hairstreak; called Leptotes bubastus in Barcant (1970).
• Calycopis beon, Maybe the same species as C. isobeon the Dusty Blue Hairstreak.
• Calycopis hesperitis
• Calycopis cyphara
• Calycopis sangala
• Calycopis spurina, Brick-spotted Blue.
• Calicopis calus, Violet-tinted Hairstreak.
• Chalybs herodotus, Large Green Hairstreak.
• Chalybs simaethis, Silver-banded Hairstreak.
• Rekoa palegon, Slated Hairstreak or Gold-banded Hairstreak.
• Rekoa zebina, Zebina Hairstreak or Double-spotted Slate Wing; called Thecla zebiina in Barcant (1970).
• Psaudolycaena marsyas, Cambridge Blue or Gian Hairstreak.

• Eudamus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper.
• Eudamus catillus
• Polites vibex, Whirlabout.

• Barcant M (1970):Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago. Collins, London .