Cuba

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Cuba is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi

If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.

Endemic butterflies are indicated in the list at (Butterflies of Cuba) and endemic Lepidoptera in the list at (ResearchGate).

Anartia chrysopelea  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Peacock

Anetia cubana  (Nymphalidae) Cuban King

Atlantea perezi  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Checkerspot

Calisto aquilum  (Nymphalidae) Lesser Calisto

Calisto bradleyi  (Nymphalidae) Bradley's Calisto

Calisto brochei  (Nymphalidae) Broche's Calisto

Calisto bruneri  (Nymphalidae) Bruner's Calisto

Calisto dissimulatum  (Nymphalidae) Mimic Calisto

Calisto herophile  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Calisto

Calisto israeli  (Nymphalidae) Israel's Calisto

Calisto muripetens  (Nymphalidae) Muripetens Calisto

Calisto occulta  (Nymphalidae) Occult Calisto

Calisto smintheus  (Nymphalidae) Smintheus Calisto

Calisto torrei  (Nymphalidae) Torre's Calisto

Eunica heraclitus  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Purplewing

Greta cubana  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Clearwing

Libytheana motya  (Nymphalidae) Cuban Snout

Papilio caiguanabus  (Papilionidae) Poey's Swallowtail

Papilio oxynius  (Papilionidae) Cuban Black Swallowtail

Parides gundlachianus  (Papilionidae) Gundlach's Swallowtail

Protographium celadon  (Papilionidae) Cuban Kite Swallowtail

The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:

Archaeoprepona crassina  (Nymphalidae)

Calisto disjunctus  (Nymphalidae)  Disjunct Calisto  2019

Calisto gundlachi  (Nymphalidae)  Gundlach's Calisto  2019

Calisto lastrai  (Nymphalidae)  Lastra's Calisto  2019

Calisto sharkeyae  (Nymphalidae)  Sharkey's Calisto  2019

Calisto siguanensis  (Nymphalidae)  Sand Calisto  2019

Dynamine calais  (Nymphalidae)

Hypna iphigenia  (Nymphalidae)

Memphis echemus  (Nymphalidae)  Chestnut Leafwing

Heraclides atkinsi  (Papilionidae)

Papilio oviedo  (Papilionidae) Oviedo's Swallowtail