Ecuador
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Ecuador 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.
Actinote
kennethi (Nymphalidae)
Kenneth's Actinote
Altopedaliodes
halli (Nymphalidae)
Altopedaliodes
kurti (Nymphalidae) Podocarpus
Pedalio
Altopedaliodes
nucea (Nymphalidae) Chestnut-topped
Pedalio
Altopedaliodes
pasicles (Nymphalidae)
Papallacta Pedalio
Altopedaliodes
perita (Nymphalidae)
Altopedaliodes
tena (Nymphalidae) Tena
Pedalio
Altopedaliodes
zsolti (Nymphalidae) Gray-traced
Pedalio
Anaeomorpha
mirifica (Nymphalidae)
Choco Leafwing
Brevioleria
coenina (Nymphalidae)
Caeruleuptychia
trembathi (Nymphalidae)
Caligo
bellerophon (Nymphalidae)
Ecuadorian Owl Butterfly
Castilia
guaya (Nymphalidae) Ecuadorian
Crescent
Castilia
neria (Nymphalidae) Red-patched
Crescent
Corades
liliaceus (Nymphalidae)
Volcanic Falcon Satyr
Daedalma
rubroreducta (Nymphalidae)
Dynamine
chiquita (Nymphalidae)
Esmeraldas Sailor
Eretris
microrufescens (Nymphalidae)
Small Ocellated Satyr
Eretris
suprarufescens (Nymphalidae)
Cotopaxi Ocellated Satyr
Euptychia
fernandae (Nymphalidae)
Rainforest Black-eyed Satyr
Euptychoides
nossis (Nymphalidae) Nossis
Satyr
Forsterinaria
enjuerma (Nymphalidae)
Greta
lojana (Nymphalidae)
Greta
lydia (Nymphalidae) Buffy-spotted
Greta
Greta
oneidodes (Nymphalidae)
Heliconius
atthis (Nymphalidae) False
Zebra Longwing
Lasiophila
persepolis (Nymphalidae)
Lymanopoda
nadia (Nymphalidae) Speckled
Lyman
Manerebia
golondrina (Nymphalidae)
Swallow-forest Penrose-Satyr
Neopedaliodes
lafebreae (Nymphalidae)
Neopedaliodes
michaeli (Nymphalidae)
Oleria
baizana (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
anchiphilonis (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
arturi (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
dracula (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
pilaloensis (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
praxia (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
rumba (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
scydmaena (Nymphalidae)
Pedaliodes
sonata (Nymphalidae)
Perisama
hazarma (Nymphalidae) Blue-striped
Pericloud
Pronophila
isobelae (Nymphalidae)
Isobel's Butterfly
Pronophila
margarita (Nymphalidae)
Splendeuptychia
toynei (Nymphalidae) Ecuadorian
Splendid Satyr
Tegosa
tissoides (Nymphalidae)
Tissoides Crescent
Zaretis
delassisei (Nymphalidae)
Wide-bordered Leafwing
The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:
Actinote johncoulsoni (Nymphalidae) 2017
Agraulis galapagensis (Nymphalidae) Galapagos Silver Fritillary
Altopedaliodes llanganati (Nymphalidae) 2021
Corades liliaceus (Nymphalidae) 2024
Doxocopa willmotti (Nymphalidae) 2019
Hyalyris yasunina (Nymphalidae) 2020
Hypomenitis jamesiana (Nymphalidae) 2020
Lymanopoda
ichu (Nymphalidae)
Malaveria ballofi (Nymphalidae) 2021
Manerebia granatus (Nymphalidae) 2021
Manerebia placida (Nymphalidae) 2021
Napeogenes garwoodae (Nymphalidae) 2020
Oleria chimaera (Nymphalidae) 2020
Opsiphanes barkeri (Nymphalidae)
Paryphthimoides jorupe (Nymphalidae) 2020
Pseudodebis nakamurai (Nymphalidae) 2021
Pseudodebis tigrillo (Nymphalidae) 2022
Pseudodebis pieti (Nymphalidae) 2021
Pteronymia cuneata (Nymphalidae) 2020
Velamysta desmondi (Nymphalidae) 2020
Zischkaia arenisca (Nymphalidae) 2019