Mexico
Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species
This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in Mexico 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.
A list of endemic Mexican butterflies and skipper species can be found at (p. 29 of ACCEFYN pdf). See also (PLAZI) for nymphalids and (PLAZI) for swallowtails.
Adelpha
bredowii (Nymphalidae)
Mexican Sister
Adelpha
diazi (Nymphalidae) Diaz's
Sister
Castilia
chiapaensis (Nymphalidae)
Chiapas Crescent
Castilia
chinantlensis (Nymphalidae)
Chinantlan Crescent
Catonephele
cortesi (Nymphalidae) West
Mexican Banner
Chlosyne
cynisca (Nymphalidae) Oaxacan
Checkerspot
Chlosyne
ehrenbergii (Nymphalidae)
White-rayed Patch
Chlosyne
eumeda (Nymphalidae) Medial
Patch
Chlosyne
kendallorum (Nymphalidae)
Kendall's Checkerspot
Chlosyne
marina (Nymphalidae) Marina
Patch
Chlosyne
melitaeoides (Nymphalidae)
Red-spotted Patch
Cissia
cleophes (Nymphalidae)
Cleophes Satyr
Cyllopsis
caballeroi (Nymphalidae)
Cowboy Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
clinas (Nymphalidae) Falcated
Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
diazi (Nymphalidae) Diaz's
Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
dospassosi (Nymphalidae)
dos Passo's Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
jacquelineae (Nymphalidae)
Jacqueline's Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
nayarit (Nymphalidae) Nayarit
Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
parvimaculata (Nymphalidae)
Weak-marked Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
perplexa (Nymphalidae)
Perplexing Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
pseudopephredo (Nymphalidae)
Chermock's Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
whiteorum (Nymphalidae)
Dark Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis
windi (Nymphalidae) Wind's
Gemmed Satyr
Diaethria
asteria (Nymphalidae) West
Mexican Eighty-eight
Euptychia
rubrofasciata (Nymphalidae)
Red-webbed Satyr
Fountainea
rayoensis (Nymphalidae)
Rayo Leafwing
Hamadryas
lelaps (Nymphalidae)
Memphis
shausiana (Nymphalidae)
Great Leafwing
Memphis
wellingi (Nymphalidae)
Welling's Leafwing
Neominois
carmen (Nymphalidae) Joboni
Satyr
Nymphalis
g-argenteum (Nymphalidae)
Mexican Anglewing
Nymphalis
haroldi (Nymphalidae) Spotless
Anglewing
Opsiphanes
blythekitzmillerae (Nymphalidae)
Minerva's Owl Butterfly
Paramacera
chinanteca (Nymphalidae)
Oaxacan Pine Satyr
Paramacera
copiosa (Nymphalidae) Guerrero
Pine Satyr
Paramacera
xicaque (Nymphalidae) Mexican
Pine Satyr
Phyciodes
pallescens (Nymphalidae)
Mexican Crescent
Pteronymia
rufocincta (Nymphalidae)
Brown-rimmed Clearwing
Splendeuptychia
kendalli (Nymphalidae)
Kendall's Satyr
Taygetis
weymeri (Nymphalidae) Mexican
Satyr
Texola
anomalus (Nymphalidae)
Anomalus Checkerspot
Texola
coracara (Nymphalidae)
Coracara Checkerspot
Zischkaia
lupita (Nymphalidae) Lupita's
Satyr
Zischkaia
pellonia (Nymphalidae)
Plateau Satyr
Baronia
brevicornis (Papilionidae)
Archaic Swallowtail
Battus
eracon (Papilionidae) Colima Swallowtail
Papilio
alexiares (Papilionidae)
Mexican Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio
esperanza (Papilionidae)
Esperanza Swallowtail
Cissia wahala (Nymphalidae) 2022
Cyllopsis brocki (Nymphalidae) 2023
Cyllopsis
tomemmeli
(Nymphalidae) 2018
Drucina zacariasi (Nymphalidae) 2023
Euptychia lacandona (Nymphalidae) 2015
Hermeuptychia occidentalis (Nymphalidae) 2021
Junonia pacoma (Nymphalidae) Pacific Mangrove Buckeye 2020
Memphis elisa (Nymphalidae) 2019
Neominois pseudochazaroides (Nymphalidae)
Opsiphanes mexicana (Nymphalidae)
Paryphthimoides fridae
(Nymphalidae) 2020
Prepona
silvana (Nymphalidae) 2019