More than 1700 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPEFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
Acacia Skipper
Cogia hippalus
Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia ssp. fessonia
Belus Skipper
Phocides belus
Blackened Bluewing
Myscelia cyananthe
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
Brown Longtail
Spicauda procne
Carousing Metalmark
Anteros carausiusNeeds
Chiomara mithrax
Chiomara mithrax
Common Anastrus
Echelatus sempiternus
Common Melwhite
Melete lycimnia
Cream-banded Checkerspot
Chlosyne melanarge
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
Banded Orange Heliconian
Dryadula phaetusa
Bitias Hairstreak
Panthiades bitias
Blue-collared Firetip
Mysoria amra
Brazilian Skipper
Calpodes ethlius
Caballo Skipper
Autochton caballo
Carystus argus
Carystus argus
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Common Blue-skipper
Quadrus cerialis
Common Scarlet-Eye
Nascus phocus
Crimson Patch
​Chlosyne janais ssp. janais​
Dark Kite-swallowtail
Eurytides philolaus
Apricot Sulphur
Phoebis argante
Banded Peacock
Anartia fatima ssp. colima
Black Hairstreak
Ocaria ocrisia
Boisduval's Yellow
Abaeis boisduvaliana
Broad-Banded Skipper
Autochton neis
Calpodes Skipper
Calpodes fusta
Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
Common Checkered-Skipper
Complex Burnsius communis
Common Spurwing
Antigonus erosus
Cross-barred White
Itaballia demophile
Dark Metalmark
Calephelis velutina
Asine Longtail Skipper
Ectomis asine
Barred Yellow
Eurema daira
Black-spot Remella
Remella Remus
Bolla
Genus Bolla
Brown Crescent
Anthanassa atronia
Canna Skipper
Quinta cannae
Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
Clytie Ministreak
Ministrymon clytie
Common Mellana
Quasimellana eulogius
Coyote Cloudywing
Murgaria albociliatus
Curve-winged Metalmark
Curvie emesia
Dark-edged Cloudywing
Cecropterus nigrociliata