More than 1600 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Banded Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
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Asine Longtail Skipper
Ectomis asine
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
Cream-banded Checkerspot
Chlosyne melanarge
Falcate Skipper
Spathilepia clonius
Gold-spotted Aguna
Aguna asander
Iphicleola Sister
Adelpha iphicleola
Mandarin Nica
Nica flavilla
Orange-patched Crescent
Anthanassa drusilla
Potrillo Skipper
Autochton potrillo
Silver Emperor
Doxocopa laure
Two-pupil Satyr
Vareuptychia themis
Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia ssp. fessonia
Broad-Banded Skipper
Autochton neis
Dark Kite-swallowtail
Eurytides philolaus
Fritzgaertner's Flat
Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
Heliopetes lana
Heliopetes lana
Juno Sliverspot
Dione juno
Many-banded Daggerwing
Marpesia chiron
Ostrinotes keila
Ostrinotes keila
Red Postman
​Heliconius erato
Simple Patch
Chlosyne hippodrome
Western Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides Rumiko
Banded Peacock
Anartia fatima ssp. colima
Brown Crescent
Anthanassa atronia
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
Calycopis isobeon
Glassy-winged Skipper
Xenophanes ruatanensis
Hermes Satyr
Hermeuptychia hermes
Leading Red-Ring
Pyrrhogyra neaerea
Many-banded Skipper
Timochares trifasciata
Plain Satyr
Cissia pompilia
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon bebrycia
Thoas Swallowtail
Heraclides thoas
White Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon albata
Bitias Hairstreak
Panthiades bitias
Caballo Skipper
Autochton caballo
Elf
Microtia elva ssp. elva
Glassy-winged Skipper
Xenophanes tryxus
Hook-lined Satyr
Taygetis uncinata
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
One-pupil Satyr
Vareuptychia similis
Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas
Ruddy Hairstreak
Electrostrymon hugon
Two-barred Flasher
Astraptes fulgerator
Zeurippa Metalmark
Hypophylla zeurippa