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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Mottled Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
Acacia Skipper
Cogia hippalus
Chiomara mithrax
Chiomara mithrax
Dark Metalmark
Calephelis velutina
Emesis poeas
Emesis poeas
Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis
Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Rekoa palegon
Green-backed Ruby-Eye
Perichares adela
Mimosa Skipper
Cogia calchas
Orange Banner
Temenis laothoe
Purplish-black Skipper
Nisoniades rubescens
Saturnus Skipper
Callimormus saturnus
Thorn-scrub Metalmark
Emesis poeas
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Death-mask Spurwing
Antigonus nearchus
Falcate Emesis
Emesis tenedia
Forrer's Leafwing
Memphis forreri
Gold-headed Metalmark
Caria stillaticia
Guatemalan Cracker
Hamadryas guatemalena
Morning Glory Tufted
Pellicia dimidiata
Pale Emesis
Emesis vulpina
Purplish-tufted Skipper
Nisoniades bromias
Shaded-blue Prepona
Prepona laertes
Tiger Leafwing
Consul fabius
Black Hairstreak
Ocaria ocrisia
Common Anastrus
Echelatus sempiternus
Dorantes Longtail
Thorybes dorantes
Falcate Skipper
Spathilepia clonius
Glaucous Cracker
Hamadryas glauconome
Gray Cracker
Hamadryas februa
Hedone praeceps
Hedone praeceps
Mottled Longtail
Cogia undulatus
Pale Mylon
Mylon pelopidas
Red Cracker
Hamadryas amphinome
Southwest-Mexican Faceted
Synapte silna
Variegated Skipper
Gorgythion begga
Bolla
Genus Bolla
Common Spurwing
Antigonus erosus
Eight-spotted Longtail
Ectomis octomaculata
False Duskywing
Gesta invisus
Godma Tufted-Skipper
Nisoniades godma
Great Emesis
Emesis furur
Litana Skipper
Vacerra litana
Northern Faceted-Skipper
Synapte pecta
Pale-spotted Leafwing
Memphis pithyusa
Red-bordered Metalmark
Caria ino
Split-banded Owl
Opsiphanes cassina
West-Mexican Sootywing
Staphylus tierra