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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Mottled Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
Acacia Skipper
Cogia hippalus
Chiomara mithrax
Chiomara mithrax
Common Spurwing
Antigonus erosus
Eight-spotted Longtail
Ectomis octomaculata
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
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Dark Metalmark
Calephelis velutina
Emesis poeas
Emesis poeas
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
Black Hairstreak
Ocaria ocrisia
Common Anastrus
Echelatus sempiternus
Death-mask Spurwing
Antigonus nearchus
Esmeralda Longtail
Urbanus esmeraldus
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
Tiger Leafwing
Consul fabius
Bolla
Genus Bolla
Common Blue-skipper
Quadrus cerialis
Dorantes Longtail
Thorybes dorantes
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
Silver-studded Leafwing
Hypna clytemnestra
Variegated Skipper
Gorgythion begga