The Lepidoptera of Hispaniola consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Hispaniola, comprising the two sovereign nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
According to a recent estimate, there are about of 1,180 Lepidoptera species present on the island.
Butterflies (Papilionoidea)
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
Leptocircini Protographium zonaria (Butler, 1869)
Papilionini Heraclides androgeus epidaurus (Godman & Salvin, 1890) Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus (Esper, 1794) Heraclides aristor (Godart, 1819) Heraclides machaonides (Esper, 1796) Heraclides pelaus imerius (Godart, 1824) Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Troidini Battus polydamas polycrates (Hopffer, 1865) Battus zetides (Munroe, 1971)
Hesperiidae
Hesperiinae Argon sp. Atalopedes mesogramma apa Comstock, 1944 Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, 1782) Choranthus haitensis Skinner, 1920 Choranthus maria Minno, 1990 Choranthus melissa Gali, 1983 Choranthus schwartzi Gali, 1983 Copaeodes stillmani (Bell & Comstock, 1948) Cymaenes tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Euphyes singularis insolata (Butler, 1878) Hesperia nabokovi (Bell & Comstock, 1948) Hylephila phyleus (Drury, 1773) Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824) Ochlodes batesi (Bell, 1935) Panoquina ocola distipuncta Johnson & Matusik, 1988 Perichares philetes philetes (Gmelin, 1790) Polites baracoa loma Evans, 1955 Pyrrhocalles antiqua antiqua (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) Rhinton bushi Watson, 1937 Synapte malitiosa adoceta Schwartz & Sommer, 1986 Wallengrenia otho druryi (Latreille, 1824)
Pyrginae
Eudamini Aguna asander haitensis (Mabille & Boullet, 1912) Astraptes anaphus anausis (Goodman & Salvin, 1896) Astraptes alardus heriul (Mabille & Boullet, 1912) Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777) Astraptes xagua christyi (Sharpe, 1898) Cabares potrillo (Lucas, 1857) Chioides ixion (Plötz, 1880) Epargyreus spanna Evans, 1952 Phocides pigmalion bicolor (Boddaert, 1783) Polygonus leo leo (Gmelin, 1790) Polythrix octomaculata (Ménétriés, 1855) Proteides mercurius sanchesi Bell & Comstock, 1948 Urbanus dorantes cramptoni Comstock, 1944 Urbanus proteus domingo (Scudder, 1872)
Pyrgini Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 Anastrus sempiternus dilloni (Bell & Comstock, 1948) Burca hispaniolae Bell & Comstock, 1948 Burca stillmani Bell & Comstock, 1948 Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1825) Erynnis zarucco (Lucas, 1857) Gesta gesta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) Pyrgus crisia Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pieridae
Coliadinae Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1782) Abaeis nicippiformis (Munroe, 1947) Anteos clorinde (Godart, 1824) Anteos maerula (Fabricius, 1775) Aphrissa godartiana godartiana (Swainson, 1821) Aphrissa orbis browni (Munroe, 1947) Aphrissa statira hispaniolae (Munroe, 1947) Eurema daira palmira (Poey, 1852) Eurema elathea elathea (Cramer, 1777) Eurema priddyi priddyi (Lathy, 1898) Eurema nise larae (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 Phoebis agarithe antillia Brown, 1929 Phoebis argante rorata (Butler, 1869) Phoebis editha (Butler, 1870) Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801) Phoebis sennae sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrisitia dina mayobanex (Bates, 1939) Pyrisitia euterpiformis (Munroe, 1947) Pyrisitia leuce memulus (Butler, 1871) Pyrisitia lisa euterpe (Ménétriés, 1832) Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) Pyrisitia pyro (Godart, 1819) Rhabdodryas trite watsoni (Brown, 1929) Zerene cesonia cynops (Butler, 1873)
Dismorphiinae Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1819)
Pierinae
Pierini
Ascia monuste eubotea (Godart, 1819) Ganyra josephina josephina (Godart, 1819) Glutophrissa drusilla boydi (Comstock, 1943) Glutophrissa punctifera (d'Almeida, 1939) Melete salacia salacia (Godart, 1819)
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Cyclargus ammon noeli (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Cyclargus kathleena Johnson & Matusik, 1992 Cyclargus sorpresus Johnson & Matusik, 1992 Hemiargus hanno ceraunus (Fabricius, 1793) Leptotes cassius theonus (Lucas, 1857) Leptotes perkinsae idealus Johnson & Matusik, 1988 Pseudochrysops bornoi bornoi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Theclinae
Eumaeini Allosmaitia coelebs (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1773) Electrostrymon angelia (Hewitson, 1874) Electrostrymon minikyanos Johnson & Matusik, 1988 Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, 1873) Nesiostrymon celida (Lucas, 1857) Rekoa bourkei (Kaye, 1924) Strymon acis (Drury, 1773) Strymon bazochii (Godart, 1824) Strymon christophei (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Strymon columella (Fabricius, 1793) Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868) Strymon monopeteinus Schwartz & J. Y. Miller, 1985 Strymon toussainti (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Riodinidae †Theope sp. (DeVries & Poinar, 1997 [Dominican amber]) †Voltinia dramba Robbins & Harvey in Hall et al., 2004 [Dominican amber]
Nymphalidae
Apaturinae Asterocampa idyja idyja (Geyer, 1828) Doxocopa thoe (Godart, 1824)
Biblidinae
Cyrestini Marpesia chiron chiron (Fabricius, 1775) Marpesia eleuchea dospassosi Munroe, 1971
Biblidini Archimestra teleboas (Ménétriés, 1832) Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779) Eunica monima (Cramer, 1782) Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926 Hamadryas amphichloe diasia (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Lucinia cadma torrebia (Ménétriés, 1832) Myscelia aracynthia (Dalman, 1823)
Dynaminini †Dynamine alexae Peñalver & Grimaldi, 2006 [Dominican amber] Dynamine serina zetes (Ménétriés, 1832)
Charaxinae
Anaeini Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775) Fountainea johnsoni (Avinoff & Shoumatoff, 1941) Memphis verticordia (Hübner, 1831) Siderone galanthis nemesis (Illiger, 1801)
Preponini Archaeoprepona demophoon insulicola (Godart, 1823)
Danainae
Euploeini Anetia briarea briarea (Godart, 1819) Anetia jaegeri (Ménétriés, 1832) Anetia pantheratus pantheratus (Martyn, 1797) Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819) Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816)
Danaini Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819) Danaus eresimus tethys Forbes, 1944 Danaus gilippus cleothera (Godart, 1819) Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner, 1826)
Heliconiinae
Argynnini Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779) Euptoieta hegesia hegesia (Cramer, 1779)
Heliconiini Agraulis vanillae insularis Maynard, 1889 Dryas iulia fucatus (Boddaert, 1783) Eueides isabella melphis (Godart, 1819) Heliconius charitonia churchi Comstock & Brown, 1950
Ithomiinae
Godyridini Greta diaphanus quisqueya (Fox, 1963)
Libytheinae Libytheana terena (Godart, 1819)
Limenitidinae Adelpha fessonia lapitha Hall, 1929 Adelpha gelania gelania (Godart, 1824)
Nymphalinae
Coeini Colobura dirce wolcotti (Comstock, 1942) Historis acheronta semele (Bates, 1939) Historis odius odius (Fabricius, 1775)
Kallimini Anartia jatrophae saturata Staudinger, 1884 Anartia lytrea (Godart, 1819) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779) Junonia genoveva (Cramer, 1780) Siproeta stelenes stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalini Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793) Vanessa atalanta rubria (Fruhstorfer, 1909) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Melitaeini Antillea pelops pelops (Drury, 1773) Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832) Atlantea cryptadia Sommer & Schwartz, 1980
Satyrinae
Satyrini Calisto ainigma Johnson, Quinter & Matusik, 1987 Calisto aleucosticha Correa & Schwartz, 1986 Calisto amazona Gonzalez, 1987:6. Schwartz, 1989 Calisto arcas Bates, 1939:48. Schwartz, 1989 Calisto archebates (Ménétriés, 1832) Calisto batesi Clench, 1943 Calisto chrysaoros Bates, 1935 Calisto clenchi Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto clydoniata Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto confusa Lathy, 1899 Calisto crypta Gali, 1985 Calisto dystacta Gonzalez, 1987 Calisto eleleus Bates, 1935 Calisto franciscoi Gali, 1985 Calisto galii choneupsilon Schwartz, 1985 Calisto galii galii Schwartz, 1983 Calisto gonzalezi Schwartz, 1988 Calisto grannus dilemma Gonzalez, 1987 Calisto grannus grannus Bates, 1939 Calisto hysius (Godart, 1819) Calisto loxias Bates, 1935 Calisto lyceius Bates, 1935 Calisto micheneri Clench, 1944 Calisto micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto montana Clench, 1943 Calisto neiba Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto neochma Schwartz, 1991 Calisto obscura Michener, 1943 Calisto pauli Johnson & Hedges, 1998 Calisto phoinix Gonzalez, 1987 Calisto pulchella darlingtoni Clench, 1943 Calisto pulchella pulchella Lathy, 1899 Calisto raburni Gali, 1985 Calisto schwartzi Gali, 1985 Calisto sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto tasajera Gonzalez et al., 1991 Calisto thomasi Johnson & Hedges, 1998 Calisto tragius Bates, 1935 Calisto wetherbeei Schwartz & Gonzalez, 1988 Calisto woodsi Johnson & Hedges, 1998
Moths
Nepticuloidea
Opostegidae Pseudopostega venticola (Walsingham, 1897)
Incurvarioidea
Heliozelidae Heliozela ahenea Walsingham, 1897
Carposinoidea
Carposinidae Carposina bullata Meyrick, 1913
Tineoidea
Acrolophidae Acrolophus arcasalis (Walker, 1858) Acrolophus australis (Walsingham, 1897) Acrolophus indecora (Walker, 1863) Acrolophus occultum (Walsingham, 1897) †Acrolophus sp. (Grimaldi & Engel, 2005) [Dominican amber] Acrolophus umbratipalpis (Walsingham, 1891)
Tineidae Lepyrotica fragilella (Walsingham, 1897) Opogona simplex (Walsingham, 1897) Protodarcia tischeriella (Walsingham, 1897) Tinea cretella Walsingham, 1897 Tinea familiaris Zeller, 1877
Psychidae
Oiketicinae Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding, 1827
Penestoglossinae Pterogyne insularis Davis, 1975
Psychinae Cryptothelea watsoni (F. M. Jones, 1923) Lumacra haitiensis Davis, 1964 Paucivena hispaniolae Davis, 1975 Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth, 1803)
Gracillariidae
Gracillariinae Acrocercops undifraga Meyrick, 1931 Dialectica permixtella Walsingham, 1897 Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Eucosmophora dives Walsingham, 1897 Parectopa pulverella (Walsingham, 1897) Parectopa undosa (Walsingham, 1897)
Phyllocnistinae Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Urodoidea
Urodidae Urodus mirella (Möschler, 1890)
Gelechioidea
Oecophoridae
Depressariinae Gonionota rosacea (Forbes, 1931)
Ethmiinae Ethmia abraxasella abraxasella (Walker, 1864) Ethmia confusella (Walker, 1863) Ethmia kirbyi (Möschler, 1890) Ethmia nivosella (Walker, 1864) Ethmia notatella (Walker, 1863) Ethmia paucella (Walker, 1863)
Stenomatinae Cerconota anonella (Sepp, 1852)
Gelechiidae
Anacampsinae Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
Dichomerinae Cymotricha melissia (Walsingham, 1911) Dichomeris sp.
Gelechiinae Aristotelia penicillata (Walsingham, 1897) Aristotelia pudibundella (Zeller, 1873) Aristotelia trossulella Walsingham, 1897 Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham, 1897) Phthorimea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Recurvaria kittella (Walsingham, 1897) Stegasta capitella (Fabricius, 1794) Telphusa perspicua (Walsingham, 1897) Thiotricha godmani (Walsingham, 1892) Tildenia gudmannella (Walsingham, 1897)
Choreutidae
Choreutinae Hemerophila biferana Walker, 1863 Tortyra auriferalis Walker, 1863
Bratrachedridae
Bratrachedinae Homaledra sabalella (Chambers, 1880)
Agonoxenidae Pammeces lithochroma Walsingham, 1897 Pammeces picticornis (Walsingham, 1897)
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopteriginae †?Anoncia sp. (Poinar & Poinar, 1999) [Dominican amber] Cosmopteryx abnormalis Walsingham, 1897 Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham, 1882) †?Pyroderces sp. (Poinar & Poinar, 1999) [Dominican amber]
Yponomeutoidea
Heliodinidae Embola melanotela Hsu in Hsu & Powell, 2005
Plutellidae Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Yponomeutidae
Attevinae Atteva siderea (Walsingham, 1891)
Lyonetiidae
Bucculatriginae Perileucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
Cemiostominae Bucculatrix thurberiella (Busck, 1914)
Hyblaeoidea
Hyblaeidae Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)
Pyraloidea
Thyrididae
Striglininae Banisia furva illicta Whalley, 1976
Crambidae
Acentropinae Chrysendeton claudialis (Walker, 1859) Petrophila gratalis (Walker, 1865)