Lepidoptera of Cuba consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Cuba.
According to a recent estimate, there are about of 1,557 Lepidoptera species present on the island.
Butterflies Papilionoidea Papilionidae Papilioninae
Battus devilliersii (Godart, 1823) Battus polydamas (Dufrane, 1946) Eurytides celadon (Lucas, 1852) Heraclides andraemon Hübner, Heraclides androgeus (Godman & Salvin, 1890) Heraclides aristodemus (Esper, 1794) Heraclides caiguanabus (Poey, ) Heraclides oxynius (Geyer, 1827) Heraclides pelaus (Bates, 1935) Heraclides thoas (Gundlach, 1866) Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 Parides gundlachianus (Felder & Felder, 1864) Pterourus palamedes (Drury, 1773) Pterourus troilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hesperiidae Hesperiinae
Asbolis capucinus (Lucas, 1857) Atalopedes mesogramma (Latreille, ) Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, 1782) Choranthus orientis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) Choranthus radians (Lucas, 1857) Cymaenes tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, ) Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Holguinia holguin Evans, 1955 Hylephila phyleus (Drury, 1773) Lerodea eufala (Edwards, 1869) Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, ) Oarisma bruneri Bell, 1959 Oarisma nanus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Panoquina corrupta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Panoquina lucas (Fabricius, 1793) Panoquina ocola (Edwards, 1863) Panoquina panoquinoides (Skinner, 1891) Parachoranthus magdalia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) Perichares philetes (Gmelin, 1790) Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) Rhinthon cubana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Saliana esperi Smith & Hernández, 1992 Synapte malitiosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Wallengrenia otho (Lucas, 1857)
Pyrginae
Aguna asander (Mabille & Bouillet, 1912) Aguna claxon Evans, 1952 Anastrus sempiternus (Bell & Comstock, 1948) Astraptes anaphus (Godman & Salvin, 1896) Astraptes cassander (Fabricius, 1793) Astraptes habana (Lucas, 1857) Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1799) Astraptes xagua (Lucas, 1857) Autochton cellus (Boisduval & Leconte, 1833) Burca braco (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Burca concolor (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Burca cubensis (Skinner, 1913) Cabares potrillo (Lucas, 1857) Carystoides mexicana Freeman, 1969 Chioides marmorosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Chiomara gundlachi (Möschler, 1878) Eantis papinianus (Poey, 1832) Eantis munroei (Bell, 1956) Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) Ephyriades arcas (Fabricius, 1775) Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1820) Erynnis zarucco (Lucas, 1857) Gesta gesta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) Ouleus fridericus (Geyer, 1832) Phocides pigmalion (Lucas, 1857) Polygonus leo (Gmelin, ) Proteides maysi (Lucas, 1857) Proteides mercurius (Lucas, 1857) Pyrgus crisia (Herrich-Schäffer Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767) Cecropterus dorantes (Lucas, 1857) Urbanus proteus (Scudder, 1872)
Pieridae Coliadinae
Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1779) Anteos clorinde (Godart, ) Anteos maerula (Fabricius, 1775) Aphrissa neleis (Boisduval, 1836) Aphrissa statira d´Almeida, 1939 Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 Eurema amelia (Poey, 1853) Eurema boisduvaliana (Felder & Felder, 1865) Eurema daira (Godart, 1819) Eurema elathea (Cramer, 1777) Eurema lucina (Poey, 1853) Kricogonia cabrerai Ramsden, 1920 Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 Phoebis agarithe Brown, 1929 Phoebis argante (Butler, 1869) Phoebis avellaneda (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864) Phoebis philea (Johansson, 1763) Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrisitia chamberlaini (Bates, 1934) Pyrisitia dina (Poey, 1832) Pyrisitia larae (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Pyrisitia lisa (Ménétriés, 1832) Pyrisitia messalina (Fabricius, 1787) Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) Pyrisitia venusta (Dillon, 1947) Zerene cesonia (Stoll, 1790)
Dismorphiinae Dismorphia cubana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)
Pierinae
Ascia monuste (Fabricius, 1775) Ganyra menciae (Ramsden, 1915) Glutophrissa drusilla (Butler, 1872) Melete salacia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Pontia protodice (Boisduval & Leconte, 1833)
Riodinidae Dianesia carteri (Holland, 1902)
Lycaenidae Theclinae
Allosmaitia coelebs (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1770) Electrostrymon angelia (Hewitson, 1874) Eumaeus atala (Poey, 1832) Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, 1873) Nesiostrymon celida (Lucas, 1857) Strymon acis (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Strymon bazochii Bates, 1934 Strymon istapa (Hewitson, 1874) Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868) Strymon martialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864) Strymon toussainti (Comstock & Hungtinton, 1943) Ziegleria hernandezi (Johnson & Kroenlein, 1993)
Polyommatinae
Brephidium exilis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Cyclargus ammon (Lucas, 1857) Cyclargus thomasi (Clench, 1941) Hemiargus hanno (Poey, 1832) Leptotes cassius (Lucas, 1857) Leptotes hedgesi Schwartz & Johnson, 1992 Pseudochrysops bornoi Smith & Hernández, 1992
Nymphalidae Apaturinae Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, ) Doxocopa laure (Hübner, 1823)
Biblidinae
Dynamine serina Bates, 1934 Dynamine postverta d'Almeida, 1952 Eunica heraclitus (Poey, 1847) Eunica monima (Cramer, 1782) Eunica tatila Kaye, 1926 Hamadryas amphichloe (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Hamadryas amphinome (Lucas, 1853) Hamadryas februa (Linnaeus, 1758) Lucinia sida Hübner, Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775) Marpesia eleuchea (Hübner, 1818)
Charaxinae
Anaea cubana (Druce, 1905) Archaeoprepona demophon (Fruhstorfer, 1904) Hypna clytemnestra (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Memphis verticordia (Doubleday, ) Memphis echemus (Doubleday, ) Siderone galanthis (Illiger, 1802)
Danainae Anetia briarea Hübner, 1823 Anetia cubana (Salvin, 1869) Anetia pantherata (Hall, 1925) Danaus eresimus Forbes, 1943 Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1779) Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Greta cubana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Lycorea halia Felder & Felder, 1865
Heliconiinae
Agraulis vanillae Maynard, 1869 Dryas iulia (Bates, 1934) Eueides isabella Geyer, 1832 Heliconius charithonia Comstock & Brown, 1950
Libytheinae Libytheana carinenta (Kirtland, 1851) Libytheana motya (Hübner, 1826) Libytheana terena Godart, 1819
Limenitinae Adelpha iphicleola Fruhstorfer, 1915 Limenitis archippus (Strecker, 1878)
Nymphalinae
Anartia chrysopelea Hübner, 1825 Anartia jatrophae Munroe, 1942 Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832) Antillea pelops (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864) Atlantea perezi (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) Colobura dirce (Comstock, 1942) Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, 1779) Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, 1779) Historis acheronta (Bates, 1939) Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775) Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 Junonia evarete Felder & Felder, 1867 Junonia genoveva (Stoll, 1782) Phyciodes phaon (Edwards, 1864) Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) Siproeta stelenes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) Vanessa atalanta (Fruhstorfer, 1909) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Satyrinae
Calisto bradleyi Munroe, 1950 Calisto brochei Torre, 1973 Calisto bruneri Michener, 1949 Calisto herophile Hübner, 1823 Calisto hysius (Godart, 1819) Calisto israeli Torre, 1973 Calisto muripetens Bates, 1939 Calisto occulta Núñez, 2012 Calisto smintheus Bates, 1935
Moths Nepticuloidea Nepticulidae Nepticulinae Enteucha gilvafascia (Davis, 1978) Manoneura basidactyla (Davis, 1978)
Opostegidae Pseudopostega adusta (Walsingham, 1897) Pseudopostega crassifurcata Davis & Stonis, 2007 Pseudopostega mignonae Davis & Stonis, 2007 Pseudopostega saltatrix (Walsingham, 1897) Pseudopostega turquinoensis Davis & Stonis, 2007
Adeloidea Heliozelidae Heliozela ahenea Walsingham, 1897
Tineoidea Psychidae Psychinae Cryptothelea surinamensis (Möschler, 1878) Paucivena cubana Núñez, 2006 Paucivena ferruginea Núñez, 2006 Paucivena fusca Núñez, 2006 Paucivena hoffmanni (Koehler, 1939) Paucivena orientalis Núñez, 2006 Paucivena pinarensis Núñez, 2006 Prochalia licheniphilus (Koehler, 1939)
Oiketicinae Biopsyche thoracica (Grote, 1865) Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding, 1827 Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth, 1803)
Tineidae Acrolophinae Acrolophus arcanella (Clemens, 1859) Acrolophus basistriatus Davis, 1987 Acrolophus dimidiella (Walsingham, 1892) Acrolophus fuscisignatus Davis, 1987 Acrolophus guttatus Davis, 1987 Acrolophus leucodocis (Zeller, 1877) Acrolophus niveipunctatus Walsingham, 1892 Acrolophus noctuina (Walsingham, 1892) Acrolophus plumifrontella (Clemens, 1859) Acrolophus popeanellus (Clemens, 1859) Acrolophus vitellus Poey, 1833
Harmacloninae Harmaclona cossidella Busck, 1914
Meessiinae Antipolistes anthracella Forbes, 1933 Eudarctia tischeriella (Forbes, 1931) Homostinea curviliniella Dietz, 1905 Oenoe pumiliella (Walsingham, 1897)
Setomorphinae Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
Tineinae Cubotinea orghidani Capuse & Georgescu, 1977 Niditinea praeumbrata (Meyrick, 1919) Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897) Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863) Tinea cretella Walsingham, 1897 Tinea pallidorsella Zeller, 1877
Erechthiinae Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881) Ereunetis aeneoalbida (Walsingham, 1897) Ereunetis particolor (Walsingham, 1897)
Hieroxestinae Opogona antistacta Meyrick, 1937
Gracillaroidea Gracillariidae Gracillariinae Acrocercops albomarginatum (Walsingham, 1897) Acrocercops cissiella Busck, 1934 Acrocercops clitoriella Busck, 1934 Acrocercops cordiella Busck, 1934 Acrocercops inconspicua Forbes, 1930 Acrocercops ipomoeae Busck, 1934 Acrocercops maranthaceae Busck, 1934 Acrocercops melantherella Busck, 1934 Acrocercops undifraga Meyrick, 1931 Caloptilia aeneocapitella (Walsingham, 1891) Caloptilia burserella (Busck, 1900) Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Chilocampyla psidiella Busck, 1934 Dialectica rendalli Walsingham, 1897 Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Eucosmophora cupreella Walsingham, 1897 Eucosmophora sideroxylonella Busck, 1900 Marmara gulosa Guillén & Davis, 2001 Metriochroa psychotriella Busck, 1900 Neurobathra curcassi Busck, 1934 Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906) Neurostrota pithecolobiella Busck, 1934 Spanioptila spinosum Walsingham, 1897
Lithocolletinae Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae Busck, 1934 Phyllonorycter tenuicaudella (Walsingham, 1897) Porphyrosela desmodiella (Clemens, 1859)
Phyllocnistinae Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Yponomeutoidea Yponomeutidae Yponomeutinae Yponomeuta triangularis Möschler, 1890
Argyresthiidae Argyresthia diffractella Zeller, 1877
Plutellidae Plutellinae Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Glyphipterigidae Glyphipteriginae Glyphipterix paradisea Walsingham, 1897 Ussara eurythmiella Busck, 1914
Acrolepiinae Acrolepiopsis cestrella (Busck, 1934)
Attevidae Atteva aurea (Fitch, 1856) Atteva gemmata (Grote, 1873)
Heliodinidae Aetole schulzella (Fabricius, 1794)
Bedeliidae Bedellia minor Busck, 1900
Lyonetiidae Cemiostominae Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin– Méneville, 1842)
Gelechioidea Blastobasidae Blastobasinae Auximobasis insularis Walsingham, 1897
Schistoneidae Schistonoea fulvidella (Walshingham, 1897)
Elachistidae Agonoxeninae Prochola fuscula Forbes, 1931
Depressariinae Gonionota bruneri Busck, 1934 Gonionota rosacea (Forbes, 1931) Psittacastis stigmaphylli (Walsingham, 1912)
Elachistinae Dicranoctetes saccharella (Busck, 1934)
Ethmiinae Ethmia abraxasella Busck, 1914 Ethmia confusella (Walker, 1863) Ethmia confusellastra Powell, 1973 Ethmia cubensis Busck, 1934 Ethmia decui Capuse, 1981 Ethmia hiramella Busck, 1914 Ethmia julia Powell, 1973 Ethmia nivosella (Walker, 1864) Ethmia notatella (Walker, 1864) Ethmia oterosella Busck, 1934 Ethmia parabittenella Capuse, 1981 Ethmia piperella Powell, 1973 Ethmia phylacis Busck, 1934 Ethmia phylacops Powell, 1973 Ethmia scythropa Walsingham, 1912 Ethmia sibonensis Capuse, 1981 Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914 Ethmia subsimilis Walsingham, 1897 Ethmia termenalbata Capuse, 1981 Ethmia unilongistriella Capuse, 1981
Stenomatinae Mothonica cubana Duckworth, 1969