Common of REGUA

Morpho helenor achillaena amathea roeselia crassus Battus polydamas Worldwide there are about 160,000 of Helenor Morpho Scarlet Peacock Nymphalidae Crassus Swallowtail Papilionidae Polydamus Swallowtail Papilionidae (moths and butterflies) of which the 20,000 butterflies are split into five families: Hesperiidae, , Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, and .

Brazil has over 3,000 species of which almost 1,000 can be found in the Atlantic Rainforest, and over 570 have been recorded at REGUA and the surrounding area. However there are still many more to find, and it is likely that the final total will be around 700-800 species, perhaps even approaching the 900 Anartia jatrophae Colobura dirce Heraclides thoas brasiliensis anchises nephalion species recorded at Itatiaia. White Peacock Nymphalidae Dirce Beauty Nymphalidae Thoas Swallowtail Papilionidae Anchises Cattleheart Papilionidae For amateurs, the identification is severely hampered by the absence of field guides, but this leaflet illustrates 54 of the commoner and more easily identified species that can be found throughout most of the year around the REGUA wetlands and trails.

REGUA is keen to establish a comprehensive list of species present and their flight times, so please submit your records and odius Hyparnartia menippe Pieridae Phoebis philea photographs to Jorge Bizarro ([email protected]). Orion Nymphalidae Orange Mapwing Nymphalidae Orange-tipped Angled-Suphur Orange-barred Sulphur Pieridae

Junonia evarete Ascia monuste Leucochimona icare Cobalopsis miaba Pyrgus oileus Hesperiidae Tropical Buck-eye Nymphalidae Hermes Satyr Nymphalidae Great Southern White Pieridae Icare Eyemark Riodinidae Miaba Skipper Hesperiidae Tropical Chequered Skipper

Pareuptychia ocirrhoe interjecta Pierella lamia Mesosemia nyctea fluminensis periander eleusinus Urbanus dorantes Urbanus simplicius Two-banded Satyr Nymphalidae Lamia Pierella Nymphalidae Nyctea Eyemark Riodinidae Periander Swordtail Riodinidae Dorantes Longtail Hesperiidae Plain Longtail Hesperiidae Urbanus teleus Xenophanes tryxus Hamadryas feronia Dryas julia alcionea Teleus Longtail Hesperiidae Glassy-winged Skipper Hesperiidae Nymphalidae Variable Cracker Nymphalidae Julia Nymphalidae Erato Longwing Nymphalidae

Myscelus santhilarius hanno chiron marius Nymphalidae Heliconius ethilla narcaea Heliconius sara apseudes Hesperiidae Hanno Blue Lycaenidae Many-banded Daggerwing Ruddy Daggerwing Nymphalidae Ethilla Longwing Nymphalidae Sara Longwing Nymphalidae

Cyanophrys herodotus marsyas Myscelia orsis demophon thalpius Hypothyris ninonia daeta Ithomia drymo Tropical Greenstreak Lycaenidae Marysas Hairstreak Lycaenidae Orsis Bluewing Nymphalidae One-spotted Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae

Theritas hemon Doxocopa agathina vacuna Hypna clytemnestra huebneri erippus lysimnia Mechanitis casabranca Hemon Hairstreak Lycaenidae Aganthina Emperor Nymphalidae Silver-studded Leafwing Nymphal. Southern Monarch Nymphalidae Lysimnia Tigerwing Nymphalidae Polymnia Tigerwing Nymphalidae

Diaethria clymena janeira Hamadryas amphinome Actinote pellenea Agraulis vanillae maculosa cytherea aea Caligo brasiliensis Clymena Eighty-eight Nymphalidae Red Cracker Nymphalidae Pellenea Actinote Nymphalidae Gulf Fritillary Nymphalidae Smooth-banded Sister Nymphalidae Giant Owl Nymphalidae