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Regional Species Checklists
Nayarit, Mexico
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 125 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Phocides polybius Guava Skipper
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Phocides belus Belus Skipper
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Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop
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Narcosius parisi helen Steely Flasher
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Aguna asander Gold-spotted Aguna
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Aguna metophis Tailed Aguna
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Polythrix asine Asine Longtail
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Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper
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Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail
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Urbanus simplicius Plain Longtail
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Urbanus procne Brown Longtail
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Astraptes fulgerator Two-barred Flasher
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Astraptes anaphus Yellow-tipped Flasher
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Achalarus toxeus Coyote Cloudywing
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Thessia jalapus Jalapus Cloudywing
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Cabares potrillo Potrillo Skipper
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Spathilepia clonius Falcate Skipper
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Nisoniades rubescens Purplish-black Skipper
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Pellicia dimidiata Morning Glory Pellicia
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Staphylus vulgata Golden-snouted Sootywing
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Staphylus mazans Mazans Scallopwing
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Staphylus tierra West-Mexican Sootywing
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Mylon pelopidas Pale Mylon / Dingy Mylon
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Gorgythion begga Variegated Skipper
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Zopyrion sandace Sandy Skipper
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Antigonus nearchus Large Spurwing
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Antigonus funebris West-Mexican Spurwing
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Eantis tamenund Northern Sicklewing
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Quadrus lugubris Tanned Blue-Skipper
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Gesta invisus False Duskywing
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Burnsius oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopetes macaira Turk's-cap White-Skipper
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Heliopetes laviana Laviana White-Skipper
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Corticea corticea Redundant Skipper
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Monca crispinus Violet-patched Skipper
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Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
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Ancyloxypha arene Tropical Least Skipper
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Polites vibex Whirlabout
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Wallengrenia otho Southern Broken-Dash
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Pompeius pompeius Pompeius Skipper
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Quasimellana eulogius Common Mellana
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Aides dysoni Dyson's Silverpatch
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Nyctelius nyctelius Violet-banded Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parides photinus Pink-spotted Cattleheart
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Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail
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Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail
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Papilio rogeri Pink-spotted Swallowtail
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Papilio rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Appias drusilla Florida White
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Melete lycimnia Common Melwhite
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Ascia monuste Great Southern White
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Ganyra josephina Giant White
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Aphrissa statira Statira Sulphur
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Eurema daira Barred Yellow
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
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Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Evenus regalis Regal Hairstreak
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Pseudolycaena damo Sky-blue Hairstreak
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Rekoa palegon Gold-bordered Hairstreak
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Rekoa marius Marius Hairstreak
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Arawacus sito Fine-lined Hairstreak
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Strymon rufofusca Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon albata White Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
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Ministrymon clytie Clytie Ministreak
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Panthiades bathildis Zebra-striped Hairstreak
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Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark
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Calephelis perditalis Rounded Metalmark
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Calephelis rawsoni Rawson's Metalmark
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Baeotis zonata Bumblebee Metalmark
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Lasaia sula Blue Metalmark
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Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie
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Melanis cephise White-rayed Pixie
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Emesis tenedia Falcate Metalmark
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Emesis emesia Curve-winged Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus eresimus Soldier
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Dione juno Juno Longwing
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Dryas iulia Julia Heliconian
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Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian
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Heliconius erato Erato Heliconian
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Euptoieta hegesia Mexican Fritillary
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Historis odius Orion
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Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty
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Adelpha fessonia Band-celled Sister
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Adelpha iphicleola Iphicleola Sister or Confusing Sister
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Adelpha barnesia Barnes' Sister
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Doxocopa laure Silver Emperor
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Eunica monima Dingy Purplewing
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Hamadryas amphinome Red Cracker
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Pyrrhogyra neaerea Banded Banner
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Marpesia chiron Many-banded Daggerwing
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Chlosyne hippodrome Simple Checkerspot
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Chlosyne theona Theona Checkerspot
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Microtia elva Elf
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Phyciodes pallescens Mexican Crescent
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Anthanassa ardys Ardys Crescent
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Anthanassa tulcis Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
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Junonia pacoma Pacific Mangrove Buckeye
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Anartia jatrophae White Peacock
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Anartia fatima Banded Peacock
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Siproeta stelenes Malachite
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Consul fabius Tiger-striped Leafwing
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Archaeoprepona demophon One-spotted Prepona
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Archaeoprepona demophoon Two-spotted Prepona
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Morpho polyphemus White Morpho
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Opsiphanes boisduvallii Orange Owl-Butterfly
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Opsiphanes cassiae Cassia's Owl-Butterfly
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Opsiphanes cassina Split-banded Owl-Butterfly
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Hermeuptychia sosybius Carolina Satyr
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Hermeuptychia hermes Hermes Satyr
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Diphthera festiva Hieroglyphic Moth
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Utetheisa ornatrix Bella Moth
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch