National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!
Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.
Regional Species Checklists
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 77 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Phocides belus Belus Skipper
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Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop
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Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail
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Urbanus tanna Tanna Longtail
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Astraptes fulgerator Two-barred Flasher
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Astraptes alardus Frosted Flasher
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Xenophanes tryxus Glassy-winged Skipper
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Achlyodes pallida Pale Sicklewing
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Helias cama Squared Bent-Skipper
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Burnsius albescens White Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson's White-Skipper
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Heliopetes arsalte Veined White-Skipper
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Creonpyge creon Creon Skipper
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Pompeius pompeius Pompeius Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Nyctelius nyctelius Violet-banded Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Papilio anchisiades Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
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Papilio rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Leodonta tellane Tellane White
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Catasticta sisamnus Whitened Dartwhite
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Perrhybris lypera septentrionalis Yellow-banded White
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Archonias brassolis Cattleheart White
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Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Eurema albula Ghost Yellow
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
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Pyrisitia venusta Pale Yellow
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Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Arawacus togarna Togarna Hairstreak
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Detritivora barnesi Barnes' Metalmark
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Calephelis schausi Schaus' Metalmark
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Calephelis iris Iris Calephelis
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Oleria vicina Vicina Clearwing
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Dircenna klugii Klug's Clearwing
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Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot
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Dione juno Juno Longwing
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Heliconius hecale Hecale Longwing
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Historis odius Orion
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Adelpha tracta Tracta Sister
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Adelpha fessonia Band-celled Sister
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Adelpha basiloides Spot-celled Sister
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Doxocopa cyane Mexican Emperor
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Catonephele chromis Cloud-forest Catone
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Eunica alcmena alcmena Dark Purplewing
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Eunica monima Dingy Purplewing
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Hamadryas februa Gray Cracker
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Hamadryas feronia Variable Cracker
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Hamadryas glauconome Glaucous Cracker
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Dynamine paulina thalassina Dark Sailor
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Callicore pitheas Two-eyed Eighty-eight
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Diaethria clymena Cramer's Eighty-eight
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Chlosyne poecile Poecile Checkerspot
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Chlosyne hippodrome Simple Checkerspot
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Microtia elva Elf
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Eresia ithomioides Variable Crescent
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Castilia eranites Mimic Crescent
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Anthanassa tulcis Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Anartia fatima Banded Peacock
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Siproeta stelenes Malachite
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Consul electra Pearly Leafwing
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Zaretis ellops Seasonal Leafwing
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Caligo telamonius Pale Owl
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Euptychia insolata Insolata Satyr
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Pareuptychia ocirrhoe White Satyr
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Taygetis thamyra Thamyra Satyr
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx