This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica.
The list is most likely incomplete. There is also a list of moths of Jamaica.
Papilionidae
Papilioninae
- Battus polydamas jamaicensis, gold rim swallowtail <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)</small>
- Eurytides marcellinus <small>(Doubleday, [1845])</small>
- Papilio demoleus demoleus, lime swallowtail <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Papilio homerus <small>Fabricius, 1793</small>
- Papilio melonius <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1906</small>
- Papilio thersites <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Papilio andraemon andraemon, Bahamian swallowtail <small>(Hübner, [1823])</small>
- Papilio pelaus pelaus, prickly ash swallowtail <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
Hesperiidae
Eudaminae
- Aguna asander jasper <small>Evans, 1952</small>
- Astraptes anaphus anausis <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1896)</small>
- Astraptes jaira <small>(Butler, 1870)</small>
- Astraptes talus <small>(Cramer, 1777)</small>
- Cabares potrillo potrillo <small>(Lucas, 1857)</small>
- Chioides churchi <small>E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948</small>
- Epargyreus antaeus <small>(Hewitson, 1867)</small>
- Phocides lincea perkinsi <small>(Kaye, 1931)</small>
- Polygonus leo hagar <small>Evans, 1952</small>
- Proteides mercurius jamaicensis, mercurial skipper <small>Skinner, 1920</small>
Pyrginae
- Anastrus sempiternus dilloni <small>(E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948)</small>
- Eantis mithridates <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Ephyriades arcas philemon <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Ephyriades brunnea jamaicensis <small>(Möschler, 1879)</small>
- Gesta gesta <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)</small>
- Grais stigmaticus juncta <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Pyrgus oileus, tropical checkered skipper <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Timochares runia <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Urbanus proteus, common long-tailed skipper <small>(Linnaeus 1758)</small>
Hesperiinae
- Choranthus lilliae <small>E. Bell, 1931</small>
- Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)</small>
- Euphyes singularis insolata, Butler's branded skipper <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
- Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius <small>(Latreille, [1824])</small>
- Panoquina ocola ocola <small>(W. H. Edwards, 1863)</small>
- Perichares philetes <small>(Gmelin, [1790])</small>
- Pyrrhocalles jamaicensis, Schaus's skipper <small>(Schaus, 1902)</small>
- Rhinthon cubana cubana, branded skipper <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)</small>
- Synapte malitiosa malitiosa <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)</small>
- Troyus turneri <small>Warren & Turland 2012</small>
- Wallengrenia vesuria <small>(Plötz, 1882)</small>
Pieridae
Coliadinae
- Abaeis nicippe <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small>
- Anteos clorinde <small>(Godart, [1824])</small>
- Anteos maerula maerula, yellow angled-sulphur <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Aphrissa godartiana hartonia <small>(Butler, 1870)</small>
- Aphrissa statira cubana <small>d'Almeida, 1939</small>
- Eurema adamsi <small>(Lathy, 1898)</small>
- Eurema boisduvaliana <small>(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)</small>
- Kricogonia lyside <small>(Godart, 1819)</small>
- Nathalis iole iole <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Phoebis argante comstocki <small>Avinoff, 1944</small>
- Pyrisitia dina parvumbra <small>(Kaye, 1925)</small>
- Pyrisitia lisa euterpe, little sulphur <small>(Ménétriés, 1832)</small>
- Pyrisitia messalina <small>(Fabricius, 1785)</small>
- Pyrisitia nise nise, mimosa yellow <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia, proterpia orange, tailed orange <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
Pierinae
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
- Chlorostrymon orbis <small>K. Johnson & D. Smith, 1993</small>
- Chlorostrymon simaethis jago <small>(W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)</small>
- Cyanophrys crethona <small>(Hewitson, 1874)</small>
- Cyanophrys hartii <small>T. Turner & J. Miller, 1992</small>
- Electrostrymon angelia pantoni <small>(W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)</small>
- Electrostrymon pan <small>(Drury, 1773)</small>
- Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi <small>(W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)</small>
- Rekoa bourkei <small>(Kaye, [1925])</small>
- Strymon acis gossei <small>(W. Comstock & Huntington, 1943)</small>
- Strymon bazochii gundlachianus <small>M. Bates, 1935</small>
- Strymon istapa cybira <small>(Hewitson, 1874)</small>
- Strymon limenia <small>(Hewitson, 1868)</small>
- Strymon martialis <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)</small>
Polyommatinae
Nymphalidae
Libytheinae
Danainae
Heliconiinae
- Agraulis vanilla insularis, Gulf fritillary, silver-spotted flambeau <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Dryas iulia delila, Julia butterfly <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Euptoieta hegesia hegesia, tropical fritillary <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small>
- Heliconius charithonia simulator, zebra heliconian longwing <small>Röber, 1921</small>
Limenitidinae
Apaturinae
Biblidinae
Cyrestinae
Nymphalinae
- Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis, Jamaican white peacock <small>Möschler, 1886</small>
- Anthanassa frisia frisia, Cuban crescentspot <small>(Poey, 1832)</small>
- Antillea pelops pygmaea <small>(Godart, 1819)</small>
- Antillea proclea <small>(Doubleday, [1847])</small>
- Atlantea pantoni <small>(Kaye, 1906)</small>
- Colobura dirce wolcotti <small>W. Comstock, 1942</small>
- Historis acheronta cadmus <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Hypanartia paullus <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Junonia evarete zonalis, tropical buckeye <small>C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867]</small>
- Junonia genoveva, mangrove buckeye <small>(Cramer, 1780)</small>
- Siproeta stelenes stelenes, Antillean malachite <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Vanessa atalanta rubria, red admiral <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small>
- Vanessa virginiensis, American painted lady <small>(Drury, 1773)</small>
Charaxinae
Satyrinae
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