Butterflies of Monteverde

Lycaenidae - Hairstreaks & Blues


This list includes the lycaenid species recorded from the Monteverde region of the Tilarán Mountain Range in northern Costa Rica (above 700 m in elevation on either the Atlantic or Pacific slope). Most of the specimens were identified by Dr. Robert Robbins, of the U. S. National Musem, Washington, D.C. and Dr. Paul Opler, of Loveland, Colorado.


Scientific name Male dorsal Male ventral Female dorsal Female ventral
Allosmaitia strophius (Godart, 1824)
Arawacus aetolus (Sulzer, 1776)
Arawacus sito (Boisduval, 1836)
Arcas splendor (Druce, 1907)
Atlides carpasia (Hewitson, 1868)
Brangas carthaea (Hewitson, 1868) X X
Brangas near torfrida (Hewitson, 1867)
Brangas sp. nov.
Calycopis clarina (Hewitson, 1874)
Calycopis demonassa (Hewitson, 1868)
Calycopis isobeon (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Calycopis orcillula (Strand, 1916)
Calycopis tamos (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1779)
Chlorostrymon telea (Hewitson, 1868)
Contrafacia bassania (Hewitson, 1868)
Cyanophrys agricolor (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Cyanophrys herodotus (Fabricius, 1793)
Cyanophrys longula (Hewitson, 1868) X
Denivia augustinula (Goodson, 1945)
Denivia theocritus (Fabricius, 1793) X
Dicya upupa (Druce, 1907)
Electrostrymon mathewi (Hewitson, 1874)
Erora aura (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Erora nitetis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Erora near nitetis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Erora carla (Schaus, 1902) or E. vevenae
Eumaeus minijas (Hübner, [1809])
Everes comyntas, cf. (Godart)
Evenus coronata (Hewitson, 1865)
Gibbonota barajo (Reakirt, 1867) X
Hemiargus ceraunus, cf. (Fabricius, 1793)
Hypostrymon renidens (Draudt, 1920)
Ignata gadira (Hewitson, 1867)
Ignata near gadira (Hewitson, 1867)
Janthecla janthina (Hewitson, 1867)
Kisutam near hesperitis (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Kisutam syllis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Lamprospilus coelicolor (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Lamprospilus near coelicolor #2 (Butler & Druce 1872)
Leptotes cassius, cf. (Cramer, [1775])
Magnastigma elsa (Hewitson, 1877)
Micandra cyda (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Michaelus jebus (Godart, 1824)
Michaelus vibidia (Hewitson, 1869)
Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873
Ministrymon cleon (Fabricius, 1775)
Ministrymon inoa (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Ministrymon zilda Hewitson
Nesiostrymon celona (Hewitson, 1874)
Nesiostrymon dodava (Hewitson, 1877)
Nesiostrymon tera Hewitson
Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868)
Ocaria odinus (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Paiwarria antinous (Felder & Felder, 1865)
Panthiades bathis Fabricius
Parrhassius polibetes (Stoll, [1781])
Pseudolycaena damo (Druce, 1875)
Rekoa marius (Lucas, 1857)
Rekoa palegon (Stoll, 1780)
Siderus philinna (Hewitson, 1868)
Strymon albata (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
Strymon bebrycia (Hewitson, 1868)
Strymon cestri (Reakirt, 1867)
Strymon columella (Fabricius, 1793)
Strymon gabatha (Hewitson, 1870)
Strymon yojoa (Reakirt, 1867)
Thecla arza Hewitson
Thecla augustinus Butler & Druce X X
Thecla charichlorus (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Thecla cupentus (Stoll 1781)
Thecla denarius (Butler & Druce, 1872) X X
Thecla epopea (Hewitson 1870)
Thecla eunus Godman & Salvin, 1887
Thecla hesychia Godman & Salvin
Thecla hyas (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Thecla iambe Godman & Salvin X X
Thecla keila Hewitson, 1869
Thecla lollia Godman & Salvin
Thecla mycon (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Thecla near latagus #1 (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Thecla oceia Godman & Salvin, 1887
Thecla paralus (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Thecla paron (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Thecla petelina Hewitson
Thecla sethon G & S
Thecla sp. nov. near latagus
Thecla tephraeus (Geyer, 1837) X X
Thecla theia (Hewitson, 1870)
Thecla undulata (Hewitson, 1867)
Theclopsis demea (Hewitson, 1874)
Theorema eumenia Hewitson, [1865]
(Thereus) ortalus Godman & Salvin
Theritas mavors (Hübner, 1818)
Tmolus crolinus (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tmolus sp. nov. near heraldica
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Created: 18 March 2006. Updated: 20 February 2007.