Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico
14 Dec 2023
Below are photos shot of various butterflies during a few days around the Playa del Carmen area of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Depending upon the day, photos were shot with a Canon eos 90d or an iPhone 11 Pro. If you spot any identification errors, please email me to let me know. Enjoy!
No swallowtails were observed
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Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebus sennae) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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| Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Boisduval's Yellow (Abaeis boisduvaliana) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Sky-blue Hairstreak (Pseudolycaena damo) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 NABA names this as Sky-blue Greatstreak. |
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Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Most likely a Mayan Scintillant (Calephalis maya) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 Identification of members of this genus in the field is extremely difficult, hence this is a best guess. Also known as a Mayan Metalmark or a Mayan Calephalis. |
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Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark (Mesosemia lamachus) Muyil Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico 16 Dec 2023 |
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Erato Heliconium (Heliconius erato) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Erato Heliconium (Heliconius erato) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Erato Heliconium (Heliconius erato) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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| Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Queen (Danaus gilippus thersippus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) Muyil Ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico 16 Dec 2023 |
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Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Common Morpho (Morpho helenor) Cobá Ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico 15 Dec 2023 |
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Common Morpho (Morpho helenor) Cobá Ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico 15 Dec 2023 |
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Common Morpho (Morpho helenor) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Salas Skipper (Typhedanus salas) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Salas Skipper (Typhedanus salas) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
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'Pale' Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho clavus) Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico 14 Dec 2023 |
I was only able to photograph one dragon on this trip. Here it is!
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Carmine Skimmmer (Orthemis discolor) Vidanta Resort Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico 13 Dec 2023 |
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