Jeff's Photos of Butterflies in Brazil

by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Jeff's Butterflies Page | Jeff's Nature Page Home

Below are photos of butterflies taken during a 3 week trip to Brazil, specifically for wildlife to the Pantanl in 2025. Depending upon the day, photos were shot with a Canon r5 or an iPhone 16 Pro. If you spot any identification errors, please email me to let me know. Enjoy!

Abbreviated 2025 Itinerary for days taking nature photos

BRAZIL BUTTERFLIES

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

Thoas Swallowtail, King Swallowtail (Heraclides thoas)
Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
4 Aug 2025

Highly cropped iPhone photo


Whites & Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Florida White, Tropical White (Glutophrissa drusilla drusilla)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
31 July 2025
Florida White, Tropical White (Glutophrissa drusilla drusilla)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
31 July 2025
Florida White, Tropical White (Glutophrissa drusilla drusilla)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Marcellina Sulphur (Phoebis marcellina)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2 Aug 2025

Some authrities treat this as a subspecies of the Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebus senna marcellina)

Marcellina Sulphur (Phoebis marcellina)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
29 July 2025

Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
31 July 2025

Previously treated as Eurema nise


Banded Yellow (Eurema elathea)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Hairstreaks & Blues (Lycaenidae)

Gray-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon astiocha)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 July 2025
Gray-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon astiocha)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 July 2025

Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno), male
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 July 2025
Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno), female
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
29 July 2025

Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Canon PowerShot photo on a Yacare Caiman with a fish in its mouth

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

iPhone photo



Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2 Aug 2025
Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
31 July 2025

Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
29 July 2025

Blind Purplewing (Eunica mygdonia)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Rayed Purplewing (Eunica malvina)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025
Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025
Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophe)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
29 July 2025

Scrub Crescent, Hermas Crescent (Anthanassa hermas)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)
Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 July 2025

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Left: 30 July 2025
Right: 31 July 2025

Pale Mylon (Hoodus pelopidas)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Left: 1 Aug 2025
Right: 30 July 2025

Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Left: 30 July 2025
Right: 1 Aug 2025 (Image flipped vertically)

Common Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025

Impostor Duskywing (Gesta gesta)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 July 2025
Impostor Duskywing (Gesta gesta)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 2025

Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025

Sharp Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius orcus)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025
Sharp Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius orcus)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
31 July 2025
Sharp Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius orcus)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 July 2025
Sharp Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius orcus)
Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 July 2025

Stained White-Skipper (Heliopetes omrina)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2 Aug 2025

Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2 Aug 2025

unidentified grass skipper; perhaps a Librita sp., or Quasimellan sp. or a Paratrytone sp.?
Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Aug 2025




by Jeffrey S. Pippen

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