Agraulis vanillae
Habits: common. Can be seen flying alone or in groups in gardens, pastures and grasslands.
Distribution: USA to Paraguay.
Dione
juno
Habits: common in disturbed forests and urban areas. Usually found in sunny areas along rivers and forest edges.
Distribution: Mexico to Paraguay.
Dryas
iulia
Habits: very common. Present on trails and disturbed open areas near the Panama Canal.
Distribution: South USA to South America.
Eueides
isabella
Habits: normally flying at canopy level.
Distribution: Mexico to Amazon Basin & in West Indies
Heliconius
charithonia
Habits: they roost in groups at night to protect from predators.
Distribution: Neotropics & Texas
Heliconius cydno
Habits: common in forest interior at canopy height.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Heliconius doris
Habits: Blue morph is rare. Found in forest edges and gardens at low and mid-elevations.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Heliconius erato
Habits: also known as red postman. Very common, found in forest edges.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Heliconius hecale
Habits: found in forest edges and pastures at lowlands.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Heliconius sapho
Habits: common in forest interior at canopy height.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Heliconius sara
Habits: very common in forest interior and edges.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Lycorea halia
Habits: also known as tropical milkweed butterfly. Found in secondary tropical rainforest.
Distribution: Mexico to Peru.
Morpho helenor
Habits: commonly found in primary forest.
Distribution: South West Mexico to Bolivia.
Parides erithalion
Habits: found in gaps and shady spaces of forest border.
Distribution: Mexico to Argentina.
Parides sesostris
Habits: very common. Found in edges of trails.
Distribution: Mexico to Bolivia.
Philaethria dido
Habits: very common and quick flyer. Mostly found in canopy.
Distribution: Mexico to Brazil.
Tithorea tarricina
Habits: usually found in forest edges in lowlands and mountain slopes.
Distribution: Neotropics.
Tithorea harmonia
Habits: found in understory light gaps or open areas near streams.
Distribution: Mexico to Brazil.