The Lepidoptera of Puerto Rico consists of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Puerto Rico.
According to a recent estimate, there are about 1000 Lepidoptera species present in Puerto Rico.
Butterflies
Hesperiidae Achlyodes thraso sagra Evans, 1953 Astraptes anaphus anausis (Godman & Salvin, 1896) Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777) Atalopedes mesogramma apa Comstock, 1944 Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, 1782) Choranthus borinconus (Watson, 1937) Choranthus haitensis Skinner, 1920 Choranthus vitellius (Fabricius, 1793) Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus (Herrich-Shaffer, 1865) Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775) Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1825) Euphyes singularis insolata (Butler, 1878) Gesta gesta gesta Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 Hylephila phileus phileus (Drury, 1773) Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1823) Panoquina nero belli Watson, 1937 Panoquina ocola (Edwards, 1863) Panoquina panoquinoides panoquinoides (Skinner, 1892) Panoquina sylvicola woodruffi Watson, 1937 Perichares philetes philetes (Gmeling, 1790) Phocides pigmalion bicolora (Boddaert, 1783) Polites vibex dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896) Polygonus leo savigny (Latreille, 1824) Proteides mercurius pedro (Dewitz, 1877) Pyrgus oileus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767) Pyrrchocalles antigua antigua (Herrich-Shaffer, 1863) Urbanus dorantes cramptoni Comstock, 1944 Urbanus proteus domingo (Scudder, 1872) Wallengrenia druryi druryi (Latreille, 1824)
Lycaenidae Allosmaitia fidena (Hewitson, 1867) Chlorostrymon maesites maesites (Herrich-Shaeffer, 1864) Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis (Drury, 1770) Echinargus isola isola (Reakirt, 1866) Electrostrymon angelia boyeri (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Hemiargus hanno watsoni Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Hemiargus thomasi noelli Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Hemiargus woodruffi Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Leptotes cassius theonus (Lucas, 1857) Nesiostrymon celida aibonito (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Pseudochrysops bornoi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Strumon limenia (Hewitson, 1868) Strymon acis mars (Fabricius, 1777) Strymon bubastus pence (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Strymon columella arecibo (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Nymphalidae Adelpha arecosa (Hewitson, 1847) Anaea troglodyte borinquenalis Johnson & Comstock, 1941 Anartia jatrophae semifusca Munroe, 1942 Antillea pelops pelops (Drury, 1770) Asterocampa lycaon idyja (Geyer, 1828) Atlantea tulita (Dewitz, 1877) Biblis hyperia hyperia (Cramer, 1779) Calisto nubila Lathy, 1899 Colobura dirce wolcotti Comstock, 1942 Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) Danaus gilippus cleothera (Godart, 1820) Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Danaus plexippus portoricensis (Clark, 1941) Dione vanillae insularis (Maynard, 1889) Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775) Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782) Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926 Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1775) Euptoieta hegesia watsoni Comstock, 1944 Hamadryas ferox diasia (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Heliconius charitonius charitonius (Linnaeus, 1767) Heliconius melphis melphis Godart, 1819 Helioconius charitonius punctatus (Hall, 1936) Hipolinmas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Historis acheronta cadmus (Cramer, 1775) Historis odius odius (Fabricius, 1775) Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793) Libytheana terena (Godart, 1819) Lycorea ceres cleobaea (Godart, 1820) Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775) Marpesia petreus thetys (Fabricius, 1777) Precis evarete michaelesi Munroe, 1951 Prepona amphitoe amphitoe (Godart, 1823) Siderone nemesis (Illiger, 1801) Siproeta stelenes stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa cardui cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1770)
Papilionidae Battus polydamas thyamus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Papilio aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794 Papilio androgeus epidaurus Godman & Salvin, 1890 Papilio pelaus imerius Godart, 1819
Pieridae Anteos maerula maerula (Fabricius, 1775) Aphrissa godartiana (Swainson, 1821) Aphrissa statira cubana d'Almeida, 1939 Appias drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943 Appias punctifera d'Almeida. 1939 Ascia josephina krugii (Dewitz, 1877) Ascia monuste eubotea (Godart, 1819) Dismorphia spio (Latreille, 1819) Eurema daira palmira (Poey, 1851) Eurema elathea elathea (Cramer, 1777) Eurema leuce sanjuanensis Watson, 1938 Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétriés, 1832) Eurema nicippe (Cramer), 1779 Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz, 1877) Kricogonia castalia (Fabricius, 1793) Phoebis agarithe antillia Brown, 1929 Phoebis argante martini Comstock, 1944 Phoebis philea philea (Johanson, 1763) Phoebis sennae sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) Phoebis trite watsoni Brown, 1929
Moths
Nepticulidae Stigmella gossypii Forbes & Leonard, 1930
Tischeriidae Astrotischeria heliopsisella Chambers, 1875
Tineidae Antipolistes anthracella Forbes, 1933 Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Ereunetis aeneoalbida Walsingham, 1897 Ereunetis particolor Walsingham Eudarcia argyrophaea (Forbes, 1931) Eudarcia tischeriella (Walsingham, 1897) Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794) Infurcitinea luteella Forbes, 1931 Infurcitinea palpella Forbes, 1931 Lepyrotica brevistrigata Walsingham, 1897 Mea incudella Forbes, 1931 Mea yunquella Forbes, 1931 Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758) Protodarcia plumella (Walsingham, 1892) Taeniodictys sericella Forbes, 1933 Tinea familiaris Zeller, 1877 Tinea minutella (Fabricius, 1794) Tinea pallidorsella (Zeller, 1877) Tinea scythropiella Walsingham, 1897 Tineola walsinghami Busck, 1933 Tiquadra aeneonivella (Walker, 1864) Urodus mirella Möschler, 1890 Xystrologa antipathetica (Forbes, 1931)
Acrolophidae Acrolophus arcanella (Clemens, 1859) Acrolophus harpasen Forbes, 1931 Acrolophus ochracea (Möschler, 1890) Acrolophus plumifrontella (Clemens, 1859) Acrolophus triatomellus Walsingham, 1897 Acrolophus triformellus Forbes, 1930 Acrolophus vitellus Poey, 1832 Acrolophus walsinghami Möschler, 1890
Psychidae Cryptothelea nigrita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding, 1827
Lyonetiidae Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
Gracilariidae Acrocercops albomarginatum (Walsingham, 1897) Acrocercops cymella Forbes, 1931 Acrocercops inconspicua Forbes, 1930 Acrocercops pontifica Forbes, 1931 Acrocercops zebrulella Forbes, 1931 Caloptilia aeneocapitella (Walsingham, 1891) Dialectica rendalli (Walsingham, 1897) Dialectica sanctaecrucis (Walsingham, 1897) Eucosmorpha dives Walsingham, 1897 Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 Spanioptila spinosum Walsingham, 1897
Ethmiidae Ethmia joviella Walsingham, 1897 Ethmia kirbyi Möschler, 1890 Ethmia nivosella (Walker, 1864)
Alucitidae Alucita montana Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 Orneodes eudactyla (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1877)
Blastobasidae Auximobasis constans Walsingham, 1897 Auximobasis insularis Walsingham, 1897 Auximobasis variolata Walsingham, 1897 Blastobasis subolivacea Walsingham, 1897
Coleophoridae Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897 Coleophora pulchricornis Walsingham, 1897
Batrachedridae Homaledra sabalella (Chambers, 1880)
Cosmopterygidae Aphanosara planistes Forbes, 1931 Batrachedra albistrigella Möschler, 1890 Cosmopterix astrapias Walsingham, 1909 Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cosmopterix carpo Koster, 2010 Cosmopterix gemmiferella Clemens, 1860 Cosmopterix interfracta Meyrick, 1922 Cosmopterix similis Walsingham, 1897 Cosmopterix vanderwolfi Koster, 2010 Ithome curvipunctella (Walsingham, 1892) Ithome fuscula Forbes, 1931 Ithome pernigrella (Forbes, 1931) Pebobs ipomoeae (Busck, 1900) Pebobs sanctivincenti (Walsingham, 1892) Perimede annulata Busck, 1914 Perimede purpurescens Forbes, 1931 Pyroderces stigmatophora (Walsingham, 1897) Stilbosis phaeoptera Forbes, 1931 Triclonella mediocris (Walsingham, 1897)
Oecophoridae Agonopterix argillacea (Walsingham, 1881) Mothonica ocellea Forbes, 1930
Gelechiidae
Anomologinae Monochroa absconditella (Walker, 1864)
Gelechiinae Agnippe evippeella Busck, 1906 Aristotelia diolcella Forbes, 1931 Aristotelia lignicolora Forbes, 1931 Aristotelia penicillata (Walsingham, 1897) Aristotelia vagabundella Forbes, 1931 Chionodes salva (Meyrick, 1925) Gelechia exclarella Möschler, 1890 Keiferia gudmannella (Walsingham, 1897) Nicanthes rhodoclea Meyrick, 1928 Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874 Recurvaria annulicornis (Walsingham, 1897) Recurvaria eromene (Walsingham, 1897) Recurvaria kittella (Walsingham, 1897) Stegasta bosquella (Chambers, 1875) Stegasta capitella (Fabricius, 1794) Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900) Telphusa distictella Forbes, 1931 Telphusa perspicua (Walsingham, 1911)
Anacampsinae Anacampsis insularis Walsingham, 1897 Anacampsis mangelivora Walsingham, 1897 Anacampsis meibomiella Forbes, 1931 Anacampsis melanophaea Forbes, 1931 Anacampsis picticornis Walsingham, 1897 Compsolechia plumbeolata (Walsingham, 1897) Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
Dichomeridinae Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891) Commatica bifuscella (Forbes, 1931) Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876) Dichomeris indigna (Walsingham, 1892) Dichomeris manella (Möschler, 1890) Dichomeris melissia Walsingham, 1911 Dichomeris pectinella (Forbes, 1931) Dichomeris piperata (Walsingham, 1892) Empedaula rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1914) Eunebristis zingarella (Walsingham, 1897) Glaucacna iridea Forbes, 1931 Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876) Onebala elliptica (Forbes, 1931) Thiotricha sciurella (Walsingham, 1897)
Glyphipterygidae Brenthia elongata Heppner, 1985 Brenthia hibiscusae Heppner, 1985 Tortyra aurofasciana (Snellen, 1875)
Yponomeutidae Euarne obligatella Möschler, 1890 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Urodus sordidata Zeller, 1877 Yponomeuta triangularis (Möschler, 1890)
Heliodinidae Heliodines quinqueguttata Walsingham, 1897
Cossidae Psychonoctua personalis Grote, 1865
Schistonoeidae Schistonoea fulvidella (Walsingham, 1897)
Elachistidae Ethmia abraxasella (Walker, 1864) Ethmia confusella (Walker, 1863) Ethmia notatella (Walker, 1863)
Tortricidae
Chlidanotinae Ardeutica patillae Razowski & Becker, 2011
Olethreutinae Ancylis virididorsana (Möschler, 1890) Bactra priapeia (Heinrich, 1923) Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875 Cacocharis canofascia Forbes, 1930 Crocidosema calvifrons Walsingham, 1891 Crocidosema longipalpana (Möschler, 1891) Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847 Crocidosema unica Heinrich, 1923 Cydia albimaculana (Fernald, 1879) Cydia fahlbergiana Thunberg, 1797 Dichrorampha excitana (Möschler, 1890) Endothenia hebesana (Walker, 1863) Epiblema strenuana (Walker, 1863) Episimus argutana (Clemens, 1860) Ethelgoda texanana (Walsingham, 1879) Eucosma autochthones (Walsingham, 1897) Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Lima, 1927 Gymnandrosoma desotanum (Heinrich, 1926) Gymnandrosoma trachycerus Forbes, 1931 Olethreutes anthracana Forbes, 1931 Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1891
Tortricinae Aethesoides distigmatana Walsingham, 1897 Amorbia effoetana Möschler, 1891 Apinoglossa comburana Möschler, 1891 Apotoforma rotundipennis (Walsingham, 1897) Cochylis bunteoides Forbes, 1931 Cochylis parallelana Walsingham, 1879 Cochylis prolectana Möschler, 1891 Cochylis tectonicana Möschler, 1891 Cochylis vicinitana Möschler, 1891 Coelostathma discopunctana Clemens, 1860 Drachmobola insignitana Möschler, 1891 Ewunia gemella Razowski & Becker, 2002 Lasiothyris puertoricana Razowski & Becker, 2007 Lorita lepidulana Forbes, 1931 Maricaona maricaonana Razowski & Becker, 2007 Platphalonidia subolivacea Walsingham, 1897 Platynota flavedana Clemens, 1860 Platynota rostrana (Walker, 1863) Saphenista multistrigata Walsingham, 1914 Saphenista semistrigata Forbes, 1931
Megalopygidae Megalopyge krugii Dewitz, 1877
Crambidae
Acentropinae Neargyractis moniligeralis Lederer, 1863 Neargyractis plusialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852) Petrophila doriscalis (Schaus, 1940) Petrophila opulentalis (Lederer, 1863) Petrophila sumptuosalis (Möschler, 1890)
Crambinae Argyria diplomachalis Schaus, 1940