The Lepidoptera of Honduras consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Honduras.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 861 butterfly and 1,441 moth species present in Honduras.
Note: the abbreviation sp. nr. means "species near".
Butterflies
Papilionoidea
Papilionidae Battus ingenuus (Dyar, 1907), Battus laodamas copanae (Reakirt, 1863) Battus lycidas (Cramer, 1777) Battus polydamas polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758) Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus (Höpffer, 1865) Eurytides calliste calliste (H. Bates, 1864) Eurytides dioxippus lancandones (H. Bates, 1864) Eurytides epidaus epidaus (Doubleday, 1846) Eurytides macrosilaus macrosilaus (Gray, ) Eurytides philolaus philolaus (Boisduval, 1836) Eurytides salvini (H. Bates, 1864) Eurytides thyastes marchandii (Boisduval, 1836) Heraclides anchisiades idaeus (Fabricius, 1793) Heraclides androgeus epidaurus (Godman & Salvin, 1890) Heraclides astyalus pallas (G. Gray, ) Heraclides cresphontes (Cramer, 1777) Heraclides ornythion (Boisduval, 1836) Heraclides paeon thrason (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) Heraclides thoas autocles (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Heraclides torquatus tolmides (Godman & Salvin, 1890) Mimoides ilus branchus (Doubleday, 1846) Mimoides phaon phaon (Boisduval, 1836) Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836) Papilio birchallii bryki Strand, 1930 Papilio erostratus erostratus Westwood, 1847 Papilio garamas electryon H. Bates, 1864 Papilio polyxenes asterius (Stoll, 1782) Papilio victorinus victorinus E. Doubleday, 1844 Papilio vulneratus vulneratus Butler, 1872 Parides childrenae childrenae (Gray, 1832) Parides erathalion polyzelus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) Parides eurimedes mylotes (H. Bates, 1861) Parides iphidamas iphidamas (Fabricius, 1793) Parides montezuma (Westwood, 1842) Parides panares lycimenes (Boisduval, 1870) Parides photinus (Doubleday, 1844) Parides sesostris zestos (Gray, )
Hesperiidae
Eudaminae Achalarus albociliatus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877) Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882) Aguna asander asander (Hewitson, 1867) Aguna aurunce hypozonius (Plötz, 1880) Aguna claxon Evans, 1952 Aguna panama Austin & Mielke, 1998 Astraptes alardus latia Evans, 1952 Astraptes alector hopfferi (Plötz, 1881) Astraptes anaphus annetta Evans, 1952 Astraptes brevicauda (Plötz, 1886) Astraptes chiriquensis chiriquensis (Staudinger, 1876) Astraptes egregius egregius (Butler, 1870) Astraptes enotrus (Stoll, 1781) Astraptes "fulgerator azul" (Reakirt, ) Astraptes janeira (Schaus, 1902) Astraptes phalaecus (Godman & Salvin, 1893) Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777) Astraptes tucuti (R. Williams, 1927) Astraptes weymeri (Plötz, 1882) Autochton bipunctatus (Gmelin, 1790) Autochton longipennis (Plötz, 1882) Autochton neis (Geyer, 1832) Autochton vectilucis (Butler, 1872) Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818) Bungalotis astylos (Cramer, 1780) Bungalotis erythus (Cramer, 1775) Bungalotis midas (Cramer, 1775) Bungalotis quadratum quadratum (Sepp, ) Cabares potrillo potrillo (Lucas, 1857) Cephise aelius (Plötz, 1880) Chioides albofasciatus (Hewitson, 1867) Chioides catillus albius Evans, 1952 Chioides zilpa (Butler, 1872) Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus (Hewitson, 1867) Codatractus bryaxis (Hewitson, 1867) Codatractus carlos carlos Evans, 1952 Codatractus cyda (Godman, 1901) Cogia caicus caicus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia cajeta cajeta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia calchas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Drephalys alcmon (Cramer, 1779) Drephalys oria Evans, 1952 Drephalys oriander (Hewitson, 1867) Dyscophellus diaphorus (Magille & Boullet, 1912) Dyscophellus phraxanor lama Evans, 1952 Dyscophellus ramon Evans, 1952 Entheus crux Steinhauser, 1989 Epargyreus aspina Evans, 1952 Epargyreus clavicornis gaumeri Godman & Salvin, 1893 Epargyreus exadeus cruza Evans, 1952 Epargyreus spina spina Evans, 1952 Hyalothyrus neleus pemphigargyra (Mabille, 1888) Narcosius colossus colossus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Narcosius nazaraeus Steinhauser, 1986 Narcosius parisi helen (Evans, 1952) Nascus phocus (Cramer, 1777) Nascus solon corilla Evans, 1952 Nicephellus nicephorus (Hewitson, 1876) Phanus marshallii (Kirby, 1880) Phanus obscurior obscurior Kaye, 1925 Phanus vitreus (Stoll, 1781) Phocides distans licinus (Möschler, 1879) Phocides metrodorus nigrescens E. Bell, 1938 Phocides pigmalion pigmalion (Cramer, 1779) Phocides polybius lilea (Reakirt, ) Phocides thermus thermus (Mabille, 1883) Polygonus savigny savigny (Latreille, ) Polythrix asine (Hewitson, 1867) Polythrix metallescens (Mabille, 1888) Polythrix octomaculata (Sepp, ) Porphyrogenes passalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Porphyrogenes sula (Williams & Bell, 1940) Porphyrogenes virgatus (Mabille, 1888) Porphyrogenes zohra (Möschler, 1879) Proteides mercurius mercurius (Fabricius, 1787) Pseudonascus paulliniae (Sepp, ) Ridens mephitis (Hewitson, 1876) Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775) Tarsoctenus corytus gaudialis (Hewsitson, 1876) Telemiades avitus (Stoll, 1781) Telemiades fides Bell, 1949 Telemiades megallus Mabille, 1888 Telemiades oiclus (Mabille, 1889) Thessia jalapus (Plötz, 1881) Typhedanus ampyx (Godman & Salvin, 1893) Typhedanus undulatus (Hewitson, 1867) Udranomia kikkawai (Weeks, 1906) Urbanus albimargo albimargo (Mabille, 1875) Urbanus belli (Hayward, 1935) Urbanus dorantes dorantes (Stoll, 1790) Urbanus doryssus doryssus (Swainson, 1831) Urbanus esmeraldus (Butler, 1877) Urbanus procne (Plötz, 1881) Urbanus pronta Evans, 1952 Urbanus proteus proteus (Linnaeus, 1758) Urbanus simplicius (Stoll, 1790) Urbanus tanna Evans, 1952 Urbanus teleus (Hübner, 1821) Urbanus viterboana (Ehrmann, 1907)
Pyrginae Achlyodes busirus heros Ehrmann, 1909 Achlyodes pallida (R. Felder, 1869) Aethilla echina echina Hewitson, 1870 Aethilla lavochrea Butler, 1872 Anastrus neaeris neaeris (Möschler, 1879) Anastrus petius peto Evans, 1953 Anastrus sempiternus sempiternus (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) Anastrus tolimus tolimus (Plötz, 1884) Anisochoria bacchus Evans, 1953 Antigonus corrosus Mabille, 1878 Antigonus erosus (Hübner, ) Antigonus nearchus (Latreille, 1817) Arteurotia tractipennis tractipennis Butler & H. Druce, 1872 Atarnes sallei (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) Bolla clytius (Godman & Salvin, 1897) Bolla cupreiceps (Mabille, 1891) Bolla cylindus (Godman & Salvin, 1896) Bolla imbras (Godman & Salvin, 1896) Camptopleura theramenes Mabille, 1877 Carrhenes calidius Godman & Salvin, 1895 Carrhenes canescens canescens (R. Felder, 1869) Carrhenes fuscescens fuscescens (Mabille, 1891) Celaenorrhinus cynapes cynapes (Hewitson, 1870) Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri (Bailey, 1880) Celaenorrhinus monartus (Plötz, 1884) Celaenorrhinus stola Evans, 1952 Chalypyge chalybea chloris (Evans, 1951) Chiomara georgina georgina (Reakirt, 1868) Chiomara mithrax (Möschler, 1879) Cycloglypha thrasibulus thrasibulus (Fabricius, 1793) Cyclosemia anastomosis Mabille, 1878 Cyclosemia pedro R. Williams & E. Bell, 1940 Doberes anticus (Plötz, 1884) Eantis thraso (Hübner, ) Ebrietas anacreon anacreon (Staudinger, 1876) Ebrietas evanidus Mabille, 1898 Elbella patrobas patrobas (Hewitson, 1857) Elbella scylla (Ménétriés, 1855) Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) Erynnis tristis tatius (W. H. Edwards, 1883) Gesta invisus (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) Gorgopas chlorocephala chlorocephala (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) Gorgythion begga pyralina (Möschler, 1877) Gorgythion vox Evans, 1953 Helias cama Evans, 1953 Heliopetes alana (Reakirt, 1868) Heliopetes arsalte (Linnaeus, 1758) Heliopetes laviana laviana (Hewitson, 1868) Heliopetes macaira macaira (Reakirt, ) Melanopyge erythrosticta (Godman & Salvin, 1879) Mylon jason (Ehrmann, 1907) Mylon lassia (Hewitson, 1868) Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775) Mylon pelopidas (Fabricius, 1793) Myscelus amystis hages Godman & Salvin, 1893 Mysoria barcastus ambigua (Mabille & Boullet, 1908) Nisoniades castolus (Hewitson, 1878) Nisoniades ephora (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) Nisoniades godma Evans, 1953 Nisoniades macarius (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) Nisoniades rubescens (Möschler, 1877) Noctuana lactifera bipuncta (Plötz, 1884) Noctuana stator (Godman & Salvin, 1899) Ouleus salvina Evans, 1953 Paches loxus gloriosus Röber, 1925 Pachyneuria licisca (Plötz, 1882) Passova gellias (Godman & Salvin, 1893) Pellicia arina Evans, 1953 Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 Polyctor enops (Godman & Salvin, 1894) Pyrgus adepta Plötz, 1884 Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767) Pyrrhopyge zenodorus Godman & Salvin, 1893 Pythonides grandis assecla Mabille, 1883 Pythonides jovianus amaryllis Staudinger, 1876 Pythonides proxenus (Godman & Salvin, 1895) Quadrus cerialis (Stoll, 1782) Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis (Mabille, 1883) Quadrus lugubris lugubris (R. Felder, 1869) Sostrata nordica Evans, 1953 Staphylus ascalaphus (Staudinger, 1876) Staphylus azteca (Scudder, 1872) Staphylus vulgata (Möschler, 1879) Theagenes aegides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Timochares trifasciata trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868) Tosta platypterus (Mabille, 1895) Xenophanes tryxus (Cramer, 1780) Yanguna cosyra (H. Druce, 1875) Zera hyacinthinus hyacinthinus (Mabille, 1877) Zera sp. Zopyrion sandace Godman & Salvin, 1896
Hesperiinae Aides brino (Stoll, 1781) Aides dysoni Godman, 1900 Anatrytone mella (Godman, 1900) Anatrytone potosiensis (H. Freeman, 1969) Ancyloxypha arene (W. H. Edwards, 1871) Anthoptus epictetus (Fabricius, 1793) Anthoptus insignis (Plötz, 1882) Argon lota (Hewitson, 1877) Aroma aroma (Hewitson, 1867) Atalopedes campestris huron (W. H. Edwards, 1863) Callimormus juventus Scudder, 1872 Callimormus radiola radiola (Mabille, 1878) Callimormus saturnus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, 1782) Carystoides basoches (Latreille, ) Carystoides hondura Evans, 1955 Carystoides lila Evans, 1955 Carystus phorcus phorcus (Cramer, 1777) Cobalopsis nero (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cobalus fidicula (Hewitson, 1877) Conga chydaea (Butler, 1877) Copaeodes minima (W. H. Edwards, 1870) Corticea corticea (Plötz, 1882) Corticea lysias lysias (Plötz, 1883) Cymaenes fraus (Godman, 1900) Cymaenes trebius (Mabille, 1891) Cymaenes tripunctus theogenis (Capronnier, 1874) Cynea cynea (Hewitson, 1876) Cynea diluta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cynea irma (Möschler, 1879) Damas clavus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Decinea decinea derisor (Mabille, 1891) Dubiella fiscella belpa Evans, 1955 Enosis immaculata immaculata (Hewitson, 1868) Eprius veleda veleda (Godman, 1900) Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 Euphyes peneia (Godman, 1900) Eutocus facilis (Plötz, 1884) Eutocus vetulus vetulus (Mabille, 1883) Eutychide asema (Mabille, 1891) Eutychide complana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Eutychide paria (Plötz, 1882) Falga sciras Godman, 1901 Hylephila phyleus phyleus (Drury, 1773) Justinia sp. Lerema accius (J. E. Smith, 1797) Lerema liris Evans, 1955 Lychnuchoides saptine (Godman & Salvin, 1879) Methionopsis ina (Plötz, 1882) Methionopsis typhon Godman, 1901 Metron zimra (Hewitson, 1877) Mnaseas bicolor (Mabille, 1889) Mnasicles geta Godman, 1901 Mnasilus allubita (Butler, 1877) Mnasitheus cephoides Hayward, 1943 Mnasitheus chrysophrys (Mabille, 1891) Monca crispinus (Plötz, 1882) Morys lyde (Godman, 1900) Morys micythus (Godman, 1900) Morys valda Evans, 1955 Naevolus orius (Mabille, 1883) Nastra julia (H. Freeman, 1945) Nastra leucone leucone (Godman, 1900) Neoxeniades luda (Hewitson, 1877) Neoxeniades seron seron (Godman, 1901) Niconiades incomptus Austin, 1997 Niconiades nikko Hayward, 1948 Niconiades viridis vista Evans, 1955 Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, ) Orses cynisca (Swainson, 1821) Panoquina evadnes (Stoll, 1781) Panoquina fusina viola Evans, 1955 Panoquina hecebolus (Scudder, 1872) Panoquina lucas (Fabricius, 1793) Panoquina ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863) Panoquina pauper pauper (Mabille, 1878) Papias dictys Godman, 1900 Papias subcostulata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) Paracarystus hypargyra (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Parphorus storax storax (Mabille, 1891) Perichares adela (Hewitson, 1867) Perichares aurina Evans, 1955 Phanes aletes (Geyer, 1832)