Note: This identification guide only includes butterflies found in the Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit. It is not intended to cover all species worldwide.
Some species look completely different if viewed from the top or bottom sides of the wings and are included in more than one section. Each species’ range and wing size also is included, but this information is a rough generalization and not always completely accurate.
Plain Blue Crow | Euploea modesta | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Danaini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden- Striped Blue Crow | Euploea mulciber | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Danaini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue Pansy | Junonia orithya | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Junoniini | Wingspan: 2.3 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Pink-spotted Cattleheart | Parides photinus | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Troidini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue-spotted Charaxes | Charaxes cithaeron | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 3.1 to 3.8 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Charaxes, Savannah | Charaxes etesipe | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.2 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Violet-spotted Charaxes | Charaxes violetta | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.6 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Black-patched Cracker | Hamadryas atlantis | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.7 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue Cracker | Hamadryas arinome | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.3 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Red Cracker | Hamadryas amphinome | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.2 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Starry Night Cracker | Hamadryas laodamia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Forest Queen | Euxanthe wakefieldi | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Gold-banded Forester | Euphaedra neophron | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Limenitidinae | Tribe: Adoliadini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Great Eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Junoniini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Indian Leaf | Kallima paralekta | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Kallimini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- King Crow | Euploea phaenareta | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Danaini | Wingspan: 3.5 to 4.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Cydno Longwing | Heliconius cydno | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Heliconiinae | Tribe: Heliconiini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Eleuchia Longwing | Heliconius eleuchia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Heliconiinae | Tribe: Heliconiini | Wingspan: 2.75 to 3.25 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Sapho Longwing | Heliconius sapho | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Heliconiinae | Tribe: Heliconiini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.3 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Sara Longwing | Heliconius sara | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Heliconiinae | Tribe: Heliconiini | Wingspan: 2.3 to 2.75 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Mexican Bluewing | Myscelia ethusa | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Epicaliini | Wingspan: 2.4 to 3.2 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Banded Morpho | Morpho achilles | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Morphini | Wingspan: 5.0 to 6.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue Morpho | Morpho peleides | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Morphini | Wingspan: 5.0 to 6.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue Morpho | Morpho amathonte | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Morphini | Wingspan: 5.75 to 6.9 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Nicaraguan Emperor | Doxocopa callianira | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Apaturinae | Wingspan: 2.0 to 2.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Common Olivewing | Nessaea aglaura | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Epicaliini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Obrinus Olivewing | Nessaea obrinus | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Epicaliini | Wingspan: 2.4 to 3.3 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Postman | Heliconius melpomene | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Heliconiinae | Tribe: Heliconiini | Wingspan: 2.75 to 3.1 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Procilla Beauty | Panacea procilla | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Purple Mort Bleu | Eryphanis polyxena | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Brassolini | Wingspan: 4.0 to 5.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Pipevine Swallowtail | Battus philenor | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Troidini | Wingspan: 2.75 to 5.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Banded King Shoemaker | Archaeoprepona demophon | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Preponini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 4.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Purple King Shoemaker | Prepona laertes octavia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Preponini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Silver King Shoemaker | Archaeoprepona demophoon | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Preponini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 4.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Three-toned Prepona | Archaeoprepona meander | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Preponini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 4.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Tropical Blue Wave | Myscelia cyaniris | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Epicaliini | Wingspan: 2.4 to 3.2 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
