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.
Angola White Lady | Graphium angolanus | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Leptocircini | Wingspan: 2.6 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden- Atlas Moth | Attacus atlas | Family: Saturniidae | Subfamily: Saturniinae | Tribe: Attacini | Wingspan: 8.0 to 12.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Autumn Leaf | Doleschallia bisaltide | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Kallimini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Banded Peacock | Anartia fatima | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Victorinini | Wingspan: 2.0 to 2.75 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blomfild's Beauty | Smyrna blomfildia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Nymphalini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Blue Glassy Tiger | Ideopsis vulgaris | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Danaini | Wingspan: 2.2 to 3.2 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
- Giant Charaxes | Charaxes castor | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Pearl Charaxes | Charaxes varanes | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 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
- White-barred Charaxes | Charaxes brutus | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Charaxini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Chocolate Pansy | Junonia iphita | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Junoniini | Wingspan: 2.3 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Clipper | Parthenos sylvia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Limenitidinae | Tribe: Parthenini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.2 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Junoniini | Wingspan: 2.3 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Common Sailor | Neptis hylas | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Limenitidinae | Tribe: Neptini | Wingspan: 1.8 to 2.2 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Common Sergeant | Athyma perius | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Limenitidinae | Tribe: Limenitidini | Wingspan: 1.8 to 2.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Guatemalan Cracker | Hamadryas guatemalena | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Orange Cracker | Hamadryas fornax | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.3 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Variable Cracker | Hamadryas feronia | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Biblidinae | Tribe: Ageroniini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.4 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Dark Blue Tiger | Tirumala septentrionis | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Danaini | Wingspan: 2.8 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Dero Clearwing | Dircenna dero | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Danainae | Tribe: Ithomiini | Wingspan: 2.4 to 2.6 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Noble Leafwing | Fountainea noblilis | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Anaeini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Pearly Leafwing | Consul electra | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Anaeini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Red-striped Leafwing | Siderone nemesis | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Anaeini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Tiger Leafwing | Consul fabius | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Anaeini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.0 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
- Mosaic | Colobura dirce | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Nymphalini | Wingspan: 2.0 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Narrow-banded Owlet | Opsiphanes tamarindi | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Brassolini | Wingspan: 3.3 to 4.1 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Owl | Caligo memnon | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Satyrinae | Tribe: Brassolini | Wingspan: 6.0 to 6.5 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
- Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Nymphalini | Wingspan: 2.25 to 3.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Red Spot Duke | Dophla evelina | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Limenitidinae | Tribe: Adoliadini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Rusty Tipped Page | Siproeta epaphus | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Nymphalinae | Tribe: Victorinini | Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Silver-studded Leafwing | Hypna clytemnestra | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Charaxinae | Tribe: Anaeini | Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Silver Emperor | Doxocopa laure | Family: Nymphalidae | Subfamily: Apaturinae | Wingspan: 2.75 to 2.25 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
- Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | Family: Papilionidae | Subfamily: Papilioninae | Tribe: Papilionini | Wingspan: 3.5 to 5.0 in | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden
