Species identification guide

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The butterfly species depicted here are those most commonly exhibited in the Tropical Conservatory. On any specific day, there may be additional species, and some species listed here may not be in flight. When you visit the Flight House, your Butterfly Interpreter can assist with further identification.

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Catonephele numilia Grecian Shoemaker Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Pachliopta aristolochiae Common Rose Papilionidae, Philippines	Heliconius erato Small Postman Nymphalidae, Costa Rica
Greta oto Glasswing Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Parthenos sylvia Clipper Nymphalidae, Southeast Asia	Heliconius erato notabilis Small Postman var. notabilis Nymphalidae, Ecuador
Phoebis philea Orange-Barred Sulphur Pieridae, Costa Rica	Graphium agamemnon Green Jay Papilionidae, Philippines	Hamadryas amphinome Blue Cracker Nymphalidae, Costa Rica
Dryas julia Orange Julia Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Papilio memnon, form agenor Great Mormon Papilionidae, Malaysia	Papilio polytes Common Mormon Papilionidae, Southeast Asia
Siproeta stelenes The Malachite Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Morpho peleides Common Blue Morpho Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Dryadula phaetusa Orange Tiger Nymphalidae, El Salvador
Idea leuconoe The Paper Kite Danaidae, Malaysia/Philippines	Myscelia cyaniris Banded Purple Wing Nymphalidae, Costa Rica	Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail Papilionidae, Central and South America
Papilio demoleus Lime Butterfly Papilionidae, Southeast Asia	Hypolimnas bolina The Great Egg Fly Nymphalidae, Malaysia	Caligo eurilochus Owl Butterfly Nymphalidae, Costa Rica
Attacus atlas Atlas Moth Saturniidae, Malaysia Only moth in the Flight House