Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae ) in Cabrits National Park , DominicaFifty-five species of butterflies have been officially recorded in Dominica , an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles .
Two species are endemic to Dominica: the Dominican hairstreak (Electrostrymon dominicana ) and the Dominican snout (Libytheana fulvescens ). An additional seven species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles: Godman's hairstreak (Allosmaitia piplea ), bronze hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona ), Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana ), St Lucia mestra (Mestra cana ), lesser whirlabout (Polites dictynna ), broken dash skipper (Wallengrenia ophites ), and the stub-tailed skipper (Urbanus obscurus ).
Tropical chequered skipper (Pyrgus oileus ) (photo taken in Florida)Jung's dusky wing (Achlyodes mithridates )
Zestos skipper (Epargyreus zestos )
Hairy dusky wing (Ephyriades arcas )
Jamaican dusky wing (Ephyriades brunnea ) Roy's skipper (Astraptes anaphus )
Hammock skipper (Polygonus leo )
Manuel's skipper (Polygonus manueli )
Mercury skipper (Proteides mercurius )
Stub-tailed skipper (Urbanus obscurus ) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
Common long-tail skipper (Urbanus proteus )St. Christopher's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis ) (photo taken in Texas)Cassius blue (Leptotes cassius ) (photo taken in Texas)St. Peter's hairstreak (Allosmaitia coelebs )
Godman's hairstreak (Allosmaitia piplea ) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
Clench's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon maesites )
St. Christopher's hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis )
Bronze hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona ) (Lesser Antillean endemic)
Dominican hairstreak (Electrostrymon dominicana ) (Dominican endemic)
Drury's hairstreak (Strymon acis )
Bubastus hairstreak (Strymon bubastus )
Hewitson's hairstreak (Strymon columella )Caribbean buckeye (Junonia evarete ) in Coulibistrie , Dominica.White peacock (Anartia jatrophae ) (photo taken in Florida)Godman's leaf (Memphis dominicana ) (Lesser Antillean endemic) Polydamas swallowtail (Battus polydamas ) (photo taken in Brazil).Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae ) (specimen from unknown locality). Disputed and unconfirmed [ edit ] Florida leafwing (Anaea troglodyta .) Evans & James (1997) considered the record of this species questionable.
Unidentified Heliconius sp., noted by Evans & James (1997) to have been sighted on two occasions at the edge of dry forest.
Evans, Peter G.H.; James, Arlington (1997), Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists , Dominica Ministry of Tourism, pp. 10–15