Butterflies
St. Martin is home to a modest number of butterfly species. According to sources on the island, a number of species are no longer present due to a combination of habitat destruction and mosquito spraying. Many of the remaining species are quite common and can readily be seen by any visitor.
- Angerona Hairstreak (Electrostrymon angerona)
- Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius cassioides)
- Checkered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Columella Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon columella)
- Disjunct Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bubastus ponce)
- Florida White (Appias drusilla)
- Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
- Hall’s Sulfur (Eurema leuce)
- Hanno Blue (Hemiargus h. hanno)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
- Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
- Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus)
- Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
- Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)