''Atlantea'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

from the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Atlantea''_Higgins,_[1959]"
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Atlantea cryptadia">959]"">"''Atlantea'' Higgins, [1959]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Atlantea cryptadia'' Sommer & Schwartz, 1980 – Hispaniolan checkerspot (Hispaniola) *''Atlantea pantoni'' (Kaye, 1906) – Jamaican checkerspot (Jamaica) *''Atlantea perezi'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) – Cuban checkerspot (Cuba) *''Atlantea tulita'' (Dewitz, 1877) – harlequin butterfly (Puerto Rico)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2869382 Melitaeini Butterflies of the Caribbean Butterflies of Jamaica Insects of Cuba Insects of Puerto Rico Insects of the Dominican Republic Butterfly genera Taxa named by Robert P. Higgins