''Atlantea'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

from the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

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 ha ...

Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Atlantea'' Higgins, [1959]"
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