Poladryas

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Poladryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Genus: Poladryas
Bauer, 1975
Species: P. minuta
Binomial name
Poladryas minuta
(Edwards, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Melitaea minuta Edwards, 1861
  • Melitaea approximata Strecker, 1900
  • Melitaea arachne Edwards, 1869
  • Melitaea minuta ab. gunderiae Holland, 1930
  • Melitaea nympha Edwards, 1884
  • Melitaea arachne ab. skinneri Oberthür, 1923
  • Melitaea pola var. arachne ab. polingi Gunder, 1926
  • Melitaea monache Comstock, 1918
  • Melitaaea gilensis Holland, 1930

Poladryas is a monotypic genus of butterflies from USA and Central America in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta).[1]

Sibspecies

  • P. m. arachne (Edwards, 1869) – Arachne Checkerspot (Colorado)
  • P. m. gilensis (Holland, 1930) (Arizona)
  • P. m. minuta (Texas)
  • ?P. m. monache (Comstock, 1918)
  • P. m. nympha (Edwards, 1884) (Arizona, New Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ Poladryas, funet.fi
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