Chlosyne
| Chlosyne | |
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| Silvery Checkerspot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Melitaeini |
| Genus: | Chlosyne Butler, 1870 |
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Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups.[1][2]
The lacinia species-group:
- Chlosyne californica (Wright, 1905) – California Patch
- Chlosyne definita (Aaron, [1885]) – Definite Patch
- Chlosyne ehrenbergii (Geyer, 1833) – White-rayed Checkerspot, White-rayed Patch
- Chlosyne endeis (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – Banded Checkerspot, Banded Patch
- Chlosyne erodyle (Bates, 1864) – Erodyle Checkerspot, Guatemalan Patch
- Chlosyne janais (Drury, [1782]) – Janais Patch or Crimson Patch
- Chlosyne gaudialis (Bates, 1864) – Gaudy Checkerspot, Gaudy Patch
- Chlosyne hippodrome (Geyer, 1837) – Simple Checkerspot, Simple Patch
- Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837) – Bordered Patch or Sunflower Patch
- Chlosyne marina (Geyer, 1837) – Marina Checkerspot, Red-spotted Patch
- Chlosyne melanarge (Bates, 1864) – Black Checkerspot, Cream-banded Checkerspot, Black Patch
- Chlosyne narva (Fabricius, 1793) – Narva Checkerspot
- Chlosyne rosita Hall, 1924 – Rosita Patch
The charidryas species-group:
- Chlosyne acastus (Edwards, 1874) – Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863) – Gabb's Checkerspot
- Chlosyne hoffmanni (Behr, 1863) – Aster Checkerspot or Hoffmann's Checkerspot
- Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852) – Northern Checkerspot
- Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863) – Rockslide Checkerspot
The harrisii species-group:
- Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864) – Harris's Checkerspot
- Chlosyne gorgone (Hübner, 1810) – Gorgone Crescentspot
- Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, [1847]) – Silvery Crescentspot
The thessalia species-group:
- Chlosyne chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1944) – Chinati Checkerspot
- Chlosyne cyneas (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – Cyneas Checkerspot, Black Checkerspot
- Chlosyne leanira (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Leanira Checkerspot
- Chlosyne theona (Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona Checkerspot
Uncertain grouping:
- Chlosyne fulvia (Edwards, 1879) – Fulvia Checkerspot
- Chlosyne kendallorum Opler, 1999 – Kendall's Checkerspot, Nuevo Leon Checkerspot
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