''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South 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 within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84. The ''lacinia'' species group: * '' Chlosyne californica'' (Wright, 1905) – California patch * '' Chlosyne definita'' (Aaron, 885 – 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, 782 – Janais patch, crimson patch * '' Chlosyne gaudialis'' (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch * '' Chlosyne hippodrome'' (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch * '' Chlosyne lacinia'' (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, 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, Hoffmann's checkerspot * '' Chlosyne palla'' (Boisduval, 1852) – northern checkerspot * '' Chlosyne whitneyi'' (Behr, 1863) – rockslide checkerspot ** '' Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas'' (Skinner, 1902) The ''harrisii'' species group: * '' Chlosyne harrisii'' (Scudder, 1864) – Harris's checkerspot * '' Chlosyne gorgone'' (Hübner, 1810) – gorgone crescentspot * ''

Chlosyne nycteis ''Chlosyne nycteis'', the silvery checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America. It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut and Maine, and is believed extirpated in Connecticut, Massachusetts, an ...

'' (Doubleday, 847 – 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 León checkerspot

References

Explanation of Synonymity
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1303844 Butterflies of North America Melitaeini Nymphalidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler