''Chlosyne definita'', known generally as the definite patch or definite checkerspot, is a species of checkerspot 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 ...
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It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Chlosyne definita'' is 4500.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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Subspecies
* ''Chlosyne definita anastasia'' (Hemming, 1934)
* ''Chlosyne definita definita'' (E. Aaron, 1885)
References
* Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'', vol. 40, xiv + 658.
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
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Butterflies described in 1885
Butterflies of North America
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