''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 ...
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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:
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Chlosyne californica''
(Wright, 1905) – California patch
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Chlosyne definita''
(Aaron, 885
Year 885 ( DCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Emperor Charles the Fat summons a meeting of officials at Lobith (modern Netherlands), and accuses Hugh, an ...
– definite patch
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Chlosyne ehrenbergii''
(Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch
* ''
Chlosyne endeis
''Chlosyne endeis'', known generally as the banded checkerspot or banded patch, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with m ...
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(Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch
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Chlosyne erodyle
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books ...
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(Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch
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Chlosyne janais''
(Drury, 782
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– Janais patch, crimson patch
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Chlosyne gaudialis
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books ...
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(Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch
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Chlosyne hippodrome
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books ...
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(Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch
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Chlosyne lacinia''
(Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch
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Chlosyne marina
''Chlosyne marina'', the red-spotted patch or marina checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico. Rare strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adu ...
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(Geyer, 1837) – marina checkerspot, red-spotted patch
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Chlosyne melanarge
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books ...
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(Bates, 1864) – black checkerspot, cream-banded checkerspot, black patch
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Chlosyne narva
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books ...
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(Fabricius, 1793) – Narva checkerspot
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Chlosyne rosita''
Hall, 1924 – Rosita patch
The ''Charidryas'' species group:
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Chlosyne acastus''
(Edwards, 1874) – sagebrush checkerspot
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Chlosyne gabbii''
(Behr, 1863) – Gabb's checkerspot
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Chlosyne hoffmanni
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:Jeffrey Glassberg, Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America' ...
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(Behr, 1863) – aster checkerspot, Hoffmann's checkerspot
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Chlosyne palla
''Chlosyne palla'', the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from southern British Columbia to Alberta, south to California, Utah, and Colorado, excluding Nevada.Jim P. Brock, ...
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(Boisduval, 1852) – northern checkerspot
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Chlosyne whitneyi
''Chlosyne whitneyi'', the rockslide checkerspot or Sierra Nevada checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado.
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(Behr, 1863) – rockslide checkerspot
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Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas
''Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas'', the rockslide checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America, from British Columbia and Alberta to Wyoming and Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western Uni ...
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(Skinner, 1902)
The ''harrisii'' species group:
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Chlosyne harrisii
''Chlosyne harrisii'', or Harris's checkerspot, is a member of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from the Canadian Atlantic provinces, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, to Manitoba and North Dakota south to Wes ...
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(Scudder, 1864) – Harris's checkerspot
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Chlosyne gorgone
''Chlosyne gorgone'', the gorgone checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America.
Description
The wingspan is between 32 and 45 mm. The dorsal side of the wings are orange with black markings and the hindwi ...
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(Hübner, 1810) – gorgone crescentspot
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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 ...
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(Doubleday, 847
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Year 847 ( DCCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Danish Vikings land in the Breton March (western part of Gaul). Duke Nominoe of Brittany fails to withstand them ...
– silvery crescentspot
The ''Thessalia'' species group:
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Chlosyne chinatiensis
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:Jeffrey Glassberg, Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America' ...
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(Tinkham, 1944) – Chinati checkerspot
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Chlosyne cyneas
''Chlosyne cyneas'', the black checkerspot, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed t ...
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(Godman & Salvin, 1878) – Cyneas checkerspot, black checkerspot
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Chlosyne leanira
''Chlosyne leanira'', the leanira checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from western Oregon south to California, Nevada, Utah and western Colorado, as well as Baja California. The wingspan is 33–40 ...
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(C. & R. Felder, 1860) – leanira checkerspot
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Chlosyne theona
''Chlosyne theona'', the theona checkerspot, is a species checkerspots in the butterfly family Nymphalidae found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''C. theona'' is 4508.
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species '' ...
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(Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona checkerspot
Uncertain grouping:
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Chlosyne fulvia
''Chlosyne fulvia'', the Fulvia checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from Kansas, Colorado, southern Utah and Arizona south to central Mexico.
The wingspan is 32–50 mm. Adults feed on flower ...
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(Edwards, 1879) – Fulvia checkerspot
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Chlosyne kendallorum''
Opler, 1999 – Kendall's checkerspot, Nuevo León checkerspot
References
Explanation of Synonymity
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Butterflies of North America
Melitaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler