''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:
* ''
Chlosyne californica''
(Wright, 1905) – California patch
* ''
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
* ''
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
''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
* ''
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
''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
* ''
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 ...
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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:
* ''
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
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Butterflies of North America
Melitaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler