''Chlosyne theona'', the theona checkerspot, is a species checkerspots in the butterfly 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 ...
[ found in North America.][ The MONA or Hodges number for ''C. theona'' is 4508.][
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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''C. theona'':
* ''C. t. bolli'' (W. H. Edwards, 1877) i
* ''C. t. chinatiensis'' (Tinkham, 1944) i b (chinati checkerspot)
* ''C. t. thekla'' (W. H. Edwards, 1870) i
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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theona
In Greek mythology, Theona or Theano ( /θiˈænoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Θεανώ) was the wife of Amycus by whom she gave birth to her son, Mimas on the same night queen Hecabe's son Paris was born. Mimas was killed in exile, fighting alongside Ae ...
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Butterflies described in 1855
Taxa named by Édouard Ménétries
Butterflies of North America
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