Chlosyne
Encyclopedia
Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North
and South America
in the family Nymphalidae
.
The Charidryas species-group:
The Harrisii species-group:
The Thessalia species-group:
Uncertain grouping:
North America
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and South America
South America
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in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
.
Species
The Lacinia species-group:- Chlosyne californica (Wright, 1905) – California Patch
- Chlosyne definita (Aaron, [1885]) – Definite Patch
- Chlosyne ehrenbergiiChlosyne ehrenbergiiThe White-rayed Checkerspot, White-rayed Patch or Ehrenberg's Patch is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mexico.Adult females are highly gregarious, clustering together in groups on Buddleia bushes...
(Geyer, 1833) – White-rayed Checkerspot, White-rayed Patch - Chlosyne endeis (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – Banded Checkerspot
- Chlosyne erodyle (Bates, 1864) – Erodyle Checkerspot
- Chlosyne janais (Drury, [1782]) – Janais Patch or Crimson Patch
- Chlosyne gaudialis (Bates, 1864) – Gaudy Checkerspot
- Chlosyne hippodrome (Geyer, 1837) – Simple Checkerspot
- Chlosyne laciniaChlosyne laciniaThe Bordered Patch is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.-Description:...
(Geyer, 1837) – Bordered Patch or Sunflower Patch - Chlosyne marinaChlosyne marinaThe Red-Spotted Patch or Marina Checkerspot is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mexico. Rare stray can be found as far north as southern Arizona and southern Texas....
(Geyer, 1837) – Marina Checkerspot, Red-spot Patch - Chlosyne melanarge (Bates, 1864) – Black Checkerspot, Cream-banded Checkerspot
- Chlosyne narva (Fabricius, 1793) – Narva Checkerspot
- Chlosyne rosita Hall, 1924 – Rosita Patch
The Charidryas species-group:
- Chlosyne acastusChlosyne acastusSagebrush Checkerspot is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from western United States east to Nebraska and to southern Alberta.-Description:...
(Edwards, 1874) – Sagebrush Checkerspot - Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863) – Gabb's Checkerspot
- Chlosyne hoffmanniChlosyne hoffmanniHoffmann's Checkerspot is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the US to Manning Park in British Columbia.-Description:...
(Behr, 1863) – Aster Checkerspot or Hoffmann's Checkerspot - Chlosyne pallaChlosyne pallaNorthern Checkerspot is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from southern British Columbia to Alberta, south to California, Utah, and Colorado, excluding Nevada.-Description:...
(Boisduval, 1852) – Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne whitneyiChlosyne whitneyiThe Rockslide Checkerspot or Sierra Nevada Checkerspot is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado.The wingspan is 32-41 mm...
(Behr, 1863) – Rockslide Checkerspot
The Harrisii species-group:
- Chlosyne harrisiiChlosyne harrisiiHarris's Checkerspot is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from the Atlantic provinces, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, to Manitoba and North Dakota south to West Virginia and Ohio. They can often be seen in bogs, meadows and almost anywhere else its...
(Scudder, 1864) – Harris's Checkerspot - Chlosyne gorgoneChlosyne gorgoneCommon names: Gorgone CheckerspotThe Gorgone Checkerspot is a species of Nymphalinae that occurs in North America.-Description:...
(Hübner, 1810) – Gorgone Crescentspot - Chlosyne nycteisChlosyne nycteisCommon names: Silvery CheckerspotThe Silvery Checkerspot is a species of Nymphalinae that occurs in North America.-Description:Adult...
(Doubleday, [1847]) – Silvery Crescentspot
The Thessalia species-group:
- Chlosyne cyneas (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – Cyneas Checkerspot
- Chlosyne leaniraChlosyne leaniraThe Leanira Checkerspot is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from western Oregon south to California, Nevada, Utah and western Colorado, as well as Baja California....
(C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Leanira Checkerspot - Chlosyne theona (Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona Checkerspot
Uncertain grouping:
- Chlosyne fulviaChlosyne fulviaThe Fulvia Checkerspot is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Kansas, Colorado, southern Utah and Arizona south to central Mexico.The wingspan is 32-50 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar....
(Edwards, 1879) – Fulvia Checkerspot - Chlosyne kendallorum Opler, 1999 – Kendall's Checkerspot