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''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 have a red ...
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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 (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Emperor Charles the Fat summons a meeting of officials at Lobith (moder ...
– definite patch
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Chlosyne ehrenbergii''
(Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch
* ''
Chlosyne endeis''
(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 Book ...
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(Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch
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Chlosyne janais''
(Drury, 782
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Year 782 ( DCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 782 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in ...
– 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 Book ...
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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 Book ...
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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 Book ...
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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 Book ...
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(Fabricius, 1793) – Narva checkerspot
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Chlosyne rosita''
Hall, 1924 – Rosita patch
The ''Charidryas'' species group:
* ''
Chlosyne acastus''
(Edwards, 1874) – sagebrush checkerspot
* ''
Chlosyne gabbii''
(Behr, 1863) – Gabb's checkerspot
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Chlosyne hoffmanni''
(Behr, 1863) – aster checkerspot, Hoffmann's checkerspot
* ''
Chlosyne palla''
(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''
(Skinner, 1902)
The ''harrisii'' species group:
* ''
Chlosyne harrisii''
(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 hindw ...
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(Hübner, 1810) – gorgone crescentspot
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Chlosyne nycteis''
(Doubleday, 847
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Year 847 ( DCCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Danish Vikings land in the Breton March (western part of Gaul). Duke Nominoe ...
– silvery crescentspot
The ''Thessalia'' species group:
* ''
Chlosyne chinatiensis
''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 Book ...
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(Tinkham, 1944) – Chinati checkerspot
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Chlosyne cyneas''
(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''
(Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona checkerspot
Uncertain grouping:
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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