Chlosyne

Chlosyne
File:Silvery Checkerspot, Megan McCarty116.jpg
Silvery Checkerspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Melitaeini
Genus:	Chlosyne Butler, 1870
Synonyms
Morpheis Geyer, [1833] Synchloe Doubleday, 1844 Coatlantona Kirby, 1871 Anemeca Kirby, 1871 Charidryas Scudder, 1872 Limnaecia Scudder, 1872 Thessalia Scudder, 1875

Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.

The lacinia species-group:

• Chlosyne californica (Wright, 1905) – California Patch
• Chlosyne definita (Aaron, [1885]) – 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, [1782]) – Janais Patch or Crimson Patch
• Chlosyne gaudialis (Bates, 1864) – Gaudy Checkerspot, Gaudy Patch
• Chlosyne hippodrome (Geyer, 1837) – Simple Checkerspot, Simple Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837) – Bordered Patch or Sunflower Patch
• Chlosyne marina (Geyer, 1837) – Marina Checkerspot, Red-spotted Patch
• Chlosyne melanarge (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 (Behr, 1863) – Aster Checkerspot or Hoffmann's Checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852) – Northern Checkerspot
• Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863) – Rockslide Checkerspot

The harrisii species-group:

• Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864) – Harris's Checkerspot
• Chlosyne gorgone (Hübner, 1810) – Gorgone Crescentspot
• Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, [1847]) – 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 Leon Checkerspot

References

• Explanation of Synonymity

• Chlosyne, funet.fi
• Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp.82-84.