Chlosyne theona

Chlosyne theona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Chlosyne
Species: C. theona
Binomial name
Chlosyne theona
(Ménétriés, 1855)

Chlosyne theona, or theona checkerspot, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the family of butterflies known as Nymphalidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Chlosyne theona is 4508.[3]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Chlosyne theona:

  • Chlosyne theona bolli (W. H. Edwards, 1877) i
  • Chlosyne theona chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1944) i b (chinati checkerspot)
  • Chlosyne theona thekla (W. H. Edwards, 1870) i

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chlosyne theona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Chlosyne theona Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Chlosyne theona". Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. ↑ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

  • Ackery, P.R. (1988). "Hostplants and classification: a review of nymphalid butterflies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 33: 95–203.
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 17. ISSN 0066-8036.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63279-X.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.
  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40. ISSN 0022-4324.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.


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