Poladryas arachne

Poladryas arachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Poladryas
Species: P. arachne
Binomial name
Poladryas arachne
(W. H. Edwards, 1869)

Poladryas arachne, the arachne 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 Poladryas arachne is 4514.[3]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Poladryas arachne:

  • Poladryas arachne arachne (W. H. Edwards, 1869) i
  • Poladryas arachne expedita Austin in T. Emmel, 1998 i
  • Poladryas arachne gilensis (W. Holland, 1930) i
  • Poladryas arachne monache (J. A. Comstock, 1918) i
  • Poladryas arachne nympha (W. H. Edwards, 1884) i

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Poladryas arachne Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. 1 2 "Poladryas arachne Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Poladryas arachne". Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. ↑ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-24.

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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