Arachne checkerspot

Arachne checkerspot
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Melitaeini
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 butterfly family Nymphalidae. ^{[1] [2]}

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

References

1. "Poladryas arachne Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Poladryas arachne species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Poladryas arachne" . Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• 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 .