Chlosyne marina

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Chlosyne marina
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Chlosyne marina eumeda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. marina
Binomial name
Chlosyne marina
(Geyer, 1837) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chlosyne eumeda(Godman & Salvin, 1894)
  • Araschnia marinaGeyer, 1837
  • Synchloe marina
  • Synchloe hylaeusGodman & Salvin, 1894
  • Synchloe melitaeoidesC. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Synchloe eumedaGodman & Salvin, 1894
  • Synchloe dryopeGodman & Salvin, 1894
  • Chlosyne fasciataRöber, [1914]

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. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies

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<i>Chlosyne whitneyi</i> Species of insect

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References

  1. "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America