Chlosyne theona

Chlosyne theona, or theona checkerspot, is a species checkerspots in the family of butterflies known as the Nymphalidae[1][2] found in North America.[1] The MONA or Hodges number for C. theona is 4508.[3]

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

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species C. theona:

  • C. t. bolli (W. H. Edwards, 1877) i
  • C. t. chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1944) i b (chinati checkerspot)
  • C. t. 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. "Chlosyne theona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  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.

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