Genus Chlosyne - Patches, Checkerspots

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers

Adjutrix Patch, Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix - Chlosyne lacinia

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)

Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)

Genus Chlosyne (Patches, Checkerspots)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Thessalia (in part)

The 4 species of Thessalia listed at the bottom of this page were included in Chlosyne by Wahlberg and Zimmerman in 2000. See synonymy notes and literature references on this page from Butterflies of America site.

Numbers

22 species in North America listed at All-Leps

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Abigail Parker
Last updated 23 September, 2009 - 11:42am

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