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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Melitaeini » Checkerspots (Poladryas)

Genus Poladryas - Checkerspots

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Arachne Checkerspot - Poladryas arachne - female Arachne Checkerspot - Poladryas arachne - female Checkerspot - Poladryas arachne Poladryas arachne? - Poladryas arachne Unknown Butterfly, San Francisco Peaks - Poladryas arachne Unknown Butterfly, San Francisco Peaks - Poladryas arachne checkerspot sp ? - Poladryas arachne Dotted chequerspot - Poladryas minuta
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)
Tribe Melitaeini
Genus Poladryas (Checkerspots)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Poladryas Bauer [in Ehrlich & Ehrlich] 1961. Type species: originally cited as Melitaea pola Boisduval [Bauer based the name on material of Melitaea arachne W.H. Edwards, to which the name "pola" had long been misapplied. M. pola Boisduval is actually a synonym of Chlosyne gabbii.]
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Contributed by tom murray on 21 July, 2005 - 5:08pm
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Last updated 28 January, 2018 - 9:37pm

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