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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Longwings or Heliconians (Heliconiini) » Silverspots (Dione)

Genus Dione - Silverspots

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range
Silverspot, underwing - Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot underside - Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot Williamson County - Dione - female Mexican Silverspot Williamson County - Dione Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta
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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 Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Tribe Heliconiini (Longwings or Heliconians)
Genus Dione (Silverspots)
Explanation of Names
The closely related genus Agraulis is sometimes included within this genus.
Numbers
Two or three species, depending upon author (one or two more if Agraulis is included). One strays into south Texas.
Identification
Closely related to and similar to the genus Agraulis. Our species differs from Agraulis in having dark stripes across the discal cell of the upper front wing instead of white-centered black spots; also, the outer margin of the hind wing is more strongly scalloped.
Range
Neotropics. North and South America.
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 6 July, 2009 - 9:44pm
Additional contributions by David Ferguson
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 5:31pm

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