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Species Chlosyne whitneyi - Sierra Nevada Checkerspot - Hodges#4492.1

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 Chlosyne (Patches, Checkerspots)

Species whitneyi (Sierra Nevada Checkerspot - Hodges#4492.1)

Hodges Number

4492.1

Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 3 June, 2010 - 3:11pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:32am

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