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Chlosyne Butler 1870

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Chlosyne acastus
Chlosyne californica
Chlosyne cyneas
Chlosyne definita
Chlosyne ehrenbergii
Chlosyne endeis
Chlosyne erodyle
Chlosyne fulvia
Chlosyne gabbii
Chlosyne gaudialis
Chlosyne gorgone
Chlosyne hippodrome
Chlosyne janais
Chlosyne kendallorum
Chlosyne lacinia
Chlosyne leanira
Chlosyne marina
Chlosyne melanarge
Chlosyne narva
Chlosyne nycteis
Chlosyne rosita
Chlosyne theona
Chlosyne harrisii
Chlosyne palla
Chlosyne whitneyi
Chlosyne hoffmanni

Containing group: Chlosyne-group

Introduction

A diverse New World genus with many species exhibiting clinal variation and potential hybridization.

Other Names for Chlosyne Butler 1870

Morpheis Geyer 1833 invalid junior homonym of Morpheis Hübner, 1820 (a genus of moths)
Synchloe Doubleday 1844 invalid junior homonym of Synchloe Hübner 1818, rejected name
Anemeca Kirby 1871 replacement name, currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Coatlantona Kirby 1871 junior objective synonym of Chlosyne
Limnaecia Scudder 1871 invalid junior homonym of Limnaecia Stainton 1851
Charidryas Scudder 1872 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Thessalia Scudder 1875 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

References

Higgins LG. 1981. A revision of Phyciodes Hubner and related genera, with a review of the classification of the Melitaeinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 43: 77-243.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Chlosyne janais
Location	Campeche, Mexico
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Source Collection	BugGuide.Net
Image Use	This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright	© 2006 Beatriz Moisset

Scientific Name	Chlosyne gorgone
Acknowledgements	Photograph courtesy InsectImages.org (#2200099)
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage	adult
Source Collection	Bugwood Network/Forestry Images
Copyright	© Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University

Scientific Name	Chlosyne nycteis
Location	Eno River State Park, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Source	Silvery Checkerspot
Source Collection	Flickr
Image Use	This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright	© 2005 Patrick Coin

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 11 March 2007
Content changed 04 May 2009

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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2009. Chlosyne Butler 1870. Version 04 May 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Chlosyne/70686/2009.05.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/