Chlosyne

Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

The lacinia species group:

• Chlosyne californica <small>(Wright, 1905)</small> – California patch
• Chlosyne definita <small>(Aaron, [1885])</small> – definite patch
• Chlosyne ehrenbergii <small>(Geyer, 1833)</small> – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch
• Chlosyne endeis <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1894)</small> – banded checkerspot, banded patch
• Chlosyne erodyle <small>(Bates, 1864)</small> – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch
• Chlosyne janais <small>(Drury, [1782])</small> – Janais patch, crimson patch
• Chlosyne gaudialis <small>(Bates, 1864)</small> – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch
• Chlosyne hippodrome <small>(Geyer, 1837)</small> – simple checkerspot, simple patch
• Chlosyne lacinia <small>(Geyer, 1837)</small> – bordered patch, sunflower patch
• Chlosyne marina <small>(Geyer, 1837)</small> – marina checkerspot, red-spotted patch
• Chlosyne melanarge <small>(Bates, 1864)</small> – black checkerspot, cream-banded checkerspot, black patch
• Chlosyne narva <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> – Narva checkerspot
• Chlosyne rosita <small>Hall, 1924</small> – Rosita patch

The Charidryas species group:

• Chlosyne acastus <small>(Edwards, 1874)</small> – sagebrush checkerspot
• Chlosyne gabbii <small>(Behr, 1863)</small> – Gabb's checkerspot
• Chlosyne hoffmanni <small>(Behr, 1863)</small> – aster checkerspot, Hoffmann's checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – northern checkerspot
• Chlosyne whitneyi <small>(Behr, 1863)</small> – rockslide checkerspot
• Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas <small>(Skinner, 1902)</small>

The harrisii species group:

• Chlosyne harrisii <small>(Scudder, 1864)</small> – Harris's checkerspot
• Chlosyne gorgone <small>(Hübner, 1810)</small> – gorgone crescentspot
• Chlosyne nycteis <small>(Doubleday, [1847])</small> – silvery crescentspot

The Thessalia species group:

• Chlosyne chinatiensis <small>(Tinkham, 1944)</small> – Chinati checkerspot
• Chlosyne cyneas <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1878)</small> – Cyneas checkerspot, black checkerspot
• Chlosyne leanira <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1860)</small> – leanira checkerspot
• Chlosyne theona <small>(Ménétriés, 1855)</small> – Theona checkerspot

Uncertain grouping:

• Chlosyne fulvia <small>(Edwards, 1879)</small> – Fulvia checkerspot
• Chlosyne kendallorum <small>Opler, 1999</small> – Kendall's checkerspot, Nuevo León checkerspot

References

• Explanation of Synonymity