Biology:Chlosyne definita

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Chlosyne definita
Chlosyne definita from Seitz (cropped).jpg
Chlosyne definita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. definita
Binomial name
Chlosyne definita
(E. Aaron, 1885)

Chlosyne definita, known generally as the definite patch or definite checkerspot, is a species of checkerspot in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Chlosyne definita is 4500.[3][4]

Subspecies

  • Chlosyne definita anastasia (Hemming, 1934)
  • Chlosyne definita definita (E. Aaron, 1885)

References

  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q13465704 entry