Biology:Dione moneta
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Mexican silverspot | |
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| D. m. poeyii Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
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| Quito, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dione |
| Species: | D. moneta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dione moneta (Cramer, [1779])
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Dione moneta, the Mexican silverspot, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae, found from the southern United States to South America.[1]
Description
D. moneta has an orange upperside, and the wing bases are brown in color. It has thick, dark veins. The hind wing of the underside of these butterflies is brown and covered in big, silver spots.[2] Its wings span from 3 – 3 and 1/4 inches.
Etymology
Moneta is a name given to two goddesses from Roman mythology, both representing fortune and wealth.[3]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- D. m. butleri Stichel, [1908]
- D. m. moneta Hübner, [1825]
- D. m. poeyii Butler, 1873
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dione Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Dione moneta Hübner, [1825"]. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Dione-moneta.
- ↑ "Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot". Reiman Gardens - Iowa State University. http://reimanbutterfly.com/butterfly/Dione%20moneta.
Wikidata ☰ Q3028732 entry
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