Biology:Chlosyne marina

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Chlosyne marina
Chlosyne eumeda.jpg
Chlosyne marina eumeda
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. marina
Binomial name
Chlosyne marina
(Geyer, 1837)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chlosyne eumeda (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
  • Araschnia marina Geyer, 1837
  • Synchloe marina
  • Synchloe hylaeus Godman & Salvin, 1894
  • Synchloe melitaeoides C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Synchloe eumeda Godman & Salvin, 1894
  • Synchloe dryope Godman & Salvin, 1894
  • Chlosyne fasciata Röber, [1914]

Chlosyne marina, the red-spotted patch or marina checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico. Rare strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona and southern Texas .[2]

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies

  • Chlosyne marina marina (Mexico)
  • Chlosyne marina melitaeoides (C. & R. Felder, 1867) (Mexico)
  • Chlosyne marina eumeda (Godman & Salvin, 1894) (Mexico)

References

  1. "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6593043 entry