Chlosyne

Chlosyne
Silvery checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Subtribe: Chlosynina
Genus: Chlosyne
Butler, 1870
Synonyms
  • Morpheis Geyer, [1833] (Unav.)
  • Synchloe Doubleday, 1844 (Preocc.)
  • Coatlantona Kirby, 1871
  • Anemeca Kirby, 1871
  • Charidryas Scudder, 1872
  • Limnaecia Scudder, 1872
  • Thessalia Scudder, 1875
Poecile checkerspot (Chlosyne erodyle poecile)
Costa Rica
Gaudy patch (Chlosyne gaudialis) Guatemala.

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