# Chlosyne

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***Chlosyne*** is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family [Nymphalidae](/source/Nymphalidae).

## Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:[1][2]

The ***lacinia*** species group:

- *[Chlosyne californica](/source/Chlosyne_californica)* (Wright, 1905) – California patch
- *[Chlosyne definita](/source/Chlosyne_definita)* (Aaron, [1885]) – definite patch
- *[Chlosyne ehrenbergii](/source/Chlosyne_ehrenbergii)* (Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch
- *[Chlosyne endeis](/source/Chlosyne_endeis)* (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch
- *[Chlosyne erodyle](/source/Chlosyne_erodyle)* (Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch
- *[Chlosyne janais](/source/Chlosyne_janais)* (Drury, [1782]) – Janais patch, crimson patch
- *[Chlosyne gaudialis](/source/Chlosyne_gaudialis)* (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch
- *[Chlosyne hippodrome](/source/Chlosyne_hippodrome)* (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch
- *[Chlosyne lacinia](/source/Chlosyne_lacinia)* (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch
- *[Chlosyne marina](/source/Chlosyne_marina)* (Geyer, 1837) – marina checkerspot, red-spotted patch
- *[Chlosyne melanarge](/source/Chlosyne_melanarge)* (Bates, 1864) – black checkerspot, cream-banded checkerspot, black patch
- *[Chlosyne narva](/source/Chlosyne_narva)* (Fabricius, 1793) – Narva checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne rosita](/source/Chlosyne_rosita)* Hall, 1924 – Rosita patch

The ***Charidryas*** species group:

- *[Chlosyne acastus](/source/Chlosyne_acastus)* (Edwards, 1874) – sagebrush checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne gabbii](/source/Chlosyne_gabbii)* (Behr, 1863) – Gabb's checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne hoffmanni](/source/Chlosyne_hoffmanni)* (Behr, 1863) – aster checkerspot, Hoffmann's checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne palla](/source/Chlosyne_palla)* (Boisduval, 1852) – northern checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne whitneyi](/source/Chlosyne_whitneyi)* (Behr, 1863) – rockslide checkerspot - *[Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas](/source/Chlosyne_whitneyi_damoetas)* (Skinner, 1902)

The ***harrisii*** species group:

- *[Chlosyne harrisii](/source/Chlosyne_harrisii)* (Scudder, 1864) – Harris's checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne gorgone](/source/Chlosyne_gorgone)* (Hübner, 1810) – gorgone crescentspot
- *[Chlosyne nycteis](/source/Chlosyne_nycteis)* (Doubleday, [1847]) – silvery crescentspot

The ***Thessalia*** species group:

- *[Chlosyne chinatiensis](/source/Chlosyne_chinatiensis)* (Tinkham, 1944) – Chinati checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne cyneas](/source/Chlosyne_cyneas)* (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – Cyneas checkerspot, black checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne leanira](/source/Chlosyne_leanira)* (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – leanira checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne theona](/source/Chlosyne_theona)* (Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona checkerspot

Uncertain grouping:

- *[Chlosyne fulvia](/source/Chlosyne_fulvia)* (Edwards, 1879) – Fulvia checkerspot
- *[Chlosyne kendallorum](/source/Chlosyne_kendallorum)* Opler, 1999 – Kendall's checkerspot, Nuevo León checkerspot

## References

1. ["*Chlosyne* Butler, 1870"](http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/chlosyne/) at Markku Savela's *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*

1. [Glassberg, J.](/source/Jeffrey_Glassberg) (2007) *A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America*, Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84.

- [Explanation of Synonymity](http://butterfliesofamerica.com/chlosyne_cyneas.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105228/http://butterfliesofamerica.com/chlosyne_cyneas.htm) 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine

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