Chlosyne marina

Chlosyne marina
	Chlosyne marina eumeda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chlosyne
Species:	C. marina
Binomial name
	Chlosyne marina; (Geyer, 1837)
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

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

External links

Media related to Chlosyne marina at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chlosyne marina at Wikispecies

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[1] "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Butterflies and Moths of North America

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