Chlosyne marina

Chlosyne marina

Chlosyne marina eumeda
Scientific classification
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]

The Red-Spotted Patch or Marina Checkerspot (Chlosyne marina) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mexico. Rare stray 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

External links

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Data related to Chlosyne marina at Wikispecies

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