Poladryas

Poladryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Melitaeini
Genus:	Poladryas Bauer, 1975
Species:	P. minuta
Binomial name
*Poladryas minuta* (Edwards, 1861)
Synonyms
Melitaea minuta Edwards, 1861 Melitaea approximata Strecker, 1900 Melitaea arachne Edwards, 1869 Melitaea minuta ab. gunderiae Holland, 1930 Melitaea nympha Edwards, 1884 Melitaea arachne ab. skinneri Oberthür, 1923 Melitaea pola var. arachne ab. polingi Gunder, 1926 Melitaea monache Comstock, 1918 Melitaaea gilensis Holland, 1930

Poladryas is a monotypic genus of butterflies from USA and Central America in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta).^[1]

Sibspecies

P. m. arachne (Edwards, 1869) – Arachne Checkerspot (Colorado)
P. m. gilensis (Holland, 1930) (Arizona)
P. m. minuta (Texas)
?P. m. monache (Comstock, 1918)
P. m. nympha (Edwards, 1884) (Arizona, New Mexico)

References

↑ Poladryas, funet.fi

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