Chlosyne

Chlosyne
Silvery checkerspot
Scientific 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

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

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