Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.
Species Listed alphabetically within groups:"Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life FormsGlassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84.
The lacinia species group: Chlosyne californica (Wright, 1905) – California patch Chlosyne definita (Aaron, ) – definite patch Chlosyne ehrenbergii (Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch Chlosyne endeis (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch Chlosyne erodyle (Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch Chlosyne janais (Drury, ) – Janais patch, crimson patch Chlosyne gaudialis (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch Chlosyne hippodrome (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch Chlosyne marina (Geyer, 1837) – marina checkerspot, red-spotted patch Chlosyne melanarge (Bates, 1864) – black checkerspot, cream-banded checkerspot, black patch Chlosyne narva (Fabricius, 1793) – Narva checkerspot Chlosyne rosita Hall, 1924 – Rosita patch
The Charidryas species group: Chlosyne acastus (Edwards, 1874) – sagebrush checkerspot Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863) – Gabb's checkerspot Chlosyne hoffmanni (Behr, 1863) – aster checkerspot, Hoffmann's checkerspot Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852) – northern checkerspot Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863) – rockslide checkerspot Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas (Skinner, 1902)
The harrisii species group: Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864) – Harris's checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone (Hübner, 1810) – gorgone crescentspot Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, ) – silvery crescentspot
The Thessalia species group: Chlosyne chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1944) – Chinati checkerspot Chlosyne cyneas (Godman & Salvin, 1878) – Cyneas checkerspot, black checkerspot Chlosyne leanira (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – leanira checkerspot Chlosyne theona (Ménétriés, 1855) – Theona checkerspot
Uncertain grouping: Chlosyne fulvia (Edwards, 1879) – Fulvia checkerspot Chlosyne kendallorum Opler, 1999 – Kendall's checkerspot, Nuevo León checkerspot
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Explanation of Synonymity