Taxonavigation

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Nymphalinae
Tribus: Melitaeini
Subtribus: Chlosynina
Genus: Chlosyne
Species: C. acastus – C. californica – C. cyneas – C. definita – C. ehrenbergii – C. endeis – C. erodyle – C. fulvia – C. gabbii – C. gaudialis – C. gorgone – C. harrisii – C. hippodrome – C. hoffmanni – C. janais – C. kendallorum – C. lacinia – C. leanira – C. marina – C. mazarum – C. melanarge – C. narva – C. nycteis – C. palla – C. rosita – C. theona – C. whitneyi

Name

Chlosyne Butler, 1870: 38.

Type species: Papilio janais Drury, 1782: 22, pl.17, by selection of Scudder, 1875: 141. images.

References

• Bauer, D.L. 1960: Descriptions of two new Chlosyne from Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 14(2): 148–154. Reference page. 

• Butler, A.G., 1870. A Revision of the Genera of Subfamily Pierinae. Cistula entomologica 1: 33-58, plates 1-4. BHL, plates. Reference page. 

• Doubleday, E. 1844. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 1, London. BHL Reference page. 

• Drury, D. 1770–1782. Illustrations of Natural History London, White. Vol.l (1770): xxviii+130+[2]pp, 50+1 pls, 4 figs; Vol.2 (1773): vii+90pp, 50 pls; Vol.3 (1782): vii+76pp, 50 pls. Vol.1; Vol.2; Vol.3. Reference page. 

• Geyer, [1827-1838] in Hübner, J.. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vols 2,3. Augsburg. Vol.2, Vol.3. Reference page. 

• Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. BHL Reference page. 

• Lamas, G. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page. 

• Miller, L.D. & B. Rotger, 1979. Two new Chlosyne (Nymphalidae) from Mexico. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 54: 1–4. Reference page. 

• Scudder, S.H. 1872. A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Academy of Sciences (1871): 24–83. Online. Reference page. 

• Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. Proc. amer. Soc. Arts Sci. Boston 10: 91–293. BHL Reference page. 

• Scudder, S.H. 1875–76. Synonymic list of the butterflies of North America, north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 233–269; 3: 98–129; Pt.1 Nymphales, Pt.2 Rurales. Reference page.