Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855)

Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855)

The theona checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) is a North American nymphalid checkerspot butterfly with Hodges number 4508.

Family
Genus
Thessalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855)

Chlosyne theona, commonly known as the theona checkerspot, is a species of checkerspot butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The MONA (also called Hodges) number for this species is 4508. Its scientific name is also cited as Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855).

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Thessalia

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