dorsal view theona orange checkerspot butterfly
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| navigate by keyword : insect butterfly animal invertebrate flower nature pollinator arthropod wildlife plant wildflower green wing dorsal view orange theona chlosyne nymphalidae family melitaeini tribe species checkerspot genus black ground colour marked bands patches cream reddish conjunction series white spots post median area fore hind wings feeding nectar mayan biosphere reserve peten department guatemala population distribution threatened climate change lepidoptera |
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| This is a Chlosyne theona butterfly species, Nymphalidae family, Melitaeini tribe. Common name: Theona orange checkerspot. Genus Chlosyne comprises of about 26 species. Most of the species have a black ground colour, and are marked with bands or patches of cream and reddish-orange, often in conjunction with a series of white spots in the post-median area of fore and hind wings. This one was feeding nectar from a flower. Observed near Mayan Biosphere Reserve, Peten department, Guatemala. Population and distribution threatened by climate change. |
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