| Mexican silverspot | |
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| D. m. poeyii Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
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| Quito, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dione |
| Species: | D. moneta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dione moneta (
Cramer, [1779])
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| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Dione moneta, the Mexican silverspot, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae, found from the southern United States to South America. [1]
Description
D. moneta has an orange upperside, and the wing bases are brown in color. It has thick, dark veins. The hind wing of the underside of these butterflies is brown and covered in big, silver spots. [2] Its wings span from 3 – 3 and 1/4 inches.
Etymology
Moneta is a name given to two goddesses from Roman mythology, both representing fortune and wealth. [3]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically: [1]
- D. m. butleri Stichel, [1908]
- D. m. moneta Hübner, [1825]
- D. m. poeyii Butler, 1873
References
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Dione moneta.
- ^ a b "Dione Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Dione moneta Hübner, [1825]". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot". Reiman Butterfly. Reiman Gardens - Iowa State University. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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