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Chlosyne leanira wrightii (W. H. Edwards, 1886)
(Leanira Checkerspot)

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Chlosyne leanira wrightii TYPE, TL: USA (Ca)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Chlosyne leanira wrightii TYPE, TL: USA (Ca)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (LECTOTYPE ♂ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (LECTOTYPE ♂ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (LECTOTYPE ♂ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (PARALECTOTYPE ♀ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (PARALECTOTYPE ♀ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (PARALECTOTYPE ♀ of Melitaea cerrita)
[USA: Southern California, edge of Mojave Desert] [CAS]

photographed December 2010

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (TYPE of Melitaea wrightii ab. carolynae Gunder, 1926, TL: USA (Ca))
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Chlosyne leanira wrightii (TYPE of Melitaea wrightii ab. carolynae Gunder, 1926, TL: USA (Ca))
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.


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