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Chlosyne rosita browni Bauer, 1961
(Rosita Checkerspot)

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Distribution and Larval Foodplants:
 

Distribution
S TX (as stray), E Mexico

Larval foodplants
Acanthaceae: Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng., Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

Synonymy

Bibliography

Bauer, David L. 1961. Descriptions of two new Chlosyne (Nymphalidae) from Mexico, with a discussion of related forms. Journal of the Lepidopterists= Society 14(2): 148-154, 5 figs. {1960, 31 Mar 1961} [description of Chlosyne rosita browni

Bauer, David L. 1975. Tribe Melitaeini. Pp. 139-195, in: W. H. Howe (ed.) The butterflies of North America. Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Co.: xiii + 633 pp.; 97 pls., 32 tf. {[7 Nov] 1975} 

Forbes, William Trowbridge Merrifield. 1928. A key to the forms of the genus Chlosyne. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 21(1): 98-100. {Mar [18 Apr] 1928} 

Hall, Arthur. 1924. Descriptions of two new forms of Chlosyne (Lep. Nymphalidae). Entomologist 57(11)[738]: 241-242, 4 figs. {Nov 1924} [description of Chlosyne rosita

Higgins, Lionel George. 1960. A revision of the melitaeine genus Chlosyne and allied species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Transactions of the royal entomological Society of London 112(14): 381-467, 134 figs. {31 Dec 1960} 

Kendall, Roy O=Neal. 1972. Three butterfly species (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Heliconiidae) new to Texas and the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists= Society 26(1): 49-56, 8 figs. {21 Mar 1972} 

McGuire, William W. and Michael A. Rickard. 1974. An annotated checklist of the butterflies of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park and vicinity. Mission, Texas; Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: 22 pp. {1974} 

Maza, Roberto F. de la. 1987. Mariposas Mexicanas. Guía para su colecta y determinación. México; Fondo de Cultura Económica: 304 pp., 67 pls., 58 figs. {Oct 1987} [Ed. 2 1991]

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