Dione moneta

Mexican silverspot
D. m. poeyii
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Quito, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dione
Species:
D. moneta
Binomial name
Dione moneta
(Cramer, [1779])
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Dione poeyii Butler, 1873
  • Agraulis moneta Doubleday, 1848 (not Hübner, 1819)
D. m. poeyii
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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  1. ^ a b "Dione Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Dione moneta Hübner, [1825]". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot". Reiman Butterfly. Reiman Gardens - Iowa State University. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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