Poladryas minuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Nymphalinae
Tribus: Melitaeini
Subtribus: Chlosynina
Genus: Poladryas
Species: Poladryas minuta
Subspecies: P. m. minuta – P. m. simador

Name

Poladryas minuta (Edwards, 1861)

Type locality: USA, Texas.

Synonymy

• Melitaea minuta Edwards, 1861: (original combination)
• Poladryas minuta (Edwards): Higgins, 1981: 166

References

Additional references

• Scott, J.A., Fischer, M.S., Kondla, N.G., Kohler, S., Guppy, C.S., Spomer, S.M. & Schmidt, B.C. 2006. Taxonomic studies and new taxa of North American butterflies. Papilio NS 12: 1–74. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Dotted Checkerspot