Dione (butterfly) explained

Dione is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found from southern United States to South America.[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[1]

Eggs Caterpillar Chrysalis Butterfly Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dione moneta Hübner, [1825] Mexican silverspot southern United States to South America
Dione glycera (C. & R. Felder, 1861) Andean silverspotPeru, Venezuela and Colombia.
Dione juno (Cramer, [1779]) Juno silverspot, Juno longwing, Juno heliconiansouthern United States to South America
Dione vanillae (Zhang, et al., [2019]) Gulf fritillarysouthern parts of the U.S., such as many regions of Texas and Florida.

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/dione/ "Dione Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms