Chlosyne janais

[58chevy]

This attractive butterfly is native to southern Texas. Common name is Crimson Patch. Larvae feed on Anisacanthus. The picture shows dorsal and ventral views. Wingspan on these specimens is 47mm. They are a little worn, but fresh ones are real beauties.

[daveuk]

Lovely even when worn 58chevy

[Paul K]

Here is my Chlosyne janais janais female I have collected on my trip to Costa Rica.
Is Texas subspecies also nominate ? Your female looks a little different

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[58chevy]

I'm pretty sure it is. Here are some more pix:
https://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ ... nais_a.htm

[Paul K]

This is very interesting.
My specimen looks more like Chlosyne rosita rosita but not quite exact. In the book “The butterflies of Costa Rica” by Philip J.DeVries Ch.rosita is not listed and in 2002 when I determinate species name the internet wasn’t as useful as of now.
Does anyone can confirm if that is janais or rosita indeed.

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[58chevy]

Here are some pictures of C. rosita. There is less red and the butterfly is a little smaller than janais. Also pictured is C. eumeda, an occasional stray to S. TX.

[Paul K]

Chlosyne rosita from Pacific Ocean slope in Costa Rica (Guanacaste) is much darker with less red and yellow on ventral side. This specimen comes from Atlantic slope where there is no defined dry season as opposed to northwest part of Costa Rica.
It could be a different subspecies but I can’t find anything to support it.