-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

-Checkerspots, Anglewings, Peacocks, and Allies (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

-Checkerspots (Tribe Melitaeini)

-Patches and Allies (Genus Chlosyne)

-​Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)​

Chlosyne theona, the theona checkerspot, is a species of checkerspots in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Widely distributed in the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States (Texas, Arizona) through Mexico and Central America to parts of South America. Thrives in sunny, open spaces where its host plants are abundant.