Chlosyne whitneyi
Chlosyne whitneyi, the rockslide checkerspot or Sierra Nevada checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado.[2]
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Description
The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on various species in the sunflower family including Erigeron and Solidago species. They feed gregariously on the leaves and flowers of their host plant.
Third- and fourth-instar larvae hibernate under rocks.
Subspecies
- Chlosyne whitneyi whitneyi
- Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas (Skinner, 1902)
- Chlosyne whitneyi malcolmi Comstock, 1926
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References
- "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Butterflies of Montana
External links
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