Chlosyne ehrenbergii

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Chlosyne ehrenbergii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. ehrenbergii
Binomial name
Chlosyne ehrenbergii
(Geyer, [1833]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Morpheis ehrenbergiiGeyer, [1833]
  • Anemeca ehrenbergi

Chlosyne ehrenbergii, the white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch or Ehrenberg's patch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico. [2]

Adult females are highly gregarious, clustering together in groups on Buddleia bushes. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including daisies and other Asteraceae species.

The larvae feed on Buddleia species.

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References

  1. "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies of Mexico & USA - Chlosyne ehrenbergii