Chlosyne palla

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Northern checkerspot
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. palla
Binomial name
Chlosyne palla
(Boisduval, 1852) [1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea pallaBoisduval, 1852

Chlosyne palla, the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from southern British Columbia to Alberta, south to California, Utah, and Colorado, excluding Nevada. [1] [2]

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Description

The adult may be often confused with the others of the palla group, sagebrush checkerspot (C. acastus) and Hoffmann's checkerspot (C. hoffmanni). [3] The adult's wingspan is 30–48 mm (1.2–1.9 in). [1] [3] The upperside of the wing has a pattern of dark brown, light orange and tan. The underside of the wing has alternating red and yellow cells. [3]

Life cycle

There is one flight that occurs between April and May or to July in mountainous or northerly areas. [1] The caterpillar of this species feeds on goldenrod ( Solidago ), rabbitbrush ( Chrysothamnus ), and asters. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Northern Checkerspot, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  2. Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN   0-618-15312-8.
  3. 1 2 3 Northern Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada