Chlosyne Erodyle
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84. The ''lacinia'' species group: * '' Chlosyne californica'' (Wright, 1905) – California patch * '' Chlosyne definita'' (Aaron, 885 – definite patch * '' Chlosyne ehrenbergii'' (Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch * '' Chlosyne endeis'' (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch * ''Chlosyne erodyle'' (Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch * '' Chlosyne janais'' (Drury, 782 – Janais patch, crimson patch * ''Chlosyne gaudialis'' (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch * ''Chlosyne hippodrome'' (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch * '' Chlosyne lacinia'' (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch * ''Chlosyne marina'' (Geyer, 183 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Silvery Checkerspot
''Chlosyne nycteis'', the silvery checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America. It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut and Maine, and is believed extirpated in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Description Adult The dorsal view is pale yellow orange with dark borders and markings. The hindwing has white-centered submarginal spots on both sides, dorsal and ventral. The hindwing is pale and has a white crescent at the margin. Caterpillar The caterpillar is almost all black with dusted white spots. Sometimes, it has a yellow-orange stripe or two smaller stripes along the side. The family Nymphalidae is known for its branched spines. Range and habitat Their range consist of southern Canada south to Georgia and Texas, but does not occur in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Silvery checkerspots enjoy moist areas such as streamsides. They can also be seen in meadows and forest openings. Lifecycle In the northern portion of i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Narva
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84. The ''lacinia'' species group: * '' Chlosyne californica'' (Wright, 1905) – California patch * '' Chlosyne definita'' (Aaron, 885 – definite patch * '' Chlosyne ehrenbergii'' (Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch * '' Chlosyne endeis'' (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch * ''Chlosyne erodyle'' (Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch * '' Chlosyne janais'' (Drury, 782 – Janais patch, crimson patch * ''Chlosyne gaudialis'' (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch * ''Chlosyne hippodrome'' (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch * '' Chlosyne lacinia'' (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch * ''Chlosyne marina'' (Geyer, 183 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Leanira
''Chlosyne leanira'', the leanira checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from western Oregon south to California, Nevada, Utah and western Colorado, as well as Baja California. The wingspan is 33–40 mm. Generally, females are larger than males, but males have a more apparent red color to their wings. Adults feed on flower nectar while the larvae feed on ''Castilleja'' plants in the Orobanchaceae plant family, particularly the leaves and flowers of this host plant. Young larvae live together in a loose web. Third-instar larvae hibernate, and examination of ''Chlosyne'' ''leanira'' in Gates Canyon, California revealed that they overwinter as larvae. Subspecies Multiple subspecies of ''C. leanira'' have been identified: * ''Chlosyne leanira oregonensis'' (Bauer, 1975) (Oregon) * ''Chlosyne leanira leanira'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860) (California) * ''Chlosyne leanira obsoleta'' (Hy. Edwards, 1878) (California) * ''Chlosyne leanira ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Cyneas
''Chlosyne cyneas'', the black checkerspot, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Chlosyne cyneas'' is 4507. References Further reading * cyneas Cineas ( el, Κινέας) was a man from Thessaly and an important adviser of King Pyrrhus. He had a reputation for great wisdom and was a pupil of Demosthenes the orator and was the only man who could be compared in skill with Demosthenes. Py ... Articles created by Qbugbot {{nymphalinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Chinatiensis
''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books, pp. 82-84. The ''lacinia'' species group: * '' Chlosyne californica'' (Wright, 1905) – California patch * '' Chlosyne definita'' (Aaron, 885 – definite patch * '' Chlosyne ehrenbergii'' (Geyer, 1833) – white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch * '' Chlosyne endeis'' (Godman & Salvin, 1894) – banded checkerspot, banded patch * ''Chlosyne erodyle'' (Bates, 1864) – erodyle checkerspot, Guatemalan patch * '' Chlosyne janais'' (Drury, 782 – Janais patch, crimson patch * ''Chlosyne gaudialis'' (Bates, 1864) – gaudy checkerspot, gaudy patch * ''Chlosyne hippodrome'' (Geyer, 1837) – simple checkerspot, simple patch * '' Chlosyne lacinia'' (Geyer, 1837) – bordered patch, sunflower patch * ''Chlosyne marina'' (Geyer, 183 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Nycteis
''Chlosyne nycteis'', the silvery checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America. It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut and Maine, and is believed extirpated in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Description Adult The dorsal view is pale yellow orange with dark borders and markings. The hindwing has white-centered submarginal spots on both sides, dorsal and ventral. The hindwing is pale and has a white crescent at the margin. Caterpillar The caterpillar is almost all black with dusted white spots. Sometimes, it has a yellow-orange stripe or two smaller stripes along the side. The family Nymphalidae is known for its branched spines. Range and habitat Their range consist of southern Canada south to Georgia and Texas, but does not occur in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Silvery checkerspots enjoy moist areas such as streamsides. They can also be seen in meadows and forest openings. Lifecycle In the northern portion of i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Gorgone
''Chlosyne gorgone'', the gorgone checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America. Description The wingspan is between 32 and 45 mm. The dorsal side of the wings are orange with black markings and the hindwings have a submarginal row of solid black dots. The ventral view has a zigzag pattern of brown and white bands with a median band of white chevrons. Range and habitat The gorgone checkerspot's range is in North America from Alberta east to southern Ontario, south into central Texas, between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians. Within its range they can most commonly be seen in open areas including ridges, prairies and old fields. They can also be seen at streamsides and in open hardwood forests. Life cycle In the northern range there is one brood between July and August, two in the mid-range between May and September and three in the southern range between April and September. The females lay their eggs in clusters on the underside of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Harrisii
''Chlosyne harrisii'', or Harris's checkerspot, is a member of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from the Canadian Atlantic provinces, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ..., to Manitoba and North Dakota south to West Virginia and Ohio. They can often be seen in bogs, meadows and almost anywhere else its host plant occurs. The typical elevations for this species range from 0 to 1,742 feet (531 m). It is listed as a species of special concern and believed Local extinction, extirpated in the US state of Connecticut. Description The adult is often confused with another member of the same genus, the silvery checkerspot (''Chlosyne nycteis''). The adult's wingspan is 3.6–5.1 cm. The upperside of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Whitneyi Damoetas
''Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas'', the rockslide checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America, from British Columbia and Alberta to Wyoming and Colorado. Life cycle The caterpillar of this species feeds on '' Erigeron leiomerus'' and ''Solidago multiradiata ''Solidago multiradiata'' is a species of goldenrod known by the common names Rocky Mountain goldenrod, northern goldenrod, and alpine goldenrod. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout the northern regions, including Alas ...''. References Butterflies of North America whitneyi damoetas Butterflies described in 1902 {{Nymphalinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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. Description The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. Its habitats include alpine rockslides and scree slopes. 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 An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'', "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (''ecdysis''), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or ass ... larvae hibernate under rocks. Subspecies *'' Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas'' (Skinner, 1902) *''Chlosyne whitneyi whitneyi'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Palla
''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.Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) ''Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. . Description The adult may be often confused with the others of the ''palla'' group, sagebrush checkerspot (''C. acastus'') and Hoffmann's checkerspot (''C. hoffmanni''). The adult's wingspan is .Northern Checkerspot Butterflies of Canada 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. Life cycle There is one flight that occurs ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chlosyne Hoffmanni
''Chlosyne hoffmanni'', or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) ''Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. . Description The adult may be often confused with the northern checkerspot (''C. palla'' and sagebrush checkerspot (''C. acastus''). The adult's wingspan is . Life cycle There is one flight that occurs between June to early July in Canada. The caterpillar of this species feeds on ''Aster'' species. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''C. h. segregata'' Barn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |