''Chlosyne hoffmanni'', or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a

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of the family

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that is found in western North America. They range from the

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and

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in the U.S. to

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.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 ''

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'' species.Hoffmann's Checkerspot
Butterflies of Canada Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies

*''C. h. manchada'' Bauer,

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/small>"''Chlosyne'' Butler, 1870"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''C. h. segregata'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

References

External links

BugGuide: Sagebrush Checkerspot (''C. acastus''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2964167 hoffmanni Butterflies of North America Taxa named by Hans Hermann Behr Butterflies described in 1863