Chlosyne whitneyi

Chlosyne whitneyi
Chlosyne whitneyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species: C. whitneyi
Binomial name
Chlosyne whitneyi
(Behr, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea whitneyi Behr, 1863
  • Melitaea damoetas Skinner, 1902
  • Chlosyne whitneyi malcolmi Comstock, 1926

The Rockslide Checkerspot or Sierra Nevada Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ Chlosyne at funet
  2. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  3. ^ Butterflies of Montana
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