Biology:Chlosyne palla

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Short description: Species of insect

Northern checkerspot
Northern Checkerspot Butterfly.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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 palla Boisduval, 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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Northern Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2964169 entry