Chlosyne gabbii
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| Gabb's checkerspot | |
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| File:Nymphalidae - Chlosyne gabbii.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Chlosyne |
| Species: | C. gabbii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863)
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Chlosyne gabbii, or Gabb's checkerspot, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
- Chlosyne gabbii gabbii
- Chlosyne gabbii atrifasciata Emmel & Mattoon, 1998[1]
Description
Chlosyne gabbii has a wingspan of about 32–45 millimetres (1.3–1.8 in).[2] The upperside of the wings is checkered with bright orange-brown and black, while the underside of hindwing shows pearly-white spots. Females are lighter than the males. Adults can be encountered from May to July.[3] Larvae feed on Corethrogyne filaginifolia, Heterotheca grandiflora and Haplopappus squarrosus.[1]
Distribution
This very rare species can be found in California in the western United States.[1] It is threatened throughout its range.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Bugguide
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
