Chlosyne acastus

Sagebrush checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. acastus
Binomial name
Chlosyne acastus
Synonyms
  • Melitaea acastus
  • Lemonias acastus Dyar, 1903
  • Charidryas acastus

Chlosyne acastus, the sagebrush checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from western United States east to Nebraska and north to southern Alberta.[1][2]

Description

The adult may be often confused with the northern checkerspot (C. palla) and Hoffmann's checkerspot (C. hoffmanni).[3] The adult's wingspan is 33–44 mm (1.3–1.7 in).[3]

Life cycle

There is one flight that occurs between May and early September in Canada.[3] The caterpillar of this species feeds on rabbit-brush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) and desert-aster (Machaeranthera species).[1][3]

Subspecies

  • C. a. neumoegeni (Skinner, 1895)
  • C. a. sabina (Wright, 1905)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sagebrush 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. ^ a b c d Sagebrush Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada