Chlosyne gabbii

Gabb's checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. gabbii
Binomial name
Chlosyne gabbii
(Behr, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Melitaea gabbii Behr, 1863
  • Melitaea pola Boisduval, 1869
  • Melitaea sonorae Boisduval, 1869
  • Euphydryas gabbii ab. pasadenae Gunder, 1924
  • Melitaea gabbii ab. gunderi Comstock, 1926
  • Melitaea gabbii ab. newcombi Comstock, 1926

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. ^ a b c "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Bugguide
  3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America


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