Chlosyne hoffmanni

Hoffmann's checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. hoffmanni
Binomial name
Chlosyne hoffmanni
(Behr, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea hoffmanni Behr, 1863
  • Melitaea helicta Boisduval, 1869
  • Lemonias hoffmanni Dyar, 1903
  • Charidryas hoffmanni

Chlosyne hoffmanni, or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.[2][1][3]

Description

The adult may be often confused with the northern checkerspot (C. palla and sagebrush checkerspot (C. acastus).[2] The adult's wingspan is 30–36 mm (1.2–1.4 in).[2]

Life cycle

There is one flight that occurs between June and early July in Canada.[2] The caterpillar of this species feeds on Aster species.[2] Adults feed on flower nectar.[4]

Subspecies

  • C. h. manchada Bauer, [1960][5]
  • C. h. segregata Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

References

  1. ^ a b Hoffmann's Checkerspot, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  2. ^ a b c d e Hoffmann's Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada
  3. ^ Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
  4. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  5. ^ "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms