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Chlosyne gabbii

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Chlosyne gabbii
Chlosyne gabbii. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
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, common name Gabb's Checkerspot, is a butterfly from the Nymphalidae family.

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] Upperside of 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 ca 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 W. USA, California.[1] It is threatened throughout its range.

References

  1. ^ a b c Funet
  2. ^ Bugguide
  3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
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