Chlosyne fulvia

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Chlosyne fulvia, the Fulvia checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from Kansas, Colorado, southern Utah and Arizona south to central Mexico.[2]

Chlosyne fulvia
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species:
C. fulvia
Binomial name
Chlosyne fulvia
Synonyms
  • Melitaea fulvia Edwards, 1879
  • Melitaea sinefascia R. C. Williams, 1914
Ventral view

The wingspan is 32–50 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Castilleja integra and Castilleja lanata. They feed on the leaves and flowers of their host plant. Young larvae live together in a loose web. Third-instar larvae hibernate.

Subspecies

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  • Chlosyne fulvia fulvia (Texas)
  • Chlosyne fulvia coronado (Smith & Brock, 1988) (Arizona)

References

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