Chlosyne whitneyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Chlosyne |
Species: | C. whitneyi
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Binomial name | |
Chlosyne whitneyi | |
Synonyms | |
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Chlosyne whitneyi, the rockslide checkerspot or Sierra Nevada checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado. [2]
The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. [3] Its habitats include alpine rockslides and scree slopes. [4]
The larvae feed on various species in the sunflower family including Erigeron and Solidago species. [4]
Chlosyne whitneyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Chlosyne |
Species: | C. whitneyi
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Binomial name | |
Chlosyne whitneyi | |
Synonyms | |
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Chlosyne whitneyi, the rockslide checkerspot or Sierra Nevada checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south, in the mountains, to California and Colorado. [2]
The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. [3] Its habitats include alpine rockslides and scree slopes. [4]
The larvae feed on various species in the sunflower family including Erigeron and Solidago species. [4]