Chlosyne fulvia
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| Chlosyne fulvia (W.H. Edwards, 1879)[1]
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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]
Ventral view
The wingspan is 32–50 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on Castilleja integra and . They feed on the leaves and flowers of their host plant. Young larvae live together in a loose web. Third-instar larvae hibernate.
Subspecies[]
- Chlosyne fulvia fulvia (Texas)
- Chlosyne fulvia coronado (Smith & Brock, 1988) (Arizona)
References[]
- ^ "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
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- Chlosyne
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