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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Melitaeini » Patches, Checkerspots (Chlosyne) » Gorgone Checkerspot - Hodges#4489 (Chlosyne gorgone)
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Edited: Checkerspot Caterpillar - Chlosyne gorgone
Copyright © 2007 RMarshall

Edited: Checkerspot Caterpillar - Chlosyne gorgone
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
July 3, 2007
Spotted at Standing Bear Lake. There were several of these in the area.
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Contributed by RMarshall on 10 September, 2007 - 8:20pm
Last updated 10 November, 2008 - 4:08pm

Moved
Moved from Chlosyne.
… john and jane balaban, 10 November, 2008 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

Chlosyne gorgone
Common in most of Nebraska, feed on Sunflower, come in three basic color forms (sometimes on the same leaf). One strongly orange, one without orange, and one roughly intermediate. Head black (typically orange in C. lacinia).
… David J. Ferguson, 9 November, 2008 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Baltimore Checkerspot.
… RMarshall, 10 September, 2007 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Doesn't look like a Baltimore
and plant doesn't look like a Turtlehead. We're guessing something like a Sunflower. Check out Tom's comment on our which unfortunately hasn't yet been confirmed.
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2007 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, it was a sunflower leaf
It looks exactly like what you have (to me anyway). I'll move it. Thanks for the heads up.
… RMarshall, 10 September, 2007 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

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