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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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Crescent or Checkerspot? - Chlosyne gorgone - female
Copyright © 2010 Brian Peterson

Crescent or Checkerspot? - Chlosyne gorgone - Female
Heron Haven, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
July 25, 2010
Size: ~1.25" wingspan
Pearl Crescent, Silvery Checkerspot, and Gorgone Checkerspot are the 3 normal options in my area, but this doesn't seem to match any of them. Looking at my field guide I would say that the size was closest to the Pearl Crescent, with the checkerspots being a little too big for the specimen I photographed. Any thoughts?
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Contributed by Brian Peterson on 25 July, 2010 - 4:57pm
Last updated 16 August, 2010 - 5:35pm

female Gorgone Checkerspot
Moved from Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc..
… David J. Ferguson, 16 August, 2010 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brian Peterson, 25 July, 2010 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

I was thinking Checkerspot.
The light patches on the marginal spot of the HW suggest Silvery Checkerspot. The marginal chevrons suggest Gorgone. If I had to guess I'd say Gorgone, but best wait for an expert.

Very nice image. Any mosquitoes out there at Heron Haven? I was at Fontenelle Forest last week and there were too many to stop and take a picture.
… Keith Roragen, 25 July, 2010 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
I slapped a few
while I was taking photos this afternoon, but they didn't seem too bad considering the cloudy, calm conditions. But I remained near the butterfly garden and didn't venture into the trees and closer to the wetland. They were probably thick back there.
… Brian Peterson, 25 July, 2010 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

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