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Species Chlosyne gorgone - Gorgone Checkerspot - Hodges#4489

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)
Tribe Melitaeini
Genus Chlosyne (Patches, Checkerspots)
Species gorgone (Gorgone Checkerspot - Hodges#4489)
Hodges Number
4489
Food
Sunflowers, Giant Ragweed, Black-eyed Susan, Yellow Coneflower
Life Cycle
Females lay eggs in clusters on underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves; young caterpillars feed in groups. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate. (BAMONA)