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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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Caterpillars? - Chlosyne gorgone
Copyright © 2007 Daemeon S.

Caterpillars? - Chlosyne gorgone
The Colony, Denton County, Texas, USA
September 15, 2007
Size: 1.5"

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Contributed by Daemeon S. on 24 September, 2007 - 11:14am
Last updated 4 December, 2008 - 7:40pm

At the risk of being wrong
I'm contradicting myself and moving these to G. gorgone. This is from far enough north to be where this species should be common, but more than that, the head of C. gorgone is black, while that of C. lacinia is supposed to be orange (according to all the published descriptions I've seen). I've raised both species many times, but I can't remember the color of the head on all the C. lacinia larvae I've seen, so am going to go with the books. Giant Ragweed is a favorite host of C. gorgone, not sure about C. lacinia.

Moved from Bordered Patch.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 December, 2008 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chlosyne.
… john and jane balaban, 7 April, 2008 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Chlosyne lacinia
I haven't got any to compare directly, but I'm pretty sure these are the Bordered Patch. Regardless of wing pattern, C. gorgone and C. lacinia are very close relatives (both would be subgenus Charidryas - basically defined as including the Composite feeders of the genus), and their larvae are very similar.
… David J. Ferguson, 7 April, 2008 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
The leaf looks like Giant Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida, so the Composite feeding seems to fit!
… john and jane balaban, 7 April, 2008 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

Reminds us of our image
from Colorado, tentatively ID'd by Tom Murray as Gorgone Checkerspot - Chlosyne gorgone. See . Where's Doug Taron when we need him??
… john and jane balaban, 24 September, 2007 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

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