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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)
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orange and black cat - Chlosyne
Copyright © 2018 Inger

orange and black cat - Chlosyne
West Des Moines, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
August 22, 2017
Size: 2"
found near a pond on Rudbeckia
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Contributed by Inger on 10 February, 2018 - 10:42am
Last updated 17 February, 2021 - 2:23pm

Probably is Chlosyne lacinia
But, others can look similar (notably C. gorgone).

Moved from Brush-footed Butterflies.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 February, 2021 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… John S. Ascher, 26 February, 2018 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 22 February, 2018 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Could it be an orange form Bo
Could it be an orange form Bordered Patch? Rudbeckia is a host plant and the timing is about right.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/36781/bgimage
… Maggie Furtak, 10 February, 2018 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Or a Gorgone Checkerspot? Th
Or a Gorgone Checkerspot? The host matches for them as well.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/817007
… Maggie Furtak, 10 February, 2018 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be
something in Nymphalidae
… john and jane balaban, 10 February, 2018 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

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