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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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Gorgone Checkerspot - Chlosyne gorgone
Copyright © 2010 Daniel J. O'Donnell

Gorgone Checkerspot - Chlosyne gorgone
Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
June 9, 2010
I think this is a cresent, but I can't find an exact match.
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Contributed by Daniel J. O'Donnell on 9 June, 2010 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Daniel J. O'Donnell, 9 June, 2010 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

Close,
It is a Checkerspot that looks so much like a Crescent that it was once classified (incorrectly) with them. It is Chlosyne gorgone, which is fairly common east from the mountains in Colorado. The larvae use mostly Sunflowers as host plants (occasionally Iva and other Composites as well).
… David J. Ferguson, 9 June, 2010 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again, David!
Appreciate the help!
… Daniel J. O'Donnell, 9 June, 2010 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

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