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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) » Northern Checkerspot - Hodges#4492 (Chlosyne palla) » Chlosyne palla blackmorei
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North Tongue River, Campground, Bighorn Mountains - Chlosyne palla - male
Copyright © 2014 Molly Clark

North Tongue River, Campground, Bighorn Mountains - Chlosyne palla - Male
North Tongue River, Campground, Bighorn Mountains, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
July 7, 2013
Northern checkerspot? Male? Upper side. One of two images.

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North Tongue River, Campground, Bighorn Mountains - Chlosyne palla - male North Tongue River, Campground, Bighorn Mountains - Chlosyne palla - male
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Contributed by Molly Clark on 4 March, 2014 - 11:14pm
Last updated 6 March, 2014 - 10:14am

correct on both counts
I believe the ones in the Bighorns are refered to subspecies "blackmorei", though further west that subspecies tends to have the dark markings more developed. This one also leans a bit toward C. acastus in pattern, but has the creamy, slightly yellowish underside of C. palla. In the Rockies the two "species" do seem to blend a bit where they meet, and it can get confusing. Usually it is C. palla in the mountains and C. palla out in the sagebrush country, but the habitats blend a bit too.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 March, 2014 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

ID
Yes, Charidryas palla
… Mike Hofmann, 4 March, 2014 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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