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Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas

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Subspecies of butterfly

Rockslide checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species: C. whitneyi
Subspecies: C. w. damoetas
Trinomial name
Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas
(Skinner, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Melitaea damoetas Skinner, 1902
  • Chlosyne whitneyi malcolmi Comstock, 1926
  • Melitaea damoeteas ab. damoetella McDunnough, 1927 (Unav.)
  • Chlosyne whitneyi windriver Scott, 1998
  • Chlosyne whitneyi altalus Scott, 1998

Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas, the rockslide checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America, from British Columbia and Alberta to Wyoming and Colorado.

Life cycle

The caterpillar of this species feeds on Erigeron leiomerus and Solidago multiradiata.

References

  1. ^ "Chlosyne d. damoetas (Skinner, 1902)". butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. "Chlosyne damoetas windriver Scot". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. "Chlosyne damoetas altalus Scott, 1998". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. "Chlosyne". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
Taxon identifiers
Chlosyne whitneyi damoetas


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