| Sagebrush checkerspot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Chlosyne |
| Species: | C. acastus |
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| Chlosyne acastus (W. H. Edwards, 1874) | |
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Chlosyne acastus, the sagebrush checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from western United States east to Nebraska and north to southern Alberta.
Description
The adult may be often confused with the northern checkerspot (C. palla) and Hoffmann's checkerspot (C. hoffmanni). The adult's wingspan is 33–44 mm (1.3–1.7 in).
Life cycle
There is one flight that occurs between May and early September in Canada. The caterpillar of this species feeds on rabbit-brush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) and desert-aster (Machaeranthera species).
Subspecies
- C. a. neumoegeni (Skinner, 1895)
- C. a. sabina (Wright, 1905)
References
- ^ Sagebrush Checkerspot, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
- ^ Sagebrush Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada
External links
- Sagebrush checkerspot, BugGuide
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| Chlosyne acastus | |