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Chlosyne leanira

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chlosyne

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Similar
  
Chlosyne palla, Speyeria coronis, Chlosyne acastus, Chlosyne, Phyciodes mylitta

The Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from western Oregon south to California, Nevada, Utah and western Colorado, as well as Baja California.

The wingspan is 35-45 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Castilleja species. They feed on the leaves and flowers of their host plant. Young larvae live together in a loose web. Third instar larvae hibernate.

Subspecies

  • Chlosyne leanira leanira
  • Chlosyne leanira oregonensis (Bauer, 1975) (Oregon)
  • Chlosyne leanira wrightii (Edwards, 1886) (California)
  • Chlosyne leanira cerrita Wright, 1905 (California)
  • Chlosyne leanira alma Strecker, [1878] (Utah, Arizona)
  • Chlosyne leanira austrima (Austin & Smith, 1998) (Baja California)
  • Chlosyne leanira elegans Preistaf & Emmel, 1998 (California)

    • References

    Chlosyne leanira Wikipedia
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