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North American Ecology (US and Canada)

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Chlosyne hoffmanni is a resident to the western United States and up into southern British Columbia (Scott 1986). Habitats are forest openings. Host plants are herbaceous with known hosts restricted to a few species in the family Compositae. Eggs are laid on the host plant in clusters. Individuals overwinter as half-grown larvae. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time July1-31 in the Sierra, June1-early July in Washington (Scott 1986).
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Chlosyne hoffmanni

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Chlosyne hoffmanni, or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.[2][1][3]

Description

The adult may be often confused with the northern checkerspot (C. palla and sagebrush checkerspot (C. acastus).[2] The adult's wingspan is 30–36 mm (1.2–1.4 in).[2]

Life cycle

There is one flight that occurs between June and early July in Canada.[2] The caterpillar of this species feeds on Aster species.[2] Adults feed on flower nectar.[4]

Subspecies

  • C. h. manchada Bauer, [1960][5]
  • C. h. segregata Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

References

  1. ^ a b Hoffmann's Checkerspot, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  2. ^ a b c d e Hoffmann's Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada
  3. ^ Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
  4. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  5. ^ "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Chlosyne hoffmanni: Brief Summary

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Chlosyne hoffmanni, or Hoffmann's checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.

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