Chlosyne leanira

Chlosyne leanira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Chlosyne
Species: C. leanira
Binomial name
Chlosyne leanira
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melitaea leanira C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Thessalia daviesi Wind, 1947
  • Melitaea cerrita Wright, 1905

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.[2]

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

References

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