Chlosyne leanira
| Chlosyne leanira | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Chlosyne |
| Species: | C. leanira |
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| Chlosyne leanira (C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1] | |
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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
- 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)
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