Chlosyne gabbii

Chlosyne gabbii, or Gabb's checkerspot, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae.

Gabb's checkerspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chlosyne
Species:	C. gabbii
Binomial name
Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863)
Synonyms
Melitaea gabbii Behr, 1863 Melitaea pola Boisduval, 1869 Melitaea sonorae Boisduval, 1869 Euphydryas gabbii ab. pasadenae Gunder, 1924 Melitaea gabbii ab. gunderi Comstock, 1926 Melitaea gabbii ab. newcombi Comstock, 1926

Subspecies

• Chlosyne gabbii gabbii
• Chlosyne gabbii atrifasciata Emmel & Mattoon, 1998^[1]

Description

Chlosyne gabbii has a wingspan of about 32–45 millimetres (1.3–1.8 in).^[2] The upperside of the wings is checkered with bright orange-brown and black, while the underside of hindwing shows pearly-white spots. Females are lighter than the males. Adults can be encountered from May to July.^[3]

Larvae feed on Corethrogyne filaginifolia, Heterotheca grandiflora and Haplopappus squarrosus.^[1]

Distribution

This very rare species can be found in California in the western United States.^[1] It is threatened throughout its range.