Chlosyne hoffmanni

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]

Hoffmann's checkerspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chlosyne
Species:	C. hoffmanni
Binomial name
Chlosyne hoffmanni (Behr, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
Melitaea hoffmanni Behr, 1863 Melitaea helicta Boisduval, 1869 Lemonias hoffmanni Dyar, 1903 Charidryas hoffmanni

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