Chlosyne palla

Chlosyne palla, the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from southern British Columbia to Alberta, south to California, Utah, and Colorado, excluding Nevada.^[1][2]

Northern checkerspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chlosyne
Species:	C. palla
Binomial name
Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
Melitaea palla Boisduval, 1852

Description

The adult may be often confused with the others of the palla group, sagebrush checkerspot (C. acastus) and Hoffmann's checkerspot (C. hoffmanni).^[3] The adult's wingspan is 30–48 mm (1.2–1.9 in).^[1][3] The upperside of the wing has a pattern of dark brown, light orange and tan. The underside of the wing has alternating red and yellow cells.^[3]

Life cycle

There is one flight that occurs between April and May or to July in mountainous or northerly areas.^[1] The caterpillar of this species feeds on goldenrod (Solidago), rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus), and asters.^[1]