Attributes of Chlosyne gorgone
Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone (Hübner, [1810])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is orange with black markings; hindwing with submarginal row of solid black spots. Underside of hindwing has a zigzag pattern of brown and white bands and a median band of white chevrons.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch or patrol to find females. Females lay eggs in clusters on underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves; young caterpillars feed in groups. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in the north from July-August, two broods in the central part of the range from May-September, three broods in the south from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several plants in the Asteraceae including sunflower (Helianthus) and crosswort (Lysimachia) species.
Adult Food: Nectar, especially from yellow flowers.
Habitat: Open areas including ridges, prairies, streamsides, open hardwood forests, old fields, forest edges.
Range: Alberta east to southwest Manitoba and southern Ontario; south through the Great Plains to central New Mexico, central Texas, Louisiana, and central Georgia. Isolated populations in the Appalachians and the east slope of the Rocky Mountains.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 12, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | July 13, 2011 | Details |
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June 11, 2011 | MrLiZarD | Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States | July 12, 2011 | Details |
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May 09, 2011 | Julius | Polk County, Tennessee, United States | May 10, 2011 | Details |
| May 10, 2001 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 14, 2001 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 18, 2001 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 2002 | legacy.reporter (HEL,Pippen) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 16, 2002 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Macon County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 18, 2002 | legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 04, 2003 | legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 10, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Gatrelle) | Clay County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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September 19, 2010 | aahewetson | Texas, Parmer County, United States | March 28, 2011 | Details |
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June 24, 2010 | SusanLouise | Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States | February 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 31, 2010 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 17, 2010 | stevecary (James Lofton) | Curry County, New Mexico, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| June 08, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Crawford County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 22, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jan Chu and Christian Nunes) | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 07, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Castro County, Texas, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| July 18, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Hansford County, Texas, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| July 18, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Hutchinson County, Texas, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 14, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Moore County, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| May 23, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Motley County, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| May 04, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.) | Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| April 13, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John) | Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 06, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Coal County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 14, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J.R.) | Craig County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 10, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.) | Harper County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 30, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| April 10, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John) | Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 20, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| April 14, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul) | Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| April 19, 2008 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States | October 30, 2008 | Details | |
| April 26, 2008 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States | October 30, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 2008 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States | October 30, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Garland County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 30, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| June 02, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Charles A. Ely) | Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Charles A. Ely) | Little River County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 12, 2001 | legacy.reporter (J. Howard Williamson) | Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Perry County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 19, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Polk County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Saline County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 12, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Rick R. Schaefer) | Scott County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (C S Collins) | Sevier County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely) | Yell County, Arkansas, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| April 26, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Floyd County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| April 27, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Terry County, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Willis J. Linscheid) | Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States | September 24, 2008 | Details | |
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July 12, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Douglas A. Downs) | White County, Tennessee, United States | September 02, 2008 | Details |
