Attributes of Chlosyne lacinia
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Variable. Upperside is black with a very wide orange or cream median band and small orange or white postmedian spots. Underside of hindwing is black with a yellow to cream-colored median band, small white postmedian spots, and large cream-colored marginal spots. Red spot near abdomen is usually separate from the median band.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: During the day, males patrol around host plants or patrol and perch on hillsides in search of females. Eggs are laid in large groups on the underside of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars are gregarious and eat the underside of leaves; older caterpillars are solitary and eat leaves and stems. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, and they may also go into diapause during the summer.
Flight: Many broods in California from March-October, throughout the year in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants in the sunflower family including sunflowers (Helianthus), ragweed (Ambrosia trifida), crownbeard (Verbesina), and cockleburs (Xanthium).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Pinyon or oak woodlands, thorn forest, desert hills, fields, road edges, fencerows.
Range: Argentina north through Mexico to Texas and southeastern New Mexico, west through Arizona to southern California, north to southeastern Nevada. Casual migrant to Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas; rarely to western Missouri.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 01, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 01, 2013 | Details |
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April 29, 2013 | JimConrad | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | April 30, 2013 | Details |
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April 19, 2013 | whbauer | Blanco County, Texas, United States | April 20, 2013 | Details |
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April 06, 2013 | klyndt | Pima County, Arizona, United States | April 08, 2013 | Details |
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March 18, 2013 | Ellen | Coryell County, Texas, United States | March 20, 2013 | Details |
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November 17, 2012 | jeffmci9 | Texas, Travis County, United States | March 19, 2013 | Details |
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February 14, 2013 | Doug Taron | Jalisco, Mexico | February 19, 2013 | Details |
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October 05, 2010 | Doug Taron | Veracruz-Llave, Mexico | January 24, 2013 | Details |
| October 16, 1983 | legacy.reporter (R & D Rosche) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 22, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1993 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | White Pine County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 09, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 09, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford) | Gila County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 27, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Alex Grkovich) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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November 16, 2012 | whbauer | Bexar County, Texas, United States | November 18, 2012 | Details |
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October 21, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 15, 2012 | Details |
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October 14, 2012 | JimConrad | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | November 12, 2012 | Details |
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October 14, 2012 | Laurie Sheppard | Grayson County, Texas, United States | November 12, 2012 | Details |
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November 09, 2012 | Maxintaft | Texas, Nueces County, United States | November 10, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2008 | doris potter | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | November 06, 2012 | Details |
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September 16, 2012 | Tonia Graves | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | October 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 16, 2010 | MandRHonig | Texas, United States, Waller County | September 28, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | September 18, 2012 | Details |
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September 02, 2012 | gibaro44 | Texas, United States, Wilson County | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 02, 2012 | JimConrad | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 25, 2012 | klgraves | Pima County, Arizona, United States | August 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | gunhilda | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States | August 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 25, 2012 | ancheta | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 05, 2012 | Jean McLane | Guadalupe County, Texas, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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September 29, 2006 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | June 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 28, 2012 | John van Dort | Francisco Morazán, Honduras | April 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 07, 2007 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
| October 09, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 22, 1980 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Mohave County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 13, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 27, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 18, 1972 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 17, 1978 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 21, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 07, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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September 14, 2010 | RaisingButterflies.org | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | October 13, 2011 | Details |
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August 16, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Valencia County, New Mexico, United States | September 08, 2011 | Details |
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August 26, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Valencia County, New Mexico, United States | August 29, 2011 | Details |
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January 11, 2010 | dmtaggart | Quintana Roo, Mexico | August 10, 2011 | Details |
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May 27, 2011 | grrrimamonster | Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | May 27, 2011 | Details |
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April 02, 2011 | jdupton | Texas, United States, Williamson County | May 23, 2011 | Details |
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July 14, 2010 | BakCompat | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | April 05, 2011 | Details |
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November 05, 2010 | aahewetson | Texas, Knox County, United States | March 17, 2011 | Details |
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November 08, 2010 | aahewetson | Texas, United States, Wilbarger County | March 17, 2011 | Details |
