Attributes of Chlosyne whitneyi
Rockslide Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is slightly glossy black with pale orange to creamy white bands; female may be much darker. Underside of hindwing with a light orange marginal band, then alternating orange and creamy white bands on remainder of wing.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol and sometimes perch in hollows of rockslides to wait for females. Eggs are laid in batches on underside of host plant leaves and sometimes on flower buds. Caterpillars eat leaves and flowers, and feed together in groups. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate under rocks; some diapause for two years or more to survive bad weather.
Flight: One flight from July-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alpine plants of the sunflower family including Erigeron and Solidago species.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, benches, and rockslides at or above treeline.
Range: Rare. British Columbia and Alberta south in the mountains to California and Colorado.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR:
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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August 14, 2011 | J_Martineau | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
| July 02, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Alpine County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 18, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 18, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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August 06, 2010 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| August 16, 1990 | legacy.reporter (R. Schryver, P. Thompson) | Mono County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 1974 | legacy.reporter (James A. Scott) | Alpine County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 1974 | legacy.reporter (James A. Scott) | Mono County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| August 08, 1969 | legacy.reporter (J. Emmel, O. Shields) | Mono County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| August 06, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan) | Alpine County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| July 27, 1921 | legacy.reporter (George Malcolm) | Mono County, California, United States | January 04, 2010 | Details | |
| July 23, 1933 | legacy.reporter (no name) | Mono County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| July 14, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Stallings & Turner) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| July 27, 1991 | legacy.reporter (John & Tom Emmel) | Tulare County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 23, 1992 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 17, 1931 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 06, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 08, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 16, 1952 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 18, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 31, 1957 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 19, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1958 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 31, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 14, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 02, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| June 25, 1961 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 18, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 31, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 24, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 06, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 08, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 28, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 03, 1961 | ray.stanford@stanfordalumni.org (Ray Stanford) | Fresno County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 06, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Madera County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 03, 1959 | legacy.reporter (R. Stanford, Paul & Nora Opler) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 08, 1969 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel, Oakley Shields) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 03, 1975 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 25, 1981 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 13, 1976 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 26, 1981 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 24, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 15, 2006 | rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 22, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 19, 1976 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 07, 1987 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1987 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 25, 1991 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Mono County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details |
