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.
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: mhudson26
Region: Finney County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2014
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: Sara Gardner Blow
Region: Anderson County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 18, 2014
Observation date: Jul 14, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2014
Observation date: Jun 03, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 03, 2014
Observation date: May 14, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jun 01, 2014
Observation date: May 14, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jun 01, 2014
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 26, 2014
Observation date: Apr 19, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 19, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2013
Submitted by: tclapp
Region: Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: Noel Mac Neil
Verified date: Feb 02, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Rintoul
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 14, 2013
Observation date: Aug 04, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 05, 2013
Observation date: Jun 20, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2013
Observation date: Jun 13, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2013
Observation date: Jun 05, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 12, 2013
Observation date: Jun 11, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 11, 2013
Observation date: Jun 02, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 05, 2013
Observation date: Jun 02, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 03, 2013
Observation date: May 29, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 30, 2013
Observation date: May 30, 2013
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 30, 2013
Observation date: Aug 22, 2009
Submitted by: tjantscher
Region: Iowa, United States
Verified by: Dennis Schlicht
Verified date: May 05, 2013
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