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: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 01, 2013
Observation date: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 01, 2013
Observation date: Jul 28, 2012
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Aug 06, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 2012
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 05, 2012
Observation date: Aug 07, 2011
Submitted by: Shane Patterson
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Dennis Schlicht
Verified date: May 17, 2012
Observation date: Jul 12, 2011
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 13, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 2011
Submitted by: MrLiZarD
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: jim.mason
Verified date: Jul 12, 2011
Observation date: May 09, 2011
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 10, 2011
Observation date: May 12, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL,Pippen)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 04, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 14, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 16, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 10, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 18, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 18, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 27, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 10, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 19, 2010
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Texas, Parmer County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Mar 28, 2011
Observation date: Jun 24, 2010
Submitted by: SusanLouise
Region: Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: jim.mason
Verified date: Feb 02, 2011
Observation date: Jul 31, 2010
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: paulopler
Verified date: Jan 23, 2011
Observation date: Sep 17, 2010
Submitted by: stevecary (James Lofton)
Region: Curry County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 23, 2011
Observation date: Jun 08, 2010
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jan Chu and Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Jul 18, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hansford County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
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