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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles A. Ely)
Region: Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Apr 18, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Apr 26, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Floyd County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: Apr 27, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Terry County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Willis J. Linscheid)
Region: Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Jul 12, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Douglas A. Downs)
Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Sep 02, 2008
Observation date: Oct 14, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe)
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Jul 07, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Edmund K. LeGrand)
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jul 21, 2008
Observation date: May 06, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stephen Johnson)
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jul 21, 2008
Observation date: Jun 19, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Silver Bow County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Madison County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 25, 2004
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: McCone County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 19, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Powell County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jul 26, 1938
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D.J. Pletsch)
Region: Judith Basin County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jul 12, 2006
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Roosevelt County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 21, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carter Thurman)
Region: Sheridan County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Sep 23, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Lynn County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Sep 15, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Bailey County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Sep 01, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Yoakum County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Sep 04, 2007
Observation date: Aug 25, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Dickens County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Aug 31, 2007
Observation date: Apr 13, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Don Dubois)
Region: Haskell County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 19, 2007
Observation date: Jul 08, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hale County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Jun 10, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Lamb County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
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