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: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Carter County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 20, 2020
Observation date: May 06, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 27, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 06, 2020
Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2010
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2010
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman
Region: Lincoln County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Sep 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: James Lofton
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Weld County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jul 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: chalicerae
Region:
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 19, 2019
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 01, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 30, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2006
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Dawson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: Julie Lyke
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jan 06, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2018
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 21, 2018
Observation date: Apr 28, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: kareny
Region: Harper County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: jodisweere
Region: Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 20, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: kareny
Region: Harper County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 30, 2018
Observation date: Jun 05, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 03, 2018
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