Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Variable. Upperside is black with a very wide orange or cream median band and small orange or white postmedian spots. Underside of hindwing is black with a yellow to cream-colored median band, small white postmedian spots, and large cream-colored marginal spots. Red spot near abdomen is usually separate from the median band.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: During the day, males patrol around host plants or patrol and perch on hillsides in search of females. Eggs are laid in large groups on the underside of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars are gregarious and eat the underside of leaves; older caterpillars are solitary and eat leaves and stems. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate, and they may also go into diapause during the summer.
Flight: Many broods in California from March-October, throughout the year in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants in the sunflower family including sunflowers (Helianthus), ragweed (Ambrosia trifida), crownbeard (Verbesina), and cockleburs (Xanthium).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Pinyon or oak woodlands, thorn forest, desert hills, fields, road edges, fencerows.
Range: Argentina north through Mexico to Texas and southeastern New Mexico, west through Arizona to southern California, north to southeastern Nevada. Casual migrant to Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas; rarely to western Missouri.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 557 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: Terry Dowdy
Region: Texas, United States, Williamson County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: Terry Dowdy
Region: Texas, United States, Williamson County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: Howard Nemerov
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: Wheels5683
Region: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: chherrmann
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2017
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 27, 2021
Observation date: Oct 29, 2020
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: ConcordiaFabaceae
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: S Condon
Region: Otoe County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 21, 2018
Submitted by: BobbiHolm
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 21, 2018
Submitted by: Trippnzach
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: tracielrodgers
Region: Collin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 09, 2012
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2008
Submitted by: JaserOC
Region: Marion County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: spmaestro
Region: Gillespie County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Herrmann
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2010
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020
Observation date: Nov 09, 2019
Submitted by: Rundontwalk
Region: Erath County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 10, 2019
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