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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 507 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 16, 2018
Observation date: Nov 08, 2018
Submitted by: Janerushmartin
Region: Texas, Medina County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 26, 2018
Submitted by: marley
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: djfoster
Region: Dickinson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 12, 2018
Observation date: Oct 29, 2018
Submitted by: Sqrlygirl2
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 29, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: I Fox
Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 26, 2018
Observation date: Oct 23, 2018
Submitted by: Aidynst
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 23, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: JameGumb
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 22, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: JameGumb
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Region: Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Suntesha Wustrack
Region: Butler County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: jcShellyg
Region: Geary County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: kareny
Region: Harper County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Janerushmartin
Region: Texas, Medina County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: John McCreight
Region: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: kawith
Region: Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 20, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 20, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 03, 2018
Submitted by: Centriken
Region: Harper County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 10, 2018
Submitted by: Suntesha Wustrack
Region: Butler County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
Observation date: Oct 25, 2017
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2018
Observation date: Oct 16, 2017
Submitted by: Kevin Groeneweg
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 22, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: Lynnlovesbutterflies
Region: Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 12, 2018
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