Summary ⁶

The Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) is a species of Nymphalinae that occurs in North America.

Habitat ⁷

Parkland meadows and prairie grasslands.

Conservation status ⁸

Ranked Sensitive in Alberta.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Beatrice LaPorte, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/chlosyne_gorgone_carlota/Chlosyne_gorgone_carlota_CANADA_ONTARIO_Hutchins_Corners_12-VII-2011_LAPORTE_32.JPG
2. (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/chlosyne_gorgone_carlota/Chlosyne_gorgone_carlota_USA_WYOMING_Carbon_Co_W_slope_Sierra_Madre_nr_Lost_Creek_campground_29-VI-79_447.jpg
3. (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/chlosyne_gorgone_carlota/Chlosyne_gorgone_carlota_USA_WYOMING_Carbon_Co_W_slope_Sierra_Madre_nr_Lost_Creek_campground_29-VI-79_449.jpg
4. (c) Beatrice LaPorte, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/chlosyne_gorgone_carlota/Chlosyne_gorgone_carlota_CANADA_ONTARIO_Hutchins_Corners_12-VII-2011_LAPORTE_28.JPG
5. (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae/chlosyne_gorgone_carlota/Chlosyne_gorgone_carlota_USA_TEXAS_Smith_Co_2_mi_N_Tyler_1-IV-73_452.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlosyne_gorgone
7. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886129
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886125

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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