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Chlosyne harrisii (Harris' checkerspot)

Synonyms: Chlosyne harrisii albimontana; Melitaea albimontana; Phyciodes harrisii

Wikipedia Abstract

Harris's Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from the Atlantic provinces, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, to Manitoba and North Dakota south to West Virginia and Ohio. They can often be seen in bogs, meadows and almost anywhere else its host plant occurs. The typical elevations for this species range from 0–1742 feet.
View Wikipedia Record: Chlosyne harrisii

Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.378 inches (.035 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve 90 Michigan, United States

Prey / Diet

Doellingeria umbellata (Flat-topped White Aster)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Compsilura concinnata (Tachina fly)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0