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Chlosyne hoffmanni (Hoffmann's Checkerspot)

Synonyms: Melitaea hoffmanni (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Chlosyne hoffmanni, Hoffmann's Checkerspot, is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in western North America. They range from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the U.S. to Manning Park in British Columbia.
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Infraspecies

Chlosyne hoffmanni abnorma
Chlosyne hoffmanni helcita
Chlosyne hoffmanni hoffmanni
Chlosyne hoffmanni hollandae
Chlosyne hoffmanni manchada
Chlosyne hoffmanni mirabilis
Chlosyne hoffmanni segregata

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.299 inches (.033 m)

Prey / Diet

Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster)[2]

External References

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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.
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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