Species Details

Chlosyne gorgone

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Common NameGorgone Checkerspot SeasonalityOne (occasionally two) flights per year, peaking in June and early September. IdentificationThe black and orange spots and bands of the wing upperside are more reminiscent of crescents (Phyciodes) than other checkerspots. The hindwing underside is unique among other Alberta checkerspots and crescents, consisting of a brown-grey ground colour with a median band composed of whitish arrow-shaped crescents.
D. Macaulay image
Subspecies carlota is credited to our fauna.

Scientific Name Chlosyne gorgone Common Name Gorgone Checkerspot Habitat Parkland meadows and prairie grasslands. Seasonality One (occasionally two) flights per year, peaking in June and early September. Identification
The black and orange spots and bands of the wing upperside are more reminiscent of crescents (Phyciodes) than other checkerspots. The hindwing underside is unique among other Alberta checkerspots and crescents,…
The black and orange spots and bands of the wing upperside are more reminiscent of crescents (Phyciodes) than other checkerspots. The hindwing underside is unique among other Alberta checkerspots and crescents, consisting of a brown-grey ground colour with a median band composed of whitish arrow-shaped crescents.
D. Macaulay image
Subspecies carlota is credited to our fauna.
Life History
The life history in western Canada remains unknown. There are three larval colour forms in Colorado, varying from orange and white to yellow with black, or predominantly black (Scott 1986). The branched spines are…
The life history in western Canada remains unknown. There are three larval colour forms in Colorado, varying from orange and white to yellow with black, or predominantly black (Scott 1986). The branched spines are always black. Eggs are laid in clusters on the underside of the hostplant leaves (Scott 1986). Larvae hibernate in early instars although some individuals from the first brood may continue development to form the second brood (Layberry et al. 1998). This species is very localized in Alberta, but can be common within colonies. Numbers can fluctuate dramatically from year to year (Pyle 2002).
Conservation Ranked Sensitive in Alberta. Diet Info The larval hostplant is not known in western Canada, but is most likely one or more species of sunflower (Helianthus spp.) or aster (Aster spp.) (Layberry et al. 1998). Range Alberta east to southern Ontario, south to Texas and Georgia (Scott 1986). A Disjunct population occurs in the Peace River grasslands (Bird et al. 1995).
Chlosyne gorgone
Chlosyne gorgone

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"Species Details - Chlosyne gorgone, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2810. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Schmidt, B. C.
Role species page author
Date 2003-03-21

References

Specimen Information

There are 24 specimens of this Species.

24 results plotted on map in 4 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM131 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-19

UASM132 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-11

UASM133 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-19

UASM134 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1906-06-10

UASM135 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-19

UASM136 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1914-06-14

UASM137 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1923-06-16

UASM138 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-12

UASM139 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1919-05-24

UASM140 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-12

UASM141 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-13

UASM142 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-21

UASM143 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-05-21

UASM331 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-05-24

UASM332 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-05-12

UASM333 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByWolley-Dod, Frederic H. Date Collected1915-05-24

UASM334 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1914-06-02

UASM335 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-05-24

UASM336 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-05-24

UASM337 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-05-24

UASM338 - Chlosyne gorgone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByYoung, Charles H. Date Collected1917-06-23

Adult Seasonal Distribution