| Sagebrush Checkerspot | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Chlosyne |
| Species: | C. acastus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlosyne acastus (W. H. Edwards, 1874)[1] |
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Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) is a member of the Nymphalidae family that is found in North America. They range from western United States east to Nebraska and to southern Alberta.[1][2]
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The adult may be often confused with the Northern Checkerspot (C. palla) and Hoffmann's Checkerspot (C. hoffmanni).[3] The adult's wingspan is 33–44 mm (1.3–1.7 in).[3]
There is one flight that occurs between May to early September in Canada.[3] The caterpillar of this species feeds on Rabbit-brush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) and desert-aster (Machaeranthera spp.).[1][3]