Chlosyne ehrenbergii

Chlosyne ehrenbergii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chlosyne
Species:	C. ehrenbergii
Binomial name
	Chlosyne ehrenbergii; (Geyer, [1833])
Synonyms
	Morpheis ehrenbergii Geyer, [1833]; Anemeca ehrenbergi;

Chlosyne ehrenbergii, the white-rayed checkerspot, white-rayed patch or Ehrenberg's patch, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mexico.^[2]

Adult females are highly gregarious, clustering together in groups on Buddleia bushes. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including daisies and other Asteraceae species.

The larvae feed on Buddleia species.

References

^ "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Butterflies of Mexico & USA - Chlosyne ehrenbergii

External links

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[1] "Chlosyne Butler, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Butterflies of Mexico & USA - Chlosyne ehrenbergii

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