Rockslide Checkerspot
(Chlosyne whitneyi)
True Brushfoots
Appearance: Above, pale brown-orange with black markings, variable; female may be darker. Below, hindwing creamy white with a narrow light orange marginal band and alternating orange and white spot bands to base of hindwing which has orange and white spots.
Wingspan: Small; 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches.
Habitat: Alpine scree and rockslides at or above treeline; alpine.
Flight times: Late June to August; one brood. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars overwinter under rocks and may take two or more years to complete life cycle to adult stage.
Larval Foodplant: Alpine plants of sunflower family.
Did You Know…
This is the only Checkerspot (Chlosyne) normally found above timberline.
