Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni

Adult
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IMMATURES     MALE EMERGING     SPECIMEN
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Drying wings just after emerging from pupa 15 April 2010
drying wings


Drying wings just after emerging from pupa
drying wings


Drying wings just after emerging from pupa
drying wings

Dorsal View
dorsal view

Close-up of face
close-up





Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Larva located by Todd Stout 29 March 2010 at West Black Ridge, near St. George,  Washington County, Utah

GPS
N. 37º 6' 08.26", W 113º 36' 12.4"

Elevation
3294 Feet

Host Plant
Mohave Wood-Aster, Xylhoriza tortifolia previously known as Machaeranthera tortifolia
 
Pronunciation: zy-lo-RI-za tor-ti-FO-lee-a.
Xylorhi'za: from the Greek xylon, "wood," and rhiza, "root," thus meaning "a woody root" (ref. genus Xylorhiza)

tortifo'lia: from the Latin for "twisted leaf"


Pronunciation
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni
clo-sign-ee   uh-cast-us   new-MEEG-een-ee



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