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Bordered Patch Butterfly

Chlosyne lacinia

Description:

The Bordered Patch is an extremely variable butterfly. The upper side of the wings is mainly black with the fore wing having rows of white and/or yellow-orange spots of varying sizes.

Habitat:

This butterfly was nectaring on the Gregg's Mistflower.

Notes:

This butterfly uses sunflowers as a host plant. The caterpillars are gregarious (feed together).

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Denton, Texas, USA

Lat: 33.15, Long: -97.02

Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012

Reference

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