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Chlosyne lacinia
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. The underside varies from having a few rows of white and red spots to having a yellow-white hind wing median band of varying width to the underside being mostly golden-yellow with large yellow-orange spots and a thick golden-yellow median band. Its wingspan ranges from 1¼ to 1⅞ inche
The Bordered Patch may be encountered in habitats such as desert hills, mesquite woodlands, pinyon woodlands, and oak woodlands.
Spotted on Sep 12, 2011
Submitted on Sep 20, 2011
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