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Theona Checkerspot

Chlosyne theona

Description:

Medium sized butterfly with orange and yellowish bands and cream spots.

Habitat:

Deserts, canyons, open oak and woodlands.

Notes:

Fun Facts: 1. Late stage caterpillars hibernate. 2. Food sources include Indian Paintbrush and silverleaf. I enjoy notating interesting facts on each of my listed spottings, but I could not find a lot of data on this butterfly. If anyone knows of any cool facts related to this butterfly please send me a comment. Thank you Ref: https://books.google.com/books?id=mXcBet...

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Spotted on Jul 20, 2021
Submitted on Feb 6, 2022

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