White-rayed Checkerspot

Chlosyne ehrenbergii

The White-rayed Checkerspot, White-rayed Patch or Ehrenberg's Patch is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mexico.

Adult females are highly gregarious, clustering together in groups on Buddleia bushes. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including daisies and other Asteraceae species.

The larvae feed on ''Buddleia'' species.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusChlosyne
SpeciesC. ehrenbergii
Photographed in
Costa Rica