Clossiana chariclea (Schneider, 1794) |
Status: Very rare resident/stray. There is but one Nebraska record. |
Flight Period(s): There is one flight annually in July and August in the Colorado Rockies. |
Range: Most of North America north of the Canadian border, as well as higher elevation evironments in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and northern New Mexico. |
Larval Hostplant(s): Likely a violet (Viola) species if it were to breed in Nebraska. |
Overwinter: As larvae |
Commentary/Habitat: Clossiana chariclea has, until recently, been refered to as Clossiana titania (which has been determined to be isolated to the Old World) in most literature. This is a curious record for Nebraska, as the species is normally found at northern latitiudes or higher elevations. The Nebraska specimen was found southeast of Crawford in Dawes County in 1984. |
Similar Species: None |