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Clossiana chariclea - male

Clossiana chariclea - female



 

 

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