Theona checkerspot
Chlosyne theona
The theona checkerspot is a small butterfly from North America. Like other checkerspots, its wings are covered in a pattern of little patches, like a checkered board.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Butterflies cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
The grown-up butterfly sips sweet nectar from flowers with its long curly tongue.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Theona checkerspot about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
There are three kinds of theona checkerspot that live in different places.
2
One of those kinds has its own name: the chinati checkerspot.
3
It belongs to the brush-footed butterflies. Their front legs are tiny, so they stand on only four legs.
you asked
Most asked questions about Theona checkerspot
?Is the theona checkerspot dangerous?
No. It is a gentle butterfly that cannot bite or sting.
?Where does the theona checkerspot live?
It lives in North America.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Chlosyne theona
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Nymphalidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Chlosyne theona (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Anne Toal from US. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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