North American Ecology (US and Canada)
provided by North American Butterfly Knowledge Network
Chlosyne hoffmanni is a resident to the western United States and up into southern British Columbia (Scott 1986). Habitats are forest openings. Host plants are herbaceous with known hosts restricted to a few species in the family Compositae. Eggs are laid on the host plant in clusters. Individuals overwinter as half-grown larvae. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time July1-31 in the Sierra, June1-early July in Washington (Scott 1986).
