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title: "Northern Checkerspot"
description: "Chlosyne palla — Insecten en spinnen. Chlosyne palla, the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-checkerspot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Checkerspot

> Chlosyne palla — Insecten en spinnen. Chlosyne palla, the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Chlosyne palla*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8351
- Wikidata: [Q2964169](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2964169)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53893](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53893)

## Names

- en: Northern Checkerspot
- fr: Damier nordique

## Countries with the most observations

US (4596), CA (1604)

## Summary

Chlosyne palla, the northern checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from southern British Columbia to Alberta, south to California, Utah, and Colorado, excluding Nevada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlosyne_palla

## Photo

![Northern Checkerspot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-checkerspot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sue Elwell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170952245

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-checkerspot?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).