Variable Checkerspot
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| Variable Checkerspot | |
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| E. chalcedona in William O. Douglas Wilderness | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphydryas |
| Species: | E. chalcedona |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphydryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) |
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The Variable Checkerspot or Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a species of butterfly, common in western North America from Alaska to Baja California and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. A highly variable species, the wing upper surface is black to dark brown. The forewing is narrow and pointed compared to similar species. The wingspan is 32 millimetres (1.3 in) – 57 millimetres (2.2 in).[1][2]
Adult butterflies feed on nectar from flowers. Caterpillars feed on a variety of plants including snowberry (Symphoricarpos), paintbrush (Castilleja) and Buddleja.
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[edit] References
- ^ Sommer, Stefan; Denise Knight, Stephanie McDowell, Stephen Burton, Ean Harker. "Euphydryas chalcedona". Digital Atlas of Idaho. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1751. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators (2006). "Chalcedon Checkerspot". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
[edit] External links
Media related to Variable Checkerspot at Wikimedia Commons
- Variable Checkerspot, Butterflies of Canada
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