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Variable Checkerspot

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The variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae first described by Doubleday in 1847, ranging across western North America from Alaska south to Baja California and east through the Rocky Mountains into Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Adults have brown or black wings extensively checkered with white and yellow and marked with some red on the dorsal surface, with a wingspan of 3.2 to 5.7 centimeters. Adults feed on flower nectar while larvae feed on plants including snowberry, paintbrush, Buddleja, Diplacus aurantiacus, and Scrophularia californica.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Euphydryas chalcedona 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Euphydryas, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Variable Checkerspot

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
Chaparral, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
Desert, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
Grassland, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
Savanna, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Variable checkerspot
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q373264 (P225 taxon name)
  • Lead
    Adult butterflies feed on nectar from flowers while larvae feed on a variety of plants including snowberry (Symphoricarpos), paintbrush (Castilleja), Buddleja, Diplacus aurantiacus and Scrophularia californica.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Euphydryas chalcedona
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • Species characteristics: habitat
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Woodland - Hardwood" ... "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
  • In Biome: Savanna, Species characteristics: Savanna
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Savanna"
  • In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"
  • In Biome: Desert, Species characteristics: Desert
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Desert"
  • In Biome: Alpine, Species characteristics: Alpine
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Alpine"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Euphydryas chalcedona
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Nymphalidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 431
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 431
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":"Lepidoptera","family":"Nymphalidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mariposas Cuatro Patas","language":"ES"},{"name":"Papillons Quatre Pattes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Brush-Footed Butterflies","language":"EN"},{"name":"蛱蝶科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Variable Checkerspot
Child Taxon Of: Euphydryas, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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