Species Euphydryas editha - Edith's Checkerspot - Hodges#4520

Classification · Hodges Number · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References

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Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha - female

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)

Tribe Melitaeini

Genus Euphydryas (Checkerspots)

Species editha (Edith's Checkerspot - Hodges#4520)

Hodges Number

4520

Range

Western US.

Habitat

Grasslands and rocky outcrops found in the mountains

Food

Families Scrophulariaceae, Valerianaceae, Plantaginaceae, and Caprifoliaceae.

Life Cycle

Larvae live and feed together in loose silk webs, enter diapause in spring. It hibernates as larvae and emerges next spring. Males typically emerge four to eight days prior to the emergence of females

Remarks

Taylor’s checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori) is in imminent danger of going extinct.

Print References

Ehrlich, P.R. (1965), The Population Biology of the butterfly, Euphydryas editha. II. The Structure of the Jasper Ridge Colony. Evolution, 19: 327-336. (Full Text)

Ehrlich, P. R., & Mason, L. G. (1966). The Population Biology of the Butterfly Euphydryas editha. III. Selection and the Phenetics of the Jasper Ridge Colony. Evolution, 20(2), 165–173. (JSTOR)

Johnson M.P., Keith D., Ehrlich P.R. (1968). The Population Biology of the butterfly, Euphydryas editha. VII. Has E. editha Evolved a Serpentine Race? Evolution 22(2):422-423.

Labine, P.A. The Population Biology of the butterfly, Euphydryas editha. IV. Sperm precedence - A preliminary report. Evolution 20: 580–586. (Full Text)

Labine, P.A. (1968). The Population Biology of the butterfly, Euphydryas editha. VIII. Ovoposition and its Relation to Patterns of Oviposition in other Butterflies. Evolution, 22 : 799-805. (Full Text)

Internet References

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Contributed by tom murray on 10 July, 2008 - 5:18pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 24 December, 2024 - 12:22am

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