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. (
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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)