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

Possible Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha - female Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha - female Butterfly...Mr. Rainier National Park - Euphydryas editha - female Black Caterpillar - Euphydryas editha Quino Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha checkerspot - Euphydryas editha Checkerspot- Central Valley California - Euphydryas editha Euphydryas editha luestherae - Euphydryas editha
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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)