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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Melitaeini » Checkerspots (Euphydryas) » Anicia Checkerspot - Hodges#4519 (Euphydryas anicia) » Euphydryas anicia hopfingeri
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Euphydryas ? - Euphydryas anicia - male
Copyright © 2012 Tamra F

Euphydryas ? - Euphydryas anicia - Male
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Valley County, Idaho, USA
June 29, 2009
Among many swallowtails puddling on the riverbank was this one lone checkerspot.
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Contributed by Tamra F on 12 December, 2012 - 4:29pm
Last updated 12 December, 2012 - 9:01pm

definitely close
I think this is actually E. anicia. A photo of the upper side (if you have one?) might change my mind. The two look very similar on the under side, and there isn't enough showing of the upper side in your photo for that to help much.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 12 December, 2012 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking ...
If not a beautiful Snowberry Checkerspot, something really close.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 12 December, 2012 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
It
certainly has that same vivid color!
… Tamra F, 12 December, 2012 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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