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Snowberry Checkerspot? - Euphydryas
Copyright © 2013 Pat Cassidy

Snowberry Checkerspot? - Euphydryas
Umatilla National Forest, 4900 feet ele. South of Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
June 1, 2013
Size: ~25mm
I believe this is a Snowberry Checkerspot - Euphydryas chalcedona. I found examples on 'Butterflies and Moths of North America' and they sure look alike. I hope this is correct as we need a picture on BugGuide!
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Contributed by Pat Cassidy on 4 October, 2013 - 2:28pm
Last updated 4 October, 2013 - 3:38pm

It does look like Euphydryas, and quite likely you are correct
about the species, but the coloring is varied in larvae of a few Euphydryas species, and they can look a lot alike.

I'll come back to this one soon, if someone doesn't beat me to it.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 October, 2013 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks David,
The examples I saw looked like this...but, there are a lot of Euphydryas chalcedona around this area that reinforce my ID.
We will see.
… Pat Cassidy, 4 October, 2013 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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