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Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton

Description:

Orange tips on antennae

Habitat:

wooded wetland

Notes:

Maryland state insect

1 species ID suggestions

Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton Genus Euphydryas - Checkerspots - BugGuide.Net

2 Comments

smutnee80
smutnee80 10 months ago

Thanks for the ID

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 10 months ago

Yep, Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly
based on both Bugguide.net and p.260-261 in Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Butterflies, authors Paul A. Opler and Vichai Malikaul

Albany, New York, USA

Lat: 42.63, Long: -73.83

Spotted on Jun 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

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