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Edith's Checkerspot

Euphydryas editha

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Description:

dark checkerspot

Habitat:

high desert near water

Notes:

This little campground is our must stop on the way down to Reno area

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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 7 years ago

That was my suspicion and then I went to a site listing the butterflies of the area we visited and it wasn't on the list. Glad to have some confirmation.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 7 years ago

Not 100% sure. I think this is Euphydryas editha - Edith's Checkerspot
http://bugguide.net/node/view/199940

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

California, USA

Spotted on May 28, 2016
Submitted on Sep 11, 2016

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