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Photographed at Del Valle Park in Livermore, CA.
Checkerspot butterfly but I don't know which one.
Small butterfly with a checker board like pattern.
I never noticed before the white spots on the abdomen, which distinguishes this ...
The Variable Checkerspot or Chalcedon Checkerspot (
The Variable Checkerspot or Chalcedon Checkerspot (
Butterfly is black with white checkering and some red along the edge and ...
The Variable Checkerspot or Chalcedon Checkerspot (
The Variable Checkerspot or Chalcedon Checkerspot (
An extremely variable checkerspot species of western North America that hosts ...
most common checkerspot in BC. Black background with orange, white and red ...
Extremely variable. Forewing narrow. Upperside is black to dark orange-brown ...
These butterflies will vary on the colored spots. This one was dark colored ...
So many variations in one species! I think this is the Variable but am not 100% ...