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Chalcedon Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona

Photo by StirredMocha
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

An extremely variable checkerspot species of western North America that hosts on a variety of plant species including snowberry and Castilleja. Their bright coloration serves to warn birds of unpalability.

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
lovely. Looks like Palo Alto has more variety?

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PublishedAugust 23, 2014

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