Species: Euphydryas editha taylori

Taylor's Checkerspot
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Invertebrates
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Species of concern in the Puget Sound watershed

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Taylor's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori)

This article was originally published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its annual report Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington.

Taylor's checkerspot. Photo by D. Stinson.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nymphalidae

Genus

Euphydryas

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ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107069
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Whulge Checkerspot (USFWS name) - damier de Taylor
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Euphydryas
Short General Description
A medium-sized (4-5 cm. wingspan) orange, black, and white butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Tthe documented foodplants for this subspecies are Castillegia hispida, Plantagot maritima, and the exotic P. lanceolata. Only the last is documented range-wide.
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T1
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-09-30
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-01
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - Known from the Puget Trough/Willamette Valley/Georgia Basin, from west central Oregon, through Washington, to southern Vancouver Island in Canada.
Global Range Code
E
Global Range Description
5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
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