Species: Euphydryas editha taylori

Taylor's Checkerspot
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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

    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
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=S1&US.OR=S1&US.WA=S1" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    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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