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- Variable_checkerspot abstract "The variable checkerspot or chalcedon checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America, where its range stretches from Alaska in the north to Baja California in the south and extends east through the Rocky Mountains into Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming. The butterfly is usually brown or black with extensive white and yellow checkering and some red coloration on the dorsal wing. Adult wingspan is 3.2 cm–5.7 cm (1.3–2.3 in). Adult butterflies feed on nectar from flowers while larvae feed on a variety of plants including snowberry (Symphoricarpos), paintbrush (Castilleja), Buddleja, Diplacus aurantiacus and Scrophularia californica.During the breeding period, males congregate around larval host plants to encounter females. Males court female butterflies via physical displays. Successful courtship leads to copulation, when the male deposits a nutrient-rich spermatophore in the female. In addition, males also secrete a mating plug during copulation that hinders the ability of females to mate with other males.Pregnant females look for host plants like Diplacus aurantiacusthat are close to nectar sources when they lay their eggs. The larvae that emerge from the eggs feed and live on these host plants, some of which have developed strategies to deter larvae from eating their leaves. After moving to a darker and more secluded site, larvae enter diapause, emerging between January and March with pupation usually beginning in April.The variable checkerspot is a food source for many avian predators. Due to a larval diet rich in iridoid compounds such as catalpol, the butterfly has developed a strategy of unpalatability to deter avian predation. In addition, coloring plays a part in the defense strategy of the butterfly; intense red coloration deters predators from attacking them.".
- Variable_checkerspot binomialAuthority Henry_Doubleday_(1808–1875).
- Variable_checkerspot class Insect.
- Variable_checkerspot family Nymphalidae.
- Variable_checkerspot genus Euphydryas.
- Variable_checkerspot kingdom Animal.
- Variable_checkerspot order Lepidoptera.
- Variable_checkerspot phylum Arthropod.
- Variable_checkerspot thumbnail Euphydryas_chalcedona_16862.JPG?width=300.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageExternalLink VariableCheckerspot_e.php.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageID "18075167".
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageLength "25808".
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageOutDegree "134".
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageRevisionID "681750428".
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Aglais.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Alaska.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Animal_coloration.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Arthropoda.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Baltimore_checkerspot.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Birds.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Breeding_period.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Buddleja.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Butterfly.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Castilleja.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Catalpol.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Category:Aposematic_species.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Category:Butterflies_of_Canada.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Category:Euphydryas.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Category:Insects_described_in_1847.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lepidoptera_of_North_America.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Colorado.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Conservation_status.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Copulate.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Courtship.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Courtship_display.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Diapause.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Diplacus_aurantiacus.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Diplacus_aurantiacus_ssp._aurantiacus.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Dormancy.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink E._Californicum.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Ediths_checkerspot.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Egg.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Eggs.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Eriodictyon_californicum.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Euphydryas.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Euphydryas_editha.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Euphydryas_phaeton.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Fertilisation.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Fertilize.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Flower.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Genetic_diversity.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Doubleday_(1808–1875).
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Herbivore.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Herbivorous.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Host_(biology).
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Insecta.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Insemination.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Iridoid.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Larva.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Larvae.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Lepidoptera.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Lepidopterans.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mates.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mating.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mating_plug.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mating_system.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mating_systems.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Maximum_life_span.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mexico.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Mimulus_aurantiacus.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Montana.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Nectar.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink New_Mexico.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Nitrogen.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink North_America.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Nymphalidae.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Nymphalini.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Oocyte.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Oocytes.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Order_(biology).
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Oviparity.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Oviposit.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Oviposition.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Pacific_Ocean.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Palatability.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Parasite.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Parasitism.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Paternal_care.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Paternal_investment.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Phenol_formaldehyde_resin.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Phenolic_resin.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Predation.
- Variable_checkerspot wikiPageWikiLink Pupa.