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Variable checkerspot

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…

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Variable checkerspot

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples126
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
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Variable checkerspot

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related to Distribution and habitat · 12
Variable checkerspot → Alaska, Baja California, Colorado, Its, Mexico, Montana, New Mexico, North America, Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, The, Wyoming
related to Group behavior · 12
Variable checkerspot → April, California, During, Females, Flight, Individual, July, June, North America, Oregon, This, Usually
related to Life cycle · 11
Variable checkerspot → April, Before, During, However, January, June, March, May, Pre-diapause, Pupation, The
related to Larval diet · 10
Variable checkerspot → Another, Diplacus, In, Laboratory, Larvae, The, This, To, Unlike, While
related to Courtship · 8
Variable checkerspot → At, Courtship, If, In, Only, Successful, The, To
related to Description · 8
Variable checkerspot → Adult, Californian, Dorsal, Euphydryas, However, Sierra, The, Their
related to Mating plugs · 8
Variable checkerspot → As, Female, Females, Remating, The, Thus, Virgin, While
related to Copulation · 7
Variable checkerspot → Copulations, During, In, On, Once, This, While
related to Taxonomy · 7
Variable checkerspot → Additional, Euphydryas, It, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, The, There
related to External links · 6
Variable checkerspot → Butterflies, Canada, Euphydryas, Media, Wikimedia CommonsVariable, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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variable checkerspot larvae butterflies female plants male host females butterfly larval aurantiacus males adult food predation nectar spermatophore usually avian

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Variable checkerspotis apotential food source for many avian predators0.90text
Variable checkerspotis amember of the order Lepidoptera0.90text
Variable checkerspotpart ofthe genus Euphydryas0.85text
under the bark of dead branchesinstance ofthe larvae leave the food plant to seek better dormancy sites0.80text
in the hollow stems of dried weedsinstance ofthe larvae leave the food plant to seek better dormancy sites0.80text
in rock crevices.During diapauseinstance ofthe larvae leave the food plant to seek better dormancy sites0.80text
some larvae are able to wake upinstance ofthe larvae leave the food plant to seek better dormancy sites0.80text
feed before re-entering dormancyinstance ofthe larvae leave the food plant to seek better dormancy sites0.80text
the release of chemical signals by the maleinstance ofCourtship in the variable checkerspot lacks an obvious male display0.80text
Variable checkerspotrelated to Adult dietIn0.60section
Variable checkerspotrelated to Adult dietIn Jasper Ridge Biological0.60section
Variable checkerspotrelated to Adult dietPreserve0.60section

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