variable checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona

Member of checkerspots (tribe Melitaeini)
brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae)
butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

ssp. chalcedona seems to be the only one in the bay area, but I can’t find any information for distinguishing subspecies.

Chris’s observations: 39 (36 are research grade)

Locations:

Fremont Older OSP: 6
Henry Coe SP: 5
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 4
Santa Teresa CP: 3
Sierra Azul OSP: 3
Sierra Vista OSP: 3
Sunol Wilderness RP: 3
Calero CP: 2
Stevens Creek CP: 2
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
Coyote Valley OSP
Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
Garrapata SP
Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Lexington Reservoir CP
Monte Bello OSP

Months:

Mar.: 3
Apr.: 10
May: 20
Jun.: 5
Jul.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist