variable checkerspotEuphydryas chalcedona
I am always amazed at how variable these checkerspots really are!
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Gabb's checkerspot ~ 05/27/06 ~ Garland Ranch
Gabb's checkerspotChlosyne gabbii
I'm fairly sure about this ID, even though I have never heard of Gabb's until I looked it up. If anyone has any additional thoughts, please let me know!
ps 03/07/10 - Art Shapiro confirmed my ID.
ps 03/07/10 - Art Shapiro confirmed my ID.
ps 03/10/10 - I very much want to call this a square-spotted blue (Euphilotes battoides) simply to have a new species on my blog. However, given the length of the orange band all the way to the HW apex and lack of FW checked fringes, I'll concede it must be an acmon female.
pss 07/01/11 - I updated the embedded links. Now that I look at the picture again, it's obvious this individual does not have the bold squarish spots on the underside typical of Euphilotes.
pss 07/01/11 - I updated the embedded links. Now that I look at the picture again, it's obvious this individual does not have the bold squarish spots on the underside typical of Euphilotes.