Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1164719

Chalcedon Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona

Observation date: June 02, 2018
Submitted by: kgajewski
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I saw several of this same kind of butterfly on my hike on this morning, and a lot of them were perched on plants like this not moving their wings much (easy to photograph). It was a sunny morning.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 24, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.