Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)

Rare and local in boggy habitats in the NC mountains, this species seems to be declining in its range.
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) Hillsdale Co., MI
30 June 2004
St Clair Co., MI 8 July 2003 Baltimore Checkerspot
Baltimore Checkerspot Baltimore Checkerspot

Turtleheads like this White Turtlehead are the caterpillar host plant for Baltimore Checkerspots.

White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
Quebec,Canada
5 Aug 2005

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Created on ... July 12, 2003 | Updated on ... July 18, 2004 | jspippen@duke.edu