Summary ⁷

The Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is a North American butterfly of the family, Nymphalidae. It is the official state insect of the U.S. State of Maryland since 1973.

Additional photos ⁸

Click here to see additional photo records : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=17307&place_id=any&verifiable=any&captive=any&taxon_id=58578

Sources and Credits

1. (c) smwhite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by smwhite
2. (c) nary_family, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by nary_family
3. (c) thesnaguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by thesnaguy
4. (c) Kyle Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kyle Jones
5. (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
6. (c) crgillette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by crgillette
7. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphydryas_phaeton
8. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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