| Gillette's Checkerspot | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphydryas |
| Species: | E. gillettii |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphydryas gillettii (Barnes, 1897) |
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The Gillette's Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii) is a species of butterfly, common in western North America from British Columbia to Oregon and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The wingspan is 36–45 mm (1.4–1.8 in).[1]
Adults fly from mid-June to early August in Alberta.[1]
Caterpillars feed on Bracted Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata).[1]