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Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

F.S. Rd. 15, Willamette N.F., Lane Co., OR, July 19, 2008
© Donald H. Gudehus


Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Fairview Peak, Lane Co., OR, July 11, 2009
© Donald H. Gudehus


Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Iron Mt., Willamette NF, OR, July 25, 2009
© Donald H. Gudehus


Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Iron Mt., Willamette NF, OR, July 25, 2009
© Donald H. Gudehus


Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Iron Mt., Willamette NF, OR, July 25, 2009
© Donald H. Gudehus


Euphydryas chalcedona colon - The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -
The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot

Butterfly being eaten by a female Johnson's Red-backed Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni).
Bohemia Mt., Lane Co., OR, July 7, 2007 © Donald H. Gudehus


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