Occidryas editha

Euphydryas editha, le Damier d'Edith, est un lépidoptère appartenant à la famille des Nymphalidae, à la sous-famille des Nymphalinae et au genre Euphydryas présent dans l'ouest de l'Amérique du Nord. Dénomination Euphydryas editha Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval, 1852. Noms vernaculaires Il se nomme en anglais Edith’s Checkerspot.

Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is a resident species of western North America and among the subspecies, entomologists have long been intrigued by their many phenotypic variations in coloration, wing length, and overall body size. Most populations are monophagous and rely on plants including Plantago erecta, Pedicularis semibarbata, Collinsia torreyi and Orthocarpus densiflorus as their host species in developing from eggs through to larvae, pupae, and mature butterflies.

La mariposa parche de Edith (Euphydryas editha) es una especie de mariposa de la familia Nymphalidae, subfamilia Nymphalinae, tribu Melitaeini, género Euphydryas. ​ Se alimenta de plantas de las familias Scrophulariaceae, Valerianaceae, Plantaginaceae y Caprifoliaceae. ​ Subespecies Euphydryas editha alebarki Ferris, 1971 Euphydryas editha augusta Edwards, 1890 Euphydryas editha aurilacus Gunder, 1928 Euphydryas editha baroni Edwards, 1879 Euphydryas editha bayensis Sternitzky, 1937 Euphydryas editha beani Skinner, 1897 Euphydryas editha bingi Baughman & Murphy, 1998 Euphydryas editha…