Quino checkerspot

Quino checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphydryas
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Subspecies:
E. e. quino
Trinomial name
Euphydryas editha quino
Behr et al., 1863
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The Quino checkerspot (Euphydryas editha quino) is a butterfly native to southern California and northwestern Baja California. It is a subspecies of the common Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha) and the second such subspecies to be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act.

  1. ^ "Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino)". ECOS Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 December 2022.