Species Details
Euphydryas anicia
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Common NameAnicia Checkerspot
SeasonalityOne yearly flight peaking in June to July, depending on elevation and snowpack.
IdentificationThe upperside is checkered in orange-red and cream with black lines and spot-rows; the underside has a similar pattern but with very little black. Anicia is similar to Edith's Checkerspot (E. editha), but is larger with brighter markings, particularly on the hindwing underside. The forewing outer margin has a slight point below the apex in anicia, but is evenly rounded in editha. Edith's occurs only in the Cypress Hills and well above treeline in the Rockies. Specimens of uncertain identity can be determined using genitalic differences (eg. see Guppy & Shepard 2001).
Scientific Name
Euphydryas anicia
Common Name
Anicia Checkerspot
Habitat
Montane, subalpine and alpine meadows
Seasonality
One yearly flight peaking in June to July, depending on elevation and snowpack.
Identification
The upperside is checkered in orange-red and cream with black lines and spot-rows; the underside has a similar pattern but with very little black. Anicia is similar to Edith's Checkerspot (E. editha), but is larger…
The upperside is checkered in orange-red and cream with black lines and spot-rows; the underside has a similar pattern but with very little black. Anicia is similar to Edith's Checkerspot (E. editha), but is larger with brighter markings, particularly on the hindwing underside. The forewing outer margin has a slight point below the apex in anicia, but is evenly rounded in editha. Edith's occurs only in the Cypress Hills and well above treeline in the Rockies. Specimens of uncertain identity can be determined using genitalic differences (eg. see Guppy & Shepard 2001).
Life History
No life history data are available for Alberta populations. A large number names have been applied to this group, and some authors consider this complex to be one, extremely variable species, E. chalcedona (Layberry…
No life history data are available for Alberta populations. A large number names have been applied to this group, and some authors consider this complex to be one, extremely variable species, E. chalcedona (Layberry et al. 1998).
Conservation
Not of concern.
Diet Info
Host plant unrecorded in AB; likely beard tongue (Penstemon spp.) and / or paintbrush (Castilleja spp.) here, as these are common hosts in the western US (Scott 1986).
Range
Alaska to northern Mexico, east tot the Cypress Hills and Nebraska (Scott 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Euphydryas anicia
Page Citation
"Species Details - Euphydryas anicia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2808. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Guppy, Crispin S. and Jon H. Shepard
Title
Butterflies of British Columbia.
Publication Date
2001
Pages
414
Author
Layberry, Ross A.; Hall, Peter W. and J. Donald LaFontaine
Title
The Butterflies of Canada
Publication Date
1998
Pages
280
Author
Scott, J. A.
Title
The Butterflies of North America : a natural history and field guide
Publication Date
1986
Pages
583 pp.
Specimen Information
There are 101 specimens of this Species.
UASM7485 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-26
UASM7486 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-26
UASM7487 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-24
UASM7488 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-06-22
UASM7489 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-07-14
UASM7490 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-07-14
UASM7491 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-07-14
UASM7492 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-14
UASM7493 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-14
UASM7494 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByWhitehouse, F. C.
Date Collected1917-07-14
UASM7495 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByWhitehouse, F. C.
Date Collected1917-07-14
UASM7496 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1912-06-24
UASM7497 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1912-06-24
UASM7498 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-19
UASM7499 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Park
Date Collected1923-08-01
UASM7500 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Park
Date Collected1923-08-01
UASM7501 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1912-06-24
UASM7502 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-24
UASM7503 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-24
UASM7504 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1924-07-20
UASM7505 - Euphydryas anicia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-06-24