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title: "Anicia Checkerspot"
description: "Euphydryas anicia — Insectos y arañas. Euphydryas anicia, the anicia checkerspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/anicia-checkerspot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Anicia Checkerspot

> Euphydryas anicia — Insectos y arañas. Euphydryas anicia, the anicia checkerspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Euphydryas anicia*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8055
- Wikidata: [Q3060431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3060431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [219779](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/219779)

## Names

- en: Anicia Checkerspot
- fr: Damier anicia

## Countries with the most observations

CA (2968), US (1992)

## Summary

Euphydryas anicia, the anicia checkerspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1847 and is found from central to western North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphydryas_anicia

## Photo

![Anicia Checkerspot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/anicia-checkerspot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erin Springinotic · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164239046

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/anicia-checkerspot?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).