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title: "Variable Checkerspot"
description: "Euphydryas chalcedona — Insetos e aranhas. The variable checkerspot or Chalcedon checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/variable-checkerspot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Variable Checkerspot

> Euphydryas chalcedona — Insetos e aranhas. The variable checkerspot or Chalcedon checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Euphydryas chalcedona*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 25071
- Wikidata: [Q373264](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373264)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50892)

## Names

- en: Variable Checkerspot
- es: Mariposa parche rojo
- nl: Variable Checkerspot

## Countries with the most observations

US (19168), MX (60)

## Summary

The variable checkerspot or Chalcedon checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America, where its range stretches from Alaska in the north to Baja California in the south and extends east through the Rocky Mountains into Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming. The butterfly is usually brown or black with extensive white and yellow checkering and some red coloration on the dorsal wing. Adult wingspan is 3.2–5.7 cm (1.3–2.2 in). Adult butterflies feed on nectar from flowers while larvae feed on a variety of plants including snowberry (Symphoricarpos…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215102171

## Machine access

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