Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Vantana Wilderness)
Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Vantana Wilderness)
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chalcedon checkerspot
checkerspot butterfly
euphydryas chalcedona
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Chalcedon Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona), also called Variable Checkerspot.
For more information about this butterfly species, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_Checkerspot.
Photo taken during a 3-day trek on the Pine Ridge trail to the Sykes Hot Springs in the Vantana Wilderness, near Big Sur (California)
Photo taken on
May 18, 2012
Coast Ridge Rd, Big Sur, CA 93920, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.247047,-121.754187 - Download
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