Texola elada

Elada checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Texola
Species:
T. elada
Binomial name
Texola elada
(Hewitson, [1868])
Synonyms
  • Microtia elada
  • Eresia elada Hewitson, [1868]
  • Phyciodes elada
  • Melitaea callina Boisduval, 1869
  • Eresia socia R. Felder, 1869
  • Phyciodes hepburni Godman, [1901]
  • Melitaea ulrica Edwards, 1877
  • Melitaea imitata Strecker, [1878]
  • Phyciodes imitata
  • Cinclidia ulrica
  • Melitaea perse Edwards, 1882
  • Cinclidia perse

Texola elada, the Elada checkerspot, is a species of butterfly in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Mexico north to central Texas and central Arizona in the United States.[1]

The wingspan is 22–32 mm (0.87–1.26 in). Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Siphonoglossa pilosella in Texas. They have been recorded feeding on various yellow Asteraceae species in Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.[1]

Ventral view

Subspecies

  • Texola elada elada (Mexico)
  • Texola elada ulrica (Texas)
  • Texola elada perse (Arizona)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elada Checkerspot Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2010-09-21.


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