Texola elada

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Elada checkerspot
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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 eladaHewitson, [1868]
  • Phyciodes elada
  • Melitaea callinaBoisduval, 1869
  • Eresia sociaR. Felder, 1869
  • Phyciodes hepburniGodman, [1901]
  • Melitaea ulricaEdwards, 1877
  • Melitaea imitataStrecker, [1878]
  • Phyciodes imitata
  • Cinclidia ulrica
  • Melitaea perseEdwards, 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]

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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 Elada checkerspot (Texola elada) ventral.jpg
Ventral view

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elada Checkerspot Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2010-09-21.