Texola elada

Elada checkerspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.

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.

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.

Ventral view

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elada Checkerspot Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-21.