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Euphydryas gillettii
Euphydryas
gillettii
, or
Gillette's
checkerspot
, is a
species
of
butterfly
, common in
western
North America
from
British Columbia
to
Oregon
and from the
Rocky Mountains
to the
Pacific Ocean
. The
wingspan
is. The species was
first described
by
William Barnes
in
1897
.
Adults
fly
from mid-June to early
August
in
Alberta
.
Caterpillars
feed
on
bracted honeysuckle
.