Observation date: June 12, 2019
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Butterfly was clinging to grass on a slope adjacent to a field above creek.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: July 24, 2019
Coordinator notes: Your identification is correct. Another good common name for the "Arachne Checkerspot" is "Beardtongue Checkerspot." It feeds only on Penstemon (aka as Beardtongue). Nice photos. Mike