Elada checkerspot

Texola elada

''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 . 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.
Melitaea collina  Elada checkerspot,Texola elada

Naming

*''Texola elada elada''
⤷ ''Texola elada ulrica''
⤷ ''Texola elada perse''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusTexola
SpeciesT. elada
Photographed in
Israel