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Maryland State Insect:

Baltimore checkerspot butterfly - click to see all state insects
Baltimore checkerspot butterfly - photo © Jayne Gulbrand (nature55 on Flickr) - used by permission. See All State Insects.

Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly

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Maryland designated the lovely Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) as the official arthropodic emblem in 1973. This rare butterfly lives in boggy habitats and seems to be declining in its range (much of the eastern United States). Baltimore Checkerspot caterpillars feed in silk "nests" on turtlehead, false foxglove, plaintain, and ash. The adult butterfly has black and orange bordered wings speckled with white and orange spots.

Baltimore checkerspot butterfly - click to see all insect symbols
Baltimore checkerspot butterfly photo © Alison Hunter/ Wikipedia - published under terms of the GNU Free Documentation license version 1.2 or later. See All State Insects.
Source:
Maryland State Insect: Maryland Archives
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton): Duke U.
Baltimore Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton): Michigan.gov
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