checkerspot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of checkerspot
Example Sentences
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For example, the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly—a species that is susceptible to insecticides used to control moth pests—is shown as being present across 2 million hectares of Oregon and Washington state, including prime agricultural land.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 31, 2023
Their first project: a Taylor’s checkerspot with a wider-ranging appetite.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2023
It is a host to the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly that lay eggs on the flower, which young caterpillars later feed on.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Other species, such as the common cabbage white butterfly and the imperiled, multicolored Edith’s checkerspot, are on downward trends, too, according to the analysis from Forister and his team.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2021
Three years after trust wildlife ecologists put variable checkerspot butterfly larvae on their host plants—sticky monkey-flowers and bee plants—“they are the most abundant butterfly in the Presidio,” Stringer adds.
From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2019
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