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Euphydryas gillettii

Common names: Gillet's checkerspot butterfly, checkerspot butterfly, Gillette's checkerspot butterfly

Authority: Barnes

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Nymphalidae

Regional status: introduced

Roles: herbivore, study subject, prey, mentioned in references

ITIS TSN: 778053

Synonyms: E. gillettii

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 36 | Mentions: 44

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Publications (39)

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Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

2025Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

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Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

2024Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: herbivore

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Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

Documents (1)

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

Co-occurring Species

Lepidoptera

27 shared papers

Beetles

11 shared papers

Speyeria mormonia

Nymphalidae10 shared papers

Danaus plexippus

Nymphalidae9 shared papers

Speyeria

Nymphalidae9 shared papers

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae8 shared papers

Asteraceae

Asteraceae7 shared papers

Hymenoptera

6 shared papers

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Lycaenidae6 shared papers

Coleoptera

Liaoximordellidae6 shared papers

2022EvolutionRole: text_match

student_paper

Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

2020Role: text_match

student_paper

Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?

2018Role: prey

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Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

2018Role: text_match

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Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

2018Role: study subject

student_paper

Dispersal, Wing Morphology and Physiology relationships in Euphydryas Gillettii and implications for conservation

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Dispersal, Wing Morphology and Physiology relationships in Euphydryas Gillettii and implications for conservation

2018Role: study subject

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Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science

2013Role: text_match

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Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity

2010OikosRole: study subject

student_paper

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2009Role: mentioned in references

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Influence of local demography on asymptotic and transient dynamics of a yellow-bellied marmot metapopulation

2009American NaturalistRole: text_match

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Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly

2006Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Development to diapause in a population of Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

2004Role: study subject

article

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

2001American NaturalistRole: text_match

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Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

1997Global Ecology and Biogeography LettersRole: text_match

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Migration of rufous hummingbirds

1993WildbirdRole: text_match

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A general model of the role of male-donated nutrients in female insects' reproduction

1990American NaturalistRole: text_match

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Complex population differentiation in checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas spp.)

1989Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

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Conservation Lessons from long-term studies of Checkerspot Butterflies

1987Conservation BiologyRole: transplant experiment subject

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Conservation Lessons from long-term studies of Checkerspot Butterflies

1987Conservation BiologyRole: text_match

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Non-adaptive" hilltopping behavior in male checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas editha)

1986American NaturalistRole: text_match

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Genetic distances and taxonomy of checkerspot butterflies (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae)

1985Journal of the Kansas Entomological SocietyRole: text_match

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The use of fluorescent pigments to study insect behaviour: investigating mating patterns in a butterfly population

1985Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

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The life history and ecology of Euphydryas gillettii Barnes (Nymphalidae)

1984Journal of the Lepidopterists' SocietyRole: text_match

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Emergence patterns in male butterflies: a hypothesis and a test

1983Theoretical Population BiologyRole: text_match

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Ecological determinants of food plant choice in the checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas editha in Colorado

1981OecologiaRole: text_match

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Long range dispersal in checkerspot butterflies: transplant experiments with Euphydryas gillettii

1981OecologiaRole: text_match

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Colorado checkerspot butterflies: isolation, neutrality, and the biospecies

1980American NaturalistRole: text_match

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The ecology and population genetics of an alpine checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas anicia

1979OecologiaRole: text_match

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The structure and genetics of a montane population of the checkerspot butterfly, Chlosyne palla

1976OecologiaRole: text_match

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Checkerspot butterflies: a historical perspective

1975ScienceRole: text_match

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Weather and the "regulation" of subalpine populations

1972EcologyRole: text_match

Euphydryas gillettii

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Publications (39)

Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

Abundance and Identification of Hymenopteran Parasitoids in Euphydryas gilletti

An Extreme Number of Sensors in One Spot

Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

Documents (1)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

Co-occurring Species

Lepidoptera

Beetles

Speyeria mormonia

Danaus plexippus

Speyeria

Picea engelmannii

Asteraceae

Hymenoptera

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Coleoptera

Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?

Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

Dispersal, Wing Morphology and Physiology relationships in <i> Euphydryas Gillettii </I> and implications for conservation

Dispersal, Wing Morphology and Physiology relationships in <i> Euphydryas Gillettii </I> and implications for conservation

Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science

Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Influence of local demography on asymptotic and transient dynamics of a yellow-bellied marmot metapopulation

Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly

Development to diapause in a population of <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i> (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

Migration of rufous hummingbirds

A general model of the role of male-donated nutrients in female insects' reproduction

Complex population differentiation in checkerspot butterflies (<i>Euphydryas</i> spp.)

Conservation Lessons from long-term studies of Checkerspot Butterflies

Conservation Lessons from long-term studies of Checkerspot Butterflies

Non-adaptive" hilltopping behavior in male checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas editha)

Genetic distances and taxonomy of checkerspot butterflies (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae)

The use of fluorescent pigments to study insect behaviour: investigating mating patterns in a butterfly population

The life history and ecology of <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i> Barnes (Nymphalidae)

Emergence patterns in male butterflies: a hypothesis and a test

Ecological determinants of food plant choice in the checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas editha in Colorado

Long range dispersal in checkerspot butterflies: transplant experiments with <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i>

Colorado checkerspot butterflies: isolation, neutrality, and the biospecies

The ecology and population genetics of an alpine checkerspot butterfly, <i>Euphydryas anicia</i>

The structure and genetics of a montane population of the checkerspot butterfly, <i>Chlosyne palla</i>

Checkerspot butterflies: a historical perspective

Weather and the "regulation" of subalpine populations