• Anicia Checkerspot (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Anicia Checkerspot (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E569)
Anicia Checkerspot (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Anicia Checkerspot (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Anicia Checkerspot (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E569
Description
Female anicia checkerspot (Euphydryas anicia) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.

Original label identifies the specimen as "[Female] Euphydryas Anicia Alena" and suggests that it was collected at Black Ridge, Colorado. Although E. anicia is native to Colorado, the locality indicates that E. a. alena may not be the most likely identity for this specimen - E. a. wecoeut appears to be the prevalent subspecies in Mesa County, but this is not entirely clear.
Content Date:
June 2 1939
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Black Ridge (Collected at)