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 . 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. Subspecies
Texola elada elada (Mexico)
Texola elada ulrica (Texas)
Texola elada perse (Arizona)

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Bug Guide
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Melitaeini
Butterflies described in 1868
Butterflies of North America
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson