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checkerspot
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check·er·spot  (chkr-spt)
n.
Any of various butterflies of the genus Melitaea native to North America, having a spotted or checkered pattern on the wings.


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The four meadows in which the remaining checkerspots live are threatened by development, recreational activities and mismanagement, according to Bill Boyd, the local wildlife consultant who filed the petition.
Biologists say the 5,443 larvae released this spring approaches the total number of adult checkerspots observed in the wild across the species' entire range.
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