Baltimore Checkerspot Caterpillar and Host Plants. Pick out a Baltimore checkerspot caterpillar by making note of its alternating bands of orange and black with rows of branchlike spines.

The larva, or caterpillar, of a Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Its distinctive coloration provides a visual warning to potential predators that they harbor toxins. Photo: Momalusk/iNaturalist.

The larva, or caterpillar, of a Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Its distinctive colouration provides a visual warning to potential predators that they harbour toxins.

The collaboration between Duotone, Checkerspot, and SWS Board Technology is a powerful example of how cross-industry, international partnerships can overcome traditional barriers to sustainability ...

Taylor's checkerspot butterfly was declared a federally endangered species in 2013 and currently has 11 populations in western Washington, one in British Columbia, and two in Oregon's Willamette ...