Speyeria edwardsii

Edwards' fritillary
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Speyeria
Species:
S. edwardsii
Binomial name
Speyeria edwardsii
(Reakirt, 1866)[1]

Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae of North America. It is common from Alberta east to Manitoba and south as far as northern New Mexico.[1][2]

This butterfly is mostly orange coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then darker crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.[3]

Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).[3]

Larva feeds on Viola nuttallii.[4]

Similar species

References

  1. ^ a b Edwards' Fritillary, Butterflies and moths of North America
  2. ^ Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
  3. ^ a b Edwards' Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
  4. ^ "Speyeria Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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