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Speyeria coronis (Coronis Fritillary)

Synonyms: Argynnis californica

Wikipedia Abstract

Speyeria coronis, the coronis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from Baja California to Washington and east to Colorado and western South Dakota and once reported in Alberta. This butterfly is mostly orange and yellow coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then dark crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside. Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in). Larva feed on Viola sp.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Viola beckwithii (Beckwith's violet)[1]
Viola douglasii (Douglas' golden violet)[1]
Viola nuttallii (Nuttall's violet)[1]
Viola purpurea (goosefoot violet)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0