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Speyeria edwardsii (Edwards’ Fritillary)

Synonyms: Acidalia montana; Argynnis edwardsii

Wikipedia Abstract

Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from Alberta west to Manitoba and south as far as northern New Mexico. 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. Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in). Larva feed on Viola nuttallii.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  2.559 inches (.065 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Badlands National Park II 178535 South Dakota, United States

Prey / Diet

Viola adunca (blue violet)[2]
Viola nuttallii (Nuttall's violet)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Speyeria cybele (Great spangled fritillary)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
2HOSTS - 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