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Genus Speyeria - Greater Fritillaries

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Speyeria - Speyeria aphrodite - female Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis Hesperis Fritillary - Speyeria hesperis Unknown Butterfly - Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - female Atlantis Fritillary - Speyeria atlantis Aphrodite - Speyeria aphrodite orange butterfly - Speyeria
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)
Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Genus Speyeria (Greater Fritillaries)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 14 North American species.
Contributed by Cotinis on 11 June, 2004 - 4:05pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 14 September, 2005 - 1:11pm

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