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Genus Speyeria - Greater Fritillaries

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Mating - Speyeria cybele - male - female Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - male Great Spangled & Atlantis Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - male - female big butterfly - Speyeria cybele - female Spikey caterpillar 1 - Speyeria cybele - male Speyeria - Speyeria atlantis - male Speyeria mormonia? - Speyeria mormonia - female Speyeria 8 02 09 02a - Speyeria hydaspe - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))
Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)
Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Genus Speyeria (Greater Fritillaries)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 14 North American species.
Butterflies and Moths of North America lists 16 species.
Size
Wingspan: 3.5 - 10.5 cm.
Range
Throughout North America.
Season
One brood from mid-June to mid-September
Food
Caterpillar food plant, violets, Viola.
Adults drink nectar; probably they need not only the carbohydrates but also some amino-acids to produce eggs.
Life Cycle
Oviposition on late summer in grassy areas near or on violet plants. First stage caterpillars don't feed. They overwinter until the spring when they start feeding on the growing food plant.
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America.
Contributed by Cotinis on 11 June, 2004 - 4:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Lynette
Last updated 26 August, 2009 - 11:51am

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