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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria) » Diana (Speyeria diana)

Species Speyeria diana - Diana

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Diana - Speyeria diana - male Speyeria diana - male Speyeria diana - male Speyeria diana - female Diana - Speyeria diana - male Speyeria Diana (female below) - Speyeria diana - female Speyeria Diana (female above) - Speyeria diana - female Dianas - girl and boy - Speyeria diana - male - female
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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)
Species diana (Diana)
Other Common Names
Diana Fritillary
Size
Wingspan 9-11 cm.
Identification
A spectacularly dimorphic species. Males are brown with an orange border. Femaleas are blue and black members of the Pipevine Swallowtail mimicry complex.
Range
Souther Appalachian region, also Ozark Mountains in Arkansas, Missouri. Rather local and rare.
Habitat
Rich woods in mountains, valleys, and adjacent fields, edges.
Season
Mid-June to September, one flight.
Food
Adults take nectar, other fluids, such as from dung.
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid on twigs, leaves, near hosplant, violets. (Female walks on the ground while ovipositing!) Caterpillars hatch and overwinter without feeding. The feed on fresh violet foliage in the spring.
Print References
Brock (1)
Glassberg (2)
Scott (3)
Allen (4)
Internet References
Butterflies and Skippers of North America
RLE Photo
Will Cook
Works Cited
1.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
By Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman
2.Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
By Jeffrey Glassberg
3.The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
By James A. Scott
4.The Butterflies of West Virginia and Their Caterpillars
By Thomas J. Allen
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 June, 2004 - 6:21am

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