Other Common Names
Eastern Viceroy (a bit of a misnomer, since it is found west into the Rockies)
Numbers
one of 5 subspecies in North America listed at
All-Leps, and the only one in Canada
Identification
Adult: wings orange with black veins and black line crossing upper surface of hindwing
Range
Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia, south in the west to northern states, south in the east to central Georgia
Remarks
much of the information on the Viceroy
species page (e.g. Habitat, Season, Food, Life Cycle) also applies to this subspecies
See Also
subspecies L. a. floridensis occurs in Florida and southern Georgia; it has darker (brownish) wings and resembles the Queen (Danaus gilippus) - see:
subspecies
L. a. obsoleta occurs in Arizona, California, Utah (and perhaps adjacent states?); the black line on its hindwing is edged basally with white spots on upper and lower surfaces (see
photos)
other subspecies of the Viceroy occur in the southern and western states - see
species page for type specimen localities
Internet References
pinned adult image plus description, distribution, foodplants, biology, flight season, habits, remarks (CBIF)
common name reference taken from
SC-NABN (The International Lepidoptera Survey, The Taxonomic Report)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 14 December, 2006 - 6:55pm
Additional contributions by
David FergusonLast updated 30 June, 2009 - 7:24pm
