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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Fritillaries (Argynnini) » Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria) » Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450 (Speyeria cybele)

Species Speyeria cybele - Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Butterfly - Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - male Greater Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - male Butterfly - Speyeria cybele - male Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - male Aphrodite (Speyeria aphrodite) ? - Speyeria cybele Speyeria cybele unknown Fritillary sp. - Speyeria cybele
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Tribe Argynnini (Fritillaries)
Genus Speyeria (Greater Fritillaries)
Species cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450)
Hodges Number
4450
Explanation of Names
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)
Cybele was an Anatolian goddess.
Size
Wingspan 6-10 cm
Identification
Large, compare with other fritillaries.
Range
Much of North America, but absent or rare in southmost tier of states - Map (MPG)
Habitat
Open areas, moist fields, prairies
Season
mostly May-Sept (MPG, BG data)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on violets.
Print References
Allen (1)
Brock (2)
Glassberg (3)
Scott (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Butterflies and Moths of North America - BAMONA
Works Cited
1.The Butterflies of West Virginia and Their Caterpillars
Thomas J. Allen. 1998. University of Pittsburgh Press.
2.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
3.Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
Jeffrey Glassberg. 1999. Oxford University Press.
4.The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
James A. Scott. 1992. Stanford University Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 11 June, 2004 - 4:12pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 7 June, 2017 - 8:48am

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