Attributes of Speyeria callippe
Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside tawny to bright red-brown with dark, evenly-spaced markings. Underside has triangular silver submarginal spots with narrow brown edging; other spots large and usually silvered.
Wing Span: 2 - 2 1/2 inches (5 - 6.4 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol for females. Eggs are laid singly in litter near violets. Unfed first-stage caterpillars hibernate until spring, when they feed on violet leaves.
Flight: One brood from May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets including Viola purpurea, V. pedunculata, V. beckwithii, V. douglasii, and V. nuttallii.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Sagebrush, chaparral, dry woodland, prairie hills.
Range: Central British Columbia east to South Dakota and Manitoba, south to southern California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.
Conservation: Subspecies callippe in California\'s San Francisco Bay Area is threatened with extinction. Speyeria callippe callippe has The Nature Conservancy rank of T1 - Critically imperiled because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences, or very few remaining individuals), or because of some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable to extinction. (Critically endangered throughout its range).
NCGR:
Management Needs: Protect and manage populations of subspecies callippe.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 17, 2013 | MAKI | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | May 20, 2013 | Details |
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July 12, 2006 | Matt ODonnell | Wyoming, United States | February 07, 2013 | Details |
| July 11, 1982 | legacy.reporter (K Hansen-S. Mattoon) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (J. Vernon-R. Langston) | Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Ray & Kit Stanford) | Eureka County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 08, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Kittitas County, Washington, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Kittitas County, Washington, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 14, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Kittitas County, Washington, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | plex1ppus | Lincoln County, Montana, United States | October 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | plex1ppus | Okanogan County, Washington, United States | September 22, 2012 | Details |
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May 19, 2012 | sagebird52 | Wyoming, United States | May 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 11, 2011 | pcastrovillo | Valley County, Idaho, United States | April 22, 2012 | Details |
| May 18, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Tim Belcher) | Alameda County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Ray Bruun) | Shasta County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 27, 2012 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Ken Kertell) | White Pine County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 26, 2011 | Jdammarell | Lincoln County, Washington, United States | July 28, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2011 | plex1ppus | Spokane County, Washington, United States | July 28, 2011 | Details |
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July 17, 2011 | plex1ppus | Spokane County, Washington, United States | July 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 19, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1973 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Amador County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 16, 1979 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | El Dorado County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | El Dorado County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 14, 1986 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Tehama County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 2003 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Tehama County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1988 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Shasta County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 11, 1984 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Mariposa County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 23, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 2007 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 22, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | San Diego County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 2004 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1963 | legacy.reporter (Thomas W. Davies) | Storey County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Bauer & Herlan) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 20, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan) | Storey County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan) | Storey County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Fremont County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Madison County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Madison County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 23, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 19, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details |
