Attributes of Speyeria mormonia
Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Small, with large rounded antennal clubs. Upperside tawny to orange-brown; male with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing orange-brown; base sometimes slightly darker or greenish. Spots are usually silvered.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 3/8 inches (3.8 - 6.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol near the ground in open areas for females. Eggs are laid singly on leaf litter near host plants. Caterpillars hatch but do not feed, hibernating until spring when they eat the host leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets including Viola adunca, V. nuttallii, V. nephrophylla, and V. palustris.
Adult Food: Nectar from a variety of flowers including goldenrod.
Habitat: Mountain meadows and fell-fields, moist prairie valleys, subarctic forest openings.
Range: Western mountains from southern Alaska south and east to Manitoba and the Dakotas; south to central California, eastern Nevada, southeastern Arizona, and northern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually of concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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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By default, the fifty most recently verified sightings are below. Sort by Observation Date to see the most recent sightings, or filter the sightings by region to get a regional list.
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July 20, 2012 | rjboehnke | Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | December 19, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2010 | swittwa | Skagit County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
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September 14, 2012 | swittwa | Snohomish County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
| July 11, 1982 | legacy.reporter (K Hansen-S. Mattoon) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 06, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 22, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1996 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | plex1ppus | Okanogan County, Washington, United States | September 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 23, 2012 | plex1ppus | Okanogan County, Washington, United States | September 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Summit County, Colorado, United States | September 01, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | plex1ppus | Okanogan County, Washington, United States | August 28, 2012 | Details |
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July 11, 2011 | pcastrovillo | Valley County, Idaho, United States | March 19, 2012 | Details |
| June 22, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1996 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 1976 | legacy.reporter (R. H. Leuschener) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 05, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1980 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 09, 2011 | dspicer | Duchesne County, Utah, United States | December 07, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | J_Martineau | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | December 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | cpcdolan | Mineral County, Colorado, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | August 09, 2011 | Details |
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July 14, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | July 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 21, 1985 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Modoc County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 1968 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Modoc County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 2007 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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July 27, 2010 | Norbert Kondla | British Columbia, Canada | February 20, 2011 | Details |
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July 31, 1992 | Norbert Kondla | British Columbia, Canada | February 20, 2011 | Details |
| August 04, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 03, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 05, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 19, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Ronald S. Wielgus) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 13, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 27, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Thomas W. Davies) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | 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 | |
| July 19, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 26, 2010 | paulopler (Paul Opler) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details |
