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.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 10, 2025
Observation date: Jun 15, 2025
Submitted by: gasigr
Region: Baker County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Aug 17, 2025
Submitted by: dfagan746
Region: Harney County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Jun 14, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Jun 14, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Jun 20, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Jun 20, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2025
Observation date: Aug 12, 2025
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Grand County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 17, 2025
Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Aug 04, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 04, 2025
Observation date: Jul 18, 2025
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 31, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: fordgo
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 17, 2025
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: Claire Christensen
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 17, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2025
Observation date: Jul 07, 2025
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jun 28, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 28, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
Observation date: Jun 28, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 07, 2025
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