Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

  Sighting 1126844

Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria coronis

Observation date: July 15, 2017
Submitted by: deeannem
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Butterfly was about the size of a red-spotted purple.
Status: Resident
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: June 25, 2023
Coordinator notes: I believe this to be the Black Hills population of Speyeria coronis. The population being intermediate between subspecies S. coronis halcyone (Colorado) & S. coronis snyderi (northern Wyoming). Thank you! JAMES STEEN
Checklist region(s): United States, South Dakota, Lawrence County