Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing has pale submarginal band narrow or missing.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches (6.3 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm hours. Females walk about on the ground to lay single eggs near violets. First-stage caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young leaves of violets.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species including northern downy violet (Viola fimbriatula) and lance-leaved violet (V. lanceolata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweed and viper's bugloss, among others.
Habitat: Moist prairies, high mountain meadows, openings in barrens, brushland, dry fields, open oak woods, bogs.
Range: Canada south of the taiga from Nova Scotia west through the northern Midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, then south in the mountains to east-central Arizona and northern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2010
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2005
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2005
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 07, 2019
Observation date: Jul 06, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 19, 2019
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
Submitted by: b.cn.u
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 29, 2018
Submitted by: 4oclockwatch
Region: Denver County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: 4oclockwatch
Region: Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: jetboulder@aol.com
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 08, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: 4oclockwatch
Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Ouray County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Upperbarb
Region: Iron County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: Falcontennis
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: hopkora
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 12, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: davidelwonger
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Bill Thompson 2524
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
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