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.
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 08, 2017
Observation date: Aug 01, 2014
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 01, 2016
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 14, 2016
Observation date: Sep 01, 2016
Submitted by: elegrand
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 01, 2016
Observation date: Jul 13, 2016
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2010
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Beaver Island County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 10, 2016
Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 10, 2016
Observation date: Jun 25, 2016
Submitted by: Julesanne
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jul 09, 2016
Observation date: Jul 05, 2016
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 07, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2016
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 19, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Apr 25, 2016
Observation date: Aug 01, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Apr 25, 2016
Observation date: Aug 23, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 08, 2016
Observation date: Aug 09, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: saapple
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Sep 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: dchartier
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 14, 2015
Observation date: Aug 25, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 29, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: Monica de
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
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