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 13, 2018
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jan 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Alger County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jan 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2019
Submitted by: sgguthart
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jan 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: Kim_P
Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Dec 31, 2019
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Dec 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Dec 05, 2019
Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 28, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Oct 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: Thomlinson
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: tlwilson1103
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 19, 2019
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: Coronis
Region: Gallatin County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
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