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: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: Edwabria
Region: Dawson County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Custer County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: wwittkop
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: springpoint1
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Oscoda County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
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: Stu Adams
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
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